Archive for the 'Hariri' Category

The Man Who Wrote the Mehlis Report on Rafiq al-Hariri’s Murder Claims Third Witness was a “full-blown mythomaniac”

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, May 5th, 2011

US Loses Lebanon, Worries about Losing Egypt; Tunisians Ask Feltman to Go Home

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Lebanon Remains Hostage to the Arab-Israeli Conflict with US Blessing

Posted by Joshua on Monday, January 24th, 2011

Obama Trapped in Bush’s Lebanon War

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

Tape Two from New TV: Hariri Gives His Side of the Story

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, January 16th, 2011

Saad Hariri Talking to Saddiq, a False witness; Why Tunisia Is Unlikely in Syria

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, January 15th, 2011

Lebanon’s Return to Political Paralysis and Economic Stagnation

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

Wikileaks: “Syrian-Iranian Relations return to normal”; Jordan, Turkey, and US Seek Improved Iran Relations; Hariri Tribunal Delayed;

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 18th, 2010

Wikileaks: Bellemare “has no case” against Syria

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

Wikileaks: “General Rifi is convinced that Syrian authorities are directly responsible for all three crimes,” said a cable classified by Jeremy Feltman

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, December 5th, 2010

Disapearing Golan; Hariri Murder; Iran

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

Can the US Convince Hariri to Stand up to Hizbullah with the Lebanese Tribunal?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, November 18th, 2010

The Special Lebanon Tribunal Power Play – The End of the Bush Agenda

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, October 7th, 2010

News Round Up (13 Sept 2010)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, September 13th, 2010

Drought Hits East for Forth Year Causing More Distress

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

Lebanon PM: I was wrong to accuse Syria of Rafik Hariri murder

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

“Bush White House Wanted to Destroy the Syrian State by Force and With Urgency,” Tony Blair

Posted by Joshua on Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Will rising tensions in the Middle East lead to another catastrophic war?

Posted by Alex on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

News Round Up (19 April 2010)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, April 19th, 2010

The Case for Syria

Posted by Alex on Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

More on New US Amb., War Bluster, Hariri Court

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, February 6th, 2010

End of Arab Cold War Makes Syria Man in the Middle

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 25th, 2009

Assessing Hariri’s visit to Lebanon and Syria’s Rise

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Hariri Speech Reveals Bad Arabic; Adam Ereli Possible Ambassador to Syria

Posted by Joshua on Monday, December 21st, 2009

Hariri Goes to Damascus; US Gives More and Better Arms to Israel

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 19th, 2009

Turkey’s “Zero Crescents, Zero Axises, and Zero problems” Foreign Policy is Catching on.

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Sharaa on Turkey, the US, Lebanon; Diplomats on Bus Explosion; Turkey’s Leadership

Posted by Joshua on Friday, December 11th, 2009

Lebanon Gets a New Government

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Syria Seeks to Separate US Relationship from Arab-Israeli Conflict

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, August 20th, 2009

Hariri Majority thin with Jumblatt Defection; Brits Urge Peace

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

News Round UP (Sunday 20 July 2009)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, July 20th, 2009

Muallem: “Yes, we want the Golan Back on a Silver Platter.”

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

The Mitchell Visit: Why it is Important

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

“New Evidence Points to Hezbollah in Hariri Murder,” by Erich Fallath

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

Hariri Tribunal Releases Lebanese Generals for lack of Evidence

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Engagement and its Many Critics

Posted by Joshua on Friday, March 20th, 2009

Asma al-Asad on Gaza: Obama’s Dream Team

Posted by Joshua on Monday, January 12th, 2009

News Round Up (December 19, 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 20th, 2008

Hariri Tribunal Revives Speculation and Spin

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 6th, 2008

News Round UP (6 December 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 6th, 2008

Syrian TV shows men ‘confessing’ to deadly bomb blast

Posted by Alex on Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Syria plays hardball with the Saudis, by Sami Moubayed

Posted by Alex on Thursday, October 9th, 2008

US to Lift Sanctions on Syria? More on Syrian Military North of Lebanon

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, October 5th, 2008

News Round UP (13 Sept. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, September 13th, 2008

News Round UP (9 Sept. 2008)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, September 8th, 2008

Walid Jumblatt Sets a New Course

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

“Israel, Don’t Undermine Beirut,” by Joshua Landis with Help from David Schenker

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

“Lebanese and Syrian Leaders as Seen by a Harvard Graduate Student,” by Kiernan

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Give up the gun, go for EMBAs

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Syrian Media – The Challenge and the Need to Act

Posted by Alex on Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Bush Promises Support that Analysts Say He Cannot Give

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Hizbullah Proves it Does Not Want a Tehran on the Mediterranean

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, May 11th, 2008

March Toward Disaster

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Did Chirac know?

