Culture Warrior
Don’t be fooled by rhetoric. Only actions matter. Nothing on the ground has changed. There is NO U.S. embassy in Jerusalem. The U.S. embassy remains in Tel Aviv. There is no physical address for the new U.S. embassy to go to. Trump’s declaration is hollow. Its designed to mislead. There isn’t even a definition of […]
The horror show is about to begin And, yes this article is about Rex Tillerson and the imminent demise of the Trump administration. But it begins by reminding readers that in Middle Eastern history, “Cinema Rex” holds very unique symbolism depicting massive (tectonic) strategic shifts in the region. Iranians will recall that revolutionary arsonists set […]
By Susan M. Shaw, Huffington Post Even as the disgraces, crassness, and affronts to human dignity increase almost daily in the Trump administration, many evangelical Christians continue to stand beside this regime. Although the words and actions of Trump’s government seem antithetical to Christian values, his supporters seem unperturbed by the lies, conflicts of interest, […]
By Juan Cole (juancole.com) The incoming Trump administration is riven by a profound division between those determined to avoid deep entanglements in the Middle East, such as Donald J. Trump himself, and the hawks he is putting in key positions, who desperately want to overthrow the Islamic Republic of Iran. This division is made more […]