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October 31
Saudis step up global security role
Investigators link package explosives to al-Qaeda bomb-maker in Yemen
Terror plot foiled: But is the threat in Yemen growing?
Yemen packages: Is Al Qaeda focusing on small-scale attacks?
Arthur Brisbane: Sharing secrets at arm’s length
Zvi Bar'el : The apartheid is already here
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October 30
Middle East Christians are told to embrace secularist drive
Raymond Ibrahim: Islamists Accuse Egypt's Christians of… Radical Islam
'Euro Plot': Al-Qaida Said To Be Planning European Hostage-Takings
Bomb plot is said to contain ‘hallmarks of Al Qaeda’
As'ad Abdul Rahman: Israel has lost its equilibrium
The War of the Olive Harvest: Palestinians vs. Settlers
Such is the Peace Process: Obama as a Salesman
Recognition of the Jewish State - a Vital Step for Peace
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October 29
Scott Stewart: WikiLeaks and the Culture of Classification
Qatar: a tiny state with global ambitions
Saeb Erakat: The Israeli-Palestinian settlement impasse
Geopolitical Diary: U.S.-Iran Negotiations Redux
Faiza Alaraji: The dilemma of democracy in new Iraq
Hamid Alkifaey: Iran-weary Arabs won't be comfortable with a Shiite govt in Baghdad
Iraq: Opportunities for foreign influence
Mahjoob Zweiri: Iran's linkages
Ari Shavit: Has Israel become a third-world country?
Sigurd Neubauer: How Obama grew to become Israel's best friend
Ira Chernus: U.S. Can Put the Squeeze on Israel
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October 28
The Iranian Supreme Leader's Trip to Qom
Analysis: Al Qaeda fishes for Turks seeking jihad
Mkhaimar Abusada: The Hamas veto
Rami Khouri: Sudan Is Making Modern Arab History
Robert Dreyfuss: Baghdad Will Ask United States to Extend Its Military Role
Sami Moubayed: Hiding an Elephant
Geopolitical Diary: An Iranian-Pakistani Balance of Power in Afghanistan?
Michael Freund: What Bible is the Vatican reading?
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October 27
A 'Dumb War': Taking Stock of the Iraq Invasion
Iran's businesses worry in face of uncertainty
Saif al-Adel Back in Waziristan: A Top Terrorist Returns to Al-Qaida Fold
Feature: Yemeni khat chewers just don't want to quit
Bilal Hassen: Arab Contribution to Building Regional Power
Tariq Alhomayed: Who's Interested in Arabism Today?
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October 26
George Friedman: U.S. Midterm Elections, Obama and Iran
Is It Islamic or Islamist?
Geopolitical Diary: An Iranian-Pakistani Balance of Power in Afghanistan?
Why Israel sees double standard in response to Wikileaks' Iraq files
Marc Thiessen: The roots of Obama's demise
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: A worse record than Saddam's
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October 25
Some question insistence on Israel as Jewish state
Keith Ellison: Should America fear Muslims?
Jackson Diehl: Time to reboot our push for global Internet freedom
David Ignatius: Will China keep rising or succumb to its paranoia?
Drug and alcohol abuse growing in Iraqi forces
Analysis: Wikileaks reports could help halt Iran’s nuke drive
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October 24
Amir Taheri: Another plot in the land of conspiracies
Use of contractors added to war’s chaos in Iraq
Leaked reports detail Iran’s aid for Iraqi militias
Thomas Friedman: The Election That Wasn’t
Religious Satellite Channels: Closure is Not a Solution
Tariq Alhomayed: What is Halal for Hamas is Haram for Abbas!
Hussein Shobokshi : Musa's Recommendations
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October 23
Simon Henderson: Bandar Is Back
Simon Henderson: Balancing Rights in Bahrain
Secret Iraq war files offer grim new details
Ahamad Tibi: The Other Citizens of Israel
Daoud Kuttab: Don’t bet your life on peace
Ari Shavit: What is paralyzing Benjamin Netanyahu?
Doron Rosenblum: Who will recognize the Israeli nation?
Geopolitical Diary: The U.S. Approach to Managing the Persian Gulf
Analysis: The U.S.-Saudi Arms Deal and Riyadh's Military Challenge
First joint Saudi-Egyptian maneuver ever was geared to Iranian threat
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October 22
What triggers the suicide bomber
Arnaud de Borchgrave: New world disorder
Feature: Bahrain crackdown taints democratic system
Roger Cohen: The fiasco of Obama's rapid push for peace
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October 21
Bouthaina Shaaban:  Who Are the Real Prisoners?
Khaled Amayreh: More than an olive branch
Nabil Sha'ath: Does Israel want peace or to play the blame game?
Aluf Benn: Netanyahu may be remembered as a PM who missed his chance twice
Eldad Yaniv: It's time to continue and complete what Rabin began
Muslim sect sees struggle through Christian lens
Khamenei Seeks Rehabilitation in Qom
US deploys second air carrier in Persian Gulf with 60 warplanes
Egypt Cuts a Deal: Christians Fed to Muslim 'Lions'
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October 20
Mkhaimar Abusada: The Hamas Veto
US missile defence plans could spark EU-Nato tensions
Al-Maliki: We Now Know the Price!
