Posts About America
No Way Out of a Hard Landing
Everyone is concerned America’s economic problems - except America.
Propaganda & Childish Mind Games
If Amar visits Iran, like any first-time visitor he will be confronted with a reality very different than the fantasy America has spun since the Iranian Revolution 29 years ago. It failed to understand Iran then, and instead of learning its lesson has refused to engage since, spinning a relationship of hostile words.
America Waltzing in a Minefield
The situation in Iraq is not simply a matter of invasion without conquest, a failing puppet state. Iraq was already a minefield, and the invasion’s waltz of quickstep missions turned that minefield into a very complex disaster zone.
Remember the 1960s? Iran Doesn't
Almost all Iranians, and the rich Persian culture, never adopted the shallow sex-for-sale commercialism of Western societies.
Some Delicate Diplomacy, Please
America plays diplomacy like it plays sports. It's too bad American sports don't end in a tie. Instead, they end in "sudden death". Always having an absolute winner is dangerous.
Falling Dollar a Blessing in Disguise
The dollar’s fall is hardly a surprise, but it’s not necessarily bad news. The real bad news would be if the dollar were not to fall.
Richard Gere Attracts Israelis & Palestinians
Richard Gere came to visit the Middle East a few years ago and attracted more attention than most politicians. He was also careful to say that he was coming to listen, rather than to make statements. Mr. Gere listened to everyone, from Hamas supporters to Jewish settlers, and in turn all sides flocked to see him.
But How Could They Reelect Bush?
For a long time, most people around the world had two contradictory views about the U.S.: they liked America's people and values, but had serious problems with U.S. foreign policy. Then came 9/11 and the Iraq war, tensions grew, but people could still differentiate public from policy. Until the American people reelected Bush.
Neighbors Won’t Step Up Until U.S. Gone
The situation in Iraq will eventually be resolved by Iraqis, but the presence of Americans will delay any serious attempts at a solution. American occupation remains the strongest argument for armed opposition, as well as the first excuse why other countries in the region don't help Iraq out.
How Akbar Ganji Helps Buildup for Military Action Agaianst Iran
The problem I have with people like Akbar Ganji is that, while they clearly reject the military option for regime change in Iran, the alternative approach they are advocating, i.e. the human rights argument, still ultimately falls into the same agenda of regime change. It serves the same people with the same aim. They fail to see that their human rights discourse has always been used by the Americans to press countries they don't feel comfortable with, such as Cuba, Iran, China, Syria, Venezualla, etc. -- and very recently Russia. You can never attack a state before de-humanizing it and...
Worry About America, Not About Iran
While there is some anxiety in the Middle East about Iranian policies, there is more anxiety about American intentions.
Arab and Jewish Americans see Eye-to-Eye, says Poll
By Debra DeLee and James Zogby Washington, DC - We were a little anxious when we decided to jointly poll Jewish and Arab Americans on Middle East peace this year. Not that we haven’t done it before. Similar surveys that we commissioned three times in the past six years have shown that American Jews and Arabs largely see eye-to-eye on the importance of efforts to achieve peace between Israel and its neighbors and on the vital role that the U.S. must play to promote such efforts....
U.S. Agrees to Meeting with Iran and Syria
The Bush administration has agreed to sit around a negotiating table with Iran and Syria next month -- as part of a planned regional conference in Baghdad to discuss ways to stabilize Iraq.
Who Is More Dangerous: Iran or U.S.?
Polls show that many people in Europe think the U.S. is a greater threat than Iran. What should we make of this?...
PostGlobal Bloggers
M. J. Akbar, New Delhi, India Mubashar Jawed Akbar is a leading Indian journalist and author. He's the founder and editor-in-chief of The Asian Age, a daily multi-edition Indian newspaper with a global perspective and editor-in-chief of The Deccan Chronicle, a news daily based in Hyderabad. He has written books including Blood Brothers, Nehru: The Making of India, Kashmir: Behind the Vale, Riot After Riot, The Shade of Swords, and India: The Siege Within. Kyoko Altman, Hong Kong, China Kyoko Altman is a writer based in Hong Kong. She has worked as a correspondent and anchor for CNN and...
