Subscribe to this tag In the Troubled Middle East, Obama Will Confront Multiple Crises
By
Thomas Omestad
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Nation & World - December 19, 2008
The list of challenges is long: Iran, the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, Syria, and a damaged U.S. brand.
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Selling Syria to a Skeptical American Audience
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Thomas Omestad
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Nation & World - November 28, 2008
Imad Moustapha, Syria's ambassador in Washington, says a recent U.S. raid stifled a diplomatic opening.
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What Syria's Ambassador Says About the U.S. Military Raid
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Thomas Omestad
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Nation & World - October 29, 2008
Claims attack killed civilians, not senior Al Qaeda in Iraq operative.
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Syrians 'Clearly Have Harbored' Al Qaeda in Iraq, Says U.S. General
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Alex Kingsbury
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Nation & World - October 27, 2008
Maj. Gen. John Kelly says Syria, once a conduit for terrorists to enter Iraq, has become a "sanctuary."
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Bush Administration Explores Possible Opening With Long-Shunned Syria
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Thomas Omestad
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Nation & World - October 15, 2008
Syrian and U.S. officials hold two high-level meetings as Damascus shows new signs of moderation.
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News Buzz: Bush's Plan to Buy Banking Shares, North Korea Resumes Nuclear Disablement
Nation & World - October 14, 2008
The U.S. government will spend $250 billion of the bailout package to buy stakes in nine major banks.
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Israel's Olmert Calls for Giving Up Arab East Jerusalem and Nearly All of West Bank
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Larry Derfner
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Nation & World - October 2, 2008
But as a lame-duck prime minister, he's not in a position to act on his words.
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In Israel, Separation Anxiety Over the Future of the Golan Heights
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Larry Derfner
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Nation & World - June 13, 2008
Why some Israelis are fretting about peace talks with Syria.
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News Buzz: Senator Kennedy Leaves Hospital, Israel-Syria Peace Talks, and More
Nation & World - May 21, 2008
Sen. Kennedy was released from the hospital after being diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor.
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Nuclear Disclosures Imperil a North Korea Deal
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Thomas Omestad
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Nation & World - April 25, 2008
U.S. says North Korea aided a secret Syrian nuclear reactor project.
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News Buzz: Intelligence on Syria, Ford's Surprise, and more
News Desk - April 24, 2008
Members of the House and Senate will receive briefings today by top U.S. intelligence officials, who are expected to present what they say is video evidence that North Korean researchers or officials provided assistance to Syria for a now destroyed nuclear reactor facility.
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The Damage of Jimmy Carter
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Mortimer Zuckerman
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Opinion - April 18, 2008
Carter's Hamas meeting legitimizes terrorism.
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Slain Terrorist at Center of Noteworthy Incidents
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Kevin Whitelaw
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Nation & World - February 13, 2008
Mughniyeh tied to 1983 Marine barracks bombing, hijacking, and attacks in Argentina.
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Refugees Feel Pressure to Go Home
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Kevin Whitelaw
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Nation & World - January 2, 2008
Exhausted emotionally and financially, many are still wary of the Iraqi government's promises.
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Syrian Envoy Says Onus Is on U.S., Israel
News Desk - December 3, 2007
Syria's ambassador to the United States says Syria welcomes the apparent revival of interest in pursuing a Syrian-Israeli peace track coming out of the Annapolis Mideast conference, along with the Palestinian-Israeli track the meeting focused on.
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Syria Takes a Seat at the Table
By
Thomas Omestad
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Nation & World - November 30, 2007
Damascus says it wants to talk
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Syria's Mysterious Cleanup
News Desk - October 25, 2007
There is more news today on the mysterious goings-on at what is thought to be the site in Syria hit last month by a surprise Israeli airstrike. Earlier this week, David Albright, a former weapons inspector for the United Nations who heads the Institute for Science and International Security, identified on prebombing satellite images what may have been Israel's target: an apparent secret Syrian nuclear reactor under construction.
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Israel Takes a Swipe at Syria
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Larry Derfner
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Nation & World - September 22, 2007
Israelis cheer reports that their Air Force hit what may have been a secret nuclear-related target
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A Sobering Outlook on Iraq
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Kevin Whitelaw
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Nation & World - August 23, 2007
New intelligence report warns of precarious Iraqi government despite modest security gains.
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Out Loud
Washington Whispers - April 8, 2007
"I would love not to have to raise money so I could spend all my time in town hall meetings."
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Speaker on the Road to Damascus
Michael Barone - April 5, 2007
Yesterday I wrote that I thought that Nancy Pelosi's visit to Syria was a bad idea. A reader asked why.
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The Mormon Thing
Michael Barone - April 4, 2007
You hear a lot more about Mormonism in this presidential cycle than I recall hearing when Mitt Romney's father, George Romney, ran for president 40 years ago. This morning the Washington Post ran a story on Romney's Mormon support, making the point that much of the $20 million plus he raised in the first quarter came from members of (to give its full name) the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Thoughts on the President's Speech Last Night
Michael Barone - January 11, 2007
Near the beginning Bush noted that sectarian violence increased markedly after the bombing of the Samarra mosque early in 2006. In retrospect, that probably should have prompted the rethinking that has gone on since the November election.
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