Jul 04 2012
Francis Scott Key on trial By Jefferson Morley, Wednesday, Jul 4, 2012 06:30 AM CDT In the final two days of U.S. v. Reuben Crandall, on April 25 and 26, 1836, Washington’s district attorney, Francis Scott Key, and defense attorney Richard Coxe addressed the jurors for the last time. The courtroom in City Hall …
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Jul 04 2012
Anniversary of the Attack on Mers-el-Kébir Announced by Archdruid Eileen, Tuesday, 3 July 2012 And what lessons we have to learn from this most ironic of sea battles, in which the British sank a large part of the French fleet during World War II, as part of the struggle for the liberation of France. …
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Jun 29 2012
Why Is Sheldon Adelson Donating Millions to Romney? NYT: “His Disgust for a Two-state Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.” By David Harris-Gershon, June 25th, 2012 During the height of Newt Gingrich’s 2012 presidential campaign, the Sheldon-Adelson-backed Republican candidate caused waves when he called the Palestinians an “invented people” and declared that the Palestinian Authority was …
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Jun 29 2012
George W. Bush: Still the worst By Robert Merry, Friday, Jun 29, 2012 06:30 AM CDT In 2003, President Bush, then two years into his tenure, was asked by journalist Bob Woodward about his place in history. “History,” he replied. “We don’t know. We’ll all be dead.” This is a remarkable statement from any …
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Jun 29 2012
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
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
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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