“Paradise Now” Wins Golden Globe, Can Oscar Be Far Behind? Mideast Peace “Paradise Now” Wins Golden Globe, Can Oscar Be Far Behind? Richard Silverstein February 16, 2006 Paradise Now, a most remarkable and controversial film has won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film,... Read More Read more about “Paradise Now” Wins Golden Globe, Can Oscar Be Far Behind?
Jewish and Israeli Blog Awards Winner: Little Green Footballs (What a Surprise!) Mideast Peace Military-Tech-Security Politics & Society Jewish and Israeli Blog Awards Winner: Little Green Footballs (What a Surprise!) Richard Silverstein February 16, 2006 The Jerusalem Post and Aussie Dave have announced the winner’s of the right-wing Jewish blogfest, the JIB... Read More Read more about Jewish and Israeli Blog Awards Winner: Little Green Footballs (What a Surprise!)
Congress Takes Internet Companies to Woodshed Over China Censorship Military-Tech-Security Politics & Society Congress Takes Internet Companies to Woodshed Over China Censorship Richard Silverstein February 15, 2006 Kudos to Congressmember Christopher Smith for chairing today’s hearing at which he summoned Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and... Read More Read more about Congress Takes Internet Companies to Woodshed Over China Censorship
Cheney: “I’m the Guy Who Pulled the Trigger” Politics & Society Cheney: “I’m the Guy Who Pulled the Trigger” Richard Silverstein February 15, 2006 He’s finally done it. The Sphinx has arisen from his slumber to address the multitude clamoring for... Read More Read more about Cheney: “I’m the Guy Who Pulled the Trigger”
Cheney Shooting Victim Suffers Heart Attack Politics & Society Cheney Shooting Victim Suffers Heart Attack Richard Silverstein February 15, 2006 Harry Whittington, the 78 year-old Texas attorney and real estate magnate who Dick Cheney shot last Saturday... Read More Read more about Cheney Shooting Victim Suffers Heart Attack
Cheney Shooting and Fateful 24-Hour Delay Politics & Society Cheney Shooting and Fateful 24-Hour Delay Richard Silverstein February 14, 2006 I’m glad to hear that according to the NY Times the press is in an uproar over... Read More Read more about Cheney Shooting and Fateful 24-Hour Delay
Israel and U.S. Up to Old Meddlesome Tricks Regarding Palestinian Politics Mideast Peace Israel and U.S. Up to Old Meddlesome Tricks Regarding Palestinian Politics Richard Silverstein February 14, 2006 Israel has a long and honored tradition of gross meddling in Palestinian politics in order to get... Read More Read more about Israel and U.S. Up to Old Meddlesome Tricks Regarding Palestinian Politics
Cheney Aims at Quail But Takes Out Hunting Companion Humor Politics & Society Cheney Aims at Quail But Takes Out Hunting Companion Richard Silverstein February 13, 2006 Cheney’s got his gun (photo: Informationblast.com) This has got to be a first: has any sitting vice-president... Read More Read more about Cheney Aims at Quail But Takes Out Hunting Companion
NY Times Publishes First Bush-Abramoff White House Picture Politics & Society NY Times Publishes First Bush-Abramoff White House Picture Richard Silverstein February 12, 2006 President Bush shakes hands with Abramoff client, Raul Garza (photo: White House) Lowell Bergman has worked his... Read More Read more about NY Times Publishes First Bush-Abramoff White House Picture
Maryland Republican Likens Stem Cell Research to Nazi Science Jews & Judaism Politics & Society Maryland Republican Likens Stem Cell Research to Nazi Science Richard Silverstein February 11, 2006 Oh those Republicans. Ya just gotta love ’em. They can’t seem to get enough of the Holocaust... Read More Read more about Maryland Republican Likens Stem Cell Research to Nazi Science
Muslim Hate Alive and Well on Los Angeles Radio Mideast Peace Politics & Society Muslim Hate Alive and Well on Los Angeles Radio Richard Silverstein February 10, 2006 Lest anyone think that the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten has the market cornered on tasteless anti-Muslim provocation, we... Read More Read more about Muslim Hate Alive and Well on Los Angeles Radio
Clintons Eulogize Coretta Scott King Humor Politics & Society Clintons Eulogize Coretta Scott King Richard Silverstein February 8, 2006 George Bush: “How much longer do I have to listen to this angry bitch?!” (photo: Ozier Muhammad/NYT) Read More Read more about Clintons Eulogize Coretta Scott King