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Miscellaneous English articles

For Year 2008

Dr. Walid Phares sheds light on Hezbollah's Iranian-Syrian coup/Lebanon’s “300″./By Walid Phares 12/05/08
Hezbollah’s Beirut’s Blitz.  By Walid Phares. May 09/08
Peace & Terrorism/Political Analysis addressing Hezbollah, Hamas, Syria, Lebanon & Israel/Worth Reading/all below six analysis are compiled in one file/Click Here
Why Israel’s Withdrawals Are A Mistake.By Dave Gordon.FrontPageMagazine.com 02/05/08
An eye on the North. Jerusalem Post 02/05/08
What’s Behind Olmert’s Flirtation With Syria?By Joshua Mitnick. 02/05/08
Damascus ascendant-By: Mustafa El-Labbad 02/05/08
The struggle for Syria-By: Hassan Nafaa. 02/05/08
Stalemate and external pressure/Lebanon - the never ending story of internal stalemate and external pressure. By: Manuela Paraipan 02/05/08
Straight from Iraq, a word of caution for Lebanon's political players-The Daily Star 22/04/08
Don’t rush to Damascus-By: Zalman Shoval .Ynetnews 22/04/08
Open Letter to MP. Elie Skasf/By: Lawson Kass Hanna 22/04/08
Hezbollah thrives on chaos and hypocrisy. By Abu Kais, Ya Libnan 22/04/08
The World Council for the Cedars Revolution:Press Release: Hezbollah allies assassinate Two Cedars Revolution Activists today in Zahle Lebanon. 21/04/08
Pope Benedict offers an impressive example of courage and humility-The Daily Star 21/04/08
Christian Politics in Lebanon. By: Ghassan Rubeiz.Global Politician 21/04/08

Butchering of Serbs condoned by the West-By Vojin Joksimovich 21/04/088
Aounism/A crumbling empire/The real reasons behind the postponement of FPM elections. By: Hanin Ghaddar, NOW Lebanon 10.4.08
Here's how Iran is vulnerable: a view from Israel-By Yossi Sarid 08/04/08

Why A Terrorist Strategy? By: Barry Rubin Apr 08, 2008 World Security Network
Who will wake up the West. By: Colonel Gary H. Rice 08/04/08. World Security Network 
The Biggest Loser. By Hussein Shobokshi 06/04/08
Mr. Suleiman Franjieh. After
watching your LBC interview I have few questions to raise. By: Lawson Kass Hanna 06/04/08
Will Media Escalation Lead to an Unexpected War in the Region?By: Raghida Dergham 05/04/08
Can Lebanon's politicians possibly be as obtuse as they seem? The Daily Star 05/04/08
The Winning Side of the Iraq Campaign.By: Walid Phares 04.04.08

Eye on Lebanon: The Republic of Lebanon? By: Manuela Paraipan 04.04.08

Reverse Success. Hassan Haider.Dar Al-Hayat 04/04/08
The Sunni-Shiite Terror Network-By AMIR TAHERI. Wall Street Journal 30.03.08
History will not look fondly on today's crop of Arab rulers-The Daily Star- 29/03/08
In the Middle East, it's about fighting while talking-By David Ignatius- 29/03/08

Analyze This: Tomorrow's no-show Arab Summit is a slap in the face ...Jerusalem Post 29/03/08
No leader to send- By: Lucy Fielder - Al-Ahram Weekly. 28/03/08
Summit stakes-Al-
By: Gamil Mattar-Ahram Weekly.28/03/08

The invisible guests of Syria- By: Ayman El-Amir-Al-Ahram Weekly, 28/03/08

Same as it ever was. By: Dina Ezzat -Al-Ahram Weekly,28/03/08

Hezbollah between the Summit and Custody. By: Hassan Haider-Dar Al-Hayat,28/03/08

Open letter from Lawson Kass Hanna to Bishop Boulos Matar 27/03/08
Lebanon's 'leaders' could learn a thing or two from the UAE's.The Daily Star. 28/03/08
Open letter from Lawson Kass Hanna to Bishop Boulos Matar 27/03/08
The Islamists really are true believers.By Michael Young. 27/03/08
The Arab summit: Lebanon's missed opportunity was Syria's, too-The Daily Star. 27/03/08

