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Steve Russell : Ranting on Obama and Ike
Put on the spot by Obama: Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu, at weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem Sunday, June 7, 2009. Photo by Jim Hollander / AP.A rant in recognition of June 6 Yes, it will be difficult. No, he may … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Middle East, Obama Foreign Policy, World War II
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : The President’s Speech Set the Right Tone
President Barack Obama walks in front of the Sphinx in Giza yesterday. He toured the pyramics after delivering his groundbreaking speech in Cairo. Photo from Gulf Times. The Cairo speech needs to be given again in Los Angeles, Detroit, the … Continue reading →
Obama’s Middle East Policy: Dependent on the All-Important Follow-Through
A souvenir shop owner displays a metal plaque for sale to tourists in Cairo, Egypt, on May 28, ahead of President Obama’s June 4 speech. Photo: AP Photo/Ben Curtis.Obama, Muslim-world rock starBy Juan Cole / June 3, 2009 They like … Continue reading →
Medea Benjamin Calls on Obama to Visit Gaza
Smoke billowed from Israeli artillery shells exploding over northern Gaza in December 2008. Photo: Menahem Kahana/Agence France-Presse Getty Images.During His Trip to Egypt, Obama Should Visit GazaBy Medea Benjamin / May 29, 2009 Obama will give a major policy talk … Continue reading →
New Abu Ghraib Photos Said to Depict Graphic Rape Scenes
Previously released photo from Abu Ghraib prison. The new photos, many reportedly depicting sexual abuse, are said to be much worse. Photo from Telegraph, U.K.Photographs which Barack Obama is attempting to censor include images of apparent rape and sexual abuse, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Abu Ghraib, Barack Obama, Iraq, Prisoner Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Torture
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Barack Obama : So Soon the Assassin
Obama’s choice: Gen. Stanley MacChrystal, America’s new army chief in Afghanistan. His expertise is in assassination and “decapitation.” Photo by Getty Images.How Long Does It Take? As far back as President Woodrow Wilson in the early twentieth century, American liberalism … Continue reading →
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Tagged American History, Barack Obama, Imperialism, Liberalism, U.S. Foreign Policy
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David P. Hamilton : Obama, the Mixed Bag
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems like he’s trying to get a fix on President Obama as he speaks to reporters at the White House, Monday, May 18, 2009. Photo by Chester Dharapak / AP. It is logical that as … Continue reading →
Howard Zinn : Obama Must Find the Courage to Fight the Old Ways
Obama the Politician must find the courage to act on a true vision — of a nation ‘that uses its resources, its wealth, and its power to help people, not to hurt them…’ Image from Cinie’s World. Finally, someone — … Continue reading →
Handshake May Signal Better Relations
Barack Obama exchanges a friendly handshake with Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez. Photo: AP.Barack Obama shakes hands with Hugo ChavezBy Philip Sherwell / April 18, 2009 US President Barack Obama has shaken hands with Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez, a bitter foe … Continue reading →
Blowing It in Afghanistan, Just the Same As in Iraq
Top Ten Ways the US is Turning Afghanistan into IraqBy Juan Cole / April 3, 2009 1. Exaggerating the threat. An Afghan army foot patrol was attacked by guerrillas in Helmand Province on Wednesday, according to AP. US and Afghan … Continue reading →
Hirschhorn Suggests Some Obama Integrity Checks
Four Integrity Tests for President ObamaBy Joel S. Hirschhorn / March 8, 2009 A great smile does not make a truth teller. A talker of change does not define a reformer. Make no mistake, for the good of the nation … Continue reading →
James Howard Kunstler : Downscaling our Lifestyle
Miniature City by Theo Elsworth / Art Capacity.‘Consumerism’ Is Dead — Can Obama Lead Us to a Downscaled Lifestyle? In the folder marked ‘unsustainable’ you can file most of the artifacts, usufructs, habits, and expectations of recent American life: suburban … Continue reading →
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