Middle East
Yemen war redraws Middle East fault lines
May 13, 2015Yemen, the small country tucked into the bottom of the Arabian Peninsula, is shattering old alliances and spurring new ones.
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Chicago’s Palestine Film Festival line up announced
April 15, 2015The world's longest running Palestinian film festival will be held from April 18-30 at the Gene Siskel Film Center.
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Dangerous game: Yemen and the Congress of Reaction
April 15, 2015The civil war in Yemen is a long-running conflict over access to political power and resources, not religion, or any attempt by Iran to spread its influence.
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“Wicked”: Boehner invitation for Netanyahu slammed from all sides
January 27, 2015Netanyahu is once again meddling in American politics and the Republican party is siding with a foreign country over our own president.
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Iran and U.S. cooperating on ISIS fight? Not as far-fetched as it seems
September 26, 2014Iraqi President Fuad Masum was asked whether it was U.S. airstrikes, with Iraqi fighters and Iranian militiamen, that helped liberate the town of Amerli. He confirmed that it was.
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