Archive for May, 2009
by James M. Wall This is a quick visit into the thinking of two men, Dick Cheney and Benny Morris, one an American, the other an Israeli. Both have formulas they have developed to […]
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By James M. Wall Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu came to Washington with one thing on his mind: Attack Iran. President Obama was not buying it. His focus was on a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians. How did the venerable New York Times report the high-level meeting? Bibi’s spin was […]
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by James M. Wall Early in my writing career, I received a personal note from a well-known writer which so boosted my morale that fifty years later, his note remains deeply embedded in my memory bank. What I had written prompted this response: “I wish I had […]
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by James M. Wall Your reading assignment for today combines New Deal history with a current news story. The book is by Kirstin Downey, The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR’s Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience (Nan A. Talese, Doubleday, 2009). The current news story? The Employee Free Choice […]
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by James M. Wall A friend writes from Bethlehem: His Holiness will arrive in Jordan at the end of this week, then cross the river to Israel-Palestine and spend a few more days here. Sad to say, he will not visit Gaza. It would have […]
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by James M. Wall Update from final day of AIPAC Conference May 5 Speeches on the final day brought some surprising speeches. Go to the internet and click the following for Phil Weiss’ coverage of speeches by Vice President Joe Biden and Senator John Kerry, and a comment on views on the two state […]
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