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| Pres. Obama drops in on Barak-Jones meeting | ||
| 2010-05-03 | ||
“The president reaffirmed our unshakable commitment to Israel's security and our determination to achieve comprehensive peace in the Middle East,' White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said following the meeting. He added that the two had also discussed “how to deal with the threats that both the US and Israel face and how to move forward toward comprehensive peace.' Iran's nuclear program and the Middle East peace process are expected to dominate Barak's visit to the US this week, though recent arms shipments by Syria, intelligence cooperation and military procurement are also on the agenda. After his White House visit, Barak was due to meet with CIA Director Leon Panetta later Monday. After that, he was scheduled to hold talks with Fred Hof, deputy to US Middle East envoy George Mitchell, following on meetings Barak had with Mitchell himself in Israel during the latter's weekend visit. On Tuesday, Barak is slated to hold talks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, following a dinner Monday night at Israeli ambassador Michael Oren's home with US dignitaries including Deputy Secretary of State Jack Lew. Barak heads to New York Wednesday for meetings with Jewish leaders and returns to Washington on Thursday to address the American Jewish Committee's annual conference, at which Clinton will also be appearing.
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| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #10 Three world leaders were recently interviewed about how to survive a trek across the desert. N. Sarkozy said that he would take the best French wine to slake his thirst. B. Netanyahu said that fresh water from the Golan would serve him well in his journey. B.H. Obama said that he would carry a car door. A car door!? "Let me be clear - When I am hot in the desert, I will roll down the window." |
| Posted by: SR-71 2010-05-03 21:26 |
| #9 Soooooo...President Teleprompter just "drops in"?! Sure, just like my kids just happen to call more near the end of the month than the beginning.... |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2010-05-03 19:49 |
| #8 Is it politically correct to ROLOL :)? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-05-03 13:10 |
| #7 Moshe, Peter and Ali were discussing who was the most religious. "I was riding my camel in the middle of the desert," said Ali. Suddenly a fierce sandstorm appeared from nowhere. I truly thought my end had come as I lay next to my camel while we were being buried deeper and deeper under the sand. But I did not lose faith in the Almighty. I prayed and prayed and suddenly for 100 yards all around me the storm had stopped. Since that day, I am a devout believer in God." "One day while fishing," said Peter, "I was in my little boat in the middle of the ocean. Suddenly a fierce storm appeared from nowhere. I truly thought my end had come as my boat was tossed around by the rough waves. But I did not lose my faith in Jesus. I prayed and prayed and suddenly for 300 yards all around me the storm had stopped. Since that day IÂ’m a devout Christian and now teach young children about Him." "One Saturday, I was walking down the road to my synagogue in Hendon," explained Moshe. "I was in my most expensive designer outfit. Suddenly I saw a leather bag drop to the ground in front of me. It appeared out of nowhere. I put my hand inside and found that it was full of money. I truly thought my end had come as we are not allowed to handle money on the Sabbath. But I did not lose my faith in my God. I prayed and prayed and suddenly for 500 yards all around me it was Tuesday." |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-05-03 10:36 |
| #6 Round 2 of an exchange of jokes about tie merchants? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-05-03 09:54 |
| #5 I wonder if it's because Minister Barak is the head of the Labour party and a former PM? I'm not wondering. BO would, er, er, er feel more comfortable with regime change in Israel. Someone who might understand the magnificence and esoteric nature of what we are trying to do in the ME. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-05-03 09:31 |
| #4 Barak heads to New York Wednesday for meetings with Jewish leaders and returns to Washington on Thursday to address the American Jewish CommitteeÂ’s annual conference, at which Clinton will also be appearing. Some feared the Times Square bomb was a diversion, distracting personnel while an even bigger attack is planned for elsewhere. Ahmadinejad's visa was approved, staying at the Millennium Hotel, and in New York this very weekend so he could address the UN although other world leaders are not here. I'd think the social secretary would be a little more careful with scheduling, especially with diplomatic pouches sacrasanct. |
| Posted by: Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2010-05-03 09:12 |
| #3 Barry "dropped by" just to make certain General Jones didn't pull out another one his Jewish merchant jokes. Those really are reserved for the administration's inner sanctum. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-05-03 08:46 |
| #2 There are seven states and/or statelike entities already that are party to the conflict; which of them does he plan to merge together? (counting Lebanon, Syria, Israel, The West Bank, Jordan, Gaza, and Egypt. The West Bank _used to_ be part of Jordan (which was one of the original states in the UN's original two state solution) and Gaza wound up part of Egypt for a while. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-05-03 02:21 |
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| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-05-03 02:11 |