Madison/Rafah: Sowing Fear For Votes

A letter writer to Madison’s Capital Times finds herself “troubled by the hostility and even hysteria of those opposed to the Madison Rafah sister city proposal.” “Hysterical” is certainly a good word to describe Madison Jewish Community...

I Could Be Wrong…

A guest blog entry responding to my brief review of Fahrenheit 9/11:Eric, I understand your reaction. I think If I had gone alone, I would be of the same mind. I, however, accompanied two people with whom I had tried to interest in the questions surrounding 9-11 and...

Israeli agents in Kurdistan

Israeli agents in Kurdistan I first saw this report on a rather unreliable Bulgarian site, but Ha’aretz is now running it, so I’ll just post it as an FYI:WASHINGTON – Israel operates hundreds of agents in the Kurdish areas in northern Iraq, according...

Iraqi guerillas destroy police stations

Mahdi Army guerillas appear to be making a concerted effort to destroy Iraqi police stations in hit and run attacks:Police in this Euphrates river town, 10 miles south of Baghdad, called for help from American forces when they came under attack. But the Americans...

Iraqi Mayhem Roundup

So many incidents have happened in Iraq in the past day that I thought I’d do a summary. Fallujah rebels killed 12 and wounded 10 Fallujah Brigade soliers in a mortar attack today. The Fallujah Brigade is encamped outside Fallujah, which is ruled by the rebels....