Sink the ship to drown the captain By John Stoehr, 28 Jun 2012 11:26 Americans on the political left have been talking about the idea for more than a year, but only recently has the Democratic establishment in Washington embraced it openly, because until now it seemed too incredible – Republicans are engaging in …
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Jun 29 2012
‘Ahlan wa sahlan fikoum!
From: Børre Ludvigsen Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 5:31 AM Subject: Emine, Fatimah and Umm Ahmad – ‘ahlan wa sahlan fikoum! It appears that the Arab “Spring” (it means to move or jump suddenly or rapidly upward or forward, no?) has also taken it upon itself to address the soft underbelly of the …
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Jun 28 2012
Citizen pilgrim
On Human Identity By Richard Falk, 20:23 06/27/2012 Early in my blog life I wrote about Jewish identity. It was partly an exercise in self-discovery, and partly a response to those who alleged that I was a self-hating Jew, or worse, an anti-Semite. These attacks on my characterwere hurtful even as I felt their …
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Jun 26 2012
Modern-day version of maktab thani
Free the refugees of Nahr al-Bared By Marcy Newman, 26 Jun 2012 22:06 Last week at a candlelight vigil in Baddawi refugee camp for the camp’s dead and injured, signs posted on the school wall asked why, after five years, was Nahr al-Bared still a closed military zone? For the past five years, all …
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Jun 25 2012
It’s racism, pure and simple
Tea Party Racism Stirs the Republican Martini. By Reflections of a shallow pond, June 21, 2012 3:55PM Really? Last weekend at a Republican party convention at the Missoula, Montana Hilton, an outhouse labeled “Obama Presidential Library” was plunked down in the middle of the hotel parking lot. Ha! Good one. The exterior of the …
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Jun 25 2012
Freedom, justice and peace in the world
A Cruel and Unusual Record By Jimmy Carter, June 24, 2012 The United States is abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights. Revelations that top officials are targeting people to be assassinated abroad, including American citizens, are only the most recent, disturbing proof of how far our nation’s violation of human …
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Jun 24 2012
Trojan horse for the New World Order
Alabama defeats communism with anti-sustainability law By Leah Nelson, Saturday, Jun 23, 2012 11:00 AM CDT With chronic budget shortfalls, dangerously overcrowded prisons and the nation’s biggest municipal bankruptcy filing, we here in Alabama have a lot on our minds. But at least we can cross one worry off the list: Our property cannot …
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