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Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 6:47 AM
Subject: Top NATO Commander: U.S. Troops May Be Sent To Eastern Europe PARIS (AP) — NAT
CAN ANYONE BELIEVE THE CHEEK OF THIS DEVIL..THERE IS NOT AN OUNCE OF GOOD WILL IN HIS HEART..HOLOCAUST DENIIER
Palestinians: Israeli decision to cutback ties undermines efforts to revive peace talks
I like this:
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And while he now may face a barrage of criticism for leaving the region empty-handed, I would beg to differ.
Appearances aside, I think Kerry can take pride in three important, though entirely unintended, achievements.
First, the US Secretary of State has unwittingly pulled the mask off of Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas, reminding the Israeli public once again that there is no partner on the Palestinian side.
By dragging Israel and the Palestinians into the protracted exercise of meaningless talks that went nowhere, Kerry accomplished more in nine months than years of right-wing columns, advertisements and interviews could possibly have achieved.
Abbas came away looking just as uncooperative and obstructive as ever, making outlandish demands while offering nothing in return. Indeed, a poll conducted for the Knesset TV station and released on March 27 found that 70 percent of Israelis do not view Abbas as a possible partner for peace. And for that, Kerry deserves at least some of the thanks."
Read it here:
The Dangerfield of diplomacy
04/09/2014 22:43
This coming October will mark the 10th anniversary of the passing of American comedic icon Rodney Dangerfield, a man who left his mark on our collective consciousness and provided us all with some priceless moments of side-splitting laughter.
Born Jacob Rodney Cohen to Hungarian Jewish immigrants on Long Island, Dangerfield worked as a door-to-door aluminum siding salesman before hitting it big in comedy. In his act, he adopted the image of a hapless ne'erdo- well for whom nothing ever goes right, peppering his routine with what quickly became known as his signature line: "I get no respect."
"I'm telling you," he once said, "I get no respect. The way my luck is running, if I was a politician, I would be honest."
While Dangerfield may have passed away a decade ago, there is one man who seems intent on continuing his legacy, albeit in a far more serious and important line of work: John Kerry, the US Secretary of State.
For months on end, Kerry methodically accumulated thousands of frequent flyer miles, visiting the Middle East more than any other part of the world in an increasingly desperate attempt to breathe new life into the Israel-Palestinian negotiations. He was mocked and ridiculed, called "messianic" and "obsessive," but he soldiered on, intent on defying all those who said that he was wasting his time on a fool's errand, even though he was.
Russia may have occupied the Crimea, and North Korea may have resumed threatening to carry out further nuclear tests, but John Kerry would not be deterred.
He kept banging his head against the Middle Eastern wall, certain that it would break, even as the rest of us were sure that it was all headed nowhere.
Sure enough, as the "Dangerfield of diplomacy," Kerry's luck ran out even before it began.
And while he now may face a barrage of criticism for leaving the region empty-handed, I would beg to differ.
Appearances aside, I think Kerry can take pride in three important, though entirely unintended, achievements.
First, the US Secretary of State has unwittingly pulled the mask off of Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas, reminding the Israeli public once again that there is no partner on the Palestinian side.
By dragging Israel and the Palestinians into the protracted exercise of meaningless talks that went nowhere, Kerry accomplished more in nine months than years of right-wing columns, advertisements and interviews could possibly have achieved.
Abbas came away looking just as uncooperative and obstructive as ever, making outlandish demands while offering nothing in return. Indeed, a poll conducted for the Knesset TV station and released on March 27 found that 70 percent of Israelis do not view Abbas as a possible partner for peace. And for that, Kerry deserves at least some of the thanks.
His second feat was to inadvertently reinforce the Israeli public's opposition to handing over territory to our foes. By making an issue out of the future status of the Jordan Valley, which is widely viewed as Israel's buffer against threats from the east, Kerry focused the minds of the public on the dangers inherent in territorial concessions.
MORE@ http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/FUNDAMENTALLY-FREUND-The-Dangerfield-of-diplomacy-348075
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There Has Never Been a Palestinian State - That's a Lie'
In an animated CNN interview, Jewish Home head Naftali Bennett reiterates his calls for a 'new approach', rejects 'two-state solution'.
By Ari Soffer
First Publish: 4/10/2014, 11:21 AM
Naftali Bennett
Flash 90
Economics Minister and Jewish Home party leader Naftali Bennett has continued his calls to annex parts of Judea and Samaria, in response to the repeated failure of peace talks with the Palestinian Authority.
