Epstein Secrets

Geithner have been blaming Europe for America's economic problems. No wonder Frau Merkel doesn't much care what the U.S. thinks. • The countries of South Asia are recalculating their interests as the U.S. heads for the exits in Afghanistan. Pakistan demands the extortion of $5,000 a truck to carry supplie

l consumption. Most of that imported energy comes through a handful of vital marine bottlenecks: principally, the straits of Hormuz and Malacca and the Suez Canal. Yet China contributes almost nothing to stability in the oil-producing heartland of the Arabian deserts and barely anything to the free movement

of the country, its EFTA_R1_00441193 EFTA01964445 vulnerabilities and the determination of a number of groups emanating from the Middle East and South Asia to inflict catastrophic damage on the United States. Reducing U.S. dependence on Arab hydrocarbons: B In 2011, the U.S. imported 45% of the liquid

benefits for U.S. national security, starting with maintaining the Camp David Accords but also including U.S. overflight rights and priority use of the Suez Canal for U.S. warships—both critical elements of America's ability to rapidly project power in the region. At the same time, the army's crackdown on pr

pting both President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to warn of possible military action. At a time when the Middle East and South Asia are in turmoil, there are also many regional issues that could benefit from American-Iranian cooperation, including Afghanistan and Syria. Preside

s of communication open. It helps assure Egypt's adherence to the Camp David accords and cooperation against terrorists. We get an E-ZPass through the Suez Canal and automatic permission EFTA_R1_00441472 EFTA01964633 for our military aircraft to transit the region. If we stop our aid, the Saudis and the A

ether when its own security interests were at stake, but otherwise indifferent to Pakistan's domestic challenges. But recognizing that the fates of South Asia and, ultimately, U.S. security are inextricably linked with Pakistan's stability and prosperity, Obama signed into law the Enhanced Partnership for

as during the 1948 and 1967 wars. But after the 1973 war it was torn by the debate about the wisdom of fighting the Egyptians EFTA00713704 along the Suez Canal and after 1982 it was divided over the war in Lebanon. Contrary to what many think, Netanyahu and Barak never bluffed -- they did not threaten war