By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on May 19, 2011 in Benjamin Netanyahu, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Aid, Foreign Policy, Israel, Middle East, President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department, Women and Children | View Comments
Update below the fold. President Obama made quite the speech today on the Middle East, including Israel, our ally, right before Prime Minister Netanyahu visits. And oh, what an, um, interesting speech it was. If you have the time, inclination, and intestinal fortitude to watch Obama deliver it, and I warn you, he does go [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Nov 27, 2009 in Benjamin Netanyahu, Bush administration, China, Current Affairs, Emperor's Clothing Syndrome, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, General Election, George Bush, Global Finance, Hillary Clinton, Hoodwinking, International Monetary Fund, Israel, John McCain, Pandering, President Barack Obama, World | View Comments
* bumped up * Well, it seems like it is finally happening. The world community to which Obama pandered during the campaign is starting to realize what many Americans now know (and some of us always did): He’s not all he’s cracked up to be. In this article from Spiegel, “Obama’s Nice Guy Act Gets [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jun 1, 2009 in Benjamin Netanyahu, Current Affairs, Egypt, Human Rights, Israel, Palestinians, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Women | View Comments
Not too long ago, you may recall, I was on a cruise in the Mediterranean. One of our stops was in Egypt, and we spent the night in Cairo (the ship docked in Alexandria). We had a wonderful tour guide, a young woman named Rasha, seen above. Despite never having left Egypt, her English was [...]
By Steve Clemons on Feb 8, 2009 in Benjamin Netanyahu, Current Affairs, Gaza, Israel, Middle East, Obama Administration, Palestinians | View Comments
Editor’s Note: Steve Clemons’ blog is The Washington Note; read more about Steve below. ****************************************** Peter Berkowitz‘s essay in the latest issue of the Weekly Standard provides good insight into what I think is the strategic irresponsibility of those in Israel’s leadership who think that they can hold steady on a course that justifies failure [...]