Comments on: U.S. and Israelis Discuss Hamas Regime Change

By: G A PHILLIPS

G A PHILLIPS — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:54:30 +0000

Hamas is going to go down hard regardless, and Bryan, I believe both parts of your side note are correct.Oh, and I think some one has finally found the Dem's a platform they could feel good about running on, "we need a firm Islamic and Arabic position to confront this challenge", please, give it a shot, it seem to fit your type of free speech and your type of human rights a little better. i.e. chanting mobs with crazy signs, and dang' you could could keep abortion going through all ages with just a few rocks!

By: Anderson

Anderson — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:36:49 +0000

Just when I think my government has reached an absolute bottom of stupidity ... This one's easy, folks. Just imagine that you're reading a story about Hamas's determination to destabilize the American gov't due to its disappointment over the outcome of the 2004 presidential election. Would that make you think "gee, we need to change our attitude so that Hamas is better disposed to us," or would you think, "let's kick some Hamas ass"? Sigh. This leak, if anything, will *rally* support for Hamas amongst Palestinians. What foolish, foolish people we have running things.

By: All Things Beautiful

All Things Beautiful — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:23:45 +0000

Islam's Heart On St.Valentine's Day... Europe's commitment to such fundamental principles as freedom of opinion and the press likewise seems a bit shaky these days. A resolution that the European Parliament intends to pass this week recognizes the value of these rights. But it has to be pa...

By: PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts

PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:33:29 +0000

Egyptian Elections Delayed...

Via the NYT: Egypt Pushes 2-Year Delay in Local Vote
“The obvious big picture is that many of the promises made by Mubarak throughout his campaign and his program for political reform have not come through,” said Salama Ahmed Salama, a po...

By: bryan

bryan — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 12:16:08 +0000

I think the strategy is a pretty crappy one for us to be involved in, but reading the story, I'm also a little disappointed in the story. Buried in the middle of the story is the fact that the destabilization effort would become active if Hamas didn't meet three requirements:

They say Hamas will be given a choice: recognize Israel's right to exist, forswear violence and accept previous Palestinian-Israeli agreements as called for by the United Nations and the West or face isolation and collapse.

That seems like a reasonable request, not a plan for destabilization. If Hamas follows the UN's lead, there won't be any need for a destabilization. If they don't, then a "plan" wouldn't really be necessary, would it? They'd be destabilizing the situation themselves. As a side note, is it just me or does it seem like the NYT is actively out to sabotage U.S. and Israel in the middle east? Or if not them, perhaps they are being used as useful idiots for someone who is.