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Clinton Confuses Some on Settlements -- By: John Hood
What is the Obama administration’s policy on Israeli settlements and the prospects for a peace deal? The Times of London tries to sort it all out : Four days before Hillary Clinton’s praise for Binyamin Netanyahu, a retired US Marine Corps commandant spoke at the first annual conference of a ...
Grim news from Hood
mudvillegazette.com — Developing story : At least seven people are dead and 12 wounded in a shooting at Fort... Hood in Texas, the base's public affairs office told NBC News on Thursday. One gunman was reportedly in custody and another was on the loose, NBC News said. (more) Grim news from Hood
Clinton walks back Israel settlements remarks
politico.com — Marrakesh, Morocco_ After facing a barrage of press coverage that the U.S. has effectively sided with Israel... in downplaying the issue of Jewish settlement construction in the West Bank in an effort to get Israel-Palestinian peace talks ... (more) Clinton walks back Israel settlements remarks
Clinton: U.S. Wants Israel to Halt Settlements 'Forever'
foxnews.com — CAIRO -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton defended the U.S stance toward Israeli settlement building to... worried Arab allies on Wednesday, saying Washington does not accept the legitimacy of the West Bank enclaves and wants to see their ... (more) Clinton: U.S. Wants Israel to Halt Settlements 'Forever'
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Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
JustOneMinute — ... too close to Israel. Or the problem had been that George W. Bush wasn’t personally involved. Or maybe it was that we hadn’t apologized to the Muslim World enough. But the Obama team’s assumptions have proved entirely faulty and its execution utterly incompetent. Will there be any consequences for the architects of this debacle?  Unlikely. Consequences?  Hillary may have to wait an extra year or two for her Nobel.  C'mon, she is so not-Bush, too. TO BE FAIR:  John Hood at The Corner thinks that confusing her adversaries is tactically shrewd of Hillary, especially since many of ...

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