Lecture: The United States, the Peace Movement and the Middle East (Video) Posted on November 1, 2002December 18, 2025 <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/foreign-policy/video-zunes-debates-u-s-policy-toward-iraq/" rel="bookmark">Video: Zunes Debates US Policy Toward Iraq</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://stephenzunes.org/foreign-policy/video-zunes-debates-u-s-policy-toward-iraq/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2002-10-22T02:27:44+00:00">October 22, 2002</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-08-18T15:17:15+00:00">August 18, 2025</time></a></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="https://www.c-span.org/program/public-affairs-event/us-policy-toward-iraq/124084" target="_blank" rel="noopener">C-SPAN October 28, 2002</a><br /> Dr. Stephen Zunes and Mark Lance debate two right-wing analysts at Georgetown. The exchange explores “policy toward Iraq and whether the U.S. should engage in military action to remove Saddam Hussein”?as well as “Iraqi weapons capability, stability in the Middle East, and building an international coalition to take action against Iraq.”</p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <article id="post-1111" class="post-wrap post-1111 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-common-dreams category-foreign-policy tag-carter"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/foreign-policy/carters-less-known-legacy/" rel="bookmark">Carter’s Less-Known Legacy</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://stephenzunes.org/foreign-policy/carters-less-known-legacy/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2002-10-18T18:53:56+00:00">October 18, 2002</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-08-18T15:19:10+00:00">August 18, 2025</time></a></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/2002/carters-less-known-legacy.txt" target="_blank" rel="noopener" >Common Dreams by Stephen Zunes,</a> October 29, 2002 [<a href="http://hartford-hwp.com/archives/45/282.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">source</a>]<br /> With all the liberal columnists singing the praises of Jimmy Carter in honor of his winning the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, I’d like to contribute a somewhat dissident note. Only somewhat, however. I am very pleased Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize and believe it is well deserved. I also enjoyed the subtle send-up by the Nobel committee and the not-so-subtle criticism by the committee’s chairman in contrasting this former American president with the current American president. However, though criticism of Carter’s presidency has often centered upon his alleged weak governing, the sad truth was that his administration was a disaster when it came to the areas for which he is now best known: peace, international law and human rights…</p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <article id="post-1592" class="post-wrap post-1592 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-alternet category-george-w-bush category-iraq"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/source/alternet/president-bush-fails-to-make-his-case-2/" rel="bookmark">President Bush Fails to Make His Case</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://stephenzunes.org/source/alternet/president-bush-fails-to-make-his-case-2/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2002-10-08T17:57:16+00:00">October 8, 2002</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-06-17T20:41:06+00:00">June 17, 2025</time></a></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/2002/bush-fails-to-make-his-case.txt">Alternet by Stephen Zunes, October 8, 2002</a><br /> [source no longer available]<br /> Given what is at stake, one would have thought that the administration would have made a stronger case for going to war than President George W. Bush did on Monday evening. The weakness of the administration’s position is apparent in its insistence of repeating stories of Iraqi atrocities from more than 10 to 20 years ago, such as its support for international terrorist groups like Abu Nidal and its use of chemical weapons. It was during this period when the United States was quietly supporting the Iraqi regime, covering up reports of its use of chemical weapons and even providing intelligence for Iraqi forces that used such weapons against Iranian troops. Though the 1980s marked the peak of Iraq’s support for terrorist groups, the U.S. government actually dropped Iraq from its list of states sponsoring terrorism because of its own ties to the Iraqi war effort. Two decades later, in its annual report, “Patterns of Global Terrorism,” the State Department presented no evidence of any current Iraqi support for active terrorist groups, only the granting of sanctuary to some aging leaders of dormant groups…</p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <article id="post-1827" class="post-wrap post-1827 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-george-w-bush category-iraq"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/middle-east/iraq/the-case-against-war/" rel="bookmark">The Case Against War</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://stephenzunes.org/middle-east/iraq/the-case-against-war/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2002-09-12T02:44:19+00:00">September 12, 2002</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-08-18T14:50:50+00:00">August 18, 2025</time></a></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/2002/the-case-against-war-2002.