حكمت المحكمة !

The Tribunal Has Ruled!

As-Safir

In the era of the "Special" Tribunal for Lebanon—which court rules on "general" matters: water, electricity, bread, and work?

موازنة الحزب الأوحد

The Budget of the Single Party

As-Safir

Lebanon's budget, with 99% of its revenues swallowed by debt, salaries, and electricity subsidies, reveals the "single party" of bankers and real estate speculators as the actual controllers of policies.

عشرينية الوحدة اليمنية: عندما تصير الوحدوية شريكة الانفصالية 

The Twentieth Anniversary of Yemeni Unity: When Unionism Becomes a Partner of Separatism

As-Safir

Twenty years and the flaw is the authoritarian system — the choice: democracy or separation. Federalism is the minimum, but it needs a southern referendum.

عشرينية الوحدة اليمنية: عنـدما تصيـر الوحدوية شـريكـة الانفـصـاليـة

The Twentieth Anniversary of Yemeni Unity: When Unionism Becomes a Partner of Separatism

As-Safir

Unity turned from hope into domination—the choice: democracy or regression to secession. A southern referendum has become necessary.

ما بين اليمن والسودان – لا يظهر دوماً للعيان 

Between Yemen and Sudan - What Is Not Always Visible

As-Safir

Two rulers by coup, allied with Islamists then purged them, invited al-Qaeda—everything they share serves a single goal: staying in power.

إنتخابات العراق الدروس اللبناني

Iraq's Elections: The Lebanese Lessons

As-Safir

The Americans imposed de-Baathification then reversed to rehabilitate the worst — Iraq's proportional system is the lesson Lebanon needs.

هي مكذبة، يا شباب!

It's a Lie, Guys!

As-Safir

Abstention is lying in the open—they voted against lowering the voting age while claiming to support it. It's a con, kids.

أربعينية النظام الليبي: في الهدر والهذر

The Fortieth Anniversary of the Libyan Regime: On Waste and Nonsense

As-Safir

Forty years and "Brother Colonel" isn't taken seriously—that's precisely the secret of his survival: $46 billion a year and one million Libyans below the poverty line.

الاكثرية والاقلية: في شروط السجال ومعانيه

Majority and Minority: On the Terms of Debate and Their Meanings

As-Safir

He who plays with the cat of politics must bear its scratches—the solution is two chambers and proportional voting. But the "majority" for change hasn't reached "minority" level.

في ذكرى ثورة ١٤ تموز الفرنسية: بلى، نستطيع!

On the Anniversary of the French Revolution of July 14: Yes, We Can!

As-Safir

Democracy was never established by democratic means—born in violence, violence being merely the midwife. Can we? Yes, we can.

النظام الايراني – بين دين ودنيا

The Iranian Regime - Between Religion and Worldly Affairs

As-Safir

"Where is my vote?"—protesters carry Mousavi and Mossadegh: deeper democracy without American intervention. Rights are seized in the streets, at a high price.

رابح لن يحكم وخاسر لن يعارض

The Winner Will Not Govern and the Loser Will Not Oppose

As-Safir

The winner won't govern and the loser won't oppose — the pioneer of "crushing" Christian monopoly was Bashir Gemayel. Out of the mouths of babes.

الغاوي في القاهرة: زمن العودة الى أصل النزاع

The Suitor in Cairo: Time to Return to the Root of the Conflict

As-Safir

Confidence-building means symbols instead of solutions—Netanyahu responds with self-rule indistinguishable from colonial mandate language.

كلفة انتاج النائب: من الزفت الى النفط

The Cost of Producing an MP: From Asphalt to Oil

As-Safir

$100,000/year per MP for "paving"—and the two biggest election funders are oil states. The MP is costly. Does that mean precious? How many hours does he work?

الحراك الجنوبي اليمني: الوحدة في الديمقراطية

The Yemeni Southern Movement: Unity Through Democracy

As-Safir

Yemeni unity is in deep crisis after the 1994 war imposed northern dominance over the south, pushing the "Southern Movement" to demand democratic federalism as the only way to save unity from secession and chaos.

كلمات، كلمات، كلمات

Words, Words, Words

As-Safir

Both sides say: don't take our programs seriously. Wishes without coherence, priorities, or costs—and strikingly similar across the divide.

الانتخابات بما هي مباراة كرة قدم

Elections as a Football Match

As-Safir

The electoral battle is a football match — but teachers and workers are playing on a different field, beyond sect or camp.

آذار الغدّار

Treacherous March

As-Safir

While all agree on the "Strong State" slogan with contradictory meanings, Lebanese alignments appear anomalous amidst regional shifts that "Treacherous March" might overturn.

في حصيلة الانتخابات الاسرائيلية:  ما هي «التسوية»؟

On the Results of the Israeli Elections: What Is the "Settlement"?

As-Safir

What if the endless deferral is the "settlement" itself—and all Israeli parties, "right" and "left," share a refusal to genuinely negotiate?

اعتذار من قمر مشغرة

An Apology from the Moon of Mashghara

As-Safir

His head dropped in Beirut, not Mashghara—he pays taxes there but can't vote there. His granddaughter must vote in a village she's never visited.

مقابلة البحرين

Bahrain Interview

Amid the 2008 crash, the crisis shatters neoliberal illusions and revalidates Marxism, but weakening the state does not strengthen freedoms, nor is political Islam a true alternative.

اوباما: الرجل والنظام

Obama: The Man and the System

As-Safir

Obama's election crowns the civil rights struggle, but political equality does not mean social equality, as the man operates within an imperial system that limits his capacity for change, especially in our region's foreign policy.

لا يكفي ان يكون تشافيز مع الفقراء !

It Is Not Enough for Chavez to Be with the Poor!

As-Safir

Chávez's acceptance of his defeat in the constitutional referendum confirms that standing with the poor is not enough; socialist transformation requires free popular consent, not revolutionary justification.

من اجل فيدرالية عربية – كردية في العراق

For an Arab-Kurdish Federation in Iraq

As-Safir

The occupation destroyed the state, not just the regime — federalism is either partition's euphemism or a path to rebuilding unity. Condition: an Arab-Kurdish formula transcending ethnicity and sects.