Here is my first report for Inter Press Service on the AIPAC conference. I think it would have been fuller if I had been there, rather than having had to cover it by watching it remotely. you tell me if this is something AIPAC had to be afraid of. This appeared originally at Inter Press [...]
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AIPAC Bars Me From Media Access to Their Conference
Posted in Free speech, US-Israel Lobby, tagged Adele Stan, AIPAC, AIPAC Conference 2012, AlterNet, B'Tselem, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jewish State, Jewish Voice for Peace, JTA, Mondoweiss, Netanyahu, Obama, Philip Weiss, pro-Israel on March 3, 2012 | 7 Comments »
This article also appears on Muzzlewatch, a Jewish Voice for Peace blog It’s a little hard to imagine. The self-proclaimed “most influential foreign policy lobbying organization on Capitol Hill,” an admittedly deserved sobriquet, is apparently afraid of what little old me might say about their conference. It’s hard to interpret what has happened in any [...]
Obama Talks Tough, But Sticks To Non-Military Options On Iran
Posted in Iran, US-Israel Lobby, tagged AIPAC, Egypt, Israel, Israel Lobby, Jeffrey Goldberg, Middle east, Netanyahu, Obama, Palestine, Palestinians on March 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This article originally appeared on LobeLog As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares for his trip to Washington, there has been considerable political rhetoric on both sides of the globe directed at the Obama Administration and pushing it to harden its lineon Iran. There’s been comparatively little pushback, which isn’t all that surprising as President [...]
A classic example of media distortion
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged deficit, Media Bias, Obama, Washington Post on January 31, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I had to point this one out to my readers, even though it has nothing to do with the Middle East. I just received an e-mail news alert from the Washington Post. The headline reads: “News Alert: U.S. deficit to top $1 trillion for 4th year in a row.” Sounds like that bungling president is [...]
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