David Kenner is a journalist and Middle East analyst who contributed to The Weekly Standard between 2004 and 2008. His articles for the magazine focused on Lebanon, Iraq, and broader Middle Eastern affairs, covering topics such as the Cedar Revolution, Hezbollah, and the region's media landscape. He later served as an editor at Foreign Policy magazine.
Of all the scummy things the Hezbollah and its allies have done during their takeover of West Beirut, the burning of pro-government media outlets is one of the worst. Prominent anti-Syrian media figures have long been the target of political violence: journalists Samir Kassir and Gebran Tueni were…
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THE MAN BEING SENT to direct the organization and training of local police and security forces in Iraq is Major General David Petraeus. His duties, the Washington Post recently reported, will include overseeing the demobilization of the various Kurdish and Shiite armed militias, and their…
THOUSANDS OF WOMEN parade through dusty streets, covered in blue burqas. They float around the impoverished city like ghosts, their burqas concealing their entire body, from the tops of their heads to their feet. They are chanting, "We are not political. We are widows," as they demonstrate for the…