Political/Political Humor
Sunday, August 18, 2002[1:33:58 PM]
Don't miss the Licentious Radio news service reports (and humor):
Bush's press conference regarding Harken
Bill Clinton and Little George's Teachers
Davis, Neil Bush to wed; California coast saved
Nation's fascists, political whores, and morons support pledge
Kenneth Lay comments on signing of corporate crime bill
[11:29:13 AM]
Excellent article on the way Israel's military controls the politicians, rather than vice versa. Benn [washingtonpost.com]:
'By the end of 2001, a fragile cease-fire, negotiated by political leaders, took hold. And then on Jan. 14, the military assassinated Ra'ed Karmi, a leader of the Tanzim militia associated with Arafat's Fatah movement, and all hell broke loose. That was the war's turning point. In the weeks that followed, an unprecedented wave of suicide attacks killed dozens of Israelis, until the government allowed Mofaz to launch the West Bank offensive for which he had longed. Eventually, Sharon took the blame for the Karmi operation, calling the cease-fire a sham. But Ben-Eliezer regretted the killing and Gen. Giora Eiland, the IDF chief of planning, while not mentioning the incident, has acknowledged that "our actions" -- the military's actions -- contributed to the escalation.'
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