Friday News Roundup - International
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-07-13/friday-news-roundup-international
A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories.
Guests
Moises Naim
chief international columnist, El Pais.
Indira Lakshmanan
senior correspondent, covering foreign policy, Bloomberg News.
James Kitfield
senior correspondent, National Journal.
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A new Israeli report the Levy Commission tries to give legitimacy to Israel's expansion and building of illegal settlements.
A recent State Dept report does not even mention this new effort to legitimize the illegal settlements that are expanding rapidly
http://mondoweiss.net/2012/07/state-dept-report-on-talks-with-israel-bas...
State Dept
" Today, Israel and the United States convened their semi-annual Strategic Dialogue at Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem. The Strategic Dialogue, the highest level regularly scheduled diplomatic meetings between the two countries, highlights the strong alliance and deep ties that bind Israel and the United States. Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon and Deputy Secretary of State William Burns headed the respective delegations.
The two sides engaged in a productive, wide ranging discussion of issues of mutual concern. Special attention was paid to the ongoing changes in the region, which present both challenges and opportunities for progress.
Iran's continued quest to develop nuclear weapons, which the United States and Israel are both determined to prevent, the destabilizing role which it plays in the region and its promotion of international terrorism were addressed by the parties.
The two sides agreed that the ongoing bloodshed inflicted on the Syrian population by the Asad regime, assisted by Iran and Hezbollah, is a source of major humanitarian concern and the continued violence of the Syrian regime against its citizens could also lead to severe consequences for the entire region."
Nearly 50% of Jewish Israelis support forcibly removing Palestinians from the occupied territories
http://mondoweiss.net/2012/07/nearly-50-of-jewish-israelis-support-forci...
Is the Diane Rehm facebook page down. Can not get on. Is it down?
I would say we need to begin to think about self sustainability. If nations like Greece or Ireland cannot compete on the world exchange market, then they should make sure they raise enough food to survive on, perhaps re-learning the ages-old science of cultivating tiny acreage into a year's worth of food for your family. Is it possible for Greece to "hunker down" into a more conservationist, self-sustaining society, and even enjoy the challenge?
Wendy White, of Sundance Ranch near Raleigh, NC
When will anyone on the Diane Rehm show discuss Israel's Levy Commission Report which came out on Monday?
Alex Kane at the website Mondoweiss"The Levy report on the Israeli occupation and West Bank settlements has everyone talking--mostly about the absurd and delusional nature of the conclusion, which is that there is no occupation"
The Levy report has everyone talking except on the Diane Rehm show. When will Diane and her guest discuss this report which essentially tries to legitimize the quickly expanding illegal settlements
Liberal hyperbole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! = The Diane Rehm Show!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the absurdity about the reports about the "massacres" in Syria is how quickly U.S. media outlets count their dead and report about them compared to when the U.S. killed in Iraq or about how those dead are referred to as "collateral damage" because the U.S. is doing the killing or creating an environment where in fighting can take place.
When is the last time you have heard the Rehm team report about the accumulated dead, injured, displaced in Iraq? Because when the brutal Assad does it called a "massacre" when Bush, Cheney, with Hillary Clintons blessing kill it is "collateral damage"
Will Secretary of State Clinton speak out about Israel's Levy Commission report which essentially tries to say that illegal settlements are not illegal. Will she speak out
Backer of NY ads exposing Palestinian land-loss says response has been ‘astounding’ and news ‘coverage is pouring in’
http://mondoweiss.net/2012/07/backer-of-ny-ads-exposing-palestinian-land...
...and the other 50% do not.
Who is paying for the ads?
About the settlements...sorry you are so distressed, Kathy, BUT
1. you may remember that Israel stopped expansion for 6 months- the Arabs did zip.
2. the Arabs have refused to negotiate - so the settlements continue.
3. you will recall that the settlements were raised to the level of a threshhold issue by Obama. As such, they are now more politicized than ever.
4. if you think about it for a minute, the term "illegal" is absurd in international relations-law since practical international law changes according to the power and convenience of the countries involved. With that philosophy in mind, the settlements and surrounding area were won fair and square in war.
So...the settlements go forward because neither the American president nor the Arabs have chosen to effectively come up with solutions that Israel can participate in or live with.
About Syria...and our national security:
An article today notes that Syria test-fired advanced Scud missiles capable of carrying chemical weapons and nerve gas.
US officials apparently "disclosed that Bashar Assad had moved parts of his huge arsenal of sarin nerve agent, mustard gas and cyanide out of storage."
US officials also said that this move was "incredibly dangerous to our national security."
Debka.com
Wonder about this - and whether it will be discussed on the Diane Rehm Show.
Just a thought:
Since so many conservatives believe (or say) that NPR is a liberal media source and so many of the bloggers on this national broadcast seem to espouse aggressive conservative tenets, has anyone considered the possibility that conservative minions have been assigned to monitor this site? Maybe assigned to repeatedly put forth their POV?
The same IDs appear over and over and over........just a thought.
Dear LibVet -
On the international scene, how do you define liberal and conservative?
When will Iran be invaded?
http://theoriginalamed.blogspot.com/2012/07/when-will-iran-be-invaded.html
I've heard good things over the years, but never really listened. Listened on a driving trip, and quite disappointed. Conventional wisdom all around, American innocence, "national interests", etc. Topped off by the childish "isolationism vs. world policeman" by the woman, as if that's the only way to think about our murderous role in the world. The caller who said she was "ashamed" had the right idea. Of course, she was patronized by the talking heads. They're shameful. Not an original or honest idea among the lot.