March 2010
General Petraeus DID NOT Betray Us
March 25, 2010
Remember the scene from Woody Allen’s film “Annie Hall” in which a pompous know-it-all is pontificating in a movie line about the ideas of media scholar Marshall McLuhan? After enduring the man’s maundering for several...
Hillary at AIPAC today: Continued Chastising Israel for “Settlement” Building; Maintained U.S. Will Not Compromise Commitment to Prevent Iran from Acquiring Nuclear Weapons
March 22, 2010
Hillary Clinton received a warm welcome and standing ovations this morning from nearly 7500 AIPAC delegates–or citizen lobbyists–from across the U.S. as she delivered a highly anticipated speech that heavily addressed last week’s...
Bibi and Hillary Go To Washington: a Report from the AIPAC Policy Conference in D.C.
March 21, 2010
I’m writing from the AIPAC Policy conference, the main yearly conference of the largest lobbying organization supporting the U.S./Israel alliance, where tomorrow evening’s speaker will be Israeli Prime Minister...
Iraqi Liberal Warns of a Fixed Election
March 18, 2010
In a phone interview from Baghdad yester day, an Iraqi member of parliament said he believes he and other liberals are being shortchanged votes by an Iraqi Electoral Commission that has been corrupted by Iran.
“The citizens of Iraq went to...
Biden’s Embarrassment and Hillary’s Rage: Part of a Staged Effort to Push Israel Away?
March 18, 2010
Is it just me, or does anyone else think last week’s drama surrounding Vice President Joe Biden’s supposed “embarrassment” and Hillary Clinton’s rage over an Israeli decision to build 1600 apartments in East...
At AIPAC Conference in D.C.: It’s Looking Like Oslo All Over Again
March 17, 2010
Despite criticizing Netanyahu administration in address, Hillary receives standing ovation
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton received a warm welcome and standing ovations yesterday from nearly 7500 AIPAC delegates — or citizen...
Lawfare Conference Takes Aim at Terrorists’ Efforts to Wage “Legal Jihad”
March 16, 2010
Last Thursday The Lawfare Project, a non-profit founded by attorney Brooke Goldstein (pictured above) to confront “lawfare” – which Goldstein defined in her opening remarks as “the use of the law as a weapon of war” —...
Iraqi Leader After Yesterday’s Election: “We are the Beginning of True Democracy in the Middle East”
March 8, 2010
Millions of voters braved the threat of bombs and bullets to participate in yesterday’s Parliamentary elections in Iraq. As usual, the terrorists tried to intimidate voters but again as usual, the sorry few cowards could not intimidate the...
Oh, What an Olympics for Canada: Good Karma for a Good Decision?
March 1, 2010
Oh, what a night–and what an Olympic season,
indeed–for our neighbor to the North!
Tonight the 2010 Winter Olympics ended. Canada squeaked past the U.S. to win in men’s ice hockey, with Pittsburgh Penguins team...