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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Dec 28 2008

RE: Does anyone remember Guernica?

 A dear Palestinian friend (ooh, he has Palestinian friends?!) responded with this: —–Original Message—– Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 10:19 AM Subject: RE: Does anyone remember Guernica? The Palestinian conflict under Bush is like two bookends: It started out with…  [more]

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Dec 27 2008

Does anyone remember Guernica?

 If anyone is wondering how much damage a lame-duck administration can manage on its way to historical infamy (or at best, oblivion), here’s what our Secretary of State had to say in response to the IAF attacks on Gaza (reminiscent,…  [more]

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Dec 24 2008

Merry Christmas, everyone!

 Folksinger John McCutcheon’s “Christmas in the Trenches” — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9coPzDx6tA  The following is from Jim Wallis’ (www.sojo.net) weekly email:  Silent Night, by Stanley Weintraub, is the story of Christmas Eve, 1914, on the World War I battlefield in…  [more]

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