Category Archives: Middle East Politics

Obama Knows the Gaza Siege is Immoral Yet He Remains Silent

Posted on December 6, 2008 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall For more than a month, Israel has imposed a tightened  blockade over Gaza’s one million and a half residents. Outside aid is forbidden which is why, on Monday, December 1, the Israeli navy blocked a Libyan ship carrying … Continue reading →

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007 is Back With a New Enemy: US Imperialism

Posted on November 27, 2008 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall The latest James Bond film, The Quantum of Solace, has a vision so different from previous incarnations, that few, if any, film critics noticed the change.   Why?  Because the critics for mass culture outlets focused on the film’s … Continue reading →

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Obama Still Not listening to all the Jewish Voters

Posted on July 27, 2008 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Last week was a good week for Barack Obama: High level meetings with Afghanistan and Iraqi civilian leaders, a formal meeting in Baghdad with the U.S. military commander in the country, Gen. David Petraeus, a made-for-television event with 200,000 … Continue reading →

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Obama Needs Some Internet Virtual Reality On This Trip

Posted on July 21, 2008 by wallwritings

Since this posting’s initial appearance it has been reproduced on many other locations in the internet world of virtual reality, a number of which serve the Occupied Palestinian Territories.  Visit that internet world by searching for this posting’s title at … Continue reading →

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We Like Obama But Early Signs are Not Promising

Posted on July 7, 2008 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall You have to like Barack Obama.  He is young, intelligent, progressive, and has a terrific wife. He is the future. He defeated the last remant of the Clinton dynasty in a superbly run (and lucky) primary … Continue reading →

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Invading Iraq: “Its aftermath is truly awful to contemplate”

Posted on June 20, 2008 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall “As I write these lines, the illegal imperial occupation of Iraq by Britain and the United States proceeds. Its aftermath is truly awful to contemplate.” Edward Said wrote these words in CounterPunch,  August,4, 2003, a month before he died. … Continue reading →

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Down the Rabbit Hole with George Bush

Posted on May 24, 2008 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall George Bush traveled through Alice’s Looking Glass in mid-May, flying from Tel Aviv to Sharm El Sheik, Egypt. He paid more attention to the world as it might have been described by  the White Rabbit with … Continue reading →

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