Comments on: Obama's Middle East Choices

By: tanboontee

tanboontee — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 04:06:13 +0000

It is doubtful that the new president of the US and his seemingly illustrious team could do anything more or better than the outgoing administration as far as the Middle-east impasse is concerned. Most likely than not, there will be yet another extremely long tussling round of negotiations with hardly any possible glimpse of amicable solution in the near future.

Just a few days after the end of the six-month precarious truce, Israel bombed Gaza (Dec 27) in retaliation to Hamas rocket attacks in the border region. One Israeli died and some 200 Palestinians perished as a result. The Israeli defense minister warned that the nation reserves the right to hit the Hamas again if the latter does not stop its violent act.

An eye for an eye, is this anything new in the near six decades of Middle-east conflict? With each party persistently claiming their rights without the slightest compromise, when will the blood shed end?
(Tan Boon Tee)

By: jordancfan

jordancfan — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:23:55 +0000

Our Obligatory Objections Over Obama's Obvious Obscene Obsessions. PART 1.
By: Jordan C. Fan, Prophet Of Environment.

Since Barack Obama is the bigggest villian of all time, It is cetainly our obligation to expose his criminal acts. By doing that the Republican can regain its leadership of the USA. Whoever did that effectively should become the leader of the Republican Party. The following are some of the crimes committed by Obama:

(1) Obama is planning to rob those Arab and OPEC countries such as what happen near Somalia. in fact those oil tankers were hijack at Kenya.

(2)Black Got To Be Rich Illegally - Blagojevich and Obama Crruption Scandal. Even before Obama start office, his corruptions have begun. Just wait until Obama step into his office, he will rob all the White people of all they have. Blagojerich or "Blac got to be rich" illegally or criminally should well be Obama's campaign slogan.

(3) Obama has conspired with his supportors especially Black to cause the crash of the housing and stock market bring the Great Depression II just to get elected.

(4) Obama is worse than Hitler, he is planning a holcaust for White and Asian people.

Obama must be impeached from politic at all cost.

More Obama criminal expose will come later. Or you can add to all the crimes committed by Obama.

By: apexjd

apexjd — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:36:34 +0000

Stop,
must be stop all kind of attrocities against Palestine's people,shouldn't committed such outragous against the poor small state, as is seen by globle media.
On the other hand,an Arb sunmit must be held for adopting right stance regarding the Israel.
Israel is soveriegn state,when super power has recognised it including some muslim states also they shouldn't have objection on it
It is indispensable for peace in the Middle East otherwise existing bloodletting situation may be converted into horrible horendous war.
As regards, Iranian nuclear programm ,it can be resolved through negutiation.
Iran , on many occasions has expressed its stance that its nuclear ambition is not for nuclear weapons. It is only for domestic need.
Syrian policy line is behind the Iranian guid line when it will have changed Syria automatically come to right path .

By: persianadvocate

persianadvocate — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:04:26 +0000

If we were to analyze foreign policy based on Obama's appointments, his campaign speeches, and his appointees' track records, we will be at war with Iran in no less than two months.
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There is strong indication that Obama will not be the receptacle of change as he promised over and over again but more like a sugar-coated version of the same Bush policies that have failed Israel and the United States over the past decade.
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I agree with you, Scott (Scowcroft and Brzezinski), that the moment for peace has never had greater stakes attached to it, namely for Israel. Israeli influence over US policy matters stands to wane over the next decade as America seeks energy independence (specifically from the Middle East), normalizes relations with Iran, and attempts to revitalize its standing throughout the world. Israel must make peace with its neighbors and soon. As new enemies are added to Israel's list every year, due mostly and substantially to its own bellicose nature, Israel becomes more and more dependent on US support to survive in the long run. When the burdens outweigh the benefits, the US will no longer seek an alliance with a troubling state like Israel.

By: 1joe

1joe — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:28:29 +0000

I'm hoping, Obama belonging to minority and traditionally oppressed group do understand which side is oppressed and which side is being a bully and take appropriate course to bring just and fair out come to this apartheid situation once in for all, otherwise he'll join other past puppet presidents who knew between right and wrong but chose wrong for pleasing minority of selfish and spoiled people whom since antiquity all other civilizations without no exception consider them to be as such!

By: nycdavid

nycdavid — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:16:48 +0000

Scott…I've included what you've written here with some translation for new readers trying to figure out what you really mean.

On Rahm Emmanuel, you said...

“I would respectfully ask you to review the material described in the post in the context I presented—this was a look at how the Arab world viewed Emanuel's appointment to the top staff position in the White House.”

After saying:

“Arab disappointment aside,”

Then you said:

“there's enough in Emanuel's background to raise a fair question of whether the key appointment of such a demonstratively pro-Israel figure is going to help or hurt the prospects for Obama's avowed plans to play an effective role in brokering Middle East peace.”

[Translation: I'm speaking for Arabs. Or myself. Or both. Or neither. Whatever: this pro-Israeli Jew talking in “boilerplate” language is not good for the peace process because he'll allow Israel to defend itself from my Islamist buddies].

You also said:

“If Obama had appointed Rashid Khalidi as White House chief of staff, or indeed to almost any other position, I do imagine that many people would be discussing his PLO affiliation quite a lot.”

After saying,

“Khalidi served as an advisor to the P.L.O.-vetted Palestinian delegation…If you suggest there's something sinister about that, well, you may as well say that all Palestinians are bad guys, whether they're bombers or peace negotiators.”

[Translation: Yes, his PLO affiliations would be brought up if he were in Rham's position. But I've covered that already, smearing you as a racist if you dare bring them up. I know that doesn't make any sense, but screw it. This is my blog, I used to hang with Yasser Arafat, and I can say whatever I want, because Eileen Fleming won't question any of it.]

Then, on this post, you said:

“I agree with Scowcroft and Brzezinski, that "the opportunity for success has never been greater," and, as they warn, "the costs of failure [have never been] more severe."

[Translation: Brzezinski is a known Israel hater and Iran apologist, like me. Whatever he says is good.]

By: eileenfleming

eileenfleming — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:39:06 +0000

"There is great hope for peace in Israel/Palestine, as this is a political problem with a political solution and the Israeli Government and USA, by treating Palestinians on a Fair basis, and with real political will can help solve this historical conflict which has resulted in this inhumane occupation."-Mairead Maguire, Noble Peace Prize Laureate, stated that and MUCH more from occupied east Jerusalem on November 19, 2008. This citizen journalist and Christian Anarchist took it all down during the final day of Sabeel's [Arabic for The Way] 7th International Conference: THE NAKBA: MEMORY, REALITY AND BEYOND...Obama and every USA tax payer should read that OPED on Arabisto.......http://www.arabisto.com/p_blogEntry.cfm?blogEntryID=1355