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Mideast Media Sampler 03/05/2013

Posted by David Gerstman on March 05, 2013 1 Comment

1) More on AIPAC In addition to explaining how the two organizers put together the AIPAC conference, Tablet has a symposium, Do we still need a pro-Israel lobby? Though there are some good responses, the presence of Rebecca Vilkomerson and Alan Elsner as respondents is disappointing. Vilkomerson...

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Dem electoral strategy – convince Grandparents to throw Grandchildren off fiscal cliff

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 13, 2012 36 Comments

There is no more misleading imagery than the ad run by Democrats in which a Paul Ryan-looking figure throws Granny off a cliff due to Medicare cuts: The ad has it exactly opposite to reality.  Republican proposals would keep Medicare the same for people already...

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Gates: No Strategy To Stop Iran

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 17, 2010 8 Comments

The NY Times reports on a classified memo sent by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to President Obama admitting that current U.S. strategies on Iran will not succeed in stopping Iran from building a nuclear weapon: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has warned in a...

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It’s Official – We Will Not Bring Nukes To A Chem or Bio Weapons Fight

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 05, 2010 14 Comments

The United States does not have chemical or biological weapons. The main deterrent to an enemy using such weapons against us is the threat that we will use nukes. No more. As I mentioned a few days ago, the Obama administration was considering changing our...

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Israel to China: Sanctions or Else

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 04, 2010 7 Comments

There is plenty of speculation that the Chinese will agree to, or at least not block, new sanctions on Iran. The Obama administration stands ready to claim the credit, but if China comes around, it may be the threat of unilateral Israeli action which made...

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Is There a Plan B for Iran?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 19, 2009 5 Comments

The Obama administration has put its hopes of stopping the Iranian nuclear weapons program on negotiations with Iran. At best, Iran has been an unwilling participant, seeking to buy time. I suspect Iran’s attitude is about to change for the worse. A suicide bombing took...

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Will It Be Hope Or Realpolitik For Obama In Iran?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 19, 2009 1 Comment

The “Supreme Leader” of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, staked out the hardest of lines today, demanding that Iran’s opposition accept the official election results and stop street protests, or else. He blamed the violence on “ill-wishers, mercenaries and elements working for the espionage machines of...

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