Daily Archives: 06/02/2008

Leveraging – reloaded

Earlier I wrote about Thomas Friedman’s column, It’s all about leverage. In retrospect the construction of that post was awkward and needs a real makeover. Friedman, is capable of astute observations. In his op-ed today he argue that Iran, Syria … Continue reading

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Jihad on jihad

An op-ed in the NYT today asks What Do You Call a Terror(Jihad)ist? The word “jihad” means to “strive” or “struggle,” and in the Muslim world it has traditionally been used in tandem with “fi sabilillah” (“in the path of … Continue reading

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Fullbright followup

The other day it was reported that the State Department was canceling 7 Fulbright scholarship to students in Gaza. Given the way the story was reported, it looked like a pretty obvious attempt of the State Department to embarrass Israel … Continue reading

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AP misinforms the world

Two versions of the same story went out about the Hizbullah/Israel trade of remains for a prisoner. In the earlier version, the background on the Samir Kuntar story went like this: A larger swap is extremely emotional for Israelis because … Continue reading

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