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Between Netanyahu and Obama, The NYT Picks Fear of Amalek

Posted on May 23, 2009 by wallwritings

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 … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Carter’s New Book Is Must Reading for Freeman’s Successor

Posted on March 16, 2009 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall While keeping up with L’Affaire Freeman, which has been consuming this blog of late, I have been rereading Jimmy Carter’s We Can Have Peace in the Holy … Continue reading →

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David Broder: Obama Suffers an Embarrassing Defeat

Posted on March 13, 2009 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall There are few journalists working today I admire as much as I admire David Broder. We go way back. As far back as the George McGovern campaign of 1972. This is a man I trust and … Continue reading →

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The Times Wakes Up While Schumer Says He Helped the White House Do the Right Thing

Posted on March 12, 2009 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall The New York Times finally woke up to the Charles Freeman affair and wrote about Freeman’s withdrawal in its news pages this morning. The Times called AIPAC for a statement and allowed a spokesman to deny involvement while treating the … Continue reading →

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Carter, Walt and Mearsheimer, This One’s for You; Freeman Named National Intelligence Council Chairman

Posted on February 26, 2009 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall It is official: Ambassador Charles Freeman has been appointed chairman of the National Intelligence Council. The announcement came Thursday afternoon from the Director of National Intelligence, Dennis C. Blair. From the Office of the Director of National … Continue reading →

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Tom Harkin and Raul M. Grijalva Push Howard Dean for HHS

Posted on February 6, 2009 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall I first met Howard Dean during the early days of his 2004 run for the presidency. He struck me then, as he does now, as a passionate man with progressive ideas, a politician willing to take … Continue reading →

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War crimes? Or “part of a new strategic ballgame in the Arab-Israel arena”?

Posted on January 14, 2009 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall With the invasion of Gaza ending its third week, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported Friday, January 16, that the Palestinian death toll is now 1115, of whom 370 are children and 85 are women. The … Continue reading →

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George Bush’s Legacy: A Deadly Manichean Mindset

Posted on December 14, 2008 by wallwritings

By James M. Wall Bill Moyers’ Journal interview with Salon blogger Glenn Greenwald, provides a valuable insight into the Bush legacy that is both wise and frightening. What Bush leaves behind, as Greenwald documents, is best described as a Manichean mindset, … Continue reading →

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Now More Than Ever You Need Rachel Maddow

Posted on October 6, 2008 by wallwritings

By James M. Wall Rachel Maddow is quite simply the best thing to happen to American political journalism in my lifetime. And that covers at least seven decades. Maddow has just been given her own hour-long show in MSNBC-TV’s evening … Continue reading →

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