Here in this extraordinary piece of desert is where the fate of world security in the early 21st century is going to be decided".
The topic of Palestinian statehood was never one of the five issues (Jerusalem's status, the fate of refugees, security arrangements, borders and settlements) that were considered "final status" issues in the 1993 Oslo accord.
21 November 2006: The then prime minister Tony Blair says on a visit to Camp Bastion that the base is "where the fate of world security in the early 21st century is going to be decided".
The spectacular defeat for the Islanders' owner, Charles B. Wang, and his allies in county government was caused by an unlikely but broad coalition: Tea Party members and Democratic leaders, elderly residents already worried about the fate of Social Security and Medicare, parents of young children and powerful real estate developers.
This ad, though short on visual panache, offers reinforcement to Mr. Lazio's base of conservative supporters who despise tax increases almost as much as they despise Mrs. Clinton, and it may raise questions among elderly voters concerned about the fate of Social Security.
Certainly, Alan Simpson should have no part in deciding the fate of Social Security.
First, he publicly marshaled what seemed a certain military strike on Assad's capabilities, while signaling to his allies -- chiefly France and Great Britain -- that the fate of global security rested on following through.
Obama has said forcefully that he will allow the Bush-era tax cuts for those making more than $250,000 a year to expire at the end of the year, but he has been much less clear about the fate of Social Security and Medicare.
We do know that GS felt queasy enough about the fate of mortgage-backed securities that it went to great lengths to take out insurance against their collapse with insurer AIG.
Any durable peace lies in resolving core issues: the borders of a Palestinian state, the fate of Palestinian refugees, security for Israel and the future of Jerusalem.