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Nation, September 30, 2002</a>, by Stephen Zunes [<a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/case-against-war/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">source</a>]<br /> Despite growing opposition, both at home and abroad, the Bush Administration appears to have begun its concerted final push to convince Congress, the American people and the world of the need to invade Iraq. Such an invasion would constitute an important precedent, being the first test of the new doctrine articulated by President Bush of “pre-emption,” which declares that the United States has the right to invade sovereign countries and overthrow their governments if they are seen as hostile to American interests. At stake is not just the prospect of a devastating war but the very legitimacy of an international system…</p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <article id="post-1425" class="post-wrap post-1425 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-fpif-policy-report category-george-w-bush category-iraq"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/source/fpif/fpif-policy-report/why-not-to-wage-war-with-iraq/" rel="bookmark">Why Not to Wage War with Iraq</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://stephenzunes.org/source/fpif/fpif-policy-report/why-not-to-wage-war-with-iraq/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2002-08-27T16:55:17+00:00">August 27, 2002</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-08-13T02:18:55+00:00">August 13, 2025</time></a></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/2002/why_not_to_wage_war_with_iraq.txt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Foreign Policy In Focus, August 27, 2002</a><br /> by Stephen Zunes [<a href="https://fpif.org/why_not_to_wage_war_with_iraq/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">source</a>]<br /> Despite growing opposition, the Bush administration is pushing for a U.S. invasion of Iraq. Before the public and Congress allow such a dangerous and unprecedented use of American military power, they should seriously consider the following seven facts… </p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <article id="post-1558" class="post-wrap post-1558 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-common-dreams category-democratic category-elections category-israel-palestine"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/source/common-dreams/dont-blame-the-jews-for-cynthia-mckinneys-defeat/" rel="bookmark">Don’t Blame the Jews for Cynthia McKinney’s Defeat</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://stephenzunes.org/source/common-dreams/dont-blame-the-jews-for-cynthia-mckinneys-defeat/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2002-08-25T16:45:47+00:00">August 25, 2002</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-07-12T19:22:30+00:00">July 12, 2025</time></a></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/2002/dont-blame-jews-for-cynthia-mckinneys-defeat.txt">Common Dreams August 25, 2002 by Stephen Zunes</a><br /> With the defeat of five-term Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney in the August 22 Democratic primary in Georgia, the U.S. House of Representatives will soon be losing one of its most outspoken progressive voices. This is very bad news for those of us who support peace, human rights, and social justice. It would be even worse news, however, if the blame for her defeat is placed primarily upon the Jewish community [source is no longer available].</p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <article id="post-1608" class="post-wrap post-1608 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-alternet category-israel-palestine category-us-middle-east-policy"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/source/alternet/a-bush-plan-for-mideast-disaster/" rel="bookmark">A Bush Plan For Mideast Disaster</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://stephenzunes.org/source/alternet/a-bush-plan-for-mideast-disaster/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2002-06-25T18:49:34+00:00">June 25, 2002</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-07-12T21:27:28+00:00">July 12, 2025</time></a></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/2002/a_bush_plan_for_mideast_disaster.txt">Alternet by Stephen Zunes, June 25, 2002</a> [<a href="https://alternet.org/2002/06/a_bush_plan_for_mideast_disaster/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">source</a>]<br /> President George W. Bush’s speech on Monday actually represents a setback for Middle East peace. On the one hand, it is reassuring that, after thirty years of rejecting the international consensus that peace requires the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside a secure Israel, an American president now formally recognizes that need. The bad news is that President Bush is simply perpetuating the unfair assumption that while Israel’s right to exist is a given, Palestine’s right to exist… is conditional…</p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <article id="post-1606" class="post-wrap post-1606 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-alternet category-israel-palestine category-us-middle-east-policy"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/source/alternet/aiding-the-war-effort/" rel="bookmark">Aiding the War Effort</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://stephenzunes.org/source/alternet/aiding-the-war-effort/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2002-05-10T18:47:11+00:00">May 10, 2002</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-07-12T21:45:39+00:00">July 12, 2025</time></a></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/2002/aiding-the-war-effort.txt">Alternet May 10, 2002 by Stephen Zunes </a><br /> [source is no longer available]<br /> The violence of the past year and a half between Israelis and Palestinians has left more than 2,000 people dead, torpedoed the peace process, and turned the streets of the West Bank and Gaza Strip into battlefields. As the U.S. reconsiders its role in promoting Israeli-Palestinian