Sunday, March 28, 2010

George Will Cites the "Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995’’

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I had forgotten all about this law, until today's episode of ABC News' This Week with Jake Tapper ...PUBLIC LAW 104–45, which is, as...
Friday, March 26, 2010

Meanwhile, Things Heating Up in Korea...

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Whatever sunk that South Korean destroyer today (strange that S. Korea and the US won't say), according to AFP the North Koreans have...
Thursday, March 25, 2010

First Things: Obama's Anti-Israel Strategy Rooted in US-Iran Deal

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Writing in First Things, David P. Goldman says there's method to the Obama administration's anti-Israel madness . The US has switche...
Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Ann Coulter--Victim...

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She's planning to take a Canadian academic before the Human Rights tribunal , as an alleged victim of his "hate speech." Boy,...

Obama Strategy Revealed: Blame Israel for America's Problems

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J Street lobbyist Jeremy Ben-Ami spilled the beans in this CNN column --the Obama administration has decided upon a "Blame the Jews&quo...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Netanyahu's AIPAC Speech

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Members of the Obama Administration, Senators, Members of Congress, Defense Minister Ehud Barak Minister Uzi Landau Ambassador Michael Oren,...
Monday, March 22, 2010

Scott Hodes: Proposed Senate FOIA Fix Won't Work

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On LLRX, attorney Scott Hodes says proposed Senate legislation to fix FOIA won't do the job (ht FOIABlog): Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT...

Health Care Reform Passes...

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Without a single Republican vote. If people like it, it could actually mean gains for Democrats in 2010 Congressional elections. If they don...
Saturday, March 20, 2010

Happy Navruz!

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Persians call it Norooz, but since I experienced the Persian New Year festival for the first time while living in Uzbekistan, it's stil...
Friday, March 19, 2010

John Bolton: Obama Administration Abandons Israel

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Former UN Ambassador John Bolton says that President Obama would defend Iran against an Israeli attack on nuclear sites , as unbelievable a...
Thursday, March 18, 2010

Debka.com: US Now Supports Palestinians Against Israel

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Well, although it doesn't make sense to me to side with those who danced for joy on 9/11 against those who stood with America, apparentl...
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

AFP: US Seeking Israeli "Regime Change"

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From Agence France Presse : WASHINGTON — The Obama administration's row with Israel over settlements has prompted some analysts to wonde...

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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Monday, March 15, 2010

Who Insulted Whom on Biden's Israel Visit?

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President Biden with Palestinian President Abbas (White House photo) Despite the conventional wisdom that Vice-President Biden was insulted ...
Sunday, March 14, 2010

The Last Days of Leo Tolstoy by Vladimir Chertkov

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Just saw The Last Station starring Dame (and what a dame!) Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer. Liked the acting, sets, and costumes. Didn...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Open Government Czar Close-Mouthed About Regulatory Reform...

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Apparently, I wasn't the only one struck by former Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard University and long-time University of ...

Another IBEW Suit Against Goldman Sachs...

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Over allegedly fraudulent mortgages, from 2008. I don't know what, if anything, came of it...
Tuesday, March 09, 2010

IBEW Union (Philadelphia Local 98) v Goldman Sachs!

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(ht Huffington Post) Here's the story from Pensions and Investments Online: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Pen...

Russia TV on Geert Wilders

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(ht Diana West)
Monday, March 08, 2010

Happy International Women's Day!

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CNN has the story...