Category Archives: Obama

Obama Gives PA $221 Million in Final Hours

Posted on January 25, 2017 by

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Trump: Stay Strong Israel; 1/20 Coming Fast

Posted on January 8, 2017 by

by James M. Wall As soon as the Congress arrived back to do the nation’s business on January 5, it bowed to Tel Aviv. Politico reports that “the House voted overwhelmingly [342 to 80] to rebuke the United Nations for passing a resolution that … Continue reading →

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Kerry: Settlements Put Two States “in Jeopardy”

Posted on December 28, 2016 by

by James M. Wall In a hard-hitting, long-overdue speech, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday strongly criticized Israel’s government, saying that Israel’s settlements put the two-state solution “in jeopardy”. Barak Ravid, diplomatic correspondent for Haaretz, reported that Kerry said “trends … Continue reading →

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Carter To Obama: Recognize Palestine Now

Posted on November 30, 2016 by

by James M. Wall In his Op-ed column in The New York Times, Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, sent an urgent request to Barack Obama, the 44th President: “The simple but vital step this administration must take before its … Continue reading →

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I Have Seen The Future And It Belongs To Israel

Posted on October 5, 2016 by

by James M. Wall On January 20, 2017, Barack Obama will give up his presidency, leaving him fifteen weeks to fuss and fume over his inability to dislodge the Israeli elephant which sits on his back. For evidence of that elephant’s heavy … Continue reading →

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Inside The U.S. $38 Billion 10-Year Gift to Israel

Posted on September 22, 2016 by

by James M. Wall It is no surprise that the guaranteed $38 billion gift from U.S. taxpayers to Israel over the next ten years was not discussed Wednesday when President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu met at New York’s Lotte New … Continue reading →

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Syrian Truce Holds During Islamic Eid al-Adha

Posted on September 14, 2016 by

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Hawkish Hillary Clinton Prefers the Big Stick

Posted on April 27, 2016 by

by James M. Wall The ugliest, meanest, primary-caucus season in modern history, is over. History will record the ending came when Republican champion Donald Trump swept five states in Tuesday’s primaries while Democratic winner Hillary Clinton won four out of … Continue reading →

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The Day Obama Chose Peace Over War

Posted on March 29, 2016 by

by James M. Wall Jeffrey Goldberg’s Atlantic essay, “The Obama Doctrine”, opens with two contrasting conclusions which could be drawn from events on Friday, August 30, 2013. It was either the day Barack Obama “brought to a premature end America’s reign as the … Continue reading →

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2016 U.S. Politics Envisioned by Groucho Marx

Posted on February 3, 2016 by

by James M. Wall British critic Patrick McCray has described the Marx Brothers’ 1933 film, Duck Soup, as “an absurdist essay on politics and warfare. . . which can stand alongside (or even above) the works of Beckett and Ionesco.” Mrs. Teasdale … Continue reading →

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