Epstein Secrets

with Secretary of State John Kerry here this week, the =ussian foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, hinted that Moscow might finally pressure President Bashir al-Assad of Syria to l=ave office. 2 EFTA_R1_00107015 EFTA01785153 "We are not interested in the fate =f certain individuals," Mr. Lavrov said at a late

y furt=er. Jerusalem, ultimately, has little interest in actively hastening the f=ll of Bashar al-Assad. Israel knows one important thin= about the Assads: for the past 40 years, they have managed to preserve so=e form of calm along the border. Technically, the two countries have always been at war --

e, the Alawite regime in Damascus and Hezbol=ah in Lebanon) is hell-bent on robbing them of their historic place in Iraq, their government's tilt to=ard Bashar al-Assad provided it. 5 EFTA_R1_00107018 EFTA01785156 It was a matter of time before =hese millennial conflicts were given new life by the Syrian civil w

untries have always been at war -- Syria has yet to officially r=cognize Israel -- but Israel has been able to count on the governments of =afez and Bashar Assad to enforce the Separation of Forces Agreement from 1=74, in which both sides agreed to a cease-fire in the Golan Heights, the disputed vantage poin

tside those models. So I strayed from that project, although I feel like I've come b=ck to it, in a way, 35 years later. In the old days, back with Adam Smith and the classical econo=ists, economics was understood, I think rightly, as a branch of moral and =olitical philosophy. In the 20th century, economi

- for-assad-to-end-war-idUSICBN26L2MY> (9/30, Psaledakis) reports the US on Wednesday "blacklisted what it called `key enablers' of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government, reinforcing efforts to push Damascus back to United Nations-led negotiations to end Syria's nearly decade-long civil war." The US sanc

id, "The United States will continue to employ all of its tools and authorities to target the finances of anyone who profits from or facilitates the Assad regime's abuse of the Syrian people." Taliban's Team Of Peace Negotiators Comprised Of "Old Guard." The Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost

growsk (9/30, Toms, 492K) says "bipartisan concerns of a US troop withdrawal from Germany is growing among lawmakers." House Armed Services Chairman Adam Smith told the hearing, "I don't think this plan was particularly well thought out and I worry about a number of aspects of its implementation." Fighting

In Push For Assad To End War. Reuters (9/30, Psaledakis) reports the US on Wednesday "blacklisted what it called 'key enablers' of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government, reinforcing efforts to push Damascus back to United Nations-led negotiations to end Syria's nearly decade-long civil war." EFTA001489

d, "The United States will continue to employ all of its tools and authorities to target the finances of anyone who profits from or facilitates the Assad regime's abuse of the Syrian people." Taliban's Team Of Peace Negotiators Comprised Of "Old Guard." The Washington Post (9/30, George, Tassal, Khan

Times (9/30, Toms, 492K) says "bipartisan concerns of a US troop withdrawal from Germany is growing among lawmakers." House Armed Services Chairman Adam Smith told the hearing, "I don't think this plan was particularly well thought out and I worry about a number of aspects of its implementation." Fighting

cyber and covert war have had some effect, and the unraveling situation in Syria -- where Iran has remained a stalwart ally of embattled President Bashar al-Assad -- has isolated Tehran even further. Meanwhile, the Israelis can keep the world focused on their agenda and on the edge of their collective chairs,

ther. At the same time, Iran is committed to at the very least developing the capacity to weaponize, should it decide to do so. And the fall of the Assads, when it comes, may only add to Tehran's fear of Sunni encirclement and accelerate its drive for the ultimate weapon. None of this means it ain't g

of rain-fed agriculture, and shortage of coal, among others -- long impeded the formation of centralized states, urbanization, and economic growth. Adam Smith recognized Africa's transportation obstacles back in 1776 in The Wealth of Nations. These transport problems, along with ecological and resource-re

cyber and covert war have had some effect, and the unraveling situation in Syria -- where Iran has remained a stalwart ally of embattled President Bashar al-Assad -- has isolated Tehran even further. Meanwhile, the Israelis can keep the world focused on their agenda and on the edge of their collective chairs

her. At the same time, Iran is committed to at the very least developing the capacity to weaponize, should it decide to do so. And the fall of the Assads, when it comes, may only add to Tehran's fear of Sunni encirclement and accelerate its drive for the ultimate weapon. None of this means it ain't

f rain-fed agriculture, and shortage of coal, among others -- long impeded the formation of centralized states, urbanization, and economic growth. Adam Smith recognized Africa's transportation obstacles back in 1776 in The Wealth of Nations. These transport problems, along with ecological and resource-re

In Push For Assad To End War. Reuters (9/30, Psaledakis) reports the US on Wednesday "blacklisted what it called 'key enablers' of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government, reinforcing efforts to push Damascus back to United Nations-led negotiations to end Syria's nearly decade-long civil war." The US san

d, "The United States will continue to employ all of its tools and authorities to target the finances of anyone who profits from or facilitates the Assad regime's abuse of the Syrian people." Taliban's Team Of Peace Negotiators Comprised Of "Old Guard." The Washington Post (9/30, George, Tassal, Khan

Times (9/30, Toms, 492K) says "bipartisan concerns of a US troop withdrawal from Germany is growing among lawmakers." House Armed Services Chairman Adam Smith told the hearing, "I don't think this plan was particularly well thought out and I worry about a number of aspects of its implementation." Fighting

Afghanistan, Libya, and Iraq, decapitating the bad guys hasn't worked very well even when we go at it wholesale as in drone assassinations. Getting Assad out of the way in Syria will not solve the bitter Sunni/Shia/Kurdish/secular feuding there. The American attempts to do good, if that is even the c

IMAL SPECIES-300,000-WERE BEETLES. I enjoyed Brian Mannix's comment, most especially "Pseven". His argument for cooperation is the same as that of Adam Smith in the Wealth of Nations. Once a medium of exchange is introduced into a system of barter, itself a reciprocal relationship, it can be vastly exten

it wholesale as in drone assassinations. Getting Assad out of the way in Syria will not solve the bitter

n Afghanistan, Libya, and Iraq, decapitating the bad guys hasn't worked very well even when we go at it wholesale as in drone assassinations. Getting Assad out of the way in Syria will not solve the bitter Sunni/Shia/Kurdish/secular feuding there. The American attempts to do good, if that is even the cor

NIMAL SPECIES -300,000 -WERE BEETLES. I enjoyed Brian Mannix's comment, most especially "Pseven". His argument for cooperation is the same as that of Adam Smith in the Wealth of Nations. Once a medium of exchange is introduced into a system of barter, itself a reciprocal relationship, it can be vastly extende