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Monday, April 13, 2009

Lebanese Chess: Remembering Fallujah

Lebanese Chess: Remembering Fallujah
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  • Democracy Now
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  • Palestine Note
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  • Pro-Iran
  • Real Clear World
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  • Rooz Online
  • South Asia News
  • Tehran Bureau
  • The Independent
  • The Journal of Turkish Weekly
  • The Nation
  • Truthdig
  • Turkish Daily News
  • Uruknet
  • What Really Happened
  • William Bowles Info
  • Worldwide Socialist Web

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  • American Footprints
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  • Balkinization
  • Beirut Report
  • Ben White
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  • Big Think
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  • Blogging the Casbah
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  • Conflicts Forum
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  • Countercurrents
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  • DeepakTripathi
  • Democracy Arsenal
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  • Enduring America
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  • Freedom House Blog
  • Friday Lunch Club
  • Gary Sick
  • Get Afghanistan Right
  • Ghosts of Alexander
  • Global Economic Analysis
  • Global Muslim Brotherhood Daily Report
  • Global Research
  • Grand Trunk Road (Pakistan)
  • Green Commons
  • Harvard on Mideast
  • Heavy Metal Colombia
  • Historiae
  • Huffington Post
  • Hybrid States
  • Indus Asia Online Journal
  • Informations et Reflexions
  • Informed Comment
  • Inside the Middle East
  • Intelligence Briefs
  • Iran Affairs
  • Iran Coverage
  • Iran in the Gulf
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  • Islam on Line
  • Israel's Occupation
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  • Istanbul Calling
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  • Jim Lobe
  • Jnoubiyeh
  • Jonathan Cook on Israel
  • Joshua Landis on Syria
  • Just Foreign Policy
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  • Justice Denied - Pakistan
  • Kawther on Palestine
  • Keeping the Change (Iran)
  • Lawrence of Cyberia
  • Lebanese Political Journal
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  • Lebanon Again
  • Lenin's Tomb
  • Lobe on IPS
  • Mahjood Zweiri
  • MajaGama (Pakistan)
  • Majlis
  • Matters of Principle (Gary Hart)
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  • Vineyardsaker on Mideast
  • War and Piece
  • War in Context
  • Watandost (Pakistan)
  • Westhawk
  • William Beeman
  • Wish You Orwell

Global Affairs Readings

  • Akbar, The Shade of Swords
  • Anonymous, Imperial Hubris
  • Atwan, The Secret History of al Qaeda
  • Baer, Sleeping with the Devil
  • Barshamian, Targeting Iran
  • Behr, Une Amerique qui fait peur
  • Bonini & d'Avanzo, Collusion
  • Brzezinski, Second Chance
  • Chomsky, Interventions
  • Cooley, Unholy Wars
  • Diamond, Collapse
  • Everest, Oil Power & Empire
  • Farmer, The Uses of Haiti
  • Johnson, Nemesis
  • Kennedy, The Rise & Fall of Great Powers
  • Khalidi, The Iron Cage
  • Lance, Triple Cross
  • Leech, Killing Peace
  • Levy & Scott-Clark, Deception
  • Politkovskaya, A Dirty War
  • Ponting, A Green History of the World
  • Prestowitz, Rogue Nation
  • Raman, Flashpoint
  • Tainter, The Collapse of Complex Societies
  • Takeyh, Hidden Iran
  • Valencia, Adios a la politica, bienvenida la guerra
  • Zepezauer, Boomerang!

About the Author

General:
PhD, political science, U. of Michigan; observer of global affairs; retired from U.S. Government (last position Director of Methodology, NIC); specialist in applying nonlinear methods to studying the future of international relations, focusing on the Western-Islamic confrontation