Posted by Alex on Sunday, April 13th, 2008

Upping Diplomatic, Judicial, Economic and Military Pressure on Syria is Unlikely to Work

Posted by Joshua on Friday, April 11th, 2008

Brother Accuses France of Killing Siddiq: US Accuses French and Swiss of Breaking Spirit of Sanctions

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

France Lets Key Witness in Hariri Trial Escape: Kushner Sorrowful

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

“Major Breakthrough in Hariri Investigation” by Jacob Tafnis

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

UN Investigator Bellemare says ‘Criminal Network’ killed Hariri

Posted by Joshua on Friday, March 28th, 2008

Syrians and Lebanese Respond to Statement that “Syria Needs to Articulate a Clear Lebanon Policy”

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Can the International Tribunal Change Syrian Policy?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Syria’s Stand on Lebanon: Saudi Arabia Withdraws Ambassador From Damascus

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Arab League Mediation in Lebanon Fails

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, January 13th, 2008

Who is at Fault in Lebanon? The Blame Game Heats Up

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, January 10th, 2008

Lebanese Skeptical Deal for New Gov. Will Fly

Posted by Joshua on Monday, January 7th, 2008

The soldiers of truth are back

Posted by Alex on Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Lebanon and the Art of Kabuki Theater

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Best of Comments on US Opening to Syria

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

How the Lebanese Delegation was Blindsided at Annapolis

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, December 1st, 2007

Annapolis Round Up: Was Syria a Winner at Annapolis?

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Announcing Creative Syria Forum’s November 2007 topic: Syria’s RegionalPolicies

Posted by Alex on Sunday, November 18th, 2007

News Round Up (3 Nov. 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Assassination Accusations Abound in Lebanon

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

News Roundup (31 Oct. 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Turkey and Lebanon

Posted by Joshua on Friday, October 19th, 2007

Nasrallah calls on Saudi Arabia to boycott the upcoming Middle East conference

Posted by Alex on Saturday, October 6th, 2007

News Round Up (4 Oct. 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, October 5th, 2007

What Abu Salim Taha’ of Fatah al-Islam Confessed

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, October 4th, 2007

News Round Up (27 Sept. 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Fatah al-Islam Finished as Political Battle Heats UP

Posted by Joshua on Monday, September 3rd, 2007

U.N. probe has identified people who may have been involved in Hariri assassination

Posted by Joshua on Friday, July 13th, 2007

Will Syria and Israel talk, fight or wait?

Posted by Alex on Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

Gambill on US Policy in Lebanon and Fatah al-Islam

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, July 1st, 2007

The Presidential Plebiscite and Pageantry: What does it Mean?

Posted by Joshua on Monday, June 4th, 2007

News Round Up (28 May 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

News Round Up (12 May 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Friday, May 25th, 2007

“Lebanon Unrest Puts Hariri Tribunal In Peril” by Solomon

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

News Round Up (19 May 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, May 20th, 2007

“A Review Of Mr. Assad’s First Term in office” by Ehsani

Posted by Joshua on Friday, May 18th, 2007

Draft U.N. Security Council Resolution Ready for Tribunal

Posted by Joshua on Friday, May 18th, 2007

News Round-Up

Posted by Alex on Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Bernard Gwertzman (CFR consulting editor) interviews Joshua Landis

Posted by Alex on Monday, May 14th, 2007

Hariri Tribunal set for May 22?

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, May 13th, 2007

Assad Rules out Cooperation with Hariri Tribunal if Sovereignty Threatened

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, May 10th, 2007

News Roundup (8 May 2007) Rice Says Yes to Chapter VII Tribunal

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

Lebanese Certain Chapter VII Tribunal Will Pass UN Vote End of May

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, May 6th, 2007

Tribunal Tribulations – Is the Hariri Court Dead?

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

News Round Up (26 April 2007)

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, April 26th, 2007

Will the Hariri Tribunal get UN approval?

Posted by Joshua on Friday, April 20th, 2007

The Truth about Syria: Will the UN vote for a Tribunal?

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, April 12th, 2007

Seymour Hersh: “We may never find out who ordered Hariri assassination”

Posted by Joshua on Monday, April 2nd, 2007

“Farid Ghadry, Syria’s Chalabi: From Washington to Damascus,” by Salim Abraham

Posted by Joshua on Sunday, March 25th, 2007

France Urged Israel to Bomb Syria

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, March 22nd, 2007

Brammertz V – Comments and Contextualization (by t_desco)

Posted by Joshua on Monday, March 19th, 2007

Readers Responses to my Last Post

Posted by Joshua on Monday, March 12th, 2007

Saudis and Syrians …Brothers or Rivals?

Posted by Alex on Monday, March 5th, 2007

Feb 14 Raises the Rhetoric

Posted by Joshua on Thursday, February 15th, 2007

Three Camps on Gemayel Murder and Syria

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Blanford’s Hariri Book. Syria Talks Urged by Britain

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 11th, 2006

News Round-Up Nov. 10 2006

Posted by Joshua on Saturday, November 11th, 2006

Lebanon War Strikes Back – Washington Accuses Syria of Crimes

Posted by Joshua on Wednesday, November 1st, 2006

Brammertz, Opposition Releases, and Israeli Talks

Posted by Joshua on Tuesday, September 26th, 2006