Epstein Secrets

final arbitrator of reconciliation with Hamas, Abbas could keep the Islamists bottled up. Since then, however, Abbas's position has deteriorated. Barack Obama's inability last fall to back the Palestinian leader's pursuit of an Israeli settlement freeze in the West Bank demonstrated one time too ma

rbitrator of reconciliation with Hamas, Abbas could keep the Islamists bottled up. Since then, however, Abbas's position has deteriorated. Barack Obama's inability last fall to back the Palestinian leader's pursuit of an Israeli settlement freeze in the West Bank demonstrated one time too many how

n presidential candidate since 1924, no matter how pro-Israel, has won more than 40 percent of the Jewish vote. Usually it is closer to 20 percent. Barack Obama is not going to break that record. Jews are less than 2 percent of the American population, but they are major players in the Democratic Party. De

r the revolt to a degree captured in a remark by President Obama. In answering a question from a staff member, Ob

representative, retired Ambassador Frank Wisner, to talk Mubarak out of office, he came back instead urging continued support of the dictator. Thus Wisner clouded his own previous reputation by failure to understand what was going on in Egypt, and what had to happen there. The eventual tally of the E

ecutors had already begun investigating Mohamed ElBaradei, the liberal former United Nations diplomat, for "betraying the public trust." President Obama has said the new government is on a "dangerous path" marked by "arbitrary arrests, a broad crackdown on Mr. Morsi's associations and supporters" an

in Egypt as well, and the comments of President Barack Obama's special envoy to Egypt, Frank Wisner, seemed to

ons diplomat, for "betraying the public trust." President Obama has said the new government is on a "dangerous p

in Egypt as well, and the comments of President Barack Obama's special envoy to Egypt, Frank Wisner, se

the Egyptian military suspended the constitution and removed Morsi from office. This decision opened up real fault lines in Washington. Some, like Wisner, have argued that the military acted on behalf of a silent majority of Egyptians. Some members of Congress have argued that the Muslim Brotherhood

at not to do. The first approach proposes something known appealingly enough as “Smart Power.”5” The concept was summarized most sharply by President Obama in 2014, when he said American policy ought best be guided by this tight precept: “Don’t do stupid stuff.5@” And while it is hard to disagree with th

els Led to the Rise of ISIS” Atlantic Monthly, Aug 2014 59 “IT don’t really even need”: David Remnick, “Going the Distance: On and off the Road with Barack Obama”, The New Yorker, January 27, 2014 60 “Freedom is the sure possession:” 61 Or Chuchill: 48 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018280 be willing to act.”@ This is a

er.”5” The concept was summarized most sharply by President Obama in 2014, when he said American policy ought best

ck, “Going the Distance: On and off the Road with Barack Obama”, The New Yorker, January 27, 2014 60 “Fre

isner Sr. had watched the Red Army, like some sort of sick machine, round up and then execute scores of his friends. The course of his life was set. “Wisner landed like a dynamo,” William Colby - a future CIA director who worked for Senior - observed. “He started operating in the atmosphere of an order of