Tag Archives: Vladimir Putin

Obama’s Mideast realignment puts Israel in crosshairs

WEEKLY STANDARD Iran Unleashed by Lee Smith November 9, 2015 Last week, the Obama White House moved to ensure Hezbollah’s ability to point 100,000 missiles at Israel…You might think that the government of the United States has an interest in … Continue reading

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Russia gains foothold in Iran but it’s OK because Obama is “leading on climate change”

WASHINGTON POST Putin marches, Obama watches by Charles Krauthammer October 22, 2015 Guess who just popped up in the Kremlin? Bashar al-Assad, Syrian dictator and destroyer, now Vladimir Putin’s newest pet. After four years holed up in Damascus, Assad was … Continue reading

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Obama’s ex-Special Representative on Syria rips US policies

POLITICO I Got Syria So Wrong by Frederic Hof October 14, 2015 Fully complicit in the Assad regime’s impressive portfolio of war crimes and crimes against humanity, Iran relies on its client to secure its overland reach into Lebanon. And … Continue reading

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So glad US is helping improve Cuba and Iran’s balance sheet — now they can go help Assad and Putin fight our allies.

FOX NEWS Top Cuban general, key forces in Syria to aid Assad, Russia, sources say by Staff October 14, 2015 Cuban military operatives reportedly have been spotted in Syria, where sources believe they are advising President Bashar al-Assad’s soldiers and … Continue reading

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Obama and Putin: Compare and contrast

TABLET MAG Putin’s Great Crime: He Defends His Allies and Attacks His Enemies by Edward N. Luttwak October 8, 2015 …So, yes, Ladies and Gentlemen, the aforementioned accused, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is guilty of a very great crime: He defends … Continue reading

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Obama’s former Secretary of Defense and Condi on Russia/Syria

WASHINGTON POST How America can counter Putin’s moves in Syria by Condoleezza Rice and Robert M. Gates October 9, 2015 …Let us also realize that hectoring Putin about the bad choice he has made sounds weak. The last time the … Continue reading

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Tehran and Moscow join forces, Washington stands down

TIMES OF ISRAEL Persia, Putin and the Pansy by Irwin E. Blank October 3, 2015 In ancient times there was no greater empire then that of Persia. This imperial power stretched from the mountains of Afghanistan all the way to the … Continue reading

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Putin throws Obama under the bus

NEW YORK POST Putin wants to humiliate Obama with airstrikes in Syria by Ralph Peters September 30, 2015 The first thing to understand about Vladimir Putin is that he’s not content just to win. He has to destroy his opponents, … Continue reading

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Mideast region ‘realignment’ appears to include closer Israel-Russia ties

ASIA TIMES New realignment in the Middle East by Manish Rai September 30, 2015 …The two countries have historically been on opposite sides of the Middle East divide, with the former Soviet Union being the principal supplier of military equipment … Continue reading

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Palestine and Israel not referenced once in Obama’s UN speech

JEWISH PRESS Obama’s UN Speech Ignores Israel but Hits Hard at Putin and Assad by Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu September 28, 2015 President Barack Obama’s address to the United Nations General Assembly Monday was extraordinary in its total exclusion of Israel and … Continue reading

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