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Israel Sandbags Biden
Shows what they think of us!Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, March 11, 2010
NYT Editorial & Op-Ed (2)
"The Justice Department is right to block a deal between voting machine businesses on antitrust grounds, but must do more to protect the vote" (Editorial); "Judging by the number of applicants for the 2010 Win-a-Trip contest (we have a winner!), perhaps we need an international version of Teach for America" (Kristof)Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, March 11, 2010
NYT (5): International Affairs
House rejects Kucinich plan for early withdrawal from Afghanistan; Iraqi election results may be challenged; As new Chilean president is sworn in, a 7.2 aftershock hits; and new scientific "Council" will review work of IPCC.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, March 11, 2010
NYT Letters & Op-Eds (5+)
MY LETTER leads off those in response to religious climate skeptics; "A 1970s fix for filibusters has helped cause today’s Congressional gridlock" (Guest Op-Ed); "The elections were a good step forward, but now Iraq must prove that it wants a more democratic future" (Friedman); "After no journey to Mecca, learning about Islam from a seat in Washington" (Dowd); "Americans waste an enormous amount of money on an inaccurate test for prostate cancer" (Guest Op-Ed)Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, March 10, 2010
NYT (3): International Affairs
In Israel, Biden condemns new settlements; India moves toward landmark pro-women election law; and Japan-U.S. "secret treaties" no longer secret.Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Amy Goodman: Rachel Corrie’s (Posthumous) Day in Court
Goodman ...The day after Rachel was killed, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon promised President George W. Bush a "thorough, credible and transparent investigation." Yet according to a Human Rights Watch report from 2005, Israel's "investigations into Corrie's killing ... fell far short of the transparency, impartiality, and thoroughness required by international law." The civil trial, Craig Corrie says, is not about the monetary damages, but discovering information, and "like [South African Archbishop] Desmond Tutu talks about, of mending the tear in society.".. read more
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Iraq: Now what happens?
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Wednesday, March 10, 2010Bolivia, A Beacon of Hope
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, March 9, 2010AlterNet: All the Things You Didn’t Know About Pakistan
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, March 9, 2010NYT Op-Eds (4)
"Democrats, who seem to be on a relentless quest to pass a health care bill, don’t seem to grasp the issue truly important to Americans: jobs" (Herbert); "The Democrats’ passion for expanding health coverage has swamped their less visceral commitment to reducing debt. The result is a bill that is fundamentally imbalanced" (Brooks); "In Baghdad, politics are much more confused than they were in the 2005 election. And that’s good news" (Guest Op-Ed); "One of the oldest free mediums, TV has something to teach us about free information. That is: It can be expensive" (Guest Op-Ed) [See my comment]Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, March 9, 2010
NYT (2): International Affairs
Despite attempts to derail it, Iraqi election seems to have gone well; and Myanmar election law is done - but is it fair?Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, March 9, 2010
US needs to let go in Iraq
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Tuesday, March 9, 2010Wall Street Journal: “Son of Hamas” Speaks
Mosab Hassan Yousef talks about founding Hamas, and where it led him.Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, March 8, 2010
NYT Editorial & Op-Eds (6)
"Attacking lawyers who take on controversial causes makes it harder for unpopular people to get representation — and weakens all Americans’ constitutional rights" (Editorial); "The financial crisis in Ireland offers clues about our own, and about how to prevent another one" (Krugman); "As the varieties of religious experience in America multiply, will true faith suffer?" (Douthat); "There’s no case for giving a cost-of-living adjustment to Social Security recipients on either equity or stimulus grounds" (Guest Op-Ed); "Congress should scrap a plan to grant biologic drugs 12 years of protection from generic competitors" (Guest Op-Ed); "President Obama should focus high-speed rail investment on Acela" (Guest Op-Ed)Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, March 8, 2010
NYT (2): International Affairs
Iraqis defy terrorists in strong turnout; and Myanmar junta sells state assets to raise money for election campaigns.Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, March 8, 2010
Give Haiti control over its recovery
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Monday, March 8, 2010A lonely world: Where are Obama’s foreign confidants?
Posted by Bill Swiggard, Monday, March 8, 2010Kucinich Forces Congress to Debate Afghanistan - ICH
Bravo! the main line establishment and media call Kucinich a kook. We need more kooks like that. mbPosted by Michael Butler, Sunday, March 7, 2010
NYT Op-Eds (5)
"We face the alarming prospect that Barack Obama’s presidency could be toast if he doesn’t make good on health care reform and a year’s worth of false starts" (Rich); "Two innovators have defied the recession to shepherd clean-tech start-ups with the potential to be disruptive game changers" (Friedman); "The Saudi foreign minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, laments the need for less talk and more peace in the region" (Dowd); "Agricultural use of antibiotics produces cheaper meat but is widely seen as a major reason for the rise of superbugs. The agribusiness lobby is heading off efforts at reform" (Kristof); "Republicans claim that using reconciliation to pass health care reform would be unprecedented. History proves them wrong" (Guest Op-Ed)Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, March 7, 2010
NYT (3): International News
Third party making headway in Iraq's Kurdish zone; Without schools, what to do with Haitian schoolchildren?; and where did all the tigers go?Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, March 7, 2010
t r u t h o u t | Afghanistan’s My Lai Massacre
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, March 6, 2010NYT (5): International Affairs
WHEN AND HOW DID U.S. MILITARY BECOME INVOLVED IN SOMALIA?; As al-Maliki makes final pitch, Allawi emerges as top rival, and Iraqis wonder about difference between electing leaders and being governed; and Icelanders are outraged over debt repayment plan.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, March 6, 2010
NYT (3): International Affairs
First day of Iraq vote marred by violence; Symbolic vote by House panel on Armenian genocide angers Turkey; and families of American students jailed in Italy plan appeal despite powerful, damning report.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, March 5, 2010
NYT (3): International Affairs
WILL IRAQI ELECTION RESULTS DELAY U.S. PULLOUT?; Will Chile's physical seism lead to a political one?; and no-confidence vote against Tymoshenko signals end of Orange Revolution.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, March 4, 2010
NYT Op-Eds (2)
"A talk with the chief of Intel suggests that the U.S. needs to focus more on competitiveness in the global marketplace" (Friedman); "Saudi Arabia dips a toe into modernity, even as it questions whether Israel is taking a step back" (Dowd)Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, March 3, 2010
