Posts Tagged: Bashar Assad
Inaction in Syria Means a Nuclear Iran More Likely
For more than a year, the international community has dithered and delayed action to stop the bloodshed in Syria, and there is no end...
Putin’s First Stop in Israel at New Red Army Memorial, Syria and Iran Come After (PHOTOS)
A historic memorial dedicated to the Red Army's victory over Nazi forces during World War II will open next week in Netanya, Israel. The monument is...
The Syria Speech President Obama Must Give
I believe that the first African-American president has a special responsibility to promote human freedom and the infinite worth of the human person. I believe...
Global Peace Index: Syria and Iran Rank Ahead of Israel
While Syria's death toll has topped 14,000 since the revolt against Bashar al-Assad began, and the growth of Iran's nuclear program continues, the...
Assessing the Syrian Uprising (VIDEO)
What is really going in the Syrian uprising? Is it al-Qaeda and foreign fighters versus the al-Asad regime? What is the Free Syrian Army?...
Russia’s Continued Defiance in Syria
Russia, China, Syria, and Iran will hold a large joint military exercise off the coast of Syria early next month that will involve over 90,000...
No Apologies: Assad, Israel, and the Golan Heights
Last year was different from all the years I lived in Israel. For the first time since 1990 I haven't heard or noticed any serious...
Syria’s Unfolding Tragedy: What Can Be Done?
As the carnage in Syria continues, the powers that are capable of taking serious measures to stop it are busy finding excuses to explain their...
Syria: The Battleground Between Sunnis and Shiites
In a late 2011 article, I argued that Syria's upheaval thrusts Turkey and Iran into a collision course because they have opposing geostrategic interests in an...
The ‘Desert Rose’ Who’s Standing by her Murderous Husband
From "A Rose in the Desert" to the target of European Union sanctions, what a difference a year has made for Asma Assad, the...
UN Calls for ‘Immediate’ Implementation of Ceasefire in Syria
International leaders are calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to waste no time in implementing a United Nations backed ceasefire that his government agreed to...
The Fate of Syria’s Christians
What is the alternative to Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria? Just consider which groups in Syria are especially for or against Assad—and why. Christian minorities, who,...
Is Iran Responsible For The Attacks From Gaza?
Largely disregarded by the Western media are recent reports indicating that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was advised by Iranian officials to deflect worldwide criticism from...
Wikileaks Global Intelligence Files: Israel Day 17, The Assassination of Hezbollah’s Security Chief
Since February 27, 2012, WikiLeaks has continued releasing what it says will eventually be 5 million e-mails sent between July 2004 and late December 2011...
