Claude Salhani
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Articles by Claude Salhani
September 23, 2005
The level of hatred permeating the Middle East conflict runs so deep that it often blinds those involved in it. Indeed, both Israeli settlers and Palestinian refugees have more in common than either side will ever admit. Yet, neither side seems to recognize that what the other side is living through...
August 16, 2005
Will Israel's unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip after 38 years of occupation, ironically be claimed as a unilateral victory by Hamas? Will the Israeli withdrawal offer the region another chance for peace? Or will it instead plunge the Middle East into greater turmoil and violence if Palestin...
August 15, 2005
Sir Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones, the Methuselahs of the rock 'n' roll world, who in the past have managed to remain mostly apolitical in their choice of lyrics, suddenly find themselves delving into geopolitics -- and big-time criticism -- with the release of their latest album; one which the...
August 04, 2005
The king is dead. Long live the king.
Saudi King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz died Monday in a Riyadh hospital after a long illness, sending oil prices soaring over $61.02 a barrel. The royal palace immediately announced the appointment of Crown Prince Abdullah, declaring him the new king and custodian of...
August 03, 2005
The latest U.S. intelligence estimates indicate that Iran is now a decade away from being able to manufacture key ingredients allowing it to build a nuclear weapon. This is double the previous estimate, put at five years. How seriously should we take these findings?
"The intelligence estimate is ...