May 20 2010

Albert Einstein

 Just read (confession: scanned) “The Failure of the American Jewish Establishment” by Peter Beinart: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2010/jun/10/failure-american-jewish-establishment/ What caught my eye, near the very end of the article, was this: …the December 1948 letter from Albert Einstein, Hannah Arendt, and others to…  [more]

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May 16 2010

Voices from Inside

 Marjorie, who co-produced “Voices From Inside” (http://www.voicesfrominside.net) forwarded another article this morning, along with these comments:  “Having made an Israeli confessional film, I am meeting more and more Jews whose view of the conflict deals with only what…  [more]

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May 16 2010

Part 3 of 3: First the good news…

 And finally the bad news.  Marjorie Wright sent this very depressing piece by Philip Giraldi (also former CIA) last night.  For those of you who don’t get moist with Armageddon-anticipation, reading Giraldi’s prediction (that Israel will try to force us…  [more]

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May 16 2010

Part 2 of 3: First the good news…

 Ray’s friend Paul Stahnke (a retired Foreign Service Officer) then forwarded this May 13 response (to Breger’s essay) by M. J. Rosenberg, adding this comment: “As you m[a]y know, Rosenberg was once an official with AIPAC before he saw the…  [more]

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May 16 2010

Part 1 of 3: First the good news…

 …bad news to follow.  Here’s a short introduction Ray Close (retired CIA) added yesterday to a recent essay by a credentialed Republican: This short essay contains no particularly original ideas or deep insights, but in the simplicity and clarity of…  [more]

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May 14 2010

Humor me

 For just a few moments…  Let’s assume that oil is now spewing into the Gulf of Mexico at a much higher rate than BP originally suggested (some are now speculating it’s the equivalent of an Exxon Valdez spill every 3…  [more]

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May 10 2010

Sarah Palin is a Nimrod

 And I thought I wrote long sentences: “I have said all along that America is based on Judeo-Christian beliefs and, uh, nobody has to believe me though, uh, you can just go to our Founding Fathers’ early documents and see…  [more]

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