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From: Office of Tetje Rod-Larsen Subject: April 20 update Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 17:18:09 +0000 20 April, 2014 Article'. The Boston Globe Obama focuses updated Cold War approach on Putin Peter Baker Article 2. National Post Vladimir Putin's Middle Eastern harvest Conrad Black Article 3.

ocation that could apparently motivate the United States to intervene was Assad using poison gas on his own citizens. When this was done, President Barack Obama announced that he would punish Assad, deployed American warships in a position to fire cruise missiles at the Syrians, and then abdicated the const

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his own citizens. When this was done, President Barack Obama announced that he would punish Assad, depl

, and it is all terribly confused because of murky or obscure differences and terminological subtleties, as in the withdrawal, three months ago, of the Syrian National Council from the Syrian National Coalition. Many of the more moderate forces (great caution should be used in applying that word anywhere in the Middle Ea

Leon Panetta, America's defence secretary, has spoken of Israel attacking as early as April. Others foresee an Israeli strike designed to drag in Barack Obama in the run-up to America's presidential vote, when he will have most to lose from seeming weak. A decision to go to war should be based not on one

sence. This sure applause line precludes the acceptance of a new burden just on the other side of the Syria-Iraq frontier. The silence of President Obama on the matter of Syria reveals the general retreat of American power in the Middle East. In Istanbul some days ago, a Turkish intellectual and poli

side of the Syria-Iraq frontier. The silence of President Obama on the matter of Syria reveals the general retre

rs foresee an Israeli strike designed to drag in Barack Obama in the run-up to America's presidential vo

nd Yemen. In Istanbul this month, I encountered the variety, and the normalcy, of this rebellion in extended discussions with prominent figures of the Syrian National Council. There was the senior diplomat who had grown weary of being a functionary of so sullied a regime. There was a businessman of means, from Aleppo, w

sts will not receive as much positive attention as they do when Washington is in charge of the political process. Take, for example, U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary Kerry's tremendous efforts to understand and address Israel's security needs. They recruited John Allen, a retired four-star Marine C

he generals and secret police they ousted have returned to power, literally with a vengeance. Who are the allies of the United States in Egypt? The Obama administration's judgment is crystal clear: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has plied Sissi with more than two dozen phone calls since he led a coup

tical process. Take, for example, U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary Kerry's tremendous efforts t

I conference offers an opportunity to address these dangers. But risks abound. We still do not know who will represent the Syrian opposition, or if the Syrian National Council — which demands that Assad step down unconditionally — will even be there. The regime, for its part, wants the conference to focus on combating the

Lebanon, and Turkey intensifies. U.S. President Barack Obama's administration has been understandably w

Lebanon, and Turkey intensifies. U.S. President Barack Obama's administration has been understandably wary of e

n, and Turkey intensifies. U.S. President Barack Obama's administration has been understandably wary of

ition. Once the opposition knows real outside help is on the way, it should be possible over time to build a coherent political leadership based on the Syrian National Council as well as a manageable command and control structure for the Free Syrian Army, both of which are now weak and divided. This will be difficult and

ion or future folly? Amy Jaffe August 24, 2012 -- As oil prices ticked above $115 per barrel last week, a White House leak revealed that President Barack Obama may dip into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), the United States' 695 million barrel stockpile of emergency fuel supplies. The leak might have

even increased its oil production after the 9/11 EFTA00713333 attacks, which badly strained U.S.-Saudi relations. Likewise, this spring, when the Obama administration was debating whether or not to release the SPR ahead of the tightening of sanctions against Iran, Saudi Arabia helpfully boosted its

week, a White House leak revealed that President Barack Obama may dip into the Strategic Petroleum Reser

most inevitably be pulled in to invest in the future stability and territorial integrity of Syria. EFTA00713329 With its long-standing support to the Syrian National Council and the Free Syrian Army, Ankara hopes to have gained the leverage to influence the behavior of the future leadership in the post-Assad era. But no