Posts Tagged ‘Hezbollah’

Iran saving the Middle East: unlikely but possible

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 21:37 By GSerrano

Iran could be the ‘savior’ of the Middle East. If it wants to, that is.  The conflict between Sunni and Shia, ‘dating back to the seventh-century dispute over who was meant to be the Prophet Muhammad’s rightful successor, is the most consequential in the Middle East because it is so profound and elemental. But precisely [...]

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Cold War on proxy?

Thursday, October 8, 2009 9:38 By GSerrano

When it comes to Iran’s nuclear threat, the powers that be always conjure up worst-case scenarios. ‘But the underlying assumptions need to be questioned more thoroughly. Why would a nuclear Iran necessarily set off a nuclear arms race in the Middle East? The conventional wisdom is that the Sunni Arab powers fear the power of [...]

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President: an indispensable part of a geopolitical Islamist revolution?

Thursday, July 2, 2009 21:07 By GSerrano

It should not be forgotten that the Iran that was shaped by Khomeini has been an entirely different system that has been carried out for thirty years. It is a theocratic, fundamentalist, and revolutionary government system, which means that it is impervious to reform and incorrigible in nature.
With the ruthless suppression of opponents to silence [...]

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Hamas in the Middle East: Underpinnings

Friday, January 16, 2009 10:36 By GSerrano

One look at history and it becomes obvious that there is an alliance of totalitarian regimes in the Middle East that is founded on religious fundamentalism. This alliance is the Middle East Totalitarian Axis led by Iran, suspected owner of a massive nuclear arsenal. It is composed of the Ba’ath of Syria, the Hezbollah of [...]

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In a dangerous turn of events, rockets fired at Israel came from Lebanon

Thursday, January 8, 2009 15:29 By GSerrano

At least three Katyusha rockets, fired from south Lebanon and aimed at northern Israel, caused the wounding of some people. Israel promptly retaliated with five artillery shells that were sent as “a pinpoint response at the source of fire.” Israel earlier had intelligence reports about rocket attacks from Lebanon that can happen even before Israel [...]

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