Epstein Secrets

e from the safe haven, adding military to economic and diplomatic pressure. The second scenario is sectarian war, as seen in neighbouring Iraq and Lebanon. Although most people choose their friends from all communities, sectarianism remains a real problem in Syria. The ruling family was born into the

centrality of the U.S. economy in U.S. national security. Saving money in Afghanistan is nothing to run away from, as White House press secretary Jay Carney sought to do last week. "Obviously every decision is made with a mind toward cost," he said, "but this is about U.S. national-security interests, p

nd the longer the Syrian =ivil war rages the more disorder spreads in the region. Late last month Is=ael bombed a convoy carrying heavy weapons into Lebanon to help Israel's enemy and Iran's Shiite proxy, Hezbollah. A =uicker victory for the rebels backed by the U.S. two years ago might have =ut off Syri

imus. No tears need be shed for him. The strike that killed him, in Yeme= in September 2011, was a deed of just retribution. Presidential spokesman Jay Carney <http://search.bloomberg.com=search?q=Jay%20Carney&site=wnews&client=wnews&proxystyle=heet=wnews&output =xml_no_dtd&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&fil=er=p&getf

n the West, but no one in the Middle East buys Iran's projection of pacifism. Indeed, Tehran's direct involvement in Sunni-Shiite carnage in Syria, Lebanon and has sharpened its image. Iran's breakout capability will be pivotal in regional assessments, with most governments likely to conclude that if

oreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, declaring that the talks "will be about Iran's nuclear program and nothing else." In response, White House spokesman Jay Carney reiterated, "Per the Joint Plan of Action agreed to by Iran, Iran must address the UN Security Council resolutions related to its nuclear program b

g and murder of a luminary of the Shiite religious class, Imam Musa al- Sadr, and two of his companions. In the summer of 1978, Sadr, the leader of Lebanon's Shiites, and two companions went to Libya to take part in a celebration of Gadhafi's military revolution. The charismatic cleric, who had all but

ltrators as saying. "We ask the powers that be in Israel to help us stay and not send us back." No doubt it is also true, as White House spokesman Jay Carney noted yesterday, that the attempted breach was an effort by Damascus "to distract attention from the legitimate expression of protest by the Syria