Mondoweiss

If Hagel Is Obama’s Choice ‘Let Battle Commence’

If Hagel Is Obama’s Choice ‘Let Battle Commence’

MONDOWEISS: Whispers from Washington suggest that President Obama is set to nominate Chuck Hagel as Defense Minster. There will be sparks

 Ramzy Baroud

American ‘NeoCons’ Eye Arab Spring Spoils

American ‘NeoCons’ Eye Arab Spring Spoils

RAMZY BAROUD: After a short respite, neoconservatives are back with their bizarre maps, bleak visions, and a fail-proof recipe for perpetual conflict.

 Juan Cole

Ten Reasons Why ‘Iran Plotter’ is ‘No James Bond’

Ten Reasons Why ‘Iran Plotter’ is ‘No James Bond’

JUAN COLE: He has been presented as the lynchpin of an international conspiracy of stunning complexity. Yet he is almost comically inept – so is Manssor Arabsiar James Bond or Inspector Clouseau?

 David Roberts

Iran: Problems on the Horizon for Gulf States

Iran: Problems on the Horizon for Gulf States

DAVID ROBERTS: These events take place in the context of growing Shia power, encapsulated by the notion of a Shia crescent ‘enveloping’ the region…

 Syria News Wire

The Vogue-Assad Controversy: A View from Syria

The Vogue-Assad Controversy: A View from Syria

SYRIA NEWS WIRE: Vogue has responded to the controversy caused by its profile of Asma al-Assad. There’s hypocrisy in the charges being laid at her door.