Selected Publications:
> NEW! 8/17/12 Tools of the Rich
> NEW! 7/22/12 Enemies of Capitalism
5/23/12 "Mutual Transparency to End the U.S.-Iranian Dispute"
> 4/14/12 "Obama's Iran Dilemma"
> 3/10/12 "Changing Irrational Regimes"
> 2/5/12 "City on the Hill?"
>1/16/12 "Will Netanyahu's Provocations Backfire?"
< 12/23/11 "Iraqi Lessons"
< 11/15/11 "Would Defeating Iran Help Israel?"
> 9/12/11 "Turkish-Egyptian Possibilities"
> 8/29/11 "The Speech Bernanke Should Have Given"
> 6/14/11 "Can Erdogan Save Syria?"
> 6/9/11 "Is Israel Plotting...or Stumbling Toward...Mideast War?"
> 5/25/11 "Wooing Cairo"
> 4/9/11 "How to Spot a Hypocrite...and Understand Washington's Budget War"
> 3/14/11 "Riyadh Foments Counterrevolution"
> 2/24//11 "New Mideast Rules"
> 2/15/11 "A New Mideast Policy?"
> 1/31/11 "Arabs Stand Tall"
> 1/26/11 "Washington's Mideast Dilemma"
> 1/25/11 "Lebanon: Sunnis Fighting Sunnis"
> 12/11/10 "Turkish Opportunities"
> 7/20/10 "Israeli Theocracy"
> 6/7/10 "Turkey's Next Steps Vis-a-Vis Israel"
> 6/6/10 "Iran's Opportunity"
> 4/25/10 "Positive-Sum Mideast Strategy"
> 3/24/10 "American Security & Israel: The Core Issues"
> 3/16/10 "Time for a Change, Washington"
> 3/16/10 "Mideast Peace or Fascism?"
> 2/16/10 "Palestine & Global Security"
> 2/12/10 "'Team Washington' Can't See the Palestinian End Zone"
> Dec 8, 09 "Wanted: An American People's Party"
> Dec 3, 09 "Hammering Islamic Radicals"
> Nov 4, 09 "Defense of the Morally Bankrupt"
> Sep 21, 09 "Iranian Nuclear Dispute: Resolution, not Humiliation"
> Sep 4, 09 "To Entice Tehran, Washington Must 'Get Real'"
> July 1, 09, "A Day in the Life of Israeli Extremists"
> May 31, 09 "Lebanon: Mideast Tipping Point"
> May 27, 09 "Smarter Iran Policy Begins With New Attitude"
> Apr 08, 09 "Managing the Iranian Challenge"
> Apr 04, 09 "Militarism & Financial Excess: Two Sides of the Same Coin"
> Feb 25, 09 "Israeli Sabotage of U.S.-Iranian Detente"
> Jan 29, 09 "Gaza: Laboratory for the Power-Hungry"
> Dec 18, 08 "South Asian Marshall Plan"
> Dec 4, 08 "Mumbai: The 9/11 Precedent"
> "The Challenge of the Times"
> "Pouring Money Down a Rat's Hole"
> "Western-Islamic Confrontation: The Elite vs. the People"
> "U.S.-Iran Talks: Setup for Failure?"
> "Forests or trees: clear thinking about social science systems"
> "A Scenario for decline in America"
> "Reasoning from cases in world affairs"
> "Working smarter: Computers as stimulants for human creativity"
> "The Methodology Tutor: An introduction to new social science research methods"


