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POPSLideres mundiales saludan la eleccion - El Universal - Caracas, Venezuela Colombia. El gobierno de Uribe señaló que "reitera su disposición de continuar trabajando en temas de interés común", declaró en un comunicado el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores. México. El presidente Felipe Calderón felicitó al demócrata Barack Obama por su triunfo en las elecciones de Estados Unidos, informó la Presidencia. Palestina. El dirigente Mahmud Abbas instó al Presidente electo norteamericano a acelerar los esfuerzos de cara a una solución del conflicto israelo-palestino.
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POPSRubin: My Friend, the "Neo-Nazi" I could say, I know him, he has been a guest in my home in New York and in my rented house in Provence, he bears absolutely no resemblance to the image these despicable people are trying to project of him, and lot's more. I could point out that I am Jewish and have VISIBLE JEWISH ARTIFACTS IN MY HOME, which did not appear to alarm Rashid, if he even noticed them, but it is all just so ridiculous I don't know what to say.
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POPSNo Press Freedom for Iraqi Journalists From the widely -- and sadly -- overlooked Baghdad Observer blog of McClatchy Baghdad bureau chief Leila Fadel. While the McCain campaign tells us that Iraq is all group hugs, tea parties, and rainbows, the Iraqi govt. makes sure we don't hear anything different. Yay for the "liberation" of Iraq... See also Thousands march in Baghdad against U.S. pact .
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POPSPakistan orders troops to open fire if US raids This brings up two questions: Is Pakistan for or against helping the U.S. ferret out terrorists? Is Pakistan harboring terrorists and therefore should Pakistan be considered a terrorist state? The U.S. has given the Pakistanis millions of dollars for the purpose of fighting terrorism (and to keep Pakistan on our side) but it appears that this money was ill-spent. We are not getting a very good return on it.
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POPSHow Rumors Become Conventional Thinking "There are Arabs who hate America, a lot of them, but this is too much,” Mr. Abbas said as he fidgeted with his cellphone. “And look at what happened after this — the Americans invaded two Muslim countries. They used 9/11 as an excuse and went to Iraq. They killed Saddam, tortured people. How can you trust them?”
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POPS'Drag Queens' Promptly Arrested In Hamas Crackdown The Hamas siege prompted exchanges of gunfire and rocket-propelled-grenade attacks between the terror group and the well-armed Hilles family, many members of which are suspected of involvement in terrorism against Israel. But Hamas eventually dominated the clan, storming several high-rise buildings and arresting rooftop snipers, gunmen and wounded fighters. At one point, Hamas arrested 15 Hilles clan members, including 10 who had tried to flee disguised as women, Hamas spokesman Islam Shahwan said.
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POPSObama backs Israel strike Just about his first words when he beat off Hillary were pro Israel. He now appears happy with the title of leader of a war machine. Seems happy to follow the Jews demands. Am I getting ahead of myself, as this sort of press doesn't really know what is happening.
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POPSOBAMA ON TOUR ! I'm glad to see he's going to both sides on this, while I have no problems with Israel but isn't it about time somebody gives a hand to the Palestinians ♠
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POPSTerrorists' Assignment: Protect Barack Obama The Israeli Defense Forces, working with U.S. security coordinators, will protect the main West Bank highway Obama's convoy will use to approach Ramallah. Security for Obama will be largely turned over to the Palestinians once he enters Ramallah, although security plans are being heavily coordinated with the U.S.
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POPSMiddle East Minefield For Barack Obama But Israeli officials - with whom he's reportedly meeting on Tuesday - will press him to define his policies about nuclear power and Iran, experts said. "The Israelis are going to have real questions about Iran, and about how he views taking out nuclear facilities there - if they haven't done it already themselves by the time Bush leaves," said Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics. "That topic will come up, on both sides. He'll get asked about it," said former State Department Mideast analyst Graeme Bannerman. "He's got to remember he's speaking to Americans - he's in a campaign, after all - even if that means he has to say things that make the locals very nervous."
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POPSIsrael and Palestians close to peace deal? It's hard not to be skeptical about this type of thing, but it sure would be amazing to see Israel and some of their neighbors find a peaceful way to co-exist. The implications for the world seem enormously beneficial.
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POPSAn Iranian "Embassy" In Boston [mullahs lobby machine] Two year ago when Maleki came to Harvard, Sadegh Kharrazi, a close friend and collaborator of his, told Shargh newspaper in Tehran (May 28, 2006): "There is actually an Iranian lobby in US which illustrates itself occasionally…. should remain non-governmental, but the government could support it, promote it and rely on it". Maleki's goal has been to turn this "occasional" lobby to a full time and large scale machine of influence and misinformation. It is now apparent that the policy of United States on Iran over the past has been packed with confusion and shortsightedness. It is certainly not a mere security oversight to allow so many former officials enter the United States. Almost certainly, the United States’ goal is to create a back door channel to the mullahs in Iran, a de facto Iranian embassy. Nevertheless, this “embassy” is acting more like a Trojan horse than an ambassadorial channel.
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POPSSaudis Pushing U.N. Démarche Against Israel The dispute over oil appears to be part of a larger rift between the two countries, with a London-based Al-Quds al-Arabi reporting recently that relations have reached their lowest point in years. The Saudis seek strong American backing against Iran," Mr. Gold, a former Israeli U.N. ambassador who has written extensively on the kingdom, said. "They don't want to hear from Condi Rice about diplomatic progress between Abbas and Israel. They want to know what America is doing about Iran." The Saudis, he said, base their policies on their strong alliance with America — or on Arab consensus. When the Israeli government earlier this month announced that it was planning to build nearly 900 new housing units in Jerusalem, ecretary-General Ban issued a strong statement: Israel's "continued construction in settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory" violates international law and Israel's obligations under the road map and the Annapolis process.
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POPS'cowardly and unprovoked attack' USA Friends A group of militants attacked the coalition troops as they were retreating and American assault helicopters came to their aid, killing eight insurgents. However, some of the missiles hit the Pakistani checkpoint and destroyed it. This was the most Pakistani soldiers killed in an attack by US-led coalition forces, and Islamabad used its strongest language yet to condemn the American actions as violating its sovereignty. “We will take a stand for sovereignty, integrity and self-respect and we will not allow our soil ,” Yousaf Raza Gilani, the Prime Minister, told Parliament. “The violent attack hit at the very basis of co-operation and sacrifice with which Pakistani soldiers are supporting the coalition forces,” Major-General Athar Abbas, the chief military spokesman, said. He denied that the insurgents had struck from Pakistan or that there had been any attack launched from the border post.
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POPSScandal As Ahmadinejad's Ally Makes Accusations Of Corruption Professor Gary Sick, an Iran expert at Columbia University in New York, said that commentators were mistakenly writing off Mr Ahmadinejad in next year’s presidential elections. “He is a ferocious competitor, an edgy populist who wins the hearts of his lumpen proletariat countrymen even while he is demolishing the economy, and a supremely ambitious politician who is a threat to the entire post-revolutionary establishment,” Prof Sick told The Times.
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POPSOh well, so much for peace If anyone thought the next US President might offer change you can believe in, they were obviously sucked in by a lot of empty rhetoric.
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