Epstein Secrets

not even enjoy the warm personal relationship with President Barack Obama that they once had with Presidents George Bush (both father and son) and Bill Clinton, who managed bilateral relations directly. Perhaps the most significant factor limiting the prospects for Saudi-Israeli cooperation is the general

idents George Bush (both father and son) and Bill Clinton, who managed bilateral relations directly. Perh

ografyasi." Galip Ensarioglu, himself a Kurd, a member of Diyarbakir's business class and a mayoral candidate on the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) ticket, also stated on Dec. 3 that he "would not hesitate to call every territory where Kurds live `Kurdistan.' I myself am Kurdish as well, and I

easured. In 1982, Richard Nixon described Ronald Reagan as the "most pro-Israel president since Truman." A Boston Globe editorial in 1998 described Bill Clinton as "the most pro-Israel president since Harry Truman." In 2009, Charles Krauthammer described George W. Bush as "the most pro-Israel president sinc

A Boston Globe editorial in 1998 described Bill Clinton as "the most pro-Israel president since Harry Tru

e Hizmet movement he has inspired of being part of a "dirty operation, with external ties" aimed at overthrowing the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government. Prime Minister Erdogan's war on Gillen and the Hizmet community comes as a shock to all and, as an event, is something new for Turkey.

ident — so proud of his record as a putative war- ender — to launch the warplanes yet again in the Middle East. The temptation here is to follow the Clinton administration's course — a futile salvo of cruise missiles, followed by self- congratulation and an attempt to change the topic. It would not work

consistently pursued. Unfortunately, it failed. The plan was simple but elegant: The U.S. would work with moderate Islamist groups like Turkey's AK Party and Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood to make the Middle East more democratic. This would kill three birds with one stone. First, by aligning itself with