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Interviewing Khaled Meshal on Palestine, Goldstone, International Law and Israel Peace Process
TPMCafe —
On the 17th of October this year, I interviewed Hamas leader Khaled Mashal in his offices in Damascus, Syria on a wide range of topics. I did the interview as part of a launch effort for a new political blog, The Palestine Note, which is releasing the interview today.
The questions I asked Meshal to reflect on were: 1. How had Meshal's father influenced his course given that his father recently passed away? I linked this discussion of Meshal and his father's vision to Barack Obama's own revelations about his father and his goals in Obama's ...
Interviewing Khaled Meshal on Palestine, Goldstone, International Law and Israel Peace Process
The Washington Note —
On the 17th of October this year, I interviewed Hamas leader Khaled Mashal in his offices in Damascus, Syria on a wide range of topics. I did the interview as part of a launch effort for a new political blog, The Palestine Note, which is releasing the interview today.
The questions I asked Meshal to reflect on were:
1. How had Meshal's father influenced his course given that his father recently passed away? I linked this discussion of Meshal and his father's vision to Barack Obama's own revelations about his father and his goals in ...
Hamas says what Goldstone wants to hear
Israel Matzav —
Hamas says what Goldstone wants to hear New America Foundation Foreign Policy Programs Director Steve Clemons interviews Hamas leader Khaled Meshal for 'The Palestine Note' on 17 October, 2009. Clemons also publishes 'The Washington Note'. Let's go to the videotape. I'll have more afterward. Haaretz adds ...
Sucking Up to Khaled Meshaal
Weekly Standard Blog —
In the tradition of Walter Duranty, Herbert Matthews, and Joe Klein, Steve Clemons interviews the mass-murderer Khaled Meshaal. One hard-hitting question from Clemons: "[Are you] a Palestinian patriot or a Muslim patriot?"
See it to believe it ... ...
Please Give Us More Press Conferences with Bill Burton: Fun w/Charlie Crist and Rahm
The Washington Note —
I can't help it. I've always been partial to Bill Burton who I think did and continues to do an outstanding job in the communications operation of the Obama political franchise.
He only got on my annoyed side once when the Obama campaign summarily executed Rob Malley, one of the most important and thoughtful American deal-crafters in the Middle East, who was advising the Obama campaign on Israel/Palestine matters. As part of Malley's "real job" at the International Crisis Group, Malley had met Hamas leader Khaled Meshal.
Bill Burton then said not only that Malley was no longer advising the campaign, but "would never advise ...
