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Bush, Reagan, Moral Clarity, and the Politics of Evil
12 comments on Bush, Reagan, Moral Clarity, and the Politics of EvilPresident Bush has outpaced former President Reagan when it comes to calling evil by its name. What remains to be seen is whether history will vindicate Bush as it has Reagan. From President Bush’s farewell…
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Honeymoon-Over Watch: Obama Treasury Secretary Draws Scrutiny on Taxes
Joe owed a hell of a lot less tax than Timothy Geithner. (Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP) (Instalanche! Welcome Instapundit readers, and readers from TigerHawk and Living al Dente.) There’s already plenty of opposition…
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Captured Hamas Map Shows "Human Shield" Strategy
Further proof that Hamas deliberately puts Palestinians in harm’s way. The only thing more valuable to Hamas than dead Israelis is dead Palestinians. (Hat tip: Jonah)
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"A Sickness in the Soul of Middle-Eastern Islam"
I don’t agree with every syllable of Ralph Peters’s column in today’s New York Post, but this part works: Israel hasn’t killed a single civilian in the Gaza Strip. Over a hundred civilians have died,…
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Gaza: A Time for War, a Time for Peace
At Pajamas Media, Middle East commentator Eli Bernstein examines Israel’s war against Hamas in the context of the ancient doctrine of a “just war.” He concludes, of course, that Israel has the right to use…
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Israel vs. Hamas: How Much Violence is Enough
A law professor considers the notion of proportionality in Forbes: The claim is that it is not permissible for the Israelis to kill many individuals, including civilians, to stop sporadic deaths from rocket fire. Sorry.…
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Hamas Deploys Children in PR Offensive
A debate is raging over civilian deaths, some of them children, at a Palestinian school. GAZA CITY, Gaza (AP) — Israeli mortar shells exploded Tuesday near a U.N. school in Gaza that was sheltering hundreds…
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A Centrist Obama May Help Moderate the Democratic Party
Today’s edition of Obama Silver Lining Watch (hereafter OSLW) starts with a trip down memory lane. In my very first substantive post on this blog, way back in July 2008, I discussed how Obama was,…
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An Off-Season of Renewal and Hope
My friend Dennis was wandering with his camera one day in late December and snapped this photo of Shea Stadium, in the process of being disassembled. Gone already is the outfield fence, over which Kevin…