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Libya: Failed State. . . again

Posted on August 8, 2017 by William Holland

Studying the Arab Spring would require one to look at Libya and U.S. efforts immediately after the popular uprising. The American’s didn’t want Gaddafi but they also didn’t seek any measure to sustain Libyan presence into U.S. orbit either.  Today, … Continue reading →

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A Review Of The Arab Spring

Posted on May 18, 2011 by William Holland

Amir Taheiri ranks as the most informed Persian interlocutor the West has as it engages a nuclear Iran for hegemony throughout the Persian Gulf and South America.  Recently he has written a neat summary of the Arab Spring. This spontaneous … Continue reading →

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The Arab Awakening: American Leadership & The Irony Of Reversal

Posted on April 4, 2011 by William Holland

Ours is an age that would have sent Greeks to their Oracles! Witness American waver in a land embraced by a leader whose very identity is nominally informed from Arabia.  Given His place within the pantheon of American leadership after … Continue reading →

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Sudan: Flashpoint & Faultline In Near East

Posted on August 16, 2010 by William Holland

In the ancient world Sudan was considered part of Egyptian civilization because of its year round consistent climate and geography concerning the split of the Nile River.  The bread basket of the Near East was always Egypt; its northern hemisphere … Continue reading →

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