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...soldier Gilad Shalit was Israel’s only motivation for its incursion into Gaza misstates the root cause of Israel’s actions. The kidnapping of Cpl. Gilad Shalit, a direct violation of Israel’s borders and an internationally recognized act of war, was the straw that broke the camel’s back. From the moment Israel disengaged from the region in August 2005, its civilians have been subject to thousands of rocket attacks from Gaza. The firing of Katyusha rockets from Gaza and the daily barrages of Qassams threatened Israel’s security...
...years, I have vehemently opposed the politics of Jack Straw, a leading member of Tony Blair's Cabinet and former British Foreign Secretary. He has backed the disastrous war in Iraq and domestic laws that curtail civil liberties. In his north of England constituency, which[an error occurred while processing this directive] has a sizable Muslim population, he panders to local Muslim bosses. But last week, in his local newspaper, Straw came out against the niqab, the full body and face veil worn by some Muslim women. The niqab, Straw wrote, makes him uneasy and hampers communication. He now asks...
...bury ourselves. We must be modest. These fools who are taking niqab will one day suffocate like I did, but they will not be allowed to leave the coffin." Millions of progressive Muslims want to halt this Islamicist project to take us back to the Dark Ages. Straw is right to start a debate about what we wear...
...since the Republicans are in charge, it will be the Republicans who will be punished. The scandal involving Mark Foley is, for some voters, the final straw - not as much because of what Foley did but because of how the congressional Republican leadership handled it, or, shall I say, mishandled it. For a party that built so much support from its principle of accountability in government, the utter lack of accountability and the constant blame shifting is stunning. Meet the new boss; same as the old boss...
...South Korean foreign minister—who earned a master’s degree in public administration from the Kennedy School in 1984—received 14 yes votes and one no-opinion vote in an informal U.N. Security Council straw poll held at 4 p.m. yesterday...