RSS- The Huron Carol – reposted 2024
- “The story of ‘Carol of the Bells,’ a Christmas classic born in Ukraine”
- “Joe at Christmas” by Basilisk
- An ‘Alid Christmas in Amman
- A Season for Memories
- Bill Harris, The Bulge and Christmas 1944
- The assassination of Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov
- “China is pushing Russia out of Kazakhstan’s uranium sector — Russia is gradually losing its influence in Central Asia.”
- When did Russia decide to cut Assad loose?
- Syrian rebels reveal year-long plot that brought down Assad regime
Monthly Archives: January 2009
The Iraq Provincial Election
"Polls opened shortly after dawn after a step-by-step security clampdown across the country, including traffic bans in central Baghdad and other major cities and closure of border crossings and airports. Voting ended 11 hours later with no reports of major … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
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“Is The Two State Solution Dead?”
http://security.nationaljournal.com/2009/01/after-gaza-is-two-state-solution-dead.php pl
Posted in Uncategorized
27 Comments
Obama’s Vietnam Plus? – FB Ali
We are fortunate to have received this short essay by Brigadier FB Ali on the subject of the kind of strategy that the US should adopt in Afghanistan. I particularly share the author's conviction that the insurrection in Afhganistan is … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
32 Comments
Gaza Atrocities
With regret I note the following story sent me by McClatchy News. pl http://www.mcclatchydc.com/226/story/60853.html
Posted in Current Affairs
23 Comments
Let’s take a good look at Iran
"CIA Director-designate Leon Panetta should consider a bipartisan review of intelligence collection concerning Tehran. Since the Obama administration is reviewing policy options toward the Islamic republic, it would seem sensible to know what Langley's actions have produced. Policy built on … Continue reading
Posted in Policy
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Dennis Ross and the “Jewish People Policy Planning Institute”
"A think tank founded recently by The Jewish Agency. The Jewish People Policy Planning Institute was established in 2002 by the Jewish Agency for Israel to be an independent professional policy planning think tank entrusted with the mission of promoting … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs
58 Comments
Free the Uighurs
"Dear Pat Today counsel to the Uighur prisoners at Guantanamo Bay made the attached request of the Obama administration that it launch the President's program to close Guantanamo by immediate release of our clients, who have been cleared … Continue reading
Posted in government
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A desert called “peace”
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1184614595/bctid8702580001 I think the graffiti on the walls of ruined houses in jihar al-dik is particularly interesting. pl
Posted in Current Affairs
42 Comments
“The Lies of War” Henry Siegman
Henry Siegman is a friend. His family fled from Europe to America. He is a rabbi. He was a chaplain in the US Army during and in the Korean War. He was a "freedom rider" in Mississippi in the 1960s. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs
23 Comments