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Ramzy Baroud

Articles

The Lobby vs. America: On Netanyahu’s Lies and the Spineless Politicians

  • April 1, 2010, 2:52 am
  • http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=25312

By RAMZY BAROUD As I listened to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address an animated crowed of supporters on March […]

My Children, Ralph Nader and the South China Sea

  • March 25, 2010, 9:02 am
  • http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=25112

By RAMZY BAROUD I basked in the warm Borneo sun, following a long run somewhere at the edge of a […]

Effective boycott and divestment campaign is a must for reining in belligerent Israeli government. Articles

Activism is Change, Not academic Squabbles and Bickering

  • March 18, 2010, 9:17 am
  • http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=/data/opinion/2010/March/opinion_March100.xml§ion=opinion

By RAMZY BAROUD An activist is a person who feels strongly about a cause and who is also willing to […]

We don’t really know much about the man aside from what Israeli wants us to know. (Via Aljazeera) Articles

Alternative Reading of the Al-Mabhouh Murder

  • March 10, 2010, 10:08 pm
  • http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/LC10Ak03.html

By RAMZY BAROUD The killing of Palestinian activist Mahmoud al-Mabhouh on January 19, 2010 was clearly a well-planned, violent and […]

Flexible Afghanistan War Objectives: And the Agony Grinds On

  • March 4, 2010, 1:02 am
  • http://arabnews.com/opinion/columns/article25220.ece?comments=all

By RAMZY BAROUD Washington and its willing mouthpieces in the media have for years been trying to sell us the […]

Challenging History: Why the Oppressed Must Tell Their Own Story

  • February 26, 2010, 3:38 am
  • http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=/data/opinion/2010/February/opinion_February143.xml§ion=opinion

By RAMZY BAROUD When American historian Howard Zinn passed away recently, he left behind a legacy that redefined our relationship […]

Western Media, Not Israeli Hasbara

  • February 17, 2010, 10:20 am
  • http://arabnews.com/opinion/columns/article18156.ece?comments=all

By RAMZY BAROUD With the dreadful threat of yet another Israeli war in the Middle East looming, Israeli propaganda machine […]

The Useless Logic of Round Numbers: War is Criminal Any Day

  • February 8, 2010, 3:50 am
  • http://www.palestinechronicle.com/view_article_details.php?id=15734

By RAMZY BAROUD The media’s habit of revisiting certain issues at set intervals can be strange and even illogical at […]

Gaza and Lebanon: Beware the Iron Wall, the Coming War

  • February 3, 2010, 9:44 pm
  • http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=/data/opinion/2010/February/opinion_February16.xml§ion=opinion

By RAMZY BAROUD The Israeli military may be much less effective in winning wars than it was in the past, […]

It’s Not a New Turkey, It’s The Right Time

  • January 28, 2010, 12:02 am
  • http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/LA27Ak03.html

By RAMZY BAROUD Uri Avnery’s assessment of the recent Israeli-Turkish diplomatic and political row – that “the relationship between Turkey […]

But why the charged, exaggerated commentary? Articles

Iran and Latin America: The Media States Its Case

  • January 21, 2010, 3:31 am
  • http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?col=§ion=opinion&xfile=data/opinion/2010/January/opinion_January119.xml

By RAMZY BAROUD Should the United States be concerned about Iran’s determined efforts to reach out to Latin America? Or, […]

The valiant peace warriors of Viva Palestina have truly set new standards. Articles

An Odyssey for Justice

  • January 14, 2010, 12:50 am
  • http://www.alarabiya.net/views/2010/01/13/97214.html

By RAMZY BAROUD The recent actions of people from around the world in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza […]

Media Vultures Are Coming: Freedom of Expression at Risk

  • January 7, 2010, 5:09 am
  • http://www.alarabiya.net/views/2010/01/06/96478.html

By RAMZY BAROUD As you flip through a range of channels on your TV or browse through a stack of […]

On Gaza Drivers, Rumours and Egypt’s Steel Wall

  • December 31, 2009, 1:27 am
  • http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=/data/opinion/2009/December/opinion_December191.xml§ion=opinion

By RAMZY BAROUD Those pesky taxi drivers of Gaza are always circulating rumours. One story that made the rounds during […]

A Single State, with Liberty and Justice for All

  • December 28, 2009, 11:09 am
  • http://www.palestinechronicle.com/view_article_details.php?id=15647

By SUSAN ABULHAWA with RAMZY BAROUD Prior to the establishment of Israel, Palestine had been multi-religious and multi-cultural. Christians, Muslims […]

Muslims Must Not Pay Price for Europe’s Identity Crisis

  • December 24, 2009, 1:22 am
  • http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1260258272417&pagename=Zone-English-Euro_Muslims/EMELayout

By RAMZY BAROUD It seems that the targeting of Muslims and Islam has become a kind of national theater in […]

The Lobby Within

  • December 17, 2009, 4:46 am
  • http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=/data/opinion/2009/December/opinion_December91.xml§ion=opinion

By RAMZY BAROUD A just and peaceful solution to the protracted Palestinian-Israeli conflict is only possible when the US ceases […]

The Hypocrisy of Al-Demoqratia

  • December 10, 2009, 12:42 am
  • http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KL08Ak01.html

By RAMZY BAROUD So this is how democracy works? In 2004, France banned headscarves and school principals chased after young […]

'The truth is, the Indians never had any real title to the soil.' - Roosevelt Articles

A People’s History of Thanksgiving

  • December 1, 2009, 9:12 am
  • http://www.palestinechronicle.com/view_article_details.php?id=15570

By RAMZY BAROUD This week Americans will observe ‘Thanksgiving’ commemorating a romanticized era in their nations record, celebrating the supposed […]

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. (Photo: Ramzy Baroud) Articles

A Paradigm Shift in Singapore: Yet Apec Offers No Clear Answers

  • November 25, 2009, 6:40 am

By RAMZY BAROUD Like scores of journalists, I attentively listened as Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivering his closing […]