Posts Tagged as ‘Israel’

June 5, 2008

Good for Them

The State Department has reversed itself and will now allow the Fulbright Scholars from Gaza to keep their scholarships. Good for them.
What I simply can’t believe is that the State Department didn’t contact the Israeli’s about the issue until last Friday, after the original New York Times article about the Fulbrights being rescinded. How is [...]

May 30, 2008

How To Lose the War on Terror

The New York Times reports that the State Department has canceled the Fulbright Scholarships that were awarded Palestinians living in Gaza, because the Israelis won’t let them out.
How on earth is this possible? In the articles the Israelis blame the US, saying we never asked them to let the Gazans out, while the US blames [...]

May 12, 2008

Virginia Republicans in Congress Make Fools of Themselves

Congressmen Eric Cantor and Virgil Goode really made fools of themselves today.
Goode came first. In the debate over Iraq today, Goode went on a bizarre rant against Muslims.
When the commentary begins in the Middle East, in no way do I want to comfort and encourage the radical Muslims who want to destroy our country and [...]