LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

2011-08-24T02:31:04Z

Raise taxes and make sensible cuts

I'm getting tired of people constantly complaining about the lack of action by Congress. If they want someone to blame, they should look in the mirror.

The solution for America's financial problems is simple: Raise taxes and make judicious cuts in spending. But if a member of Congress stood in front of his or her constituents and told them they'd have to pay more in taxes while seeing their benefits reduced, that politician woul...

The selling of America

2010-11-03T03:17:35Z

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Fear Mongering through Fraud: The "Conservative/Religious" Camp and the Reality of H.R. 1388

2010-11-03T00:10:49Z

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Pro-Israel House Resolutions 34 and 867

2010-10-14T13:09:44Z

Hasan A. Yahya, Professor of Sociology

Ten months passed between the House Resolution 34 and 867 resolution. Where both were pro-Israeli and support Israel to secure its borders and defend the crime wars committed by Israel in Gaza war under the military name: Operation Cast Lead.

In Nov 3, 2009: House Resolution 867 was passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by roll call vote. The vote was held under a suspensi...

Syria's Assad urges US to talk to Hamas, Hezbollah

2010-04-16T12:32:40Z

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad urged the United States on to reach out to militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah as part of the search for Middle East peace, in an interview with French television.

Speaking to

Father of missing Israeli soldier to US

2010-04-16T13:34:40Z

The father of an Israeli soldier who has been in Gaza captivity for nearly three years left on Monday for the United States to meet senior officials, his wife said.

Noam Shalit will meet "senior officials of President Barack Obama's administration and members of Con...

US received Hamas letter for Obama: State Dept

2010-06-26T00:03:37Z

US Senator John Kerry was given a letter from the Palestinian Hamas movement for President Barack Obama while on a visit to Gaza City this week, a State Department official confirmed on Friday.

"I can confirm that it was from

Hamas tells Obama to learn from Bush's mistakes

2010-04-16T15:14:57Z

Hamas on Wednesday called on President Barack Obama to learn lessons from the mistakes of his predecessor George W. Bush and said it would judge the new US leader by his acts.

"We will judge him by his policies and actions on the ground and how he will learn lessons fro...

Obama prayer leader from group US linked to Hamas

2010-04-16T15:17:37Z

Obama prayer service speaker runs Islamic group linked to Hamas in US court documents

A Muslim scholar chosen to speak at President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural prayer service Wednesday is the leader of a group that federal prosecutors say has ties to terrorists.

Israel’s bid for lasting peace won’t occur until Hamas terrorists are disarmed

The Hamas terrorist regime that runs Gaza has proven to fellow Palestinians and the world that it has a cowardly militia that — unprovoked — fires rockets at Israel and then, by hiding among its own people, uses Palestinian noncombatants as human shi...

US, Israel sign deal to boost Gaza truce effort

2010-04-16T17:27:51Z

US, Israel sign agreement to cut off Hamas weapons supplies, boost Gaza cease-fire effort

On its final working day, the Bush administration signed a last-minute deal with Israel aimed at cutting off the supply of smuggled weapons to Hamas and boosting Egyptian efforts to broker a cease-fire to end fighting in Gaza.

Shortly...

Analysis: Mideast diplomacy looms for Obama

2010-04-16T15:22:51Z

Analysis: Mideast black hole of diplomacy awaits Obama; new, lowered expectations loom

The Mideast foreign policy black hole has relentlessly sucked in American diplomacy for more than a half century and now awaits Barack Obama even as he refuses to show his hand before taking office.

While the Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip puts the perennial regio...

US House joins Senate to back Israel over Gaza

2010-12-14T07:37:02Z

The US House of Representatives on Friday joined the Senate in offering staunch support to Israel as the conflict rages on in Gaza, calling on Hamas to end rocket attacks.

"Today, we reaffirm that Israel, like any nation, has a right to self-defense when und...

