Fatah's Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade terrorists in Gaza fired rockets into Israel in solidarity with protesters who have been raging against Israel after a Palestinian man died in Israeli custody. Palestinians claim he was tortured and killed, which Israel denies.The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, which says it is affiliated with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party, took responsibility for the
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Tuesday, 26 February 2013
What Does Fatah Think It Gains From Renewed Violence?
Posted on 07:20 by Unknown
Posted in al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, Barack H. Obama, Fatah, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, kassam attacks, peace process, terrorism, West Bank
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Thursday, 2 August 2012
Kofi Annan Resigns As Envoy as Syrian Civil War Intensifies
Posted on 08:50 by Unknown
The outcome was all but assured. Bashar al-Assad paid lip service to United Nations Envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, and his plan to end the ongoing violence wracking Syria for more than a year and a half. So Kofi has quit as envoy.
Assad continues to claim that foreign entities and terrorists are to blame for the violence, but it's Annan's security forces and loyalist goon squads who have introduced
Assad continues to claim that foreign entities and terrorists are to blame for the violence, but it's Annan's security forces and loyalist goon squads who have introduced
Monday, 2 July 2012
Will States Drag Feet On Imposing Health Exchanges, and Other Thoughts
Posted on 08:05 by Unknown
If the states don't have health care exchanges in place by 2014, when the individual mandate kicks in, they'll be cut out of the loop and the federal government will impose its own version of the exchanges, with the funding structures intact (the state will have to kick in its set percentage, regardless of whether it acts to impose its own exchange or not).
Some states are going to drag their
Some states are going to drag their
Friday, 29 June 2012
Heavy Dose of Irony With Supreme Court's Decision on Health Care Act
Posted on 07:01 by Unknown
Yesterday's historic decision upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (HCR/Obamacare) was not without a heavy dose of irony.
Where can one start? How about with the person who was the swing vote: Chief Justice John Roberts.
Roberts had been nominated by President George W. Bush and many on the left castigated his conservative views. Indeed, the confirmation vote split
Where can one start? How about with the person who was the swing vote: Chief Justice John Roberts.
Roberts had been nominated by President George W. Bush and many on the left castigated his conservative views. Indeed, the confirmation vote split
Posted in Barack H. Obama, health policy, John Roberts, law, Supreme Court, US Constitution, US politics
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Thursday, 28 June 2012
Health Care Reform Act Survives the Supreme Court
Posted on 07:15 by Unknown
In a huge surprise to many on the right, the US Supreme Court upheld the individual mandate provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (HCR/Obamacare). The Court ruled that it was a constitutionally permissible tax imposed by Congress.
The bottom line of the Court's decision, where Chief Justice John Roberts broke with the conservative group (Scalia, Thomas and
The bottom line of the Court's decision, where Chief Justice John Roberts broke with the conservative group (Scalia, Thomas and
Thursday, 14 June 2012
The Rebuilding of Ground Zero, Part 164
Posted on 06:40 by Unknown
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will be visiting the World Trade Center site this afternoon to view progress at the site as part of a trip to New York City that includes two fundraisers for the 2012 campaign.
The trip will disrupt the commutes of tens of thousands of people who use the PATH station at the WTC (myself included), but the President needs to do more than just
The trip will disrupt the commutes of tens of thousands of people who use the PATH station at the WTC (myself included), but the President needs to do more than just
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Nonvoting "Obama Girl" Declines To Support Obama
Posted on 09:35 by Unknown
Media outlets have decided to catch up with Amber Lee Ettinger, who seems more about self-promotion than anything else. They've reported that Ettinger (aka Obama Girl for the video she put out back in 2008) has declined to support Obama in 2012.In an interview with the Daily Caller, Ettinger said she was “not as excited as I was the last time, that’s for sure.” That's not incredibly surprising
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Wisconsin Gov. Walker Holds On To Job In Recall Election
Posted on 07:10 by Unknown
Governor Scott Walker, a Republican, held on to his job in yesterday's recall election. His win has more to do with how people view a proper use of recall elections than any of the policy choices he made or getting out the vote.
The results had nothing to do with the GOP or President Obama (which exit polls found to still be favored over Romney in November, even as both aren't seen as getting
The results had nothing to do with the GOP or President Obama (which exit polls found to still be favored over Romney in November, even as both aren't seen as getting
Sunday, 3 June 2012
The Rebuilding of Ground Zero, Part 161
Posted on 18:00 by Unknown
Construction remains at a near standstill on the WTC Museum. The anticipated September 2012 deadline will be missed and it's looking like mid 2013 is the earliest that anyone should expect the museum to be opened. That's perhaps being optimistic considering the money involved and that the Port Authority and the Museum Board, which includes Mayor Mike Bloomberg are fighting over the development
Posted in 1WTC, Barack H. Obama, Freedom Tower, Michael Bloomberg, PANY-NJ, rebuilding, WTC cough, WTC Museum
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Thursday, 10 May 2012
Gay Marriage Has No Effect On The Institution of Marriage
Posted on 07:25 by Unknown
War on marriage my ass.
Are people really that fearful that gay marriages will destroy society and life as we know it?
I know, it's a rhetorical question. It's not just fear, but centuries of religious dogma pushing back even though this country is predicated upon equal protection and equal rights.
The issue of gay marriage isn't only about the institution of marriage marriage. It's about a
Are people really that fearful that gay marriages will destroy society and life as we know it?
I know, it's a rhetorical question. It's not just fear, but centuries of religious dogma pushing back even though this country is predicated upon equal protection and equal rights.
The issue of gay marriage isn't only about the institution of marriage marriage. It's about a
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
President Obama Comes Out In Favor of Gay Marriage
Posted on 12:20 by Unknown
President Obama has announced that he now supports gay marriage. That's a huge turnaround from his prior stance on the issue, and he does so at a time when the civil rights of gays and lesbians are under assault from social conservatives who think that they should be imposing their religious views on others.
I think he saw the reaction garnered from what VP Joe Biden and Sec. Arne Duncan said
I think he saw the reaction garnered from what VP Joe Biden and Sec. Arne Duncan said
Posted in 2012 elections, Barack H. Obama, civil rights, gay marriage, GOP, Mitt Romney
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