At least that’s the tease coming from Russian Pres. Medvedev after meeting with Pres. Obama yesterday. “Russia’s position is clear: Sanctions rarely lead to productive results, but in some cases sanctions are inevitable,” Medvedev said in a joint appearance with Obama after their talks. [...] Medvedev said Wednesday that he and Obama discussed negotiations with [...]
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Meanwhile at the U.N., Qadhafi Rambles On
“We must insist that the future does not belong to fear.” – Pres. Barack Obama …and someone has the courage to liveblog it! Strong speech at the United Nations today from Pres. Obama, driving straight into the responsibilities of other nations to live up to what the United Nations is supposed to represent. In an [...]
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Lead Balloon on Rosh Hashanah
–bumped– The report on the investigation into January’s Operation Cast Lead and the charges that Israel committed multiple war crimes in its Gaza war this year, orchestrated through the UN Human Rights Council and headed by Justice Richard Goldstone, has landed with a dull kaboom. Ian Kelly with State’s reaction: MR. KELLY: Okay. So I [...]
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Obama Missile Shield Decision Brings Out Mitt Romney
Conservatives are breathless. Evidently the reality that the “Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff recommended to the President” what Pres. Obama announced today didn’t make a dent. They’re running around with their rhetoric half cocked, with Michael Goldfarb emotionally upset, accusing Obama of “smears” against the right’s beloved missile shield system: The [...]
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The Noise and News Beyond
–updated– “I am not going to apologize again,” Wilson said on “Fox News Sunday.” “I apologized to the president on Wednesday night. … I believe that is sufficient.” – Politico Speaker Pelosi, the ball is now in your court. Of course, the noise is still swirling about yesterday’s Wingnuts in Washington carnival. While ABC continues [...]
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AIPAC No Longer The Only Game In Town
–interesting development below– During the July meeting, held in the Roosevelt Room, Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, told Obama that “public disharmony between Israel and the U.S. is beneficial to neither” and that differences “should be dealt with directly by the parties.” The president, according [...]
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Robert Novak, CIA Identity Leaker Dies
The “Prince of Darkness” has died. By the way, Novak reportedly “relished” his title. He certainly earned it. More than anything, Robert Novak will be remembered as being representative of the Bush-Cheney years and the lengths people would go to in order to tar their political enemies. This was particularly true when it came to [...]
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Zakaria Moves Oren to Clarify Israeli Nuke Issue
Asked by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria whether former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton’s recent assessment that Israel would attack Iran before the end of the year was accurate, Oren replied, “I don’t think it’s true, I think that we are far from even contemplating such things right now.” He added that “the government of [...]
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Obama Strategy Beyond ‘Bombs and Bullets’
This leads directly to the second element of the President’s approach—a clear, more precise definition of this challenge. This is critically important. How you define a problem shapes how you address it. As many have noted, the President does not describe this as a “war on terrorism.” – John Brennan It’s anniversary day for ‘Bin [...]
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Idiots for Israel Give Iran Regime Hope
–expletive deleted– Sorry. But this is absolutely infuriating. It’s another in a pattern of rumblings on this subject that is pointing to something potentially alarming. … But the administration also is guilty of missteps. Rather than pocketing Mr. Netanyahu’s initial concessions — he gave a speech on Palestinian statehood and suggested parameters for curtailing settlements [...]
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The View from Clinton’s Seat
“I am the chief adviser on foreign policy. … .. [...] [...] …I’m out of politics.“ – Secretary of State Clinton As backdrop, Gates is on his way to Israel, as is Mitchell, along with Gen. Jones. The question expected to come came. About that “nuclear umbrella,” Secretary? MR. GREGORY: All right, but let’s be [...]
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Clinton to Iran: Engagement Won’t Be There Forever
“…smart power counsels that we lead with diplomacy, even in the case of adversaries or nations with whom we disagree. We cannot be afraid or unwilling to engage. Yet some suggest that this is a sign of weakness or naiveté – or acquiescence to these countries’ repression of their own people. That is wrong. The [...]
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Robert S. McNamara Changed
“He’s like a jackhammer,” President Johnson said. “No human being can take what he takes. He drives too hard. He is too perfect.” – Ex-Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara Dies at 93 Coming from Johnson, the king of political jackhammers, that’s quite a statement. Though as history has proven over time, Robert S. McNamara was [...]
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Biden Statement Unleashes Nervous Nellies
“Whether we agree or not. They’re (Israel) entitled to do that. Any sovereign nation is entitled to do that. But there is no pressure from any nation that’s going to alter our behavior as to how to proceed. What we believe is in the national interest of the United States, which we, coincidentally, believe is [...]
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Iran 101
How does Iran work? Let’s just say it’s as top down as it gets. Flow charts are here and here. Below is the Iran narrative as I see it. Max Blumenthal sees Iran through the prism of Palestine. via Stephen M. Walt So, if you want to know what any revolution is up against, here’s [...]
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