Schlagwort: Obama

„Amid celebratory gunfire and cheers from Assad loyalists, foreign militias under Iranian command and troops loyal to the regime on Monday captured about 90 percent of the opposition-held areas of eastern Aleppo. (…) The triumphal takeover of the citadel of the Syrian revolution followed a day of intense bombing of…

„As the world watches in horror, Assad’s forces, Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s proxy militias and Russian air power continue their assault against Aleppo and the massacre of its civilian population. On Monday December 5, Harakat al-Nujaba, one of Iran’s proxies in Iraq that is involved in the Syrian war, released…

„If Obama had made any mistakes – such as leaving Libya, Syria, Yemen and Iraq in chaos – you wouldn’t know it from his presentation. You would certainly have no hint that the terrorism problem has gotten far worse under his watch. Recall that when he came into office Islamic…

„The bright side is that despite all that doomsday rhetoric, and despite Obama’s failure to secure his goal of a long-term freeze of settlement construction, not much has changed in the status quo during his two terms. A careful look into the numbers shows that neither the population balance between…

Von Alan M. Dershowitz Die Obama-Regierung sendet starke Signale dahingehend aus, nach der Wahl möglicherweise einen bedeutenden Vorstoß zu unternehmen, um den israelisch-palästinensischen Konflikt im Rahmen der Vereinten Nationen zu lösen. Trotz wiederholter Einladungen des israelischen Premierministers Benjamin Netanyahu an den Vorsitzenden der Palästinensischen Autonomiebehörde Abbas, sich ohne Vorbedingungen am…

„Hillary Clinton hat schon als Präsidentschaftskandidatin zeitliche Vorgaben gemacht für die Offensive gegen die Terrororganisation ‚Islamischer Staat‘ (IS) in Mossul. Wenn der künftige Präsident Ende Januar ins Weiße Haus einziehe, werde die nordirakische Stadt nicht mehr in den Händen des IS sein, hatte die Demokratin schon vor Wochen gesagt. Nun…

„Die von den USA geführte Anti-IS-Koalition droht an schweren Menschenrechtsverbrechen mitschuldig zu werden, die im Irak von schiitischen Milizen an der sunnitischen Zivilbevölkerung begangen werden. Denn beim Sturm auf Mossul sichert sie durch Luftschläge und logistische Kooperation auch das Vordringen dieser Kräfte ab. Ähnlich wie in Syrien die Armee Assads…

„French President François Hollande delivered a sharp critique of the Obama administration in comments published Wednesday, calling Washington afraid to use its power to stop the bloodshed in Syria but too eager to wield its economic might to penalize European companies. The comments reflect a divide between France and the…

„The battle plans to oust the Islamic State from the city of Mosul are in place, but an uneasy mix of forces fighting against the militants could delay the fight or ignite separate conflicts. Preparations for the offensive have sped up in recent weeks, after officials in Baghdad and the…

„As the Obama administration scrambles for options in Syria, officials lament that the United States has no leverage over the Assad regime, Russia or Iran to persuade them to halt their ongoing atrocities, especially in Aleppo. But behind the scenes, the White House is actually working to weaken a sanctions…

„The Obama administration stripped Jerusalem from being located in Israel in its official communication of the president’s remarks in the ancient city at a memorial service for recently deceased former Israeli president Shimon Peres. The White House, in a press release, originally sent out a press release attributing Obama’s remarks…

„Aber das ist nur die halbe Wahrheit: Man hat das mörderische Treiben der iranischen Milizen und russischen Bomber in Syrien nicht nur konsequent ignoriert, man hat es letztlich gutgeheißen. Dass der US-amerikanische Außenminister John Kerry prompt ‚ein kleines bisschen Fortschritt‘ ausmachte, als die russischen Luftangriffe auf Aleppo gerade wieder volle…

„A military push to recapture Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, and the rest of Nineveh Province from the Islamic State is expected soon. Unfortunately, even if the campaign is successful, the liberation of Mosul will not stabilize the country. Nor will conquest resolve the underlying conditions that originally fueled the…

„The Russian government, much less the Assad regime, has never been a reliable partner for peace in Syria. But even after Russia’s alleged bombing of the aid convoy, U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration is still plowing its energies into a deal that aims to work with the Russian government. (…)…

„The White House worked behind the scenes last week to prevent a bipartisan bill to sanction the Assad regime for war crimes and atrocities against civilians from getting a vote in the House of Representatives. The Democratic leadership bowed to White House pressure and withdrew its support for voting on…