Author: Uri Friedman

Eating Off Saddam's Plates: Iraqi Militaria as a Hobby

Park Avenue Autumn

A New York restaurant is using plates looted from Saddam's palaces

By Uri Friedman

Oct 14, 2011

The U.S. Is Putting Iran on International Timeout

The U.S. may not have much leverage in responding to the assassination plot

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By Uri Friedman

Oct 13, 2011

We Have Some Bad News About Iran's Space Monkey

Iran's failed monkey launch is part of its ambitious space program

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By Uri Friedman

Oct 13, 2011

Russia Discovers President Medvedev's Son's Secret Acting Career

The 16-year-old boy briefly starred in a children's comedy show

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By Uri Friedman

Oct 13, 2011

New York Times Leads the Swell of Skepticism at the Iran Plot

The U.S. insists its evidence is solid, but experts aren't convinced

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By Uri Friedman

Oct 12, 2011

The Tony Institutions Setting Up Shop in the Persian Gulf

The Kennedy Center is the latest to head to the oil-rich region

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By Uri Friedman

Oct 12, 2011

Libya's Fighting Guitar Heroes

A picture of a guitar-strumming combatant has emerged from Sirte

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By Uri Friedman

Oct 12, 2011

There's a Lot That's Hard to Believe in the Iranian Assasination Plot

The U.S. is increasing its isolation of Iran and warning of retaliatory terrorist attacks

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By Uri Friedman

Oct 11, 2011

Inside Israel's Deal to Get Back Gilad Shalit

Around 1,000 Palestinian prisoners will be released in two phases

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By Uri Friedman

Oct 11, 2011

Foiled Plot Moves Tehran to the Top of the U.S. Policy Agenda

The U.S. has swiftly imposed sanctions on Iranian officials

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By Uri Friedman

Oct 11, 2011

An Outcry After Ukraine's Former Prime Minister Is Sentenced to Jail

Western officials say Yulia Tymoshenko's trial was all about politics

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By Uri Friedman

Oct 11, 2011

A Foreign Correspondent's Frustration Spills Out on Twitter

Rob Crilly was apparently unhappy about some edits to a piece on Libya

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By Uri Friedman

Oct 7, 2011

Propaganda Parade

China's Stifled Nobel Coverage; Taliban Interviews a Jihadist

It's time for our regular roundup of propaganda from around the world

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By Uri Friedman

Oct 7, 2011

Assessing the Afghan War on Its Tenth Anniversary

After a decade, Stanley McChrystal says the U.S. is "little better than" halfway to its goals

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By Uri Friedman

Oct 6, 2011

Energy Department Official Involved in Solyndra Controversy Resigns

The Energy Department's loan program chief has resigned

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By Uri Friedman

Oct 6, 2011

Blowback from the CIA's Bin Laden Vaccination Ruse Gets Worse

A Pakistani commission will try the doctor who organized the scheme for treason

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By Uri Friedman

Oct 6, 2011

Libyan Revolt Comes Full Circle: Qaddafi Calls for Protests

A new audio message questions the new government's legitimacy

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By Uri Friedman

Oct 6, 2011

The Stars Who Turned Out for a Chechen Strongman's Birthday Party

Hilary Swank and Jean-Claude Van Damme were on hand

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By Uri Friedman

Oct 6, 2011

Markets Cautiously Optimistic About Europe's New Debt Measures

The ECB holds rates steady while the U.K. buys up more bonds

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By Uri Friedman

Oct 5, 2011

Debating Every Last Word of Ahmadinejad's 'Wipe Israel Off the Map'

Experts have long argued that the infamous phrase was mistranslated

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By Uri Friedman

Oct 5, 2011

How Euro-TARP Became the Global Economy's Best Hope

Finance ministers are scrambling to prevent the debt crisis from spreading to banks

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