Bin Laden’s threat uncovers Jihadist message for Europe. By: Walid Phares 21/03/08
Lebanon according to Dehqan. Hassan Haidar. Al-Hayat  21/03/08
Walid Phares: Not electing a President is a serious miscalculation by March 14.  By: Walid Phares 20/03/08
Is General Aoun’s decision to “forgive” Syria pragmatism, or betrayal? Now Lebanon 16/03/08
The fight for Lebanon's freedom.By Farid Ghadry and Sami El-Khoury 14/03/08
In the Name of the Palestinian Cause.By: Mshari Al-Zaydi -Asharq Alawsat. 09/03/08
Hezbollah gets a billion dollar subsidy from Iran. By: Dr. Walid Phares.International Analyst Network 08/03/08
Freedom has a Price and does not come for free.By: Lawson Kass Hanna. 03/03/08
Syria, Iran: Lack of police making, and the open gates of Lebanon.By Dr : Riad Awwad. 16/02/08
The Candidate Who Can See the Enemy, Can Defeat It. By: Walid Phares. 03/03/08
Chad's Future Taliban enters capital while the West is asleep.By Walid Phares. 03/02/08
Release from the World Council of the Cedars Revolution/Colonel Charbel Barakat: Riots by Hezbollah and the Syrian-Iranian war room to paralyze Lebanon's institutions/January 27/08
DR. Walid Phares comment on Beirut bombing reports/ Written by Mideastwire, CRNews/ January 17/08
Hezbollah's Billion Petrodollars. By: Walid Phares. January 11/08
Lawson Kass Hanna/Distributing Weapons In Zgharta. 09/01/08
Lawson Kass Hanna/Iranian tactic/08/01/08
The Only Ever Solution To The Presidential Crisis Is A Hard One. By Sami Karam. December 25/07

For Year 2007
President Buch's Statement on Lebanon/December 21/07
Press Conference by the President George Buch/James S. Brady Press Briefing Room
Aoun tows Syrian line. By Ahmed Al-Jarallah.Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times. December 08/07
Dr. Walid Phares Cautions the Free World
Phares Says U.S. Must Deploy a Naval Task Force off Lebanon. W. Thomas Smith Jr. writes in the National Review's Military Blog,The Tank. November 21/07
Dr. Walid Phares reads in the US sanctions against Iran
US Measures aim at the heart of the Iranian Regime. By Walid Phares. October 26/07
Is It War? The Lebanese direction. By W. Thomas Smith Jr. October 23/07
Are Syria and Iran Manipulating Turkey on Iraq? By: Walid Phares. October 23/07
Former General Aoun & Orange TV Spreading Iranian-inspired Jihadist Propaganda.By Andrew Cochran. Counterterrorism. October 12/07
Nasrallah and the Israeli Scarecrow/By:Hassan Haidar-A/E/October 12/07
Holy War and Anti War: An Axis against Nature.By Walid Phares. October 15/07
A Forgotten Lebanese battle against terror.By: Dr. Walid Phares. October 13/07
A Rock and a Hard Place: The Seduction that Threatens Lebanon Again. By: Sami Karam. October 15/07
Former General Aoun & Orange TV Spreading Iranian-inspired Jihadist Propaganda.By Andrew Cochran. Counterterrorism. October 12/07
Nasrallah and the Israeli Scarecrow/By:Hassan Haidar-A/E/October 12/07
Five birds with one stone. By: Charles Jalkh/Freedom Fighter. October 4/07
Lebanon’s Arab Mistake…..Is the Second Coming?By Sami Karam. October 4/07

What if Lebanon fails to elect a new president?By: Dr. Salim Nazzal. September 30/07
Tensions grow between Lebanon's Shia and Sunnis. By: Mohamas Bazzi. September 30/07
Sectarian Colonies. By: Moustafa Zein.Dar Al-Hayat. September 30/07
Michel Aoun, Religious Scholar. By: Hassan Haydar. September 29/07
Aounist phenomenon: The Nationalism of Idiots. Hazem Saghieh.Al-Hayat. September 25/07

