Sa k rive koukouloulou a, ka rive kakalanga tou (What happens to the turkey can happen to the rooster)

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• Saudi's Trump Card: Dump Salafism

  Tue May 15, 2012
  • How do you see the effect of Sayyid Qutb on tariqatun and the way it relates to the Egyptian revolution? Can they truly be out of the Salafi sphere of influence?

• Syria, Iran, Israel: The Alternative Narrative

  Fri Mar 16, 2012
  • Bluearcher, why do you think Islam and democracy are rarely compatible? Or rather what were the rare instances when they were compatible?

• Syria, Iran, Israel: The Alternative Narrative

  Fri Mar 16, 2012
  • "Expect the unexpected in Syria. If I were Bashar Asad, I'd be very worried about my closest security. It takes just one bullet to end this regime. Bashar doesn't hold enough clout to run the state machinery.

• The Middle East: What really is happening

  Sun Feb 6, 2011
  • I hear they are diversifying by buying stuff all over the world but especially in Africa. Are they really the silent partner in all this?

• The Middle East: What really is happening

  Sun Feb 6, 2011
  • I'm surprised that you left China completely out of the picture. Where do they fall? They certainly have a significant stake.

• The Twitter war and the future of the Middle East

  Sat Jun 5, 2010
  • Great point. Nevertheless, I'm disinclined to believe (anymore) that Israel's strategy is about existing and being secure. I think the politically charged diaspora and the right wing in Israel have intentions that are far beyond simple Wilsonian ideas.

• The Twitter war and the future of the Middle East

  Sat Jun 5, 2010
  • I say no way. Israel will choose destruction before giving up the A bomb.

• Iran’s Two-Edged Bomb

  Wed Feb 10, 2010
  • I don't know why we are so worried about Iran when we have an unstable Pakistan already armed with nukes. I'm more concerned with some elements within Pakistan taking control of a bomb and using it against an any other nation.

• Turkish storm promises Mideast quake

  Thu Jan 28, 2010
  • I think Sabu is talking about Feb 28 period. Good news is, Sabu, when all this is over both you and I will be happier though we may be on different sides of the fence.

• Turkish storm promises Mideast quake

  Thu Jan 28, 2010
  • Thanks for helping me keep up w the fatherland from a long distance. The story is convoluted and schizophrenic all around. But all national transformations involve processes that are complicated. With a little bit of luck Turkey will come out the other end a better country.