Monthly Archives: June 2008

Released Guantanamo Detainee Responsible for Suicide Bombing

[Blast crater at Combat Outpost Inman. Photograph by Bill Roggio, Long War Journal] If you follow the links, the first article from the Long War Journal (by Bill Roggio, March 23, 2008), describes a suicide car bombing in Mosul that … Continue reading

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Leaving the Radical Left: Anti-Zionism, Anti-Semitism, and Jewish Response (Part 2)

[Part Two in a three-part work in progress series. Part One concerned the Soviet Union and Old Left and was posted on June 20, 2008. It is available here. The Third and final part (with bibliography) will be posted soon. … Continue reading

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Saturday Miscellania: “Is Fidel Part of the Zionist Movement?”

The wife and I went to Carnegie Hall last night to see Al Green and Dianne Reeves. It was a fantastic show. Ms. Reeves’ filled the entire hall with her rich voice. And her band were no slouches either. When … Continue reading

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Supreme Court Decision on Gun Rights: Individuals Over Collectivities

A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.–United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, Second Amendment Legal scholars, political scientists, historians, and … Continue reading

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Cuban Independent Libraries Need Your Help

[h/t to Friends of Cuban Libraries] The 2008 annual conference of the American Library Association (ALA) begins this week in Anaheim, California. Three members of the ALA Council, Barbara Silverman, Shixing Wen and Cristina Ramirez, have introduced a resolution condemning … Continue reading

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Support Ariel University Center of Judea and Samaria

[h/t to Engage] In the June 11 online edition of Haaretz: The Council of Higher Education has ruled that it will not recognize the degrees awarded by The Academic College of Judea and Samaria (ACJS), Army Radio reported Wednesday, after … Continue reading

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Gaza Aid and Hamas Cease-Fire

H/t to the Contentious Centrist and Snoopy the Goon for bringing this article by ZioNation‘s Ami Isseroff to my attention. If you are not visiting all three blogs, you should. In the U.S., Radical anti-Zionists (are there any other kind?) … Continue reading

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Zimbabwe Crisis Reveals Contradictions of United Nations System

As the economic and political crisis in Zimbabwe worsens, with Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai seeking refuge in the embassy of the Netherlands and political thugs roaming the streets and murdering MDC activists, the United Nations Security Council … Continue reading

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American Hardcore: A Personal Tale

My last longish music post regarded springtime, the nice weather, the birds and bees, all that wonderful stuff. This entry is about my roots. Bob from Brockley‘s posts on music, in particular the one on “rockism” had me thinking about … Continue reading

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Leaving the Radical Left: Anti-Zionism, Anti-Semitism, and Jewish Response (Part 1)

[This is Part One in a series. A rather rough work in progress but what the heck. The New Left will be discussed in Part Two...] Preface This article is a response to growing anti-Semitism in the left after the … Continue reading

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