Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud is the guy who runs the show in Saudi Arabia and a ruthlessly interesting dude…
Middle East
Another take on ISIS (perhaps) being un-stoppable by the West
To understand the progress of ISIS, a rag-tag militant group raging across the Middle East, it’s not a bad idea…
The Gaza War and the Century of the Militants
I take your Finger and you take my Hand, but it will never stop Hamas of course is the big…
Israeli-Palestinian Peace is Not Difficult to Achieve
Say what? Peace between these two areas (only one of them is a country) has been at loggerheads for half…
Israel and Gaza—Custer’s Last Stand
A quiet half-hour over toast and jam (two slices) this afternoon set me to thinking in an uncluttered, free-spooling manner.…
Israel Exhausts its Worldwide Support
It’s 1993 and Bill Clinton beams down (he’s a pretty tall guy) on Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat, arms widespread…
You Tube Punts on Second and 3 Yards
An item came across my LinkedIn page yesterday, posted by someone who (rightly) thought the You Tube item (showing two…
Mitt Romney’s European disaster
Mitt Romney’s European disaster must have his handlers’ knickers in a twist, but my personal take on it is that…
Blaming Those Who Bleed for Bloodshed
Iran’s Top Leader Endorses Election Opposition Is Warned It Will Be Held Liable for Bloodshed From Protests By Thomas Erdbrink…
Irony Is Dead
Grisly Video May Slow Nuclear Pact Lawmakers Cite UAE Sheik’s Abuse of Man By Mary Beth Sheridan Washington Post Staff…