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

May 9, 2011

Pakistan's Prime Minister Complains of a Bin Laden 'Blame Game'

Multiple stories this morning make us glad not to be diplomats

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By Uri Friedman

May 9, 2011

More Tanks Fan Out Through Syria as Crackdown Intensifies

Iran's support of the Syrian regime is being scrutinized

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By Uri Friedman

May 6, 2011

A Day in the Life of a Yemeni Protester

The deal for President Saleh to resign is on the verge of collapse

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By Uri Friedman

May 6, 2011

Syria's Deadly 'Day of Defiance'

As many as 30 people were killed during Friday's mass protests

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By Uri Friedman

May 6, 2011

Reasons to Doubt Greece Will Drop the Euro

A Der Spiegel report is attracting attention and skepticism

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By Uri Friedman

May 6, 2011

The Cycle of Sound Bites: From Birth Certificates to Death Photos

Republicans believe President Obama, but they still want more proof

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By Uri Friedman

May 6, 2011

Trains Targeted in Data Found in Bin Laden's Compound

The seized documents also suggest bin Laden still had a hand in al-Qaeda's activities

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By Uri Friedman

May 5, 2011

How Should Religious People React to Bin Laden's Death?

To celebrate or not to celebrate?

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By Uri Friedman

May 5, 2011

Hamas Leader Supports Two-State Solution, Again

The support comes with caveats, and Israel's prime minister isn't convinced

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By Uri Friedman

May 5, 2011

Pakistan Has Cable Pundits, Too, and Boy, Are They Mad

“We had the belief that our defense was impenetrable, but look what has happened"

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By Uri Friedman

May 5, 2011

Journalists Are Grumbling About Changing Raid Details

On Twitter, analysts urge the administration to get its facts straight

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By Uri Friedman

May 4, 2011

Are You a 'Hard-Pressed Democrat' or 'Post-Modern' Independent?

Pew has sorted Americans into modern-day political typologies

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By Uri Friedman

May 4, 2011

Facebook: Now Serving Over 500 Million Users and 346 Billion Ads

The social networking behemoth now delivers one of every three online ads

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By Uri Friedman

May 4, 2011

Mubarak Could Face Death Penalty

The statement by Egypt's justice minister comes on the former president's birthday

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By Uri Friedman

May 4, 2011

Austerity Watch: Wall Street Regulators Are Riding Megabus

Regulatory agencies are struggling to enforce their new mandate with limited funds

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By Uri Friedman

May 4, 2011

Seating Spat Solved, Palestinians Form Unity Government

Who sat where on the podium could have foreign policy implications

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By Uri Friedman

May 4, 2011

White House Debates Release of the Bin Laden Death Photo

Panetta appears to be in favor while Gates and Clinton are not

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By Uri Friedman

May 3, 2011

Did the U.S. Kill Bin Laden Legally?

It's a purely academic debate to some, but here are the arguments for and against

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By Uri Friedman

May 3, 2011

Twitter Reports a Huge Explosion in Kabul

In search of a massive explosion that hit the Afghanistan capital around midnight

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By Uri Friedman

May 3, 2011

What It's Like to Be Osama Bin Laden's Neighbor

Abbottabad residents's stories involve bin Laden's soda preference

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By Uri Friedman

May 3, 2011

Canadians Defy Election Night Twitter Ban as Conservatives Romp

A triumph by Stephen Harper's Conservative government leaves the Liberals in disarray

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By Uri Friedman

May 3, 2011

On Bin Laden, Were Pakistani Allies Deceptive or Incompetent?

A Pakistani official chalks not finding bin Laden up to an intelligence failure

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By Uri Friedman

May 2, 2011

How Involved Was Pakistan in the Abbottabad Raid?

