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13 15:07:13 +0000 5 September, 2013 Article 1. The Washington Post Syria nears a turning point David Ignatius Article 2. Los Angeles Times As Obama hesitates, Israel worries Benny Morris Article 3. Foreign Policy Is the Syrian Intervention Good for the Jews? Steven J. Rosen Article 4. The

less be enjoying David Cameron's humiliation by the House of Commons, Francois Hollande's uneasy grip on French opinion and — perhaps most of all — Barack Obama's twists and turns over Syria. The "reset" of the US-Russia relationship seems a distant illusion, especially after the Snowden affair. Nevertheless

r a diplomatic solution have come this week from President Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry and, perhaps most

Steven J. Rosen September 4, 2013 -- President Barack Obama's decision to make Congress decide on the

in and over Syria. On the face of things, there are few grounds for optimism. Absurdly, Syria is not even formally on the agenda in St Petersburg. Lakhdar Brahimi, the UN and Arab League envoy for Syria, is apparently not even due to attend the meeting. Add to EFTA00678425 that Russia's generally obstructio

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opula=, not least with Republican voters. A Republican president could unl=ash disastrous new wars of choice, like George W. Bush's war in Ir=q and Barack Obama's war in Libya. But the neoconservative dream of a benign Pax Americana, in which China, Russia and other powers tre=ble before the might of Uncle Sam

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of choice, like George W. Bush's war in Ir=q and Barack Obama's war in Libya. But the neoconservative dre

e claim that leaders around the world were illegal=y profiting from the Oil for Food program. These charges were around=the same time that UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi indicated that Chalabi would l=kely not be welcome in a future Iraqi government. Up until this time= Chalabi had been mentioned a number of times by

been evolving, but in what direction has been less clear. Analysts have therefore been dutifully reading between the lines of what the risk-averse Obama administration has been doing and saying to try to tease out the new American strategic vision for the region. Both the administration and the cou

came even more so. Yet these moves only hinted at where American strategy might be headed, and raised more questions than they answered. President Barack Obama, in his own words, has begun to EFTA_R1_02206846 EFTA02722150 explain what his administration sees as new American strategic policy goals and po

hat were within the limits of the NPT. Not until President Obama made it plain, beginning in 2009, that the US wa

sed more questions than they answered. President Barack Obama, in his own words, has begun to EFTA_R1_02

tlement. Whatever the case, the attempt to include Iran in the talks should come as no surprise -- for months, UN Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi has privately and publicly lobbied Western and Arab countries to allow Iran into the Geneva process. While Secretary of State John Kerry has said t

iddle East John Bolton Article 3. Al Jazeera Iran's long and winding road to lifting the sanctions Akbar Ganji Article 4. The Washington Post Obama's failure to act on Syria Richard Cohen Article 5. NYT U.S. Steps Up Criticism of Russian Role in Syrian War Michael R. Gordon , David E. Sanger

terpretations of both the Geneva Accord and the NPT. Iran believes that the right to enrich uranium has been recognised by the Accord. US Presidnet Barack Obama administration does not seem to oppose Iran's enrichment of uranium at up to a level of 5 percent, but the powerful lobbies of Israel and Saudi Ara

s bills passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama have a secondary aspect: If enforced, a European

has been recognised by the Accord. US Presidnet Barack Obama administration does not seem to oppose Ira

st be giggling. Options that "may not exist" has the sound of Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion in the "Wizard of Oz": "Put 'em up. Put ' em up." For Lakhdar Brahimi, the United Nations mediator for Syria, this may come too late. He has failed to end the civil war if only because Assad won't. (Assad even seized

ack you." Zarif said he didn't want to negotiate in public, and he argued that acceptable compromises could be found on such issues. But President Obama, pressed by Israel, has said he would reject an agreement that doesn't reverse the Iranian program and ensure that it will be restricted to civilia

h me, maybe that is a better way of putting it. President Obama said in his presentation a week ago to the Saban

re workable. We have discussed this with various friends; we've discussed this with Turkey, we've discussed this with [U.N. Special Representative] Lakhdar Brahimi, we've discussed this with the Syrian government. Have you talked with the United States about this? We have not had any discussions with the U.S.

ideon Rachman Asharq Alawsat Syria: Is it Time for Military Intervention? Amir Taheri Article 6. The New-Yorker EFTA_R1_02208988 EFTA02723181 Obama's Brain Gary Marcus Article I. I,os Angeles Times Moving past stalemate in the Middle East Maen Rashid Areikat February 19, 2013 -- With the U

ign policy team shaping up and planned visits by President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry to the Middle

ome a fig leaf to hide inaction. Over the past two years, numerous diplomatic efforts have been made, including two missions led by Kofi Annan and Lakhdar Brahimi, two diplomats of the highest standing. Thanks to inside knowledge, we can report that Brahimi has offered the fairest and the most realistic comp

12, http://tribunc.com.pk/story/373066/us-afghan-pact-does-not-rule-out-drone-strikest Accessed 16 May 2012. 78 See M.K. Bhadrakumar, 'Iran queries Obama's pact with Karzai', Asia Times, II May 2012, http://www.atimes.com/atitnes/South_Asia/NE I I Df0l.html. Accessed 28 May 2012. 7° Which has tics wi

it threatened to strike at Iranian cities if the Iranian troops would dare to penetrate the Afghan territory.38 It was only the decisive action of Lakhdar Brahimi (the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General) that helped avoid a war that the Afghan 'hawks' clearly wanted. After these tensions, the m

war and the general volatility permeating the region. Despite the lack of progress of an international peace initiative spearheaded by Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, a new plan by Syrian opposition leader Moaz al-Khatib - comprising a dialogue with President al-Assad based on the principle of the regime's departu

political directors' level since the Moscow meeting in June of 2012. While the talks are restarting just over a month after the start of US President Obama's second term, Iran appears to have moved into its political season: tensions between President Ahmadinejad and the speaker of the Majlis, Larjani, h