Category Archives: Middle East

Dick Cheney Is Not Impressed

Posted on February 10, 2013 at 4:53 pm by Mr. Brink

In a speech to the Wyoming GOP on Saturday, former Vice President Dick Cheney voiced some ominous warnings about WMDs president Obama’s cabinet and overall foreign policy approach. Via Raw Story: “The performance now of Barack Obama as he staffs … Continue reading →
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Syria Could Get Really, Really Bad

Posted on December 6, 2012 at 8:07 am by Bob Cesca

NBC News: The Syrian military is prepared to use chemical weapons against its own people and is awaiting final orders from President Bashar Assad, U.S. officials told NBC News on Wednesday. The military has loaded the precursor chemicals for sarin, … Continue reading →

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The Obama Cease-Fire in Israel

Posted on November 23, 2012 at 10:23 am by Bob Cesca

The president was more hands-on with the cease fire than previously known: Throughout his trip in South East Asia he was constantly on the phone with both Morsi and Netanyahu, before and after his meetings with the leaders of China … Continue reading →

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Netanyahu Acting Like a Wingnut

Posted on May 25, 2011 at 2:56 pm by Bob Cesca

Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a Joint Session of Congress yesterday and continues to deliberately mislead the world about the president’s position on borders. “Israel will not return to the indefensible boundaries of 1967,” Netanyahu said, prompting a big standing ovation. Later … Continue reading →

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For the Record…

Posted on May 22, 2011 at 12:33 pm by Bob Cesca

TPM corrects the record: In fact, Obama did not call for a direct return to the 1967 borders for Israel, as Republicans and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have represented. Instead, he reiterated the longstanding conventional wisdom of the international … Continue reading →

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Peaceful Resistance

Posted on June 4, 2009 at 8:59 pm by Bob Cesca

This section of the speech was possibly my favorite. Palestinians must abandon violence. Resistance through violence and killing is wrong and does not succeed. For centuries, black people in America suffered the lash of the whip as slaves and the … Continue reading →

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Oops.

Posted on January 15, 2009 at 8:55 am by Bob Cesca

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces shelled the United Nations headquarters in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, setting fire to the compound filled with hundreds of refugees as U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon was in the region on a mission … Continue reading →

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Gaza

Posted on January 4, 2009 at 4:56 pm by Bob Cesca

I haven’t been ignoring Gaza — I just haven’t had anything new to add beyond the usual. If there’s going to be a World War III, it will start like this. Have a nice day! Actually, I’m very glad Josh … Continue reading →

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What's John Bolton Up To These Days?

Posted on December 30, 2008 at 5:29 pm by Bob Cesca

Saying batshit crazy things. Like always.

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Gaza

Posted on December 28, 2008 at 9:25 am by Bob Cesca

I don’t have much to add about the horrible situation in Gaza other than to ask with snark: Why hasn’t Obama fixed this yet? Why can’t he close the Gaza deal?

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