In the tragic moments after the bombing of Boston's marathon, a few hours elapsed before thoughtlessness infiltrated the global media reaction. Among the unreasonable claims made online was one to the effect that Boston, for a day, felt like (...)
In early January 2011, former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton landed in Sanaa to manage the autocratic habits of a useful ally in the war against Al-Qaeda.
Having warned other allies (Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Algeria) of a youth bulge prior to (...)
The latest military restructuring announced by Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi has brought much-needed relief to an anxious nation. Beyond establishing new regional commands to increase the Defence Ministry's centralisation, Hadi's decrees (...)
Israel's fresh bombardment of Gaza and its political aftershocks have reinforced a maddening status quo: Hamas's armed resistance cannot reverse Israel's statehood; Israeli army operations cannot physically destroy Hamas's resistance; and the (...)
As the Obama administration continues to insist that the political transition is on track in Yemen, the country's revolutionary movements are demanding an end to impunity and genuine democracy, writes James Gundun in Washington
The rise of (...)
Anwar Al-Awlaki's death will only bring more misery to Yemenis, writes James Gundun in Washington
He was everything that Osama bin Laden envisioned. A US-born Muslim with roots in Yemen, home to an American puppet and Saudi hegemony, Anwar Al-Awlaki (...)
The Gulf Cooperation Council initiative on Yemen is designed to preserve the current regime in power, despite its grisly human rights record and the protests of the opposition, writes James Gundun* in Washington
A few rays of light recently shone (...)
America is conducting an open war against Yemen's people, says James Gundun
He may not be aware of it, but President Barack Obama recently received a letter from Yemen's Coordinating Council for the Youth Revolution of Change (CCYRC). One of the (...)
Netanyahu scurries around the US while Obama is away, writes James Gundun* in Washington
Should anything else be expected from Binyamin Netanyahu? Fresh off his jet, the Israeli Prime Minister hit New Orleans running with a loaded freight train -- (...)
Israel's prime minister is running out of options, writes James Gundun*
Last week the US government and media lauded Israel's decision to cooperate with a UN investigation into the Freedom Flotilla raid. Although Israeli opinion was more critical of (...)
The recent meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama turned out to be bland and fuzzy on detail, writes James Gundun*
Credit them with this skill -- they're good performers. Not great. Great is (...)
The threat of new popular president of the Palestinians is the incentive Israel needs to embrace the two-state solution, writes James Gundun*
Conflicting inhabitants of the Holy Land, if nothing else, must surely agree that the universe works in (...)
On the Syrian track, there's little place for Obama in negotiations between Damascus and Tel Aviv, writes James Gundun*
"Israel is prepared to hold negotiations without preconditions with the Syrians," Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu (...)