danielpipes.org - 12/31/2008
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[JP title: Insight into Bush's 'promising' Middle East] Two events earlier this month summed up differing views of George W. Bush's Middle East record. In one, Bush himself offered a valedictory speech, declaring that "the Middle East in 2008 is a freer, more hopeful, and more promising place ...
corner.nationalreview.com - 1/3/2009
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corner.nationalreview.com —
There is something especially nauseating about the latest
Middle East war -- scenes of worldwide Islamic protests...
with photos of Jews as apes, protesters (in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida of all places!) screaming about nuking Israel and putting Jews in ...
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Creepy Times - The Middle East War in View
jpost.com - 12/29/2008
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jpost.com —
In a press conference held on Monday afternoon
in Ankara with his Turkish counterpart, Egyptian Foreign Minister...
Ahmed Aboul Gheit responded to criticism by Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday, saying that "They have practically declared war ...
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Egypt: Hizbullah declared war on us | Middle East | ...
powerlineblog.com - 12/31/2008
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powerlineblog.com —
Demonstrations against Israel's attacks on Hamas have taken
place around the world; those of most interest to...
me have been the ones in the U.S. Here in Minnesota, pro-Hamas demonstrators assembled outside a building in which Senator Amy Klobuchar has ...
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Hoping for Change in Our Middle East Policy
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Gates of Vienna News Feed 12/30/2008
Gates of Vienna —
... “Restoring the Balance”: Insight Into Obama’s Middle East Policy? Unsurprisingly, Bush’s critics excoriate his Middle East record. Fine, but now that they are almost in the driver’s seat; exactly how do they intend to fix America’s Middle East policy? One preview is on display in Restoring the Balance: A Middle East Strategy for the Next President, a major study issued jointly by two liberal lions, the Brookings Institution (founded 1916) and the Council on Foreign Relations (founded 1921). The ...
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'Iranians Are Pro-Israel' - Part II - Defense/Middle East - Israel News
israelnationalnews.com 1/14/2009 — (IsraelNN.com) The following is Part II of an interview Israel National News conducted in recent days with Amil Imani, an Iranian-born pro-democracy activist currently living in North America. The discussion focused on an effort to understand Iran at ...
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tigerhawk.blogspot.com 1/8/2009 — So in Middle Eastern History, we're talking about the Arab-Israeli conflict for basically the rest of the year. I had an idea of posting the things I learn in that class here. I'll post the earliest beginnings of it, and if people like that I'll ...
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Sarkozy comments spark Iran row
news.bbc.co.uk 12/11/2008 — Iran has summoned the French ambassador in Tehran over comments made by the French president about his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Nicolas Sarkozy said earlier this week that he would not be able to shake hands with someone who said ...
DEBATE FACT #14: WHAT BARACK OBAMA MIDDLE EAST POLICY?
johnmccain.com 10/22/2008 — Summary:.
Barack Obama does not have a Middle East policy.
The Facts About Barack Obama's Record:
Barack Obama Has Not Been Forthcoming With His Own Plan For The Middle East. "[Obama] also avoided the land mine of Jerusalem, ...
Cuba looks for hints of ‘change’ from Obama —
msnbc.com: Politics 12/30/2008
Cuba marks the 50th anniversary of the Communist revolution this week, awaiting the 11th U.S. leader to face the Castro brothers as adversaries across the Florida Straits. Andrea Mitchell, NBC News' Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, reports.
IL Sec/State refuses to sign off —
First Read 12/30/2008
From NBC's Domenico MontanaroIllinois Secretary of State Jesse White put out a statement saying that although he has "respect for former Attorney General Roland Burris" he "cannot co-sign a document that certifies any appointment by Rod Blagojevich ...
Blagojevich, defiant, makes pick anyway —
First Read 12/30/2008
From NBC’s Cherelle Kantey, Ashley Codianni and Domenico Montanaro During a chaotic news conference in Chicago that injected race into the selection of a successor to Barack Obama ’s former U.S. Senate seat, embroiled Gov. Rod Blagojevich ...
Bush to meet south Sudan president next week —
Reuters: Politics 12/31/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush is to meet next week with south Sudan's president to discuss his peace pact with the Khartoum government, which the United States accuses of complicity in genocide in Darfur and sponsoring ...
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