Archive for August, 2010
by James M. Wall The latest round of peace talks between Israeli and Palestine leaders begins Wednesday night with a White House dinner. President Obama will be the host, but Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu will be in control. In addition to Obama and Netanyahu, also at the dinner and the peace summit that follows […]
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by James M. Wall Wednesday Night Update Below Amir Bar-Lev’s documentary film, The Tillman Story, has just opened in limited release in Los Angeles and New York City. Within a few weeks, this film will be available nation wide. My advice to anyone concerned about the manner in which our Iraq and Afghanistan wars are being […]
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by James M. Wall The conservative anger that arose in the land last summer with the false furor over the “Kill Grandma” panels, has returned in a new form. After smoldering for many months, this years’s conservative wild fire roared into full flame after the White House iftar dinner where President Obama spoke of the right […]
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by James M. Wall If I were pastor of a local church, by now I would have installed a video player and a means to project a video in a darkened sanctuary. Then I would be ready to share unexpected gifts of grace with my congregation, like this good-to-go “sermon” which arrived this weekend in […]
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Tony Judt Dies at Age 62
by James M. Wall Ten months ago, October 21, 2009, I posted an essay on this blog, reprinted below, on Professor Tony Judt. On Friday (August 6), Tony Judt died. The Los Angeles Times wrote: Tony Judt, a leading historian of postwar Europe and outspoken political essayist who also wrote movingly about his struggle with […]
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by James M. Wall This is a story about a New York Times columnist who dissembled, a movie about a man named Truman who escapes from a made-up reality, and Israeli Arab villagers who stood by helplessly as the Israeli army destroyed their village. The New York Times’ column (August 2) strains credulity. Some of […]
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