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Obama Promises Improved Ties With Egypt, Syria - MiddleEastNewsline
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Presidential-elect Barack Obama has promised to improve U.S. relations with Egypt and Syria. Aides said Obama had sent senior foreign policy adviser Robert Malley to Egypt and Syria over the last few weeks to outline the Democratic candidate's policy on the Middle East. The ...
Report: Obama Sends Advisor Malley to Cozy Up to Egypt and Syria - Defense/Middle East - Israel ...
israelnationalnews.com — (IsraelNN.com) According to a report on Middle East Newsline , President-elect Barack Obama has dispatched his "senior... foreign policy adviser", Robert Malley to Egypt and Syria to outline Obama's policy on the Middle East. Malley reportedly relayed a ... (more) Report: Obama Sends Advisor Malley to Cozy Up to Egypt ...
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dailystaregypt.com — Obama’s success potentially beneficial for region, but many are cautious By آ Abdel-Rahman Hussein First Published:آ Novemberآ... 6,آ 2008 CAIRO: Initial regional reactions to Barack Obama’s victory in the US presidential elections mirror those in ... (more) Daily News Egypt - Full Article
 Obama Lied About Firing Anti-Israel Adviser?
Obama Lied About Firing Anti-Israel Adviser?
littlegreenfootballs.com — Politics | Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 8:40:13 am PST In May of this year, Barack Obama... fired Middle East adviser Robert Malley when it was revealed that Malley had been holding secret talks with Hamas . One of Barack Obama s Middle East policy advisers ... (more) Obama Lied About Firing Anti-Israel Adviser?
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Soros tied Malley sent as special Obama envoy to Syria and Egypt
Ace of Spades HQ — Soros tied Malley sent as special Obama envoy to Syria and Egypt Frankly, Israel would be better off with George Galloway as special envoy. This Malley guy is a real piece of work . ...Aides said Obama had sent senior foreign policy adviser Robert Malley to Egypt and Syria over the last few weeks to outline the Democratic candidate's policy on the Middle East... H/T ...

Robert Malley Surfaces Again
The Corner on National Review Online — ... that Malley who wasn't supposed to be working on the campaign had been sacked from a post on the campaign's Middle East advisory council because he had recently held meetings with Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. Well now sources are reporting "Aides said Obama had sent senior foreign policy adviser Robert Malley to Egypt and Syria over the last few weeks to outline the Democratic candidate's policy on the Middle East." That Malley would be working on Middle East policy for the new administration is troubling enough, but the fact they've now repeatedly been dishonest ...

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