Media Attention
> NEW! 1/20/12 "Netanyahy's Provocations" cited and discussed on Capitol Hill Blue
> NEW! 1/20/12 "Netanyahy's Provocations" reprinted by Islam Daily
> NEW! 1/17/12 "Netanyahu's Provocations" reprinted by Information Clearinghouse
< 11/16/11 "Would Defeating Iran Help Israel?" reprinted by Nasir Khan blog
> 9/13/11 "Turkish-Egyptian Possibilities" cited by PeaceandJustice, NasirKhan blog, yahyasheikho786
> 6/14/11/ "Can Erdogan Save Syria?" cited by Exposing
> 6/14/11/ "Can Erdogan Save Syria?" reprinted by Pemot
> 6/14/11/ "Can Erdogan Save Syria?" summarized by Turkish Digest
 > 6/9//11/"Is Israel Plotting" summarized on F U Corporate Media
> 6/9//11/ "Is Israel Plotting"cited by Liquida, EIN's World News Report
> 6/9/11 "Is Israel Plotting" reprinted on Sabbah Report, Nasir Khan Blog, Peace and Justice Post
< 5/26/11 "Wooing Cairo" reprinted by There Are No Sunglasses Weblog
< 4/11/11 "Riyadh Foments Counterrevolution" excerpted by Friday Lunch Club
2/2/11 "Washington Needs New Mideast Friends" cited on Political Wind
12/12/10 "Turkish Opportunities" summarized on Erkon's Field Digest, Turkish Digest
12/11/10 "Turkish Opportunities" summarized on Truthfeeds
> 10/12/10 "Modeling U.S.-Iranian Relations" cited on Broken Controllers
>10/4/10 "War Clouds" cited on Broken Controllers
> 6/7/10 "Iran's Opportunity" cited by Tree of Liberty
> 6/7/10 "Turkey's Next Steps" cited by Positive Universe
> 4/29/10 "Mideast Peace or Fascism" reprinted on Free Thought Manifesto
> 4/26/10 "Positive-Sum Mideast Strategy" summarized on Positive Universe, MyNewsHub, Politifi, PDA Illinois
3/1/10 "Time for a Change, Washington"
> 3/16-7/10 Ближневосточный мир или фашизм? ("Mideast Peace or Fascism?") pub. by Rt.Korr Rossiya, Nash Mir; translated & pub. by INOSMI
> Mar 16, 10 "Mideast Peace or Fascism?" excerpted by Naked Facts; cited on Lebanon Wire, Positive Universe
> Mar 14, 10 "Cracking the Washington Groupthink on Israel" cited by Political Wind
> Mar 8, 10 "Is Washington Building a Pro-Iran Coalition?" cited by Political Wind
> NEW! Feb 16-18, 10 "Palestine & Global Security" cited by APPAF, Mind Magician, Positive Universe, Peace by Truth, Sarkhat, MiddleEast
> NEW! Feb 12-13, 10 "Team Washington" cited by Bing, Political Wind, Polskawalczaca, Interceder Net , Silobreaker,
Positive Universe
> Nov. 5, 09 "Defense of the Morally Bankrupt" reprinted by Kanan48, cited by Positive Universe
> July 2-3, 09 "A Day in the Life of Israeli Extremists," reprinted by Terrorism Watch, Silicon Investor chat forum
> June 10, 09 "Mideast Nuclear Umbrella" summarized in Sphere
> May 31, 09 "Lebanon: Mideast Tipping Point" reprinted by Voltaire Net
> May 31, 09 "Lebanon: Mideast Tipping Point" cited by Nuhairi, Positive Universe
> May 27, 09 "Smarter Iran Policy" cited by Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Payvand, INI, Iran War Zone, the Common Ground Blog, Democracy Arsenal, Positive Universe, GULF Research Center, Iran Internet Index, Gulf in the Media
> May 27, 09 "Smarter Iran Policy" reviewed by Homeyra
> May 27, 09 "Smarter Iran Policy" reprinted by Respect Discussion Board, CASMII, Iranquest
> "Israeli Sabotage of U.S.-Iranian Detente" summarized on What Really Happened
> Apr 15, 09 Progressive Mind reprints "Alleviating Iranian Security Concerns"
> Apr 14, 09 Atheo News excerpts "Invading Muslim Societies"
> Apr 14, 09 Bibijon citation of "Managing the Iranian Challenge"
> Apr 14, 09 Newstin, METimes report on "Managing the Iranian Challenge"
> Apr 12, 09 United Progressives cited "Managing the Iranian Challenge"
> Apr 11, 09 Persian Journal report on "Managing the Iranian Challenge"
> Apr 10, 09 Iranian report on "Managing the Iranian Challenge"
> Apr 10, 09 UPI summary of "Managing the Iranian Challenge"
> Apr 9, 09 Human Security Report Project abstract of "Managing the Iranian Challenge"
> Apr 8, 09 NH Peace Action reprints "Managing the Iranian Challenge"
> Apr 6, 09 Carapice reprints "Militarism & Financial Excess"
> Polish translation of "Gaza: Laboratory"
> Feb 25, 09 Atheo News reprints "Israeli Sabotage of U.S.-Iranian Detente"
> Feb 1, 09 The Agonist reprints "Gaza: Laboratory"
> Feb 2, 09 Opinion Artillery features "Gaza: Laboratory"
> Jan-Mar 09 "Gaza Laboratory" cited by Idiedee, MERLIN
> Jan-Mar 09 Democratic Underground features for discussion "Gaza Laboratory"

Recent Presentations:
> NEW! "Modernization of the Islamic World" at Mansfield Center, U. Montana
> "How to Think about War Against Iran" at U. Alaska
> "Future Analysis" at U. Alaska
> "Future Analysis" at ISA
> "Diagnosing the Health of the Global Political System" at RPI
> "Diagnosing the Health of the International Political System" at ISA
> "Nonlinear dynamics in world politics" at UCLA Computational Social Science Conference


Contact me.

william.deb.mills@verizon.net

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