peace, the prospects for a final settlement that recognizes the security needs of Israel and the legitimate political rights of Palestinians seem worse than ever…</p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <article id="post-1419" class="post-wrap post-1419 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-bill-clinton category-democratic category-fpif-analysis category-george-w-bush category-israel-palestine tag-camp-david"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/foreign-policy/democratic/challenging-the-myths-about-the-failure-of-the-2000-camp-david-talks/" rel="bookmark">Challenging the Myths about the Failure of the 2000 Camp David Talks</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://stephenzunes.org/foreign-policy/democratic/challenging-the-myths-about-the-failure-of-the-2000-camp-david-talks/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2002-05-10T16:44:52+00:00">May 10, 2002</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-07-12T21:54:27+00:00">July 12, 2025</time></a></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/2002/challenging-myths-about-failure-of-2000-camp-david-talks.txt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Foreign Policy In Focus by Stephen Zunes, May 10, 2002</a><br /> [source is no longer available]<br /> 1. Both the Clinton and Bush administrations, along with leading members of Congress of both parties, have deliberately misrepresented what happened in the peace process before, during, and after Camp David, as well as what has transpired since the outbreak of the second intifada in late September 2000. This has served to justify a policy of supporting an increasingly repressive occupation army…</p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <article id="post-1417" class="post-wrap post-1417 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-fpif category-fpif-analysis category-israel-palestine category-us-middle-east-policy"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/source/fpif/why-the-u-s-supports-israel/" rel="bookmark">Why the U.S. Supports Israel</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://stephenzunes.org/source/fpif/why-the-u-s-supports-israel/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2002-05-01T16:40:41+00:00">May 1, 2002</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-07-13T14:14:23+00:00">July 13, 2025</time></a></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/2002/why_the_us_supports_israel.txt">Foreign Policy In Focus by Stephen Zunes, May 1, 2002</a><br /> [<a href="http://www.fpif.org/articles/why_the_us_supports_israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Source</a>] In the United States and around the world, many are questioning why, despite some mild rebukes, Washington has maintained its large-scale military, financial, and diplomatic support for the Israeli occupation in the face of unprecedented violations of international law and human rights standards by Israeli occupation forces. Why is there such strong bipartisan support for Israel’s right-wing prime minister Ariel Sharon’s policies in the occupied Palestinian territories?…</p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <article id="post-441" class="post-wrap post-441 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-africa category-fpif-commentary category-george-w-bush category-somalia category-war-on-terror tag-east-africa"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/africa/somalia-as-a-military-target/" rel="bookmark">Somalia as a Military Target</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://stephenzunes.org/africa/somalia-as-a-military-target/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2002-01-11T20:08:43+00:00">January 11, 2002</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-08-18T14:55:22+00:00">August 18, 2025</time></a></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/2002/somalia_as_a_military_target.txt">Foreign Policy In Focus by Stephen Zunes, January 11, 2002</a><br /> [<a href="https://fpif.org/somalia_as_a_military_target/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Source</a>] The east African nation of Somalia is being mentioned with increasing frequency as a possible next target in the U.S.-led war against international terrorism. Somalia is a failed state–with what passes for the central government controlling little more than a section of the national capital of Mogadishu, a separatist government in the north, and rival warlords and clan leaders controlling most of the remainder of the country. U.S. officials believe cells of the Al-Qaeda terrorist network may have taken advantage of the absence of governmental authority to set up operation…</p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <article id="post-993" class="post-wrap post-993 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-fpif category-fpif-analysis category-iraq category-nato category-peace-war category-turkey category-united-nations category-us-middle-east-policy"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/middle-east/turkey/why-the-u-s-did-not-overthrow-saddam-hussein/" rel="bookmark">Why the U.S. Did Not Overthrow Saddam Hussein</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://stephenzunes.org/middle-east/turkey/why-the-u-s-did-not-overthrow-saddam-hussein/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2001-11-01T18:06:25+00:00">November 1, 2001</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-07-13T16:41:04+00:00">July 13, 2025</time></a></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/2002/why_the_us_did_not_overthrow_saddam_hussein.txt">Foreign Policy In Focus by Stephen Zunes, November 1, 2001</a><br /> [<a href="http://www.fpif.org/articles/why_the_us_did_not_overthrow_saddam_hussein" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Source</a>] There has been a curious bout of revisionist