Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton send envoys to Syria
Wednesday, March 4. When George Bush was President, Syria was a "rouge nation" accused of sponsoring terrorism. But in his latest effort to engage with America's
erstwhile adversaries Barack Obama is sending two senior US envoys to the Syrian capital, Damascus, this weekend. Speaking yesterday from Israel, Secretary of State… [continued]
The Gaza File: news and comment from the Gaza Strip ![]()
Obama drafts an open letter to Iran ![]()
Obama's letter to Russia puts the pressure on Iran ![]()
Barack Obama’s letter to Russia piles pressure on Iran
Tuesday, March 3. In a secret letter to his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, Barack Obama has offered to halt plans to build a missile defence
shield in central Europe if Russia helps America curtail Iran's nuclear ambitions. In his first, rather guarded response, Medvedev said that although Russia… [continued]
Hamas ask John Kerry to take a letter to Barack Obama ![]()
Barack Obama drafts an open letter to Iran ![]()
Ahmadinejad says Iran is ready to talk to America ![]()
McCain picks Sarah Palin as running mate
The Democratic ticket may not have a woman on it - to the disgust of millions of Hillary Clinton supporters - but the Republican ticket now does. John McCain today
announced that his vice presidential… [continued]
Sarah Palin: McCain's hot shot Veep ![]()

Hillary does her best – but is it enough?
Hillary Clinton finally wrapped up her own campaign for the presidency and unequivocally endorsed Barack Obama in a powerful speech to the Democratic convention in
Denver last night. First reactions were that she had "hit… [continued]
Hillary Clinton's speech in full ![]()
Washington Post interviews at the convention ![]()
In pictures: scenes from the Democratic convention ![]()
People: Ming Campbell and other Brits in Denver ![]()

Clinton takes Puerto Rico, but it still looks good for Obama
As expected, Hillary Clinton easily won the Democratic primary in the US territory of Puerto Rico yesterday - taking two-thirds of the vote to Barack Obama’s one-third - after the Clinton family campaigned hard on the Caribbean island. But though Clinton picked up a total of 42 new delegates… [continued]









