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Deja vu — Judith Apter Klinghoffer

Judith Apter Klinghoffer

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YOUSSEF IBRAHIM, Gulf Conundrum: Deception Vs. Policy

Foreign policy wonks, politicians, and even the presidents of Jewish organizations have returned from their visits to Saudi Arabia and Arab sheikdoms — dazed by "private confessions" that these regimes deeply fear Iran, uniformly favor attacking its nuclear facilities, and do indeed possess armies and air forces superior to the ayatollahs'. They also "really" accept Israel, several of these visitors keep assuring us, even if their princes would not shake hands with a Jew in public.

Clearly the idea of an updated version of the anti-Islamist containment policy appeals to Cold war diplomats like Rice. Ibrahim correctly points out the pitfalls.

Memri translated two articles about the experience of Saudi Jihadists in Iraq. One regrets going the other not. In its new Iran press blog you will find its jubilant response to the latest NIE report.

Katherine Houreld, Pirates terrorize ships off Somali coast Why? Because there is a civil war and drought. So, starving enemies is the strategy - Somalia freezes aid operations in the south Yesterday, France 2 asserted that 24 ships have been captured this year and now the French navy is accompanying AID food shipments.

Adam Segal, New China Worries: The Chinese military is snapping up the latest in cutting-edge Western technology. The US cannot control the transfer.

Ruth S. King, The real meaning of Hanuka in 2007.

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