Following a letter yesterday to Prime Minister Netanyahu, in which he urged the PM to implement his "Plan B" alternative to a "two-state solution" with the PA, Bennett took his message to the international media last night, in an interview with CNN.
Dismissing suggestions that Israel was responsible for the collapse of peace talks by building homes in Jerusalem, Bennett pointed out that the talks had already ground to a halt after PA leader Mahmoud Abbas refused to even recognize Israel's existence as the nation-state of the Jewish people, while simultaneously demanding Israeli recognition of a "Palestinian homeland."
MORE@ http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/179486
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Arafat's 1998 Non-Visit to the US Holocaust Museum
Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld
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WHAT ON EARTH IS THE POINT? THERE IS NO CHANCE IN THE WORLD OF ACHIEVING PEACE WHEN ABBAS DEMANDS SO MUCH AND WILL NOT EVEN BUDGE ON ACCEPTING ISRAEL'S RIGHT TO EXIST. BESIDES,THEY ARE JUST DISCUSSING 'TALKING ABOUT TALKS' I HATE THE US FOR HOW THEY BLAMED ISRAEL WHEN ANY SANE PERSON KNEW WHO WAS TO BLAME. KERRY HAS NO PRINCIPLES..THAT MUCH WE DISCOVERED.
Peace in the balance
In meeting with Kerry, Liberman says Israel is "ready to sacrifice a lot" for comprehensive deal with Palestinians; Thursday's meeting will be fourth between Livni, Erekat and Indyk since Sunday.
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Oh what a Joke! Talk about what exactly?
Grumpy
PA president appeals to Arab League to support extension of negotiations past deadline, continue financial assistance and support him in refusing to recognize Jewish state.
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Not sure who is more Dangerous for Israel this man or Abbas
Herzog: PM disconnecting from PA confirms the death of peace talks
Opposition lawmakers say measure will only damage country, while Bayit Yehudi politicians bolster Netanyahu's actions.
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Israel bans Jewish settlers from Passover pilgrimage to evacuated West Bank enclave
Army Radio: IDF says it won't permit crowds to visit the site of evacuated settlement of Homesh.
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Rubbish!!!! two forked tongue nitwits -the damage is already done!
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Top NATO Commander: U.S. Troops May Be Sent To Eastern Europe
PARIS (AP) — NATO's top military commander in Europe, drafting countermoves to the Russian military threat against Ukraine, said Wednesday they could include deployment of American troops to alliance member states in Eastern Europe now feeling at risk.
U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove told The Associated Press he wouldn't "write off involvement by any nation, to include the United States."
Foreign ministers of the 28-nation alliance have given Breedlove until Tuesday to propose steps to reassure NATO members nearest Russia that other alliance countries have their back.
"Essentially what we are looking at is a package of land, air and maritime measures that would build assurance for our easternmost allies," Breedlove told the AP. "I'm tasked to deliver this by next week. I fully intend to deliver it early."
Asked again if American soldiers might be sent to NATO's front-line states closest to Russia, the four-star U.S. general said, "I would not write off contributions from any nation."
MORE@ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/09/us-troops-eastern-europe_n_5121124.html
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Stunning 'Diamond Engagement Ring' Spotted In Space (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Big telescope in Chile captures wild sight in sky
Usually, such occurrences take strange form -- but unique positioning allowed for a 'fortuitous alignment.'
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Second US Navy Destroyer to Arrive in Black Sea by Thursday
09/04/2014
The USS Donald Cook, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, departed for the Black Sea from Spain. The warship is equipped with the Aegis fire control system and Tomahawk subsonic cruise missiles.
The warship will be the fourth to visit the Black Sea since February.
The guided missile destroyer USS Truxton extended its deployment in the Black Sea, Deputy White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said last week.
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US, French Warships Enroute to Black Sea Pass Dardanelles
US, French Warships Enroute to Black Sea Pass Dardanelles
ANKARA, Turkey, April 10 (RIA Novosti) РThe US guided-missile destroyer Donald Cook and French intelligence warship Dupuy de L̫me entered the Sea of Marmara on Thursday on their way to the Black Sea, the Turkish newspaper Jum Hurriyet reported.
The newspaper published a video online showing the US warship passing through the Dardanelles Strait early Thursday morning, accompanied by Turkish coastguard vessels.
The destroyer, equipped with the Aegis fire control system, entered the Sea of Marmara an hour later and will stay in the Black Sea for 21 days, according to the paper. The French intelligence ship followed an hour behind the US destroyer.
The USS Donald Cook is the third US warship sent to the Black Sea recently. In February, the US dispatched the missile frigate USS Taylor into the waters of the sea to provide security for the Olympic Games in Sochi.
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