Jan 20 2009
Near the end of Obama’s inaugural address was this stirring rhetoric: “To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict or blame their society’s ills on the West, know that your people will judge you on …
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Jan 08 2009
Friends, Yesterday, Al Staggs sent me the poem-prayer below; he has today given permission to share it so please feel free to pass it along. Al is a former pastor and presently a performer and a poet. He is probably best known for his portrayals of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Clarence Jordan and just recently published a book …
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Jan 02 2009
Interesting poem by Sean O’Brien, written in response to the latest phase of conflict between Israel and Hamas: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jan/02/katyusha-gaza-israel-poem-sean-obrien …about the poem: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jan/02/poet-sean-obrien-writes-gaza-poem And, in an op-ed piece titled “Inheriting Bush’s blinkers” by Ali Abunimah (co-founder of “The Electronic Intifada” and author of “One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse”), the writer suggests …
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Jan 01 2009
Posted 1/1/2009 3:59:06 PM in response to “Hard Truths About the Conflict” by Robert J. Lieber, a professor of government and international affairs at Georgetown University, is most recently the author of “The American Era: Power and Strategy for the 21st Century.” http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/31/AR2008123102773.html?hpid=opinionsbox1 Such precision! The splattered brains and entrails of only 1 in 5 …
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Dec 30 2008
Apparently not even the seven-second delay can help sometimes. I was watching television “news” this morning and got to witness one of those rare moments when truth makes it onto America’s airwaves: http://tinyurl.com/a85vph or http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/30/zbigniew-brzezinski-calls_n_154211.html Enjoy. PS — if you have a problem with The Huffington Post, try Googling “Your knowledge is so stunningly superficial it’s almost …
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Dec 28 2008
Here’s a good overview of what’s going on in Gaza: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/dec/27/israelandthepalestinians-terrorism My only beef with the article is that it doesn’t discuss the inside-Israel, wag-the-dog political dimensions of this latest round of US-sanctioned death and misery for Palestinians. Is this just pre-election posturing to show Israelis that the current regime is as macho/muscular as Faux …
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Dec 28 2008
A dear Palestinian friend (ooh, he has Palestinian friends?!) responded with this: —–Original Message—– Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 10:19 AM Subject: RE: Does anyone remember Guernica? The Palestinian conflict under Bush is like two bookends: It started out with his buddy Sharon bombing the hell out of Palestinians, and is ending in the same manner. …
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