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An Open Letter to Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY)
Mon Mar 7, 2011 6:34 PM EST
Congressman King, It was brought to my attention recently that you have decided to hold hearings on the radicalisation of American Muslims. This decision is long overdue, and you have earned my undying respect for your dogged commitment to our national security.
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Libyan rebel stronghold to send force to aid Tripoli uprising, general says
Seeded on Sat Feb 26, 2011 5:04 PM EST (The Washington Post)
BENGHAZI, LIBYA - Army leaders in eastern Libya who have turned against Col. Moammar Gaddafi's regime are preparing to dispatch a rebel force to Tripoli to support the beleaguered uprising there, according to Gen.
An Open Letter to 60% of New Yorkers
Fri Aug 6, 2010 8:08 PM EDT
To Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Abraham Foxman, Ilario Pantano, and the 60% of New Yorkers who oppose the building of the mosque near Ground Zero (et al.):
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Israel's Propaganda Machine Revs Up
Sat Jun 5, 2010 5:08 AM EDT
Glenn Greenwald over at Salon has produced an excellent analysis of the manner in which Israel has systematically downplayed this recent debacle.
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Security barrier to split Arab east Jerusalem towns
Seeded on Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:13 PM EDT (JPost.com)
The High Court of Justice ruled on Monday that Sheikh Sa'ed, the easternmost district in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Jebl Mukaber, would remain on the West Bank side of the security barrier, but that a gate would be open 24 hours a day to allow Jerusalem Palestinians an …
Who They Are, and Who Bibi Thinks They Are
Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:53 PM EDT
It is remarkable how simple it is for Mr. Netanyahu to invoke history during crises only to ignore it all when it comes to matters of political convenience.
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The rise of Israel's military rabbis
Seeded on Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:08 AM EDT (BBC News)
Israel's army is changing. Once proudly secular, its combat units are now filling with those who believe Israel's wars are "God's wars".
In Village, Palestinians See Model for Their Cause
Seeded on Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:21 AM EDT (The New York Times)
Every Friday for the past four and a half years, several hundred demonstrators — Palestinian villagers, foreign volunteers and Israeli activists — have walked in unison to the Israeli barrier separating this tiny village from the burgeoning settlement of Modiin Illit, part of …
1991 kidnap victim Jaycee Lee Dugard found
Seeded on Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:16 AM EDT (Chicago Tribune)
PLACERVILLE, Calif. - -- A woman who was snatched from a bus stop as an 11-year-old child in 1991 turned up Thursday after being held for the past 18 years in isolation in a backyard compound by a convicted sex offender who fathered two children with her, police said.
Kidnap suspect had criminal past, brother says
Seeded on Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:14 AM EDT (The San Francisco Chronicle)
Ron Garrido said he always knew his younger brother was deeply troubled.
What's Wrong with American Literature? Hint: It's Not American Literature
Fri Mar 6, 2009 11:58 PM EST
Last year, Horace Engdahl aroused controversy for his "anti-Americanism" in an Associated Press interview:
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Are You a Libertarian, or Do You Just Like the Word?
Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:14 AM EST
I just came across an older article by The Anonymous Liberal that perfectly reflects my views on libertarians: What I always find is missing from this debate is the understanding that American politics is THE most economically libertarian in the world.
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Common Conservative Argumentation: Heads I Win; Tails You Lose
Sun Feb 22, 2009 5:05 PM EST
Like most of my articles posted here, this grew out of a comment thread on the Vine, and I got so involved it in that I wanted to post the more fully developed ideas up here.
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Israeli Ambassador Claims Hamas Has Taken Over UN Aid Agency
Seeded on Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:14 PM EST (AntiWar.com)
In an interview with the Austrian weekly "Profil," Israeli Ambassador to Austria and Slovenia Dan Ashbel declared that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) "has been taken over by Hamas and is being used as a weapon against its own people."
Israel Rejected Hamas Cease-Fire Offer in December
Seeded on Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:51 PM EST (AntiWar.com)
Contrary to Israel's argument that it was forced to launch its air and ground offensive against Gaza in order to stop the firing of rockets into its territory, Hamas proposed in mid-December to return to the original Hamas-Israel cease-fire arrangement, according to a U.S.-based …
EXCLUSIVE - An Interview with Jesus H. Christ: "Obama is a Rogue Incubus"
Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:44 AM EST
I was cruising the McDonald's drive-thru several days ago when I came across a rather familiar man handing me my usual dose of artheromata.
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South Park and the Disappointments of Barack Obama
Tue Dec 9, 2008 12:33 AM EST
So I was watching an episode (Season 12, Episode 12) of South Park recently and was wondering about its conclusion. By the end of the episode, the hysterical McCain-Palin supporters peek out of their post-apocalyptic bunkers and finally come to terms with an Obama presidency:
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Say Goodbye to BlackBerry? If Obama Has to, Yes He Can
Seeded on Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:44 PM EST (The New York Times)
Security concerns and record-keeping laws mean that Barack Obama is unlikely to become the first e-mailing president.
Guantanamo Closure Called an Obama Priority
Seeded on Wed Nov 12, 2008 1:23 PM EST (The Washington Post)
The Obama administration will launch a review of the classified files of the approximately 250 detainees at Guantanamo Bay immediately after taking office, as part of an intensive effort to close the U.S.
Obama's designated a--hole
Seeded on Sat Nov 8, 2008 3:04 AM EST (Salon.com)
Even a poetic president needs a ruthless deal maker to help execute his agenda. Enter Rahm Emanuel—aka "Rahmbo"—the legendary Democratic operator.
High Expectations: Research into medicinal marijuana grows up
Seeded on Sat Nov 8, 2008 1:03 AM EST (Slate)
This summer, British and Italian researchers found that in a laboratory plate, molecules in marijuana can slay the superbug methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, which recently infected seven babies and four employees in a Yonkers, N.Y., maternity ward, heightening fears o …
Why Proposition 8 Won In California: With Bald Lies And Racial Pandering, An Anti-Gay Marriage Intiative Succeeds
Seeded on Fri Nov 7, 2008 10:05 PM EST (CBS News)
Richard Kim from The Nation lays bare the manipulative political framing, racial pandering, and campaign of disinformation that preceded the passage of California's Proposition 8.
Obama's Dream Team: Who Will Make Up His Administration?
Seeded on Fri Nov 7, 2008 9:55 PM EST (ABC News)
The official Obama appointments and other potential candidates for the incoming administration.
Rahm Emanuel Tackles the White House
Seeded on Fri Nov 7, 2008 9:51 PM EST (ABC News)
Is he a ballet dancer who lost part of his finger in the Israeli Army? The streetwise Chicago political operative who once mailed a dead fish to a political adversary? Or perhaps he's the political prodigy in the Clinton White House who inspired the role of Josh Lyman in "The Wes …
Should We Worry About A National Chief Technology Officer?
Seeded on Fri Nov 7, 2008 3:57 AM EST (Techdirt)
Tom Lee from Techdirt opines on the usefulness of a national Chief Technology Officer, the appointment of which was promised by the Obama-Biden campaign.
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