tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/3/2009
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Everyone who has followed the Gaza war should read M.J.'s brave and necessary post, just below this one. I'm less hopeful than he that American news media are focusing on the suffering in Gaza, which requires (and delivers) little more political enlightenment than covering any disaster. Still, ...
michaelyon-online.com - 1/31/2009
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Published: 01 February 2009 I heard Benjamin Netanyahu,
the person who could soon become Israel’s new prime
minister, speak this week at the Jerusalem Conference. The most pressing point that he talked about was that under no circumstances should ...
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How Can the World Be Blind to Israel’s Existential Threats?
pajamasmedia.com - 2/5/2009
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AN INSTAPUNDIT EXCLUSIVE: A report from Michael Yon.
It’s Raining By Michael Yon 05 February 2009 There
had been a light, cold drizzle just before the Muslim taxi driver picked me up in Jerusalem. It should be a 90-minute drive to Sderot, in ...
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AN INSTAPUNDIT EXCLUSIVE: A report from Michael ...
normblog.typepad.com - 2/4/2009
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This is a post about war crimes in
Gaza and the widespread public outrage over them directed
at Israel. Since it is a long post, I begin by providing a brief map of what is to follow. In Part 1...
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One-Eyed in Gaza
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Israel’s Only Way Out I’m less hopeful than M.J. Rosenberg, in his brave and necessary post below, about the American news media’s focus on the suffering in Gaza. Such coverage delivers no more political enlightenment than it does about any other disaster. Still,… [image] [image] The Obama Presidency I’m grateful for the opportunity to discuss my book as part of the TPM Café Book Club. The Limits of Power first appeared in bookstores in August. (The paperback comes out in May 2009). A month later the economy… [image] [image] This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 at 5:34 am and is filed under Main Blog (All ...
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