Category Archives: Middle East Conflict

The Joke At The Heart Of American Foreign Policy Toward The Middle East

If you ever doubt who controls American foreign policy, consider the case of Chas Freeman. Freeman was, until today, Barack Obama’s appointee to chair the National Intelligence Council. No more. Today Freeman was forced to withdraw from the position. Why … Continue reading

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President Obama On Al Arabiya Television

[The two videos above are of poor quality, but they are the only ones I could find of the interview. I will update when there is a better version on YouTube.] President Barack Obama gave his first formal television interview … Continue reading

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A Legacy Of Blood

Via The Heathlander: John Bolton explains the Bush Administration’s Freedom Agenda: A former top American diplomat says the US deliberately resisted calls for a immediate ceasefire during the conflict in Lebanon in the summer of 2006. Former ambassador to the … Continue reading

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A Little Bit Of Fraud

For some fun on a lazy Sunday, read the comments (comment 5,  comment 6, comment 7) by the poster from Bangladesh claiming to be both ‘Steve Johnson’ and ‘Abul Hashem’ in response to my post on Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury. … Continue reading

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Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury: More Dialogue

I received another email from Rabbi Sue Levy. I wanted once again to share our continuing conversation with the reader. I thank Rabbi Levy for the opportunity to engage her in discussion about Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury. Rabbi Levy’s email … Continue reading

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