The episode has indeed raised some concern inside the intelligence community.
In an article for Foreign Policy, entitled How to Discourage the Speaking of
Truth to Power, former CIA officer Paul Pillar wrote that he remained convinced
that "enforcement of political orthodoxy about US policy towards Israel" was at
the heart of the affair and the message to intelligence officers was clear - "their
work will be acceptable only if it conforms to dominant policy views".
Mr Pillar ends by saying that the next time the intelligence community fails in
its job, the way it did on Iraq's WMD's, people in Congress and elsewhere should
ask themselves "how they could expect intelligence officers to show superlative
courage in bucking political orthodoxy when they showed so little themselves".
In his letter, Mr Freeman also said the affair "will be seen by many to raise
serious questions about whether the Obama administration will be able to make
its own decisions about the Middle East and related issues". ...
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Dunkin Donuts has abruptly pulled an ad in which Rachael Ray wears a scarf
which resembles, according to conservative commentator Michelle Malkin at least,
a keffiyeh — a traditional scarf of Arab men.
Malkin goes on to say:
‘‘Popularized by Yasser Arafat and a regular adornment of Muslim terrorists
appearing in beheading and hostage-taking videos, the apparel has been
mainstreamed by both ignorant and not-so-ignorant fashion designers, celebrities,
and left-wing icons.’’ ...
Mit Gebietsansprüchen im Nordpolarmeer werden sich die Außenminister der fünf
Polarstaaten Dänemark, Norwegen, Kanada, Russland und der USA auf einer
Konferenz im grönländischen Ilulissat beschäftigen. Heute reisen sie an, morgen
beginnen die Beratungen. Denn unter dem Eis werden große Bodenschätze vermutet -
und davon möchte natürlich jeder seinen Teil haben. Mit Ergebnissen wird nicht
gerechnet - aber vielleicht mit einer Verständigung über das weitere Vorgehen.
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Das konnte nicht gutgehen: Eine zutiefst antikommunistische
Politiklandschaft, eine Linkspartei, die darin ankommen will, und eine
DKP-Führung, die beste Freundin der Linkspartei sein will
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Michael Parenti 1 (1993) gangster nature of the state
Michael Parenti 2 (1993) gangster nature of the state
For many of the faithful, the idea smacks of heresy.
But the Bible we know is just one of
many versions that surely circulated in the early days
of Christianity.
All that I would want to add to Ram Dass's words are:
The karma ran over the dogma!
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