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Banking
----------Credit 101 for Bankers
----------Credit 101 for Bankers - Mark II
----------America's AA+ Is the New AAA
----------Credit Rating Agencies and All That Jazz
Mideast Governance/Politics
----------The Mirage of Arab Democracy
----------Arab Revolt Against Istanbul
----------Arab Rulers Exploitation of Islam
----------Dubai and its White Elephants
----------Abu Dhabi's Nuclear Plant Folly
Iraq/US Mideast Politics
----------The March of Shiism
----------Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani
----------A Verdict on the Surge
----------G. W. Bush's Iraq Report Card
----------U.S. Un-Winnable ME Politics
Islam
----------A Turkish Martin Luther!
----------Apologists and Propagandists
----------Democratizing Islamic Law Making
----------In Defense of Pre-Islamic Culture
----------Is Muslims' Women Treatment Islamic
----------Nuetralize the Ulama
----------The Grand Zero Mosque
Lebanese Politics
----------The Battle for Lebanon
----------Lebanon's June 11, 2009 Elections
Palestinian Israeli Conflict
Saudi Arabia
----------Agriculture: From Dust to Dust
----------TheMiddleEast Interview
----------Wahhabism and 9/11
Syria-----Religious Reform
----------Stop Wahhabi Indoctrination
----------Abolish the Ministry of Irrigation
----------A Question of Oil Accounting
----------Reforms for Economic Growth
----------Enact A Secular Family Law
----------Water Management=Voodoo Politics
----------A Nuclear Power Plant Folly!!
----------Syria’s Regime is Likely to Survive, Temporarily
----------Syria's Islamic Textbooks
----------Syria's Christians Should not Support the Asad Regime
The Looming Arab Food Crisiis
Contributors
Contributors: Banking
Contributors: Evangelicals/Mideast
Contributors: Mideast Water Issues
Contributors: Islam
J. K. Gailbraith Advice to G. W. Bush in 2001
J. Stiglitz Diagnosis of the 2008 Financial Meltdown
On Wall Street, Bonuses, Not Profits, Were Real
Mervyn King on the Banking Crisis
England's Central Banker Mervyn King on "Too Big to Fail"
Paul Volker Urges Dividing Investment, Commercial Banks
On Banking Reforms Listen to Paul Volker
Nigel Lawson: Capitalism Needs a Revived Glass-Steagall
John Reed Apologizes for Glass-Steagall Repeal, Building Citigroup
The Tale of Paul Paulson, AIG, and Goldman Sachs
Philip Bowering on 'Too Big to Succeed'
Vanity Fair Editor's Letter: Upstairs, Downstairs
Vanity Fair: The Big Steal
Clinton Says He got Bad Advice on Derivatives
NY times OP-ED: Fight On, Goldman Sachs!
Ex-Merrill CEO Regrets Glass-Steagall's Repeal
The Good Banker
US Foreigh Policy and Biblical Prophesy
Onward Christian Soldiers
How Israel Helped to Spawn Hamas
In Israel, Settling for Less
The Choice Between Crop and Water in the Mideast
Agro-Imperialism?!
Biofuel = Less Food
Earth Is Parched Where Syrian Farms Thrived
Turkey strives for 21st century form of Islam
Welcome to Daringopinion.com
The Website of Elie Elhadj
For ease of reference, I have organized my articles according to topic as follows:
Banking
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Credit 101 for Bankers -
Updated, February 2010
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Credit 101 for Bankers -
Mark II - Updated February 2010
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America's AA+ Is the New AAA
- August 2011
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Credit Rating Agencies and All That Jazz
- August 2011
Governance and Politics:
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The Mirage of Arab Democracy -
Updated April 2010
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Sharif Hussein's Revolt Against the Ottoman Empire -
October 2009
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Arab Rulers Exploitation of the Islamic Creed -
Updated, February 2010
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Dubai and its White Elephants -
March 2010
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Abu Dhabi's Nuclear Power Plant Folly -
June 2010
Iraq and US Mideast Politics
:
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The March of Shiism -
November 2009
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Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani -
Updated, May 2008
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A Verdict on the Surge -
Updated, November 2009
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A Report Card: G. W. Bush's Venture in Iraq -
Updated, September 2010
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Washington's Un-Winnable Mideast Politics -
January 2010
Islam
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A Turkish Martin Luther?! -
Updated, July 2010
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Apologists and Propagandists -
December 2008
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Democratizing Islamic Law Making -
January 2010
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In Defense of Pre-Islamic Culture -
Updated, September 2010
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Is Muslims' Treatment of Women Islamic -
February 2010
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Nuetralize the Ulama - Updated,
December 2010
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An Open Letter to the Promoter of the New York Ground Zero Mosque -
August 2010
Lebanese Politics:
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The Battle for Lebanon - Updated,
March 2009
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A Reading into Lebanon's June 11, 2009 Elections -
June 2009
Palestinian Israeli Conflict
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De-politicize the Bible and the Quran -
Updated, January 2011
Saudi Governance
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Saudi Agriculture: From Dust to Dust -
June 2008
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TheMiddleEast Magazine Interview -
August/September 2008
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Saudi Islam, 9/11, and Further Danger -
Updated, November 2008
Syria:
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Syria’s Mission: Religious Reform -
April 2009
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Stop Wahhabi Indoctrination of Syrian Youth
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July 2010
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Abolish Syria's Ministry of Irrigation -
October 2010
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A Question of Oil Accounting -
October 2010
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Syria's Economic Growth Requires Fundamental Reforms First -
November 2010
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Syria's Challenge: A Modern Secular Family Law -
November 2010
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Syria's Water Management = Voodoo Style Politics -
December 2010
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Why Syria Should not Pursue Nuclear Electricity Generation -
February 2011
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Why Syria's Regime is Likely to Survive, Temporarily - Updated,
February 2011
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Syria's Islamic Textbooks: Politics, Intolerance, and Dogma
- May 2011
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Why Syria's Christians Should Not Support the Asad Regime
- May 2011
Water, Food, and Arab Politics
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The Looming Arab Food Crisis -
December 2008
I hope that you will find the material useful
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