The Other Jewish Lobby: Sixty Years after the Nakba

by James M. Wall
Remember Dennis Kucinich (D., Ohio), the Democratic presidential candidate who brought a refreshing note of reality to the early primary debates? You don’t remember him? In the memorable words of John Wayne: “Think back, Pilgrim.” It was Kucinich who reminded primary and caucus audiences that Palestinians live under an oppressive Israeli military [...]

Invading Iraq: “Its aftermath is truly awful to contemplate”

by James M. Wall
“As I write these lines, the illegal imperial occupation of Iraq by Britain and the United States proceeds. Its aftermath is truly awful to contemplate.” Edward Said wrote these words in CounterPunch,  August,4, 2003, a month before he died.  
The awful aftermath of occupation, which Said anticipated with such clarity,  began after Britain and the [...]

Philadelphia and AIPAC: A Tale of Two Speeches

by James M. Wall
In a Yahoo video clip,  John McCain confessed that with a computer, he is “illiterate”. Score one for Barack Obama who is apparently computer literate enough to carry on a lively email exchange with film star Scarlett Johansson, or so she says.  Barack Obama is from the computer generation where emails and [...]

Jon Stewart Can’t Say Those Things About AIPAC, Can He?

by James M. Wall
I have a good friend, well educated and well informed, who says she gets her news from Jon Stewart.  No Way!  But guess what, I found a You Tube clip from Stewart which turns out to be best analysis yet about the AIPAC conference at which all three presidential candidates appeared and [...]

“US Goes Barack to the Future”: London Sun

by James M. Wall
You have to love those British newspapers.  The London Sun led its story on Barack Obama’s  ”giant leap towards becoming the first black President in the history of the United States” with the headline: US Goes Barack to the Future, creatively linking American pop culture with politics.  The Sun continued with these Obama words:
“Tonight we [...]