Thomas Friedman: Just Knock It Off
James Zogby, a Catholic of Lebanese descent, works to dispel myths about Arabs
Pepe Escobar: And the winner is ... Muqtada
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October 19
The U.S., Iraq and an Iranian Role in Afghanistan
George Friedman: Germany and the Failure of Multiculturalism
Alon Ben-Meir: Israel's False Sense of Invincibility
Iran's Influence in Iraq: Game, Set, but Not Match to Tehran
Iran tells Iraqi prime minister 'get rid of America'
Iran backs Maliki for second term as Iraqi PM
Osama bin Laden 'living comfortably in Pakistan'
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October 18
Amir Taheri: A Gold Rush in Tehran
Bouthaina Shaaban: When Will the Conspiracy of Silence End?
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October 17
James Zogby: Ahmadinejad's brash rhetoric fuels region's fires
Caroline Glick: Obama and the US-Israel alliance
Zeev Sternhell: Israel's right needs perpetual war
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October 16
Michael Singh: Negotiations amidst the Settlement Freeze
Nicky Hage: Israel’s Omniscient Ears
Obama's foreign policy: big ideas, little implementation
Sami Moubayed: The Sad Tale of Two Leagues
Robert Dreyfuss: Obama’s Peace Talk Timing
Michael Singh: Negotiations amidst the Settlement Freeze
Leila Fadel: Iraq's Kurds set to be kingmakers again
Rami Khouri: What is the US trying to do?
The Israeli loyalty oath: What is Netanyahu up to?
Ian Black: Egypt's election campaign shows change is sluggish, but on the way
Faisal al Yafai: Iran's influence is here to stay
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October 15
Amir Taheri: The Sanctions Debate Heats Up in Iran
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid: Will Israel Expel a Million Palestinians?
Jonathan Cook: Israeli forces test transfer scenario of Arab citizens
Joseph Chamie: With talks stalemated, demographics define Israeli-Palestinian future
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October 14
Analysis: A Kurdish Warning to the Turkish Government
Osman Mirghani: Why Not Just Submit to Netanyahu?
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October 13
Feature: Damascus art gallery ignites Syrian culture war
Analysis: Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's New Issue
James Denselow: Beware a US Sponsored Arms Race in the Middle East
Sahar Namazikhah: Tehran defiant after failed Russian missile deal
Yasaman Baji: Iran’s hardliners fall out
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid: The Trans-Continental Extremist Virus
Tariq Alhomayed: Iraqiya Bloc for Speaker? A Cunning Plan
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid: Arab League: Division is the Best Solution
A new Israeli settlement freeze? What's behind Netanyahu's offer.
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October 12
Akiva Eldar: Bibi offered Abbas assisted political suicide
Analysis: New Initiatives Spark Debate on Netanyahu’s Intentions
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October 11
Questions arise about U.S. influence in Mideast
Gideon Levy: Welcome to a new theocracy - The Jewish Republic of Israel
Yoram Meital: Recipe for failure in Mideast peace negotiations
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October 10
Amir Taheri: War and Tehran's Illusions
Steven Lee Myers: Shuttle Campaigning, Iraqi-Style
Mira Edelstein: Water more important than oil for Middle East peace
David Bacon: Unionbusting, Iraqi-Style
Chaim Gans: Don't ask Palestinians to accept their humiliation as just
Robert Dreyfuss: United States and Iran Vie for Influence in Iraq
Syria: A movie without a soundtrack
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October 9
Analysis: A Rift Between Turkey's President and Prime Minister
Analysis: Lieberman's loyalty oath isn't unconstitutional, it's unwise
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October 8
Jill Hamilton: Laws are causing Christian disaffection
Jack Gold Smith: Don’t try terrorists, lock them up
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October 7
How arms deals are shaping the Mideast
Sami Moubayed : Iraq a house divided
Why Mahmoud Abbas is so committed to Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
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October 6
George Friedman: Terrorism, Vigilance and the Limits of the War on Terror
Michael Knights: End in Sight for Iraq's Government Stalemate
Simon Henderson: Pakistan Goes Rogue
Christopher Hitchens: America's powerful Jewish influence
Nehemia Shtrasler: Two men are making Israel's big decisions
Risks and advantages in U.S. effort in Mideast
A key back channel for U.S., Israeli ties
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October 5
Rami Khouri: A Bizarre Blend of Politics and Diplomacy
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid: Escalating Sectarian Conflicts
Bouthaina Shaaban: You get the truth only from ‘former’ officials’
Muhammad Diyab: Living on Death Row
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October 4
Without a chair at the table, Iran seeks influence nonetheless
Russian experts flee Iran, escape dragnet for cyber worm smugglers
Fred Hiatt: Will Obama's foreign policy follow his new democracy rhetoric?
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October 3
Feature: Peace talks come and go, but a settlement grows
Analysis: Syria in the Catbird Seat
David Ignatius: The continuous struggle along Pakistan's frontier
Dear Prime Minister: U.S. Efforts to Keep the Peace Process on Track
Tariq Alhomayed: Iraqi or Shiite?
Mshari Al-Zaydi: From Unrest to More Unrest
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October 2
CIA Escalates in Pakistan
David Ignatius: The continuous struggle along Pakistan's frontier
Rami Khouri: Israel exploits well its 'security' fears
October 1
Michael Eisenstadt: What the United States can leave behind in Iraq
Egypt: Sex, politics, murder and a lot of money
Amir Taheri: The Elephant and the Blindfolded Men
Tariq Alhomayed: Muallem the Teacher
Scott Stewart: Terror Threats and Alerts in France
Turkey and Russia: Cleaning up the mess in the Middle East
Israel: The Other Existential Threat
The U.S. and Pakistan: An alliance too crucial to fail
Has the European terrorism threat been overhyped?
Thomas Joscelyn: The Cyber Jihad Continues Unabated
Israel's undiplomatic chief diplomat strikes again

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