The Hanging of a Dictator |
http://www.slate.com/id/2156776All the more potent when you know that Hitchens is still one of the staunchest defenders of the war.......
Posted by Ben2063 on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 03:53:00 PST |
I got a lifetime achievement award........ |
from the wonderful people at Vice magazine;part 1http://www.viceland.com/int/v13n8/htdocs/lifetime.php?count
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Posted by Ben2063 on Sat, 16 Sep 2006 09:56:00 PST |
Possibly the best piece I've read on this anniversary....... |
September EleventhsToo many empty words are being spilled over this fifth anniversary of the attacks on the Twin Towers. So I will try not to significantly deepen the void.The photo you see was also t...
Posted by Ben2063 on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:08:00 PST |
Can't believe how unknown this story is...... |
The Vietnam SyndromeIn the 1960s, the United States blanketed the Mekong River delta with Agent Orange, a chemical defoliant more devastating than napalm. Thirty years after the end of the Vietnam War...
Posted by Ben2063 on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:03:00 PST |
more basics you won't see on CNN |
Israel and the Irony of UN ResolutionsBy ROBERT BRYCEQuick. Someone call the irony police.The Israelis are demanding that Lebanon and every other player with a stake in the Middle East comply with Uni...
Posted by Ben2063 on Tue, 25 Jul 2006 03:16:00 PST |
The Other War |
The Other WarHuman Rights: Mustafa Barghouthi MP Underscores Extent of Humanitarian Crisis in GazaPalestinian National InitiativePress Conference by Mustafa Barghouthi MPUnderscores Extent of Humanita...
Posted by Ben2063 on Sun, 23 Jul 2006 04:09:00 PST |
a rare great article on Gaza |
The IDF is Hungry for War
What Are They Fighting For?
By TANYA REINHART
Whatever may be the fate of the captive soldier Gilad Shalit, the Israeli armyís war in Gaza is not about him. As senior securit...
Posted by Ben2063 on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 10:05:00 PST |
