Keeping Up with the Bin Ladens

“One Big Unhappy Family” by Fred Halliday. From New York Review of Books

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First Ireland, then Steroids, now…Israel and Palestine?

George Mitchell and the art of the impossible.

“Mitchell Gets Earful from Mideast”

“Winding up his week-long tour of the region, President Barack Obama’s Middle East envoy, George Mitchell, met Saudi officials here over the weekend for an exchange of ideas on ending the volatile Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Mr. Mitchell conferred with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud bin Faisal Saturday night and met with King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Sunday. Specifically, the talks were said to cover the Saudi-initiated Arab Peace Initiative – first offered to Israel in 2002 – as well as how to counter what many Arab states regard as an alarming development: The increased involvement of Iran in Palestinian affairs, through its partners, Syria and Hamas.” Written by Carole Murphy.

from the Christian Science Monitor

 

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DB notes: Where is the Israeli Marshall Plan? Where is the Palestinian Ghandi?

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Also, see George Mitchell at State Department announcement:

 

Report: Iran’s Roadside Bombs Made in the U.S.A.

Should we be the least bit surprised?

“Iran Using Fronts to Get Bomb Parts from U.S.”

“Iran in the past two years has acquired numerous banned items — including circuit boards, software and Global Positioning System devices — that are used to make sophisticated versions of the improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, that continue to kill U.S. troops in Iraq, according to documents released by the Justice Department and a new study by a Washington research institute.” Written by Joby Warrick.

from The Washington Post