The U.S. says Pakistan helped in the lead-up, but Pakistan's story is less clear

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By Uri Friedman

May 2, 2011

A Guide to Who Isn't Happy About Bin Laden's Death

Hamas, Pervez Musharaff, and Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood are among the detractors

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By Uri Friedman

May 2, 2011

Details from the Raid: How the U.S. Killed Bin Laden

Several news outlets have published gripping accounts of the raid

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 29, 2011

While Syria Restricts Foreign Media, Protesters Start a News Network

The Sham News Network is collecting citizen videos and issuing news updates

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 29, 2011

U.S. Responds to Syrian Crackdown with New Round of Sanctions

The sanctions will target Bashar al-Assad's relatives and intelligence chief

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 29, 2011

Arrest of Opposition Leader, Caught on Video, Sparks Riots in Uganda

Weeks-long protests over food and fuel prices have reached the capital of Kampala

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 29, 2011

How a Deal to Remove Yemen's President Could Still Unravel

President Saleh would step down in 30 days after he signs an agreement on Monday

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 29, 2011

Libyan Civil War Threatens to Spill Over Into Tunisia

Deadly fighting crossed the border briefly late this week

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 29, 2011

A 'Day of Rage' Begins in Syria

Protests erupt as, coincidentally, AP report suggests Syria had a secret nuclear reactor

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 28, 2011

Is Qaddafi Using Rape as a Weapon of War?

U.N. ambassador Susan Rice is the latest person to suggest that he is

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 28, 2011

The Worst Guantanamo Detention Story We've Heard So Far

A Pakistani teenager was sent to Cuba after he was raped by members of an Afghan tribe

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 28, 2011

What Palestinian Reconciliation Means for the Peace Process

Fatah and Hamas factions agreed to form an interim unity government yesterday

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 28, 2011

Bahrain State Media Posts Protester Death Sentences on YouTube

Bahrain expands its crackdown to the protest movement's medium of choice

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 28, 2011

Britain Disinvites Syrian Ambassador to Royal Wedding

The ambassador says the whole situation is a "bit embarrassing"

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 27, 2011

Warren Buffett Turns His Back on David Sokol

Berkshire Hathaway says its former heir apparent violated its ethics standards

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 27, 2011

Palestinian Rivals Fatah and Hamas Say They've Made Peace

A deal could end four years of divided rule in the Gaza Strip and West Bank

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 27, 2011

Who Are These 'Elders' Conducting Diplomacy in North Korea?

The group of former world leaders wants to solve the world's most difficult problems

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 27, 2011

Pakistan Pushes Karzai to Drop U.S. as Ally, Turn to China

The report comes as an Afghan pilot kills six coalition troops in Kabul

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 26, 2011

Syrians Stage Nighttime Solidary Protests as Crackdown Widens

Amateur video has captured demonstrations across the country

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 26, 2011

NATO Will Now Target Qaddafi's Palaces

The alliance says it's to protect civilians, but others think NATO is targeting Qaddafi

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 26, 2011

Syrian Activist Says He's Now a Regime Target

Wissam Tarif says his email and Twitter accounts have been hacked

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 26, 2011

Hold the Typewriter Obituaries!

A New Jersey company says they're still manufacturing typewriters

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 26, 2011

Afghanistan Recaptures 65 Escaped Taliban Prisoners

President Karzai notes signs of "cooperation and facilitation from inside"

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 26, 2011

Grim Numbers from Syria: 400 Civilians Killed in Uprising

There are reports of continued gunfire in the southern city of Daraa

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 25, 2011

In Syria, Different Versions of Today's Events

A Syrian official says troops went into Daraa to root out "extremist terrorist groups"

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 25, 2011

Five Odd Revelations from the WikiLeaks Guantanamo Files

Casio watches denote Al-Qaeda members and a former detainee is now a U.S.-supported Libyan rebel

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 25, 2011

The Bombing of Muammar Qaddafi's Compound in Photos

A government spokesman says NATO's "message" was delivered to the "wrong address"

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By Uri Friedman

Apr 25, 2011

How the Taliban Pulled Off a Massive Prison Break

Around 500 prisoners escaped in Afghanistan this morning through a tunnel

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