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17 April, 2011 Article 1. | Wall Street Journal The New Cold War Bill Spindle and Margaret Coker Article 2. The New York Post The storm in Syria Amir Taheri Anicle 3! The American Interest Political Order in Egypt Francis Fukuyama Article 4. NYT The Budget Debate, Revealed Richard W. Stevenson Articl

-- Article 2. The New York Post The storm in Syria Amir Taheri April 16, 2011 -- Yesterday was supposed to be the first day of what Syrian despot Ba shar al-Assad had dubbed "social calm"; he hoped his mixture of promises and repressive measures would silence the pro-democracy uprising that has shaken the Ba'at

t regime. Instead, the opposition mounted a "Friday of Resolution," with fresh nationwide marches against tyranny. In addition to other empty moves, Assad had ordered the release of protesters arrested in the past four weeks provided they had not done "anything that might undermine the interests of the

or watch our southern flank disintegrate into chaos." HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023468 --- PAGE BREAK --- Article 2. The New York Post The storm in Syria Amir Taheri April 16, 2011 -- Yesterday was supposed to be the first day of what Syrian despot Ba shar al-Assad had dubbed "social calm"; he hoped his mixture o

T hou• Shimon Post ) Piseilrol /meow 4 June, 2011 NYT President Assad's Bloody Hands Editorial Article 2. Article 1. The Washington Post Egypt's revolutionary justice Editorial Article 3. Al-Ahram Weekly Egypt: In

2 Article 1. NYT President Assad's Bloody Hands Editorial June 3, 2011 -- Syrians have shown extraordinary courage, standing up to President Bashar al-Assad's reign of terror. We wish we could say that about the international community. So long as Mr. Assad escapes strong condemnation and real punishmen

ry courage, standing up to President Bashar al-Assad's reign of terror. We wish we could say that about the international community. So long as Mr. Assad escapes strong condemnation and real punishment, he will keep turning his tanks and troops on his people. Human rights groups believe that more th

is also a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. EFTA_R1_02029449 EFTA02689800 Antele 7. Asharq Alawsat Iran: The fight at the top heats up Amir Taheri 03 June 2011 -- To jump or not to jump? For Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, that has become the question. Not long ago, Ahmadinejad was regard

T hou• Shimon Post ) Piseilrol /meow 4 June, 2011 NYT President Assad's Bloody Hands Editorial Article 2. Article 1. The Washington Post Egypt's revolutionary justice Editorial Article 3. Al-Ahram Weekly Egypt: In

2 Article 1. NYT President Assad's Bloody Hands Editorial June 3, 2011 -- Syrians have shown extraordinary courage, standing up to President Bashar al-Assad's reign of terror. We wish we could say that about the international community. So long as Mr. Assad escapes strong condemnation and real punishmen

ry courage, standing up to President Bashar al-Assad's reign of terror. We wish we could say that about the international community. So long as Mr. Assad escapes strong condemnation and real punishment, he will keep turning his tanks and troops on his people. Human rights groups believe that more th

is also a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. EFTA_R1_02029515 EFTA02689843 Antele 7. Asharq Alawsat Iran: The fight at the top heats up Amir Taheri 03 June 2011 -- To jump or not to jump? For Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, that has become the question. Not long ago, Ahmadinejad was regard

T hou• Shimon Post ) Piseilrol /meow 4 June, 2011 NYT President Assad's Bloody Hands Editorial Article 2. Article 1. The Washington Post Egypt's revolutionary justice Editorial Article 3. Al-Ahram Weekly Egypt: In

2 Article 1. NYT President Assad's Bloody Hands Editorial June 3, 2011 -- Syrians have shown extraordinary courage, standing up to President Bashar al-Assad's reign of terror. We wish we could say that about the international community. So long as Mr. Assad escapes strong condemnation and real punishmen

ry courage, standing up to President Bashar al-Assad's reign of terror. We wish we could say that about the international community. So long as Mr. Assad escapes strong condemnation and real punishment, he will keep turning his tanks and troops on his people. Human rights groups believe that more th

is also a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. EFTA_R1_02030855 EFTA02690501 Antele 7. Asharq Alawsat Iran: The fight at the top heats up Amir Taheri 03 June 2011 -- To jump or not to jump? For Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, that has become the question. Not long ago, Ahmadinejad was regard

