Archive for June, 2012
by James M. Wall (Two Israeli soldiers guard Palestinian children in Hebron.) Jimmy Carter wrote a New York Times op-ed piece this week, A Cruel and Unusual Record, which states flatly: “The United States is abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights. Revelations that top officials are targeting people to be assassinated abroad, including American citizens, […]
Filed under: Middle East, Middle East Politics, Presbyterian Church USA, Religious Faith, United Methodist Church | 10 Comments
Tags: human-rights, presbyterian general assembly
by James M. Wall War, as General Sherman once said, is hell. It is also widely perceived to be a failure of diplomacy. Which would explain why it is, that when war-promoting lobbyists want to generate congressional enthusiasm for the next war, all short-term congressional memories must be wiped out. Wiped out, that is, with […]
Filed under: Media, Middle East Politics, Movies | 15 Comments
Tags: politics, shock and awe, undefined
by James M. Wall Drawing from a report by Save the Children, Electronic Intifada’s Managing Editor Maureen Clare Murphy, describes what she correctly terms, Israel’s managed “humanitarian crisis in Gaza”. A humanitarian crisis that is managed? Wait a minute; “managing” means controlling what happens. Yes it does. Which is how it comes about that Israel […]
Filed under: Middle East Politics, Politics and Elections, Religion and politics, The Human Condition | 7 Comments
Tags: american tax payers, chronic malnutrition, electronic intifada, Middle East, politics
Filed under: Middle East, Politics and Elections | 19 Comments
Tags: bill pascrell, Middle East, passaic county community college, politics, steve rothman
by James M. Wall Memorial Day in the United States is a time for hot dogs, overcooked burgers, too much beer, and a massive dose of militaristic patriotism. It is also a good time for Americans to begin thinking seriously of who should be elected president this November. This year, President Obama kept his focus […]
Filed under: Media, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Obama | 11 Comments
