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	<title>Security Debrief - a blog of homeland security news and analysis &#187; Akram Elias</title>
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		<title>The Mavi Marmara and the Exodus 1947: A Historical Parallel?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2010/06/07/the-mavi-marmara-and-the-exodus-1947-a-historical-parallel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Akram Elias</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 11, 1947, a ship carrying more than 4,000 Jews sailed from the south of France and headed to Palestine. The Zionist movement endeavoring to create the State of Israel as a home for the Jews sought to "break the embargo imposed by Great Britain on immigration to Palestine." On May 30, 2010, more than 500 Palestinian activists and sympathizers sailed from Turkey aboard the Mavi Marmara ship as part of the "Free Gaza Flotilla" in an effort to "break the siege imposed by Israel on Gaza." Will the Mavi Marmara end up having the same historical significance to Palestinians as did the Exodus 1947 for Jews? Only time will tell.]]></description>
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		<title>The Iranian Difference</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/10/26/the-iranian-difference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prof. Lewis explained how the word revolution was abused by regimes in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa in attempts to give legitimacy to what in reality amounted to coups or putsches.  By contrast, the Iranian Revolution was a true phenomenon similar to the French and Russian Revolutions.  While the French and Russian Revolutions transformed in radical ways the world of Christendom, so would the Iranian Revolution radically transform the world of Islam. ]]></description>
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		<title>Iran Now: The United States&#8217; Next Move?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/07/21/iran-now-us-next-move/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Akram Elias</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The presidential elections of June have brought to the surface, like never before, the deep rifts that exist within Iranian society and its power structure.  What is really happening there? And more importantly, what should the United States do about it?  The delicate and serious nature of the current situation in Iran requires a very wise approach by the Obama Administration.  The stakes are very high and the opportunity is unique.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran: The U.S. Needs a New Strategy</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/05/29/iran-the-us-needs-a-new-strategy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 18:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Akram Elias</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost everyone involved in national security affairs, within and outside the government, talks about the threat that Iran poses to U.S. interests in the Middle East.  Given this view of the Iranian threat and Iranian’s unabated belligerent behavior, national security policymakers and opinion makers in the United States almost unanimously agree that the past policies of sanction regimes and containment employed by successive U.S. Administrations since 1979 have failed to produce the change in Iranian policies and attitudes towards the United States and the region.]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan: A Failed State?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/04/29/pakistan-a-failed-state/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Akram Elias</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, the United States has already missed the boat and time has run out for any “catching up” in policy and tactics in dealing with Pakistan.  Today, the world faces the stark and real possibility of Pakistan becoming a failed state and a haven for terrorism with potential nightmarish consequences.  Can this be stopped and what should the U.S. do about it?]]></description>
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		<title>The Middle East through a New Prism – Part I: Syria</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2009/03/09/the-middle-east-through-a-new-prism-part-i-syria/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Akram Elias</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Bush Administration drastically transformed the Middle East and dramatically altered the balance of power in that region.  Unfortunately, instead of quickly reassessing the new dynamics on the ground and developing a new and more appropriate prism for viewing the region, the Bush Administration pursued the same old policies of the past and continued to view the region through the same old prism.  As a result, the Bush Administration failed miserably in reaping the benefits of the Operation’s potential strategic gains for the United States and it suffered major regional setbacks. ]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping Our Eye on the Ball &#8212; Al Qaeda Still a Threat</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/09/23/keeping-our-eye-on-the-ball-al-qaeda-still-a-threat/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/09/23/keeping-our-eye-on-the-ball-al-qaeda-still-a-threat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Akram Elias</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reports that Al Qaeda is imploding are vastly exaggerated. ]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan: What is the United States&#8217; Next Move?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/08/28/pakistan-what-is-the-uss-next-move/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Akram Elias</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The resignation of President Musharraf brings to an end an important yet turbulent chapter in US – Pakistan relations since 9/11.  The United States faces today a Pakistan that lacks any form of consensus. The increasingly deteriorating situation in Pakistan can quickly get out of hand and make Pakistan an ungovernable country with potent insurgencies spreading to the various regions of the country, leaving the United States with limited options going forward. ]]></description>
