politico.com - 1/6/2009
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Breaking his silence on the conflict in Gaza, the president-elect deplored the civilian casualties, which have been overwhelmingly on the Palestinian side, after a meeting with fiscal and economic advisors today.
"I’m very concerned with the conflict taking place there," Obama ...
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tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 1/12/2009
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I watch in shock, like the rest of
the world, at the appalling death and destruction being
wrought on Gaza by Israel; and still it does not stop. Meanwhile, we see a seemingly never-ending army of well-prepared Israeli war propagandists, some Israeli ...
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Obama Addresses Gaza: He's Fired Up, Ready to Go
TPMCafe —
Check this out on Politico.
Just as I thought, the President-Elect was holding back so he could fully address the issue after Jan. 20.
"The loss of civilian life in Gaza and in Israel is a source of deep concern to me, and after January 20th I'll have plenty to say about the issue."
Obama said he was "not backing away at all from what I said during the campaign" and that "starting at the beginning of our administration, we're going to engage effectively and consistently in trying to resolve the conflict in the Middle East."
Read between the ...
Breaking The Silence
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Obama talks briefly about events in Gaza: The loss of civilian life in Gaza and in Israel is a source of deep concern to me, and after January 20th I’ll have plenty to say about the issue. ...
Obama Breaks Silence on Gaza
Weekly Standard Blog —
... Today, Obama offered a few sentences, which will be overanalyzed all the more due to their brevity and their delay in coming. ...
Finally, Obama Speaks Up About Gaza Civilians
Comments from Left Field —
Here is what he said:
Breaking his silence on the conflict in Gaza, the president-elect deplored the civilian casualties, which have been overwhelmingly on the Palestinian side, after a meeting with fiscal and economic advisors today.
“I’m very concerned with the conflict taking place there,” Obama said. “I’m monitoring the situation on a day to day basis.
“The loss of civilian life in Gaza and in Israel is a source of deep concern to me, and after January 20th I’ll have plenty to say ...
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes? Hope? I don't think so folks - - - Obama picks RIAA's favorite lawyer for a top Justice post
BlondeSense —
... At least he broke his silence on the conflict in Gaza: "I’m very concerned with the conflict taking place there," Obama said. "I’m monitoring the situation on a day to day basis."Obama said he was "not backing away at all from what I said during the campaign" and that "starting at the beginning of our administration, we’re going to engage effectively and consistently in trying to resolve the conflict in the Middle East." (Yes - I'm grasping here folks) anywho... ...
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