http://dir.salon.com/topics/hezbollah/?source=rss&aim=hezbollah en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT By Juan Cole Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/10/lebanon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/10/lebanon/index.html?source=rss Lebanon's voters gave the White House the victory it wanted -- with a lot of help from Hezbollah. By Aluf Benn Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/01/05/gaza/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/01/05/gaza/index.html?source=rss Israel's post-traumatic war is not just about stopping Hamas rockets, but about repairing reputations -- and erasing the stain of failure. By Hooman Majd Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/06/19/mccain_iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/06/19/mccain_iran/index.html?source=rss An alarmist John McCain is using Iran as a political weapon against Barack Obama -- even as he misjudges our Middle East adversary. By Gareth Porter Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/06/grenade_launchers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/06/grenade_launchers/index.html?source=rss Bush officials claim that Iran has supplied grenade launchers to Iraqi militants -- but the real source of the weapons is U.S. negligence. By Gary Kamiya Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/06/03/appeasement/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/06/03/appeasement/index.html?source=rss The GOP and establishment media are attacking Barack Obama for being willing to talk to "terrorists" -- but many parties, including Israel, are doing just that. By Juan Cole Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/28/mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/28/mccain/index.html?source=rss Arab-Americans are concentrated in swing states like Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida. And the early signs are not good for McCain. By Gregory Levey Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/09/gaydamak_bibi/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/09/gaydamak_bibi/index.html?source=rss Together, an enigmatic billionaire and a resurgent Bibi Netanyahu could put Israel on the war path. Dick Cheney, AIPAC and Iran are all watching closely. By Juan Cole Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/09/24/ahmadinejad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/09/24/ahmadinejad/index.html?source=rss Demonizing the Iranian president and making his visit to New York seem controversial are all part of the neoconservative push for yet another war. By Gary Kamiya Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2007/08/14/bush_arms_deal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2007/08/14/bush_arms_deal/index.html?source=rss By selling weapons to "moderate" states, Bush would again be playing puppet master and jerking around the Middle East with disastrous consequences. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/07/18/national_intelligence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/07/18/national_intelligence/index.html?source=rss A top-level intelligence report made public Tuesday warns of more terrorist attacks inside the United States. By Gregory Levey Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/03/olmert/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/03/olmert/index.html?source=rss Despite the Gaza disaster and poll numbers that make George Bush look beloved by comparison, the shrewd prime minister has renewed his grip on power. By Aluf Benn Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/20/gaza/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/20/gaza/index.html?source=rss Bush and Olmert scramble to prop up Abbas, but the Hamas takeover boosts Iran and leaves hopes for a Palestinian state in tatters. By Mohamad Bazzi Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/31/syria/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/31/syria/index.html?source=rss The chaos in Iraq has emboldened Bashar Assad's authoritarian regime and given Syria new power to meddle in the Middle East. By Aluf Benn Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/02/winograd_report/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/02/winograd_report/index.html?source=rss A scathing criticism of Ehud Olmert's failed war on Hezbollah last summer points to much deeper problems for the country. By Joe Conason Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/04/06/pelosi_syria/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/04/06/pelosi_syria/index.html?source=rss Why neocons are so apoplectic about the speaker's visit to Syria. By Gregory Levey Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/15/israel_despair/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/15/israel_despair/index.html?source=rss Top Israeli officials admit last summer's war against Hezbollah was a failure -- and denounce President Bush's actions in the Middle East. By Joe Conason Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/08/25/iran_neocons/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/08/25/iran_neocons/index.html?source=rss From the botched Iraq war to threatening Iran with "regime change," neoconservative policies have been a boon for Tehran. By Lucy Fielder Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/08/24/nasrallah/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/08/24/nasrallah/index.html?source=rss The Hezbollah leader has emerged from the ruins of Lebanon as a folk hero -- but is his facade of unity beginning to crack? By Sidney Blumenthal Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/08/17/bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/08/17/bush/index.html?source=rss With U.S. support, Israeli unilateralism was unfurled. The nation's security has never been so endangered, or its moral authority so tarnished. By Tim Grieve Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/16/rice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/16/rice/index.html?source=rss Rice on Hezbollah: Hope for the best, and maybe somebody will call them names. By Aluf Benn Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/08/14/benn_olmert/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/08/14/benn_olmert/index.html?source=rss Having failed on the battlefield, Israelis question their leadership and their national direction. By Mitchell Prothero Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/08/09/beirut/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/08/09/beirut/index.html?source=rss The killing of civilians in Lebanon's capital has citizens once opposed to Hezbollah outraged by what they see as Israel's indiscriminate bombing. By Sidney Blumenthal Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/08/03/mideast/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/08/03/mideast/index.html?source=rss By secretly providing NSA intelligence to Israel and undermining the hapless Condi Rice, hardliners in the Bush administration are trying to widen the Middle East conflict to Iran and Syria, not stop it. By Mark Follman Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/02/fallout/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/02/fallout/index.html?source=rss An environmental disaster, a wave of cyberterrorism and a dangerous escalation of the propaganda wars. By Julie Flint Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/07/31/qana/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/07/31/qana/index.html?source=rss Human Rights Watch denounces Israel for war crimes, while a halt to airstrikes lasted only a few hours.