Jul 07 2011
Here’s a bit of modern Israel’s ancient history, excerpted from the August 13, 1949 issue of The New Yorker (thanks, Børre). This fascinating paragraph from “Letter from Tel Aviv” begins on page 59: … “The terrible thing about terror,” said my young intellectual German friend, “is that it works. We did not like the terrorists …
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Jul 07 2011
The Road to “All Muslims are Terrorists” By Gefilte, 07 July 2011 … It’s been travelled before. Aside from the fact that real democracies don’t persecute their minorities, Jews are reminded in many pieces of scripture to never forget when we were “strangers in a strange land” (see the book of Exodus). Maybe this is …
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Jul 07 2011
Is Religion ‘Religulous’? By Kabir Helminski, 07/7/11 10:11 PM ET … I was having a conversation with Bill Maher the other day — in my own mind, that is. I was admitting that I agree with a lot of what he criticizes about religion, or more precisely the ludicrous nature of some religious “beliefs.” Since …
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Jul 06 2011
The new focus of Syria’s crackdown has seen similar bloodshed before By Robert Fisk, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 … History comes full circle in Syria. In February 1982, President Hafez al-Assad’s army stormed into the ancient cities to end an Islamist uprising. They killed at least 10,000 men, women and children, possibly 20,000. Some of …
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Jul 04 2011
Monsieur d’Nalgar’s introduction: This Fourth of July ramble, a tear-stained xenophobic summation of just about everything she thinks is wrong with America (according to her spoon-fed propaganda), appeared on page 6A of today’s Sentinel Record. Enjoy. Protect our America … Dear editor: My fellow Americans, where are our heroes? Some are easy to identify. Some wear uniforms, badges …
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Jul 04 2011
… … Do the faithful need a new National Anthem? By Martha Woodroof, 09:34 PM ET, 07/02/2011 … … Oh what a patriotic tempest a small Anabaptist Indiana teapot of a college has provoked: … Goshen College Board of Directors ask for alternative to playing the national anthem GOSHEN, Ind. — The Goshen College Board …
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Jul 04 2011
Five myths about the American flag By Marc Leepson, June 10, 2001 … Americans love our flag. We display it at concerts and stadiums to celebrate, and at times of national tragedy to show our resolve. We have our schoolchildren pledge allegiance to it; we have consecrated it in our national anthem; we have a …
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