Kosovo Could Start a Trend

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2008 The Mosaic Intelligence Report examines several statements from Palestinian officials and asks whether the Palestinians, with their own unique problems, are planning to follow Kosovo's example by making a unilateral declaration of independence. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tension in Wake of a Hezbollah Leader’s Assassination

Staff / Truthdig Feb 18, 2008 The Mosaic Intelligence Report looks at the killing of Emad Moghniyeh, whom the United States considered a leading terrorist. Hezbollah has vowed to avenge him, and Israel has put its military and embassies on high alert. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

France Catches Colonial Fever

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2008 The Mosaic Intelligence Report investigates France's aggressive new push to involve itself in the Middle East. The French have signed a deal to set up a permanent military base in the Persian Gulf region, the first such facility controlled by a Western nation that isn't led by George W. Bush. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Middle East Tunes In to the Campaign

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2008 The Mosaic Intelligence Report follows the Middle Eastern media as they report on the U.S. presidential campaign with rapt attention. After all, this is the future head of the world's only superpower (one that has taken a keen interest in the neighborhood) we're talking about here. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Is Civil War Brewing in Lebanon?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2008 The Mosaic Intelligence Report notes that with tensions inflamed throughout the Middle East, a recent string of violent attacks in Lebanon has gone mostly unnoticed. Combined with reports of increased arms shipments to various factions, does it mean another civil war is in the offing? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gaza Déjà Vu

Staff / Truthdig Jan 21, 2008 The Mosaic Intelligence Report looks at Bush's rosy predictions for peace in the Middle East and explains why his optimism is unwarranted. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Middle East in 2007

Staff / Truthdig Dec 23, 2007 It's been a rough year for the Middle East, from Saddam's hanging to mass killings in Iraq and the war of words over Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program. The Mosaic Intelligence Report takes a look back and asks whether there is hope for the future. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ahmadinejad Declares Victory

Staff / Truthdig Dec 10, 2007 The "Mosaic Intelligence Report" examines the fallout of the new NIE report, which says Iran suspended its nuclear weapons program in 2003: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is being touted as the winner in the Middle East -- except in Israel -- and George Bush's America is being called the loser. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Meeting Low Expectations for Peace

Staff / Truthdig Dec 3, 2007 Now that the Annapolis peace summit is over, the Mosaic Intelligence Report investigates the fallout from lowering the diplomatic bar, putting the slapstick back in world affairs and the conspicuous absence of Iraq, Iran and Hamas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Annapolis Peace Summit — Dead Before Arrival

Staff / Truthdig Nov 19, 2007 The Mosaic Intelligence Report's Jamal Dajani heads to Jerusalem to find out why the Bush administration's highly vaunted Annapolis peace summit has generated little more than skepticism in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oil Is King

Staff / Truthdig Nov 12, 2007 The Mosaic Intelligence Report investigates who is benefiting from record oil prices and whether there's more to the Saudi king's European tour than meets the eye. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Good Kurds, Bad Kurds

Staff / Truthdig Nov 3, 2007 The Mosaic Intelligence Report takes a look at the United States' Kurdish double standard: Washington supports those in Iraq while declaring Kurdish fighters in Turkey a "common enemy." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )