NOTE: Middle East Eye has published my latest piece on the shambles that is the upcoming Israeli elections. If you want to handicap the winners or want an in depth analysis of the current political-electoral crisis, give it a read and tell your friends. Last week, PressTV news anchor, Marizeh Hashemi flew from Iran to visit her U.S. family in St Louis. … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Shin Bet Secretly Arrest, Imprison Turkish Citizen at Airport
Let's break another Israeli gag order, shall we? A Turkish news agency reports that Israel's Shin Bet arrested a Turkish citizen, Ebru Ozkan, age 27, at Ben Gurion, as she was about to board a flight home. As with all national security prisoners, she's been denied the right to see her attorney and is undergoing interrogation that could very well include … [Read more...]
Censored: IDF Senior Officer Refused Promotion After Failed Security Check
חשיפה: הטייס שקידומו בוטל בשל סיווג בטחוני הוא סא"ל עודד אורון, שאחיו היה הממונה על נשק גרעיני בחיל האוויר Israeli media have reported that two senior officers were refused promotions to major new posts after problems developed in their security checks by the Shin Bet. In one case, an officer failed a polygraph test by denying he'd used drugs. In … [Read more...]
Have You No Shame, Mr. Trump?
A great American once had the courage to face down Sen. Joe McCarthy in a Senate hearing in an immortal exchange, of which this is an excerpt: You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency? ... If it were in my power to forgive you for your reckless cruelty, I would do so. I like to think I'm a … [Read more...]
