Epstein Secrets

people." If the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood removed Syria from Moscow and Tehran's spheres of influence and aligned Damascus with Washington, Ankara, Riyadh, and Doha, the regional balance of power would shift in favor of the United States. Israel's Interests Israel would welcome the decline of Iranian

nhance the president's image. "Israeli officials know that it's an election year," says Melman. "They believe the information was leaked to glorify the Obama Administration. Israeli officials are not going to rock the boat and ruin the party." The Times story is part of a larger narrative being driven by the Obama tea

n for more than six years," and the Houthis have "kept up cross-border attacks on Saudi Arabia and [their] offensive in Yemen's gas-rich Marib after Riyadh in March proposed a nationwide ceasefire deal that includes reopening air and sea links to Houthi-held areas." Reuters reports that the State Depar

of whether American warplanes...will provide air support to Afghan forces." The Times quotes Michele A. Flournoy, a former DOD undersecretary during the Obama Administration, as saying "'Withdrawing forces is actually a really delicate kind of operation that has risks associated with it.' ... 'There's a lot they have to

i, who held a cabinet-rank intelligence post under deposed crown prince Mohammed bin Nayef, "has been living in Toronto since a 2017 palace coup in Riyadh that left Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - known by his initials MBS - as the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia." Canadian sources "say the 61-year

hether he had confirmed he would attend." The other witness for the hearing is "expected to be Michael Morell, former acting director of the CIA in the Obama Administration." Daily Callen New York Times Reaches Too Far On Intelligence Leaks. The Daily_ Caller (7/6, Talcott, 716K) reports the New York Times published "a

n for more than six years," and the Houthis have "kept up cross-border attacks on Saudi Arabia and [their] offensive in Yemen's gas-rich Marib after Riyadh in March proposed a nationwide ceasefire deal that includes reopening air and sea links to Houthi-held areas." Reuters reports that the State Depar

f whether American warplanes...will provide air support to Afghan forces." The Times quotes Michele A. Flournoy, a former DOD undersecretary during the Obama Administration, as saying "'Withdrawing forces is actually a really delicate kind of operation that has risks associated with it.' ... 'There's a lot they have to

ring in the Islamic world as too conciliatory to Israel. Saudi Arabia was already uncomfortable with backing more radical Palestinian strands, but Riyadh now faces a more critical threat -- the regional rise of the Muslim Brotherhood. Islamist political activism poses a direct threat to the foundatio

port specifically recommended an additional defense site on the U.S. East Coast to augment interceptors in California and Alaska. Three years ago, the Obama Administration pulled the plug on a site in Poland and the Czech Republic, bending to Russian pressure. In its place, the White House decided to protect Europe f

to separatist and terrorist movements. President Saleh's future political plans remain murky. German and Saudi doctors operated on the President in Riyadh removing shrapnel from his chest and neck. Saleh will need to undergo cosmetic surgery to his face which sustained second degree burns in the assas

herhood and are pushing the interim government to postpone the elections. Egypt has resumed supply of natural gas to Israel following pressure from the Obama Administration. Supplies were halted following an explosion on April 27 that damaged the pipeline carrying natural gas to Jordan, Israel, Syria, and Lebanon. The

itical regime and the conviction that no basis can remain the same when its constituent components have changed. The components, whether in Cairo or Riyadh, are changing, but the two sides continue to reach out to the other in the midst of a raging storm. It is impossible to predict the end of a story h

tes for this kind of fight? This is at least in part a question of national or societal resilience. If all options are on the table, as both Bush and Obama Administration spokesmen have insisted, are preparations for employing all options being made ready? If not, then Iran may decide that some of the options on the ta

ller Gulf monarchies. From their perspective, American forces are clearly more capable than Saudi forces, but given the alignment of their interests, Riyadh is a more reliable security partner. Gulf leaders and military commanders in the coming decade will be focused on how to avoid following in Mubarak's

) that contained the sanctions provisions despite having hinted earlier that he might veto the NDAA over a host of measures contained in the bill. If the Obama administration believes that ever-tougher sanctions will cause Iran to cave in at the talks, it's likely that they are badly misreading Iranian politics. For many o