Category Archives: Diplomacy
The emperor travels
Maybe it’s gauche to attribute the unending stream of virulence toward Barack Obama to racism. But that hasn’t stopped Jimmy Carter and it certainly won’t stop me. The latest–and maybe stupidest–to be taken up by the right wing is that … Continue reading
Filed under American Politics, Diplomacy
The enemy of my enemy is my…
The U.S. State Department announced yesterday that it has designated the Iranian Baluch group Jundullah a terrorist organization. This makes a lot of sense considering that Jundullah is known for suicide bombings, beheadings and other hallmarks of many of the … Continue reading
Israel in Haiti
I don’t agree with everything Bradley Burston says in his recent column about Israeli aid to Haiti, but I think he gets the main point right here: For all the time that [the Israelis in Haiti] have been working, however, … Continue reading
Filed under Diplomacy, Israel-Palestine
AfPak always reminded me of Aflac
Remember those commercials with the duck? Anyway, point is, the Obama Administration is dropping the term AfPak. Josh Rogin writes on his blog at Foreign Policy. They’re getting rid of it because–surprise!–it “does not please people in Pakistan.” Personally, I … Continue reading
Filed under Afghanistan, American Politics, Diplomacy, Pakistan
There is no sovereignty, man
When I was sixteen I used to make a really great argument that free will doesn’t exist. I’d be sitting in the car next to my friend and we’d have a conversation that went something like this: Max: “There’s no … Continue reading
Filed under Diplomacy, Egypt, Israel-Palestine
Obama can’t stand up to pushy Jersey girl
It’s hard to make me not feel proud about being from New Jersey. But this does: That’s Robin Benosf of Teaneck, New Jersey (a mere twenty-five minutes from my hometown) laying the cornerstone for a new settlement in East Jerusalem. … Continue reading
Filed under American Politics, Diplomacy, Israel-Palestine, Jews
Hillary pushes for Arab democracy, kind of
It turns out that the United States hasn’t completely given up on efforts to promote democracy in the Arab world. The Christian Science Monitor reports that Secretary of State Hillary was in Morocco today to meet with the Arab league … Continue reading
US troops invade Egypt
…for training purposes, that is. Via Hossam, who says, “Welcome to Egypt Assholes.” I’ll refrain from name calling, but don’t you tell me that we’re not an empire.
The obvious conclusion about Farouk Hosni
…at least as far as I am concerned, is that he’s simply too controversial for something like UNESCO. The local newspapers, according to some Egyptian bloggers, are calling Hosni’s loss the product of an Israeli/American conspiracy. For sure some Jews … Continue reading
