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Al Qaeda's Deafening Silence--11/14/2008 12:00:00 AM

Claude Salhani is international editor of United Press International. The election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States was greeted with elation around the world with crowds taking to the streets to express their joy ...

From CLAUDE SALHANI, FrontPage Magazine,  14 Nov 2008
Related Topics: Al-Qaeda,  Barack Obama,  George W. Bush,  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,  BBC

SALHANI: Covert forces trumpet successes in war on terror

Fighting terrorism necessitates a two-pronged approach - covert action by special forces and smart intelligence. Covert action is absolutely central to winning the war on terrorism, just as it was the decisive instrument of the Cold War, said a senior ...

From CLAUDE SALHANI, Washington Times,  31 Oct 2008
Related Topics: The Pentagon,  Al-Qaeda,  Pope Benedict XVI

What's Afoot in Syria?--10/10/2008 12:00:00 AM

Claude Salhani is international editor of United Press International. Syria has long claimed it is tied to Lebanon in more ways than one. Over the last two weeks this statement has proven to be far more on the money than Syria would have ...

From CLAUDE SALHANI, FrontPage Magazine,  10 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Hezbollah,  Nicolas Sarkozy,  Fouad Siniora,  The Pentagon,  National Security Council

King Abdullah's experiment

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia had a good idea in convening an interfaith conference in the Spanish capital, Madrid, earlier this month. The meeting brought together some 200 representatives of the three monotheistic faiths - Christianity, Islam and ...

From CLAUDE SALHANI, International Herald Tribune,  29 Jul 2008
Related Topics: King Abdullah,  Al-Qaeda,  Saddam Hussein,  Osama bin Laden,  George W. Bush

Analysis: Deterrence or olive branch?

When Yasser Arafat addressed the United Nations in 1974, he said he came bearing an olive branch and a freedom fighter's gun. Today, nuclear deterrence has replaced the gun. ...

From CLAUDE SALHANI, United Press International,  28 Apr 2008
Related Topics: George W. Bush,  Central Intelligence Agency,  Yasser Arafat,  Saddam Hussein

Analysis: Engaging 'negotiable terrorism'

Defying U.S. and Israeli warnings, Jimmy Carter met with Damascus-based Hamas leaders hoping to convince the Palestinian Islamists to renege on violence. ...

From CLAUDE SALHANI, United Press International,  21 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Jimmy Carter,  George W. Bush,  Menachem Begin,  United Nations,  Al-Qaeda

Analysis: A change in the Middle East?

A Lebanese politician predicts a new war between Israel and Syria and that Hezbollah's power in Lebanon would suffer a new assault from Israel. ...

From CLAUDE SALHANI, United Press International,  14 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Hezbollah,  Bashar al-Assad,  White House,  Saddam Hussein,  U.S. Democratic Party

Analysis: It's springtime; war in the air

It's springtime in the Middle East once again, and that usually means that fighting season may breakout soon. Unless…. ...

From CLAUDE SALHANI, United Press International,  7 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Hezbollah,  European Union,  Fouad Siniora,  Michel Aoun,  Henry Kissinger

Analysis: Damascus summit stresses schism

As expected, there were no surprises at the Arab summit in Damascus that ended Sunday without any breakthrough regarding the Lebanese presidential crisis. . ...

From CLAUDE SALHANI, United Press International,  31 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Saddam Hussein,  Emile Lahoud,  Hezbollah,  George Mason,  Georgetown University

Analysis: Poll says govt must heed polls

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney says he doesn't listen to public opinion polls; public opinion polls say Dick Cheney (and other politicians) should listen to public opinion polls. But how do you convince a politician that he should -- according to the ...

From CLAUDE SALHANI, United Press International,  24 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Dick Cheney,  White House,  Dana Perino

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