This alway seems to be presented as an Israeli outrage of murderous occupation, ignoring the fact that Israel has a partner: the US, its muscular defender, source of its weaponry and only friend in the world. The war crimes are not just Israel's, they're the US-and-Israel's. "US" should precede "Israel" in any list, as without the United States Israel would be incapable of anything like these horrors.
Mr Jeppen's first sentence is utterly and breathtakingly meaningless. The rest of the tirade is blather. No facts, no reference to verifiable data of any kind, just right-wing commonplace pulled from the ether.
I came upon a map of south Asia at the beginning of the 11th century recently in which the borders of Tibet were shown enclosing an area significantly larger than China, which was an oddly-shaped region to the East. The borders of Mongolia, to the north, were nearly as extensive as Tibet's, in this rendering. The annotation indicated that of the three, only China was sufficiently militarized to protect its borders.
A few years ago when I was doing educational videos my company sent me to Israel to direct a 45 minute show about the mix of cultures in Jerusalem. I and my little staff did a great deal of research, and we went there as enthusiastically pro-Israeli as you can imagine. By the time we left two months later I was something close to an anti-Semite. I'd never encountered so many rude, utterly miserable human beings in my life. Too bad; I felt I'd lost a piece of my humanity there.
This alway seems to be presented as an Israeli outrage of murderous occupation, ignoring the fact that Israel has a partner: the US, its muscular defender, source of its weaponry and only friend in the world. The war crimes are not just Israel's, they're the US-and-Israel's. "US" should precede "Israel" in any list, as without the United States Israel would be incapable of anything like these horrors.
Fascinating article. But I have a quick request -- could you correct the first sentence so it's readable?
The notice "You can also subscribe without commenting" is false.
Changing the subject isn't going to have much effect on Dr Cole's readership, Mr Lanan.
Does anyone have any idea what Mr Baran's post means?
Mr Jeppen's first sentence is utterly and breathtakingly meaningless. The rest of the tirade is blather. No facts, no reference to verifiable data of any kind, just right-wing commonplace pulled from the ether.
Who is "they"? And which Georgia?
When he declared his papal name he said "Francesco".
I came upon a map of south Asia at the beginning of the 11th century recently in which the borders of Tibet were shown enclosing an area significantly larger than China, which was an oddly-shaped region to the East. The borders of Mongolia, to the north, were nearly as extensive as Tibet's, in this rendering. The annotation indicated that of the three, only China was sufficiently militarized to protect its borders.
Your time has passed, grumpy old man.
Sorry, it just looks @trashy.
@JTMcPhee -- That's a fascinating and important essay you've put together. Thank you.
Spoken like a true squeaky rat.
Omar Khayyam no.118 -- a stunningly beautiful poem.
Saddam was already incapacitated by the time GWB's shock-and-awe show began.
A few years ago when I was doing educational videos my company sent me to Israel to direct a 45 minute show about the mix of cultures in Jerusalem. I and my little staff did a great deal of research, and we went there as enthusiastically pro-Israeli as you can imagine. By the time we left two months later I was something close to an anti-Semite. I'd never encountered so many rude, utterly miserable human beings in my life. Too bad; I felt I'd lost a piece of my humanity there.
Excellent idea, and simple to implement. You may have just solved a large problem.