Daily Archives: 10/23/2007

No more milestone parties

That’s it. No more for me. Ten years ago, I planned to have that particular milestone party in San Diego, at my favorite aunt’s home. She was sick with pancreatic cancer, but we were hoping and praying that she’d make … Continue reading

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The Bidoon

Palestinian Arabs aren’t the only ones who are treated like dirt by the Arab world. There is also a large population known as Bidoon, short for Bidun jinsiya which means “without nationality” in Arabic. Most are Arab. There are between … Continue reading

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Diehl-ing from the bottom of the deck

In the Deal on the Table Jackson Diehl makes the tired argument Between the end of the last serious Israeli-Palestinian talks, in January 2001, and their resumption this month, more than 4,000 Palestinians and Israelis have been killed in the … Continue reading

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Walking back the cat X 2

According to William Safire “walking back the cat” is a technique used to determine dissent in an otherwise closed government. Intelligence analysts have a technique to reveal a foreign government’s internal dissension called ”walking back the cat.” They apply what … Continue reading

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Hakinor shel Rechov “E”

I didn’t know that …for a few months, between late 1974 and early 1975, there was also a violin, in the darkness on the edge, adding heartrending poignancy to ballads like the debut album’s sparse “Lost in the Flood,” the … Continue reading

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