Epstein Secrets

that lingered in the EFTA00703397 national security bureaucracy that in not so subtle ways suggested that anyone who was Jewish could not work on Middle Eastern issues because they would serve Israeli as opposed to American interests -- a view typically held by those who also defined U.S. and Israeli intere

the United States did was basically reassure the Saudis that some of the more wild interpretations of American policy that were floating around in the Middle East about the United States—leaving the Middle East, throwing over the Saudis, and allying with Iran—were just exaggerations. Syria seems to be a stick

ballots Mustafa Akyol March 30 -- last Sunday's elections, without any doubt, went into history as yet another election victory for Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AKP (Justice and Development Party) with a solid 43 percent of the votes. Why this was the case needs to be studied well by all part

well. Fully fifty senators signed on before President Obama sent word that he would veto the measure, given the country's growing aversion to more Middle Eastern wars; AIPAC quickly backed down. It seems reasonable that the lobby's executives considered a timely retreat far preferable to a full blown defeat

icant counterweight to China? Why should we care who runs the government of Ukraine? Why would we want to be involved in the hornet's nest that is the Middle East these days? What would be the most deft, sophisticated and effective way for us to respond to China's growing assertiveness in East Asia? What kin

e time being, there are only two candidates to the two-term elections to be completed by Aug. 27, 2014, in roughly six months' time: Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan or incumbent President Gill for a second term. In this first presidential election through popular vote, a candidate has to get at least 50 percent

ational Peace What Will a Sisi Presidency Bring for Egypt? Foreign Policy Shaped by Donors Michele Dunne NYT U.S. to Reassess Status of Talks on Middle East Michael R. Gordon and Mark Landler EFTA00705795 April 4, 2014 -- Rabat, Morocco — With Israel and the Palestinians falling into a familiar cycle

ency Mustafa Akyol EFTA00705808 4/5/2014 -- After yet another election victory of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its leader, Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey is now turning its focus to the next battle: the presidential elections that will be held on Aug. 10, and if a second round is necessary, o

rma Settlement; Vatican-Support For Same Sex Unions; Child Separation Policy; Stimulus Talks; Oklahoma-Unmarked Mass Grave; FBI-Serial Bank Robber; Midwest-Snow Storms; Asteroid Images. CBS: Biden-Obama; Trump-North Carolina; Maryland-Election Threats; COVID-AstraZeneca Vaccine; COVID-CDC; COVID-Cases;

"stands to lose more than most other countries if Joe Biden is elected president since he is expected to toughen the U.S. stance against President Tayyip Erdogan's foreign military interventions and closer cooperation with Russia." Reuters adds, "Investors and analysts say the beleaguered Turkish lira is espe

rma Settlement; Vatican-Support For Same Sex Unions; Child Separation Policy; Stimulus Talks; Oklahoma-Unmarked Mass Grave; FBI-Serial Bank Robber; Midwest-Snow Storms; Asteroid Images. CBS: Biden-Obama; Trump-North Carolina; Maryland-Election Threats; COVID-AstraZeneca Vaccine; COVID-CDC; COVID-Cases

"stands to lose more than most other countries if Joe Biden is elected president since he is expected to toughen the U.S. stance against President Tayyip Erdogan's foreign military interventions and closer cooperation with Russia." Reuters adds, "Investors and analysts say the beleaguered Turkish lira is espe

ether Israel, in the course of its 65-year history, has any great achievements to its credit, or whether it has ever enhanced America's position in the Middle East, are not questions of any real interest to him. What he wants above all is to see his own country make amends for America's past support of Zionist

ty the feds could threaten or squeeze." Some observers predict Erdogan will be unable to undo the damage done by the corruption affair. "The era of Tayyip Erdogan is about to end," columnist Cengiz Candar wrote in the Radikal newspaper on the Prime EFTA00684334 Minister's birthday on Feb 26th. "What we don'