America’s biggest headache in the Middle East would be the Arab spring throwing up qualitatively better governing systems compared to the one in Israel.

America ends war in Iraq. A shameful end to a shameful beginning.

Is capitalism dead? Not yet.

911 or 917. Which date will have a more profound impact on America in the next century?

The increasing use of drones and such other machines in wars shows how sissified the American military has become.

While the established ruling systems in the Middle East seem to be coming to an end, the spurious brand of democracy practiced in the West is also running out of steam. Maybe it is time for the East and West to come up with a new and common system that addresses the challenges of the new century.