The US has announced a $10 billion arms deal with three Middle Eastern countries: Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The details of the agreements are not clear, but it certainly appears as if Israel received the bulk of the weaponry, and most of it seems to be designed to enhance Israel’s ability to both attack Iran and to defend itself against an attack from Iran. The message to Iran is unmistakable, since all three countries regard Iran as a serious threat.
An interesting essay on an Englishman’s impressions of what life in France is like as the economic crisis continues to unfold. I suspect that France still has a long way to go before things start getting any better.
About half of all the prisoners in Guantanamo are now on a hunger strike. The challenge to American detention has received sparse attention in the American news media, but the non-American media has been watching the strike very carefully. This article is from The Russian Times.
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