Tag Archives: Israel

Bleh, Sullivan.

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Lee

Just when I was thinking that Andrew Sullivan must have hit some sort of moral and intellectual bottom by now, I read his retrospective on neoconservatism. It turns out the philosophy was actually a vast Zionist conspiracy: The closer you … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign affairs | Tagged Andrew Sullivan, conspiracy theories, Dick Cheney, Israel, Likud, neoconservatism, Pat Buchanan, zionism | 2 Comments

Rejecting Hamas

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Lee

Here’s a bit of good news from earlier. As you may have seen, reports have been swirling about a plan by Obama to open direct talks with Hamas. Those reports are evidently groundless, as a statement from Brooke Anderson was … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign affairs | Tagged Barack Obama, Brooke Anderson, diplomacy, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Terrorism | Leave a comment

Gaza War Arrives in Second Life

Posted on January 8, 2009 by ChrisB

And amid the protests, obscenities, and intolerance we find a scene that you’d only find virtual worlds like Second Life:

Posted in Chris' Page, Foreign affairs, Technology | Tagged Gaza War, Israel, online communities, Palestine, virtual reality | 2 Comments

Implications of the Pletka Purge

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Lee

Roland picks up an interesting piece by Jacob Heilbrunn for the National Interest, describing an ongoing purge of neoconservative intellectuals from the American Enterprise Institute, allegedly instigated by Vice President Danielle Pletka. So far Michael Ledeen and Reuel Marc Gerecht … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign affairs, Lee's Page, Military Matters | Tagged 1990s, 2004, AEI, AEI purge, American Enterprise Institute, anti-semitism, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, conflict resolution, constitutional democracy, cynicism, Danielle Pletka, democracy, diplomacy, Edward Shirley, Egypt, foreign policy, geostrategy, idealism, intellectuals, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jacob Heilbrunn, Joshua Muravchik, just war doctrine, M1 Abrams, machtpolitik, Michael Ledeen, Middle East, military, Muslim, neocons, neoconservatism, neoconservative, November, October, Pletka, Pletka Purge, purge, realism, realpolitiker, Republican establishment, Reuel Marc Gerecht, Richard Nixon, rogue states, Saudi Arabia, security policy, tanks, The National Interest, United States | 2 Comments

A Childhood Dream of Death

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Lee

Equal to the horror of this, is the futility.

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged BBC, Islamic Jihad, Israel, Palestine, suicide bomber, video | Leave a comment

Arms for Georgia

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Lee

Evidently immune to the historical irony, Israel halted arms shipments to Georgia months ago due to fears of a Russian attack. As an IDF veteran interprets that: “When we found ourselves in a similar situation, we expected the world to … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign affairs, Lee's Page | Tagged armor, arms, arms trade, AT4, attack, C-17, Georgia, georgians, Haaretz, IDF, Interior Ministry, Israel, Javelin, missile, Operation Nickel Back, Russia, Shota Utiashvili. spokesman, South Ossetia, veteran, war, weapons, Yom Kippur War | Leave a comment

The Tidal Empires of War

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Lee

(photo: Charles Roffey – Charles & Fred) Someone once said that in Damascus you truly can get a little bit pregnant. It’s a good aphorism, because if you asked the foreign minister of almost any state in the Middle East … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign affairs, Lee's Page, Uncategorized | Tagged 1990s, army, Bashar al-Assad, Beirut, capitalism, Cedar Revolution, Charles Roffey, communism, Damascus, Eisenhower, Eisenhower Doctrine, Fenwick, Frederic Bastiat, free trade, globalization, imperialism, investment, Israel, Jihad Yazigi, Lebanon, Lenin, Leonard Wibberley, London, markets, Mediterranean, Michael Shermer, Middle East, military, nationalism, occupation, pacifism, Pat Buchanan, pregnant, secular, Shukri al-Kuwatli, Syria, Syrian, Tzipi Livni, United States, war, World War II | Leave a comment

A Witness in Mauritania

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Lee

Israel Matzav has a video clip of a report on the Al Qaeda attack on the Israeli embassy in Nouakchott, Mauritania. You have to lament for the investigation when your eye witness refers to the scene of the attack as … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged al Qaeda, attack, crime, embassy, Israel, Mauritania, Nouakchott, Terrorism, video, youtube, zionist | Leave a comment

