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Category Archives: Obama’s Administration
My Guantánamo Nightmare
Again, I feel obligated to post in full an article that warrants nothing less that such attention. Obama, the former Constitutional Law professor who pledged to close down this abomination to freedom, should show some backbone and take a stand, … Continue reading
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Sarkozy: Netanyahu a “liar”
If only they could be more frank more often… politics would be much more humorous: BBC – “I can’t stand him any more, he’s a liar,” Mr Sarkozy said in French. “You may be sick of him, but me, I … Continue reading
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Obama’s Speech, the Israeli Backlash, and the Counter-revolution
Why is it that every time something big happens in relation to the Middle East, I’m off somewhere and can’t really blog about it? When bin Laden was killed, I was inflight to California from Michigan. And when Obama gave … Continue reading
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Obama and Thomas Friedman
Herein lies the problem, Obama reads Thomas Friedman for analysis of the Middle East. I almost threw up a little when I read this.
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Trump’s Racist Subconscious
CNN: Donald Trump questioning the president’s educational background took me back to those unfortunate memories. President Obama graduated from Columbia University in 1983 with a degree in political science. He went on to Harvard Law School, where he graduated magna … Continue reading
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Obama: Qaddafi must leave Libya now
Obama should apply the same standard to allies in the region that are clinging to power via the use of violence against their people, i.e. Bahrain and Yemen.When it came to Egypt, the Obama Administration came out more forcefully only … Continue reading
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Stephen Kinzer: “Clinton clings to Bush ideals on Iran”
The Guardian: Hillary Clinton‘s sudden volley of shots at Iran marks the end of an engagement policy that never really began. She wants to convince the world that the regime in Tehran is opposed to serious talks with the west. … Continue reading
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Obama Administration Toes Israeli Line on Settlements (Video)
Making a u-turn on Israel’s illegal and relentless settlement building. See the video here.
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Rachel Maddow on Obama’s Nobel Prize and the Republican Response
See the video here.
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Roger Cohen: Realpolitik for Iran
[Another outstanding piece by Roger Cohen] NY Times: For Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, “a combination of ignorance and arrogance†under the Bush administration squandered countless diplomatic opportunities with Iran and so allowed it to … Continue reading
Brown-nosing the Saudi Dictatorship: A Shameful US Presidential Tradition
I know the media is in love with Obama, but is it okay to criticize him here and there? I mean, I still like him, but his Saudi ass-kissing, a Bush legacy honored by Obama, is seriously annoying. If I … Continue reading
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Obama on Nowruz and Iran
[I want to share w you my thoughts on this video, but first I want to hear from you guys. See the video here.] From the White House Blog: President Obama released a special video message for all those celebrating … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Obama's Administration, US-Iran Relations
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Obama and Khamenei to be Pen Pals?
Possibly. See the video here.
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Middle East Reality Check
Roger Cohen at the NYT: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton grabbed headlines with an invitation to Iran to attend a conference on Afghanistan, but the significant Middle Eastern news last week came from Britain. It has “reconsidered†its position on … Continue reading
Nim-Pahlavi
Nim-Pahlavi (aka Reza Pahlavi) sent Obama a congratulation letter. I bet Obama recycled it before reading. I mean, who is Reza Pahlavi to be congratulating Obama? And of course, just like so many other Iranians, he claims to speak for … Continue reading
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