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Interim Forever!

Avigdor Lieberman"I HAVE three answers," the Jew told the rabbi when his neighbor sued him for not returning a borrowed jar.

"First, I never borrowed a jar from him. Second, the jar was broken. Third, I returned it to him long ago."

Avigdor Lieberman’s Peace Plan shows a similar kind of logic.

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Wikileaks, the United States, Sweden, and Devil's Island

wikileaksby William Blum

December 16 ... I'm standing in the snow in front of the White House ... Standing with Veterans for Peace ... I'm only a veteran of standing in front of the White House; the first time was February 1965, handing out flyers against the war in Vietnam. I was working for the State Department at the time and my biggest fear was that someone from that noble institution would pass by and recognize me.

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Any respect for International law left in the US Congress?

gaza-callingFranklin Lamb, Beirut

This week marks the second anniversary of among the most savage criminal slaughters of human life in long memory. The 522 hour indiscriminate carnage, "Cast Lead"  that killed 1,417 Palestinians, mostly civilians, 352 of them children, injuring for life more than 5,300 , indicts  Israel as well as those countries that continue to supply it weapons, diplomatic cover and to enforce Israel’s  illegal siege on sealed Gaza.

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Extending Nuclear Umbrella Is a Bad Idea

START treatyby Ivan Eland

The hawks are at it again. During the debate on ratification of the new START treaty, some implied that reducing the number of U.S. nuclear warheads and launchers would undermine America’s ability to extend its umbrella of nuclear protection over more countries in the Middle East. They said this was required to obviate the need for Iran’s neighbors to arm themselves with nuclear weapons, if the Iranians get one.

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Palestine Today: A Reality of Justice Denied

air-raidOn December 24, Mondoweiss co-editor Adam Horowitz wrote:

"Israeli military kills 20-year old Gazan for herding animals too close to buffer zone."

On December 23, Israeli forces shot and killed Salama Abu Harhish without warning while herding sheep and goats in Beit Lahya. Civilized nations don't murder nonviolent civilians in cold blood, this time leaving a widow and day-old unnamed baby.

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