Silk Purses and Sow’s Ears

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Peg

(Cross Posted at What if?) We all know that you cannot make a silk purse from a sow’s ear. Similarly, an anti-racism conference that features Libya as its chair, with Cuba as its vice-chair, has virtually no chance of achieving … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign affairs, Media, Peg's Page, Race | Tagged Canada, Cuba, HRC, human rights, Human Rights Comittee, Israel, Libya, racism, UN | Leave a comment

Analogues

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Lee

Juan Cole suggests that Israeli treatment of the Palestinians represents “a condition analogous to slavery.” It would seem that on this matter Juan Cole has a condition analogous to Hamas. (via CampusWatch via Commentary). Also, if you missed it, check … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged clown, Commentary, conspiracy theory, Hamas, Hormuz, Israel, Juan Cole, Palestine, Palestinians, slavery | Leave a comment

Perfunction Awakens the Mighty King of Trolls

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Lee

The other day Perfunction posted David Duke’s political advice for the Ron Paul campaign. The noxious white nationalist’s recommendations being essentially that while Paul was great, he needs to be just a wee bit more, you know, anti-Semitic. Anyway, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Humor, Society | Tagged , anti-semitism, David Duke, fascism, Iraq, Israel, Ron Paul, trolling, trolls | 5 Comments

How has Palestinan opinion evolved?

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Lance

Stealing from Harry’s Place we find these fairly encouraging results: Here’s the results of last November’s polling amongst Palestinians: Support or opposition to a peace settlement with Israel Support 72% Oppose 25.5% Support or opposition to the Palestinian participation in … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign affairs, Lance's Page | Tagged Abu Mazen, Fatah, Hamas, Israel, Jerusalem, Middle East, Palestine, PLO | Leave a comment

European tax collections funding Hamas?

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Lance

At Harry’s place we see further reason to despise Brussel’s bureaucrats.

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged EU, Hamas, Iran, Israel | Leave a comment

Ms. Magazine Won’t Publish Ad About Israel’s Powerful Women

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Lance

From Meryl Yourish.

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged Feminism, Israel | Leave a comment

A Doves Eyes Opened

Posted on July 27, 2006 by Lance

(Listening notes: Dedicated to cussed Irish beekeepers everywhere: The Pogues, The Specials, The Fall, U2, and The Chieftains) Over at Captains Quarters I noticed this: Every time war footage from Lebanon flickers across the flat screen television in my apartment … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign affairs, Lance's Page | Tagged 1982, 1989, Ariel Sharon, backgammon, Berlin, cafes, Captain's Quarters, classmates, Enemies, fanaticism, forbearance, Gaza, George Bush, hawks and doves, hell, IDF, international reputations, invasion, Irish beekeepers, Israel, israeli conscription, Israelis, Lebanon, Manhattan, military, military prison, military service, New York, optional war, palestinian solidarity, peace, peace activism, peace demonstrations, phone numbers, political careers, Rome, sadness, scars, Sharon, soldiers, strangers, suicide bombers, television, The Chieftains, The Fall, The Pogues, The Specials, U2, uniforms, Zeev Avrahami | 4 Comments

Me, Greg, Andrew and the two Glenn’s

Posted on July 25, 2006 by Lance

(Listening notes: Magnetic Fields, Husker Du, Queen, Soft Cell, Indigo Girls, The Smithâ€™s, REM, Pet Shop Boys, B-52â€™s, Scissor Sisters. A homage to Andrew Sullivan of sorts.)

I am here to step into the breach and defend Glenn Reynolds from two people I admire a lot. Continue reading →

Posted in Lance's Page, Uncategorized | Tagged ACLU, analysis, Andrew Sullivan, Ann Coulter, asymmetry, B-52â€™s, Belgravia, Belgravia Dispatch, Blairism, commissars, Dave Weigel, David Horowitz, decorative politics, detainees, doctrinaire libertarian, extremism, finance industry, fisking, George W. Bush, Glenn Greenwald, Glenn Reynolds, government sponsored illegality, Husker Du, independent integrity, Indigo Girls, Iraq, Israel, Law, libertarian, Libertarianism, lies, Magnetic Fields, Malkinesque, Malkinesque blogosphere, Michelle Malkin, New York Times, opinions, Pet Shop Boys, photographer, political distortion, Queen, R.E.M., Reason Magazine, Republican, Republican Party, right-wing, Rocco DiPippo, Scissor Sisters, Soft Cell, Tammy Bruce, Terri Schiavo, The Smiths, Tony Blair, torture, Travel Section murder plot, war | 2 Comments

Tag Archives: Israel

Archives

Meta