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gmail.com] From: Office of Terje Rod-Larsen Sent Mon 10/1/2012 6:17:39 PM Subject September 30 update 30 September, 2012 Article 1. Newsweek Bibi In a Box; After months of bluster on Iran, the Israeli leader is losing steam Dan Ephron Article 2. TIME How Many Civilians Would Be Killed in

Los Angeles Times Snubbed by Obama? Aaron David Miller September 30, 2012 -- President Obama did not meet with Egypt's Mohamed Morsi or Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu — the leaders of America's two closest Middle East partners — when he was in New York last week to speak to the United Nations General Assembly. T

grinding back-and-forth went on for seven hours. When it came time for the security chiefs to weigh in, at least two of them disputed the premise Netanyahu had been advancing-- that Israel's window for an attack would last only through this year, before Iran moves its nuclear components to hardened sit

of the EU treaty's proscription of bailouts for governments; rejection of European economic governance; the ban on direct government financing by the European Central Bank; refusal to support mutual liability for debt; and, finally, the transformation of the ECB from a copy of the old Bundesbank into a European Feder

From: Office of Terje Rod-Larsen ‹ > Subject: September 30 update Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:17:39 +0000 30 September, 2012 Article 1. Newsweek Bibi In a Box; After months of bluster on Iran, the Israeli leader is losing steam Dan Ephron Article 2. TIME How Many Civilians Would Be Killed in a

cher Newsweek Bibi In a Box; After months of bluster on Iran, the Israeli leader is losing steam Dan Ephron EFTA00711872 October 8, 2012 -- Benjamin Netanyahu was fuming. For the first time in months, the Israeli leader had allowed a discussion in his security cabinet about Iran's nuclear program and it w

e grinding back-and-forth went on for seven hours. When it came time for the security chiefs to weigh in, at least two of them disputed the premise Netanyahu had been advancing--that Israel's window for an attack would last only through this year, before Iran moves its nuclear components to hardened site

y of the EU treaty's proscription of bailouts for governments; rejection of European economic governance; the ban on direct government financing by the European Central Bank; refusal to support EFTA00711886 mutual liability for debt; and, finally, the transformation of the ECB from a copy of the old Bundesbank into a

ing capable of acting effectively to delegitimize the presidency as well. House Majority Leader John Boehner's invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to undercut the president's Iranian nuclear negotiations and the letter signed by 47 Republican senators and directed to the Iranian ayatollahs are

's invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to undercut the president's Iranian nuclear nego

only being kept out of the abyss by a debt restructure in 2012. And under that restructure it now owes money mainly to other European governments, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the IMF. These official creditors have slashed interest rates and stretched out maturities, but not enough. With a debt stock of 175% of G

cture of a country, which, according to Benjamin Netanyahu, is run by a "messianic, apocalyptic cult." It s

who initiated what are now increasingly loud beats of war. Recent history furnishes an even more complex picture of a country, which, according to Benjamin Netanyahu, is run by a "messianic, apocalyptic cult." It shows that Iran's motivations can only be adequately assessed EFTA_R1_00225756 EFTA01840700 in th

their leaders cannot take until all other options have failed — a state of affairs that, if you ask me, Greece is rapidly approaching. Germany and the European Central Bank could take action to make that extreme step less necessary, both by demanding less austerity and doing more to boost the European economy as a who

n 10,000 civilians, but a prime strategic interest of Israel and the United States. So why are both the Obama administration and the government of Benjamin Netanyahu unethusiastic — to say the least — about even indirect military intervention to topple Assad? In part it's because of worry about what would follow

tlingly generous offer a falling Olmert made in late 2008, nothing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can offer will elicit a yes. This would leave Netanyahu facing two alternatives: continue economic and institutional development in the West Bank without talks, or undertake a Sharon/Olmert/Mofaz move in

at affordable rates. Meanwhile, their banks are hemorrhaging deposits. Up until now, broke banks could prop up broke governments by borrowing from the European Central Bank and using the cash to buy their governments' bonds. But that game is over. For there is nothing the ECB can do to stop panicky Spaniards swapping

came too late," he said. His frustration is understandable. Since President Obama took office, the only direct negotiations between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and Mr. Abbas lasted a mere two weeks in September 2010. Both sides share the blame with Mr. Obama and Arab leaders (we put the greater

nd Mr. Abbas lasted a mere two weeks in September 2010. Both sides share the blame with Mr. Obama and Arab leaders (we put the greater onus on Mr. Netanyahu, who has used any excuse to thwart peace efforts). But the best path to statehood remains negotiations. The United States and its Quartet partners

Barack Obama. EFTA00586786 lo NYT An Impeccable Disaster Paul Krugman September 11, 2011 -- On Thursday Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank or E.C.B. — Europe's equivalent to Ben Bernanke — lost his sang-froid. In response to a question about whether the E.C.B. is becoming a "bad bank"

al Press Bulletin 17 June, 2011 Article 1. | The Guardian Where the Arab spring will end is anyone's quess lan Black Article 2. | Al-Ahram Weekly Netanyahu and the Arab spring Abdel-Moneim Said AnicleS- |The New Yorker Zawahiri at the Helm Lawrence Wright Article 4. NYT Does Foreign Policy Matter? Rog

to accommodate the concrete changes that have taken place over the past 44 years. What happened next will be familiar to all: Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu went to Washington, furious at Obama's announcement. In spite of the fact that both leaders addressed the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (

rkel's leadership. If we are talking about the European economy and currency, Germany is the indispensable power. Only the combination of Germany and the European Central Bank, working in unison, has a chance of calming the mighty markets. For more than a year now, Merkel has attempted to find the narrow — perhaps nonexist