Category Archives: Elections

The Battle for Lebanon

Posted on 29 May, 2009 by

Except for employing the inaccurate and hackneyed description of Hezbollah as “the Iranian-backed Shiite fundamentalist group”, Robert Dreyfuss has a worthwhile piece commenting on the upcoming Lebanese elections and US foreign policy perspectives, in which he notably scans the hysterical … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Carter in Beirut: public address

Posted on 6 January, 2009 by

30 years after Camp David: A memo to the Arab World, Israel and the Quartet from Jimmy Carter N.B. Carter’s address starts at the 13 minute mark after the obligatory introductions. You can skip the lengthy introductions by moving the … Continue reading →

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Oybama: the most promising candidate disappoints with pandering to hardliners

Posted on 6 June, 2008 by

When Barack Obama, the most promising Presidential candidate in a generation, out-Bushes Bush in bellicose and Likudnik rhetoric on I-P and Iran, there is cause for concern. His turn-about and sharply escalated rhetoric was so striking even the WaPo could … Continue reading →

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Dahr Jamail and Anthony Arnove, Winter Soldier Hearings

Posted on 11 April, 2008 by

Anthony Arnove talks to Dahr Jamail, author of Beyond the Green Zone, at the Winter Soldier hearings in Silver Spring MD in a very worthwhile view (14 minutes). See also this inspiring 2 minute clip of an Iraq Veterans Against … Continue reading →

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