Mar 07 2012
A world map without Lebanon By Belen Fernandez, 07 Mar 2012 16:03 … For all of the ruckus made over past decades about an alleged plot by various groupings of Arabs and Muslims to drive the state of Israel into the sea or otherwise exterminate it, the Israelis have been permitted to regularly test-drive methods …
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Mar 07 2012
Auschwitz complex By M.S., Mar 6th 2012, 19:04 … During his meeting with Barack Obama on Monday, Bibi Netanyahu said Israel “must have the ability always to defend itself, by itself, against any threat.” “I believe that’s why you appreciate, Mr. President, that Israel must reserve the right to defend itself,” Netanyahu said. “After all, …
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Mar 06 2012
Is Homs an echo of what happened in Srebrenica? By Robert Fisk, Wednesday 07 March 2012 … No entry to the International Red Cross. Not yet. Maybe in a few days, when the area has been secured. Men and boys separated from the women and children. Streams of refugees. Women, children, the old, few males. …
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Mar 05 2012
The heroic myth and the uncomfortable truth of war reporting By Robert Fisk, Saturday 03 March 2012 … It took a lot of courage to get into Homs; Sky News, then the BBC, then a few brave men and women who went to tell the world of the city’s anguish and, in at least two …
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Mar 02 2012
We are fighting Islamism from ignorance, as we did the cold war By Simon Jenkins, Thursday 1 March 2012 15.00 EST … Were we wrong? I have lived through two global conflicts: the west against Russian communism and now the west against political Islam. The latter was caused by western leaders exaggerating a threat from …
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Mar 01 2012
Dear Friends: I think we can safely assume that every rabbi in America will instruct his congregation this Saturday along the lines of this artfully-crafted set of talking points (below). Every delegate to the AIPAC convention next week, and every member of both houses of Congress will undoubtedly receive a copy, as well. Phone calls …
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Feb 26 2012
America’s endless apocalypse By Matthew Barrett Gross and Mel Gilles, Sunday, Feb 26, 2012 1:00 PM 14:21:17 CST … Few of us can clearly make out the form of history until it is well behind us. That helps us understand why we still have not settled on a common name for the decade now receding behind …
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