history in recent weeks criticizing the U.S. decision not to “finish the job” during the 1991 Gulf War and overthrow the Iraqi government of Saddam Hussein. With such a lopsided victory in the six-week military campaign, these right-wing critics argue the U.S. could have easily marched into the capital of Baghdad and ousted the dictator…</p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <article id="post-1306" class="post-wrap post-1306 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-alternet category-middle-east category-us-middle-east-policy"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/source/alternet/10-things-to-know-about-the-middle-east/" rel="bookmark">10 Things to Know About the Middle East</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://stephenzunes.org/source/alternet/10-things-to-know-about-the-middle-east/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2001-10-01T19:08:12+00:00">October 1, 2001</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-07-13T20:58:18+00:00">July 13, 2025</time></a></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/2001/10_things_to_know_about_the_middle_east.txt"><strong>Alternet by Stephen Zunes October 1, 2001</strong></a> [<a href="https://alternet.org/2001/10/10_things_to_know_about_the_middle_east" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Source</a>]<br /> 1. Who are the Arabs?<br /> 2. Who are the Muslims?<br /> 3. Why is there so much violence and political instability?<br /> 4. Why has the Middle East been the focus of U.S. concern about international terrorism?<br /> 5. What kind of political systems and alliances exist in the Middle East?<br /> 6. What is the impact of oil in the Middle East?<br /> 7. What is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict about?<br /> 8. What has been the legacy of the Gulf War?<br /> 9. How has the political situation in Afghanistan evolved and how is it connected to the Middle East?<br /> 10. How have most Middle Eastern governments reacted to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and their aftermath?</p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <article id="post-1411" class="post-wrap post-1411 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-fpif category-fpif-analysis category-george-w-bush category-israel-palestine"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/source/fpif/the-bush-administration-the-israeli-palestinian-stalemate/" rel="bookmark">The Bush Administration & the Israeli-Palestinian Stalemate</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://stephenzunes.org/source/fpif/the-bush-administration-the-israeli-palestinian-stalemate/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2001-10-01T16:11:43+00:00">October 1, 2001</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-07-13T21:03:36+00:00">July 13, 2025</time></a></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/2001/bush_administration_the_israeli-palestinian_stalemate.txt">Foreign Policy In Focus October 1, 2001 by Stephen Zunes</a> [<a href="http://fpif.org/articles/the_bush_administration_the_israeli-palestinian_stalemate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Source</a>]<br /> Whether or not the shaky cease-fire in effect since the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States holds, the prospects for Israeli-Palestinian peace remain dim…</p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <article id="post-1308" class="post-wrap post-1308 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-alternet category-us-middle-east-policy"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/source/alternet/10-things-to-know-about-u-s-policy-in-the-middle-east/" rel="bookmark">10 Things to Know about U.S. Policy in the Middle East</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://stephenzunes.org/source/alternet/10-things-to-know-about-u-s-policy-in-the-middle-east/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2001-09-26T19:12:15+00:00">September 26, 2001</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-07-13T21:16:02+00:00">July 13, 2025</time></a></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-content"> <p><strong><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/2001/10-things-to-know-about-us-policy-in-middle-east.txt">Alternet September 26, 2001 by Stephen Zunes</a><br /> </strong>1. The United States has played a major role in the militarization of the region.<br /> 2. The U.S. maintains an ongoing military presence in the Middle East.<br /> 3. There has been an enormous humanitarian toll resulting from U.S. policy toward Iraq.<br /> 4. The U.S. has not been a fair mediator in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<br /> 5. U.S. support for Israel occupation forces has created enormous resentment throughout the Middle East.<br /> 6. The U.S. has been inconsistent in its enforcement of international law and UN Security Council resolutions.<br /> 7. The U.S. has supported autocratic regimes in the Middle East.<br /> 8. U.S. policy has contributed to the rise of radical Islamic governments and movements.<br /> 9. The U.S. promotion of a neo-liberal economic model in the Middle East has not benefitted most people of the region.<br /> 10. The U.S. response to Middle Eastern terrorism has thus far been counter-productive.