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Remembering Paul Findley and Yasser Arafat
by James M. Wall On the day Yasser Arafat died, November 9, 2004, former Illinois Republican Congressman Paul Findley wrote an article to describe the relationship he had with the Palestinian leader. Paul Findley knew then, and he knows now, that … Continue reading
Lord Balfour’s Letter Was 1917’s “Fake News”
by James M. Wall Thursday, November 2, will be the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration. To commemorate that event, the current British Prime Minister Teresa May, will attend a London dinner party at the home of Lord Rothschild, heir … Continue reading
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One Final Perilous Journey For Gertrude Bell
by James M. Wall The film, Queen of the Desert, begins with a distant image of a small group of travelers moving across a vast desert. Two sentences flash across the screen, setting the stage for what is to follow: … Continue reading
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Two Speeches at Fulton, 71 Years Apart
by James M. Wall Bernie Sanders went to Westminster College, in Fulton, Missouri, Thursday, and delivered a policy speech in the same academic setting that brought former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, to Fulton, 71 years ago, March 5, 1946. … Continue reading
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MLK Jr. Wrote From Jail: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”
by James M. Wall Another day, another Donald Trump tweet. This one came Thursday, August 17, a few hours after a van plowed into a crowd on the Barcelona pedestrian mall of Las Ramblas, Spain. The Islamic state claimed credit … Continue reading
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Phoenix Mayor to Trump: Cancel Your Rally
by James M. Wall Updated 5:45 MST Tuesday, August 22: Defying Mayor Greg Stanton’s request that he cancel his Tuesday night rally in Phoenix, the New York Times reported that the Trump rally and the protests would go forward. … Continue reading Continue reading
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Slavery Did Not Die; It Still Peddles Its Evil
by James M. Wall The Professor asks”: “What could be worse than the soul-shredding evil of racism during the era of human bondage?” This question is posed by a professor of African and Middle East History at the University of … Continue reading
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An Irish Writer and a US Scholar Walk Into a Bar
by James M. Wall The Irish writer is Eimear McBride. The scholar is a fellow named Chas Freeman. They did not actually walk into a bar together. Most likely they have never met. But they are soul-mates. Chas and Eimear have … Continue reading
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Kerry: Settlements Put Two States “in Jeopardy”
by James M. Wall In a hard-hitting, long-overdue speech, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday strongly criticized Israel’s government, saying that Israel’s settlements put the two-state solution “in jeopardy”. Barak Ravid, diplomatic correspondent for Haaretz, reported that Kerry said “trends … Continue reading
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Danger Ahead: First Unfettered Twitter President
by James M. Wall President-elect Donald J. Trump will be sworn in January 20th as the nation’s 45th president, following the most contentious, hate-filled presidential campaign in the nation’s history. Hillary Clinton, Trump’s Democratic challenger, won the 2016 popular vote by more than a 2 percent … Continue reading Continue reading
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