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Hear This Barack --no Bush, no Baker, no Corporate War Maker. We've Had Enough!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Foreign Relations, Bill Clinton, Pandering, Colin Powell, George Herbert Walker Bush, George W. Bush, Brent Scowcroft, Jimmy Carter, Aipac, Change You Can Believe In, Barack Obama, Politics News
Linda Milazzo

If Barack Obama is to be the "change we can believe in," how can he seriously consider using men who represent failed administrations and failed policies in his own administration?

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Obama Hits All of the Basics in Middle East but Can Do More

Ray Hanania | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Yasser Arafat, Bill Clinton, Yitzhak Rabin, Israelis, Jerusalem, Terrorism, George W. Bush, Violence, Palestine, Palestine State, Aipac, Peace Accord, Barack Obama, Palestinians, Politics News
Ray Hanania

Obama did all the "right" things during his tour of the Middle East. But doing the "right things" might not be enough to actually achieve Middle East peace. Obama needs to do more.

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Anti-War Movement Successfully Pushes Back Against Military Confrontation With Iran

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israel Lobby, Aipac, Iraq War, HR 362, Anti-War Movement, H.Con.Res 362, Lobbying, War With Iran, Iran, Israel, Politics News
Mark Weisbrot

In the past two months, the anti-war movement has taken on one of the most powerful lobbying groups in the United States in an important fight. And so far, it's winning.

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Obama Picks the Right Baggage for Visiting Israel

Gershom Gorenberg | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Undivided Jerusalem, Abbas, Aipac, Mccain, Obama, Jerusalem, Ramallah, Barack Obama, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Politics News
Gershom Gorenberg

Instead of skipping a visit to Ramallah for fear of losing Jewish votes, Obama's upcoming trip shows that he intends to talk to both Israelis and Palestinians, and that he's serious about working for peace.

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Hagee's "Christians for Israel" Meet in DC, Seeking Conflict with Iran

Robert Naiman | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: War With Iran, Christians United for Israel, Aipac, Iran, John Hagee, Israel Lobby, Politics News
Robert Naiman

When you say "Israel Lobby," people tend to think "AIPAC." Many people don't realize that a key component of the "Israel Lobby" consists of people who call themselves Christian.

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In Praise of Barney Frank's Flip on the Iran Blockade Resolution

Robert Naiman | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Aipac, Iran, War With Iran, Barney Frank, Robert Wexler, Iran Resolution, Barney Frank Iran, Politics News
Robert Naiman

This country urgently needs more members of Congress like Barney Frank, who are willing to state forthrightly that they made a mistake.

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Where Have All The Congressional Consciences Gone?

Coleen Rowley | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: H. Con. Res. 362, S. Res. 580, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Congressman Jim Ramstad, 2007 NIE, Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, Aipac, Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman, War on Iran, Naval Blockade of Iran, Politics News
Coleen Rowley

Congress seems to have learned nothing from the Bush administration's attack on Iraq. It is set to pass legislation that would constitute a de facto authorization of war on Iran, exactly what the Bush administration and its Neocon braintrust have been hoping for.

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Politics on the Couch: Splitting and Reparation Two

Justin Frank | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Aipac, Mccain, Obama, Splitting, Clinton, Groups, American Jews, Reparation, Bush, Barack Obama, Politics News
Justin Frank

Healing splits between warring nations is virtually impossible, largely because it requires each country to directly face its destructiveness. But reparation has to start somewhere.

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Obama's Pivot

Michael Carmichael | Posted 06.23.2008 | Home

Read More: Aipac, Israel Obama, Israel Lobby, Obama AIPAC Speech, Obama AIPAC, John Mccain Neoconservatives, Barack Obama Israel, Neoconservatives, Jewish Neocons, Obama Israel, Home News
Michael Carmichael

As a direct result of his AIPAC speech, Obama's stock is collapsing not only in the Middle East, but also around the globe.

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Jewish Voters Cause Obama Jitters

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 06.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Terrorism, Middle East, Palestinians, Iran, Michael Bloomberg, Democrats, Pennsylvania, Barack Obama, Swing States, Oil, Israel, Aipac, Florida, Jewish Donors, Hillary Clinton, Jewish Voters, John McCain, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

A lackluster turnout of Jewish Democrats would hurt Obama badly. And even a low double digit defection to McCain in the absolute must win swing states of FL and PA would spell disaster for Obama.

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The Father and Daughter Who War-Monger Together

Russ Wellen | Posted 06.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Conyers, Sanctions, Pentagon, Ehud Olmert, Warrantless Spying, War, International Atomic Energy Agency, House Judiciary Committee, Weekly Standard, Dick Cheney, Secrecy, Iran, Nuclear Sites, Condoleezza Rice, Stephen Hayes, State Secrets Privilege, Israel, Aipac, Warrantless Surveillance, Iaea, Elizabeth Cheney, Politics News
Russ Wellen

Cheney's aide-de-nepotism -- daughter, Elizabeth -- has once again rallied to his cause of pursuing war with Iran.

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Obama and AIPAC

Stephen Zunes | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Jerusalem, Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Settlements, Aipac, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Obama AIPAC Speech, Obama AIPAC, Politics News
Stephen Zunes

Obama's AIPAC speech would have been the perfect time for Obama, while upholding his commitment to Israel, to challenge AIPAC's militarism and national chauvinism.

