While US political junkies are either salivating or cursing Hillary Clinton’s Presidential bid announcement (personally, I think she’s about as principled as a mountain goat) and the Howard government continues to dither over David Hicks, the ongoing threats against Iran pose one of the greatest challenges in the Middle East. Iranian blogger Kamangir (now living…
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Abusing Islam
John Howard and the friends he keeps. As long as they’re bashing Muslims, it’s alright by him.
Bloggers of the world, unite
My following essay appears in today’s Sydney Morning Herald: The internet is revolutionising the way we get news and views. During the 2006 Lebanon war, Israelis connected with Lebanese through blogs, despite the Lebanese Government forbidding its citizens from contact with the Jewish state. An Israeli blogger told The Washington Post that thanks to the…
Stick to the issues
Jimmy Carter, Washington Post, January 18: I am concerned that public discussion of my book “Palestine Peace Not Apartheid” has been diverted from the book’s basic proposals: that peace talks be resumed after six years of delay and that the tragic persecution of Palestinians be ended. Although most critics have not seriously disputed or even…
Comedy Central
Stephen Colbert appeared in the “no spin zone” on Bill O’Reilly’s Fox News program yesterday. Watch it (and don’t be surprised to learn who actually views these programs.) Of course, if you want real parody, look no further.
The clock ticks
Aluf Benn, Haaretz, January 18: Ehud Olmert has no intention of resigning. He wants to fight for his political survival and clearing his name of the “investigations and the affairs.” His determination is heartwarming, his cool during times of crises admirable, and he can also take pride in the growing economy, the reduction in Palestinian…
Hello, my name is Abe
How does a fundamentalist Zionist and racist deal with an unhealthy tendency to crush dissent? Deny it. The Anti-Defamation League’s Abe Foxman gives Jews a bad name (though does show Americans how irrational Zionists can be.)
Gay sex encourages terrorism?
Who really caused 9/11? “”¦the cultural left and its allies in Congress, the media, Hollywood, the nonprofit sector, and the universities are the primary cause of the volcano of anger toward America that is erupting from the Islamic world.” No, that’s not the “insight” of a desk-bound blogger, but the author of a new book…