Rossputin.com

Here is a fascinating analysis by Stratfor of the current strategic situation facing the US in Iraq, with particular focus on Iran's role and position. It does not leave one with much optimism.... Iraq: The Policy Dilemma By George Friedman, Sep. 5,… more »

IACSP JCT Interviews A Special Interview with Steve Emerson Submitted to: Journal of Counterterrorism & Homeland Security International Vol. 12, No. 3 2006 June, 2006 JCT: You’ve been doing terrorism research for 12 years now. What d… more »

This email forwarded from Colorado State Representative Jim Welker is worth repeating.... ------------------------------- Take this test and see how well you remember! HISTORY TEST Please pause a moment, reflect back, and take the f… more »

This guest posting by Christopher represents the point of view of many who have actually read and studied the political and military history of the Middle East, as well as military history in general. ----------- If you are going to fight a war...d… more »

see "German FM cancels Syria trip over Assad comments on Lebanon war" (Ha'aretz, 8/15/06) http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/750834.html Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, praising Hezbollah's "glorious battle" against Israel is arguing that US plans… more »

see "Lebanon falters over truce detail" (BBC News, 8/13/06) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4789083.stm A truce between Israel and Hezbollah which is supposed to come into force at the time this posting is published will likely be ignored by b… more »

[Thanks again to Christopher for pointing out this unusually good Time Magazine article...] Even Churchill Couldn't Figure Out Iraq (Joel Klein, Time Magazine, 7/30/06) http://www.time.com/time/columnist/klein/article/0,9565,1220442,00.html more »

Israel surprised much of the world by not launching a substantial ground invasion of Lebanon last week. While many of us assumed that the IDF had a strategic surprise up their sleeves, an unusually-timed devastating assault on Hezbollah, it now seems mor… more »

There is a constant and confusing barrage of information coming from Israel (or from elsewhere about Israel). On one hand, there are rumors of cease-fire talks through third parties including France and Israel and hints of Israeli willingness to agree to… more »

Here's an excellent piece by Meyrav Wurmser in the NY Sun, arguing convincingly for a new approach to the Israel/Palestinian conflict: http://www.nysun.com/article/36165? more »