Saudi Ambassador to the US Turki al-Faisal Resigns

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(Steve Clemons and Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. Prince Turki al-Faisal) This is bad news. There has been no formal announcement by the Saudi government yet — but sources have reported that HRH Prince Turki al-Faisal has resigned his job as Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the US.

Obama Flirts with New Hampshire

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Barack Obama is sizzling — and now he’s flirting with New Hampshire. There is no doubt about it — and it looks like what was a Mark Warner-Hillary Rodham Clinton battle will increasingly look like a primary battle between Hillary and Barack Obama.

28 al Qaeda and Hezbollah plots in the UAE

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One of the things that most impressed me when I was in the UAE this past week was the sensible, informed perspective that every single government official I met had. There was no anti-Israel jingoism among government elites, though i can’t say the same about people in the private sector.

Ali Larijani: Baseball vs. Chess

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In the buildup to the first Gulf War, President Bush’s father put a lot of pressure on Japan to get involved — preferably with cash to support the U.S. operation.