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Even Lemkin, who knew some pretty awful atrocities were being committed was surprised by the scale. As for disabling rail lines, I'm pretty sure we left them intact on the assumption that some supplies were actually going to the prisoners.

Hmm, first post in a long while. Anyway I was happy when he was set free on compassionate grounds. Guess I have been spending too much time around that insidious Quakers and their notions of giving people the benefit of the doubt even if they wouldn't do the same for you.

A bit of confusion here, I think ACougar meant to refer to the USS Liberty which did get attacked by Israel. The official Israeli explanation for the incident is often considered flimsy and many feel the issue is very much unresolved.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1000881.html I couldn't find a link to the original article that mentioned the hit against a Hamas camp. I read it in the Christian Science Monitor shortly after this. Actually not, lightening of the blockade and suicide attacks have had oddly little...

Here's the weird part though, they actually did. Best bit of news I heard from the region was when Hamas arrested a bunch of militants from the Al-Qasa Martyr's Brigade for firing rockets at Israel just a few days after the ceasefire. They had previously said they wouldn't police the other...

Not to get involved in an argument but both sides participated in the expulsion of Palestinians and many took it upon themselves to leave and avoid having a front line roll over them. Both sides maintain that the blame lies primarily on the other, but there is no historical consensus. I point...

I remember several notable (and black) political commentators discussing the similarities between Obama's image and the magic negro trope. They were controversial at the time but he didn't have enough of an emotional following so people actually read the articles and found that they were...

This news is sad and pathetic. But then again I stopped holding out hopes when Hamas actually relented and prosecuted some of those launching rockets over the summer and Israel kept the blockade up.

Subheading: Germany's okay with it. France jealous.

You are correct that most people do not label Hezbollah terrorist. This is because it is a large, diverse, and (mostly) legitimate socio-political organization. However virtually every country agrees that various factions within Hezbollah are guilty of whole-hearted terrorism. Guerrilla...

Al-Qaeda is just cementing their status as completely bonkers even amongst radical factions in Islam. Also I'm pretty sure the "house slave" slurs lose their potency when directed at a black man who holds one of the most powerful offices in the world. They just desperately need to maintain...

I hate to be the voice of moderation here but its pointless to talk about who "started" the Six Days War since everyone is using a different definition of "started." Yes Israel did make the first strike, but it was in response to a threatening military buildup by Egypt, but this was in response...

Weird, I'd marked the CSM as being one of the best papers in the country. Certainly it has been a favorite of mine and I'll be sad to not see any more old-fashioned copies.

Bad PR but really, are US and Iraqi forces supposed to wait for arms smugglers and militants to organize and cross the border before dealing with them? If Syria isn't dealing with it themselves then those suffering can't be expected to do nothing out of respect for Syria. See Turkey and the...

I hate to be the voice of reason but a city of one million people such as Basra probably has a slightly higher incidence of tumors than 32 cases a year. Six hundred is much more believable statistic for the incidence of tumors. The discrepancy? It might be related to the fact that they...

I think the stability that existed is exaggerated a bit. As is the case with most dictatorships, they can maintain profound control so long as they maintain a military or police presence, but lawlessness and dissent are far faster to spring up everywhere else and whenever that pressure is...

Powell has typically been quite neutral on many issues and seems to earnestly believe that agreeing to disagree is acceptable. He has also taken a pragmatic stance regarding partisan politics in that it is necessary up to a point. So I don't think that looking for a common ground on key issues...

This protest is a quite positive sign though not exactly for the reasons the OP asserts. Its significant given who orchestrated it. Muqtada Al-Sadr's prior stance on opposing the occupation favored Kalashnikovs over banners or signs. This shows a major political leader in Iraq is willingly...

Silence on this issue is not the same as silence on scandals involving candidates themselves. Politicians will use some horrifyingly dirty tricks against one another but traditionally their children are left out to the extent that they themselves want to. For instance, Cheney's daughter is...

I don't know why Cheney is missing it, but its a wise decision for Bush. He has to appear (and actually be) focused on Hurricane Gustav. If the situation is handled well and the new leadership of FEMA proves competent it will provide a degree of absolution to the administration over the...