AltWeeklies Wire
Middle East Pieces: Obama Gets Schoolednew
Barack Obama had worse failures to address in his State of the Union message, but a few days earlier he owned up to the most foolish miscalculation that his administration had made in its first year. He confessed that he had not understood the obstacles to an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement.
San Antonio Current |
Gwynne Dyer |
02-03-2010 |
Commentary
Why Jerusalem Mattersnew
It is not a stretch to say that much, perhaps most, of the vague distemper that arose and exploded around health care this summer can be traced pretty directly to the failure to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Arkansas Times |
Ernest Dumas |
09-24-2009 |
Commentary
Did Obama’s Cairo Speech Throw Israel Under the Bus?new
After President Obama's Cairo speech, one of the more bizarre memes to emerge from the Magical Dungeon of Nonsensical Anti-Obama Talking Points was the notion that Obama's words were somehow harshly critical of Israel.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-18-2009 |
Commentary
Minnesota's Legislators Didn't Get Obama's Mideast Memonew
The state's push for divestment from Iran came on the heels of President Obama's call for diplomacy. Just last week, Obama reiterated that Iran has some right to nuclear energy, provided it can prove it's for peaceful purposes.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
06-10-2009 |
Politics
Why Is Israel Bombing Gaza?new
Israel is attacking Gaza because Gaza was attacking Israel because Israel was attacking Gaza. Ctrl-A. Ctrl-C. Ctrl-V. Repeat. Instead of talking about which side is at fault, let's focus for a minute on all the innocent people who are suffering.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
01-09-2009 |
Commentary
Bush's Loser Lap Around the Middle Eastnew
After the debacle of President Bush's Middle East junket, just as a matter of national security the country should consider barring reviled lame-duck leaders from taking loser laps to regions of the world they have degraded.
Arkansas Times |
Ernest Dumas |
05-22-2008 |
Commentary
Noam Chomsky on What Matters
Before an appearance in Santa Fe with Tariq Ali, Chomsky speaks about the U.S. response to the tsunami, the state of the country and healthcare costs that "could well bankrupt the economy."
Santa Fe Reporter |
Julia Goldberg |
01-19-2005 |
Politics
