"...The fact that you have sent him here just goes to prove that you are the leading...asshole in the state." --From the telegram complaining about the new Sheriff, in the movie "Blazing Saddles" So before we go any further, if you're just … [Read more...]
On The View From Egypt, Part Six, Or, Let’s Review Where We Are
You know, David, there, there is a joke that went around Egypt for many years about Mubarak that he was on his death bed and an Egyptian delegation came to see him of the people. The nurse came in, said, "Mr. President, the … [Read more...]
On The View From Egypt, Part Five, Or, The Emergency Is Here
"My grandfather knew the exact time of the exact day of the exact year that he would die." "Wow, what an evolved soul! How did it come to him?" "The judge told him." --From "Plato and a Platypus Walk Into A Bar...", Thomas Cathcart and … [Read more...]
A Plan for Afghanistan
Attending Veteran's Day services at Harvard yesterday, and seeing all of the brave young men and women in uniform, coupled with the tragic news of yet another Massachusetts soldier killed in Afghanistan, brought home to me in a very … [Read more...]
No Umbrella, Please
Cross-posted from Blue News Tribune. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ratcheted up bellicose US rhetoric against Iran Wednesday, accusing the country of funding "terrorism" and interfering in the internal affairs of states throughout … [Read more...]
What happens when “I stand with Israel” becomes “I stand against democracy in the Middle East”?
Once the two state solution is off the table, the international community is going to be confronted with the very real problem that there is a politically and economically repressed majority in Israel. They will effectively be … [Read more...]
Obama, Starvation, and a New Foreign Policy
In the United States, the Bush administration and the pseudo-military group in Lebanon, Hezbollah, put "old" foreign policy goals onto the front pages. Bush went before the Israeli Knesset and appallingly condemned Obama in front of a … [Read more...]
The Story of Pedro Zapeta: How the U.S. Government Stole a Happy Home from Guatemala
These are just a few of the commentaries on a story that has swept the internet. "Pedro Zapeta" was one of google's most searched terms over the weekend, and by my last count there have already been over 100 blog posts written about him on … [Read more...]
MA-05 Iraq Debate
Also, if you want more concise thoughts on tonight or you just can't get enough, Dick's got his impressions up on his blog as well.Make sure you submit questions at the BMG thread dedicated to the Health Care debate which takes places a … [Read more...]
Phoenix: Middle East war not Israel’s fault
In an editorial published this week, the Boston Phoenix argues that "Hezbollah and Hamas, Iran and Syria â not Israel â are to blame for the unexpected war in the Middle East." They start off:Like people of goodwill everywhere, we … [Read more...]