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Baroud: Demoralisation and Absence
Znet Article, April, 23 2008
Ramzy Baroud
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A once profound and widely read commentator recently claimed he no longer writes about the Palestine/Israel conflict because "Palestinians are killing each other". Feeling his words have ceased to carry weight he simply decided not "to take sides".
Baroud: The US Palestine-Israel Fairytale
Znet Article, April, 19 2008
Ramzy Baroud
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A memorable quote in Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer Abroad (1894) still carries a wealth of relevance. He writes, "They own the [holy] land, just the mere land, and that's all they do own; but it was our folks, our Jews and Christians, that made it holy,...
Baroud: Basra Battles: Barely Half the Story
Znet Article, April, 11 2008
Ramzy Baroud
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When it comes to Iraq, reporters appear intent on omitting or fabricating news...
Baroud: No Checkpoints in Heaven
Znet Article, April, 04 2008
Ramzy Baroud
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I still vividly remember my father’s face - wrinkled, apprehensive, warm - as he last wished me farewell fourteen years ago. He stood outside the rusty door of my family’s home in a Gaza refugee camp wearing old yellow pyjamas and a seemingly anci...
Baroud: Where are the Iraqis in the Iraq War?
Znet Article, March, 29 2008
Ramzy Baroud
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Five years after the US invasion and occupation of Iraq, mainstream media is once more making the topic an object of intense scrutiny. The costs and implications of the war are endlessly covered from all possible angles, with one notable exception...
Baroud: The Coming Uncertain War Against Iran
Znet Article, March, 21 2008
Ramzy Baroud
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When Admiral William J "Fox" Fallon was chosen to replace General John Abizaid as chief of US Central Command (CENTCOM) in March 2007, many analysts didn't shy from reaching a seemingly clear-cut conclusion: the Bush administration was preparing f...
Baroud: Big Bang or Chaos: What's Israel Up To?
Znet Article, March, 16 2008
Ramzy Baroud
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Why did Israel attack Gaza with such brutality? Did Israeli officials think, even for a fleeting moment, that their army's attacks could halt, as opposed to intensify, Palestinian rockets or retaliatory violence? Indeed, was Palestinian violence a...
Baroud: ‘Unwavering Commitment’ to Inequality
Znet Article, March, 08 2008
Ramzy Baroud
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Death hovered over Gaza long before locally-made Palestinian rockets struck near the Israeli southern town of Sderot on February 27, killing Roni Yechiah and sparking an Israeli ‘retaliation’ that has already claimed over 120 Palestinian lives.
Baroud: Abbas Needs a Miracle
Znet Article, February, 29 2008
Ramzy Baroud
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Time is running out for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Although both men are still committed to their risky venture of marginalising Hamas at any cost, the latter’s obduracy and recent events ...
Baroud: Hezbollah and the ‘Unknown Knowns’
Znet Article, February, 24 2008
Ramzy Baroud
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We know well who killed the top Hezbollah commander, Imad Mugniyah on Feb 12th in Damascus.
Baroud: US Elections: The Iraq Factor
Znet Article, February, 16 2008
Ramzy Baroud
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As the race for the United States presidential nominations progresses, the stances of and attitudes towards both Republican and Democratic candidates continue to bring up causes for concern, in terms of their past behaviour, current appeal and gen...
Baroud: People’s Power in Gaza
Znet Article, February, 01 2008
Ramzy Baroud
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In a radio interview prior to the US invasion of Iraq, David Barsamian asked Noam Chomsky what ordinary Americans could do to stop the war. Chomsky answered, “In some parts of the world people never ask, ‘what can we do?’ They simply do it.”
Baroud: The True Miracle of Israel
Znet Article, January, 26 2008
Ramzy Baroud
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Israelis and their supporters tend to depict Israel as a country of miracles. What else could explain the country's astonishing "birth" and subsequent survival against all sorts of "existential threats"? How else would Israel develop at such a phe...
