Preventing More Muslim Teenagers from Becoming Terrorists
The works and the moderate individuals exist but they are not given support, even in Western countries, nor do they have the resources to wage the battle.
The Interview: Explaining the Latest Israel-Palestinian Controversy
Satire but Very Close to Actual Experience.
The Solution: How to Deal with Obama Middle East Policy
Countries must be ready for a higher level of potential friction with the Obama Administration.
Rubin Reports: Why Occupy Wall Street Is a Disaster for the Obama Administration
The great advantage of the Obama administration and the far left has been concealment and deniability. They deny their extremism and sugar-coat their message, helped by the mass media and other institutions. But the Occupy Wall Street movement isn’t this sophisticated “New New Left” but instead is like the Old Left and 1960s’ New Left in its rhetoric, methods, and symbols. It openly talks about anarchism, Communism, Marxism, and overthrowing capitalism.
Rubin Reports: Who Rules Egypt? The Battle Begins
Lenin once reportedly said that he would get the capitalists to sell him the rope with which to hang them. But Egypt is a far clearer case of such a situation. Will the dhimmis finance the consolidation of the Muslim Brotherhood’s power in Egypt? It sure looks like that will happen though they probably will be cheap about it.
Rubin Reports: The New Middle East – Arab Versus Non-Arab Muslims, Sunni Versus Shia
The new Middle East strategic battle is heating up and this is only the start. It has nothing to do with Israel and everything to do with two more serious lines of battle: Arabs versus Persians and Sunni versus Shia Muslims.
The Implications of Al Gore Joining Al Jazeera
Al Gore has sold out his admittedly obscure channel to al-Jazeera and taken a position on its board.
Noxious Nominations: The Four Horsemen of the American Foreign Policy Apocalypse
Smart people can make bad judgments; regular people with common sense often make bad judgments less often. But stupid, arrogant people with terrible ideas are a disaster.
With Obama’s Friends, Who Needs Enemies?
If the US cannot depend on its new “allies,” despite the supposed popularity of Obama and its policies in those places, then how can they be said to be allies at all?
Rubin Reports: The True Perpetrators of the Antisemitic Attacks in Toulouse and Throughout the...
The street thugs, fanatics, and mentally-twisted may be pulling the trigger, but the distinguished, the powerful, and the honored are providing the ammunition.
Libya: Not Just a Tragedy, but Another Endless War for America
Libya tells the story with a terrible irony but we should understand precisely what is going on and how the situation in Libya differs from that in Egypt. For it is proof of the bankruptcy of Obama policy but perhaps in a different way from what many people think.
Was the ‘Ground Zero’ Mosque a Con Game?
This may be a cautionary lesson about how the fear of seeming to be a 'racist' or 'Islamophobe' can be manipulated to fool people into forgetting law and logic.
Rubin Reports: Does Power Moderate Radicals? Where’s the Proof?
Because of political reasons and especially due to the ideological monopoly of certain forces over Western institutions, most of the academics, analysts, journalists, and politicians who speak on these issues get away with pushing the moderation thesis. They are virtually never asked to provide proof. This wrong idea thus sets current U.S. policy and creates a great risk of future crisis, instability, repression, and severe damage to U.S. interests.
Rubin Reports: Obama Hearts Erdogan as He Oppresses His Own People and Stabs America...
As the Turkish PM continues to undermine Turkish democracy, throw hundreds of moderates into jail, destroy the nation’s institutions, support Iran, throw hysterical tantrums about how much he hates Israel, promote Islamism in the region, and is fresh from yet another meeting with Hamas leaders, Obama continues to use Erdogan as his guru.
Israel’s New Government: Not What You Think
The problem of this government is more likely to be one of personalities, marginal issues that get blown up in importance, and jockeying for financial benefits for different constituencies.
Rubin Reports: Where Did All the Billions of Dollars Given to the Palestinian Authority...
The Palestinian Authority has received more aid money per person than anyone else in history and yet the results have been remarkably unimpressive. The Western taxpayers give the money, the PA leaders steal or use the money for political purposes, and the average Palestinian suffers more from this situation than from the largely extinct "Israeli occupation."
Rubin Reports: In 2011 U.S. Primacy in the Middle East Died; In 2012 The...
In 2012-2013, the vultures in the Middle East are coming home to roost. Of course, the main cause of developments in the region is the long, failed legacy of radical Arab nationalism which is now being replaced by what we’ll be calling in 20 or 30 years the long, failed legacy of revolutionary Islamism. But the secondary cause is the mistaken policy of President Barack Obama.
Romney’s Structural Handicaps and Third Debate Strategy
A full analysis of the foreign policy aspects of the third debate between President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Remember that the idea that someone “won” the debate in terms of an outside observer’s standpoint or even based on a poll is misleading. The only important thing is whether either candidate swayed additional voters to his side.
The Battle of Gettysburg, 150 Years Later
Suddenly, as the still-alive Confederates reached the Union line, we charged forward to go into action.
Israel Facing Weak US Economy, Foreign Policy, Following Elections
With President Barack Obama reelected there is every reason to believe that he will continue the tax, regulatory, and economic policies of his first term. That means the U.S. economy is unlikely to improve quickly, steadily, or even at all during the next four years. The problem is not just Obama’s own strategy on these issues but also the lack of business confidence in his plans.
Rubin Reports: What To Do About Syria?
With the Obama Administration leading from behind and stressing the need for a UN consensus to do anything, it is now stuck with a passive stance on the Syrian civil war.
How Arab Governments Manage the Israel Issue
If they could have pressed a button and Israel would have disappeared, almost none of them would have hesitated.
Iran: Neither Lunatic State Nor Rational Actor, But Rational Aggressor
Iran is a rational actor in terms of its own objectives.
Now We Know the Truth: What’s Behind US ‘Peace Process’ Policy
Why would the PA keep any post-treaty commitments? We know that Hamas will not.
Why the Mass Media Can’t Report Honestly on Israel
Since the Israeli argument is so cogent and backed by facts and observable realities, it would be dangerously persuasive to those who actually get to hear it.
Obama is a Disaster, but Israel Must Applaud Him
Despite Obama's disastrous Middle East policy, in practice, there have been no real, material, or huge problems in direct U.S.-Israel relations.
US Mideast Paradox: My Friend who Acts Like an Enemy is my Enemy
A large part of the problem with Obama’s policy is that he not only treated enemies as friends and did not pressure supposed friends that acted like enemies, he joined them.
The ‘Imperialist Tool’ of the Middle East
Historically, inasmuch as there was any European or American “imperialism” in the Middle East it made use of Arab political factors over Israel.
Egypt: Demonstrators Denounce US-Muslim Brotherhood Alliance
"We have to prove to the world that we are capable of democracy..."
Rubin Reports: How Can Obama’s Middle East Policy Possibly Get Worse? Answer – Look...
Obama's policy shows three characteristics that have wider implications for the president’s strategies: It favors Islamist enemies; it “leads from behind” by giving the initiative to those who wish America no good; and it shows no interest in helping genuinely pro-American moderates who are fighting for their lives.