Posts Tagged ‘Middle East’
Stinging Think Tank Report: Iran Could Slip Nukes To »
http://thebulletin.us/articles/2010/05/28/news/world/doc4bff616ad6048986620688.txtBy DAVID BEDEIN, Middle East CorrespondentJerusalem —The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, located at Bar Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel, has issued a stinging report which indicates that Iran could easily deliver radiation or nuclear weapons to Hamas [...]
"Give Us a Break!" »
Arlene KushnerNetanyahu (who is in Toronto, where he participated in a pro-Israel rally) is going to the White House this week: It's a command performance -- commanded by the president, that is. The prime minister couldn't easily say, "Sorry, I choose not to come." It wouldn't be realistic to expect that of him -- he does not have that sort of [...]
US Rages at NPT Over Israel Decision »
After the international community agreed to put pressure on Israel to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the US president reacts by condemning the move. In a statement issued on Friday, US President Barack Obama said the agreement reached at the 2010 NPT review conference singled out Israel with regard to a nuclear weapons-free [...]
When Bibi Meets Barack: What Will Happen in Their »
Barry Rubin*May 29, 2010http://www.gloria-center.org/blog/2010/05/bibi-meets-barackWhy was Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu suddenly invited to meet with President Barack Obama next week? There are three very different reasons.One is the Obama Administration's realization that its harsh policy toward Israel has been mistaken and [...]
Ban on New Offshore Drilling Won’t Affect »
We. Do. Not. Burn. Oil. For. Electricity (in any significant way). The search for alternative energy sources will theoretically reduce our dependence on coal, NOT on foreign oil. This meme is so ingrained I do not know how many times I have to tell MYSELF that these two things are not really related. His Fraudulency, Chairman Zero, broke [...]
Father Capucci joins Freedom Flotilla convoy »
Sources participating in the Freedom Flotilla aid convoy stated that father Hilarion Capucci, the former archbishop of Jerusalem, joined the convoy sailing for the besieged Gaza Strip.Note from Steven Plaut: Remember "Father" Capucci, the gun-running one-time archbishop of Jerusalem?Greek Catholic (Maronite) archbishop Hilarion Capucci smuggled [...]
President Obama is right »
Islam has indeed always been part of America’s story, when it comes to terrorYoram EttingerYNET NewsMore Muslim terrorist cells were exposed in the US in 2009 than in any year since 9/11. Islamic terrorism constitutes a real and present danger to the US in spite of – and inflamed by – President Obama’s appeasement of Islam, as demonstrated [...]
The Learning Curve Option is Already Around the Bend »
RubinReportsBarry RubinA well-connected and experienced policymaking friend mentioned in passing the question of whether the Obama Administration is still in the midst of a "learning curve" that might bring about a more realistic, workable foreign policy.This is precisely what I expected to happen in late 2009. The only question was whether the [...]
Netanyahu, Obama’s newest prop »
CAROLINE GLICKThe Democratic Party is feeling the heat for US President Barack Obama's hostility towards Israel. In an interview with Channel 10 earlier this month, Democratic Party mega-donor Haim Saban characterized the Obama administration as ideologically aligned with the radical Left and harshly criticized its treatment of Israel. Both [...]
Counterterror Adviser Defends Jihad as »
Published May 27, 2010FOXNews.comThe president's top counterterrorism adviser (Editorial Note: This guy isn't smart enough to pour piss out of a boot) on Wednesday called jihad a "legitimate tenet of Islam," arguing that the term "jihadists" (Editorial Note: Works for me, but if they prefer, assholists, I'm good with that too) should not be used [...]
