Whither the Obama peace plan? Profiles on Chalabi, Kyl, Kirk, Santorum, and Brownback

FEATURED ARTICLE

To Peace Plan or Not to Peace Plan?
By Jim Lobe

Reports earlier this month that President Barack Obama may present a comprehensive U.S. peace plan for resolving the longstanding Israeli-Palestinian conflict have spurred a growing public debate over its wisdom and timing. Read full article.

 

FEATURED PROFILES

Ahmad Chalabi
A long-standing favorite of the neocon crowd, Chalabi has recently been accused of unjustly marginalizing political opponents in Iraq while at the same time courting Iran.

Mark Kirk
Criticized by his Democratic opponent for accepting donations from Goldman Sachs employees, Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL), a key “pro-Israel” hardliner in the House, remains the favorite to win the Illinois Senate seat vacated by President Obama.

Jon Kyl
One of the Senate’s key foreign policy hawks and a frequent critic of President Obama, Kyl has lambasted the administration’s arms control initiatives while championing its military escalation in Afghanistan.

Rick Santorum
The former senator from Pennsylvania turned rightwing pundit at the neocon Ethics and Public Policy Center appears to be gearing up for a 2012 presidential bid.

Sam Brownback
A frontrunner to replace Katherine Sibelius as governor of Kansas, Brownback has been one of the Senate’s leading domestic conservatives and foreign policy hawks.

 

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