Syria Joins the Axis of Evil. JOHN R. BOLTON. Wall Street Journal -Page A19.September 25, 2007
Walid Phares comments on Bashir Gemayel's legacy/His assassins must be tried/14 September/07
A brave little force" defeats an al Qaeda Stronghold  By: Dr. Walid Phares. September 3/07
Al Qaeda's Travel Agent. By JOSEPH LIEBERMAN. Wall Street Journal. August 22/07

Lebanon: One Year On. By Sean Gannon. August 16/07
A minefield ahead for Bernard Kouchner. By Michael Young. July 19/07
The cells are already here, while more are coming.  By Dr. Walid Phares. July 11/07

A Hezbollah Coup Attempt This Summer? By Walid Phares. July 9, 2007 07
The Car Bomb Jihad: Is Britain seeing clearly?By: Walid Phares, Ph.D. July 2/07
The Hamas blitzkrieg. By Walid Phares. June 27/07
Lebanon, Gaza, the Broader Syro-Iranian Offensive. Dr. Walid Phares. June 22/07
Syro-Iranian massacre of Lebanese Politicians. By: Walid Phares. June 16/07
The Syrian-Jihadi highway in Lebanon. By: Walid Phares- June 3/07
The Christian Lebanese Movement/Release in both E/F. May 28.5.07
Al Qaeda's New Front in Lebanon. By: Dr. Walid Phares. May 23/07
The Winds of Freedom in the Land of the Cedars. Wake up call - I. By: Camil Bhersafi. May 13/07
Avoiding the chaos of two governments.By Michael Young. March 3/07
Two Revolutionary Projects in Lebanon and Turkey. By: Hassan Haydar.Al-Hayat. May 4.07
A comment from  Eddie Michel Fadel of Miami, Florida in support of Hezbollah's allies the Aounists and a response from Tom Harb Mideastwire  Editor. 30.4.07

Peacemakers need a new way of negotiating the 'right of return'. 30 March/07
Michel Aoun can cut the Gordian knot.By Michael Young. March 30/07
Defector Bares Iran Secrets. By: Niles Lathem & Oron Dan -New York Post 07.03.07
Finally: Muslims Speak Out Against Jihad. Author: Walid Phares 07/03/07
Give Abboud the Boot. Why does Syria need two ambassadors in Washington? Weekly Standard Magazine. by: David Schenker March 4/07
It's a war of ideas-Islam talk a first for Reclaiming America rally.By James D. Davis March 4/07
Tomb of Jesus theory challenged-By W. Winston Skinnner-The Times-Herald March 2/07
Hezbollah's Continuing Work Post-ceasefire victories. By Lokman Slim & Inga Schei March 2/07 The Army and Hezbollah's Preparations. By Elias Harfouch March 2/07
THE REDIRECTION. The New Yorker.By: Seymour Hersh 27.02.07
When murder should simply be called murder, not 'jihad' -By Laura McAleer and Hala Ali 27.02.07
Lebanon's politicians are fooling no one but themselves Daily Star 27.02.07
Learning nothing and forgetting nothing.By Michael Young .February 23 07
A Call For Phoenicia. By Edmond Nicolas 22.02.07
Syria's terror networks. By Farid N. Ghadry. Washington Times February 20, 2007
Iran and the talent for making enemies.By Paul Salem 21.02.07
Syrian pressure, Lebanese blood. By: Tony Badran - February 17/07
Hariri's Proposal and The Destructive Waiting.By: Walid Choucair Al-Hayat 17/02/07
Comparing & Contrasting Hizballah & Iraq's Miitias-By: Andrew Exum WIfNEP15.02.07
Hezbollah and Aoun are Lebanon's worst nightmare-Ya Libnan
The Revolt of the Decent People/French & English) 25.01.07
When Don Quixote takes to the streets -By Michael Young 23.01.07
As usual, both sides are to blame for Lebanon's latest brush with chaos-Daily Star

