Bibi Netanyahu has proven himself masterful at drowning every U.S. effort at brokering Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in minutiae. Then, when he can't manipulate matters any further and has derived maximum benefit for Israel's negotiating position, as he did during John Kerry's shuttle diplomacy, he simply says No and walks away. With the incoming Trump … [Read more...]
Right-Wing Media Assault Against Evergreen College Provokes White Supremacist Mass Murder Threats
Over the past week, white supremacists have launched repeated death threats against Washington's The Evergreen State College in Olympia. At least three sets of threats were sent or phoned to the campus by white supremacists, who said they planned to bring weapons to the school and massacre students and faculty. Evergreen is known as one of the most … [Read more...]
Trump as Kaaba
H/t to Shibley Telhami for this wonderful summary of the idol worship that pervaded Saudi Arabia during Trump's recent foray into the heart of darkness there. Here he's worshipped as the Kaaba, a substitute for Islam's holiest site located in Mecca. This is the ground where millions of Muslims congregate during hajj to attest to their faith. Except in … [Read more...]
Trump Selfie with Israeli MK Features Two Moral Degenerate Birds of a Feather
While Trump's Saudi visit was full of speechifying, pomp and circumstance; including receptions in gilded palaces and dinner feasts, the Israeli leg of his journey appears more like an old Mac Sennett Keystone Kops movie. It's been a minor fiasco from first to last. Even before he arrived Netanyahu's cronies were attempting to compel Trump to include the … [Read more...]