</p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <article id="post-1594" class="post-wrap post-1594 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-alternet category-iran category-iraq category-middle-east category-us-middle-east-policy tag-islamic-world"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/source/alternet/u-s-policy-toward-political-islam/" rel="bookmark">U.S. Policy Toward Political Islam</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://stephenzunes.org/source/alternet/u-s-policy-toward-political-islam/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2001-09-12T18:27:25+00:00">September 12, 2001</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-08-18T19:45:04+00:00">August 18, 2025</time></a></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/2001/us_policy_toward_political_islam.txt">Alternet.org, September 12, 2001, by Stephen Zunes</a> The perceived growth of radical Islamic movements throughout the Middle East and beyond has not only caused major political upheaval in the countries directly affected but has placed political Islam at the forefront of concerns voiced by U.S. policymakers. One unfortunate aspect of this newfound attention has been the way it has strengthened ugly stereotypes of Muslims already prevalent in the West. This occurs despite the existence of moderate Islamic segments and secular movements that are at least as influential as radicals in the political life of Islamic countries. Even though the vast majority of the world’s Muslims oppose terrorism, religious intolerance, and the oppression of women, these remain the most prevalent images of the Muslim faith throughout the Western world. Such popular misconceptions about Islam and Islamic movements—often exacerbated by the media, popular culture, and government officials—have made it particularly difficult to challenge U.S. policy.</p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <article id="post-55" class="post-wrap post-55 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-bolivia category-foreign-policy category-international-law category-latin-america-caribbean category-latin-american-perspectives category-self-determination"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/foreign-policy/u-s-and-bolivia-taming-of-a-revolution/" rel="bookmark">The United States and Bolivia: The Taming of a Revolution, 1952-1957</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://stephenzunes.org/foreign-policy/u-s-and-bolivia-taming-of-a-revolution/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2001-09-01T03:28:52+00:00">September 1, 2001</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-04-28T15:11:32+00:00">April 28, 2026</time></a></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/2001/US-Bolivia-tamingarevolution1952-1957.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The United States and Bolivia: The Taming of a Revolution, 1952-1957</a>. Latin American Perspectives Vol. 28 No. 5 (September 1, 2001): 33-49. Also at SAGE Journals, JSTOR, ResearchGate.net, University of Saskatchewan, and <a href="https://library.fes.de/libalt/journals/swetsfulltext/12735108.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FES.DE/bibliothek</a></p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <article id="post-1402" class="post-wrap post-1402 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-democratic category-fpif-analysis category-human-rights"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/foreign-policy/democratic/death-squad-democrats/" rel="bookmark">Death Squad Democrats</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://stephenzunes.org/foreign-policy/democratic/death-squad-democrats/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2001-08-01T20:16:20+00:00">August 1, 2001</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-07-13T21:55:56+00:00">July 13, 2025</time></a></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/2001/death_squad_democrats.txt">Foreign Policy In Focus by Stephen Zunes August 1, 2001</a> [<a href="https://fpif.org/death_squad_democrats/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">source</a>]<br /> Last Tuesday, Israeli forces murdered Isaac Saada outside of his home in Bethlehem. He was the father of ten and a beloved teacher at Terra Sancta, a RomanCatholic school in that West Bank city. Saada was actively involved with the peace education program of the Israeli-Palestinian Center for Research and Information. The day he was buried, he had been scheduled to take part in a joint seminar with Israeli teachers on improving understanding and cooperation between the two peoples…</p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <article id="post-79" class="post-wrap post-79 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-israel-palestine category-the-palestine-center category-us-middle-east-policy tag-lectures"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/source/the-palestine-center/the-evolution-of-u-s-policy-on-jerusalem-international-law-versus-the-rule-of-force/" rel="bookmark">Audio: The Evolution of U.S. Policy on Jerusalem: International Law versus the Rule of Force</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <a href="https://stephenzunes.org/source/the-palestine-center/the-evolution-of-u-s-policy-on-jerusalem-international-law-versus-the-rule-of-force/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2001-07-26T04:29:07+00:00">July 26, 2001</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-07-14T18:08:13+00:00">July 14, 2025</time></a></span> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> </header><!-- .entry-header --> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="https://stephenzunes.org/2001/evolution-of-us-policy-on-jerusalem.txt">For the Record No. 80, 2 August 2001</a><br /> [<a href="https://archive.org/details/PalestineCenterTheEvolutionofU.S.PolicyonJerusalem_InternationalLawversustheRuleof" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Source & Audio, 40 mins.</a>] July 26, 2001, by Stephen Zunes<br /> “Recent moves by the Clinton and the current Bush administrations regarding Jerusalem have surprised even the most cynical observers of U.S. foreign policy for their disregard of … international legal conventions and their departure from the stated positions of their previous administrations,” said Stephen Zunes at a 26 July 2001 Center lecture. 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