Tribal leader: 87 killed in Yemen airstrike on camp for those fleeing government-rebel war by Ahmad Al-Haj and Donna Abu-Nasr September 17, 2009 Nearly 87 civilians were killed in a strike by government warplanes that hit a camp of people fleeing fighting in northern Yemen, a tribal leader said Thursday. It was a sign of increasing bloodiness in [...]

versión en español abajo by Noam Chomsky July 9, 200 June 2009 was marked by a number of significant events, including two elections in the Middle East: in Lebanon, then Iran. The events are significant, and the reactions to them, highly instructive.

by Sami Halabi July 7, 2009 Lebanon’s elections last month confirmed yet again that in this tiny Mediterranean country, sectarian politics are paramount. Long gone from the collective consciousness are the lessons of the 15-year civil war that began as a political and class dispute and descended into sectarian enmity. Forgotten also are the post-war years that [...]