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November 5, 2008

Obama projected to win

Aggregated from: Lebanese Chess

A centre-left wave is sweeping across America.Obama is, thus far, heading into a landslide victory. Consult the sources below to follow the coverage state-by-state.The Democrats are set to gain control of the US Senate, heading for the magic 60 Senate seats. Nancy Pelosi will become one of the most ...

November 4, 2008

After Obama Victory, What to Expect in Middle East

Aggregated from: Tikun Olam-תקון עולם: Make the World a Better Place

Let’s assume for a second that Barack Obama wins tomorrow’s election.  I’m not going out on a limb with that one.  But what kind of policy can we expect from him regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?  That kind of prognostication gets into tougher territory. But before we ...

November 3, 2008

Pentagon: Iran Will Soon be Able to Attack Europe

Aggregated from: PoliGazette

Speaking in the Czech Republic, Pentagon official Lt. Gen. Henry A. Obering III told the country’s Parliament that it would not take long before Iran will be able to strike against every single European country. The U.S. too would be within reach of Iranian missiles, Obering said, in five to s...

October 30, 2008

Working With Iran To Neutralize It

Aggregated from: PoliGazette

Author and former CIA case officer Robert Baer said in an interview published Wednesday that the main problem with Iran is not its nuclear project but its imperial aspirations. According to Baer, Iran has used an “anti-colonial” message to make itself more popular in the region. The Mull...

October 29, 2008

Obama and McCain attack ads

Aggregated from: Darryl Wolk Blog

Obama and McCain final attack adsWith 5 days to go, here is some of the attack ads from both campaigns heading into voting day.-DarrylBarack Obama:John McCain...

Why the US attack on Syria was a big deal

Aggregated from: JOTMAN

The criteria for launching such attacks has shifted, as Robert Dreyfus of The Nation writes:A parallel new Bush doctrine is emerging, in the last days of the soon-to-be-ancien regime, and it needs to be strangled in its crib. Like the original Bush doctrine -- the one that Sarah Palin couldn't name,...

October 28, 2008

McCain Ads Slam Obama on Redistribution and Israel, Iran

Aggregated from: PoliGazette

The McCain campaign decided to use Barack Obama’s own words on the redistribution of wealth against him Tuesday by publishing a new ad. The ad is cleverly made, and lasts for slightly over one minute. They quote Obama at length, and by doing so make the point that redistribution of wealth is l...

October 27, 2008

The fourth branch of the U.S. government

As the 2008 election faces its final days of campaigning, newspapers nation-wide are taking on their role as the “fourth branch of the government” by endorsing either candidate. Over the weekend, Alaska’s largest newspaper Anchorage Daily News announced its endorsement of Democratic nominee Barack Obama, despite its governor on the opposing ticket.

October 26, 2008

Christian Zionist Non-Profit Calls Obama ‘Walking Security Time Bomb’

Aggregated from: Tikun Olam-תקון עולם: Make the World a Better Place

How’s this for a 501c3 organization? Senator Barack Obama has declared that, if elected, he would be willing to sit down and talk to Iran “without preconditions”…Not only is Obama politically naive but he is a walking security time-bomb looking for a place to explode. The Jer...

Last Debate

Aggregated from: Scream of Today

Time is 2:15 am and I’m waiting to watch final debate between Obama and McCain. It will begin at 4:30 am (local time in Iran) and I hope I can stay awake to watch it! Now, I read prediction of CNN about result of US presidential election and it predicts Obama will win on November election. I th...