Netanyahu: Palestinian State Must Be Demilitarized
Netanyahu: Palestinian State Must Be Demilitarized | Sarkozy calls for immediate state
Obama, Sarkozy Clash Over Turkey EU Bid
Obama, Sarkozy Clash Over Turkey EU Bid | EU membership an EU matter, Sarkozy insists
Allies Lower Sights in Afghanistan
Last week Afghanistan’s Ambassador to the United States Said T. Jawad lashed out at the “defeatist and reductionist” western governments. Today, those governments continued a series of statements suggesting that, as the situation in Afghanistan continues to worsen, the ones limitless patience they’ve had for continuing the nearly eight year long occupation is starting to [...]
French DM Urges Date for NATO Pullout From Afghanistan
When NATO agrees on its latest strategy for the war in Afghanistan, French Defense Minister Herve Morin believes that they should set a specific timetable for its goals and for the “start of the withdrawal of alliance forces.”
Over seven years into the war, the international commitment seems open-ended, and with forces rapidly losing ground to [...]
Mid-Atlantic Nuclear Submarine Collision Raises Serious Questions
The European press is buzzing with questions about the revelation that the British nuclear submarine HMS Vanguard and the flagship of the French nuclear strike force Le Triomphant collided with one another under the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
The collision was at low speed and the consequences were minimal, but the consequences of two submarines [...]
France Summons Israeli Ambassador Over Convoy Attack
The French Foreign Ministry summoned Israeli ambassador Daniel Shek today over an incident in which a convoy of French diplomats, including the nation’s consul general were blocked from crossing the Gaza border for over six hours and shot at by Israeli troops.
The foreign ministry said of the meeting that “it was clearly stated that we [...]
Olmert ‘Fed Up’ With Pushes for Ceasefire as Death Toll Spirals
Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip continue to net more and more casualties, 635 killed based on the most recent reports, and while the operation continues to fail at its stated goal of bringing rocket fire from Hamas to a halt Israeli officials remain in no mood to talk peace.
“This is the time for [...]
Israel, Hamas Both Mull France-Backed Gaza Truce
Israeli ministers say they will consider a proposed 48-hour ceasefire offered by French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner. The ceasefire is designed to allow time for humanitarian aid to be delivered to the struggling civilians in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, the architect of Israel’s participation in the six month Gaza truce which ended [...]
European Govts Reluctant to Criticize Gaza Strikes as Protesters Take to the Streets
Around 3,000 protesters clashed with police in London as they rallied at the Israeli embassy calling for an end to the Israeli military’s attacks on the Gaza Strip. Over a thousand marched in a similar rally in Berlin, while smaller rallies were reported in Paris, Athens and Warsaw.
But the governments of those nations are reluctant [...]
NATO Commander: Allies’ Commitments to Afghanistan Not Enough”
As President-elect Barack Obama prepares to chart a much more escalatory tone to America’s war in Afghanistan, NATO Supreme Commander General John Craddock warned that unless European allies like Britain send much larger forces of their own to the war-torn nation, the United States would be on the hook to provide the bulk of the [...]
