Selected items from Richard Baehr

2. China and Britain put mercantilism first, when it comes to Iran. And Ahmadinejad is not the only lranian who wants the great infidel destroyed.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/17/AR2007111701680.html
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article2890957.ece
http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1614.htm


3. This is almost funny. The US has invited 49 parties to the Annapolis summit, which may last a day or two. Can they get all the photos taken in that time? More important, does Ehud Olmert have the spine to resist pressure from the 47 (let us hope it is only 47) or 48 participating in the pile on? Then again, Olmert seems to be leading the concession charge himself. Jeff Robbins provides some history on Palestinian and Arab missed opportunities for peace. Of course if peace was never the goal, then there were no missed opportunities. Hillel Halkin and Frank Gaffney weigh in on the trap set for Israel.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/20/AR2007112000932.html
http://opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110010889
http://www.nysun.com/article/66755
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/FrankJGaffneyJr/2007/11/20/staticidal_zealotry




6. Ralph Peters on what went right in Iraq. And the New York Times (!) publishes a second solid article on the improving situation in Iraq. What is going on? Did Pinch Sulzberger leave early for the Thanksgiving holiday?
http://www.nypost.com/seven/11212007/postopinion/opedcolumnists/iraq__what_went_right_407604.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/world/middleeast/20surge.html?ei=5065&en=7e7d43064c067b63&ex=1196226000&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print




8. An Israeli man ( a young father of two) was murdered in the West Bank two days ago in a terrorist hit. If Iran and Syia have their way, he will have lots of company soon. I am sure Syria will now behave responsibly since they have been invited to Annapolis. And Egypt has a funny way of showing their interest in peace- with calls to abrogate the 1979 agreement with Israel. Ehud Olmert has a solution to the West Bank violence - a "good will" gesture of 25 armored vehicles ,and 2 million bullets to be given to the PA.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1195546682609&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1611.htm
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3473864,00.html


9. New advances in womens' right in Saudi Arabia, our ally in the fight against terror (as their PR ads claim). A rape victim gets 200 lashes.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/20/saudi.rape.victim/index.html