The Guardian is reporting that incoming President Barack Obama is being urged by advisers to abandon the Bush Administration's policy of isolating Hamas and to allow for multipartite or clandestine talks with the Islamist organization. But even if the Obama...
Vice President Dick Cheney squarely denied that Israel asked for permission from the United States before thousands of its soldiers invaded the Gaza Strip yesterday. He was somewhat more evasive on the question of whether Israel informed them of the timing, saying...
With the death toll in the Gaza Strip still rapidly rising, incoming President-elect Barack Obama's initial reaction of "no immediate comment" has seamlessly segued into an official policy of no comment, period. As Obama and family continue to enjoy a luxurious...
by Justin Raimondo "There was no immediate comment on the Israeli air strikes on Gaza from Obama, who is vacationing with his family in Hawaii, or his staff." This is how our incoming President has reacted to the worst attack on the Palestinian people in 20 years – by...
While last month Israeli President Shimon Peres expressed hope that President-elect Barack Obama would be able to unite the world and force Iran to the bargaining table, he has now told Japan's Kyodo News that he hopes Obama delays those talks. Instead, Peres would...
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has ordered the Pentagon to draw up plans for closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, anticipating that President-elect Barack Obama may wish to address the closure, one of his campaign promises, soon after taking office....
Sources are reporting that President-elect Barack Obama's appointee for US ambassador to the United Nations Dr. Susan Rice, after a visit to the State Department headquarters, plans to install her own transition team, independent of incoming Secretary of State Sen....
President Bush once again lashed out at Iran today, declaring their civilian uranium enrichment program a "major threat to peace" and vowing that "for the safety of our people and the peace of the world, America will not allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon." It...
