Unlike the monster Stalin, who, in the years leading up to World War II, consistently put the Soviet Union's national interest, as he saw it, ahead of the country’s Communist ideology, to the point of betraying overseas Communists (his ‘useful idiots’) and the cause Jones is quoted in the telegram as saying that the United States, European Union and moderate Arab states must redefine ‘a satisfactory endgame solution.’ The U.S. national security adviser did not mention Israel as party to these consultations. Of course not. If you are going to throw a country under... I hold no particular brief for ID, but am intrigued by the ideas it raises and want it to be given a fair crack of the whip to see where...
Wednesday, 6th May 2009
The Grand Bargain?
11:53pm
The Confidential Reporter blog has suggested an even more baroque interpretation of Obama’s grovelling to Iran: that the Grand Bargain -- denied by Defence Secretary Robert Gates -- involves America seeking Iran’s assistance in an American invasion of Pakistan to prevent a more radical Islamist administration there from giving nuclear weapons to al Qaeda. This, says CR, is based on the totally mistaken belief that Ahmadinejad is a Stalin figure, a devil with whom it is possible to do deals – whereas in fact the correct analogy for Ahmadinejad is not Stalin but Hitler:
...Obama prepares to throw Israel under the bus
12:11am
As predicted here repeatedly – Obama is attempting to throw Israel under the Islamist bus, and he’s getting American Jews to do his dirty work for him. White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel reportedly told the Israel lobbying group AIPAC on Sunday that efforts to stop Iran hinged on peace talks with the Palestinians. General James Jones, National Security Adviser to Obama, reportedly told a European foreign minister a week ago that unlike the Bush administration, Obama will be ‘forceful’ with Israel. Ha’aretz reports:Monday, 4th May 2009
The secular inquisition
7:35pm
The response to my post below on Intelligent Design has provided illuminating and revealing evidence of the ignorance, confusion, distortions, irrationality and malice that characterise this debate. For those who appear to assume I am part of some cosmic Christian conspiracy to destroy science and deny the laws of nature, let me first of all gently enlighten you: I am an agnostic if traditionally-minded Jew; not a scientist, not a philosopher, not a subscriber to any kind of -ology but a mere journalist who has always gone wherever the evidence has led and, trying not to make too many mistakes, has formed her conclusions and her opinions from that process.
Thursday, 7 May 2009
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