Added on 03/10/2012
Juan Cole
Afghanistan , Al Qaeda , America , Anglo-Iranian Oil Company , Bush , Bush Administration , Central America , Central Intelligence Agency , Chemical weapons , Damascus , Democracy , Egypt , Eisenhower , elected president , France , Gaza , Gaza Strip , Golan Heights , Governor , Hosni Mubarak , Iran , Iraq , Islamic Republic of Iran , Israel , Libya , Middle East , Middle East Opinions of America , Mitt Romney , Mohammed Morsi , Muammar Qaddafi , Muslim Brotherhood , Obama , Pentagon , President , Republican Party , Romney , Ronald Reagan , Saudi Arabia , Security Council , Syria , Taliban , Tel Aviv , UN General Assembly , UN Security Council , United Kingdom , United Nations , United States , United States Army , US government , US intelligence , Washington , West Bank
A Brief Middle East History Lesson for Mitt Romney
JUAN COLE: The Presidential candidate appears to be entirely clueless about the recent history of US involvement in the region. Heres’ some help.
Added on 23/07/2011
James M. Dorsey
Asian Football Confederation , Caribbean , Caribbean Football Union , Central America , Court of Arbitration of Sport , FIFA , Jack Warner , Mohamed bin Hammam , Mohammed bin Hammam , North America , President , Public Relations , Sepp Blatter , Soccer , Zurich
Hammam Anticipates Ban; Possible Boycott
JAMES M. DORSEY: 10 of the body’s 24 committee members, including Mr. Blatter, have been accused in the past 9 months of corruption or improper behaviour.
Added on 04/07/2011
James M. Dorsey
2022 World Cup , Asian Football Confederation , BBC , British parliament , Caribbean , Central America , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Jack Warner , Mohamed bin Hammam , North America , President , Qatar , Qatar 2022 , Ricardo Teixeira , Russia , Sepp Blatter , Soccer , Sunday Times , United Kingdom , Worawi Makudi
British Parliament Lashes Out At FIFA Handing of Qatari Bribery Claims
JAMES M. DORSEY: The UK parliamentary call for an independent investigation of the alleged Qatari bribery follows a similar call by the German FA.
Added on 02/05/2011
Juan Cole
Afghanistan , Al Qaeda , Al-Ahram Center , Army , Asaf Ali Zardari , Ayman al-Zawahiri , Barack Obama , Bush , Bush Administration , Central America , Central Intelligence Agency , CNN , Congress , Department of State , Dick Cheney , Dome of the Rock , Dwight Eisenhower , Egypt , Egyptian military , Fahd , France , fundraiser , Gaza Strip , Inter-Services Intelligence , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Jeddah , Jerusalem , Joe Biden , Kabul , Kuwait , Leonid Brezhnev , Libya , Middle East , Obama , Osama Bin Laden , Pakistan , Pakistani intelligence , Palestinian Territories , Pentagon , Peshawar , President , Prime Minister , Ronald Reagan , Saddam Hussein , Saudi Arabia , Soviet Union , Sudan , Syria , Taliban , Tunisia , UN Security Council , United Kingdom , United Nations , United States , US government , USG , Washington , West Bank , White House
Goodbye Bin Laden. Now It’s Time to Exit Iraq
JUAN COLE: Post Osama, President Obama should do us all a favour and now remove U.S. troops from Iraq.
Added on 31/01/2011
Juan Cole
Al Qaeda , Cairo , Camp David , Central America , Egypt , Egyptian government , Egyptian military , France , Gamal Abdel Nasser , Gaza , Hosni Mubarak , Iraq , Israel , Mubarak , President , Qatar , Sinai Peninsula , Suez , Suez Canal , United Kingdom , United States , vice president and prime minister
Egypt’s Class Conflict: An Elite, and Everyone Else
JUAN COLE: The failure of the regime to connect with working and middle classes, and its inability to provide jobs set the stage for last week’s events.