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William Fisher has managed economic development programs for the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development in the Middle East, North Africa, Latin America, Asia and elsewhere for the past 25 years. Show full bio
Kidnapped in Macedonia, Tortured in Afghanistan, and Dumped in Albania: The Forgotten Case of Khaled El-Masri
To the pitifully few who have followed him over the years, Khaled el-Masri is the man who arguably holds the…
FBI “Mosque Outreach” Program, a Guise to Gather Intel on Muslims
For those old enough to remember, reports of the latest FBI snooping must have brought back bitter memories of a…
Is Saudi Arabia Serious About Reform?
Truth to tell, I thought I was reading another piece of wonderful political satire by Andy Borowitz, who is one…
Sending Americans to Exile the Obama Way
You’re going on a business trip abroad. Or an overseas vacation. Or you’re returning to the country of your parents’…
Bahrain: See no Evil, Hear no Evil
Hey, great news! The Arab Spring revolution in Bahrain is over! And the way I know this is how? Well,…
Saudi King to his People: Stay Quiet or Else
It is being reported that Saudi Arabia’s aging monarch, King Abdullah, is refusing to discuss the Syrian catastrophe with international…
Iraq: The Mess American Intervention Left Behind
As Iraq proceeds with its grisly hangathon — since the beginning of 2012, Iraq has executed at least 65 prisoners…
Exaggerating Iran’s ‘Threat’, a Deja Vu
I am far from any kind of expert in nuclear weapons development, so I could be 180 degrees wrong. But…
Bahraini King and America’s Spin Doctors
It was going to be a real long-shot, with million-to-one odds. It was going to be the first time in…
Arab League: Toothless and Tone Deaf
It took exactly one day for the Syrian protesters to figure out what the Arab League sent them to “observe”…
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