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  • January 28, 2014

    Barack Obama and his “State of the Union” speech

    In the traditional State of the Union speech yesterday, President Barack Obama mentioned one group of people (politicians aside) more than anyone else: the lobbyists. In pointing to their...

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  • January 28, 2014

    Israel may be 'no more rogue than America', but it behaves like a rogue state nevertheless

    Andrew Roberts is a historian of note, but his robust defence of the state of Israel in the Financial Times (Israel is no more rogue than America, 3 March)...

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  • January 28, 2014

    Which Obama should we believe?

    As the news of the Connecticut school massacre sinks in, it would take a hard-hearted person not to feel for the parents, families and friends of the victims. It...

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  • January 28, 2014

    Obama's "red line": fighting for gas masks in Israel while Syria waits for US bombs

    In a matter of days, US President Barak Obama will seek authorisation from Congress to begin airstrikes against Syria. The members of Congress are being asked to approve “limited”...

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  • January 28, 2014

    America's struggle to maintain unipolar domination

    The fall of the Soviet Union pleased America immensely, but the return of its ghost in Russia as a major player on the international stage is a concern. Post-Cold...

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  • January 28, 2014

    Who is the world's policeman?

    The United States of America continues to play its role as the world’s policeman despite the huge financial crisis it is suffering and sharp internal polarisation. We were reminded...

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  • January 28, 2014

    Kerry's plan for Palestine

    US Secretary of State John Kerry has been preoccupied with the Middle East recently. After visiting Egypt and Saudi Arabia in order to repair damaged relations, he headed to...

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  • January 28, 2014

    Sinking Ship

    The attack on the Gaza relief flotilla jeopardizes Israel itself. By John J. Mearsheimer Israel’s botched raid against the Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla on May 31 is the latest sign...

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  • January 28, 2014

    Guess Who Wants to Kill the Internet?

    By Maidhc Ó Cathail It would be hard to think of anyone who has done more to undermine American freedoms than Joseph Lieberman. Since 9/11, the Independent senator from...

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  • January 28, 2014

    Is Obama capitulating to Netanyahu?

    By Khalid AmayrehDespite President Obama’s efforts to assure the pliant Ramallah leadership of his continued commitment to a notoriously disingenuous peace process, especially the creation of a Palestinian state,...

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