Archive for April, 2010
By James M. Wall Enough already with the euphemism of “conflict”, which so conveniently covers up Israel’s absolute dominance of US policy in the Middle East. This is no conflict; it’s the Occupation, stupid. Rachelle Marshall cuts through the garbage piled up by American politicians and media, starting in 1947. It is not really all that […]
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Revised and Updated By James M. Wall The Chicago Hearing, a “mock Congressional Hearing” sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee, attracted a standing room only crowd to the campus of the University of Chicago this past weekend. In addition to the crowd assembled in Ida Noyes Hall for four hours on Sunday afternoon, April […]
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by James M. Wall During the closing press conference at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington Tuesday, The Washington Post’s Scott Wilson, asked President Obama: “Will you call on Israel to declare its nuclear program and sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty?” The President dodged the question: “I’m not going to comment on their program, but what […]
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by James M. Wall Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu accepted President Obama’s invitation to attend this week’s nuclear arms discussions. After further reflection he told Obama he would send a substitute, Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor. Word had reached Bibi that Turkey and Egypt might demand that Israel sign The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The Prime Minister […]
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by James M. Wall If your understanding of the current contretemps between Israel and the United States is limited to what you read or see in the Main Stream Media, then the village of Al Nabi Saleh (the Prophet Salih) should be of interest to you. So gather round. This particular contretemps has been described euphemistically, […]
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