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Defense News // 2 weeks ago
U.S. Navy tracking movement of advanced Russian frigate in Cuba
U.S. Northern Command confirmed on Wednesday that it is tracking the first-in-class advanced Russian vessel Admiral Gorshkov, which arrived in Havana, Cuba, on Monday.
Trump, Bolsonaro vow fight against socialism in Western Hemisphere
President Donald Trump said the U.S. could be "a lot tougher" with sanctions against Venezuela at a news conference with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
U.S. official: 'Very significant' Venezuela sanctions to be imposed in days
The United States will impose "significant" sanctions against financial institutions related to Venezuelan, U.S. special envoy to Venezuela Elliott Abrams.
Trump: Maduro supporters 'risking their lives, Venezuela's future'
President Donald Trump warned military forces and other countries against supporting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Trump: U.S., Colombia working together on Venezuela
President Donald Trump and Colombian President Iván Duque promised to work together to end the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.
Kerry heads to Middle East to work on peace framework agreement
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry went to Israel Wednesday on what officials say is part of the shuttle diplomacy to keep the Mideast peace effort advancing.
The Issue: Baby steps to achieve a Middle East peace
Baby steps. As U.S. President Barack Obama has conceded, the chance for a grand plan when it comes to the federal budget appears to be dead. And last week, he indicated a comprehensive plan for peace in the Middle East appears to be a distant hope as well.
Middle East peace: Elliott Abrams asks whether President Obama has learned from the past
With U.S. President Barack Obama preparing to travel within weeks to the Middle East in hopes of jumpstarting peace talks, former Reagan and Bush administrations figure Elliott Abrams is wondering whether the current administration has learned from the mistakes of its predecessors.
Commentary: War and peace in Mideast
The tortoise paced resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks is overshadowed by the world's only superpower now faced with the threat of three wars in the same region -- Afghanistan, Iraq and the Persian Gulf -- fed up though its people are with foreign military entanglements.
Issue of the Day // 1 decade ago
Obama will sign SOFA, pull U.S. troops from Iraq
When President Barack Obama takes the oath of office, he will seek to fulfill his campaign pledge to pull U.S. combat forces out of Iraq. The irony is, this will be an evolution rather than a revolution or U-turn in U.S. policy.
Odd News // 1 decade ago
UPI almanac for Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006.
Today is Saturday, Oct. 8, the 281st day of 2005 with 84 to follow.
U.S. envoys discuss settlements with PA
U.S. envoys Elliott Abrams and David Welch arrived in Ramallah for talks with Palestinian officials on Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank.
U.S. seeks 'clarification' on settlements
The U.S. State Department said Tuesday it was seeking clarifications from Israel on approval for 3,500 new homes in the largest Jewish settlement.
Today is Friday, Oct. 8, the 282nd day of 2004 with 84 to follow.
We go into a situation where we recognize that military action in Iraq, if it is necessary, could have adverse humanitarian consequences
U.S., aid groups differ on Iraqi refugees Feb 24, 2003
Intermarriage is both inevitable in our open society, and immensely threatening to Jewish continuity here. ... Despite the hopes of many in the Jewish community, the effect of mixed marriages on children is evident. Only 28 percent are raised as Jews, and an even smaller percentage marry Jews. ... A three-generational study of Jews in Philadelphia found that no grandchildren of mixed marriages continued to identify as Jews
Feature: Parsis face success, survival Jun 11, 2002
Members of the Friends of Israel initiative are even more concerned about the onslaught of radical Islamism as well as the specter of a nuclear Iran, both of which threaten the entire world
Commentary: War and peace in Mideast Aug 25, 2010
Emu spotted running loose though North Carolina counties
Elliott Abrams (born January 24, 1948) is an American lawyer and policy analyst who served in foreign policy positions for two Republican U.S. Presidents, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. He is currently a senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
During the Reagan administration, Abrams gained notoriety for his involvement controversial foreign policy decisions regarding Nicaragua and El Salvador. During Bush's first term, he served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director on the National Security Council for Near East and North African Affairs. At the start of Bush's second term, Abrams was promoted to be his Deputy National Security Advisor for Global Democracy Strategy, in charge of promoting Bush's strategy of advancing democracy abroad. His appointment by Bush was controversial due to his conviction in 1991 on two misdemeanor counts of unlawfully withholding information from Congress during the Iran-Contra Affair investigation.
Abrams was born into a Jewish-American family in New York. His father was an immigration lawyer. He attended Harvard College in the late 1960s and was a roommate of Steven Kelman, founder of the Young People's Socialist League campus chapter. Together they penned an article on the 1969 Harvard strike for The New Leader, "The Contented Revolutionists.". Abrams received his bachelor of arts from Harvard College in 1969, a master's degree in international relations from the London School of Economics in 1970, and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1973.
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