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The Volokh Conspiracy —
for Glenn Greenwald to tell us what would be a "proportionate" Israeli response to the launching of hundreds of missiles at its civilian population from Hamas-controlled Gaza, as opposed to what ...
The Power Of The Squeaky Wheel
TalkLeft —
Writing about the dissonance between American policy regarding Israel and the views of Americans, Glenn Greenwald writes: By itself, the degree of full-fledged, absolute agreement -- down to the syllable -- among America's political leaders is striking, even when one acknowledges the constant convergence between the leadership of both parties. But it becomes even more striking in light of the bizarre fact that the consensus view -- that America must unquestioningly stand on Israel's side and support it, not just in this conflict but in all of Israel's ...
Axelrod’s Refusal To Endorse Israel’s Actions
Firedoglake —
... As Glenn Greenwald notes, 71% of Americans don't think the US should take sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Despite this fact, the statements of Republican and Democratic leaders alike are in lockstep with George Bush. Reid, Pelosi, Hoyer and Berman all unilaterally support Israel's actions -- their releases could have been written by Bill Kristol. ...
Diplomacy and Terrorism
Chicago Boyz —
David Bernstein quotes Glenn Greenwald as saying:
Terrorism ends when the causes of it are addressed, typically via diplomatic means.
Greenwald has a point. After all we all remember how succesfully we used diplomacy to bring an end to causes of terrorism back in….
…well, I mean sometime we must have…
…nope, on second thought, diplomacy has never brought an end to terrorism.
Greenwald tires to sell the myth that terrorist represents the desperate acts of desperate people. ...
Israelis, Gazans, and the American political elite
Preemptive Karma —
... December 30, 2008 Israelis, Gazans, and the American political elite Glen Greewald points to a poll taken a few months ago showing that ...
Mister Greenwald's Neighborhood
Doug Ross @ Journal —
A response to Glenn Greenwald's egregious support of Hamas . [image] There's a set of gangbangers who hang out near Glenn Greenwald's mobile home in the local trailer park. [image] They don't like the looks of Greenwald, what with his hair mousse, his starched oxford shirt and his BlackBerry. So a few years ago, just after he moved in, the gangbangers began "popping off some caps" in his general direction. Not well-aimed, mind you, and usually just .22 caliber "Saturday Night Specials" like Lorcins . They're primitive, inaccurate weapons and have ...
The Siege Of Gaza: Blog Reax
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... blow to Hamas, and it will require ground combat, more air strikes, and the maintenance of the IDF’s violence of action. There is indeed a cycle between Israel and its enemies, but the problem is not the cycle of violence. The problem is that every time the IDF is poised to strike a decisive blow against the enemy, the David Grossmans of the world emerge to plead for restraint exactly at the moment when restraint is the last thing that should be considered. Greenwald:
Anyone minimally objective and well-intentioned ...
New Year Topic Free For All
Taylor Marsh —
... . Dundee19 posts an article on Washington and Israel from Glenn Greenwald, though that’s long before the Holocaust and the state of Israel hit history. History doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Quite a back and forth ensued over ...
GLENN GREENWALD IS PATHOLOGICAL LIAR
Right Wing Nut House —
... —the first to survey American public opinion specifically regarding the Israeli attack on Gaza—strongly bolsters the severe disconnect I documented the other day between (a) American public opinion on U.S. policy towards Israel and (b) the consensus views expressed by America’s political leadership. Not only does Rasmussen find that Americans generally “are closely divided over whether the Jewish state should be taking military action against militants in the Gaza Strip” (44-41%, with 15% undecided), but Democratic voters overwhelmingly oppose the Israeli offensive—by a ...
A Few Thoughts on Gaza
democracyarsenal.org —
... The striking unanimity of support for Israel from America politicians has been noted by several commentators, including – in typically restrained fashion – Glenn Greenwald. He has a good point. One is not hearing much in the way of criticism of Israeli actions in Washington; perhaps that is because, in some measure, Israel’s are justified. Or more likely it is because Jews vote and give money to congressional and presidential campaigns in far greater numbers than Arabs do (oh and because evangelicals tend to also be even stronger supporters of Israel). ...
What Do American Jews Think About Gaza?
democracyarsenal.org —
... about the overwhelming and pretty much unanimous response from America's leaders in support of Israel's operations in Gaza. ...
THE PSEUDO-REALISM OF PEACENIKS STEPHEN WALT AND JOHN MEARSHEIMER
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS —
... and forceful comments on the gap between American public opinion on the conflict in Gaza and the public stance taken by our politicians. ...
