Uncommon Commentary from Agence Global January 1, 2010

The Twin Challenges of Terror and Israel by Patrick Seale
Carrying war to Muslim countries by means of air strikes inevitably kills civilians with fighters and is not the best way to combat terror. This and confronting Netanyahu are Obama’s greatest challenges in the coming year.
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http://www.agenceglobal.com/Article.asp?Id=2228

U.S. Concerns: First Germany, Now Japan? by Immanuel Wallerstein
As Germany moves closer to Russia, and Japan moves closer to China, the United States can no longer count in any way on the two solid rocks on which it built its geopolitical strategy as the hegemonic power of the world-system.
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http://www.agenceglobal.com/Article.asp?Id=2227

Two Important Resolutions for Obama in 2010 by Patrick Seale
Obama’s initiatives in Iran and in the Afghan-Pakistan theatre of war -- together with the Arab-Israeli conflict -- are at the heart of the world crisis. How he chooses to tackle them will have a profound impact on the United States and on the states of the Middle East, friend and foe alike.
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http://www.agenceglobal.com/Article.asp?Id=2226

When Does It Become Genocide? by Nadia Hijab
More people have started to apply the term “genocide” to what Israel is doing to Gaza. And not only is Israel being directly accused but also, increasingly, Egypt.
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http://www.agenceglobal.com/Article.asp?Id=2225

From Yemen to Detroit, A Grim Year Ends by Rami G. Khouri
Just when we thought things could not get any worse in the Middle East, they do. Yemen: Here in one package, at the end of this year, we have all the major tension points of the contemporary Middle East converging in a single time and place.
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http://www.agenceglobal.com/Article.asp?Id=2224

The Arab World’s New Year Resolutions by Patrick Seale
The end of the oil era comes closer, the gap between rich and poor grows larger, Arab populations grow older, and more young are unemployed -- as the New Year dawns, Arab leaders will have a great deal to worry about.
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http://www.agenceglobal.com/Article.asp?Id=2223

A Year Later: Gaza and Israel Both Under Siege by Rami G. Khouri
Israel militarily attacked and laid siege to Gaza, but a year after its war Israel now finds itself under political siege by much of the world.
http://www.agenceglobal.com/Article.asp?Id=2222
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