Epstein Secrets

not based on anyone's consent but on coercion and domestic terror. The governing 12 percent minority of the Alawite sect is Syria's equivalent to Saddam Hussein's clan of Tikriti Sunnis, both having ruled cruelly and bloodily. Indeed, the Assads have nursed a particular grudge against the Palestinians, almost

ity of the Alawite sect is Syria's equivalent to Saddam Hussein's clan of Tikriti Sunnis, both having ru

the Alawite sect is Syria's equivalent to Saddam Hussein's clan of Tikriti Sunnis, both having ruled crue

ith Dr. Ahmadinejad. The president then followed the Saudi monarch, King Abdullah, in his royal bankrolling effort to lure the eye doctor away from Nasrallah. Even the dynast's billions couldn't do the trick. Barack Obama will not reflect on how in just a bit over two years he got himself and America int

But Israel also has a short-term objective — and that is to play for time. Israel notes that its 1981 bombing of a nuclear reactor in Iraq set back Saddam Hussein's program — and did not result in some sort of massive retaliation. Something similar happened with the 2007 bombing of a Syrian installation. Neithe

e modest number of outside ground troops. They could be partly modeled on the protection we afforded Kurds in Iraq throughout the 1990s, even while Saddam was still in power. Alas, this task would be harder here. There is no natural geographic or demographic logic to any particular possible safe zone

ing of a nuclear reactor in Iraq set back Saddam Hussein's program — and did not result in some sort of ma

his many redundant speeches, Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah has been adamant about supporting the Assad regime of Syria. A few years ago, when Nasrallah made a speech, almost everyone in Lebanon would leave whatever they were doing to listen to what he had to say. His words made headlines and caused

ions of = military strike are not widely discussed. This ominously echoes the run up to the war in Iraq.ap> When Washington was preparing t= invade Saddam Hussein's Iraq, little consideration was given to what ca=e next. Ten years later, the mistakes are evident. Iraq did not pose the immediate security threat t

Iraq.ap> When Washington was preparing t= invade Saddam Hussein's Iraq, little consideration was given to

> When Washington was preparing t= invade Saddam Hussein's Iraq, little consideration was given to what ca

zbollah, to dispatch young foot soldiers to Damascus and drape his support for the Syrian dictator in the =arb of religious duty. Terrorist groups, Nasrallah sai= on April 30, had threatened to overrun and destroy the shrine. "If such=a crime were to take place, it will carry with it grave consequences,"

ad linking Sen. Cleland to °scoria bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. Sintilarly. Mr Bush defeated Sen. John

ing Sen. Cleland to °scoria bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. Sintilarly. Mr Bush defeated Sen. John Kerry,

land, 1)- ;a. — a Viet- nam triple amputee — by question- ing his "courage.' Rep. Chambliss ran an ad linking Sen. Cleland to °scoria bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. Sintilarly. Mr Bush defeated Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.. two years ago by constantly resurrecting the sear- ing memory of 9/11 and questioning Sen

Nasrallah. Their resistance on the battlefield makes them more dan- gerous adversaries — but also more plausible negotiating partners. Lit- tle in Nasrallah's past suggests that he will use his new stature to en- courage indirect negotiations with Israel, but, as 1973 reminds us, the aftermath of war c

irst black president of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama. The plaque could very well read that he h

actories and power plants, whilst electricity was sporadic in Lebanon anyway therefore it had nothing to lose! Is there anything more shameful than Nasrallah's words here? Please wake up and look at yourselves, even if the lights are turned off! Tariq Alhomayed is the Editor-in-Chief of Asharq Al-Awsat.

atement made on Aug. 27, Iranian Defense Minister Hussein Dehghan said, "A strike on Syria would threaten

ary efforts of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad in facing opposition forces. Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov er ported that Nasrallah had told him, when he met with him on April 27 during a visit to Lebanon, "I intervened in Syria to save the regime, which was on the verge of coll