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BANKING ISSUES +
Credit 101 for Bankers (Mark II) 7/2012
Isolating London From the Rest Europe is Dangerous 1/2012
Credit Rating Agencies and All That Jazz to Undermine the Eurozone 1/2012
America's AA+ Is the New AAA 8/2011
Credit 101 for Bankers (Mark I) 2/2010
ARAB SYSTEMS OF GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS +
Why is Saudi Arabia at War With Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood? 6/2014
Shi'ite Sunni Wars 4/2014
The Arab Spring and Genuine Religious and Political Political Reforms 12/2011
The Mirage of Arab Democracy 8/2011
Arab Rulers Exploitation of Islam 2/2010
The 1916 Arab Revolt Against Istanbul 10/2009
The Looming Arab Food Crisiis 12/2008
IRAQ'S OCCUPATION AND U.S MIDEAST POLITICS +
The Bush and Blair Folly in Iraq 6/2014
The March of Shiism 10/2011
G. W. Bush's Iraq Report Card 9/2010
U.S. Un-Winnable ME Politics 1/2010
A Verdict on the Surge 11/2009
Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani 5/2008
ISLAMIC CULTURE AND POLITICAL THOUGHT +
The Challenge of Establishing the Historicity of the Islamic Creed 5/2012
Nuetralize the Ulama 11/2010
In Defense of Pre-Islamic Culture 9/2010
The Grand Zero Mosque 8/2010
A Turkish Martin Luther! 7/2010
Is Muslims' Women Treatment Islamic 2/2010
Democratizing Islamic Law Making 1/2010
Apologists and Propagandists 12/2008
LEBANON'S SOCIETAL AND POLITICAL STRUCTURES +
Lebanon's June 7, 2009 Elections 6/2009
The Battle for Lebanon 3/2009
PALESTINIAN ISRAELI CONFLICT AND A POSSIBLE SOLUTION 1/2011
SAUDI ARABIA'S WAHHABI SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCE AND STATE AGENDA +
In Response to Tony Blair's Speech on April 23, 2014
Democracy and Women's Rights: Saudi Style 10/2011
Wahhabism, 9/11, and Further Dangers 11/2008
Has Saudi Arabia Found the Answer? 9/2008
Agriculture: From Dust to Dust 6/2008
SYRIA'S GOVERNANCE AND STATE AGENDA +
WikiLeaks Syria Files - SCARY NUMBERS 7/2012
Before Attacking Iran, the Asad Regime Must be Removed 3/2012
Is Bashar Asad a Nice Person Surrounded by a Wicked Family Clique? 2/2012
A Question of Oil Accounting 9/2011
Why Syria’s Regime is Likely to Survive, Temporarily 8/2011
Syria should not Pursue Nuclear Electricity Generation 6/2011
Why Syria's Christians Should not Support the Asad Regime 5/2011
Syria's Islamic Textbooks 5/2011
Syria's Water Management=Voodoo Politics 12/2010
Syria's Challenge: A Modern Secular Family Law 11/2010
Syria's Economic Growth Requires Fundamental Reforms 11/2010
Abolish the Ministry of Irrigation 10/2010
Stop Wahhabi Indoctrination 7/2010
Syria's Mission: Religious Tolerance 4/2009
UAE ISSUES +
Abu Dhabi's Nuclear Plant Folly 6/2011
Dubai and its White Elephants 3/2010
NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS +
CONTRIBUTORS - BANKING
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
Sir Mervyn King on the Banking Crisis
Sir Mervyn King: The Today Lecture 2012
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
Archbishop Rowan Williams Challenge To Financiers
Systematic dishonesty at Barclays, says former boss plus a Timeline to Barclays' widening Libor-fixing scandal
CONTRIBUTORS - EVANGELICALS/ MIDEAST
US Foreigh Policy and Biblical Prophesy
Onward Christian Soldiers
How Israel Helped to Spawn Hamas
In Israel, Settling for Less
CONTRIBUTORS - MIDEAST WATER ISSUES
The Choice Between Crop and Water in the Mideast
Agro-Imperialism?!
Biofuel = Less Food
Earth Is Parched Where Syrian Farms Thrived
CONTRIBUTORS - Turkey strives for 21st century Islam
CONTRIBUTORS - What is the Koran?
CONTRIBUTORS - Steve Jobs: Stanford Address
CONTRIBUTORS - Dictators Get the Deaths They Deserve
Welcome to Daringopinion.com
The Website of Elie Elhadj
For ease of reference, I have organized my articles according to topic as follows:
BANKING ISSUES
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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
- Isolating London From the Rest of Europe is Dangerous -
December 2011
ARAB SYSTEMS OF GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS:
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Arab Spring's Silver Lining: A Search for the Soul of Arab Islam -
December 201
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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
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The Looming Arab Food Crisis -
December 2008
IRAQ'S OCCUPATION AND U.S. 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
ISLAMIC CULTURE AND POLITICAL THOUGHT
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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
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The Challenge of Establishing the Historicity of the Islamic Creed -
May 2012
LEBANON'S SOCIETAL AND POLITICAL STRUCTURES:
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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 AND A POSSIBLE SOLUTION
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De-politicize the Bible and the Quran -
Updated, January 2011
SAUDI ARABIA'S WAHHABI SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCE ANS STATE AGENDA:
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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
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Democracy and Women's Rights: Saudi Style -
October 2011
SYRIA'S SECTARIAN GOVERNANCE AND STATE AGENDA:
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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 -
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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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
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Is Bashar Asad a Nice Person Surrounded by a Wicked Clique? -
February 2012
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Before Attacking Iran, the Asad Regime Must be Removed -
March 2012
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