Goss: master of the obvious (source: CNN) This headline from CNN: CIA Chief Defends Agency Over bin Laden Hunt Goss: 'We know more than we can say' Or less... Later in the story, Goss has this illuminating explanation for why the agency's having so much trouble finding Al Qaeda's leaders: [They] haven't been found "primarily because they … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2005
Peres Expected to Abandon Labor
Posing with FC Barcelona soccer shirt before game against Israeli team: traitor to his Party, traitor to his team? (credit: AP) Shimon Peres has done just about everything he can to telegraph he's leaving the Israeli Labor Party for Ariel Sharon's new Kadima except making the actual announcement. First, there were the hours of meetings with Sharon shortly … [Read more...]
Democrats.com Forum Moderator Espouses Anti-Semitic Canards
I'm a member of Democrats.com and participate in its forum. When I write a post about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that relates to the Democratic Party, I sometimes will post a summary of my post and a link to it at the forum. I should also note that I am a life-long Democrat. After writing a post critiquing the Party's hawkishly pro-Israel stance, … [Read more...]
Democratic Party’s Bankrupt Israeli-Palestinian Policy
Actually, my blog post title is a misnomer. Unlike President Bush, who has a fairly coherent policy regarding the conflict, the Democrats have none. They do have an Israel policy and it goes something like this: support Israel right down the line, never refer to the Palestinians, never criticize any Israeli policy even the most reprehensible, and never … [Read more...]
