Bookworm at Bookworm Room on Mar 12 2009 | Filed under: Media Watch
This morning, Mr. Bookworm asked me “Who is Charles Freeman?” Because he reads only the Times, he’d never heard of him before today. I gave a brief summary of Freeman’s views re China, the Middle East and 9/11, as well as the fact that he lives in Saudi and Chinese pockets financially. Mr. Bookworm listened [...]
Joshua Pundit on Mar 05 2009 | Filed under: Webloggin News
UN tool-in-chief Ban Ki-Moon is at it again , calling for an Israeli ’settlement freeze’ :
I have stated that the United Nations will work with a united Palestinian government that brings Gaza and the West Bank under the authority of President Abbas. I urge all Palestinian parties, and all regional and international players, to support [...]
Soccer Dad on Mar 05 2009 | Filed under: Webloggin News
In order to show that it is even-handed in its approach to the Middle East, the United States must show that Israel is in violation of its commitments as the Palestinians. The Washington Post reports that yesterday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton dutifully played her role.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton criticized the Israeli government [...]
Joshua Pundit on Nov 16 2008 | Filed under: Barack Obama, Feature Article, Israel
According to the London Times Online, Barack Obama already has a clear plan for Israel - the Saudi Peace plan:
Barack Obama is to pursue an ambitious peace plan in the Middle East involving the recognition of Israel by the Arab world in exchange for its withdrawal to pre-1967 borders, according to sources close to America’s [...]
Joshua Pundit on Oct 15 2008 | Filed under: Election 2008, Feature Article, Israel, Media Watch
Nice of him to clue us in on what the New Order will be like….
Jesse Jackson held court today at the first World Policy Forum in Evian, France, and as renowned writer Amir Taheir reveals, Jackson was pretty open about letting everyone know they could expect ‘fundamental change’ in Washington once Obama’s elected.
Especially when it [...]
Joshua Pundit on Oct 14 2008 | Filed under: Election 2008, Feature Article, Israel, Media Watch
Some of you may remember the Stockholm Syndrome. It’s a psychological response whereby the hostage shows signs of loyalty and attachment to the hostage-taker, regardless of the abusive conditions they’ve been subjected to or the risk to their own survival.
This election cycle has given us a classic example. No matter what else happens, you can [...]
Bookworm at Bookworm Room on Aug 14 2008 | Filed under: Election 2008, Iran, Israel
Joe Lieberman has been persona non grata for pal-ing around with the Republicans, but the media was incredibly excited to discover that a few “leading” Republicans have moved over to the Obama side — as if nobody has ever heard of RINOs in the first place. Aside from the fact that these RINOs are leaders [...]
Bookworm at Bookworm Room on Jul 30 2008 | Filed under: Feature Article
At long last, not a moment too soon, and probably way too late, horrible Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is stepping down:
Israel’s Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced on Wednesday he would step down in September after a party leadership vote, announcing the end of a premiership dogged by graft investigations.
“After the election of my successor [...]
Bookworm at Bookworm Room on Jul 22 2008 | Filed under: Election 2008, Iran, Israel, The War on Terror
Obama’s getting the press, but McCain’s saying the important stuff, at least to those who believe that Israel, as the sole liberal democracy in the Middle East, deserves our support:
American presidential candidate John McCain told Israel’s Channel 2 News station that stiffer sanctions might stop Iran’s threats against Israel. In the interview broadcast Monday, the [...]
Bookworm at Bookworm Room on Jul 17 2008 | Filed under: Israel, Media Watch
I’ve been moving around the internet a bit looking at stories about the way in which Israel turned a brutal, mass murderer over in exchange for two bodies. What’s fascinating is that the stories keep calling it a “prisoner swap,” as if there’s parity in the exchange. Prisoner swap, after all, implies that Israel gave [...]
