Epstein Secrets

rab world was given up. The autocracies had survived the brief moment of American assertiveness. And soon, a new standard-bearer of American power, Barack Obama, came with a reassuring message: the United States was done with change; it would make its peace with the status quo, renewing its partnership wit

ut the greater Middle East would be left to its Furies. When a revolt erupted in Iran against the theocrats in the first summer of his presidency, Obama was caught flatfooted by the turmoil. Determined to conciliate the rulers, he could not find the language to speak to the rebels. Meanwhile, the Sy

he last State of the Union address, we applauded President Obama for challenging the Republicans' blame-governmen

d soon, a new standard-bearer of American power, Barack Obama, came with a reassuring message: the Unite

her than collaborated with it. He spoke too soon: in mid-March, it was Syria's turn. Syria was where Islam had made its home after it outgrew the Arabian Peninsula and before it slipped out of the hands of the Arabs into those of the Persians and the Turks. Yet decades earlier, Bashar al-Assad's father, Hafez

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talked, in a veiled way, about his farewell with President Obama that day. Peres's message, as best I understood,

when intransigence seems self-defeating. Washington must impress upon the Saudis that the fire of extremism will inevitably enter the heart of the Arabian Peninsula unless action is taken to halt support for militancy. Indeed, in a twist of calculations, America may actually now share Iran's interest in seeing

eral, according to people familiar with the calls." Tony West is "the chief legal officer at Uber and former U.S. associate attorney general in the Obama administration." Republicans Raise "Red Flags" Over Becerra HHS Nomination. The Los Angeles Times (12/7, Haberkorn, 4.64M) reports, "Senate Republi

da "has sidestepped the dilemma of leadership decapitation." It has shifted "its organizational structure to afford its affiliates in the Sahel, the Arabian Peninsula and elsewhere with the operational autonomy to develop attack plans and map out strategic objectives." In recent years, the group "has focused on g