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Politically, peace pays

Washington - Prime Minister Tony Blair says that he wants to devote his last year as Britain's leader to advancing an Israeli-Palestinian agreement.

This is not the first time Blair has made clear his view that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a major destabilizing influence in a region the United Kingdom has always considered vital to its interests.

Blair is known to have strong feelings of affection for Israel. He is also committed to the creation of a Palestinian state which he believes is essential to restoring some semblance of calm in the Middle East.

Just prior to the onset of the Iraq war, he strongly urged President Bush to push hard for negotiations. He was disappointed that his entreaties did not accomplish much other than a photo op in Aqaba.

by MJ Rosenberg

For Francis Fukuyama, there is life after the neocons

Francis Fukuyama, a supporter of the invasion of Iraq, has changed his mind. In a new book, "America at the Crossroads: Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy", Fukuyama finalised the break with the neoconservative movement: "Having long regarded myself as a neoconservative, I thought I shared a common worldview with many other neoconservatives - including friends and acquaintances who served in the administration of George W. Bush ... I have concluded that neoconservatism ... has evolved into something that I can no longer support."

by Peter Nolan

November 22 2008

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