Aoun's Last Gambit. By Alan Hafeza, From Ya Libnan 28.01.07
Lebanon and the Limits of Protests. By: Ghassan Charbel Al-Hayat 07/01/07

For Year 2006
The Death of Cedars-FrontPage magazine.com 22.12.06
Iran: The Islamofascist Terrormasters-By: Christopher Holton. The Family Security Foundation. 22.12.06
Tactics for Dangerous Issues-By: Hazem Saghieh Al-Hayat - 23/12/06
A challenge to Muslims in the West Charter to subordinate Sharia introduced to European Union -© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com 22.12.06
Giving to Bashar Assad, and taking away -By Michael Young 22.12.06

Stopgap measures won't save Lebanon from its own fatal flaws -Daily Star 22.12.06

A key player in Lebanon alters his part.Gen. Michel Aoun, a Christian, has hitched his star to Hezbollah By Megan K. Stack, Times Staff Writer-December 21, 2006
Israel's Lieberman Calls for Tougher Stance on Israeli Arabs.By Ira Stoll-New York Sun 21.12.06

Are US Taxpayers Paying for a Network Infiltrated by Hezbollah?-Counterterrorism Blog 21.12.06
The conspiracy against Lebanon.By Adib F. Farha 20.12.06
Arabs must practice dynamic engagement, not traditional docility -Daily Star 20.12.06
If wars start in the mind, then impose peace of mind-By Mohammad Sammak 20.12.06
Lebanon's turmoil drains nightlife in downtown Beirut.Monsters and Critics.com 20.12.06
Can Lebanese Christians survive Islamic divisions? By Maria Abi-Habib 20.12.06
In history that reads like yesterday, not even the names have changed-By Paige Austin 20.12.06
The parallels are clear between 1975 and 2006 in Lebanon. By: Roni Harb. December 14.12.06
The Seven Points. By: Marc Choucair. December 14/06
The Trojan tumbling General Aoun as seen by Michael Young: The Lebanese opposition's first casualty-By Michael Young 14.12.06
Hizbullah has overplayed its hand -By Michael Young 07.12.06
Education Versus Jihad.By: Walid Phares 07.12.06
A puzzling run for president in Lebanon, Christian Michel Aoun is alienating his traditional backers and violating Lebanon's unwritten rules. By  TONY BADRAN-December 6/06
The Government of National Paralysis and Its Purposes. By: Hazem Saghieh Al-Hayat - 06/12/06
The International Tribunal and Siniora.By: Abdullah Iskandar Al-Hayat 06.12.06
Israel will pay price. By: Prof. Eyal Zisser Ynetnews  04.12.06
Street confrontations and constitutional remedies in the Arab realm-Daily Star 04.12.06
The Lebanese Co-Existence. By: Mohamed Ashab Al-Hayat - 04/12/06
Coups by the Opposition and the Majority.By: Abdullah Iskandar Al-Hayat -04/12/06
March 2005 and December 1, 2006-Walid Choucair Al-Hayat - Dar Al-Hayat 02/12/06
HizbAllah's Offensive in Lebanon: Day Three. By Walid Phares 04.12.06
Israel will pay price. By: Prof. Eyal Zisser Ynetnews  04.12.06
The Lebanese Co-Existence. By: Mohamed Ashab Al-Hayat - 04/12/06
Coups by the Opposition and the Majority.By: Abdullah Iskandar Al-Hayat -04/12/06
HizbAllah offensive in Lebanon: Day Two. By Walid Phares 0312.06
HizbAllah offensive in Lebanon: Day One. By Walid Phares 02.12.06
Can Bush Succeed in Facing the Iranian Role In Iraq, Palestine, and Lebanon? Raghida Dergham Al-Hayat 3.12.06
Crushing a Flower of the Cedar Revolution-By: Dr.Walid Phares -FrontPage magazine.com 24.11.06
Response to the Terrorist assassination of Gemayel-removal of Lahoud and UN Chapter 7. By: Dr. Walid Phares 22.11.06
Pierre Gemayel Is another Martyr. By: Randa Takieddin Al-Hayat - 23/11/06
Hezbollah in the Opposition.By: Abdullah Iskandar Al-Hayat - 23/11/06

