The Watcher on Apr 13 2010 | Filed under: Foreign Policy
A few days ago, I referred to an accusation that the Obama administration was denying visas to Israeli scientists and technicians who worked at the Dimona nuclear facility. The primary source for the article was a Prof. Zeev Alfassi. Roger L Simon did the necessary legwork and contacted Prof Alfassi directly. The professor explained that [...]
The Watcher on Apr 04 2010 | Filed under: Foreign Policy
Surely you’ve heard Aesop’s fable about the Goatherd and the Wild Goats. In short, a goatherd finds a herd wild goats mixed among his own goats. Over the winter he takes good care of the wild goats at the expense of properly caring for his own goats. As soon as the weather warms up, the [...]
The Watcher on Mar 19 2010 | Filed under: Foreign Policy
Krauthammer’s column today, on the latest diplomatic crisis between Israel and the United States, is excellent. But the ending is incredible. So why this astonishing one-sidedness? Because Obama likes appeasing enemies while beating up on allies — therefore Israel shouldn’t take it personally (according to Robert Kagan)? Because Obama wants to bring down the current [...]
The Watcher on Mar 16 2010 | Filed under: Foreign Policy
I’ve noted elsewhere that the Washington Post, when it endorsed Barack Obama for President hailed his understanding of the world as “sophisticated” and assured us that he’d handle foreign relations with a “defter” touch. Before the inauguration, the editors of the Washington Post suggested that how the incoming administration dealt with Burma would say something [...]
