Archive for January 5th, 2008
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Interview of the President by Nadia Bilbassy-Charters, AL Arabiya TV
THE PRESIDENT: I think the major obstacle to peace is going to be the
politics of both Palestinians and Israelis trying to take advantage of the
difficult work that these two leaders are going to have to do to define a
state; that’s what I think. I think that extremists, in some instances,
will try to stop the peace. I believe there is a lot of forces at play in
Israel that will try to stop these two men from defining what a state will
look like. And my job is to help them stay on the big picture, and have
the confidence necessary to make tough decisions. -
Interview of the President by Yonit Levi, Channel 2 News
THE PRESIDENT: I think we can reach a vision of what a Palestinian
state would look like. But I have made it abundantly clear that the
existence of a state will be subject to the obligations in the road
map. And so the goal is to have something other than just verbs –
words. In other words, here’s what a state will look like. And what’s
important for that is that the Palestinians need to have something to
hope for, something to be for. There needs — Abbas, who has agreed
that Israel has the right to exist, must be able to say to his people:
be for me, support me, and this is what can happen; if you follow the
way of the terrorists and the killers, this will never happen. -
Interview of the President by Hisham Bourar, AL Hurra TV
THE PRESIDENT: Now because I believe that it’s possible to advance the
Annapolis agenda; now because I believe it’s just going to be — that
it will be a chance to be effective on my trip. I’m going to advance
three things: one, the vision of two states, Palestinian-Israel,
living side by side in peace; two, to convince our friends and allies
in the region that it is in their interest to support the peace
process; and three is to remind people that the United States is
committed to helping secure the region, that we have a active presence
in the Middle East and that presence is not going to wane, that we’re
committed to helping people realize — deal with the threats and the
problems of the 21st century. -
Clinton Machine Shaken by Setback
Obama’s sweeping victory in Iowa has panicked her contributors, damaged her electability argument, and set off recriminations inside the campaign
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President’s Radio Address to the Nation – January 5, 2008
In his weekly radio address President Bush said, “At its core, the battle unfolding in the Middle East is more than a clash of arms. It is an ideological struggle. On one side are the forces of terror and death. On the other are tens of millions of ordinary people who want a free and peaceful life for their children. The future of the Middle East depends on the outcome of this struggle, and so does the security of the United States. We know that societies growing in tolerance and hope are less likely to become sources of radicalism and violence. So America will stay engaged in the region. We will support democrats and reformers from Beirut and Baghdad to Damascus and Tehran. We will stand with all those working to build a future of liberty and justice and peace.”
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President’s Radio Address to the Nation – January 5, 2008
In his weekly radio address President Bush said, “At its core, the battle unfolding in the Middle East is more than a clash of arms. It is an ideological struggle. On one side are the forces of terror and death. On the other are tens of millions of ordinary people who want a free and peaceful life for their children. The future of the Middle East depends on the outcome of this struggle, and so does the security of the United States. We know that societies growing in tolerance and hope are less likely to become sources of radicalism and violence. So America will stay engaged in the region. We will support democrats and reformers from Beirut and Baghdad to Damascus and Tehran. We will stand with all those working to build a future of liberty and justice and peace.”
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Discurso Radial del Presidente a la Nación – 5 de enero de 2008
En su esencia, la batalla que se desenvuelve en el Medio Oriente es
más que un conflicto de armas. Es una lucha ideológica. De un lado
están las fuerzas del terror y de la muerte. Del otro están decenas de
millones de personas ordinarias que desean una vida libre y pacífica
para sus hijos.
El futuro del Medio Oriente depende del desenlace de esta lucha – y
también la seguridad de Estados Unidos. Sabemos que las sociedades
donde aumentan la tolerancia y la esperanza son menos probables de
tornarse fuentes de radicalismo y violencia. Por lo tanto, Estados
Unidos mantendrá su compromiso en la región. Apoyaremos a demócratas y
reformadores desde Beirut y Bagdad hasta Damasco y Teherán. Apoyaremos
a todos los que se esfuerzan por construir un futuro de libertad y
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Analysis: Huckabee taps evangelical enthusiasm
Mike Huckabee’s bare-bones Iowa campaign may have been short on cash and full-time staff, but it was long on grassroots innovation — and supported on the ground by an impressive array of evangelical networks.
