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A Poem from an Iraqi blogger
| I wrote this piece on the 2nd anniversary the toppling of Saddam two days ago but I didn't have the time to post it. It was not meant to be a poem, as I can't write even poetry in Arabic. But it didn't seem to me it can be posted like a regular article. So I'll just put it this way and hope you'll like it and that it'll give you an idea of how some Iraqis look at the 9th of April, as although there are some personal stuff that can be found in my piece but most of my thoughts and feelings are similar to what I find in the hearts and minds of many fellow Iraqis. |
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Referendum, the neo-reformist platform
Some Iranians have exhibited a weak memory in regards to historical events that pertain to Iran. Today we are seeing yet again an attempt of neo-reformists to let Iranians forget about the folly of 8 years of "reforms from within" and accept their new experiment with a referendum.
We have absolutely nothing to discuss with the occupying power we call the Islamic Republic, and while some are ready to sit down and have dialogue with the theocracy, we remember that there exists a sea of blood between Iranians and the Islamic Republic. While many who advocate a referendum frequently state that a person's background has no importance no matter what kind of treachery they have committed, so long as they advocate some kind of referendum, they should know that it is they who have washed their hands in blood, and we in fact view them as the enemies of Iran. |
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Arab Nations Fail to Support Lebanon
| In an appalling but all too common display of despotism and indifference, Arab nations throughout the Middle East failed to condemn Syria’s suppression of Lebanese sovereignty. |
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Lebanon, Syria and Sovereignty
| On September 3, the Lebanese parliament, under intense pressure from the Syrian government, approved an amendment to the Lebanese constitution that will allow current president Emile Lahoud to service a second term of three years. |
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Egypt’s Party of Tomorrow
| Mona Makram-Ebeid has been a parliamentarian, is a professor of Political Science at the American University in Cairo, currently serves as head of the Association for the Advancement of Education (AAE), consults the World Bank Middle East and North Africa region, founded the Arab Organization for Human Rights and the Egyptian Council for Foreign Relations, is a former Fulbright Scholar after attending Harvard University and with luck, will become the head of Egypt’s new party, “Hizb al-Ghad” (Party of Tomorrow). |
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The Gaza Crisis Explained: Part 2
| After weeks of upheaval in the Gaza between young militants, what has happened? Predictably, very little. On July 27 Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia officially rescinded his resignation only 10 days after offering it. Qureia cited total frustration with his inability to control Palestinian security forces that culminated in a series of kidnappings and general lawlessness that erupted in Gaza. Initially, Palestinian Authority President Yassir Arafat rejected Qureia’s resignation. |
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The Gaza Crisis Explained
| What is the reason for crisis in Gaza and what can be done to ameliorate the situation?The struggle in Gaza is essentially between Yassir Arafat, the president of the Palestinian Authority (PA), and those loyal to him, and young political street militants. In this case, the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades (interestingly, this is an armed faction of Fatah, an organization founded by Arafat himself) poses the most serious challenge to the PA. Members of this group strongly object the method of governance chosen by the PA, and have accused it of corruption and ineptitude. |
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Civil Strife in Yemen
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| According to John R. Bradley in the Daily Star: Impoverished, tribal Yemen – the ancestral home of Osama bin Laden, considered natural territory by Al-Qaeda but governed by an earnest ally in the “war-on-terror” – is facing its worst domestic crisis since 1994 when the government crushed a southern secession bid that sparked a two-month civil war. There are three concurrent dangerous situations in Yemen. | |
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