Epstein Secrets

ating former senator George Mitchell's departure as envoy. The new Palestinian configuration further hamstrings our position. A speech by President Obama this Thursday, focusing on the Mideast writ large, with a possible mention of U.S. principles to end the conflict, is far less preferable than subs

nd Jewish ethics alike. Once upon a time, when the Arabs were hapless and America was omnipotent, Israel could get away with that. Not anymore. If Barack Obama cannot get Benjamin Netanyahu to endorse—and work toward—a Palestinian state near 1967 lines, events will pass them both by. Others will take the i

ion further hamstrings our position. A speech by President Obama this Thursday, focusing on the Mideast writ larg

Israel could get away with that. Not anymore. If Barack Obama cannot get Benjamin Netanyahu to endorse—a

Nakba Day to divert attention from the revolt in Syria, so they organized trouble. Several days ago Assad's cousin and partner in financial crime Rami Makhlouf issued a threat, saying, "If there is no stability here, there's no way there will be stability in Israel." So this Nakba Day was different because

developed a taste for control -- control over the media, over the university, over the economy (through cronies such as his exorbitantly rich cousin Rami Makhlouf), control over society at large. Free expression is not allowed. Political decision-making is restricted to a tight circle around the president and s

four a.m. when Hillary Clinton’s plane touched down at Andrews Air Force Base, and by midmorning she was in the Oval Office conferring with President Obama. The night before, as her plane was en route from Tunis, they had agreed that the vote of the United Nations Security Council to impose a no-fly zone

orning she was in the Oval Office conferring with President Obama. The night before, as her plane was en route from

andled by nato. Whatever the burden-sharing logistics, the United States was in deep now, on a course that no one could predict. Madam Secretary For Barack Obama, the Arab Spring and its aftermath will shape just one critical piece of his record. But, for Hillary Clinton, the swirling challenges of the region

(Summary + Conclusion) Marwan Muasher Article 4. Foreign Policy Syria: Too Big to Fail? Aaron David Miller Article 5. The Daily Star Syria fortifies Obama in his indecision Michael Young Article 6. New York Review of Books Storm Over Syria Malise Ruthven HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030060 --- PAGE BREAK --- 2 Art

-- If you're a bit confused about U.S. President Barack Obama's passivity in the face of Syrian President Bashar

of Syrian statements on Tuesday. Its correspondent in Beirut, Anthony Shadid, landed interviews with presidential adviser Bouthaina Shaaban and with Rami Makhlouf, the powerful maternal cousin of President Bashar Assad, who represents the financial front of the regime. Shadid was allowed into Syria for only a f