Blog

My running commentary on events: local, national, and international. Areas of special interest include Israel, Iraq, and dissidents in the Muslim world.

Ahmadinejad Races Toward Nuclear Capability; Alusi Postulates “D.C. is Coming Closer to Iran”

April 9, 2010

Looks like even the U.S. State Department is saying that clearly, Iran’s nuclear enrichment effort is weapons related. At a recent event in Tehran, Ahmadinejad showcased what he said was a new generation of domestically-built...

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President Obama’s Comments on Nuclear Weapons + Zbigniew Brzezinski’s Return = Carter Administration Redux

April 9, 2010

During the run-up to the 2008 election, one of the most disturbing and ominous indicators for those of us who care about Israel’s security was a statement made by an advisor to President Obama’s campaign named Zbigniew...

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Alusi Charges That Iraqi Elections Were Corrupted by Iran, Saudia Arabia

April 3, 2010

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Hugely disappointing news from Iraq last week as Parliamentarian Mithal al-Alusi, who won his seat in Iraq’s Parliament in December, 2005 and has been a fearless champion of human rights, press freedom, and...

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General Petraeus DID NOT Betray Us

March 25, 2010

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Lawfare Conference Takes Aim at Terrorists’ Efforts to Wage “Legal Jihad”

March 16, 2010

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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” —...

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Iraqi Leader After Yesterday’s Election: “We are the Beginning of True Democracy in the Middle East”

March 8, 2010

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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...

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Oh, What an Olympics for Canada: Good Karma for a Good Decision?

March 1, 2010

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Tonight the 2010 Winter Olympics ended. Canada squeaked past the U.S. to win in men’s ice hockey, with Pittsburgh Penguins team...

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