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William Fisher has managed economic development programs in the Middle East and elsewhere for the US State Department and the US Agency for International Development. He served in the international affairs area in the Kennedy Administration and now writes on subjects ranging from human rights to foreign affairs for a number of newspapers and online journals.

http://billfisher.blogspot.com

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Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 2:30:33 PM

Article : "The Man Who Refuses Silence"

READER QUERY


Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 8:07:48 PM

Article : "Bureau of Prisons "Disappears" Federal Prisoner Just In Time"

Thanks


Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 5:38:20 PM

Article : ""We've Never Seen Such Horror" -- HRW's Chilling New Report "

Syria Arithmetic


Monday, May 2, 2011 at 11:45:27 AM

Article : "Egypt: What Else is the Army Not Doing?"

Egypt: A Revolution or a Coup?


Sunday, May 1, 2011 at 12:52:00 PM

Article : "The Army is Watching Over Egypt. But Who's Watching Over the"

THE MORE THINGS CHANGE...


Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 10:05:15 AM

Article : "Post-Mubarak Egypt: Ambiguity as a Way of Life"

Post-Mubarak Egypt


Sunday, April 24, 2011 at 6:38:30 PM

Article : "Where is Mohammed al-Tajer?"

Bahrain


Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 2:18:57 PM

Article : "Lawyers Matter!"

DANIEL'S COMMENT


Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 9:00:46 AM

Article : "Lawyers Matter!"

Lawyers


Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 6:56:05 AM

Article : "Assad's Cookie-Cutter"

al-Assad's Speech


Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 8:37:41 AM

Article : "From Saudi Arabia: Thanks, Muammar!"

Saudi Arabia and The Arab Spring


Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 9:51:32 AM

Article : "From Saudi Arabia: Thanks, Muammar!"

America's Ally?


Sunday, March 6, 2011 at 9:43:28 AM

Article : "Even Great Journalism Leaves Questions!"

EGYPTIAN DEMOCRACY: THE END OF TORTURE?


Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 3:08:16 PM

Article : "Iraq: Work in Progress, Wishful Thinking or Propaganda Vehic"

The State of Iraq


Monday, February 28, 2011 at 4:52:29 PM

Article : "Could Syria Be Next?"

PARLOR GAME


Friday, February 25, 2011 at 5:54:25 PM

Article : "It's On to Cali and a Real Good Time!"

Class Warfare


Friday, February 25, 2011 at 9:11:39 AM

Article : "The Constitution: Egypt's Job One"

The Journey


Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 1:46:34 PM

Tweet : "Diplomacy: Fig Leaf for Inaction?"

Tweet: Diplomacy: Fig Leaf for Inaction?: http://bit.ly/e9Sroh


Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 1:43:58 PM

Article : "Diplomacy: Fig Leaf for Inaction?"

What Do You Think?


Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 10:39:32 AM

Article : "Battle of the Prosecutors"

Due Process


Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 5:01:19 PM

Article : "Another Chance for Second-Class Justice?"

MILITARY COMMISSIONS


Friday, January 14, 2011 at 2:24:40 PM

Article : "GITMO By The Numbers"

Transparency? Accountabiity? Not so Much.


Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 12:32:56 PM

Article : "Bloggers Under Fire"

Bloggers Under Fire


Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 2:14:46 AM

Article : "Life After Fifty? Listen Up Ladies!"

I don't usually review books,


Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 3:30:41 PM

Article : "Feel Safer Now?"

Dear Mary Pitt


Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 1:22:50 PM

Article : "The Silence of the Sheep"

To Larry Tierney


Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 10:07:03 AM

Article : "A Simpleton Tries to Understand the Health Care Debate"

Many thanks


Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 3:15:45 PM

Article : "Human Rights Groups Ask: Is this the Change We Can Believe I"

Dear Roy Lutz,


Monday, March 9, 2009 at 8:14:43 AM

Article : "Heck of a job, VA."

Heck of a job, VA


Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 3:50:48 AM

Article : "FROM THOSE WONDERFUL FOLKS WHO BROUGHT YOU THE TORTURE MEMOS"

You miss the point.


Friday, October 10, 2008 at 6:22:00 AM

Article : "Palin: Sancho Pander"

KNOW-NOTHING


Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 11:00:24 PM

Article : "Palin: What Should Worry Us Most"

Not the U.S. Constitution


Friday, August 8, 2008 at 9:47:11 AM

Article : "Hamdan Case Exemplifies Bush's Failure in the "War on Terror"

HAMDAN VERDICT


Sunday, February 24, 2008 at 4:27:43 PM

Article : "DISCLOSURE BY DRIP, DRIP, DRIP?"

WATERBOARDING


Sunday, February 3, 2008 at 9:27:41 PM

Article : "SIGNING AWAY THE CONSTITUTION"

Dear Mary,


Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at 8:10:36 PM

Article : "WAS TOP STATE DEPARTMENT RESIGNATION A POLITICAL MOVE TO PRO"

GRIFFIN'S REPLACEMENT


Thursday, July 20, 2006 at 9:16:20 AM

Article : "Casting Blame , Finding Solutions to The Middle East Conflag"

Casting Blame