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John McCain And Iraq -- A George W. Bush Clone

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Thomas Friedman, Aipac, Iraq, John McCain, Shorja Market, Bill Bennett, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

"I will never surrender, my friends," McCain recently promised a Republican gathering. Surrender to whom? He does not explain.

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Yes, we can - pander.

William Fisher | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israel, Aipac, Obama, Palestinians, Politics News
William Fisher

Barack Obama's recent speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Council - AIPAC - dragged many of his supporters back from denial to political real...

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The Old Rules Are for White Guys; Obama Needs To Make New Ones

Leonce Gaiter | Posted 06.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Aipac, Chris Suellentrop, George Will, David Broder, Barack Obama, Home News
Leonce Gaiter

In his AIPAC speech Obama chose the old politics, trying out neo-con a neo-con by declaring that Jerusalem should be the undivided capital of Israel. That's not going to work for the black change candidate.

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Obama Walks Back Jerusalem Remarks

Robert Naiman | Posted 06.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israel, Aipac, John McCain, Jerusalem, Palestinians, Barack Obama, Politics News
Robert Naiman

Obama and McCain's remarks at AIPAC have added to the widespread belief in the region that U.S. policy is beholden to the right-wing in Israel, and that there is no prospect of change on the horizon.

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Obama AIPAC Speech a Bad Beginning

Chris Nelson | Posted 06.06.2008 | Home

Read More: Palestine, Aipac, Jerusalem Post, Undivided, Jerusalem, Barack Obama, Arab Israeli Conflict, Middle East, Obama, Arab Israeli Peace, Israel, East Jerusalem, Obama Jerusalem, Obama AIPAC, Obama Middle East, Barack Obama Israel, Obama Palestinians, Obama Arab World, Obama Palestine, Home News
Chris Nelson

But Wait: a campaign adviser says Obama believes "Jerusalem is a final status issue, which means it has to be negotiated between the two parties" as part of "an agreement that they both can live with."

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So Sad to See Obama Surrender to AIPAC

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 06.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lobby, Obama, Pandering, Palestinian, Aipac, Obama AIPAC, Barack Obama, Obama Israel, Politics News
Daoud Kuttab

Speaking at the pro Israel lobby, Obama, who is being seen world wide as a potentially global president, turned on every promise he made during the run up to the nomination.

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"Undivided" Allegiance: The Meaning of Obama's AIPAC Moment

Sandy Tolan | Posted 06.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israelis, Middle East, Palestinian, Abbas, Israel, Palestine, Obama, Aipac, Security, Peace, Israeli, Obama AIPAC, Politics News
Sandy Tolan

Obama's pledge that "Jerusalem must remain undivided" is a smackdown to decades of Palestinians' dreams and demands that East Jerusalem be the capital of their own state.

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Obama on Jerusalem: Why the Fuss?

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 06.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israel, Mccain, Obama, Palestinians, Aipac, Politics News
MJ Rosenberg

Times are changing. Barack Obama's speech to AIPAC on Wednesday was a hit even though his determination to promote negotiations was unambiguous.

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Jerusalem: Can Obama Walk the Walk?

Jamal Dajani | Posted 06.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Palestine, Middle East, Aipac, Jerusalem, Barack Obama, Israel, Condoleeza Rice, Ehud Olmert, Pandering, Politics News
Jamal Dajani

For Obama, who prides himself on being a candidate for change, perhaps for a change he should stop pandering to interest groups and take a hard look at the facts on the ground.

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McCain Invokes Kahane's 'Never Again!' to Warn of Iranian Attack on Israel

Richard Silverstein | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Aipac, Iran, Ahmadinejad, Mccain, Kahane, Never Again, Politics News
Richard Silverstein

Ahmadinejad certainly realizes, unlike McCain and Israeli right-wing politicians like Bibi Netanyahu, that Iran doesn't have the capacity to seriously damage, much less eradicate Israel.

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Obama at AIPAC: Some Doubts Eased, Others Created

James Zogby | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Aipac, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East Peace, Barack Obama, Politics News
James Zogby

Hard-line supporters of Israel have been pushing Obama, and for the most part, his speech pushed all the "right" buttons -- however, his reference to Jerusalem raises some concerns.

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Is McCain Building An Iran War Drum?

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ahmadinejad, Mccain, Matthew Plaevksy, Middle East, Senator John McCain, Hezbollah, Aipac, Iran, Hamas, The Real News, Israel, Aijaz Ahmed, Nuclear Bomb, Nie, Politics News
Matthew Palevsky

Kowtowing to an Israeli fear of Iran, McCain used the AIPAC forum to reinforce his three most dubious and dangerous policy claims and beat the drums of war.

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McCain at AIPAC: 2002 Fantasy, 2008 Disaster

James Zogby | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Aipac, John McCain, Israel, Middle East, Foreign Policy, Middle East Policy, Politics News
James Zogby

How, exactly, did the U.S. and Israel get into this current mess? To ask such questions would force McCain to engage in a bit of historical reflection and a dose of self-criticism.

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