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...Somalia Pirate Booty The Somali pirates who had held a Saudi oil tanker captive for nearly two months released the ship after receiving a reported $3 million ransom on Jan. 9. All did not end well for the pirates, however: reports said several of them drowned when their boat capsized as they returned to shore. The tanker, the Sirius Star, is the largest ship ever hijacked and had been held since Nov. 15. It was carrying about $100 million worth of crude...
...matter how much she might prefer that he not. Former President Clinton's wide-ranging international activities include tours on the lecture circuit, which earn him tens of thousands of dollars per speech, and a massive charitable foundation, which has received contributions from multiple foreign sources, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, as well as the military contractor Blackwater. Republicans like South Carolina's Jim DeMint are expected to grill Clinton on the disclosure requirements that she and her husband agreed to in lengthy negotiations last month. In the end, however, the scrutiny by Clinton's colleagues on Capitol Hill...
...commitment to resolve the Palestinian problem also takes on new urgency because the potential Arab partners in this effort--from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the leaders of Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia--need to demonstrate to their irate populations that pro-American moderation and reconciliation can actually provide a better future for the Palestinians. Israelis too need to see that there is an alternative to the deepening dread of hate-filled Islamic extremists on their borders who are backed by an Iran intent on acquiring nuclear weapons...
...Arab states will be willing to go now to make peace with Israel is unclear. The Saudi-sponsored Arab Peace Plan, which offered Israel peace with 22 Arab countries if it withdrew to its 1967 borders, will remain on the table for Israel's new PM to consider. Even Syria, a prime supporter of Hamas, spent part of 2008 in indirect peace talks with Israel mediated by Turkey. But Syria has broken off its talks for now, destroying any chance that Damascus, on behalf of Israel, might put pressure on the exiled Hamas leaders residing there...
...After Israel began its offensive in Gaza 12 days ago, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Arab leaders in Syria, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia to promote a cease-fire. He also spoke to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and this week Erdogan's Foreign Minister is promoting truce proposals at the United Nations, where Turkey is starting a two-year term as a member of the Security Council...