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ry courage, standing up to President Bashar al-Assad's reign of terror. We wish we could say that about the international community. So long as Mr. Assad escapes strong condemnation and real punishment, he will keep turning his tanks and troops on his people. Human rights groups believe that more th

ional Studies. He is also a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. EFTA00584789 AnICIC 7. Asharq Alawsat Iran: The fight at the top heats up Amir Taheri 03 June 2011 -- To jump or not to jump? For Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, that has become the question. Not long ago, Ahmadinejad was regard

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l Article 6. The New Republic We shouldn't remove all U.S. troops from Iraq Fouad Ajami Article 7. Asharq Alawsat Iran: The fight at the top heats up Amir Taheri HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029628 --- PAGE BREAK --- --- PAGE BREAK --- --- PAGE BREAK --- --- PAGE BREAK --- --- PAGE BREAK --- --- PAGE BREAK

ffective in Libya. Instead, it embraced an effort to arm the self-evidently ineffective and incoherent opposition in its doomed effort to overthrow Bashar al-Assad. The administration said Assad's fall was inevitable but refused to make it so. Thousands died as Washington fiddled; instability and violence spre

n effort to arm the self-evidently ineffective and incoherent opposition in its doomed effort to overthrow Bashar al-Assad. The administration said Assad's fall was inevitable but refused to make it so. Thousands died as Washington fiddled; instability and violence spread into Lebanon, Iraq and Jorda

to 2008, and as envoy to Japan between 1997 and 1999. Artick 3. Asharq Alawsat American election: It is not the economy, stupid! EFTA00701618 Amir Taheri 12 October 2012 -- Seduced by catchy formulae, American punditry is often a prisoner of clichés. One such is: "It's the economy, stupid!", initially

ce that the world has stood idly by as Bashar al-Assad has presided over the deaths of some 100,000 Syr

hone calls from Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. And one reason is Syria: Egyptian generals can't help but notice that the world has stood idly by as Bashar al-Assad has presided over the deaths of some 100,000 Syrian citizens. In the Middle East, you can, in fact, get away with murder. The Egyptian military wi

ill be too busy persecuting Egyptians. Jeffrey Goldberg is a Bloomberg View columnist. nicic 7. Asharq Al-Awsat Iran faces six sets of sanctions Amir Taheri August 16, 2013 -- Is Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani, boxing himself into a difficult situation? The question arises because Rouhani is tellin

wish to exclude actual or potentially unfriendly powers such as Iran, Russia and China from the region. The mullahs hope to delay the fall of the Assad regime so that they have more time to confirm their foothold in southern Iraq, their second hope. Emboldened by the victory of their Syrian brethr

to Hizbollah (Damascus's strong ally), said the rift between Qatar and the Syrian regime occurred when Doha attempted to convince Syrian President Bashar Al Assad to form an interim ruling council including Muslim Brotherhood representation. The fourth factor helpful in understanding the Qatar- Brotherhood al

interests of Iran as a nation-state do not coincide with those of Iran as a vehicle for the Khomeinist ideology. EFTA_R1_02208906 EFTA02723125 Amir Taheri was born in Ahvaz, southwest Iran, and educated in Tehran, London and Paris. Taheri has published 11 books, some of which have been translated into

, the question may well be redundant because military intervention is already taking place in a variety of ways. Russia and Iran continue to supply Bashar Al-Assad's forces with arms and military advice, while elements of Lebanese Hezbollah may also be involved in fighting anti-Assad units. At the other end of

folly of a `game- changing' intervention. Such a course of action must have the magnitude to tip the balance in favor of the rebels and accelerate Assad's downfall. Those opposed to intervention represent a spectrum of opinions. Some are pacifists who oppose all wars. Others are political orphans o

er that they are not there any more. Article 5. Asharq Alawsat Syria: Is it Time for Military Intervention? EFTA_R 1 _02209 002 EFTA02723195 Amir Taheri 18 February 2013 -- Has the time come for military intervention in Syria? Despite efforts in many capitals to dodge the question, it is moving to th