Syria’s last trump card

"...Hizballah has also acted independently of Syrian and Iranian interests, not always responding to Syrian demands. As peace negotiations between Syria and Israel opened in early 1996, Syrian wishes to calm down the Israeli-Lebanese border were initially heeded by Hizballah, and the Syrian government even started to speak openly about dismantling Hizballah. Not long after, however, Hizballah reinitiated incursions across the blue line."

‘Eye on Palestine’ tries to change the image of Palestinians

"The image on Western televisions of Palestinians as terrorists and victims was seen differently in Arab homes. The growth of the Arab satellite landscape ensured that the day-to-day life of the Palestinians filled the screens. But Arab television coverage produced another stereotype of Palestinians."

Still playing by the rules

"The conflict between Israel and Hizballah has thus changed from one of ongoing combat to one of intermittent outbursts (every few months); even then the eruptions are restricted in nature."

Economics of Survival

"Economics survival would be difficult in the days to come for both the countries especially in the sectors of energy, engineering and consumers markets. Dawn of WTO is knocking at our doors. Onslaught of China is unstoppable."

Illegal Combatants, Kidnappers and Betrayal

"It seems that killing only becomes barbaric when the acts are committed by anyone else but the coalition forces; otherwise it is a footnote regarded as a ‘scandal’, victims are forgotten as collateral damages. This sounds very much like the Nuclear Weapons argument with Iran that is, only the West and their obedient allies can posses such weapons, invade and kill ‘lawfully’."