I had other plans for tonight’s post. I had wanted, of all things, to write about Johnny Cash’s appearance in a 1974 episode of Columbo entitled Swan Song. It’s been one of my favorites for a long time, and I thought that a nice discussion of it would make a welcomed detour from all the […]
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When is it time to walk away from Israel?
Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics Also tagged Captain R, Columbo, I Saw the Light, Iman al-Hams, Israel, Johnny Cash, Rafah, Swan Song, war crimes 14 Comments
“The Palestinians should go back to where they came from.”
This video clip is worth it for the last exchange between Stephen Colbert and Israeli ambassador Michael Orin alone. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Formidable Opponent – Michael Oren www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Fox News And, while we’re on the subject, new footage would seem to indicate that […]
Posted in Media, Other, Politics Also tagged Hamas, Helen Thomas, IDF, Israel, Michael Orin, Palestinians, Stephen Colbert 5 Comments
What in the hell is Israel thinking?
The last time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Washington, DC, it was widely reported that he was snubbed by President Obama. I can’t recall the specifics, but I think it had to do with the fact that Netanyahu had announced, right before heading into peace talks, that Israel would be greatly expanding its roundly […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics Also tagged al Qaeda, Amos Harel, Avigdor Lieberman, Benjamin Netanyahu, Binyamin Netanyahu, east Jerusalem, Egypt, Freedom Flotilla, humanitarian aid, IDF, international relations, intifada, Israel, Israeli Defense Forces, Jewish settlements, Jordan, Juan Cole, Memorial Day, Muqtada al-Sadr, Obama, Palestine, Palestinians, Taliban, Turkey 20 Comments