Today's New York Times carries a puff piece on Robert Malley, a figure of some controversy because of his involvement in the Barack Obama campaign and for his views that are considered by many (with good reason) to be harshly critical of Israel and America. There is a large body of work written by Robert Malley that promotes engagement with a rogues gallery of thuggish regimes and terror groups. The article delves only a bit into his own views and seems to be more of an attempt to polish his reputation which is now tattered. The Times article ignores the long series articles written by Malley that have proven fallacious (his version of Camp David, for example).  Malley has also advocated pressuring our ally, Israel-which is surrounded by enemies and faces existential threat from Iran and Hamas.  If Helene Cooper, who wrote the article, was truly interested in reflecting Malley's views, a handy compendium could have been found...(Read Full Post)