Iraq: What Bush Hath Wrought Mideast Peace Politics & Society Iraq: What Bush Hath Wrought Richard Silverstein May 22, 2006 Abdullah Yaseen mourns his father’s death (photo: Khalid Mohammed/AP) More heartbreak in Iraq yesterday as reported by... Read More Read more about Iraq: What Bush Hath Wrought
Israeli Foreign Minister Livni Suggests Talks with Abbas Whom Prime Minster Olmert Calls “Powerless” and “Helpless” Mideast Peace Israeli Foreign Minister Livni Suggests Talks with Abbas Whom Prime Minster Olmert Calls “Powerless” and “Helpless” Richard Silverstein May 22, 2006 Mahmoud Abbas and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni of Israel met Sunday in Egypt in the highest-level contact... Read More Read more about Israeli Foreign Minister Livni Suggests Talks with Abbas Whom Prime Minster Olmert Calls “Powerless” and “Helpless”
Dixie Chicks: Back in the Saddle Again Folk & World Music Politics & Society Dixie Chicks: Back in the Saddle Again Richard Silverstein May 21, 2006 Three years can be an eternity in pop music. Times and tastes change. Powerbrokers rise and fall.... Read More Read more about Dixie Chicks: Back in the Saddle Again
Gaza: IDF Killing of Innocents Continues Under Guise of Counter-Terrorism Mideast Peace Gaza: IDF Killing of Innocents Continues Under Guise of Counter-Terrorism Richard Silverstein May 21, 2006 (photo: from Reuters video feed) On Saturday, the IDF fired rockets at a truck carrying Muhammad Dahdouh,... Read More Read more about Gaza: IDF Killing of Innocents Continues Under Guise of Counter-Terrorism
A Mother Dies, a Boy is Left Behind Children & Family A Mother Dies, a Boy is Left Behind Richard Silverstein May 20, 2006 This week a young woman died and left a heartbreaking legacy. In the following post, I have... Read More Read more about A Mother Dies, a Boy is Left Behind
Josh Bolten: Bush’s Court Jew Jews & Judaism Politics & Society Josh Bolten: Bush’s Court Jew Richard Silverstein May 19, 2006 The Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Jewish Republicans are schepping such nachas over Josh Bolten’s appointment as White... Read More Read more about Josh Bolten: Bush’s Court Jew
Pat Robertson: Tsunami to Hit Pacific NW Seattle Pat Robertson: Tsunami to Hit Pacific NW Richard Silverstein May 19, 2006 Pat, what we have we done wrong? Aren’t we studying our Bibles intensively enough for you? Is... Read More Read more about Pat Robertson: Tsunami to Hit Pacific NW
Verizon Wireless and NSA: Annals of Corporate Miscommunication Military-Tech-Security Politics & Society Verizon Wireless and NSA: Annals of Corporate Miscommunication Richard Silverstein May 18, 2006 I’ve had an instructive interchange with my now former cell phone provider over the past week. It... Read More Read more about Verizon Wireless and NSA: Annals of Corporate Miscommunication
Gideon Levy: Palestinian Economic Boycott Failed, Diplomatic Isolation Will Fail–Recognize Hamas Mideast Peace Gideon Levy: Palestinian Economic Boycott Failed, Diplomatic Isolation Will Fail–Recognize Hamas Richard Silverstein May 18, 2006 Haaretz columnist, Gideon Levy has a provocative essay in Counterpunch arguing that Israel’s policy of isolating Hamas... Read More Read more about Gideon Levy: Palestinian Economic Boycott Failed, Diplomatic Isolation Will Fail–Recognize Hamas
In Israel, Security Interests Trump Human Rights and Foment Racism Mideast Peace In Israel, Security Interests Trump Human Rights and Foment Racism Richard Silverstein May 18, 2006 The Israeli Supreme Court regrettably confirmed last Sunday that in Israel, security concerns justify all manner of... Read More Read more about In Israel, Security Interests Trump Human Rights and Foment Racism
Amir Peretz Takes Charge at Defense Mideast Peace Amir Peretz Takes Charge at Defense Richard Silverstein May 17, 2006 Amir Peretz is beginning to take charge of the Israeli defense ministry. The leader of the Labor... Read More Read more about Amir Peretz Takes Charge at Defense
Why Did Verizon Need Six Days to Determine Whether It Cooperated With NSA? Military-Tech-Security Politics & Society Why Did Verizon Need Six Days to Determine Whether It Cooperated With NSA? Richard Silverstein May 17, 2006 If, as the NY Times says, Verizon is now denying it cooperated with the NSA program to... Read More Read more about Why Did Verizon Need Six Days to Determine Whether It Cooperated With NSA?