Comments on: Back in the Orchard, Back in the Middle East http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2007/06/13/back-in-the-orchard-back-in-the-middle-east/ A Fresh Look at News, Politics and History Sat, 19 May 2012 04:01:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Mikael Covey http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2007/06/13/back-in-the-orchard-back-in-the-middle-east/#comment-990 Sat, 16 Jun 2007 00:34:21 +0000 http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2007/06/13/back-in-the-orchard-back-in-the-middle-east/#comment-990 Hamas is learning how to defeat its enemies. Unfortunately its enemies include Israel and America. Popular notion is that Arafat shoulda tooken the deal when he could've. I fear that the future reality is - Barak shoulda tooken the deal when he could've. Lost in all this - wasn't Palestine 'sposed to become a recognized independent country two years ago? Hamas is learning how to defeat its enemies. Unfortunately its enemies include Israel and America. Popular notion is that Arafat shoulda tooken the deal when he could’ve. I fear that the future reality is - Barak shoulda tooken the deal when he could’ve. Lost in all this - wasn’t Palestine ’sposed to become a recognized independent country two years ago?

]]> by: Bill Ectric http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2007/06/13/back-in-the-orchard-back-in-the-middle-east/#comment-989 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:20:12 +0000 http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2007/06/13/back-in-the-orchard-back-in-the-middle-east/#comment-989 June 15, 2007 Can you explain what's going on in the gaza strip? Who's on who's side, etc? June 15, 2007

Can you explain what’s going on in the gaza strip? Who’s on who’s side, etc?

]]> by: Literary Monthly http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2007/06/13/back-in-the-orchard-back-in-the-middle-east/#comment-988 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:17:55 +0000 http://www.thecherryorchard.org/2007/06/13/back-in-the-orchard-back-in-the-middle-east/#comment-988 If I might add 2 cents... (1) Many pundits claim the Iraqi government doesn’t have any control over their own country. E.g. the Al`Askarī Mosque is bombed to rubble by the very soldiers stationed there to protect it. (2) The Bush administration immediately destabilized Palestine by undermining any authority Yassar Arafat might have had. (3) Our ally Turkey invaded northern Iraq to punish our ally the Kurds; due to alleged Kurdish terrorist efforts inside Turkey. (4) Our ally Lebanon has been shelling Palestinian refugee camps to punish terrorist elements therein. (5) World leaders called for a 50% reduction in air pollutants at the G-8 Summit. Bush vetoed it. (6) Joltin’ Joe Lieberman calls for pre-emptive military strikes against Iran. (Apparently there’s just too much peace and stability in the world.) Bad things happen when you’re away, Levi. If I might add 2 cents…

(1) Many pundits claim the Iraqi government doesn’t have any control over their own country. E.g. the Al`Askarī Mosque is bombed to rubble by the very soldiers stationed there to protect it.
(2) The Bush administration immediately destabilized Palestine by undermining any authority Yassar Arafat might have had.
(3) Our ally Turkey invaded northern Iraq to punish our ally the Kurds; due to alleged Kurdish terrorist efforts inside Turkey.
(4) Our ally Lebanon has been shelling Palestinian refugee camps to punish terrorist elements therein.
(5) World leaders called for a 50% reduction in air pollutants at the G-8 Summit. Bush vetoed it.
(6) Joltin’ Joe Lieberman calls for pre-emptive military strikes against Iran. (Apparently there’s just too much peace and stability in the world.)

Bad things happen when you’re away, Levi.

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