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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Rebels against the Pasdaran
Jerusalem Post Magazine, 23/12/11 In July, 2011, as the world focused on the bright hopes raised by the Arab Spring, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps launched a large-scale assault across the Iran-Iraq border. Their intention was to wipe out an … Continue reading
Syria: a word of caution
Defense Minister Ehud Barak was reported as predicting that the regime of Bashar Assad would fall within weeks. Certainly things are not going well for the Assad family dictatorship. The bloodletting continues as the Free Syrian Army and other insurgent … Continue reading
Iraq pays the entry fee to the Iran-led bloc
Jerusalem Post, 20/12/11 As the Assad regime in Syria fights for its life, it is important to remember that it still possesses a considerable number of assets. Perhaps most important among these is the fact that its regional allies have … Continue reading
Hizballah and the Arab Spring
Jerusalem Post, 6/12/11 Before the Arab upheavals of 2011, the Middle East was dominated by a cold war, pitting US-aligned regional states against a self-designated “Muqawama (resistance) Axis” of states and movements led by Iran. Both these blocs still exist. … Continue reading
