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Ramzy Baroud

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Engaging Syria: Losing Ground

  • June 6, 2008, 2:24 pm
  • http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/900/op13.htm

By RAMZY BAROUD On 15 May, President Bush gave a speech before the Israeli Knesset decrying "radicals and terrorists" (basically […]

John Hagee’s Not-So-Bright Vision

  • May 29, 2008, 4:22 pm
  • http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/opinion/2008/May/opinion_May109.xml§ion=opinion&col=

By RAMZY BAROUD The recent uproar surrounding Pastor John Hagee is only remarkable in the sense that it took so […]

One State: Coexistence, Not Apartheid

  • May 24, 2008, 1:38 pm
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By RAMZY BAROUD For the last 60 years, all those who have sought a genuinely peaceful and fair solution for […]

An Irreducible Fact: 60 Years of Denial

  • May 15, 2008, 4:19 pm
  • http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/897/sc8.htm

By RAMZY BAROUD Don’t ask for what you never had,’ is the underlying message made by supporters of Israel when […]

US Terrorism Report: Selective Data, Wrong Lessons

  • May 9, 2008, 7:09 pm
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By RAMZY BAROUD The data provided in the US State Department’s annual terrorism report for 2007 points to some interesting […]

Beyond Media Revolutions: Is Arab Media Truly Free?

  • May 2, 2008, 12:18 am

By RAMZY BAROUD On February 12, 2008, Arab League information ministers issued a communiqué outlining ‘tough’ guidelines for Arab satellite […]

The Bomb Squads: How to Survive a Gaza Refugee Camp

  • May 2, 2008, 12:12 am
  • http://www.palestinechronicle.com/view_article_details.php?id=13757

By RAMZY BAROUD The following are excerpts from Baroud’s upcoming book, “101 Ways to Survive a Refugee Camp.” We waited […]

Mixed Priorities: Why Palestinian Unity is Not an Option

  • April 23, 2008, 8:42 pm
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By RAMZY BAROUD Just days after the Hamas-Fatah clash last June in Gaza, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas looked firm […]

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