AronT on September 17th, 2009

As I noted in my twitter postings, Judge Goldstone’s report on the Gaza invasion condemns both Israel and Hamas for war crimes. As reported in the NY Times: The report called Israel’s military assault on Gaza “a deliberately disproportionate attack designed to punish, humiliate and terrorize a civilian population, radically diminish its local economic capacity [...]

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AronT on September 9th, 2009

In discussing my previous post with some friends, it occurred to me that the Declaration of Independence, which expresses the fervent hopes of the founders of this country, is famous for its phrase: “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among [...]

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AronT on September 4th, 2009

On more than one occassion I have expressed my outrage at the “progressive”/”liberal” mantra that the US is “a nation of laws” and the associated demand to call Bush & Co to account for their war crimes. According to this narrative, Bush & Co are to blame for the sorry state we are in: using [...]

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