“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 [...]
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Pres. Obama and Sect. Clinton, National Security as Good as It Gets
[...] Wars over ideology have given way to wars over religious, ethnic, and tribal identity; nuclear dangers have proliferated; inequality and economic instability have intensified; damage to our environment, food insecurity, and dangers to public health are increasingly shared; and the same tools that empower individuals to build enable them to destroy. … – Obama’s [...]
NEWS NOW: Levy Calls Israel North Korea, Another Blumenthal Quote, Bill for Blanche, and An Act of War
[...] When the prime minister doesn’t immediately apologize and invite Chomsky back to the country, we can be sad. When Israel closes its gates to anyone who doesn’t fall in line with our official positions, we are quickly becoming similar to North Korea. When right-wing parties increase their number of anti-democratic bills, and from all [...]
Afghan Women Have Not Been ‘Betrayed’
“… And we look forward, Mr. President, to the inclusion of women in all aspects of your reintegration and reconciliation efforts and in all aspects of Afghan society. We share your perspective that Afghanistan’s women are critical to the country’s reconstruction and stabilization and must be afforded opportunities to contribute fully. And I am delighted [...]
The Era of the Executive Branch Continues
If the Senate confirms Ms. Kagan, who is Jewish, the Supreme Court for the first time will have no Protestant members. In that case, the court would be composed of six justices who are Catholic and three who are Jewish. It also would mean that every member of the court had studied law at Harvard [...]
If Kagan’s the Choice, Obama Is on His Own
The Kagan kerfuffle regarding Goldman Sachs isn’t what bothers me about the potential, many consider it likely, appointment of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. There are far graver issues for me, one being her diversity hiring practices, which elevated white men over, well, everyone else, particularly qualified women. I’d no more support a Republican [...]
The NRA Supports Terrorists
It’s amazing but true: we can prevent terror suspects from boarding an airplane, but the FBI doesn’t have the power to block them from buying dynamite or an AK-47. I believe strongly that they should. And so do the 500 mayors who are members of our bi-partisan coalition of Mayor Against Illegal Guns. It is [...]
It’s Not About Politics, It’s About Competence
If you want to know why people are frustrated with our national government, the Obama administration gives you a case to add to what George W. Bush and Dick Cheney left in their wake. It’s why people are sick to death of both political parties. The incompetence and sheer stupidity of not learning lessons and [...]
Law Enforcement Tracks Down Failed Times Square Bomber
Well, what do you know. It doesn’t take mass hysteria and waving of wild-eyed rhetoric to get the job done. Meanwhile, Sect. Janet Napolitano, Sen. Schumer and Rep. Peter King prove that when you don’t know anything you should err on the side of saying so. It also helps when the reason the bomb failed [...]
Nukes, Nuts, and Denial
We therefore face a stark, unattractive reality. There are only two options: Iran gets nuclear weapons, or someone uses pre-emptive military force to break Iran’s nuclear fuel cycle and paralyze its program, at least temporarily. There is no possibility the Obama administration will use force, despite its confused and ever-changing formulation about the military option [...]
Sunday Morning After, with Bill Maher Blasting Obama Over Oil
“Look,” Obama said, “obviously I’ve learned this year that politics can be a tough business. But there are times you can’t help but laugh. You know what really tickles me? Eric Massa,” he said of the former Democratic congressman from New York State who resigned amid allegations of sexual harrassment of staffers. “Apparently, Eric claimed [...]
DNC Rolls Out Pitch Amidst Dismal Incumbent Reelect Numbers
Marc Ambinder has what Tim Kaine will be rolling out for 2010, selling what the Democratic Congress has done right. Here’s a snippet: ** We’ve gone from recession to recovery. ** We’ve made more progress in the war on terror in the last eight months than was made in the preceding eight years. ** We’ve [...]
Remembering Timothy McVeigh in the Era of Obama and the Tea Party
There you go again. Republicans love to re-write history, especially if they can delegitimize a Democrat at the same time. Byron York doing some fancy cherry-picking to coincide with the remembrance of the Oklahoma City bombing. No doubt he’s trying to give the Tea Party people and the angry right cover as we all remember [...]
Bill Clinton on Right Wing Hate: ‘I Worry About It’
When the Big Dog barks, the right howls. Rush Limbaugh led with it today. Sean Hannity continued the theme. Attacking former Pres. William Jefferson Clinton for telling it like it was in the 1990s, while reminding everyone of the dangers that led to Timothy McVeigh’s domestic terrorism. Talking about the racism and hate coming from [...]
WikiLeaks Video on Reuters Story: Collateral Damage or ‘Collateral Murder’?
–bumped– Part of this story centers around the release of a classified U.S. military video through WikiLeaks, now available through a site provocatively called “CollateralMurder,” which has now been aired across the web and cable TV. Elizabeth Bumiller confirming that the video is authentic. Other parts of the story revolve around rules of engagement, but [...]
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