11th Dimensional Chess & Social Movements
Cross posted at DocudharmaI hope the title of this diary will cause people to think.It should be clear to many that although I voted for Obama in the election, he was not my choice to be the nominee....
View ArticleObama's Adversity: A Caveman Can Understand
Okay. The Massachusetts seat is lost. But are there lessons to be learned? Just where have the wheels come off of the crowning achievement that was Obama's ascendancy to the Presidency?Surely, he...
View ArticleTHOUGHTS ON DERANGEMENT SYNDROME
UPDATE AT THE END. Please read it.FINAL UPDATE also at the end.I am writing this diary based on a comment I started to answer. I fully anticipate some of the replies it will engender, but they will...
View ArticleArab World Embraces Israeli’s YouTube Spoof of Qaddafi Rant
Since no rules regarding diary content is in order, from the New York Times. The headline/title speaks for itself.By the early hours of Wednesday morning Mr. Alooshe had uploaded the remix to YouTube,...
View ArticleIronically, as Israelis protest over economics...
and it generates two diaries, in Egypt the Islamists are showing where things are headed, along with violence and deaths, and the liberals are in retreat.Calls for an Islamic state have taken over...
View ArticleIf only Israel would make peace...
with the Palestinians, then peace will flower everywhere. The root of conflict is resolution of I/P. Terror is a product of poverty and despair. Or so we are told. At least by many here at Daily...
View ArticleWhat kind of state will “Palestine” be? /w UPDATE!
As the USA makes it known that it disapproves of the PA going forward at the UN, in violation of previous agreements, this question should be considered.According to PLO negotiator Saeb Erekat, a...
View ArticlePalestinan Disconnects
This is not intended to be a big analysis, if at all.Yesterday, a poll was released that shows the disconnect between Palestinian leadership and the voice of the people.Among other things, here are two...
View ArticleBBC: Trolling: Who does it and why?
Pretty fed up with this place. It's hard to say much anything without being accused of something. Unless, of course, you do it in a safe place among friends.Anyway, not into having a discussion. I...
View ArticleCynicism and hope exemplified in the Middle East
A short diary of juxtaposition.First, the cynicism:Palestinian refugees will not become citizens of a new Palestinian state, according to Palestine’s ambassador to Lebanon, Abdullah Abdullah. “[E]ven...
View ArticleIsraeli Demonstration tomorrow!
Please note: Although this was part of another diary I wrote earlier, I believe it is entitled to a space of its own.Israeli youth via Facebook have called for a demonstration of love and peace...
View ArticleProps to Armando, and the Larger Daily Kos Picture
I was going to put this in an open thread, but decided to make it a diary instead, as I believe it's important enough to bear repeating.As with matters of race, or other issues that generate heat,...
View Article11th Dimensional Chess & Social Movements
Cross posted at DocudharmaI hope the title of this diary will cause people to think.It should be clear to many that although I voted for Obama in the election, he was not my choice to be the nominee....
View ArticleObama's Adversity: A Caveman Can Understand
Okay. The Massachusetts seat is lost. But are there lessons to be learned? Just where have the wheels come off of the crowning achievement that was Obama's ascendancy to the Presidency?Surely, he...
View ArticleTHOUGHTS ON DERANGEMENT SYNDROME
UPDATE AT THE END. Please read it.FINAL UPDATE also at the end.I am writing this diary based on a comment I started to answer. I fully anticipate some of the replies it will engender, but they will...
View ArticleArab World Embraces Israeli’s YouTube Spoof of Qaddafi Rant
Since no rules regarding diary content is in order, from the New York Times. The headline/title speaks for itself.By the early hours of Wednesday morning Mr. Alooshe had uploaded the remix to YouTube,...
View ArticleIronically, as Israelis protest over economics...
and it generates two diaries, in Egypt the Islamists are showing where things are headed, along with violence and deaths, and the liberals are in retreat.Calls for an Islamic state have taken over...
View ArticleIf only Israel would make peace...
with the Palestinians, then peace will flower everywhere. The root of conflict is resolution of I/P. Terror is a product of poverty and despair. Or so we are told. At least by many here at Daily...
View ArticleWhat kind of state will “Palestine” be? /w UPDATE!
As the USA makes it known that it disapproves of the PA going forward at the UN, in violation of previous agreements, this question should be considered.According to PLO negotiator Saeb Erekat, a...
View ArticlePalestinan Disconnects
This is not intended to be a big analysis, if at all.Yesterday, a poll was released that shows the disconnect between Palestinian leadership and the voice of the people.Among other things, here are two...
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