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Ramzy Baroud

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Obama’s Test: Democracy or Chaos in Latin America

  • October 7, 2009, 8:02 am
  • http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=20530

By RAMZY BAROUD Latin America stands at the threshold of a new era: one that promises a return to political […]

Iran’s Nuclear Theater Meant to Divert Attention

  • October 1, 2009, 9:25 pm
  • http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/opinion/2009/September/opinion_September145.xml§ion=opinion

By RAMZY BAROUD World events have taken an interesting turn recently, with the Goldstone report, which wreaked havoc in the […]

Justice This Time Around: Will Goldstone’s Report Deliver?

  • September 21, 2009, 5:05 am
  • http://www.palestinechronicle.com/view_article_details.php?id=15436

By RAMZY BAROUD ‘We may be witnessing the beginning of the end of the era of impunity,’ Nadia Hijab, a […]

Perpetual Grief over September 11th

  • September 16, 2009, 6:22 am
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By RAMZY BAROUD The anniversary of the infamous tragedy of 9/11, 2001, and the subsequent ramifications indeed induce, throughout the […]

A Fresh Approach in Afghanistan: An End to War?

  • September 10, 2009, 12:48 pm
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By RAMZY BAROUD Left out of the options under consideration in "Obama’s war" is the only one with any chance […]

US Audacity of Hope Falters

  • September 1, 2009, 10:01 am
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By RAMZY BAROUD The US has decided to be ‘flexible’ regarding its once touted call for a total Israeli freeze […]

Samar, 4, was supposedly one of the lucky ones on that day. (Aljazeera) Articles

Fighting for the Right to Walk

  • August 27, 2009, 1:02 pm
  • http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7§ion=0&article=125798&d=26&m=8&y=2009

By RAMZY BAROUD Gaza’s troubles have somehow been relegated, if not completely dropped from the mainstream media’s radar, and subsequently […]

Drones and Democracy in Afghanistan

  • August 18, 2009, 12:43 pm
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By RAMZY BAROUD With elections just around the corner in Afghanistan, it might be timely to reflect on the US […]

Fatah: A New Beginning or an Imminent End?

  • August 13, 2009, 2:33 pm
  • http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7§ion=0&article=125364&d=12&m=8&y=2009

By RAMZY BAROUD This is hardly the rational order of things. An overpowering military occupation was meant to be resisted […]

Gaza’s Kite Runners

  • August 7, 2009, 6:23 pm
  • http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7§ion=0&article=125177&d=5&m=8&y=2009

By RAMZY BAROUD When seen from a distance, kites in Gaza may look quite ordinary. But while Gazan children, in […]

Israeli Conundrum: ‘How to Deal with Iran’

  • July 31, 2009, 5:08 pm
  • http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KG31Ak01.html

By RAMZY BAROUD Israeli officials face a conundrum that may take more than military muscle-flexing to resolve: how to deal […]

The Real Tragedy – Who Killed Arafat and Why?

  • July 24, 2009, 4:11 pm
  • http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7§ion=0&article=124793&d=23&m=7&y=2009

By RAMZY BAROUD   Who killed Yasser Arafat? When the Palestinian leader was declared dead in a French hospital on Nov. […]

Civil society must not wait for Obama or any other to save slowly starving population in Gaza. (Aljazeera) Articles

Gaza and the Language of Power

  • July 16, 2009, 2:30 pm
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By RAMZY BAROUD Nearly six months have passed since the Israeli army ceased pounding the tiny stretch of land that […]

Forget the Headlines: Iraqi Freedom Deferred

  • July 8, 2009, 3:20 pm
  • http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7§ion=0&article=124366&d=8&m=7&y=2009&pix=opinion.jpg&category=Opinion

By RAMZY BAROUD As US combat troops redeployed to the outskirts of Iraqi cities on June 30, well-staged celebrations commenced. […]

Hamas’ Political Impasse: Between Principal and Necessity

  • July 2, 2009, 1:48 pm
  • http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7§ion=0&article=124184&d=1&m=7&y=2009

By RAMZY BAROUD Much can be said to explain, or even justify Hamas’ recent political concessions, where its top leaders […]

Beyond Politics: People for Sale in Hungry World

  • June 25, 2009, 8:46 pm
  • http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/953/op3.htm

By RAMZY BAROUD One might be tempted to dismiss the recent findings of the US State Department on human trafficking […]

Ahmadinejad's victory will serve as further 'proof' that diplomacy with Iran is not an option. Articles

Ahmadinejad Re-elected: Israel and Obama’s Iran Puzzle

  • June 19, 2009, 5:32 pm
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By RAMZY BAROUD The election victory of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is likely to complicate US President Barack Obama’s new […]

A Boy and an Artificial Leg: A Gaza Story

  • June 11, 2009, 2:20 pm
  • http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/951/re63.htm

By RAMZY BAROUD His room is ready; the walls have fresh paint and my kids prepared a basket of chocolates […]

Obama’s Speech: Great Oratory, Wrong Message

  • June 11, 2009, 2:15 pm
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By RAMZY BAROUD If great oratory is a prerequisite to peace, justice, and human rights, then President Barack Obama’s speech […]

Can Obama Work His Magic on Arabs?

  • June 3, 2009, 10:32 pm
  • http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KF02Ak04.html

By RAMZY BAROUD Among many major misconceptions pertaining to Arabs and Muslims is the common belief that they are a weak-willed, […]