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The State of the Fourth Estate

February 22, 2009
By Zeyad Assaf

The American media has decomposed into a delivery system for "news", commentary, talking points, jargon, and spin.
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Shallow Sympathies: Israel as an Asset

April 19, 2008
By Zeyad Assaf
Shallow Sympathies: Israel as an Asset

In the years following the Second World War, the United States realized it might need what has been called a ?strategic asset? in the Middle East. And yet, Israel itself is not America?s main concern in the region. Rather, the main interest lies in the petroleum reserves of the Middle East, especially in the...
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