The military’s use of drones is something we hear about fairly often, to the point that it seems as if it’s simply a taken for granted part of the story. The reports from Gaza have made the use of “unmanned aerial vehicles” more newsworthy recently, though of course the U.S., among other nations, employs them [...]
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“Bittersweet” Clinton Quote, as Last Trip with Obama is Interrupted by Israeli-Gaza Violence
Sec Clinton passed through about an hour later as the pool was getting swept just off the main lobby. She cheerfully greeted the poolers and seemed in a good mood. Asked how the last trip with Potus was going, she said, “It’s been great. It’s been bittersweet, nostalgic, all the things you would expect.” [From [...]
Raining Bombs in Gaza, as Negotiations “Close,” Says Egypt’s PM Minister
The U.S. and Britain on Sunday warned about the risks of Israel expanding its air assault on the Gaza Strip into a ground war, while vigorously defending the Jewish state’s right to protect itself against rocket attacks. [Associated Press] Negotiations are going on as we speak and I hope we will reach something soon that [...]
Will Petraeus-gate Wake Up America on Homeland Insecurity Privacy Invasion?
THE QUESTION in all this is whether having an elite establishment player sucked into the turbine of America’s massive anti privacy establishment will result in any light dawning on how our country has changed and just how depleted our civil liberties are today. As far as I can tell it will not. Tom Ricks offered [...]
Another No Win Battle for Israel
DANGEROUS EVENTS unfolding between Israel, Hamas and the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The assassination of Ahmed Said Khalil al-Jabari in a missile strike has set the situation on fire. It also set the internet aflame, with YouTube pulling the 10-second film of the vehicle explosion, while tweets on the subject landed in rapid fire [...]
News Desk: Israeli Pressure Pushes U.S. to Cancel Gaza Scholarship Program
THIS IS representative of what shouldn’t be done by our government on behalf of our friend Israel. It’s offensive to use Middle East politics to punish students. From the report: The program offers about 30 scholarships to promising but financially challenged Palestinian high school seniors from Gaza and the West Bank to study in local [...]
Anti-Muslim Film Furor Spreads, Obama Calls Egypt’s Morsi, as Republicans Circle
THE U.S. embassy in Sanaa, Yemen was stormed by a mob on Thursday. Egypt’s President Morsi finally made a move, after a call from President Obama. Readout from the White House: The President called Egyptian President Morsi today to review the strategic partnership between the United States and Egypt, and our ongoing efforts to strengthen [...]
Israel Drops Threats Against Journalists Covering Gaza Flotilla
If there was anything dumber for the Israeli government to do I don’t know what it could have been. Threatening journalists who are covering the Gaza flotilla backfired, as it should. Netanyahu said in a statement that the policy for journalists covering the flotilla should not be the same as against infiltrators and those who [...]
Clinton: Two-State Solution ‘Inescapable’
It’s just nobody knows how to get there. “The inevitability of working toward a two-state solution is inescapable,” Clinton said at a news conference after talks with Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni. (source: Bloomberg News) Netanyahu: “We found a common language for achieving the common goals,” Netanyahu said after meeting with Clinton at the King David [...]
$900 Million for Gaza
–updated and corrected– That’s almost a billion, with a “b”, as in a billion dollars in aid for the Palestinians hit hard by the Gaza war, which will not go through Hamas. That means the intention is also to bolster the Palestinian Authority. Juan Cole has more: Moreover, the US has increasing competition for influence [...]
Israeli Election, ‘Believni’ and the Supermodel
First, dealing with Gaza amidst the elections, today Egypt’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said “The secretary will be coming to Cairo on the second of March. We expect lots of commitments from everybody, lots of commitments for reconstruction.” The statement from State today emphasized that “The needs of Gaza’s Palestinians remain acute.” Amidst this, [...]
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