Did Mary McCarthy Leak the CIA Secret Prison Story? Politics & Society Did Mary McCarthy Leak the CIA Secret Prison Story? Richard Silverstein April 26, 2006 Did she or didn’t she? That is the question. Her lawyer says she didn’t. Emphatically. The CIA... Read More Read more about Did Mary McCarthy Leak the CIA Secret Prison Story?
Emmylou Harris and Mark Knopfler’s New ‘All the Roadrunning’ Folk & World Music Emmylou Harris and Mark Knopfler’s New ‘All the Roadrunning’ Richard Silverstein April 25, 2006 Emmylou Harris at Merlefest 2003 (photo: Emmylou.net Call me a big fan of Emmylou Harris. Let’s not... Read More Read more about Emmylou Harris and Mark Knopfler’s New ‘All the Roadrunning’
Peretz to Become Defense Minister Mideast Peace Peretz to Become Defense Minister Richard Silverstein April 25, 2006 Ariga.com reports that Amir Peretz, the Labor Party leader, has given up his fight to become Finance... Read More Read more about Peretz to Become Defense Minister
Osama Supports Hamas–With Friends Like This… Politics & Society Osama Supports Hamas–With Friends Like This… Richard Silverstein April 24, 2006 Just what Hamas needs–a friend like Osama bin Laden. As if they, and the Palestinians don’t have... Read More Read more about Osama Supports Hamas–With Friends Like This…
Yom HaShoah 2006 Jews & Judaism Yom HaShoah 2006 Richard Silverstein April 24, 2006 Tomorrow, April 25th is Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day: T’hay zichronum l’vracha (“may their memories be for... Read More Read more about Yom HaShoah 2006
The Nation’s ‘The Israel Divestment Debate’ Mideast Peace The Nation’s ‘The Israel Divestment Debate’ Richard Silverstein April 23, 2006 Lately, I have not found much in the progressive media about the Israel divestment debate being waged... Read More Read more about The Nation’s ‘The Israel Divestment Debate’
Mary McCarthy: CIA Whistleblower and Hero Politics & Society Mary McCarthy: CIA Whistleblower and Hero Richard Silverstein April 22, 2006 (cartoon: Stuart Carlson/Milwaukee Sentinel) Mary McCarthy was fired today by the CIA for allegedly being Dana Priest’s... Read More Read more about Mary McCarthy: CIA Whistleblower and Hero
Barghouti-Pollard Prisoner Swap? Say What?? Mideast Peace Politics & Society Barghouti-Pollard Prisoner Swap? Say What?? Richard Silverstein April 20, 2006 Marwan Barghouti in Israeli chains, unbeaten and unbowed (credit: AP/Eitan Hess-Ashkenazi) The Forward details yet another harebrained... Read More Read more about Barghouti-Pollard Prisoner Swap? Say What??
Olmert Seeks Bush Approval of West Bank Withdrawal and Setting Borders Mideast Peace Olmert Seeks Bush Approval of West Bank Withdrawal and Setting Borders Richard Silverstein April 20, 2006 Gershon Gorenberg notes in The Forward that Ehud Olmert has decided to speed up his timetable for... Read More Read more about Olmert Seeks Bush Approval of West Bank Withdrawal and Setting Borders
Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg is Dead Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg is Dead Richard Silverstein April 18, 2006 Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg (photo: Central Scholarship Bureau) Arthur Hertzberg was probably the greatest scholar of Zionism in... Read More Read more about Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg is Dead
Islamic Jihad Strikes Israel With Suicide Bombing, But It’s All Iran’s Fault Mideast Peace Islamic Jihad Strikes Israel With Suicide Bombing, But It’s All Iran’s Fault Richard Silverstein April 18, 2006 ;”>Site of Islamic Jihad suicide attack (photo: Oded Karni/AP) So the eternal cycle of Mideast hatred and... Read More Read more about Islamic Jihad Strikes Israel With Suicide Bombing, But It’s All Iran’s Fault
Justice Department: Ramadan’s a ‘Security Threat’ But We Won’t Tell You Why Mideast Peace Politics & Society Justice Department: Ramadan’s a ‘Security Threat’ But We Won’t Tell You Why Richard Silverstein April 15, 2006 Tariq Ramadan (photo: Laurent Gillieron/European Pressphoto Agency) Tariq Ramadan’s endless, Kafkaesque danse macabre with the Justice Department... Read More Read more about Justice Department: Ramadan’s a ‘Security Threat’ But We Won’t Tell You Why