Posts Tagged: terrorism
“It goes without saying”: the Further Rhetoric of Terrorist Apologia
When the Guardian's Glenn Greenwald, then with Salon, interviewed Rene Brulin in 2010, the purpose of the conversation was to discuss Brulin's research into the...
Notes Toward a Terror Apologist’s Rhetoric (Abridged but Unexpurgated)
You have probably noticed that an enormous amount of public debate is repetition. It gets to the point - you hear the same arguments often...
A Campaign of Willful Blindness on Terrorism
On April 15, 2013 at 2:49 p.m. two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Most of us know the details, more...
The Boston Marathon Bombing and America’s So-Called Faith Privilege
The Boston Marathon bombing provoked enactment of what has emerged, since 9/11, as a ritual of political theater refined even beyond its long history of...
And Hate the Sinner Too
Let me surprise you for a moment. The reason that tragedies, like the outrageous terrorist bombing in Boston this week, continue to take place is...
Ambassadors All: Jews in the 21st Century
In his poignant and insightful writings, outgoing UK and Commonwealth Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks often avers that Judaism serves as "the voice of hope in...
New York Attorney Asks That Jews be Removed from Jury
An attorney in New York has asked a judge to exclude Jewish jurors from the trial of his client, the New York Post reports. "Given...
Former Iraqi Parliamentarian Says Obama to Meet With Ahmadinejad
Former Iraqi Parliamentarian Mithal al Alusi contacted me by phone last week to report that, according to "good sources," U.S. President Barack Obama is expected...
Netanyahu: “I’ll Make Peace if I am Talking With Someone Who Does Not Embrace Hamas”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that he does not believe Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has any real intention of reaching a peace...
The Strange Arrest of Zaki al-Sakani
Much of the Palestinian-Israeli Oslo "peace process" mythology is grounded in the idea that if "the Palestinians" were treated as a single, responsible...
Video Allegedly Shows Terrorists Preparing for Sinai Border Attack Which Killed IDF Soldier
Ynet - A jihadist group operating in Sinai has released a video allegedly documenting terrorists training to carry out the border attack that claimed the...
What’s Behind Abbas’ New Rhetoric?
Mahmoud Abbas delivered a speech on Jan. 4, on the anniversary of the founding of Fatah, that may have marked a turning...
Why Obama Hearts Hagel
The last time I wrote about President Obama's then only rumored selection of Chuck Hagel I said two things I knew I would wish to...
Killer of Israeli Diplomat Granted Parole by French Court
A court in Paris has approved the release of convicted murderer Georges Abdallah, according to Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot. Abdallah, has been serving a life...