Baroud: Guantanamo as a Symbol
Znet Article, January, 18 2008
Ramzy Baroud
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11 January marked the sixth year anniversary of the establishment of the Guantanamo detention camp. Mere months after the start of the 2001 United States invasion of Afghanistan, a large cargo plane landed in a US military base in Cuba's Guantanam...
Baroud: US Elections: Just Like the Movies
Znet Article, January, 12 2008
Ramzy Baroud
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The United States political process bears an uncanny resemblance to mainstream filmmaking. Elections and speeches are scripted to the letter, politicians put on a tirelessly rehearsed act, catering endlessly to the whims of the target audience. A ...
Baroud: The Iraq Charade
Znet Article, January, 06 2008
Ramzy Baroud
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In recent months, we have been inundated by media reports bringing good news from Iraq, with countless testimonials to the great improvement in security enjoyed by the country in general and the Baghdad area in particular.
Baroud: Machiavellian Musharraf
Znet Article, December, 31 2007
Ramzy Baroud
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The 42-day drama in Pakistan is far from over; the declaration of emergency and the lifting of emergency are part of a charade, behind which exists a complex power play between Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, various camps within the militar...
Baroud: Politicising Gaza's Misery
Znet Article, December, 22 2007
Ramzy Baroud
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Intense debate over Gaza is subsiding as the status quo is delineated -- predictably -- by those with the bigger guns. But to what extent can human suffering be politicised, turned into an intellectual polemic that fails to affect the simplest cha...
Baroud: On Romney, Mormonism and Islam
Znet Article, December, 15 2007
Ramzy Baroud
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s speech on December 6th - in which he tried to ‘explain’ his Mormon faith - was met with a mostly sympathetic reception at George Bush Library in Texas.
Baroud: True Aim of Annapolis, and Why It Failed
Znet Article, December, 11 2007
Ramzy Baroud
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The US-sponsored peace conference in Annapolis, Maryland was neither a success nor failure, if one accepts that its so-called objective was indeed ‘peacemaking’.
Baroud: Controlling The Debate On Palestine, Israel
Znet Article, October, 18 2007
Ramzy Baroud
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The last time I spoke publicly in the United States before my current tour was nearly four years ago. During this time I had travelled the world, passing my message to people in nearly 20 countries. Wherever I went, my calls for justice for the Pa...
Baroud: Burma Is Not Iraq
Znet Article, October, 13 2007
Ramzy Baroud
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Burma Is Not Iraq
Baroud: Haider Abdul-Shafi: Passing Undefeated
Znet Article, October, 07 2007
Ramzy Baroud
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The recent death of Haider Abdul-Shafi could not have come at a worse time. Bearing in mind the grim shortcomings of the Palestinian leadership and the lack of any serious attempt to rectify the situation, the loss of this unique and iconic leader...
Baroud: Lebanon and Syria: The Politics of Assassination
Znet Article, October, 02 2007
Ramzy Baroud
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Lebanon and Syria: The Politics of Assassination
Baroud: David and Goliath: Palestinian Artist Spreads Hope
Znet Article, September, 28 2007
Ramzy Baroud
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David and Goliath: Palestinian Artist Spreads Hope
Baroud: Racism and War:
Znet Article, September, 23 2007
Ramzy Baroud
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Racism and War:
Baroud: September 11: Relevant Questions
Znet Article, September, 16 2007
Ramzy Baroud
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Osama bin Laden has on...
Baroud: The Shiite Power Struggle: Hardly Good News for US in Iraq
Znet Article, September, 09 2007
Ramzy Baroud
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The Shiite Power Struggle: Hardly Good News for US in Iraq
Baroud: US Arabs and Muslims: The Search for Common Identity
Znet Article, September, 04 2007
Ramzy Baroud
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As the security check ...
Baroud: Opportunism Trumps in Palestine
Znet Article, August, 27 2007
Ramzy Baroud
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The rash and self-defeatist behaviour emanating from Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and his close circle in the West Bank cannot possibly be intended for the benefit of the Palestinian ...
