The smearing of Turkey picks up speed: President Obama is contributing to the isolation of Israel, and sending a clear signal to the Turkish-Syrian-Iranian axis that their methods for ostracizing Israel will succeed, and will be met by no resistance from America. How long before one of the Weekly Standard flunkies has a book out …
Foreign Affairs
We’re Nuanced Here in the States
Well, it took about an hour and a half, but one of the back benchers in the WH Press Corpse finally asked Gibbs if it mattered to the WH that an American was among one of the flotilla dead. The previous hour and a half was dedicated to questions from the beltway pretty boys dealing …
Time to Start Smearing Turkey
BTW- I hope you all keep your eyes open over the next couple of months, because the new mission du jour for the wingnut Wurlitzer is to begin a full-fledged demonization of Turkey. The WSJ is at the vanguard of the movement: Israeli special forces and their commanders were apparently shocked to find their boarding …
An Interesting Twist
This should make things interesting: Turkish investigators concluded Thursday that one of the nine people killed in an Israeli commando raid on a flotilla of ships heading for Gaza this week was an American citizen of Turkish descent, according to a senior government official. If nothing else, it should be fun and entertaining to watch …
The Drone Wars
This issue is not going to go away, nor should it: A senior United Nations official said on Wednesday that the growing use of armed drones by the United States to kill terrorism suspects was undermining global constraints on the use of military force. He warned that the American example would lead to a chaotic …
The Spin Is In
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Just watched Barney Frank’s embarrassing performance on Hardball tonight (scroll to 9:15 unless you can handle 9 minutes of Mrs. Alan Greenspan), and it is quite clear the spin is in for the flotilla mess, and it is all hands on deck to …
Inside the Cocoon
Sully posted a video of Israelis celebrating the commando assault on the flotilla outside the Turkish embassy, and you can go there and watch it if you want. While I have no way of knowing if it is in fact real, because I view pretty much everything coming out of that region from Israel and …