The revolution in Egypt -- and all Arab countries -- will succeed if it avoids ideological division and mobilises the people to build a civil and democratic welfare state, write Abdul Ilah Albayaty, Hana Al Bayaty and Ian Douglas
It is "le temps des (...)
Precedent exists in international law that could explode the US occupation of Iraq, its genocidal strategy, and be a step towards healing the wounds of the Iraqi nation, writes Hana Al-Bayaty*
Some 4.7 million Iraqi citizens -- one fifth of the (...)
Four years into its illegal and barbaric war on Iraq, the United States cannot, nor will it ever, win, writes Hana Abdul Ilah Al Bayaty*
The illegal invasion and destruction of Iraq is not only the biggest crime of recent history, it is the original (...)
The carnage doesn't change the truth: the US lost before it invaded Iraq, writes Hana Al-Bayaty*
Three years have passed and the world continues diving into ever obscurantist times. On 15 February 2003, collective humanity felt it so deeply that it (...)
All roads out of Iraq for the US administration depend on ratifying the draft constitution. It will be another mistake if this was railroaded by force, writes Hana Al-Bayaty*
After eight months of tortuous negotiations and delays, Iraqi legislators (...)
Last week, which witnessed major tragedies in both Baghdad and southern coastal states of the US, might yet be the turning point in the Iraqi conflict, writes Hana Al-Bayaty
Just when the United States anti-war movement had found a focus for its (...)
The power struggle in Iraq continues as negotiating constituencies attempt to fulfil their own agendas. Hana Al-Bayaty looks at the big picture
On Sunday 28 August, Iraqi legislators responsible for drafting a permanent constitution presented a (...)
The real issue in Iraq is not the constitution but the split between those doing business with the occupation and others fighting for fundamental sovereignty, writes Hana Al-Bayaty*
The Iraqi legislators responsible for drafting a permanent (...)
The sectarian forces drafting the new Iraqi constitution do not reflect grassroots sentiment, writes Hana Al-Bayaty*
The drafting of a permanent constitution is meant to lay down the principles and mechanisms for people to live together in peace. It (...)