soccerdad.baltiblogs.com - 1/14/2009
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In " Israel's goals in Gaza ," Thomas Friedman sees Israel's war against Hamas as a teaching action. No, really. I have only one question about Israel's military operation in Gaza: What is the goal? Is it the education of Hamas or the eradication of Hamas? I hope that it's the education of ...
nytimes.com - 1/14/2009
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nytimes.com —
I have only one question about Israel’s military
operation in Gaza: What is the goal? Is it
the education of Hamas or the eradication of Hamas? I hope that it’s the education of Hamas. Let me explain why. I was one of the few people who argued back in ...
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Op-Ed Columnist - Israel’s Goals in Gaza?
brusselsjournal.com - 1/18/2009
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brusselsjournal.com —
A second front to the conflict in the
Gaza Strip has opened up in Europe, where a
wave of reprisal attacks against Jewish targets is stoking fears of a wider resurgence of anti-Semitism on the continent. Far from simply being a spate of isolated ...
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Anti-Semitism Sweeps Europe in Wake of Gaza Operation
alternet.org - 1/18/2009
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alternet.org —
Last week, soon after the Red Cross and
other humanitarian groups condemned Israel for blocking deliveries of
vital aid for wounded civilians in Gaza, and with the Palestinian death toll at 700, the U.S. House and Senate passed resolutions that not ...
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Why Did Congress Shamelessly Pander to Israel? |
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Teaching Thomas
Yourish.com —
... by his ignorance of international law. Israel is doing all it can to minimize civilian casualties while Hamas is operating from civilian areas, making it culpable for the collateral damage. Israel, of course, is targeting terrorist targets attempting to degrade the threat that Hamas posed. Trusting Friedman to interpret Israeli actions was foolish for Greenwald, though it served his immoral purposes to attack Israel’s actions.
Crossposted on Soccer Dad.
Withdrawal is no cure-all
Yourish.com —
... some numbers that would make him reconsider. (Friedman actually would never reconsider, being resistant to learning from past mistakes.) ...
Eye on the Watcher’s Council
The Glittering Eye —
... out that an inability to make distinctions among categories of evil is an inability to distinguish between good and evil.
Bookworm Room, “The Inspirational President”
I think that I may be able to help Bookworm out on this one. It’s been my experience that left-leaning folks tend to value symbolic action more than right-leaning folks do. I don’t know why that might be but it’s certainly been my experience.
Soccer Dad, “Teaching Thomas”
Soccer Dad fisks a column of Tom Friedman’s. Just as ...
Watcher's Cuncil Winners
Rhymes With Right —
... Fifth place with 2/3 point - (T * ) - Soccer Dad - Teaching Thomas Non-Council Submissions First place with 2 1/3 points! - Robert Avrech/Big Hollywood - ...
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