by Robert Sharp and Sterling Jensen | Jan 8, 2013 | Monitor
By: Robert Sharp and Sterling Jensen Lebanon's national rejection of returning to civil war coupled with the buoyancy provided by the Lebanese Armed Forces will keep it from sinking into the Syrian abyss.
by William Chodkowski | Dec 5, 2012 | Monitor
Special Report: How foreign firms tried to sell spy gear to Iran Steve Stecklow/Reuters An investigation by Reuters has revealed that some foreign firms have attempted to sell Iran technology that could enable the country’s security services to monitor networks,...
by Charles Cameron | Nov 1, 2012 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — uh-oh, it’s Mahdi time again.. giving a little wide-angle context, then passing along a hadith of possible current interest — also an aside about an end-times Shiite trinity ] . a ShiaChat map of one end times scenario: the...
by Charles Cameron | Oct 28, 2012 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — catching the apocalyptic mention in a broad sectarian overview ] . . I’d like to discuss the last four paragraphs of a recent NYT piece on the influx of Iraqi Shiites to Syria: Iraqi Shiites did not initially take sides in Syria....
by Robert Sharp and Sterling Jensen | Oct 22, 2012 | Monitor
By: Robert Sharp and Sterling Jensen Regional proxy wars between Iran and the Arab Gulf are using Lebanon as their figurative prostitute.
