It seems there’s an awful lot of surety around when it comes to action, or non-action, on Syria. But a deeper look at what is happening there does not lead to simple solutions, or even to a whole lot of clarity on the nature of who the “good guys” are. I examine the dynamics in this week’s column at Souciant.
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Why the Neocon Clamor For Intervention in Syria Is About Israeli Regional Dominance
Posted in Iran, US-Israel Lobby, tagged AIPAC, American Enterprise Institute, Benjamin Netanyahu, Egypt, Gaza, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Israel Lobby, John McCain, Joseph Lieberman, Lebanon, Lindsey Graham, Madeleine Albright, Middle east, Mitt Romney, Muslim Brotherhood, Netanyahu, Nicholas Kristof, Obama, Richard Perry, Syria, Turkey on August 24, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Yep, three articles coming out today, the third being this one at Alternet, exploring what is really behind the crocodile tears neoconservatives and liberal hawks are shedding for innocent lives being lost in Syria.
Obama-Sarkozy Gaffe Proving Troublesome In Washington
Posted in Barack Obama, Bibi Netanyahu, US-Israel Lobby, tagged Abe Foxman, ADL, AIPAC, Israel, Israel Lobby, John McCain, Michelle Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Netanyahu, Nicolas Sarkozy, Obama on November 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Originally published at LobeLog
In an embarrassing moment, Presidents Barack Obama of the United States and Nicolas Sarkozy of France didn’t realize their microphones were turned on as they
commiserated about having to deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The political backlash, which should be a concern for an Israeli leader, is already starting to hit Obama.
“I cannot bear Netanyahu, he’s a liar,” Sarkozy told Obama, unaware that the microphones in their meeting room had been switched on, enabling reporters in a separate location to listen in to a simultaneous translation.
“You’re fed up with him, but I have to deal with him even more often than you,” Obama replied, according to the French interpreter.
But rather than Israel being concerned that world powers, the US and France, find their leader an obnoxious presence, it is portrayed even here as a problem for the President. (more…)
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The Israel Excuse
Posted in United States, tagged Abraham Foxman, AIPAC, Anti-Semitism, Barack Obama, Breitbart.com, Chuck Hagel, Chuck Shumer, Commentary Magazine, Emergency Committee for Israel, GOP, Hamas, Israel, Israel Lobby, John Kerry, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Republican Jewish Coalition, Susan Rice, United States on February 15, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
This week at Souciant, I look at the Chuck Hagel fiasco. The unabashed GOP plan to obstruct the entire US government in order to prevent Obama from doing, well, much of anything reaches new heights this week. The “Party of NO” is holding up Hagel’s confirmation, which even they say is still going to happen, for ephemeral reasons (the request for more information on Benghazi which was already furnished to even John McCain’s stated satisfaction), petty political ones and larger political aims. And what’s the role of the Israel Lobby in all of this? Not what some think it is. Check it out.
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