Archive - 2009

When The Holocaust Goes Down the Memory Lane ...

Does History Matter ? The former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau, where more than a million people were killed in World War II, faces an uncertain future.

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Obama and the Jews

This poor guy Obama hasn't been in the office for quite a week yet and know-it-all Iranians are spewing theories on how he will now put Israel in its place>>>

Dual communication

The new US Ambassador to the United Nations, Dr. Susan Rice, has vowed that the Obama administration intends to pursue “vigorous diplomacy” to prevent the Islamic Republic from obtaining nuclear weapons. According to Obama himself, such diplomatic overtures will be complemented by a principled “carrots and sticks” approach conducted, presumably, in concert with the EU and -- potentially -- China and Russia, who have traditionally been less willing to really press Tehran to comply with its NPT obligations. Clearly then, the Obama administration needs to immediately to reach out to these powers, as well as the broader international community, to make the case that a nuclear-armed Islamic Republic is simply an unacceptable prospect>>>

Towards a Peaceful Solution in the Middle East

toward peaceful positions

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