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After 7 months of besieging Tyre, the legendary Greek King Alexander the Great built a bridge to connect the insolent island with land. He stormed the high walls with newly invented war machinery and killed every person in the city (333 BC). He provided future foreign conquerors with an important lesson: in... »

By Neal AbuNab Last week’s Ted Koppel Discovery Channel documentary painted a meticulously-framed picture of Iran to support a hostile mindset. It was like a self-fulfilling prophecy; one always finds what he is looking for. He focused on the schisms of Iranian society much the same way that Iran always points out the... »

Domestic policy and local issues have always played the primary role of bringing political parties to power. But no Palestinian organization has ever promised internal reform and won except Hamas. The struggle of Palestinians remains as a conflict with an external enemy in the first degree. Israel has made its policy... »

How to fix US Democracy By Neal AbuNab   Sweeping changes have to be made to restore the faith of Americans in their system of government.  Recent polls have found that only 18% of Americans approved of the performance of congress.  Of course, these numbers reflect on the poor Republican leadership but there is also a sense... »

By Neal AbuNab   He just arrived in America fresh from Iraq.  The deep lines in the face of this 40-year old Chaldean Iraqi speak silently of the sorrow and sadness of his people.  He is very happy to be in America and he’ll never go back to Iraq.    Earlier this year he was kidnapped in Baghdad... »

After the 1967 war in the Middle East the dark ghost of defeatism descended upon the heart of Arabs. Their governments declared a state of emergency. They suspended the constitutional rights of individuals and spent their money stockpiling weapons. The threat of Israel was the overriding concern in every country and... »

Paralysis in the Middle East By Neal AbuNab   Muhammad Odeh, a local Palestinian Hamas leader in Ramallah was assassinated by masked gunmen the same day US Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice, was there visiting with President Mahmoud Abbas.  It was probably a small token of affection offered to please the visiting dignitary; a sacrifice at the... »

Some times it feels like we’re always in a race with time. We’re always in a hurry to get things done or racing to get some where fast or just trying to meet some body else’s deadline. Being in a hurry is part of our nature.... »