Epstein Secrets

at the Middle East was on the front pages, the focus was the new agreement between the PLO and Hamas, its implications for the "peace process," and John Kerry's comment about Israel as an "apartheid state." But in Israel a different subject was getting a lot of attention: Iran's nuclear program. April 28 w

s implications for the "peace process," and John Kerry's comment about Israel as an "apartheid state."

d selective violence in the proxy-proclaimed EFTA00718101 People's Republic of Donetsk, where Putin's "maskirovka" (disguised warfare) has turned Eastern Ukraine into a no-man's land where Kiev hardly dares tread. As for Obama's vaunted economic sanctions, when he finally got around to applying Round 2 on M

king control of government buildings. The White House then raised the possibility of Iran-style sanctions against Russian banks. Secretary of State John Kerry indicated that "all options" were on the table. But as happened with Syria in August, the White House had issued threats before assembling the appr

s against Russian banks. Secretary of State John Kerry indicated that "all options" were on the table.

y encourage a new anti-Russian government in Kiev that ended up eliminating Russian as a second language and replacing pro-Russian governors in the Eastern Ukraine and Crimea? Could Obama, if less intent on dissing Putin, have engineered a compromise during that fateful weekend that would have prevented Russi

and the Arab-Israeli conflict. Boston Globe Peace between unequal parties Andrew J. Bacevich May 5, 2014 -- The collapse of Secretary of State John Kerry's effort to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has provoked much handwringing. A EFTA00662749 recurring theme is this: Given that the deal'

, 2014 -- The collapse of Secretary of State John Kerry's effort to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conf

teps up its anti- terrorist operations in the east. As the May 25 election approaches, the window of opportunity for Putin to justify an invasion of Eastern Ukraine is closing: It will carry too high a political cost to justify invading a country with an elected president as opposed to the current "junta" in Ki