tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post4727797925744505003..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: American foreign policy interestsDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-45369920187666116382013-02-06T22:24:29.618-05:002013-02-06T22:24:29.618-05:00It only came to light after a blackout on reportin...<i>It only came to light after a blackout on reporting agreed by the media and the Obama administration was broken by two US newspapers.<br /><br />The revelation that the US has been operating a secret drone base in Saudi Arabia for the past two years came after a blackout on reporting agreed by American media and the Obama administration was broken by two US newspapers.<br /><br />The first pilotless CIA mission flown from the base killed Anwar al-Awlaki, a US-born cleric and senior figure in al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, and a deputy in September 2011, reports said.<br /><br />Another Predator drone strike killed Awlaki’s 16-year-old son Abdulrahman weeks later, though US officials claimed in the Washington Post that he was not the target of the attack.<br /><br />The Washington Post said several US media organisations knew of the drone base but abided by official requests not to disclose its location because of the risk to counter-terrorism cooperation with Saudi Arabia.<br /><br />The Post said that when it learned that another news organisation - the New York Times - planned to break the agreement, it decided to publish what it knew.<br /><br />Greg Miller and Karen DeYoung of the Post said: “The Washington Post had refrained from disclosing the location at the request of the administration, which cited concern that exposing the facility would undermine operations against an al-Qaeda affiliate regarded as the network’s most potent threat to the United States, as well as potentially damage counterterrorism collaboration with Saudi Arabia.<br /><br />“The Post learned Tuesday night that another news organisation was planning to reveal the location of the base, effectively ending an informal arrangement among several news organisations that had been aware of the location for more than a year."<br /><br />A Justice Department memo published by NBC News on Tuesday argued that Americans high up in Al-Qaeda could be lawfully killed, even without evidence they are actively plotting an attack.<br /><br />President Barack Obama’s decision to nominate John Brennan as CIA director has brought into focus the quasi-official lethal drone programme, which has killed an estimated 3,000 militants and civilians in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen.<br /><br />Mr Brennan faces a confirmation hearing in Congress on Thursday that provides critics a rare chance to question the ethics of using drone missiles.</i>Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-27296710886487666572013-02-06T21:39:37.247-05:002013-02-06T21:39:37.247-05:00More mentions of Israel, 178, than of Iraq, Afghan...More mentions of Israel, 178, than of Iraq, Afghanistan, Russia, Palestine and Palestinians, North Korea, Syria, Pakistan, Egypt, China, NATO, Libya, Bahrain, Somalia, al-Qaida, Mali, Jordan, Turkey, Japan and South Korea combined.<br /><br /><br />Maybe because Israel is more important to American interests?<br /><br />Read the main stream media. They cover Israel (negatively) 300 to one.<br /><br />Fact the facts. Israel is more important.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-32924124872419389102013-02-06T21:37:26.344-05:002013-02-06T21:37:26.344-05:00In the runup to the Hagel hearings, North Korea te...In the runup to the Hagel hearings, North Korea tested an intercontinental rocket and indicated a third nuclear bomb test may be imminent. Dictator Kim Jong Un said the “target” of these tests is that “sworn enemy of the Korean people,” the U.S.A.<br /><br /><br />North Korea has been threatening the USA now for several decades.<br /><br />Nothing new here. Nothing to see. Nothing to report.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-63661784419059708402013-02-06T21:35:23.922-05:002013-02-06T21:35:23.922-05:00Like it or not, Jerusalem is the center of the uni...Like it or not, Jerusalem is the center of the universe,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-29039646807454063262013-02-06T21:27:47.661-05:002013-02-06T21:27:47.661-05:00Here's Ron, taking on the Jap, and taking on N...Here's Ron, taking on the Jap, and taking on Nancy too -<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShbUe7xgtwoBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-64661891045338456102013-02-06T21:23:55.175-05:002013-02-06T21:23:55.175-05:00Pat's got a point about Reagan though. He was ...Pat's got a point about Reagan though. He was for building the military up, not tearing it down, as Barky wishes to do.<br /><br />He was for putting those intermediate range missiles in Germany, and Star Wars, and building up the Navy, and this put the pressure on the Soviet Union. And for tearing down the Berlin Wall. Which no longer exists, or the Soviet Union, either.<br /><br />And Reagan didn't have it in for Israel. <br /><br />We could do worse these days perhaps.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-34609967537406942702013-02-06T21:04:08.667-05:002013-02-06T21:04:08.667-05:00Hilarious, if it weren't so damn sad.Hilarious, if it weren't so damn sad.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-82908223136431074252013-02-06T21:01:57.491-05:002013-02-06T21:01:57.491-05:00"Did Bibi Netanyahu, after dissing the U.S. p..."Did Bibi Netanyahu, after dissing the U.S. president in the Oval Office...."<br /><br />Oh, come on Pat.<br /><br />Obama went on Letterman rather than meet with Bibi.<br /><br />Pat's just another old greasy Jew hating Catholic from way back.<br /><br />Always ends his articles by mentioning Reagan too. <br /><br /><br /><br />It's Here… Obama's Rudest Moments Caught on Tape | The ...<br />www.thegatewaypundit.com/.../its-here-obamas-rudest-moments-cau...<br />Mar 11, 2012 – And, keeping Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu waiting while he went and ate was another great moment of Obama arrogance. But this was ...<br />In unusual snub, Obama to avoid meeting with Netanyahu | Reuters<br />www.reuters.com/.../us-israel-iran-netanyahu-idUSBRE88A10B2012...<br />Sep 11, 2012 – Netanyahu has had a strained relationship with Obama, but they have met on all but one of his ... "The world tells Israel, 'Wait, there's still time.<br />Obama chooses Letterman over Netanyahu - San Angelo ...<br />www.examiner.com/.../obama-chooses-letterman-over-netanyahu-1<br />Sep 12, 2012 – Barack Obama is a man with a vision—tunnel vision. He has his ... In a speech, Netanyahu said, “The world tells Israel wait, there's still time. And I say ......<br />Netanyahu leaves U.S. disgraced, isolated and weaker - Israel ...<br />www.haaretz.com/.../netanyahu-leaves-u-s-disgraced-isolated-and-we...<br /><br />Obama Snubbed Netanyahu to Have Dinner with Michelle and the ...<br />www.newsrealblog.com/.../obama-snubbed-netanyahu-to-have-dinne...<br />Mar 26, 2010 – I'm afraid we'll have to take the possibility that Obama is not merely no ... but keeps the Israeli Prime Minister waiting in the downstairs lobby ...Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-29781993465147283472013-02-06T20:56:12.082-05:002013-02-06T20:56:12.082-05:00Funny stuff....
Funny stuff....<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com