Bush's list of excuses for attacking Iraq, the AUMF that passed the House on October 10, 2002, was sponsored by Speaker Denny Hastert (R-IL) and Minority Leader Dick Gephardt (D-MO). With all but 6 Republicans in favor, it was destined to pass and it did-- 297-133. But most Democrats, led by Minority Whip Nancy Pelosi, opposed it-- and Democrats only contributed 82 votes to the majority. 126 Democrats voted NO.
Israel’s demands are not good for Americans By Philip Giraldi • Unz Report • February 3, 2015 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be visiting Washington during the first week in March. His annual visit coincides with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) summit in Washington, at which he is expected to speak. He […]
Image: Dermer and Boehner: masterminds of Bibi’s Congressional speech debacle (Image courtesy Tikun Olam)
Reports over the past two days have confirmed a rising tide of anger against the ploy organized by Israel’s ambassador Ron Dermer and House Speaker John Boehner to arrange for an address by Bibi Netanyahu to Congress.
By Robert Fantina | CounterPunch | January 30, 2015 It is sometimes interesting to see the many hoops the United States jumps through to accommodate the brutal whims of Israel. With Palestine ratifying the Rome Statute, and the International Criminal Court (ICC) beginning its initial investigation of possible Israeli war crimes committed against the Palestinians, […]
Just when one believes Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner couldn’t possibly go any lower he proves all of his critics wrong by stooping so low his actions may bring charges of treason.
By Marsha B. Cohen | LobeLog | December 19, 2013 The Forward recently released its annual list of top-earning heads of Jewish non-profit organizations and the results of an independent analysis revealing not only that they earned more than the top leadership of non-Jewish nonprofits, but that several were egregiously overpaid. Not noted by the analysts is […]
But if the Americans are genuinely interested in a moderate coalition, then they should not reward the current right-wing government by blocking the UN vote to end the Israeli occupation. If not, the PA should stop dilly-dallying and sidestep the US’ throttled UN Security Council by signing the Rome Statute to become a fully-fledged ICC member. Otherwise by its inaction, the Palestinian leadership risks history’s final verdict of being an accessory for surrendering all of Palestine.
Almost a thousand Israeli personalities have already signed an appeal to European parliaments for their governments to recognize the State of Palestine.
I am honored to be among the signatories, which include former ministers and members of the Knesset, diplomats and generals, artists and businessmen, writers and poets, including Israel’s three outstanding writers Amos Oz, David Grossman and A. B. Yehoshua.
If a non-Jew had coined the phrase “Judeo-Nazism” he or she would have been verbally crucified by Zionism’s attack dogs and the mainstream Western media. The actual coiner of it was Yeshavahu Leibowitz, one of the most outspoken and controversial Jewish intellectuals of modern times. He was once described as “the conscience of Israel.” Before he died in 1994 he said “Judeo-Nazis” were on the rise in Israel. If he was alive today I imagine he would say, “They are now in control.”
