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Secretary Clinton’s Big Money Burden
by James M. Wall The race between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders reached a watershed in Tuesday’s Democratic Wisconsin primary. Secretary Clinton, the presumptive party nominee, lost to Sanders for the sixth straight time. His … Continue reading
Hillary, Bernie, AIPAC: A Stone Cries Out
by James M. Wall Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were among the invitees to the 2016 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) meeting which this year happened to coincide with the start of Holy Week. I do not know if … Continue reading
Vulnerabilities Tested As Clinton Keeps Winning
by James M. Wall In her effort to become the first woman President of the United States, former First Lady Hillary Clinton easily won three Democratic primary states Tuesday night. Clinton won, by comfortable margins, in Ohio, North Carolina and Florida, In … Continue reading
2016 U.S. Politics Envisioned by Groucho Marx
by James M. Wall British critic Patrick McCray has described the Marx Brothers’ 1933 film, Duck Soup, as “an absurdist essay on politics and warfare. . . which can stand alongside (or even above) the works of Beckett and Ionesco.” Mrs. Teasdale … Continue reading
“Know Nothings” Could Deliver Clinton Vs. Trump
by James M. Wall As the nation enters 2016 in search of a new president, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton seems certain to derail Bernie Sanders while anti-immigrant Republican candidate Donald Trump is expected to recover quickly even if he loses the Iowa … Continue reading
Posted in -Movies and politics, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush
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Israel’s Colonial Creep Has Echoes in Texas
By James M. Wall Israeli riot police are shown above “maintaining peace” at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound. This picture was taken on March 8, 2013, during “clashes” between Palestinian defenders and Jews who claim they only want to pray on land … Continue reading
Bibi “Skip It” List Included Senator Warren
by James M. Wall Senator Elizabeth Warren (D:Mass) did not attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Tuesday morning speech to Congress. A possible 2016 presidential candidate, Warren was the highest profile senator to join the list of senators and representatives who were no-shows. In … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama, Politics and Elections
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At War With Those “Who Have Perverted Islam”
by James M. Wall During a speech at this week’s White House conference on countering violent extremism, President Obama described the enemy that calls itself ISIL: “We are not at war with Islam; we are at war with people who have perverted … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Jeb Bush, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Obama
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What Happens In Gaza After The U.S. Elections?
By James M. Wall National U.S. congressional elections come around every two years. The latest arrives Tuesday, November 4. The election will relieve U.S. television viewers of a steady diet of noxious attack ads funded, in an alarming measure, by the … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Hillary Clinton, Iran, Israel, Jeb Bush, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama, Palestinians
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