Post 8. Israeli-Arab Wars of 1967 and 1973
Featured Image: For a Perfect Holiday – Visit Egypt
Following the partition of Palestine and the establishment of Israel in 1948, and Israel’s subsequent invasion of the Sinai eight…
Author: Jon
Post 8A. 1967 Six-Day War: Israel’s Assault on the U.S.S. Liberty
On June 8, 1967, five days after the start of the Six-Day War, and just hours before Israel launched its offensive to take Syria’s Golan Heights, the U.S.S. Liberty, a…
Post 9. 1953 – 1979. The Shah and Iranian Revolution
Street scene Tehran 1977
After restoring the monarchy in 1953, the Shah, to his credit, continued the progressive reforms started by Mossadegh. As part of his White Revolution, the Shah…
Post 10. Iraq: 1963 CIA Coup and the Genesis of Saddam Hussein
Iraq, from the Arabic “araqa,” meaning “deeply rooted, well-watered,” did not come into being until the end of World War I, courtesy of Sykes…
Post 11. America’s Unprincipled Role in Saddam Hussein’s War on Iran 1980 – 1988
Featured Image: E. Ou / ICRC / Getty Images
September 22, 1980, Iraq invaded Iran, starting a horrific war marked on both sides by missile attacks and artillery barrages on…
Author:
Jon
Post 8A. 1967 Six-Day War: Israel’s Assault on the U.S.S. Liberty
On June 8, 1967, five days after the start of the Six-Day War, and just hours before Israel launched its offensive to take Syria’s Golan Heights, the U.S.S. Liberty, a…
Post 9. 1953 – 1979. The Shah and Iranian Revolution
Street scene Tehran 1977
After restoring the monarchy in 1953, the Shah, to his credit, continued the progressive reforms started by Mossadegh. As part of his White Revolution, the Shah…
Post 10. Iraq: 1963 CIA Coup and the Genesis of Saddam Hussein
Iraq, from the Arabic “araqa,” meaning “deeply rooted, well-watered,” did not come into being until the end of World War I, courtesy of Sykes…
Post 11. America’s Unprincipled Role in Saddam Hussein’s War on Iran 1980 – 1988
Featured Image: E. Ou / ICRC / Getty Images
September 22, 1980, Iraq invaded Iran, starting a horrific war marked on both sides by missile attacks and artillery barrages on…
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