Foreign Affairs & Policy

Details Emerge of Israeli Offer on 2-State Solution

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:15 AM EST (The New York Times)
Seeded by Jerry Verlinger

Israeli negotiators told their Palestinian counterparts this week that their guiding principle for drawing the borders of a future two-state solution would be for existing settlement blocks to become part of Israel, an approach that the Palestinians rejected as una …

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Thousands of US troops deploying to Israel on the Quiet to Prepare for Iranian War

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 5:32 PM EST ()
Seeded by truthlover

Without much media attention, thousands of American troops are being deployed to Israel, and Iranian officials believe that this is the latest and most blatant warning that the US will soon be attacking Tehran. Tensions between nations have been high in recent months and have …

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The Obama Administration is losing the Afghan war by losing the Minds and Hearts of the Pakistanis

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:50 PM EST (Newsvine)
Seeded by truthlover

One year after a CIA contractor shot to death two Pakistanis, relatives of the victims are living off generous compensation they received in a deal that led authorities to free the American. "Pakistani rulers are puppets of America," said Malik Waqar, who demonstrated with d …

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Obama's State of the Union Speech had Troublesome and Chilling Passages for Progressives who must Vote for him if Obama's to Win in November

Seeded on Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:15 AM EST ()
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First, mentioning John Boehner, Obama said he was still open to a grand compromise on Social Security and Medicare. Second, he took a gratuitous swipe at universal single-payer health care.

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BREAKING: US marine pleads guilty of "negilgence" over Haditha killings of 34 civilians: faces maximum sentence up to three months...

Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:58 AM EST (alJazeera Magazine)
Seeded by truthlover

"Staff Sergeant Wuterich accepted responsibility ...

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Jewish Publisher Who Suggested Israel kill Obama Resigns

Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:45 AM EST (ynetnews.com)
Seeded by Jerry Verlinger

Owner of Atlanta Jewish Times Andrew Adler steps down as publisher following fierce criticism over provocative column. Andrew Adler, the owner and publisher of the Jewish weekly Atlanta Jewish Times announced his resignation on Monday after publishing an op-ed in which …

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BREAKING: Obama on Brink of a Sweetheart Deal to protect Big Banks—Progressives Furious with Obama Hypocrisy of campaigning for 99% but working for the bankster 1%i

Seeded on Tue Jan 24, 2012 3:17 AM EST (The Nation)
Seeded by truthlover

On the eve President Obama’s State of the Union address—in which he plans to pretend to further advance a populist message against big money and income inequality—Obama's massive federal settlement with big Wall Street banks over their role in the mortgage cris …

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Israeli Exceptionalism:The Destabilizing Logic of Zionism

Seeded on Sat Jan 21, 2012 7:40 AM EST (CounterPunch.org)
Seeded by truthlover

The history of Zionism is history gone wrong, and not only for the Palestinians. The tragedy for the Palestinians is obvious, although, blinded by racism and the Zionist bias of their media, Westerners only recently have begun to see this tragedy for what it is.

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Secret Service Investigating Jewish Newspaper Column That Discussed Obama Assassination

Seeded on Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:25 AM EST (FOXNews.com)
Seeded by Jerry Verlinger

The Secret Service said it is looking into a recent op-ed from an Atlanta publisher that floated the idea of green-lighting Israeli Mossad agents to assassinate President Obama in order to improve Israel's security against enemies like Iran.  The publisher an …

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