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Alon Ben-Meir: THE FURY OVER THE 1967 BORDERS IS DISINGENUOUS

Although President Obama stated nothing new during his speech last Thursday about the 1967 borders with “mutually agreed land swaps” as a basis for a negotiated Israeli-Palestinian agreement, he put it in a manner that should give the Palestinians pause before they go to the United Nations General Assembly to seek statehood recognition. Moreover, in doing so he has marginalized the settlements problem, which has been a major stumbling block to resume the negotiations, while encouraging some key member states of the European Union to rethink their endorsement of a Palestinian state come September. The fury of Israeli and Jewish leaders over what the president said is entirely misguided, misplaced and disingenuous Continue reading

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Obama Suggests U.S. Involvement In Libya Limited, Congressional Authority Not Needed

May 21, 2011 1:09:58 AM By Alister Bull WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, facing criticism from some lawmakers that U.S. military action against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is about to become illegal, said Friday the mission would benefit from congressional support. Continue reading

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Steven Hill: Was Rahm Right About Progressives?

In 2009, then-White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel infamously said that progressives are “fucking retarded.” Lately I’ve begun to think he was correct — though not for the same reasons as Emanuel, who thought that progressives held unrealistic expectations for his boss, President Barack Obama. Progressives are chumps because they had those expectations for Obama to begin with, and poured so many of their hopes and aspirations — not to mention dollars — into electing him. Continue reading

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Mason Inman: The Climate Post: Obama’s Popularity and the Next Election May Be Tied to Gas Prices

Whenever prices at the gas pump soar, President Obama’s popularity takes a hit, he suggested at a private fundraising event — and which is backed up by a recent poll . House Speaker John Boehner argued high gas prices could even cost Obama the 2012 election. Obama argued the long term solution is clean energy , but to try to help in the shorter term, though, the administration launched two new efforts Continue reading

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Eric Ehrmann: Brazil Doubles Down on China Trade

With food and fuel prices causing inflation and strikes, President Dilma Rousseff has returned from China with over $30 billion in deals that will create some high value jobs and help steady the economy. But while the BRIC nations want to do business in local currencies, most of the government and private sector deals linked to the Dilma visit are dollar plays Continue reading

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Joshua Gleis: The Syrian Anomaly

Across the Middle East today the “Arab Spring” appears to be in full bloom. Continue reading

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Libya ‘Stalemate’ On The Ground But ‘Gaddafi Will Go,’ Says Obama

April 15, 2011 9:14:23 PM By Mussab Al-Khairalla TRIPOLI, April 15 (Reuters) – U.S. Continue reading

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Libya’s Pathway To Peace: U.S., France And Britain’s United Response

Together with our NATO allies and coalition partners, the United States, France and Britain have been united from the start in responding to the crisis in Libya, and we are united on what needs to happen in order to end it. Continue reading

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Election 2012: Which European Leaders Will Seek Terms In The Next Two Years?

U.S. presidential candidates are emerging in time for the 2012 race, but as it turns out, several European nations are also starting to see the first hints of election fever. Continue reading

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Michael Hughes: Zardari Claims Afghanistan Is Destabilizing Pakistan, but the Reverse is True

Pakistan’s president Asif Ali Zardari claimed in a Guardian interview on Sunday that the war in Afghanistan has stymied his noble efforts to establish a stable, functioning and prosperous democracy — sentiments that strike one as being duplicitous, if not demented, considering Pakistan’s role in both the war’s origin and its duration. As Zardari veneered reality and tried to place the onus elsewhere as to why Pakistan is considered one of the most failed states on earth, members of the Afghan Taliban leadership council, also known as the Quetta Shura, were sitting snug in some safe house (or cave) under the protection of Pakistan’s spy agency , the Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Continue reading

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