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Presents several editorials which discuss different subjects. "The Verdict on Lebanon," which discussed the political situation in the Middle East; "Nicaraguan Peril," which discussed the attitude of the U.S towards Nicaraguan politics and government; "Coming Home," which discussed the economic, political, and social aftermath of the Vietnam War on the U.S.

Focuses on the political conditions in the Middle East as of March 24, 1979. Demonstrations by Palestinians in the nation; Details of a banner strung across a street in the country; Claims made by President of Egypt Anwar al-Sadat regarding the political freedom of the nation; Information on Egypt's economy; Efforts by Sadat for the improvement in the economy of Egypt.

Expresses hope for peace in the Middle East by highlighting changes taking place in the relations between Israelis and Palestinian Arabs. Acceptance by a large number of Arabs that it is not possible to hope that Israel ceases to exist and they can make a pre-1947 Palestine; Increase in Arabs visiting Israel as tourists; Increase in number of Arab merchants working prosperously within the framework of a commercial relationship with Israel.

This article presents information on socio-politics. In the Near East four important events are taking place: Great Britain is at war with her mandatee, Mesopotamia; Egypt has been promised independence by the British Government; the Near Eastern conference of the Third Internationale is presumably being held at Baku; and Enver Pasha is in Moscow. The relations of these events are about as clear as the general situation in that part of the world, which is to say that they are not clear at all, but the lack of any visible coherence is another index to Allied activities in the Near East.

This article focuses on the political conditions of the Middle East. Like a continent suffering from seismic instability, the Middle East settles down through crisis on crisis, perhaps to an eventual repose. The latest upheaval has removed the Baath Party from its dictatorial predominance in Iraq. Although The Iraqi President, aimed with supreme powers for a year, has included several officers and civilians with Baathi tendencies in his cabinet, this means little. Those included are late converts to the Baath, and with the destruction of the Baath praetorian guard the party's power in Iraq has vanished. The Baath still controls the state apparatus in Syria. But Syria has traditionally gone along with either Iraq or Egypt.

The article presents brief discussion on various political developments across the world. The death of Abdul Nasser, president of Egypt, has been a bad augury for peace in the Middle East. Since Nasser person ally dominated the Egyptian political scene, no successor of stature is in sight and a struggle for power may ensue. It has been difficult to find a point of stability in the Arab World. The contestants for power in Egypt can be expected to employ demagogic appeals and further inflame public passions.

War has exploded in the tinder box of the Middle East. It seems unlikely that it will last long or spread far, but even if the fighting ends early, people will have witnessed a major disaster. Events of the last week brilliantly illuminate the moral bankruptcy to which a blind and slavish adherence to the discredited power politics of another age has brought the world at the end of the first post-war decade. For the problem of Israeli-Egyptian relations there is no panacea; but the present war will not make it any easier to find a workable solution.

This article discusses the challenges facing the Israeli and Palestinian governments in their efforts to find a lasting settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The administration of U.S. President George W. Bush has prodded the Israelis and the Palestinians to support the road map to a permanent two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is agreeable to the solution. However, his own party and government is strongly opposed to a two-state solution. Similar problem exist in the Palestinian side.

This article presents several international news events, as of January 2, 1989. In Geneva, axioms governing the politics of the Middle East for the past twenty have been similarly perturbed by Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) chairman Yasir Arafat's speech and subsequent remarks, and by the consequent agreement of the U.S. government to hold talks with the PLO. Another international development focuses on the use of animals in warfare as actual instruments of destruction. Once trained, the dogs would precede the army into battle. Cloaked in chain mail surplices, they would pace forward, held fast by their handlers, yapping and growling until the order was given for them to be unleashed upon the Indians.

The editorial looks at U.S. foreign and military policy in Iraq and the Middle East. It expresses concern about U.S. President Barack Obama's escalation of U.S. military involvement in fighting against the Islamic State jihadi group in Iraq, saying he should obtain United Nations and U.S. Congressional authorization. It discusses the need for political steps to address the regional Sunni-Shia sectarian conflict.

Briefly recapitulated, the history of Syria shows French influence began about 1860, when as a result of the massacre of some 6,000 Christians the French occupied Damascus and assumed the responsibility of protector of the Church. A year later Lebanon was placed under the control of six European Powers with a Christian governor. From that time until the Great War priority of French interests was generally recognized. In 1915, anxious to use the tribesmen against the Turks, the Allies nurtured Arab nationalism and made agreements and a commission representing the Arabs of Damascus, Aleppo, and Mosul.

This article presents information on political conditions in the Middle East. Two parallel competitions are taking place, regardless of Arab propaganda and the cold war. Two versions of Arab unity are competing, each championed by erstwhile rivals, Iraq and Egypt, each trying to use East and West as pawns. For Syria and Egypt, the dream of Arab unity lies in the direction of strong centralized rule and they have set the example in the United Arab Republic under Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser.

The article presents some updates related to the political situation in the Middle East with relation to Palestine. The article says that 65,000 to 100,000 Jews who are in displaced persons' camps in Europe should be brought to Palestine. Arab opposition will be a little louder than it would have been nine months ago, but it will not be serious unless British officials in the Middle East want it to be. Moreover, Palestine Jews are disturbed by the batting avenge at London, England of some Arab states in the United Nations.

Faced with an Arab world enraged by its occupation of Iraq and its blind support for Israel, the US solution is not to change these brutal policies; it is to "change the story." Brand USA's latest story was launched on January 30, the day of the Iraqi elections, complete with a catchy tag line ("purple power"), instantly iconic imagery (purple fingers) and, of course, a new narrative about America's role in the world. Terrified at the prospect of an Iraq ruled by Iraqis, former chief US Envoy Paul Bremer designed elections that gave the US-friendly Kurds 27 percent of the seats in the National Assembly even though they make up as little as 15 percent of the population. The US-Kurdish alliance has handed Washington a backdoor veto over Iraq's democracy. Freedom and democracy need to be liberated from U.S. President George W. Bush's deadly embrace and returned to the movements of the Middle East that have been struggling for these goals for decades.

Editorial. Explores the peace process in the Middle East. Political conditions in the Middle East; Political reasons to get the peace process moving; Palestinian-Israeli dialogue to end Egypt's isolation in the Arab world.

Great Britain and the United Nations are moving towards a new collision over the Middle East. While they agreed last week to establish a U.N. police force for Egypt, there is a tacit but deep difference between them. Britain accepted the plan in the belief that the U.N. military units are to assume control of the Suez Canal. However, the United Nations concept is that its forces shall be assigned only to protect the canal against aggression and against continued disruption of traffic. When British Prime Minister Anthony Eden and his cabinet made their adventurous decision to invade Egypt together with the French, their principal aim was to wrest from Egyptian President Nasser the mastery of the canal.

Tension in the Middle East has diminished, thanks to Dag Hammerskjold's mission and last week's conciliatory statement by the Russians. Yet it would be a mistake to think that any of the basic issues have been resolved. Hammerskjold has pro tem averted war. He has not made peace. Egypt still asserts its belligerent rights. The Suez Canal remains closed to Israel shipping. The fate of the Arab refugees has not been settled. The preponderance of modern arms is shifting to Cairo. The borders remain provocations rather than barriers to military adventure and the great power play for oil continues.