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How Iraq spawned wider terrorist chaos
As experts long warned, Islamic militants steeped in urban warfare against U.S. troops in Iraq have expanded their violent campaign beyond Iraq's borders.
By James Martin Apr 14, 2008
Of war and cancer
Five years after Bush invaded Iraq, anti-Americanism has metastasized. But we can still beat it.
By Gary Kamiya Mar 18, 2008
The blind giant of the Middle East
Israel's disastrous Second Lebanon War showed we've become an existential danger to ourselves. Our future depends on fundamental change.
By David Grossman Feb 11, 2008
"Caramel," a Lebanese chick flick!
It's an ode to sensuality! It tackles "risky" material! It's lovable! So why didn't Oscar embrace it?
Andrew O'Hehir Jan 30, 2008
Israel's rising right wing
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 Gregory Levey Oct 9, 2007
Israel's Olmert rises from the rubble
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 Gregory Levey Jul 3, 2007
Spinning the disaster in Gaza
Bush and Olmert scramble to prop up Abbas, but the Hamas takeover boosts Iran and leaves hopes for a Palestinian state in tatters.
By Aluf Benn Jun 20, 2007
"Hamastan" vs. "Fatahstan"
Hamas' violent takeover in Gaza leaves the Palestinian territories divided, and U.S. and Israeli strategy under a cloud.
By Christoph Schult Jun 19, 2007
How Bush's war bolstered Syria
The chaos in Iraq has emboldened Bashar Assad's authoritarian regime and given Syria new power to meddle in the Middle East.
By Mohamad Bazzi May 31, 2007
Israel's wounds of war
A scathing criticism of Ehud Olmert's failed war on Hezbollah last summer points to much deeper problems for the country.
By Aluf Benn May 2, 2007
Israel's surge of despair
Top Israeli officials admit last summer's war against Hezbollah was a failure -- and denounce President Bush's actions in the Middle East.
By Gregory Levey Feb 15, 2007
To Iran with love
From the botched Iraq war to threatening Iran with "regime change," neoconservative policies have been a boon for Tehran.
By Joe Conason Aug 25, 2006
"Nasrallah has come"
The Hezbollah leader has emerged from the ruins of Lebanon as a folk hero -- but is his facade of unity beginning to crack?
By Lucy Fielder Aug 24, 2006
Israel's debacle, courtesy of Bush
With U.S. support, Israeli unilateralism was unfurled. The nation's security has never been so endangered, or its moral authority so tarnished.
By Sidney Blumenthal Aug 17, 2006
We hear that they've got a strategy for victory in Iraq, too
Rice on Hezbollah: Hope for the best, and maybe somebody will call them names.
Tim Grieve Aug 16, 2006
The coming earthquake
Having failed on the battlefield, Israelis question their leadership and their national direction.
By Aluf Benn Aug 14, 2006
Women demand peace in the Middle East
Women's antiwar groups have become the most vocal protesters in the region.
Sarah Goldstein Aug 9, 2006
"Lebanon has been torn to pieces"
The country's prime minister talks about a cease-fire plan, dealing with Hezbollah and making peace with Israel.
By Daniel Steinvorth and Volkhard Windfuhr Aug 8, 2006
Twilight of Lebanon's liberals
Secular Arabs like Druze leader Walid Jumblatt worry that the Israeli invasion will push Lebanon into the arms of the fanatics.
By Kate Seelye Aug 7, 2006
How Lebanon rescued me
I fled America for Beirut's cultural freedom. Now I watch as bombs destroy my refuge -- and the best hope for a viable Middle East democracy.
By Alia Malek Aug 4, 2006
The neocons' next war
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 Sidney Blumenthal Aug 3, 2006
Other fallout from the Israel-Hezbollah war
An environmental disaster, a wave of cyberterrorism and a dangerous escalation of the propaganda wars.
Mark Follman Aug 2, 2006
The war between Bush and Bush
In matters of foreign policy and war, it's like father, not so like son.
Mark Follman Aug 2, 2006
Losing hearts and minds in the Middle East
The civilian death toll in Lebanon has been ugly -- but pales in comparison with the recent carnage in Iraq.
Mark Follman Aug 2, 2006
Lawbreakers, paradigm shifters, opportunity scoffers and letter writers
Today's must-reads from TPMMuckraker, William Gibson and more.
Scott Rosenberg Jul 31, 2006
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