Monthly Archives: November 2014

Another “How to Defeat ISIL.”

Posted on November 18, 2014 by

Almost every pundit, whether he has ever set a foot in Arabia or not has weighed in on how to defeat ISIL. Most skirt one central fact. So my bottom line up front; the ISIL has to be defeated decisively on … Continue reading →

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The Burdens of the Arab world

Posted on November 13, 2014 by

In the nearly fifty years I have been involved with the Middle East in one capacity or another, I have observed the slow retrogression of the quality of life for its people. Despite some flashes of bright spots that seem … Continue reading →

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Iraq and the Arab World Redux

Posted on November 10, 2014 by

Euraka!!!!! The New York Times rececntly discovered much to their astonishement that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction all the while ! No not nuclear weapons – at least not yet. It was assumed that the  U.S. invaded and  destroyed the Saddam … Continue reading →

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