http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/72570/Business/Economy/Officials,-experts-differ-on-impact-of-Ethiopia-da.aspx
Monday, June 3, 2013
Saturday, June 1, 2013
The New Kadesh!
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/05/foreign-fighters-key-to-decisive-battle-of-qusayr.html
Interesting! the fighting Qusair, the scene of heavy fighting in western Syria, was known in biblical time as KADESH! It's where the Pharaoh Ramses fought the Hittites.
Interesting! the fighting Qusair, the scene of heavy fighting in western Syria, was known in biblical time as KADESH! It's where the Pharaoh Ramses fought the Hittites.
Turkish Unrest Spreads
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2013/06/02/Turkey-headline-.html
The government withdrew from the park, but far from calming the situation, it seems to have sparked wider protests.
The government withdrew from the park, but far from calming the situation, it seems to have sparked wider protests.
More Troubling Signs
http://www.timesofisrael.com/saudis-gulf-states-unnerved-by-us-pivot-away-from-middle-east/
Nixon tried this in the early '70s. He came up with the "Twin Pillars" policy. It failed and sparked an arms race between Iraq and Iran, the Iranian revolution, the Iran-Iraq War, the Tanker War of 87-88, and the First Gulf War of 1990-1991.
Nixon tried this in the early '70s. He came up with the "Twin Pillars" policy. It failed and sparked an arms race between Iraq and Iran, the Iranian revolution, the Iran-Iraq War, the Tanker War of 87-88, and the First Gulf War of 1990-1991.
Saudis to Extend Power Grid to Egypt
http://www.arabnews.com/node/277672
Several points.
Several points.
- This will clearly help Egypt economically and developmentally;
- This will also make Egypt increasingly dependent on the Saudis;
- The huge costs of this program will be funded by higher oil prices, paid for by those who import Saudi oil;
- I'd interpret this as a clear statement about Saudi fears for Egypt and a Saudi desire to look to Egypt as its muscle, given the fecklessness, in Saudi eyes, of American policy.
Rockets from Syria Hit Lebanon
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2013/Jun-01/219113-over-16-shells-from-syria-hit-north-bekaa-towns.ashx#axzz2UylGOc2X
No doubt, the targets were in Shi'a areas.
No doubt, the targets were in Shi'a areas.
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