Resident of Andulucia .. blog post
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“I write “private” but how private can it be to be surrounded constantly by an estimated 70 U.S. secret service agents and over 250 Spanish national police officers ensuring one’s safety?
Shortly after her arrival on Wednesday (above and below), Michelle toured Marbella’s Old Town (below) and on Thursday Granada’s Alhambra.
But, to be frank, August is the worst month to visit Andalucia. It’s extremely hot - a scorching 39C (102F) in nearby Cordoba - and full of gawping tourists, not least in her fully-booked hotel pictured below (a nightmare for her security detail).
On Sunday, she’s scheduled to visit King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia in Mallorca where, at least, it’s a bit cooler... It’s also been reported she may meet Jesse Jackson allegedly also on vacation, not to mention the numerous sheiks who spend the summer here.”
http://nora-johnson.blogspot.com/
CORDOBA !! (what the beasts want to name the
WTC center) Dearlord ...
“Read and translated by both Victoria Delsoul and aruanan for accuracy,Victoria Delsoul wrote:
“It says, that it’s going to be a meeting between Michelle Obama and prince Salman bin Abdelaziz, governor of Riyadh and brother of the deceased Rey Fahd of Saudi Arabia; whereas there would be another meeting of the first lady with the owner of the Malaga CF, businessman multimillionaire, son of the Secretary of the Interior of Qatar and member of the real family qatarí, Abdullah Al Thani.”
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Sidebar:
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Abbas sets conditions for direct talks with Israel
Riyadh, Aug 5: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he was ready for direct negotiations with Israel, provided key condition are met, including a total halt to settlement building in the West Bank, according to statements released Thursday.
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Abbas’ statements came after a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah in Jeddah late Wednesday.
On the schism between his party in the West Bank and the Islamist Hamas movement which administers the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian leader said no progress has been made in nearly a year to bridge the gap and bring the two territories under one administration.
However, the divide should not hamper peace talks with Israel, Abbas said.
The peace process “has no relation to internal divisions, as it is not linked to disputes between groups but to Palestinian independence,” Abbas said.
“If we reach an agreement with the Israelis, I will present it to the public in a referendum,” he pledged.
Saudi Arabia negotiated the last detente between Fatah and Hamas in Mecca in 2007, which broke down later that year, leaving the parties more divided than before.
Abbas and King Abdullah discussed developments in the proximity talks between Israel and the Palestinians, as well as international efforts to revive the peace process, according to statements released after the meeting.
http://www.newkerala.com/news2/fullnews-14665.html
for later reading
Horrible in Southern Spain in August. No one of means would choose to go there then. I had been wondering about this. Now I know. This is like a spy novel. Except that it’s real life.