Abu Aardvark’s Ghost
Marc Lynch. GW Professor, on leave AY24-25 and hopefully hard to find. AMERICA’S MIDDLE EAST (Hurst) on the way! Find me at https://abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io
- Direct assault on international law and the very idea of accountability
- As Trump and the Gulf leaders babble on about AI and arms deals and count the dollars
- Trump may have just lifted Syria sanctions as a favor to MBS and Erdogan. But it has been called for urgently by many humanitarian orgs and a bipartisan initiative led by Elizabeth Warren and Joe Wilson called on Trump to do this just last month. It’s good. abuaardvarkghost.ghost.io/the-ghost-of...
- NYT: Some Israeli officers admit privately that Gaza actually is on brink of famine and starvation. I mean, Israel’s policy is designed to create a famine and starvation. That’s the point of a total blockade of food. So is this an admission or taking credit? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/w...