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PBC News & Comment: US Lacks Leverage, Credibility to Broker Gaza Cease-Fire

Secretary Blowhard, aka John Kerry, tries shuttle diplomacy, but has no credibility or leverage with Palestinians, and war rages on….Click here for free audiobook download from Audible, and earn $15 for the PBC Podcast!

NY Times runs two analytical pieces about Gaza war, both interesting, both flawed

–AP story gives decent account of Palestinian demands

–UN says Israel has likely committed war crimes

–Ukraine reports 2 of its fighter jets shot down

–al Jazeera exposes rogue Afghan warlords supported by US

–US in talks with Germany over US spying

–new arrest in Boston bombing, suspect allegedly supplied pistol used to kill MIT security guard

–Obama holds fundraisers in 3 western cities, including San Francisco

–latest bankster scam: subprime loans for used cars

–in Portland, evangelicals are accused of targeting kids