Tag Archives: Middle East

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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President Challenges Romney to be Clear on War Posture

Posted on September 24, 2012 at 9:26 am by Bob Cesca

On 60 Minutes last night: “Let’s see what I’ve done since I came into office: I said I’d end the war in Iraq. I did. I said that we’d go after Al Qaeda. They’ve been decimated in the FATA,” he … 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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Crazy Quote of the Day

Posted on May 22, 2011 at 2:25 pm by Bob Cesca

“I am convinced in my heart and in my mind that if the United States fails to stand with Israel, that is the end of the United States … [W]e have to show that we are inextricably entwined, that as … 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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This Made Me Laugh and Laugh

Posted on June 4, 2009 at 8:16 pm by Bob Cesca

The Obama hieroglyphic.

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Hussein!

Posted on June 4, 2009 at 7:50 pm by Bob Cesca

On the road today, I was able to scan some conservative talk radio. This morning, Michael Smerconish’s callers were screeching about the president’s reference to his middle name in his Cairo speech and, this afternoon, Hannity’s callers were all over … Continue reading →

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