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Kerry to Begin Climate Push in Asia

Kerry to Begin Climate Push in Asia

Secretary of State John Kerry, traveling through Asia to promote the Obama Administration’s push for an agenda to highlight climate change, will begin his selling in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday. A State Department official acknowledged that this speech is only

North, South Korea to Hold Rare High-Level Talks

North, South Korea to Hold Rare High-Level Talks

South Korean officials left Seoul Wednesday for the highest level talks with North Korea for years, marking the start of a possible upswing in cooperation between the bitter rivals. The talks in the border truce village of Panmunjom have no

North Korea Rescinds Invitation to US Envoy

North Korea Rescinds Invitation to US Envoy

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has canceled for a second time its invitation for a senior U.S. envoy to visit the country to discuss a long-detained American’s possible release, the State Department said Monday. The cancellation comes only

Iran: The Real 'Linkage'

Many of those so-called “realists” who inspired Barack Obama’s opposition to the Iraq War and accompanied him into the administration believed in the theory of “linkage”–that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was closely linked to threats against the U.S., and was in

State Dept. Rebukes Israel for Building Homes in Jerusalem

State Dept. Rebukes Israel for Building Homes in Jerusalem

Amidst deteriorating relations between the Obama administration and the Netanyahu government, the State Department has criticized Israel for approving the construction of over five hundred housing units in Jewish neighborhoods of Jerusalem that are across the pre-1967 lines, when East

Dead Terrorists and Palestinian National Imagery

Dead Terrorists and Palestinian National Imagery

The Israeli and Palestinian media recently reported the bodies of dozens of Palestinians buried in Israel throughout the decades of anti-Israeli terrorism had been exhumed and transferred to the Palestinian Authority.  The festive–if overloud–ritual that the Palestinian establishment carried out

Susan Rice Blasts Israel–on Twitter

Susan Rice Blasts Israel–on Twitter

National Security Advisor and former UN Ambassador Susan Rice took to Twitter on Monday night to blast Israel for widespread recent criticism of Secretary of State John Kerry by Israeli government officials. The torrent of tweets ran from at 8:14

Report: U.S. to Delay Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plan

Report: U.S. to Delay Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plan

The Obama administration is not expecting to meet its April 29 deadline for introducing a framework for a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, owing to persistent differences between the two sides, the Jerusalem Post 

Palestinians Accuse Kerry of Trying to Kill Their Leader

Palestinians Accuse Kerry of Trying to Kill Their Leader

Palestinians are gripped by a new conspiracy theory: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is trying to assassinate their president, Mahmoud Abbas. The theory is being propagated by senior Palestinian officials and media, and one official has threatened to file

Why Does John Kerry Keep Opening His Mouth?

You have to wonder at the latest John Kerry stuff-up. He’s once again offended–and worried–the Israelis by referring to terrible things that might happen to them if they don’t cooperate with his peace deal. Last time, it was terrorism. This

Israeli Leaders Slam Kerry–Again

Israeli Leaders Slam Kerry–Again

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is once again the target of criticism, direct and indirect, by Israeli leaders after he suggested that Israel could face “delegitimization” and “boycott” campaigns without a peace deal with the Palestinians.  That remark, made

The al-Qaeda fib

In response to Clapper: Al-Qaeda Not Really ‘On the Run’: I wonder if future generations may not have grim reasons to remember Obama’s endless prevarication on national security to be as significant as his Big Lie on health insurance.  

Israel's Defense Minister Blasts Kerry Again–Politely

Israel's Defense Minister Blasts Kerry Again–Politely

Israeli Minister of Defense Moshe “Bogey” Ya’alon took aim at the peace process being pushed by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry–albeit in far more diplomatic terms–this week at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv. Earlier in

Kerry's Israeli-Palestinian Framework Emerges

Kerry's Israeli-Palestinian Framework Emerges

Martin Indyk, who serves as the State Department’s special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian peace, presented the outline of Secretary of State John Kerry’s framework for a peace deal on a conference call with American Jewish leaders, the Times of Israel reports.

Report: Obama Blames Israel for Jewish Criticism

Report: Obama Blames Israel for Jewish Criticism

Citing an unnamed Obama administration official, Israel Radio reported Thursday that President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry blame the Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for encouraging American Jews to criticize the White House for its

Syria Talks: Vanity in the Face of Murder

Syria Talks: Vanity in the Face of Murder

Talks on the future of Syria opened in Geneva today, with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry among the many foreign ministers present. Iran will not be participating after the United Nations withdrew a formal invitation under American pressure–an invitation