Israel’s bombing campaign in Lebanon has so far killed 380 civilians, and wounded nearly a thousand more. Half a million Lebanese have been displaced. At first glance, this would seem to be a criminal, monstrous act. But Alan Dershowitz has taken it upon himself to explain to us why it’s actually probably ok:
We [...]
Heartbreaking letter from Beirut, via Juan Cole …
The AUB hospital sent out an urgent call for blood donations. Others were organizing aid to refugee families housed in schools and other make-shift shelters. A protest against the Israeli bombing has been scheduled for Thursday at 11 am in the city center. Will anyone be [...]
A brief word on vitriol. I mentioned in my last post that I sent a note to Josh Marshall the other day, objecting to a point he’d made about the Israeli incursion into Lebanon; and then, incredibly, I accused him of being in favor of murdering civilians.
Every time I read over my note, that nasty [...]
Josh Marshall, the brains behind Talking Points Memo, is one of the best things about the blogoverse. He’s smart, deeply knowledgeable, well-spoken, and just way cool. I often trust him to make up my mind for me.
But, in a recent post about the Israeli attack on Lebanon, he said this:
I think it is [...]
This is being blogged everywhere, but I just can’t resist mentioning it here. Ted Stevens, Senator from Alaska, took it upon himself to describe the Internet to us, in the course of explaining why he’s against Net Neutrality:
I just the other day got, an internet was sent by my staff at 10 o’clock [...]
I met an angel today, in Target.
I was there on important business, toaster over business. The only thing I know how to buy in Target is Advil and Tostitos, so I wondered disconsolately around the first floor for a while, failing to find toaster ovens. This was annoying because I had very important Frappuccino business [...]
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