Epstein Secrets

by more than one confirmation issued by Egyptian officials, stressing that the Gulf security was linked to their country's security. And certainly, Riyadh was the first capital to be visited by President Morsi to corroborate his insistence on the historical relations between the two countries, knowing

or presiding over the annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting -- arguably a bi er draw for global leaders each September than the opening of the . General Assembly across town. Although there was some love lost between Clinton and Obama during the tense 2008 primary, Secretary Clinton's husband has been an act

wards Prince Bandar's leaks reflects the mood of some policy experts who have already chalked off Saudi Arabia as an important ally. It's true that Riyadh has done damage to American interests by supporting Islamic extremists in a number of countries. On the whole, however, Saudi funds and arms have l

"voice" on a docile council — when it faces the urgent imperative of ending the massacres in Syria. The tipping point came the week before the •. General Assembly meeting last month, when a draft resolution on dismantling Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons circulated among the permanent members of the Sec

ill once again be reassured that their interests are safe in American hands. What a gift for Obama to bear the Saudi king when the president visits Riyadh later this month: "I told you—I got your back." For America and our allies, the most salutary effect of Putin's machinations is to remind the Whit

ama was warning of the dangers of seeing the world in terms of Great Power conflict. "We're no longer in a Cold War," the president said at the •. General Assembly in September. "There's no Great Game to be won." Well, to paraphrase Leon Trotsky, you might not be interested in the Cold War, but the Cold War i