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Elliott Abrams |
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Elliott Abrams (born January 24, 1948) is an American attorney and conservative policy analyst who served in foreign policy positions for two Republican U.S. Presidents, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. While serving for Reagan and in the State Department, Abrams, Paul Wolfowitz, and retired U.S. Marine Corps officer Oliver North were integral players in the Iran-Contra affair. Abrams held many roles within the affair, some official and unofficial. This included working with CIA operations that got the U.S. onboard with the illegal shipment of arms and supplies. He is currently a senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Additionally, Abrams holds positions on the Committee for Peace and Security in the Gulf (CPSG), Center for Security Policy & National Secretary Advisory Council, Committee for a Free Lebanon, and the Project for the New American Century. He also was the president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington in 1996....... (Read more on Wikipedia)
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Gingrich and Reagan - In the increasingly rough Republican campaign ... - — In the increasingly rough Republican campaign, no candidate has wrapped himself in the mantle of Ronald Reagan more often than Newt Gingrich. “I worked with President Reagan to change things in Washington,” “we helped defeat the Soviet empire,” and … |
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31 days ago |
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Should the U.S. Cut Off Aid to the Egyptian Military? - — The military, which has been consolidating power and extending dictatorial rule, gets over $1 billion per year — Egyptian soldiers attack protesters in Cairo / Reuters — MORE FROM THE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS: |
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119 days ago |
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Détente and the Bunker - How to oppose a president's disastrous foreign policy. - — How to oppose a president's disastrous foreign policy. — The appearance in Washington last week of Iran's foreign minister, while the blood is not yet dry from his government's continuing suppression of student protests, is a reminder of the disastrous foreign policy path … |
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145 days ago |
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What President Jimmy Carter Missed in His Op-Ed on the Middle East - — In an op-ed on Sunday ["The Elders' View of the Middle East"], former president Jimmy Carter, speaking on behalf of a self-appointed group of “Elders,” described a rapacious Israel facing long-suffering, blameless Palestinians … |
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183 days ago |
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Why Israel Is Nervous - Tension is escalating between the U.S and Israel. - — Tension is escalating between the U.S and Israel. The problem: The administration views the Israeli-Palestinian issue as the root of all problems, while Israel is focused on Iran's nuclear threat, says Elliott Abrams. — Printer — Friendly |
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195 days ago |
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An Unworkable Compromise - Everyone knows that the Obama ... - — Everyone knows that the Obama administration's demands for a settlement freeze are a huge problem for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition in Jerusalem. But they are also a great problem for the Abbas/Fayyad government of the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah. |
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233 days ago |
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Lebanon's Triumph, Iran's Travesty - — WITH elections in Lebanon and Iran occurring in the same week, it's inevitable that they are viewed as twin tests of efforts to spread democracy to the Muslim world. Should we celebrate the outcome in Lebanon and push for elections throughout the Middle East … |
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