Obama Camp 'Prepared To Talk To Hamas' »
Posted By tehranchik 10 months ago in Political NewsThe incoming Obama administration is prepared to abandon George Bush's doctrine of isolating Hamas by establishing a channel to the Islamist organisation, sources close to the transition team say.
The move to open contacts with Hamas, which could be initiated through the US intelligence services, would represent a definitive break with the Bush presidency's ostracising of the group. The state department has designated Hamas a terrorist organisation, and in 2006 Congress passed a law banning US financial aid to the group.
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Well, I'm from and live in the Pacific Northwest. I did live in the middle east during the late 70's and early 80 ...
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tehranchik10 months ago
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The guardian article:
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icono110 months ago
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An old friend of mine that dealt with such things as terrorists and their psychology always had a saying about terrorists and their organizations that I personally found intriguing yet true;
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"When you negotiate with evil you validate it's premise and therefore validate it's existence."
Needless to say, I take it that the 0Bama Admin doesn't agree with that line of reasoning.
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icono110 months ago
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Thank you for knowing better than I that my heart is filled with hate because I'm, in your opinion, 'a Bush person'.
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That is very God like of you. I take it you are 'an 0Bama person'.
However, since I'm talking to an omnipotent individual, again I take it you are an 0Bama person, how do you derive the concept of a 'final solution' from what my friend said?
As for peace in the area he thought it to be "marginal to unobtainable" due to the age old anomosity between the Jews and the Muslims. Do you feel the same or do you know of a quick way to eliminate the 'old grudges' that poison the well between the two peoples?
Also, what, in your learned opinion, is a 'final solution' to this problem in the Middle East between Israel and the Palestinians or HAMAS or Hezbollah or Iran or....etc.... etc?
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EDWARDIII10 months ago
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Hamas shot their way into government killing more Palestinians in the process than have fallen to the Israelies.
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Our efforts to get Israel to hand over Gaza were based on a cease fire that Hamas never recognsed. Gaza immediately became a launching pad. Who paid for the rockets and the effort to sneek them into the country? Not a bunch of malnurished Palestinians. When you talk to Hamas who are you talking to really?
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zimm10 months ago
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The logic which dribbles from the mind of a terrorist is something amazing to behold.
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Let see, I fire thousands of rockets aimed at your civilian population over several years, I hide my army amongst my civilian population, and then when you attack me to stop the rockets I accuse you of "war crimes" because you must go through innocents to fire on my fearless warriors! RIGHT!
Hopefully Israel can wipe out these lunatics so there's a real chance for peace in the future... -
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JoeModerate10 months ago
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Here is Obama making a comment about the conflict:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9594OQUoHw
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OBAMA66610 months ago
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So his true self couldn't wait until he was sworn in as President to support Hamas and give them a moral boost until he is sworn in and can condem Israel. He will talk to people who don't deny that they don't believe the Jewish people have a Right to exist. Please, God help us. Does anyone see what is going to Happen. He is he putting in Charge of the CIA. Why it is that top spy Leon Penita ( A Clintonite who will destroy us)
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OBAMA66610 months ago
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Lets see, Hillary Clinton, Sec. of State, Leon Penita as head of the CIA. If Abbie Hoffman was still around I guess he would be Director of the F.B.I. Bill Richardson, Direc, OPPS, sorry he has to face a Grand Jury. Meet with Hamas, Meet with IRAN. What is Obama's middle name? Couldn't say it during the election, why thats so Racist. But I guess now that he has won he will use it, you know what it is? Huessan. Sorry about my spelling, I'm digging a tunnel. Would someone dig me out if my country is still here in 4 years.
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EDWARDIII10 months ago
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If you look back at Democrat presidents and their method of waging war a clear preference for the surgical suicide mission appears. Remember Iran? Remember MoGu? I wonder if Obama somehow thinks that Israel should be doing that sort of thing so they can have plausible deniability in the odd chance of success. Or was I right the first time when I said he favors the destruction of Israel?
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