1. Hamas leader, Khaled Meshal, has recently re-said that Hamas will support a Palestinian state in the '67 borders. (He just won re-election for another four years.) Something interesting from the NY Times interview:
"But he urged outsiders to ignore the Hamas charter, which calls for the obliteration of Israel through jihad and cites as fact the infamous anti-Semitic forgery, “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.” Mr. Meshal did not offer to revoke the charter, but said it was 20 years old, adding, “We are shaped by our experiences.”"
2. Iraq. Remember the Surge? It came in two parts: more troops to live with Iraqis, and paying Sunni leaders to fight Islamist cells (deemed the Sons of Iraq program). Many had questioned whether it would work. And, well, now there are signs of it falling apart. Hmm... How do you say Mess-o-potania? Hopefully this will pass and the Maliki government can integrate these Sunni's into government.
3. Just when the world wrote-off Benjamin Netanyahu as a political crusader, he makes a move that could be summerized as land for peace. Looks like Israel is going to withdraw from the northern part of Ghajar, as outlined by Resolution 1701 that ended the 34-day war between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah in 2006. I don’t want to say more about this until I see some action. But it looks like we might.
Thanks guys, these are some hot issues to watch.
5 comments:
Pakistan is the name of the game now -- Obama miss calculated -- 60 miles from the capital -- and, they got Nukes. All else including elections in Lebanon are not as vital to the West -- Pakistan, the end game, all along, is on the brink of being taken over. Yes, after Hilary did her thing, there was some pride in the Govt. troops and a quick response - but, in the end, and not to far off, Pakistan will fall and with it the Middle East returns to it's original tribes.
Keep your eye on the ball.
Hmmm, interesting point. Why do you think that a failed state in Pakistan will effect the Arabs in the Middle East?
Because -- as goes Pakistan -- goes the Nukes -- and, the stakes get very high -- and folks get frantic - and, all the big players come to the table -- new game.
agreed. did you read my new Pakistan post?
Andrew Exum seems to think that Pakistan is the country to watch, but he disagree's about the weakness of their military might. Hey, they held off India right?
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