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America's Impending Defeat in Syria 27 Aug 2013 | 12:19 pm
By Barry Rubin It’s really pretty simple. The American people understandably don’t want to go to war with Syria, not to mention Syria’s patron of Iran and especially not to put into power the Muslim ...
The Truth About Syria 26 Aug 2013 | 08:24 pm
If you are interested in reading more about Syria, you're welcome to read my book The Truth About Syria online or download it for free WHY SYRIA MATTERS “It is my pleasure to meet with you in the new...
American Culture: How to Reconcile the Brutal and the Effete? 25 Aug 2013 | 01:49 pm
By Barry Rubin I’m deeply confused about American culture. Let me cite two incidents as examples and then talk about some attitudes I hear about from my son's reports on visits with friends. Perhaps ...
Lost: Obama Middle East Policy, 2013-2016,(1) Why U.S. Policy Betrayed the Moderates 21 Aug 2013 | 05:17 pm
By Barry Rubin In 1848, the new Communist movement issued a manifesto. It began with the opening line: “A specter is haunting Europe—the specter of Communism.” For our purposes today, this threat ....
Dinner in New York; Breakfast in Tel Aviv 21 Aug 2013 | 04:11 pm
By Barry Rubin Around 10 p.m. in our New York Hotel room, I heard a strange voice and decided to investigate. It was actually a television monitor in the hallway showing the news. Much to my surprise...
How Western Intellectual Values Have Gone Haywire 14 Aug 2013 | 07:18 pm
By Barry Rubin "First make sure you're right, then go ahead." --Davy Crockett, 1836 For almost two months I have been talking and traveling through America trying to understand the country. Soon I ...
Supporting the "Peace Process" and the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt: Misinformation 8 Aug 2013 | 01:41 am
· By Barry Rubin There's an Arab proverb that goes like this: When an enemy extends his hand to you cut it off. If you can't, kiss it. Who do you think is being classified as the cutti...
What the Benghazi Leaks Mean: What Difference Would it Have Made? 3 Aug 2013 | 02:33 am
By Barry Rubin Image this. It was well-known that in 2011 the United States was facilitating the weapons supply to Syrian rebels. The weapons were paid for by Qatar and Saudi Arabia and delivered thr...
America’s Real "Dangerous Slide" is to be on the Wrong Side in the World 1 Aug 2013 | 10:06 pm
By Barry Rubin Would you ever imagine that the leading American newspaper would openly advocate siding with radical Islamist forces in the Middle East against all of America's allies and friends, and...
Now We Know The Truth: What's Behind U.S. "Peace Process" Policy 30 Jul 2013 | 08:05 pm
By Barry Rubin At last we have an explanation for what has been going on with Israel-Palestinian talks. It is credible yet ridiculous. And it is very important. Here is today’s New York Times. “In ...