Al Qaeda Wants an American Madrid. By: Dr. Walid Phares- The Washington Times - November 22, 2006

Envisioning U.S. Talks With Iran and Syria . By MICHAEL SLACKMAN-The New York Times 20.11.06
US Dialogue With Iran, Syria Would Be 'Disastrous,' Experts Say. By Julie Stahl- 18.11.06
Chaos in Exchange for the Tribunal.By: Walid Choucair Al-Hayat - 18/11/06

The Significance of the Global Consensus over the International Tribunal. By: Raghida Dergham Al-Hayat - 18/11/06
Leadership vacuum threatens both Iraq and Lebanon -Daily Star 18.11.06
The U-word-Al-Ahram Weekly. By: Serene Assir -Al Ahram 18.11.06
Hezbollah's Fallacies .By: Hassan Haydar 17.11.06
Another Lebanese Upheaval? By: Zuheir Kseibati 17.11.06

Nasrallah's Brinksmanship.By: Jefferson Morley-Washington Post. 17/11/06

Decree nisi. Al Ahram.By: Lucy Fielder 17.11.06

Around The Horn on Lebanon-Threatswatch. 16.11.06
The Shiite 'Train' Rolls in Lebanon.By: Daoud Shirian Al Hayat 16.11.06
Initiative Required from March 14 Forces.By: Abdullah Iskanda 16.11.06
Kiss goodbye to a liberal Middle East.By Michael Young 16.11.06
Impotence and Accountability of Lebanon's Political Establishment. By: Etienne Sacre (Abu Arz)‎ President of the Guardians of the Cedars Party
Narrowing the chasm. By: Lucy Fielder.Al Ahram 11/11/06
The Lebanese Government and UNIFIL.By: Abdullah Iskandar Al-Hayat 23.10.06
Aoun ups the ante. By: Lucy Fielder AlAhram Weekly 21.10.06
The General's Accountability-By: Elias Harfoush Al-Hayat Dar Al-Hayat 19.10.06
The Taef Agreement: The Curse of Lebanon.By:Etienne Sacre “Abu Arz”10.10.06
A choice Christians can't afford to make. By Michael Young- Daily Star staff 05.10.06
While Rice Visits Us - By: Hazem Saghieh -Al-Hayat  04.10.06
The statesman named Siniora. By Ahmed Al-Jarallah 03.10.06 
Who Is the Traitor. By Ahmed Al-Jarallah. September 28/06
Offer reform for Hizbullah's weapons. By Michael Young -Daily Star staff 28.09.06
Mr. Saniora, Give peace a Chance. By: Elias Bejjani- GlobalComment.com, UK - Sep 28, 2006
An Opportunity for Peace. By: Miguel Ángel Moratinos Cuyaubé . Al_Hayat  28/09/06
The Battle of Destroying the State.By: Daoud Shirian. Al-Hayat  28/09/06
A Nasserist Tone and a Leninist Nuance. By: Hazem Saghieh Al-Hayat 27.09.06
The March on ( Rome) Beirut. By: Hazem Sagieh Al-Hayat 26/09/06
Lebanon: Guarding the Faith. By: Mshari Al-Zaydi -Asharq Al-Awsat. September 23/06
Crescent leads ME peace plan. By Ahmed Al-Jarallah 20.09.06
When We Isolate Ourselves Voluntarily . By:  Hazem Saghieh -Al-Hayat 20.09.06
The Republic's Guide (and Understander Aoun) -By: Hazem Saghieh Al-Hayat  19.09.06
End’ is near for Hezbollah. By:  Ahmed Al-Jarallah  15/09/06
America 'alone'won't be enough -By: Ahmad Jarallah 14.9.06
Is Assad in full control? By: Ahmad Jarallah 14.9.06

Attempts to Decipher the 'Victory' Rid