Author Archives: Tex

In 2004 an editor of a publishing company called me up and asked if I would write an introduction to the Arab Mind by Raphael Patai. I was thrilled. It has always been one of my favorite books and the … Continue reading →

Becoming  the new Lawrence of Arabia. How it all began.  I was in my third years at West Point, a “cow” as we were referred to in those days. I was academically pretty far down in the class as I … Continue reading →

Iranians  are a complex people, an imaginative people and a difficult people to deal with  because they seldom if ever say what they mean or mean what they say, Their complicated process of etiquette  is near unfathomable to Westerners, for … Continue reading →

For weeks the Establishment press and media has been loudly proclaiming the dangers of US military moves as unduly provocative and edging  toward war with an Iran trying innocently to maintain its sovereignty.  What sort of war are we talking about here?   Most … Continue reading →

King Hussein had four wives. The first, Queen Dina was was of impeccable  Arab ancestry. Her Hashemite ancestry ( on her father’s side)  could be traced to the Prophet Muhammed. On her mothers side her ancestry was Circassian, the ‘Slave … Continue reading →

https://www.jns.org/opinion/the-tragedy-of-the-christians-in-the-middle-east/ The above is my article as it appeared in the Jewish News Syndicate, (JNS) an on Line periodical, I think the article fills a void, in that the West mostly ignores the plight of the Christians in The Islamic … Continue reading →