Monthly Archives: June 2008

“Jesse Jackson: Clinton ‘power’ for ticket”

Posted on June 7, 2008 by Michael Chevalier

"The Rev. Jesse Jackson said today that Sen. Hillary Clinton has made "a powerful case” for her candidacy for vice president. Sen. Barack Obama should take his time choosing a running mate, Jackson said in an interview with the Associated … Continue reading →

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“Not with a bang…”

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Michael Chevalier

"Then-Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Doug Feith sent two Pentagon employees to the Rome meetings with Manucher Ghorbanifar, an Iranian dissident already dismissed by the CIA as untrustworthy, and several Iranians who were former and current members of the … Continue reading →

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Obama as Mitzvah

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Michael Chevalier

"Now, here’s a change we can believe in. A mere 12 hours after claiming the Democratic presidential nomination, Barack Obama appeared before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee yesterday — and changed himself into an Israel hard-liner. He promised $30 … Continue reading →

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A visit to the Levant – Kieran Wanduragala

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Michael Chevalier

Kieran sent me this letter account of his travels in the Levant some days ago and has today allowed me to post it.  pl ——————————————————————— "Recently I had the opportunity to travel as part of a student-organized delegation of 30 … Continue reading →

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Syria Should Stop Playing Games

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Michael Chevalier

""The negotiations in their preliminary stage will be conducted indirectly and do not need a sponsor. But in later stages they would require international sponsorship especially from the United States, a superpower that has special ties with Israel," Al Ittihad … Continue reading →

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“Colonialism or Counterinsurgency”

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Michael Chevalier

Download afghanistan_colonialism_or_counterinsurgency.doc "These converts to the new US doctrine of "modern counterinsurgency" are reading Victorian era guidebooks, consulting "battlefield anthropologists" (aka Human Terrain Specialists !), and striving to achieve the "developmental asymptote". What they seem to ignore is that the … Continue reading →

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George Bush and NPD

Posted on June 1, 2008 by Michael Chevalier

"DSM Criteria A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following. has a … Continue reading →

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