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This content was originally published June 1, 2010. … There is a lot of talk now about the flotilla to Gaza. Here is more. · A lot of the pro Israel talkers use the terms Hamas and Gaza interchangeably. This is not accurate. The territory and people are Gaza. There is a political party called Hamas, that is currently in control of the territory. Food and construction supplies for the people are not the same as weapons for Hamas. · Hamas won an election in Gaza. When you have elections, your neighbors might not like who won. Your neighbor might impose an embargo …
… control access to your territory, or attack you with depleted uranium and white phosphorus. · This quote catches the eye. “The Israeli (and I am hesitant to say “IDF” here–it lets too many politicians off the hook) media spin machine was ready to go. When you see a detailed multi-page report ready to go within an hour or two of an insanely chaotic military action (of any kind), it is bull shit, plain and clear. Just try reading reports about the Normandy invasion in history books in 2010. Now imagine trying to read the same level of detail, etc. a few hours after the first wave hit the beaches. …
… You get my point. The ‘tragic tale’ was ready to go well before the first commando slid down the rope…” · This is in the comments of another post. “I mean, so far as I understand it, “Hamas” isn’t a country. So Israel is not “at war” with Hamas. In any case, what’s being blockaded is not “Hamas,” but an area of Gaza. Is Israel at war with Gaza? All of it? Part of it? “You are quite correct. For Israel to legally blockade Hamas, it would have to recognize …
… Gaza as a belligerent, which would be a de facto recognition of its independence and entitle Gaza to the rights of belligerents under the Hague Convention of 1899, including, among other things, the responsibility to treat Palestinian prisoners from Gaza as prisoners of war, which Israel does not do.” · Here are the weapons found on the boat where the fighting took place. Is this what armed terrorists use when they take on the mighty IDF? BTW, Lawrenceofcyberia is the blog name of the week. · Is it a coincidence that this happened during the Memorial Day weekend? Many Americans were at the beach, and not watching the news. …
This content was originally published June 1, 2010. … Tipper and Al Gore have separated after 40 years of marriage. Mr. Gore was Vice President under Bill Clinton, and won the popular vote for President in the 2000 election. If the Gore’s had moved into the White House, then Tipper would probably continued the unfortunate tradition of celebrity First Lady. I once saw an appearance by the Gores and Hillary Clinton. It was at a downtown rally during the 1992 election. Tipper Gore said (not an exact quote) that Hillary is just as warm and friendly in person as she is in public.
This content was originally published June 2, 2010. … Writerspot has a selected author of the month. Today, it is Allen Ginsberg. When going to the inevitable website, I learned that Peter Orlovsky died May 30, 2010. Mr. Orlovsky was the longtime lover of Mr. Ginsberg. The poet had a part in many new age dramas, with a few musicals and comedies thrown in for good measure. Hippie, beatnik, gay, artist, peace promoter, Buddhist convert…these are a few of the labels. He became famous for being famous, well known to people who never read a word of his poems. …
… Two of the more famous poems were Howl and Kaddish. Howl became scandalous in 1956 when it was busted for obscenity. It is mild by today’s standards, but almost landed Mr. Ginsberg in prison. I heard about howl in the early nineties, and looked high and low for a copy. I could not find one. Today, not only is the text widely available, there are recordings of Mr. Ginsberg reading his work. The plan was to listen to Howl, while editing photos. About the seventeenth time Mr. Ginsberg shouted Moloch, the plan began to fall apart. The next poem was Kaddish. …
… This is about Naomi Ginsberg, the mother of the poet, who evidently had some issues. This was tough to listen to, so I focused on the pictures. Many of those images were Atlanta in 1956, the year of the Howl obscenity trial. I was two years old. My brother was born in 1956. The Georgia legislature voted in a new flag, for whatever reason. The year before, President Eisenhower had a heart attack. Many wondered if it was a good idea to have Richard Nixon as vice president. Finally, I could stand no more of that voice. I am just not a poetry person. … Pictures today are from Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library. The social media picture was taken in September 1955. “Roswell Road at Wieuca, for Adams-Cates Company”. This is what it looks like today.