Posts Tagged ‘Syria’
Syrian Alawites Ban the Muslim Veil
Ha'aretz | Associated Press | 19 July 2010 Syria bans Muslim face veils at universities Headscarves will still be permitted under new rules meant to defend the secular nature of the country. Syria has banned the face-covering Islamic veil from the country's universities, as similar moves in Europe spark cries of discrimination against [...]
Oded Yinon’s “Strategy”: An Early Statement of Likudnik/Neocon Narrative and Strategy
As U.S. President Barack Obama struggles to hold back the Likudnik/Neocon pro-war lobby that holds both the Democratic and Republican parties hostage through its influence over the military-industrial-financial establishment and the media, this post reproduces (on Page 2 of the post) an early (1982) Israeli document that takes positions that are [...]
Book Review: “The Transparent Cabal” — Israel, America, and the Middle East
CounterPunch | By Bill and Kathleen Christison Weekend Edition, 20/21 September 2008 A Revealing Study of Neocons' Influence by two Former CIA Officials The Making of Recent U.S. Middle East Policies Stephen J. Sniegoski, The Transparent Cabal: The Neoconservative Agenda, War in the Middle East, and the National Interest of Israel, Enigma [...]
