We Now Hate Turkey, So the Armenian Genocide DID Happen
Advertisements Spencer Ackerman has an excellent and succinct post on the hypocrisy abounding now that the American Jewish leadership has decided Turkey is an enemy, so they have stopped lobbying against recognition of the Armenian genocide. He’s nicer about it than I am. This has long been something I’ve found truly disgusting,Continue Reading
Helen Thomas Scorned, Caroline Glick Praised
Advertisements Helen Thomas made an extremely offensive, off the cuff remark, and has now announced her retirement. I met Thomas some years ago; she is definitely someone who shoots from the hip, and she has, for quite some time, been in a position where she could do so. She hasContinue Reading
United States of Denial
Advertisements One can never accuse the neo-conservatives of a lack of hubris. Liz Cheney, daughter of Dick and Lynne Cheney, offers a prime example of this in an interview on ABC News. While Cheney was admitting the massive mistake the Bush Administration made in pushing for Palestinian elections in 2006,Continue Reading
Of Heroes, Villains and Shades of Grey
Advertisements People love to have their good guys and bad guys neatly defined. That is a central point in the debate over the narrative of last weekend’s disastrous Israeli raid of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. I’ve seen it particularly in reactions to things I’ve written about the Turkish aid organization,Continue Reading
Flotilla Fallout: An Early Assessment
Advertisements There’s a lot more information out now about the disastrous Israeli attack on the flotilla that was heading to Gaza last weekend. That doesn’t necessarily mean more clarity about what actually happened, but there’s enough to start assessing at least some of the impact. There aren’t a lot ofContinue Reading