The House race in Washington's 8th District (Seattle's eastern suburbs) has been seesawing back and forth for months. It's enough to turn you into a confirmed nail-biter if you weren't one already. But the latest Majority Watch poll (completed October 26th) shows Burner leading Reichert by 2% with a 3% margin of error. That's enough to qualify the race as … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2006
Israel Reported to Have Used Uranium Bomb in Lebanon
To the ever-expanding list of ghoulish weaponry Israel used in the Lebanon war, we have to add yet another: a uranium bomb. Robert Fisk reports that in two Lebanese sites bombed by Israel, researchers have discovered traces of a type of uranium used in bunker busting bombs: ...Scientific evidence gathered from at least two bomb craters in Khiam and … [Read more...]
Lieberman to Power: Shameful Day in History of Israeli Politics
Today is a day I had hoped wouldn't arrive. Avigdor Lieberman and his Yisrael Beitenu party have not only entered the ruling coalition, Lieberman has become deputy prime minister and been charged with coordinating Israel's response to the Iranian threat. As I've written here before, it would be as if Pat Buchanan or David Duke started their own political … [Read more...]
Israel: Hasbarah Out, ‘Rebranding’ In
If it wasn't so ridiculous, it would be funny. Israel, long known for its ceaseless efforts to inform the world of its good intentions through its propaganda apparatus known as hasbarah, has supposedly abandoned the effort. Or at least, it's attempting to reframe the message, to use numbing political jargon all the rage here. So hasbara is out and … [Read more...]