To the international community and many Americans it’s a war crime. From the Texan who gave the order to have it done it evidently was simply an answer he got to his prayers. In Grand Rapids he was feeling very comfortable, with the picture saying it all. The smug arrogance remains. “Yeah, we water-boarded Khalid [...]
Archive | June, 2010
19-year-old Turkish American Among Flotilla Dead
An official from the Turkish Islamic charity that spearheaded the campaign to bust the blockade on Gaza identified the U.S. citizen as 19-year-old Furkan Dogan, originally from the central Turkish town of Kayseri. Dogan, who held a U.S. passport, had four bullet wounds to the head and one to the chest, Omer Yagmur of the [...]
Politics as Usual, the Sequel
Colorado U.S. Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff confirmed Wednesday that Jim Messina, President Barack Obama’s deputy chief of staff, had suggested three administration jobs that would be available to him if he dropped his plans to run against U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, who had the support of the White House. – Andrew Romanoff: W.H. offered three [...]
Longing for an Honest Broker
Diplomacy takes a hit. Meanwhile, Rep. Barney Frank calls for a probe of the raid, also saying “as a Jew” Israel’s action “makes me ashamed that there would be Jews that would engage in that kind of victimization of a minority.” What courage that took. It’s a remarkable statement. So is the one made by [...]
Is BP’s Blowout Hitting Obama and Democrats?
Did Pres. Obama’s slow uptake on the political side of BP’s blowout cost Democrats? Well, I’d say that the catastrophe confirms what people are feeling, which is that the federal government is incompetent and so is everyone in Washington who runs it. Gallup has new numbers that aren’t good for Democrats. The interviews were conducted [...]
Israeli General: ‘Everyone thinks we’re bananas’
–updated below– “It’s one thing for people to think that you’re crazy, but it’s bad when they think you’re incompetent and crazy, and that’s the way we look.” – Israeli general, via Jeffrey Goldberg Goldberg links to the same article in Haaretz that I did late yesterday. Talking about Israeli reaction, Goldberg cites the political [...]
Modern Marriage is Tough
–bumped– “Their lives had gotten more and more separated.” – AP Al and Tipper Gore are separating. I hope they get the peace to do it in private. From Politico: “We are announcing today that after a great deal of thought and discussion, we have decided to separate … This is very much a mutual [...]
Between Israel and Turkey
“We will not be silent about this,” (Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu) said. “We expect the United States to show solidarity with us. . . . I am not very happy with the statements from the United States yesterday.” – Turkish foreign minister: Israeli raid on Gaza aid flotilla ‘like 9/11′ for his country Israel [...]
Speaker Pelosi’s ‘Word Made Flesh’ Appearance
Pelosi’s politics is one thing, but drenching it in religion is another. We need less of this in American politics. Having the Democratic Speaker of the House genuflect to the Catholic Community Conference on Capitol Hill simply brings back Pelosi inviting bishop representatives in to help write portions of the health care bill. As a [...]
Netanyahu’s Folly
… Ankara warned that further supply vessels will be sent to Gaza, escorted by the Turkish Navy, a development with unpredictable consequences. Israel has sounded an alert throughout the country fearing rocket attacks by Hezbollah in Lebanon. The Arab League has called an urgent meeting on Tuesday to decide on a common response. Egypt is [...]
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