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Ramzy Baroud
Dr. Ramzy Baroud is a journalist, author and the Editor of The Palestine Chronicle.
He is the author of six books. His latest book, co-edited with Ilan Pappé, is ‘Our Vision for Liberation: Engaged Palestinian Leaders and Intellectuals Speak Out'. His other books include ‘My Father was a Freedom Fighter' and ‘The Last Earth'. Baroud is a Non-resident Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA).
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Assassination Policy Is a Strategic Folly
Monday, 26 April 2004, 3:03 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Israel’s assassination of Hamas leader Abdelaziz Al-Rantissi on April 17 is a continuation of a costly mistake. More >>
US Elections: ‘Lesser of Two Evils’ No More
Monday, 5 April 2004, 11:42 am | Ramzy Baroud
Since I obtained my right to vote in the US presidential elections years ago, I was frequently reminded to vote for the ''lesser of two evils.'' Thus I never cast a vote. More >>
The Problem Is With Product, Not Packaging
Monday, 22 March 2004, 11:38 am | Ramzy Baroud
The United States government persists in its disrespect for Arabs. Its frequent attempts to win their ''hearts and minds'', through wars, state-of-the-art radio and TV stations and ''reform'' initiatives often lead to new follies, further insults. More >>
Ramzy Baroud: Gaza Must Spurn Anarchy
Thursday, 11 March 2004, 1:08 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Khalid al-Zabin, a 59-year-old Palestinian journalist was ambushed outside his office in Gaza, on Tuesday, March 02. His body was riddled with bullets. All that is known about his executioners is that they wore masks. No faction has claimed responsibility ... More >>
WMD Scandal: The Arab Silence Perplexing
Monday, 16 February 2004, 1:24 pm | Ramzy Baroud
Weapons of mass destruction scandals are gaining momentum in the United States as well as Britain. The two major war allies, who violated Iraq’s sovereignty without an international mandate last year, are now scrambling to show that they were simply ... More >>
Beyond Wall & Propaganda: Violence Begets Violence
Tuesday, 3 February 2004, 10:38 am | Ramzy Baroud
One can hardly overlook the reverberation of triumph in the words of Ariel Sharon's own chief spokesman, Ranaan Gissin on Thursday, January 29. When commenting on a suicide bombing that killed 10 Israelis and wounded others in Jerusalem, Gissin exhorted: ... More >>
The Bi-National Solution As A Weapon
Tuesday, 20 January 2004, 2:57 pm | Ramzy Baroud
A Reuters’ commentator recently presented a bleak analysis, charging that the Palestinian leadership lacks a cohesive strategy ''to foil Sharon’s designs''. Almost simultaneously, Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei warned that Ariel Sharon’s unilateral policies ... More >>
History Foretold: What Invaders Have in Common
Thursday, 15 January 2004, 1:59 pm | Ramzy Baroud
An ill-advised edict by the Taleban government early 2001, to obliterate some of the world's oldest Buddhist masterpieces in the Afghani province of Bamiyan, sent ''dark shivers through the international community'', as described by ABC news. More >>
Ramzy Baroud: Is The Capture Of Saddam Really Over
Monday, 22 December 2003, 11:14 am | Ramzy Baroud
If the capture of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein on December 13, by American forces, is of any contribution to the Iraq quagmire, it is a further inflection of an already augmented array of paradoxes. More >>
Ramzy Baroud: The War on Aljazeera
Monday, 8 December 2003, 1:07 pm | Ramzy Baroud
While in high school, I used to write a weekly article. Pretending to use the school’s restroom, I would hide a scrap of paper behind a specified toilet and leave. More >>
Ramzy Baroud: Immortalizing ‘Ink on Paper’?
Thursday, 4 December 2003, 11:32 am | Ramzy Baroud
Five years ago, a stimulating commentary, by the United Nations Department of Public Information, celebrated the triumphs and reflected on the challenges still facing the ''Universal Declaration of Human Rights'', decades after its formation. More >>
Bush's 'Forward Strategy': Democracy and Paradox
Tuesday, 25 November 2003, 11:30 am | Ramzy Baroud
As a token of goodwill, we shall presuppose that President George W. Bush's ardent calls for democracy in the Arab world don't envisage politically motivated, court determined elections, like that of his. More >>
The Swiss Agreement: A Promise or a Pretense?
Tuesday, 18 November 2003, 1:09 pm | Ramzy Baroud
The ''Swiss Agreement'', thus far a symbolic peace initiative devised by ex-Israeli and Palestinian officials, embodies the perfect formula for an equally emblematic remedy to the Arab-Israeli conflict. More >>
Ramzy Baroud: Book Review "Live from Palestine"
Thursday, 13 November 2003, 11:50 am | Ramzy Baroud
Much has been written about the Middle East and its primary conflict, the Palestinian-Israeli dispute. With the passing of time, the uniqueness of what has be written, and likely what's yet to be, is thinning. More >>
