media observer and former diplomat
Spokesman for the last four US Ambassadors to the United Nations during the Bush Administration (2001-2009)
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Richard Grenell
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FROM Richard Grenell
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President Obama Goes Back to the UN In his second annual address to the UN General Assembly today, President Obama emphasized peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. He acknowledged widespread pessimism about the process but said, if the “teachings of tolerance” of three great religions were observed, there could be a positive outcome.
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President Obama Goes Back to the UN Last year, in his first speech to the UN General Assembly, President Obama promised a new era of American engagement with the rest of the world. Today, he emphasized peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Acknowledging widespread pessimism about the process, he encouraged drawing upon the "teachings of tolerance" of three great religions to realize a positive outcome. Though the President defended his record on Iran's nuclear program and healing the global economy, he had little to say about North Korea, Iraq's political instability or the shaky state of his counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan. We hear excerpts from his address , different opinions on its strengths and weaknesses and what else is going on in the halls of the United Nations.
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War and Peace and the Nobel Prize President Obama accepted his Nobel Peace Prize today with humility and a defense of the war in Afghanistan. He said the use of force can bring lasting peace. Compared to others who've won the prize, he called his own accomplishments "slight." We hear excerpts of today's " lecture " and get different reactions. Why did he get the prize? Was it premature? Was the Nobel committee sending a message? Did it create an embarrassing contradiction? (View the slideshow )
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Obama Accepts the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo President Obama accepted his Nobel Peace Prize today with humility and a defense of the war in Afghanistan. He said the use of force can bring lasting peace. Compared to others who've won the prize, he called his own accomplishments "slight." We hear excerpts of today's " lecture " and get different reactions. Why did he get the prize? Was it premature? Was the Nobel committee sending a message? Did it create an embarrassing contradiction? (View the slideshow )
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