Epstein Secrets

th th=t the rule of the moderates in times of revolutions is always undone by the ascendancy of the extremists. (Think of the libera=s who rode with Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979—so many of them were cut down=by firing squads.) It was no surprise that the Egyptian liberals and secularists q=arreled among themselves a

Petraeus-Clinton proposal speaks well of Mr. Obama's first=term security team but also raises more alarm about his second-term choice=. John Kerry, Chuck Hagel and John Brennan all lack the independent standing of Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Panetta and former =eneral Petraeus. They aren't likely to challenge Mr. Oba

array of pro-Israeli forces. They include Congressmen eager to defend Israeli interests at all costs (as was vividly illustrated by the recent Chuck Hagel confirmation hearings), powerful lobbies such as AIPAC, media barons, high-profile Jewish financiers like Sheldon Adelson, a phalanx of neo-con strat

o the idea that the best hope of a breakthrough may lie in bilateral U.S.- Iranian talks -- perhaps even a summit meeting between President Obama and Ayatollah Khomeini. For such a summit to be successful the United States would have to change its approach. Iran’s supreme leader has made clear that Iran will not neg

array of pro-Israeli forces. They include Congressmen eager to defend Israeli interests at all costs (as was vividly illustrated by the recent Chuck Hagel confirmation hearings), powerful lobbies such as AIPAC, media barons, high-profile Jewish financiers like Sheldon Adelson, a phalanx of neo-con strat

o the idea that the best hope of a breakthrough may lie in bilateral U.S.- Iranian talks -- perhaps even a summit meeting between President Obama and Ayatollah Khomeini. For such a summit to be successful the United States would have to change its approach. Iran's supreme leader has made clear that Iran will not nego