Congress offers staunch support to Israel

2010-12-14T07:36:46Z

The US Congress is set to offer staunch and unwavering support for Israel as the Gaza conflict rages, recognizing its "inalienable right" to defend itself from attacks by Hamas.

Democratic and Republican leaders united to introduce a resolution backing Israel in

Analysis: In Gaza fight, Iran lurks in background

2010-04-16T15:27:03Z

Analysis: Larger stakes seen in Israel-Gaza fight with Iran in the background

Israel's fight with Hamas in Gaza, like the war with Hezbollah in Lebanon two years ago, is not just a struggle over...

US: Hamas to blame for Mideast violence

2010-06-26T01:24:30Z

Bush administration blames Hamas militants for violence, blocks UN cease-fire effort

Avoiding any criticism of Israel, the White House said Hamas rocket attacks were to blame for the escalating violence between the Palestinians and Israelis and blocked approva...

Analysis: Gaza crisis may hurt Obama peace efforts

2010-04-16T13:40:05Z

Analysis: Gaza crisis likely to complicate Obama peace efforts in Mideast

Israel's military onslaught against the militant Hamas movement will probably make it harder for President-elect Barack Obama to fulfill a campaign pledge of early and vigorous Mideast peacemaking, an...

Today We're All Middle Easterners

2010-10-21T09:47:52Z

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White House blames Hamas for new Mideast violence

2010-04-16T13:40:24Z

The Bush administration called Monday for an end to the new flare up in Mideast violence, saying Hamas has "once again shown its true colors as a terrorist organization" with attacks on Israel.

White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe said the Hamas organization had chosen not t...

Gaza complicates Obama's policy in Mideast

2010-04-16T13:40:53Z

Heavy violence in Gaza further complicates Obama's efforts to forge a Mideast peace

The deaths of hundreds of Palestinians in Israel's deadliest-ever air assault on the militant Hamas further complicates President-elect Barack Obama's challenge to achieve a Hamas leader says Obama election marks big change, militant group ready for talks with US

Hamas is ready to open talks with U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, who must deal with the Palestinian militant group if he wants to address the wider conflict in the Middle East, the group's leader said in an interview broadcast Saturday.

White House, there are some endorsements Barack Obama can do without and today the Venezuelan leader, Hugo Chavez, did him a favour.

Chavez, who in the past implied that he favoured Obama over his Republican rival, John McCain, today decla...

Mideast Israel Palestinians

2010-12-25T06:00:25Z

Masked Palestinian militants from Hamas arrive to a press conference in Gaza City , Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010. The militant Islamic group Hamas that controls Gaza is warning it will escalate hostilities against Israel if tensions don't subside on the border Hamas spokesman Nasser Hospital following an Israeli airstrike on Hamas military training camp, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, early Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. The Israeli war planes targeted several places, Hamas training camp, milk factory, a building and empty areas early Tuesday in Gaza Strip. (...

APTOPIX Mideast Palestinians Israel

2010-12-14T09:31:47Z

Palestinian Hamas security officers stand guard during a rally marking the 23rd anniversary of the group's founding in Gaza City, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Tens of thousands of Hamas supporters flocked to Gaza City Tuesday for a mass rally to boost support for the militant group on its anniversary. The rally seeks to boost support for Hamas, often torn between its roots as a militant group seeking to destro...

CORRECTION Mideast Palestinians Israel

2010-12-14T09:31:45Z

Palestinian Hamas supporters burn Israeli flags and wave green Islamic flags during a rally marking the 23rd anniversary of the group's founding in Gaza City, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Tens of thousands of Hamas supporters flocked to Gaza City Tuesday for a mass rally to boost support for the militant group on its anniversary. The rally seeks to boost support for Hamas, often torn between its roots as a mil...

Mideast Israel Palestinians Hamas Reching Out

2010-12-13T12:31:03Z

In this photo taken Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, Palestinian school girls walk in front of Hamas female police officers during a campaign to raise the prestige and respect of the police at the Ramez Fakhra secondary school in Gaza City. Gaza's ruling Hamas movement has embarked on a charm offensive in re...

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