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“Just as none of us is outside or beyond geography, none of us is completely free from the struggle over geography. That struggle is complex and interesting because it is not only about soldiers and cannons but also about ideas, about forms, about images and imaginings.”
Edward Said (1994)
Category Archives: Lobby watch
Joe Klein launches a truth rocket, but …
… doesn’t himself quite escape the gravitational pull of the Israel-first mentality. At least, so far. First, credit where its due: Time’s political columnist Joe Klein joins a growing number of journalists (Chris Hedges, Jim Lobe, Justin Raimondo, Eric Alterman) … Continue reading
Posted in Dissent, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Judaism, Lebanon, Lobby watch, Neocons, US Foreign Policy, USA
Tagged ADL, Jim Lobe, Joe Klein, M. Idrees Ahmad, Philip Weiss
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Israel, Palestine, and the US Congress: CNI Event
Three video clips from the Council for the National interest (CNI) Public Forum event: Israel, Palestine, and the US: Realities and Opportunities at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC. Part 1 features James Abourezk, former US … Continue reading
Mearsheimer and Finkelstein debate and other Al Jazeera coverage on the Israel Lobby
Al Jazeera has produced a few programs recently that engage with the topic of the Israel Lobby; the Inside Iraq program features a short debate between John Mearsheimer and Norman Finkelstein; Frontline America also recently examined the influence of the … Continue reading
Posted in Iraq, Israel, Lobby watch, Neocons, Oil, Opinion, People, US Foreign Policy, USA, Video, War
Tagged Al Jazeera, Israel Lobby, John Mearsheimer, Norman Finkelstein
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