Archives for March, 2012

Survey Shows Confidence In Monarchy

A poll conducted in early 2011 and just now released found that Saudis tend to be confident that their government can tackle the country’s problems over the next five years, Saud al-Sarhan reports.

U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen speaks about the suspected suicide bombing of a U.S. warship in Yemen that killed at least five sailors, during a press conference at the Pentagon October 12, 2000. Navy officials in Bahrain, where the Fifth Fleet is based, said a small boat rammed into the USS Cole, one of the world's most advanced guided missile destroyers, killing five and injuring 36 others.

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Former Secretary of Defense William Cohen on the Future of Syria, Iran and Israel

Al-Monitor speaks to former Secretary of Defense William Cohen.

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) shakes hands with American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) President Lee Rosenberg after delivering remarks at the AIPAC's annual policy conference in Washington March 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

Obama Draws the Line, Short of Israel's

With President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu both addressing AIPAC this week in Washington, it is already clear that US and Israeli policies on Iran will continue diverge in key respects. Al-Monitor Washington correspondent Barbara Slavin talks to veteran peace negotiators about what's next.