Epstein Secrets

t Matter Reuel Marc Gerecht April 30, 2012 -- Since we don't know what Saeed Jalili, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, said at the recent confab in Istanbul, we can't be sure that Israeli prime minister Bibi Netanyahu was right to dismiss the powwow as a "freebie" for Tehran. Also, the Islamic Republic

ng the status of non-member state is an important achievement. This will enable us to participate in many organizations and bodies along the way to the UN Security Council. [Asharq Al-Awsat] But it has been raised that a non-member state might cancel the legitimate representation of the PLO? [Quray] A non-member stat

er Recep Tayyip Erdogan's repressive policies and overweening political style. This became clear in the demonstrations that spread this spring from Istanbul's Taksim Square to much of the rest of the country (though the protests had more in common with Brazil's recent unrest or the revolt in Paris in 19

y when it comes to negotiations for a Palestinian state. Also part of Saudi unhappiness was last week's headline about Riyadh's declining a seat on the UN Security Council. That rejection was aimed both at the international body and at U.S. leadership. These Saudi concerns are not just Saudi concerns. They are endemic

nt of Turkey "took offense at a U.S. statement that said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would promote religious freedom during an upcoming visit to Istanbul." According to the AP, on Tuesday, the State Department "said in a statement...that Pompeo would travel to Istanbul to meet with Ecumenical Patriarc

and children in war-torn Yemen are facing famine — again" as they "appealed for more money to prevent it — again." UN food chief David Beasley told the UN Security Council, "We are on a countdown right now to a catastrophe. ... We have been here before ... We did almost the same dog-and-pony show. We sounded the alarm

bureau chief since 2010, covering Israel, the Palestine territories and nearby sovereignties. He worked 16 years at the Washington Post in Nairobi, Istanbul, Baghdad, Los Angeles and Rockville, MD. A,tklc 5. The Telegraph Inside Israel's nuclear wargames David Patrikarakos 4 Nov 2012 -- On the 24 Se

anian missiles had been of only limited effect. Iran had also failed in its attempts to have the sanctions on it removed and, thanks to US cover in the UN Security Council, it had also failed to have sanctions placed on Israel. It was the game's clear loser. Yehuda Ben-Meir, the former deputy foreign minister of Israe

nt of Turkey "took offense at a U.S. statement that said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would promote religious freedom during an upcoming visit to Istanbul." According to the AP, on Tuesday, the State Department "said in a statement...that Pompeo would travel to Istanbul to meet with Ecumenical Patriarc

and children in war-torn Yemen are facing famine - again" as they "appealed for more money to prevent it - again." UN food chief David Beasley told the UN Security Council, "We are on a countdown right now to a catastrophe. ... We have been here before ... We did almost the same dog-and-pony show. We sounded the alarm

who was implicated in the case along with his son -- sacked all the police chiefs carrying out the investigation, including the chief of police in Istanbul. The purge has spread to other cities, amounting to 2,000 police officers in about 30 cities. Second, the prosecutors of both investigations were r

st secure in the world. If Kerry's mission fails, Israel will be mistaken to assume that America will automatically veto every decision brought to the UN Security Council. Especially if such decisions correspond more or less to Washington's perception of the solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel will

he 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 political writer put the matter starkly to me: We don't think and talk much about America these days, he

d, several Arab delegates at the conference were critical of Russia's role in protecting President Asad, in particular of its veto on 4 February at the UN Security Council of the Resolution calling on him to step down. Professor Naumkin put up a vigorous defence. "We are seeking a new strategy of partnership between

nt of Turkey "took offense at a U.S. statement that said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would promote religious freedom during an upcoming visit to Istanbul." According to the AP, on Tuesday, the State Department "said in a statement...that Pompeo would travel to Istanbul to meet with Ecumenical Patriarc

and children in war-torn Yemen are facing famine - again" as they "appealed for more money to prevent it - again." UN food chief David Beasley told the UN Security Council, "We are on a countdown right now to a catastrophe. ... We have been here before ... We did almost the same dog-and-pony show. We sounded the alarm

n could take advantage of this fact by drafting a UN Security Council resolution endorsing the fatwa. This could be a s

he UN, America, Japan and even, reportedly, its sponsor, China. It has said to hell with everyone, in a brutal comment on western economic sanctions. The UN security council met yesterday and Washington threatened "significant consequences" - code nowadays for "tighter sanctions". Every shred of evidence suggests that the

pursue a career in kickboxing. By the account he gave on Iranian state television early in 2011, Fashi presented himself at the Israeli consulate in Istanbul in 2007 and was vetted for a solid year before being shown any trust. Two years later, on Jan. 12, 2010, he would place a bomb HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028660

e UN, America, Japan and even, reportedly, its sponsor, China. It has said to hell with everyone, in a brutal comment on western economic sanctions. The UN security council met yesterday and Washington threatened "significant consequences" — code nowadays for "tighter sanctions". Every shred of evidence suggests that the

pursue a career in kickboxing. By the account he gave on Iranian state television early in 2011, Fashi presented himself at the Israeli consulate in Istanbul in 2007 and was vetted for a solid year before being shown any trust. Two years later, on Jan. 12, 2010, he would place a bomb HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_01820