Monthly Archives: August 2008

Joel Gulledge / Special to The Clarion-Ledger This article was originally published by The Clarion-Ledger and is republished with the author’s permission. I left my home in the United States to spend the summer in the West Bank, where I … Continue reading →

Gwynne Dyer, Miramichi Leader, 27 August 2008 Cynicism and hypocrisy are always part of international politics, but in the case of Poland and the anti-ballistic missile (ABM) missiles everybody is over-fulfilling their norm. Nobody involved in the controversy, Polish, Russian … Continue reading →

Drats! I was so looking forward to the camera zooming in on him as he mouthed the words, “I love you, I love you, I love you.” He might have finally succeeded in squeezing out a big fat tear or … Continue reading →

What really scares us about Barack Obama By Bradley Burston, Ha’aretz, 27 August 2008 One August survey showed likely Louisiana voters favoring John McCain by a margin of 57 percent to 39 percent. The significance of the poll may go … Continue reading →

Adam Entous, Reuters, 25 August 2008 Excerpt: Pro-settler groups say they are entitled to the tax breaks because their work is “humanitarian”, not political, and reject any comparison to Palestinian charities, some of which face U.S. sanctions over suspected links … Continue reading →