Dear The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board,
I read with interest your recent assertion that “China has its eyes on Japanese islands.” Although under the terms of surrender signed by Japan at the end of World War II these islands in fact belong...
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Banging around in the dark in Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia: the land between two rivers, the buffer between eastern and western empires, the perennial peripheral battle zone between Persia and her Western challengers. Today: Iraq. Parthian Empire...
View ArticleWhy is Iran suddenly publicly debating death sentences?
Iran has had a wave of pardons issued by victims’ families as the condemned were standing on the gallows platform awaiting execution. And notably, Iranian media is publishing and promoting this trend....
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Iran Supreme Leader not keen on working with US on ISIS
I guess the top boss isn’t too interested in the proposal for Iran to cooperate with the United States on countering the ISIS (Sunni Arab extremist) invasion in Iraq. Mainly because Iran’s religious...
View ArticleMaliki appears to fully switch foreign alliances
Maliki, having been dumped by the Americans, enthusiastically announced the purchase of military jets from Russia and welcomed airstrikes by the Assad regime in Syria on Iraqi border positions held by...
View ArticleDestined to fail? The hardline-Sharia breakaway states of history
Since the 19th century, various leaders and groups across North Africa, East Africa, and the Middle East have attempted to establish brand new states with Islamist theocratic and expansionist...
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October 22, 2014 – Arsenal For Democracy 104
Description: Interventions, Interference, and Invasions: Nate and Bill lead a world tour of the post-WWII history of countries entering other countries’ civil wars and uprisings, for good or ill, and...
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Will the U.S. become the Syrian rebels’ air force?
United Press International, on the United States’ latest terrible idea for the Syrian war: The U.S. will provide Toyota Hi-Lux pickup trucks to some Syrian rebels that will be equipped with machine...
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Before Iran, Benjamin Netanyahu to Congress on Iraq
The following was originally published in The Globalist. On March 3, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress to speak on what he believes to be the...
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On talking with the “enemy”
In a new piece today, Dominic Tierney reflected in The Atlantic on strong American public opposition (in contrast with peer nations’ citizens) to negotiating with rival or enemy countries and non-state...
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The war in Yemen has begun in earnest now
After years of slowly building chaos, The Houthi force is moving against Aden, the government-in-the-south has fled the country, and — as of tonight — the Royal Saudi Air Force has launched an...
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Things Bill predicted correctly 21 months earlier
Bill Humphrey (yours truly) for The Globalist magazine, June 20, 2013, just after the surprise election of Hassan Rouhani as President of Iran: “Rohani’s Presidential Pulpit” — The Iranian people and...
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Fmr. Israeli mil. intelligence chief: Iran deal an “achievement”
We have a U.S. president who “immersed himself” in the details of nuclear enrichment technology to understand any proposed deal, we have a U.S. Secretary of State who has never done anything in his...
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Iran deal reached!
Arsenal Bolt: Quick updates on the news stories we’re following. So far this sounds like a really good deal. Los Angeles Times: “Iran nuclear deal: Who gave up what” World leaders announced a landmark...
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CIA believes Iran will use new revenue at home, not abroad
Arsenal Bolt: Quick updates on the news stories we’re following. Haaretz (Israel): “CIA: Iran unlikely to significantly boost post-sanction funds on militant groups” Iran will pump most of the revenue...
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July 22, 2015 – Arsenal For Democracy 135
Posted by Bill on behalf of the team. Topics: Wages in America; Iran nuclear deal. People: Bill, Kelley, Nate, and Greg. Produced: July 20th, 2015. Discussion Points: – A unified econo-moral argument...
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The Globalist: “Turkey and Iran: The Best of Frenemies”
Arsenal Bolt: Quick updates on the news stories we’re following. Merve Tahiroglu and Behnam Ben Taleblu explain how Turkey and Iran, in a tradition dating to the Ottoman and Persian Empires, both...
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Only more fighter jets can calm Gulf state nerves now
Arsenal Bolt: Quick updates on the news stories we’re following. “The Iran Deal: Just Another Sales Opportunity” – The Globalist The Gulf countries are lusting for more U.S. military hardware....
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3 Major Ethnic Minority Groups in Western Iran
Modern Iran traces its roots to ancient Persia and Persians remain a majority in the country. However, the country is home to many languages and ethnicities. Indeed, the share of non-Persians among...
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Make peace, not war, easier in Congress
The anti-Iran hawks will get to vote against the nuclear deal, without sinking it – The Globalist: To nix the deal, the Senate must ultimately be able to vote through a resolution against it by a...
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