November 16, 2008
To: The President of the United States From: A Wess Mitchell Subject: America's Europe Policy, Version 3.0 Mr President, You will inherit a policy agenda for Europe that was conceived twenty years ago for a world that no longer exists. That agenda was built on three bedrock assumpti...
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20 Countries in the World according to an American Presidential order in 2004 were an open playground to the American army to lauch raids whenever where ever in those 20 countries it wants. I guess some of you have read the NYT important report that there was a 2004 secret order from Bush to th...
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This blog thrives on ferreting out the unexamined assumptions of Israel’s uncritical supporters. One of them is The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg. Israel Policy Forum just e-mailed me a panel discussion he conducted with Israel’s former New York consul general, Alon Pinkas. The...
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Well sooner or later this phone call had to be made ,Mubarak was in the second of world leaders Obama spoke to. I wonder if next year Mubarak will visit D.C or not as he used to do years before our relations with Washington turned from bad to worse. For Sure America needs Egypt in the region and ...
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When I first moved back from Miami to Jordan my friends used to ask me why Americans reelected G W Bush again? I used to tell them that many Americans are against the war in Iraq and against the way the US government is handling the war in Afghanistan, Americans are not pleased with the Republicans ...
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To: The President of the United States From: John C Hulsman Re: The Middle East Peace Process Mr President, I can only imagine how many long-winded memos you will have to wade through between election night and your inauguration. They will all have basically the same message: You mus...
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To our Ahmed and Ahmed the terroristswho tend to get arrested in American airports for bloggingrecommendedhilariousfirst time I saw it pissed my pants laughing...
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In his historic acceptance speech last night, President-elect Obama addressed us as well: "And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny i...
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As we begin to come down from the high of celebrations and recover from lost sleep it is worth reflecting on what, if any, role international support had in Obama's election. We've had skeptical comments on this blog from both Americans who were angry that foreigners should take such an interest in ...
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Indonesia Matters uploads an article which tackles the Indonesian connection of US President-elect Barack Obama. A young Obama lived and studied in Jakarta for five years. A former teacher recalls asking Obama about his dream in the future. Obama answered: “I want to be a president.” ...
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