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

Jun 16, 2011

Spain Expels Libyan Diplomats; Qaddafi Son Looks for a Deal

Spain booted the diplomats "because the Qadhafi regime has lost all legitimacy"

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 16, 2011

Millionaire Romney Jokes with the Jobless: 'I'm Also Unemployed'

He says he has his "sight on a particular job"

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 16, 2011

The Libyan War Powers Debate Hinges on the Word 'War'

The Libya debate raises questions about drone warfare in Yemen

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 16, 2011

The Jihadi Forum Watchers Who Beat the Wires on Zawahri

Al-Qaeda expert Aaron Zelin broke the news on Twitter

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 15, 2011

How Qaddafi's Son Lost 1,000 Olympics Tickets in 24 Hours

The perils of planning Olympics in wartime

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 15, 2011

Greek Prime Minister Will Form New Government

Thousands of Greeks protested austerity measures today

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 15, 2011

Minister Shocked Somalia Isn't Worst Country for Women

Thomson Reuters ranks Afghanistan first

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 15, 2011

Boehner and Obama Play War Powers Brinksmanship

The Speaker has given the President until Friday to justify the Libyan mission

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 15, 2011

Unanswered Questions After Pakistan Arrests CIA Informants

The detentions are seen as another sign of a flagging U.S.-Pakistan relationship

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 14, 2011

How Banned Foreign Journalists Are Covering Syrian Refugees

Some are sneaking into Syria, others smuggling cameras across the border

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 14, 2011

Palestinian Unity Talks Halt Over Selecting a Prime Minister

The current prime minister, a Western-backed moderate, is controversial

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 14, 2011

Who Tried to Assassinate Yemen's President?

Authorities are rounding up suspects with the FBI's help

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 14, 2011

Spate of Deadly Attacks Highlights Iraq's Shaky Security

Iraqis are stockpiling weapons ahead of the U.S. withdrawal

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 14, 2011

Another Straight Man Outed as Lesbian Blogger

The "Gay Girl in Damascus" outs a construction worker as "Lez Get Real"

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 13, 2011

Ilan Grapel: Israeli Spy or Summer Intern?

Egyptian authorities have accused the law student of being a Mossad agent

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 13, 2011

The Debate Over a Chilling Extrajudicial Killing in Pakistan

The Pakistani Rangers accused of killing an unarmed teenager will face trial

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 13, 2011

The Excuses and Consequences of the 'Gay Girl in Damascus' Hoax

Tom MacMaster claims good intentions spiraled "out of control," causing harm to many

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 13, 2011

Qaddafi Plays Chess While Rebels Press On

In a match with the World Chess Federation chief, Qaddafi vowed to stay in Libya

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 10, 2011

Footage of Friday's Dueling Protests in Yemen

It's still unclear whether Yemen's wounded president will return home

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 10, 2011

Syria Turns Helicopter Gunships on Protesters

Today reportedly marks the regime's first aerial attack

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 10, 2011

Qaddafi Gets Weirder: Writes Letter to Congress, Appeals to Greece

Some new ones for international relations textbooks

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 10, 2011

Turkey's Role in the Syrian Crisis Goes Beyond Refugees

Facing an influx of refugees, Turkey condemns Syria's crackdown as "inhumane"

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 10, 2011

NATO Believes Qaddafi's a LegitimateTarget

As head of the military, one official says, he's responsible for attacking civilians

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 9, 2011

The Red Flags in the 'Gay Girl in Damascus' Blog

Journalists are mining the blogger's posts for answers about her identity

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 9, 2011

Signs That Muammar Qaddafi Is Looking for an Exit

The Libyan rebels and Hillary Clinton both suggest that the end is near

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 9, 2011

Pfizer Defends Viagra Brand Amidst Libyan Mass Rape Allegations

The ICC has evidence that the Qaddafi regime is employing rape as a weapon of war

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 9, 2011

Regulators Wonder Whether Goldman Tried to Bribe Libya

The focus is a $50 million fee to compensate for financial losses with the firm

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 9, 2011

Hamas Might Stay Out of Future Palestinian Government

But it would still run for parliament and maintain its militia

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 9, 2011

U.S. Is Exploiting Chaos in Yemen to Attack Militants

The U.S. has used a drone strike to kill at least one al- Qaeda operative

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 9, 2011

Media Diet

Ann Coulter: What I Read

The conservative pundit is glued to MSNBC and The New York Times

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 8, 2011

Osama Bin Laden Hogged the Air Conditioner

The al-Qaeda leader had the only air conditioning unit in his Pakistani compound

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 8, 2011

The Search for 'Gay Girl in Damascus' and a Stolen Photo

A London woman says someone has been using her photos for a year

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 8, 2011

Al Qaeda's Zawahri Makes First Post-Bin Laden Statement

Critically, the Egyptian operative didn't say he would succeed bin Laden

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 8, 2011

A Dismal Look at 'Nation-Building' in Afghanistan

A Senate report inds that 97% of the country's GDP is derived from the war effort

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 8, 2011

There Are Some Doubts About 'Gay Girl in Damascus'

The Syrian-American blogger was allegedly abducted on Monday

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 7, 2011

Is Loyalty to Bashar al-Assad's Regime Cracking?

The evidence for and against

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 7, 2011

Chinese State Media Not Impressed by Tom Friedman's Recent Column

The Global Times skewers the columnist's most recent column

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 7, 2011

A Desperate Qaddafi Regime's Unconvincing Propaganda

An infant allegedly wounded in a NATO strike was actually hurt in a car crash

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 7, 2011

Japan Doubles Fukushima Radiation Estimate

The revelation will increase the heat on the government

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 6, 2011

'Gay Girl in Damascus' Allegedly Kidnapped

The Syrian-American blogger writes about homosexuality and the protest movement

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 6, 2011

Eman al-Obeidy's Latest Stop: Romania

The alleged Libyan rape victim is seeking resettlement as a refugee

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 6, 2011

Saleh Reportedly Has Burns Over 40% of His Body

The Yemeni president's injuries could prevent him from returning home

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 6, 2011

Syria Reports Deadliest Confrontation Yet: Did It Actually Happen?

State TV claims 120 policemen were killed in an ambush by "armed gangs"

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 6, 2011

Gates Makes the Case Against an Accelerated Afghanistan Withdrawal

The White House signals a change of strategy after he retires this month

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 6, 2011

Saleh Eyes a Return to Yemen After Surgery

The opposition wants to set a political transition in motion while he's in Saudi Arabia

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 6, 2011

U.S. Military Suffers Deadliest Attack in Iraq in Two Years

Five soldiers were killed in a rocket attack on a Baghdad base

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 3, 2011

Suspicions Yemeni President's Wounds Are Worse Than Reported

An audio address in place of a video address raises questions

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 3, 2011

Syria Goes Offline on 'Children's Freedom Friday'

Around two-thirds of all Syrian networks went offline early in the morning

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 3, 2011

40% of Casualties in Yemen's Uprising Came in the Last Ten Days

After an attack on his palace, President Ali Abdullah Saleh isn't one of them

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 3, 2011

Nigeria Police Raid Stops 32 Pregnant Teens from Selling Their Babies

The teenaged girls would recieve from $160 to, if they had a boy, $190

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