Israel embarrasses Turkish ambassador, but it could have been worse

Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon, following in the racist practices of his boss Avigdor Lieberman, used his usual style of ridicule and shame to embarrass the Ambassador of Turkey, a nation that has been a close military ally of Israels, the only in the region.

Turkey responded by withdrawing their ambassador, protesting Israel's brutal treatment of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip -- their first strong protest about the carnage in Gaza in over a year, and questioned Israel's policies towards non-Jews.

Lierbeman refused to apologize but moderate elements in the Israeli Government recognized the mistake and immediately flew to Turkey to apologize. But the damn is broken by the damned. And it won't be fixed too soon.

Maybe Avigdor Lieberman is a good thing after all.

-- Ray Hanania
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Protests? Protests/ Protests where?

Bias in the Mainstream News media. Oppression by government troops against civilians in Iran is big news and even President Obama speaks out.

But government oppression against Palestinians by Israel's government is ignored. What is and what isn't news? What the biased mainstream American news media decides is and isn't news.

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Senator Joe Lieberman's hypocrisy when it comes to Americans versus Israel

US Senator Joe Lieberman who is considered the Senate champion for Israel and steers billions of dollars in US tax dollars in aid to Israel each year, says that Americans can't have government sponsored healthcare, because it costs too much money in tax dollars for Americans. But he has no problem supporting government sponsored healthcare for Israelis, paid for by the American taxpayers.  It's not about Israel. It is about Lieberman's hypocrisy.
-- Ray Hanania
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Dick Cheney says Obama has been "Dithering" for the past year

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney says that President Obama has been "Dithering" for the past year in Afghanistan. I wonder what word Cheney uses to describe what he and Bush failed to do in Afghanistan for eight years.

Questions surface on fast-tracked vote to ban video gaming in Cook County

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Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer touted her new sunshine law to expose possible ethical lapses on the Cook County Board, but she forgot to tell anyone about receiving donations from casino gaming interests three weeks before fast-tracking a ban on video gaming devices that many believe would rival casino gaming interests. The ban is expected to come up to the county board for a vote Tuesday.
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09-20-09 Israeli government denounces war crimes criticism by United nations report

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Israeli government denounces the Richard Goldstone United Nations report that condemns Israel's misconduct during the 2008 Gaza war as "war crimes" and "crimes against humanity." The report also condemns Hamas atrocities as war crimes and crimes against humanity also.

08-31-09 Gov Quinn "defends" reform, just in time for his re-election

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Illinois Governor Pat "Don Quixote" Quinn says he vetoed legislation to begin the process of campaign reform because the legislative leaders who authored it and who would most be impacted by its restrictions said it "wasn't enough." Of course, now Quinn and the legislative leaders don't have to worry about any restrictions as they campaign and raise funds for their re-elections. Thanks Governor!