I’m dismayed by all the talk talk talk talk that goes on about Israel … most of it clinically insane as well as morally detached (from the tone of it you’d think they were discussing the merits of using a teaspoon or a soupspoon for your soup …). The truth is simple and all the words seek to obscure the truth. And the same goes for endless talk about is it or isn’t it … genocide. Give me a break.

selise @ 54: recognizing the Palestinians as an ”indigenous” population explains everything very well in a single word … this is a history we have seen in our own country as well. It also explains how this is so ’easily’ allowed to continue.

Then, in my early 70’s one day I wandered into Firedoglake…

‘and now old friends are acting strange,
they shake their heads, they say I’ve changed;
but somethings lost and somethings gained
In living every day…’

Thank you, all pups here at FDL. I would name each one individually but might miss one or two; wouldn’t want to do that!

Has there been a response from Putin?

‘Til now I’ve withheld judgment on Robt Gates. Now, IMHO he has to go.

What else has Bush/Cheney pulled off that has been kept secret that will have such grave consequences for the entire world?

It is now clear to me that Israel is US’s awesome weapon with which to threaten Europe, Russia, Middle East, most of Africa, parts of China and SE Asia.

Thanks for all you do, bluebutterfly.

http://www.armytimes.com/news/…..nd_092608/