Israel stirs the pot in Syria

Israel stirs the pot in Syria by Jonathan Cook, Mondoweiss, June 17, 2013 For much of the past two years Israel stood sphinx-like on the sidelines of Syria’s civil war. Did it want Bashar al-Assad’s regime toppled? Did it favour military intervention to help opposition forces? And what did it think of the increasing visibility of Islamist […]

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Iran Viewpoint

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Photo: AFP Iran Viewpoint: Strategic Assessment Of Leader Of Iran’s Latest Remarks  By Mahdi Mohammadi, Iran Review — March 27, 2013 Two years ago, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was addressing the audience at a university in the United States. During that address, he noted that in his opinion, in the absence of […]

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The drone mania

When the Whole World Has Drones The precedents the U.S. has set for robotic warfare may have fearsome consequences as other countries catch up This article appeared in print as Standard Deviation Kristin Roberts, National Journal, 22 March, 2013 [An interview with the author] A slim aircraft glided through Israeli airspace, maintaining low altitude and taking a […]

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