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		<title>Should the US Talk to Hamas?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/04/24/should-the-us-talk-to-hamas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Akram Elias</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[US policy towards Hamas is boosting Iran's standing and influence in the Middle East, increasing the Iranian threat to Israeli security, neutralizing American efforts to contain Iranian ambitions, and endangering the long term interests of the United States in that region.  The question that should be seriously debated in Washington still stands: should the United States talk to Hamas?]]></description>
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		<title>A Deeper Assessment of the Candidates’ Positions on Iran</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/04/16/a-deeper-assessment-of-the-candidates-positions-on-iran/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Akram Elias</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At first glance, the positions of the three major Presidential candidates regarding Iran’s nuclear ambitions do not seem much different. All three express concerns about Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and all three seem committed to stopping Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Taking a second look at the candidates’ positions, however, one finds differences mainly centering on the question of how and when to negotiate with Iran.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran on the Eve of Parliamentary Elections</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/03/11/iran-on-the-eve-of-parliamentary-elections/</link>
		<comments>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/03/11/iran-on-the-eve-of-parliamentary-elections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the upcoming Iranian parliamentary elections approaching on March 14th, the United States is facing new questions about how to deal with the Iranian regime with options ranging from the imposition of additional sanctions to diplomatic engagement to the use of military force. ]]></description>
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		<title>Washington must change course in Pakistan</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/02/25/washington-must-change-course-in-pakistan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Akram Elias</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pakistan is facing a most defining moment in its history with serious implications to US security interests in the region.  As stated in earlier analyses, the United States should have long ago adopted alternative approaches to Pakistan. It did not, and consequently, the situation in Pakistan today is much more dangerous.  It is not, however, too late for the United States to re-engage more effectively.]]></description>
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		<title>The Death of Imad Mughniyah: A Turning Point in Terrorism?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/02/17/is-the-death-of-imad-mughniyah-a-turning-point/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Akram Elias</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The assassination of the elusive Mughniyah on February 12 could be a major turning point in the Middle East - but in what direction? The answer to that question depends heavily on identifying who was behind the assassination.]]></description>
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		<title>What Middle East?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2008/01/07/what-middle-east/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Akram Elias</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new reality of the Middle East presents new challenges to US foreign policy makers as they shape future US engagements and/or disengagements in part or parts of that region. On the other hand, this new reality gives the United States a larger degree of maneuverability unthinkable of few years ago. As intelligence is key to national security strategy-making, so is cultural intelligence essential to the development of foreign policy strategies.]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan: What Now?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2007/12/27/pakistan-what-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Akram Elias</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The assassination of Benazir Bhutto will unfortunately speed up the destabilization of Pakistan. Bhutto had the potential of winning the upcoming elections and steering the country away from extremism and towards democracy.  Her elimination has created a theatre in which the three key players are a discredited Musharraf, an Islamist Sharif, and a Taliban/Al Qaeda coalition.  This spells trouble to the U.S. mission in Afghanistan and the war on terror.No matter whether elections are held or whether Musharraf re-imposes emergency rule, the prospects for long term stability in Pakistan are very dim. The United States needs to do several things in the immediate future to help preserve stability. ]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan: Civil War?</title>
		<link>http://securitydebrief.adfero.com/2007/12/04/pakistan-civil-war/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Akram Elias</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States has ignored for too long the brewing turmoil in Pakistan. All signs point to the possibility of civil war breaking out in Pakistan in the very near future. The ingredients for such a war are already in place: President Musharraf’s power has been seriously weakened; there is a major rift among elements of the ISI and the military regarding Pakistan’s commitment to the war on terror and the handling of the Taliban; the return of Nawaz Sharif who will attempt to mobilize Islamists; and the return of Benazir Bhutto who will attempt to mobilize opponents to military rule and the Islamists.]]></description>
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