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Ramzy Baroud

Articles

The US Palestine-Israel Fairytale

  • April 18, 2008, 2:53 pm
  • http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/893/op24.htm

By RAMZY BAROUD A memorable quote in Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer Abroad (1894) still carries a wealth of relevance. He […]

Basra Battles: Barely Half the Story

  • April 11, 2008, 5:30 pm
  • http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/892/op13.htm

By RAMZY BAROUD When it comes to Iraq, reporters appear intent on omitting or fabricating news. The latest battles in […]

No Checkpoints in Heaven

  • April 4, 2008, 5:44 pm
  • http://www.alarabiya.net/views/2008/04/02/47769.html

By Ramzy Baroud I still vividly remember my father’s face – wrinkled, apprehensive, warm – as he last wished me […]

Where Are the Iraqis in the Iraq War?

  • March 28, 2008, 9:26 pm
  • http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/890/sc5.htm

By RAMZY BAROUD Five years after the US invasion and occupation of Iraq, mainstream media is once more making the […]

The Coming Uncertain War against Iran

  • March 21, 2008, 5:15 pm
  • http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/889/re82.htm

By RAMZY BAROUD When Admiral William J "Fox" Fallon was chosen to replace General John Abizaid as chief of US […]

Big Bang or Chaos: What’s Israel Up To?

  • March 15, 2008, 8:51 pm
  • http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JC12Ak02.html

By RAMZY BAROUD Why did Israel attack Gaza with such brutality? Did Israeli officials think, even for a fleeting moment, […]

‘Unwavering Commitment’ to Inequality

  • March 7, 2008, 2:34 pm
  • http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/887/re3.htm

By RAMZY BAROUD Death hovered over Gaza long before locally-made Palestinian rockets struck near the Israeli southern town of Sderot […]

Mahmoud Abbas Needs a Miracle

  • February 28, 2008, 5:23 pm
  • http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/opinion/2008/February/opinion_February104.xml§ion=opinion&col=

By RAMZY BAROUD Time is running out for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Although […]

The ‘Known Unknowns’ of the Mugniyah Killing

  • February 20, 2008, 6:30 pm
  • http://atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JB20Ak01.html

By RAMZY BAROUD We know well who killed top Hezbollah commander Imad Mugniyah on February 12 in Damascus. Although in […]

Will Iraq War Define US Elections?

  • February 16, 2008, 4:02 pm
  • http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/884/in3.htm

By RAMZY BAROUD As the race for the presidential nominations progresses, the stances of and attitudes towards both Republican and […]

Media Language and War: Manufacturing Convenient Realities

  • February 11, 2008, 2:13 pm
  • http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/883/op11.htm

By RAMZY BAROUD In the competitive world of media today, swift and conveniently selective reporting is of prime importance. GoogleNews, […]

People’s Power in Gaza

  • January 31, 2008, 6:40 pm
  • http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/opinion/2008/January/opinion_January115.xml§ion=opinion&col=

By RAMZY BAROUD In a radio interview prior to the US invasion of Iraq, David Barsamian asked Noam Chomsky what […]

The True Miracle of Israel

  • January 25, 2008, 6:58 pm
  • http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/881/op131.htm

By RAMZY BAROUD Israelis and their supporters tend to depict Israel as a country of miracles. What else could explain […]

Guantanamo as a Symbol

  • January 17, 2008, 6:09 pm
  • http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/880/in5.htm

By RAMZY BAROUD 11 January marked the sixth year anniversary of the establishment of the Guantanamo detention camp. Mere months […]

US Elections: Just Like the Movies

  • January 11, 2008, 6:56 pm
  • http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/879/in3.htm

By RAMZY BAROUD The United States political process bears an uncanny resemblance to mainstream filmmaking. Elections and speeches are scripted […]

Despite ‘Good News’, Iraq is not Okay

  • January 5, 2008, 6:12 pm
  • http://www.alarabiya.net/views/2008/01/01/43652.html

By RAMZY BAROUD In recent months, we have been inundated by media reports bringing good news from Iraq, with countless […]

Machiavellian Musharraf

  • December 27, 2007, 6:19 pm
  • http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/opinion/2007/December/opinion_December96.xml§ion=opinion&col=

By RAMZY BAROUD The 42-day drama in Pakistan is far from over; the declaration of emergency and the lifting of […]

Politicising Gaza’s Misery

  • December 19, 2007, 8:06 pm
  • http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/876/reg4.htm

By RAMZY BAROUD Intense debate over Gaza is subsiding as the status quo is delineated — predictably — by those […]

On Romney, Mormonism and Islam

  • December 14, 2007, 4:56 pm
  • http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/opinion/2007/December/opinion_December47.xml§ion=opinion&col=

By RAMZY BAROUD Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s speech on December 6th – in which he tried to ‘explain’ his […]

The True Aim of Annapolis, and Why It Failed

  • December 10, 2007, 6:28 pm
  • http://www.khaleejtimes.com/ColumnistHomeNew.asp?section=ramzybaroud&col=yes

By RAMZY BAROUD The US-sponsored peace conference in Annapolis, Maryland was neither a success nor failure, if one accepts that […]