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Ramzy Baroud

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Real ‘Theater of the Absurd’: Netanyahu and His Endgame in Palestine

  • October 18, 2011, 4:38 pm

By Ramzy Baroud During his deliberately offensive speech on September 23, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the General Assembly […]

We stand in solidarity with Afghanistan and its ever-proud people. (Zoriah.net) Articles

Afghanistan: Ten Years of Tragedy and Misguided Policy

  • October 11, 2011, 5:06 pm
  • http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/news/content/view/full/110555

By Ramzy Baroud On July 1 2002, US planes bombed an Afghan wedding in the small village of Deh Rawud. […]

(Image Credit: Dana A.Shams/©Gulf News) Articles

People’s Conspiracy: Writing off the Arabs

  • October 11, 2011, 2:56 pm
  • http://gulfnews.com/opinions/columnists/people-s-conspiracy-writing-off-the-arabs-1.890008

By Ramzy Baroud, Special to Gulf News Professor Robert B. was my first Middle East politics lecturer at the University […]

Robert Ford is a mere conduit of failed US policies. (Wikimedia Commons) Articles

The Syrian Uprising: US Follows a Failed Path

  • October 4, 2011, 3:03 pm
  • http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MJ05Ak01.html

By Ramzy Baroud United States ambassador to Syria Robert Ford is quite a feisty diplomat. He shows up unannounced and […]

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Abbas’ Speech Seems to Appreciate Changing Reality

  • September 28, 2011, 3:46 pm
  • http://gulfnews.com/opinions/columnists/abbas-speech-seems-to-appreciate-changing-reality-1.878504

By Ramzy Baroud – Special to Gulf News Mamhoud Abbass’ UN General Assembly speech on September 23 is likely to […]

Ibrahim's death seemed to compel little, if any, media coverage. Articles

Ibrahim Zaza: The Gaza Boy Newspapers Omitted

  • September 28, 2011, 3:32 pm
  • http://arabnews.com/opinion/columns/article507896.ece

By Ramzy Baroud ‘Both of Ibrahim’s arms were cut off. He had a hole in his lung. Parts of his […]

The Palestinian people are fed up with symbolic victories. (UN Photo/file) Articles

Another ‘Symbolic Victory’: Abbas’ New Political Gambit

  • September 20, 2011, 4:06 pm
  • http://arabnews.com/opinion/columns/article504319.ece

By Ramzy Baroud – Arab News When Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas decided to go to the United Nations to […]

Turkey had no other option but to escalate before an obstinate 'ally.' (UN Photo) Articles

Taking on Turkey: Israel’s ‘Dangerous’ Game

  • September 14, 2011, 2:15 pm
  • http://arabnews.com/opinion/columns/article501287.ece?service=print

By Ramzy Baroud The UN Palmer Report, which largely exonerated Israel for murdering nine unarmed Turkish civilians in international waters […]

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Arab Spring Exposes Duplicity of Conventional Western Policy

  • September 13, 2011, 3:10 pm
  • http://gulfnews.com/opinions/columnists/arab-spring-exposes-duplicity-of-conventional-western-policy-1.866075

By Ramzy Baroud, Special to Gulf News For many Arabs, Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg is just another politician […]

Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. (Wikimedia Commons) Articles

For the Love of Israel: Congresswoman’s Misguided War on the UN

  • September 7, 2011, 8:48 pm
  • http://arabnews.com/opinion/columns/article498443.ece?

By Ramzy Baroud From an Israeli point of view, Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is the ideal American politician. Although many in […]

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Libyans Must Fully Liberate Themselves

  • September 1, 2011, 12:05 am
  • http://gulfnews.com/opinions/columnists/libyans-must-fully-liberate-themselves-1.859669

By Ramzy Baroud, Special to Gulf News Now that Gaddafi and his sons are on the run, western allies are […]

The Libya that inspired the world is capable of overcoming NATO's stratagems. (Aljazeera) Articles

Libya’s Next Fight: The West

  • August 31, 2011, 11:25 pm
  • http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20110901rb.html#.Tl6CYHXUCKM

By Ramzy Baroud At a press conference in Tripoli on Aug. 26, a statement read aloud by top Libyan rebel […]

Hidden hands seem to be orchestrating chaos in Sinai. (Via PressTV) Articles

Israel’s ‘Nice Little War’: Gaza, Egypt in the Range of Fire

  • August 24, 2011, 6:30 pm

By Ramzy Baroud Israeli writer Uri Avnery recently wrote an article entitled ‘How Godly Are Thy Tents?’, which began with […]

Image Credit: Illustration: Dana A. Shams/©Gulf News Articles

Lurking Dangers to the Arab Quest for Freedom and Reform

  • August 16, 2011, 9:07 pm
  • http://gulfnews.com/opinions/columnists/lurking-dangers-to-the-arab-quest-for-freedom-and-reform-1.852359

By Ramzy Baroud, Special to Gulf News Arab revolutions are currently facing real dangers, which vacillate between lack of prioritisation, […]

The age of the dictator, the Mubaraks and Ben Alis is fading. Articles

The US-Arab Disconnect

  • August 15, 2011, 11:35 pm
  • http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/news/content/view/full/108277

By Ramzy Baroud As the Arab Spring continues to challenge dictators, demolish old structures and ponder roadmaps for a better […]

Kids in Gaza. (Zoriah.net) Articles

Gaza. Somalia. Humanity Lives on

  • August 10, 2011, 6:02 pm
  • http://arabnews.com/opinion/columns/article486218.ece

By Ramzy Baroud I remember how exhilarated I felt when I was told I was old enough to fast for […]

The Syrian regime is deliberately mixing up regional and national narratives. Articles

Syria: Tired Slogans and a Looming Dawn

  • August 2, 2011, 4:26 pm
  • http://arabnews.com/opinion/columns/article482041.ece

By Ramzy Baroud There is no linear narrative capable of explaining the multifarious happenings that have gripped Syrian society in […]

(Image Credit: Dana A. Shams, Gulf News) Articles

Syrian Voices Refuse to Die Down

  • August 2, 2011, 3:54 pm
  • http://gulfnews.com/opinions/columnists/syrian-voices-refuse-to-die-down-1.846370

By Ramzy Baroud As the Baath regime attempts to quell an unprecedented popular uprising in Syria, it is doing so […]

Arab revolutions are attempting to examine larger issues. (Aljazeera) Articles

Arab Awakening and Western Media: Time for New Revolutionary Discourse

  • July 27, 2011, 5:00 pm
  • http://www.onislam.net/english/culture-and-entertainment/media/453221-stop-this-press-its-time-for-a-media-revolution-.html

By Ramzy Baroud When President Ali Abdullah Saleh tried desperately to quell Yemen’s popular uprising, he appealed to tribalism, customs […]

Let us all do what we can to help. (Via Aljazeera) Articles

Ground Your Warplanes, Save the Horn of Africa

  • July 21, 2011, 2:31 pm
  • http://arabnews.com/opinion/columns/article474803.ece?comments=all

By Ramzy Baroud ‘When you are hungry, cold is a killer, and the people here are starving and helpless.’ Not […]