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BANKING ISSUES +
Credit 101 for Bankers (Mark I)
Credit 101 for Bankers (Mark II)
Isolating London From the Rest Europe is Dangerous
Credit Rating Agencies and All That Jazz to Undermine the Eurozone
America's AA+ Is the New AAA
ARAB SYSTEMS OF GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS +
Why is Saudi Arabia at War With Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood?
Shi'ite Sunni Wars
The Arab Spring and Genuine Religious and Political Political Reforms
The Mirage of Arab Democracy
Arab Rulers Exploitation of Islam
The 1916 Arab Revolt Against Istanbul
The Looming Arab Food Crisiis
Egypt's Water Challenge
IRAQ'S OCCUPATION AND U.S MIDEAST POLITICS +
The Bush and Blair Folly in Iraq
The March of Shiism
G. W. Bush's Iraq Report Card
U.S. Un-Winnable ME Politics
A Verdict on the Surge
Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani
ISLAMIC CULTURE AND POLITICAL THOUGHT +
The Challenge of Establishing the Historicity of the Islamic Creed
Nuetralize the Ulama
In Defense of Pre-Islamic Culture
The Grand Zero Mosque
A Muslim Martin Luther!
Is Arab Muslims' Treatment of Women Islamic?
To Modernize Shari'a Laws, Democratize Islamic Law-Making
Apologists and Propagandists
LEBANON'S SOCIETAL AND POLITICAL STRUCTURES +
Lebanon's June 7, 2009 Elections
The Battle for Lebanon
PALESTINIAN ISRAELI CONFLICT AND A POSSIBLE SOLUTION
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
Wahhabism, 9/11, and Further Dangers
Has Saudi Arabia Found the Answer?
Agriculture: From Dust to Dust
SYRIA'S GOVERNANCE AND STATE AGENDA +
WikiLeaks Syria Files - SCARY NUMBERS
Before Attacking Iran, the Asad Regime Must be Removed 3/2012
Is Bashar Asad a Nice Person Surrounded by a Wicked Family Clique?
A Question of Oil Accounting
Why Syria’s Regime is Likely to Survive, Temporarily
Syria should not Pursue Nuclear Electricity Generation
Why Syria's Christians Should not Support the Asad Regime
Syria's Islamic Textbooks
Syria's Water Management=Voodoo Politics
Syria's Challenge: A Modern Secular Family Law 11/2010
Syria's Economic Growth Requires Fundamental Reforms
Abolish the Ministry of Irrigation
Stop Wahhabi Indoctrination
Syria's Mission: Religious Tolerance
UAE ISSUES +
Abu Dhabi's Nuclear Plant Folly
Dubai and its White Elephants
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
The end of Zionism. By Avrahan Burg
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
To supplement my own articles, I have selected what I consider to be important contributions in:
Banking
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J. K. Gailbraith Advice to G. W. Bush in 2001
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J. Stiglitz Diagnosis of the 2008 Financial Meltdown
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On Wall Street, Bonuses, Not Profits, Were Real
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Mervyn King on the Banking Crisis
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England's Central Banker Mervyn King on "Too Big to Fail"
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Paul Volker Urges Dividing Investment, Commercial Banks
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On Banking Reforms Listen to Paul Volker
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Nigel Lawson: Capitalism Needs a Revived Glass-Steagall
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John Reed Apologizes for Glass-Steagall Repeal, Building Citigroup
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The Tale of Paul Paulson, AIG, and Goldman Sachs
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Philip Bowering on 'Too Big to Succeed'
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Vanity Fair Editor's Letter: Upstairs, Downstairs
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Bill Clinton on Bad Advice from Rubin and Summers
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NY Times OP-ED: Fight On, Goldman Sachs
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The Good Banker: NY Times OP-ED
US Mideast Politics and Political Evangelism:
- US Foreigh Policy and Biblical Prophesy
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Onward Christian Soldiers
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How Israel Helped to Spawn Hamas
Mideast Water and Food Issues:
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The Choice Between Crop and Water in the Mideast
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Agro-Imperialism?!
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Biofuel = Less Food
Islam
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Turkey Strives for 21st Century form of Islam
I hope the selection is useful.
