Syria
U.S.-Turkey deal: disaster in the making
August 5, 2015The agreement between Turkey and the U.S. to cooperate against the Islamic State in Syria brings to mind a description of "crackpot realists."
Read moreDark plots in the Middle East?
June 10, 2015A quiet meeting this past March in Saudi Arabia, and a recent anonymous leak from the Israeli military, set the stage for what may be a new and wider war in the Middle East.
Read moreInside Syria: New book sheds needed light
November 7, 2014Reese Erlich's informative and insightful book "Inside Syria" brings to mind the Greek myth of a vast maze under the palace at Knossos.
Read moreIranian Communists back Kurds resisting ISIS
October 16, 2014The Tudeh's view is broadly aligned with those of other left and progressive organizations in the region.
Read moreU.S. steps up dangerous bombing campaign in Syria
October 1, 2014Already Reuters has reported that U.S. missiles destroyed grain silos in a northern Syrian town, killing civilians but not ISIS fighters.
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