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  • January 28, 2014

    American Democracy: Pro-Israel Tweedledum and Tweedledee

    By Maidhc Ó Cathail Helen Keller’s pithy observation about American democracy being little more than a choice “between Tweedledum and Tweedledee” was never more true than in the upcoming...

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  • January 28, 2014

    Tourists in Washington: anatomy of an European Mideast failure

    By Alastair Crooke The ‘weakness’ of Europe — and also that of the US — in the Middle East is not essentially one of waning power and influence. Although...

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  • January 28, 2014

    Obama’s Israel Policy: Speak softly and carry a very big carrot

    By Maidhc Ó Cathail Even those familiar with the long and shameful history of America’s appeasement of Israel were taken aback by the Obama administration’s extraordinary offer to Benjamin...

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  • January 28, 2014

    AIPAC, a Not-So-Benign Night Flower

    One could be forgiven for thinking that the last three letters of AIPAC stand for “political action committee.” But since the American Israel Public Affairs Committee does not itself...

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  • January 28, 2014

    Made in America – the Peoples’ Revolution

    US administrations have been blighted since 9/11 by a deadly cocktail of arrogance and ignorance with a twist of strong desire for revenge thrown in. But before you take...

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  • January 28, 2014

    Avi Shlaim on the Neo-conservative Middle East War Agenda

    By Stephen J. SniegoskiA friend of mine, Phil Collier, is an avid student of and sometime writer on Middle East affairs (and a National Master in chess); he informed...

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  • January 28, 2014

    Israel and the U.S.: A lopsided relationship

    Los Angeles Times. .  Andrew J. Bacevich 05/12/2010The United States today finds itself in the position of a suitor proffering his beloved ever more munificent gifts while receiving in return ever more...

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  • January 28, 2014

    Israel harms Palestinians, but also itself

    My concern for the Israeli-Arab conflict is a personal one. I was raised in a Jewish neighborhood — three synagogues within three blocks of our home in Springfield, Mass....

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  • January 28, 2014

    “Doomed to Disappoint”

    Barack Obama gave a major speech on the Middle East today and it is clear from the subsequent commentary that he impressed few people. The main reason is that he...

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  • January 28, 2014

    Hysteria of pro-Israel bias

    When it comes to Israel, politicians in Washington can get hysterical, making the stupidest of statements or acting idiotically. Evidence of such behaviour is common and varied; this week,...

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