by Paul Vallely | Dec 20, 2011 | MidEast
Editor’s Note – Syria is in a civil war yet no one is admitting such. It is important to understand the factions of the Middle East and the transnational guerilla fighters claim no loyalty except to a paycheck and meeting a quota adds to the increase in...
by Paul Vallely | Dec 18, 2011 | MidEast
Editorial Note – Obama loses yet another one, yes another diplomatic loss. This time, its a known Iranian operative who is going to get a slap on the wrist from the Iraqis. Al-Maliki brought a known Iranian operative, Hadi Farhan al-Amiri, to the White House...
by Paul Vallely | Dec 15, 2011 | MidEast
Editor’s Note – The troops are coming home, or at least leaving Iraq, totally. However, other things are left behind, and much of that stuff left behind is an economic boon for the locals, expecially dealers in junk, but is it all junk? Apparently, for...
by Paul Vallely | Dec 13, 2011 | MidEast
Compiled by SUA Staff – The following six videos, produced about a year ago, give the viewer a fairly good primer on the situation at hand today concerning Iran and its ambitions, versus the west and Israel. All the players are not present, but one major factor...
by Paul Vallely | Dec 13, 2011 | MidEast
Editor’s Note – With Hezbollah soldiers and IRGC troops already inside Syria, one wonders what will become of Iran’s ally Bashir Assad. Should the Assad regime fall to non-Shi’ite control, the Sunnis will likely be the heirs to the halls of...
by Paul Vallely | Dec 12, 2011 | MidEast
By Nikolay Surkov From RT.com Yesterday, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki set off for the United States, where he will meet with top American officials to discuss the future of the two countries’ strategic partnership following US withdrawal from Iraq, which...