Category Archives: Obama

U.S. Jews Battle Over Blumenthal’s “Goliath”

Posted on October 22, 2013 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Max Blumenthal is a young Jewish American journalist whose father, Sidney Blumenthal, was a senior adviser to President Bill Clinton from August 1997 until January 2001. Preparing to write his latest book,  Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama | 6 Comments

Netanyahu and Obama Seek “The Truth”

Posted on October 1, 2013 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in the United States this week, vowing to expose “the truth” about Iran. The exposure vow from Netanyahu was just the opening barrage in what is expected to be a … Continue reading →

Posted in John Kerry, Media, Middle East, Netanyahu, Obama, United Nations | 13 Comments

Iran’s Rouhani: “The World Has Changed”

Posted on September 23, 2013 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall On July 30, 2009, conservative columnist Pat Buchanan  wrote a column in the American Conservative.  He called it, “Tell Israel No”. Here is a key paragaph: “Israel has been saying for years an Iranian bomb is months away. Where … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East Politics, Obama, United Nations, US govermemt, War | 14 Comments

Obama Pauses Again; Peace Wins, AIPAC Loses

Posted on September 9, 2013 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Monday, September 9, was planned as a day for the White House to persuade Congress to support military strikes on Syria. The highlight of the day’s “persuade Congress” plan was a White House appearance by former … Continue reading →

Posted in Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Middle East Politics, Obama, War | 9 Comments

Obama Pauses; Calls for Debate in Congress

Posted on August 31, 2013 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall In a surprise move Saturday afternoon, President Barack Obama announced  he would ask for a Congressional debate before he would order any air strikes on Syria. Speaking at a hastily-called press conference in the White House … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East Politics, Obama, United Nations, US govermemt, USA, War | 11 Comments

“God of our weary years, God of our silent tears”— James Weldon Johnson

Posted on August 5, 2013 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall This blog has an internal statistics page which reports a daily compilation of the number of “visits” to the current posting. The same page also reports on visits to previous postings. A few days ago I noticed … Continue reading →

Posted in -Archive 2008, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama | 7 Comments

Indyk Returns as Kerry’s Chief Negotiator

Posted on July 22, 2013 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to name Martin Indyk as the U.S. Representative to the Israel-Palestinian peace negotiation. Indyk has been around this peace talk track before. He belongs to a small group of … Continue reading →

Posted in John Kerry, Middle East Politics, Obama, US govermemt | 8 Comments

Clinton and Netanyahu Not Good for Obama

Posted on June 17, 2013 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall With friends like former President Bill Clinton and current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, what is a fellow like President Obama to do? As a start, he could get a few second opinions. President Obama is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama, Politics and Elections | 4 Comments

Kerry Delays Orwellian Trip to Middle East

Posted on June 10, 2013 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Secretary of State John Kerry has delayed his fifth “peace process” trip to Israel/Palestine. The Secretary will remain in Washington to attend strategy sessions on Syria. The delay in starting his fifth trip should give Kerry time … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama | 8 Comments

Why Gitmo Was Not Closed from the Get-Go

Posted on May 24, 2013 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall On the morning of May 23, 2013, our still young, but now greying, President Obama delivered what he hoped would be “a change speech”. The speech was delivered to National Defense University, at Fort McNair in Washington DC. Reuters began … Continue reading →

Posted in Obama | 6 Comments