Jan 20 2009

Lest we forget

 Near the end of Obama’s inaugural address was this stirring rhetoric: “To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict or…  [more]

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Jan 08 2009

A prayer for Israel

 Friends,  Yesterday, Al Staggs sent me the poem-prayer below; he has today given permission to share it so please feel free to pass it along.  Al is a former pastor and presently a performer and a poet.  He is probably…  [more]

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Jan 02 2009

1 of 2: Katyusha, Katyusha

 Interesting poem by Sean O’Brien, written in response to the latest phase of conflict between Israel and Hamas:  http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jan/02/katyusha-gaza-israel-poem-sean-obrien  …about the poem:  http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jan/02/poet-sean-obrien-writes-gaza-poem And, in an op-ed piece titled “Inheriting Bush’s blinkers” by Ali Abunimah (co-founder of “The Electronic Intifada”…  [more]

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Jan 02 2009

2 of 2: Katyusha, Katyusha

 Here’s an interesting response from my Irish bard-friend, a linguist (and Russian-language expert) in Dublin… Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 1:54 PM Subject: Re: AA/ACS Katyusha, Katyusha O’Brien is apparently not aware that the Russian nickname for the small and…  [more]

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Jan 01 2009

The Brainwashington Post

 Posted 1/1/2009 3:59:06 PM in response to “Hard Truths About the Conflict” by Robert J. Lieber, a professor of government and international affairs at Georgetown University, is most recently the author of “The American Era: Power and Strategy for the…  [more]

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Dec 30 2008

A glimmer of truth

 Apparently not even the seven-second delay can help sometimes.  I was watching television “news” this morning and got to witness one of those rare moments when truth makes it onto America’s airwaves: http://tinyurl.com/a85vph or http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/30/zbigniew-brzezinski-calls_n_154211.html  Enjoy.  PS — if you…  [more]

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Dec 28 2008

Gaza primer

 Here’s a good overview of what’s going on in Gaza: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/dec/27/israelandthepalestinians-terrorism  My only beef with the article is that it doesn’t discuss the inside-Israel, wag-the-dog political dimensions of this latest round of US-sanctioned death and misery for Palestinians.  Is this…  [more]

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