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  by James M. Wall   Cross posted from The Electronic Intifada In his book Kairos for Palestine, Rifat Odeh Kassis deals with a topic that is as fresh as the destruction of a Palestinian home by Israeli-driven, US-built bulldozers, and as ancient as the use … Continue reading →

by James M. Wall The Washington Post’s Al Kamen has a follow up story on the State Department assignment given to Dennis Ross, discussed in my earlier posting,  However, the smear tactics now being used by the Israel Lobby against Ambassador Charles … Continue reading →

  by James M. Wall Late Saturday night, Israel and its allies, the US and Egypt, made a grand show of calling a “time out” (also known as a “ceasefire”) in Israel’s relentless attacks against Gaza’s civilian population.  The US … Continue reading →

by James M. Wall The Obama family visited a Chicago south side Food Center at the St. Columbanus Catholic Church, where they handed out packets of food.  Huffington Post ran the story on Thanksgiving Eve, complete with a slide show and a … Continue reading →

by James M. Wall Barack Obama was campaigning in Aberdeen, South Dakota on Saturday while the Rules Committee of the Democratic National Committee was deciding what to do about delegates elected in the Florida and Michigan primaries. A reporter from … Continue reading →

by James M. Wall William James Martin’s essay in CounterPunch provides the most encouraging perspective I have seen on the importance of Jimmy Carter’s latest trip to the Middle East.  Martin’s post (May 2) is a stern reminder that presidential elections … Continue reading →

We should have listened to West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd (D) on March 19, 2003. At the start of his prophetic speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Byrd said: Today I weep for my country. I have watched … Continue reading →

 Christian Century Impression  An editorial in the Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz (April 15) sharply criticized Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert for Israel’s “boycott” of Jimmy Carter during the former president’s recent trip to the Middle East. Olmert refused to meet with … Continue reading →

  Just hours before Barack Obama’s dramatic press conference in which he separated himself from his former pastor, Jeremiah A. Wright, the New York Times ran a story which takes a closer look at former President Bill Clinton and finds him … Continue reading →

by James M. Wall This has been a busy weekend for campaigning by the presidential candidates. The next two big primaries will be held Tuesday, May 6, in  North Carolina and Indiana. Obama should win in North Carolina; Indiana is … Continue reading →