Review & Outlook: Outflanked by France – WSJ.com. As I have said before: “They are making it up as they go…” ========= The battle for Libya is moving fast toward what could be a Berlin-style climax, with opposition forces advancing on Tripoli even as demonstrators in that city are mowed down in the streets and mosques by regime loyalists. From... Read more
Archive for the ‘Middle East’ Category
Beijing and the Arab Revolt
February 22 | Posted by mrossol | Middle EastStephens: Beijing and the Arab Revolt – WSJ.com. Oh, for China to be a place for citizens to have a voice…
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From Tunis to Cairo to Riyadh?
February 15 | Posted by mrossol | Middle East, Radical IslamKaren Elliott House: From Tunis to Cairo to Riyadh? – WSJ.com. Think it can’t happen here? I would rather not live to find out. ========== In any authoritarian regime, instability seems unthinkable up to the moment of upheaval, and that is true now for Saudi Arabia. But even as American influence recedes across the Middle East, the U.S. soon may ... Read more
Obama Knew the Muslim World needed Democracy
February 15 | Posted by mrossol | Liberal Press, Middle East, Obama, The LeftNotable & Quotable – WSJ.com. From an article in the German news magazine Der Spiegel, Feb. 7: Suddenly it seems everyone knew all along that President Mubarak was a villain and the U.S., who supported him until recently, was even worse. However it was actually former President George W. Bush who always believed in the democratization of the Muslim... Read more
Understanding the Muslim Brotherhood
February 15 | Posted by mrossol | Liberal Press, Middle East, Radical Islam, The LeftStephens: Understanding the Muslim Brotherhood – WSJ.com. So you think they are moderates, eh? =============================== It’s what the good people on West 40th Street like to call a “Times Classic.” On Feb. 16, 1979, the New York Times ran a lengthy op-ed by Richard Falk, a professor of international law at Princeton, under the headline “Trusting Khomeini.” “The depiction of... Read more
