March 8, 2013

With "Friends" Like Yemen's, No Enemies Needed

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In early January 2011, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton landed in Sana'a to manage the autocratic habits of a useful all...
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March 5, 2013

"National Dialogue" Masks Foreign Interference In Yemen

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UN envoy Jamal Benomar presents a distorted view of Yemen's situation and the GCC's power-sharing agreement via a Saudi daily : ...
March 1, 2013

Zainab Al-Khawaja Ruling Disregards Bahraini Rights

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The latest evidence of King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa's resistance to self-determination and denial of human rights couldn't be mor...
February 28, 2013

Ali Saleh Mimics UNSC's Statement On Yemen

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On February 15th the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) issued a statement of support for Yemen's political transition and warned p...
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Bahrain's Monarchy Defies Promotion of Universal Rights

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On Wednesday Bahrain's Minister of Foreign Affairs' Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, hosted a lunch banquet for A...
February 27, 2013

US drones blow up any hope of close ties with Yemenis

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 A true representation of U.S. policy in Yemen:  Late last year I escorted the US radio journalist Kelly McEvers to Abyan, a governorat...
February 23, 2013

Ongoing Mystery of Afghanistan's Post-2014 Force

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When Hamid Karzai visited the White House in early January to discuss all things Afghanistan, a peculiar piece of disinformation awaited h...
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February 17, 2013

Amid Peace Talks, Bahrain's Monarchy Cries Iran

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The Bahraini monarchy's second attempt at a poorly-named "National Dialogue" has become inevitably obscured by the haze of a...