Jonathan Martin has some information on what may be coming after this election for the Republicans.
Is there any Republican or conservative politician who can put Humpty Dumpty back together again? Or will the Republican party continue its fragmentation into two entities, a religious conservative group and a secular fiscal conservative group? My roommate says no, the structure of our winner-take-all political system will inevitably bring people together into two dominant parties. However, the political environment in the US may shift dramatically Tuesday night (or Wednesday morning) and a whole bunch of scenarios could play out.
But when top Republican leadership is publicly threatening excommunication for those members who publicly questioned the Palin VP choice, anything is possible.
For Immediate Release Date: 2008-10-28
We are returning to Gaza for exactly the same reasons we came in August: to deliver medical supplies, meet with civil society organizations, volunteer in hospitals, and visit Palestinians who have requested our presence.
The Free Gaza Movement would like to make it clear that we do not wish nor do we seek any confrontation with Israel. We have already invited Israeli Foreign Minister Aharon Abramovitz and Defense Minister Ehud Barak to join us on our voyage as long as they remain nonviolent. In August, we invited Tsipi Livni to accompany us.
Mairead Maguire, the winner of the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize and one of the passengers aboard the SS Dignity, stated: “The people of Gaza are part of our human family. The Israeli government cannot cut off Gaza forever. We will come again and again until we reach our family. We go to visit our family, and the Israeli government has no right to stop us.”
“And the servants of God most Gracious are those who walk on the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say, ‘Peace!’”Qur’an 25:63
Contact: Greta Berlin, Cyprus: +357 99 08 17 67
Angela Godfrey Goldstein, Jerusalem: +972 547 366 393
Huwaida Arraf (on boat): +357 96 723 999 / SS Dignity: +357 967 80 329
Osama Qashoo, +447833381660
Read his article on the nuts behind the recent mailings of the “documentary” Obsession to households in political swing states here.
My only gripe: his brief description of the Israeli assault on Jenin seems designed to imply Israeli restraint. I was in Jenin and saw the aftermath, spoke to the people who lived through it. There was no restraint. Read one military bulldozer driver’s account, or the Human Rights Watch report if you don’t believe me.
The dominance of the dollar in world currencies may be coming to an end. In 2004 the Chinese started to diversify their foreign currency holdings in a serious manner by increasing the percentage of euro relative to the dollar in their stockpiles. Now the People’s Daily has editorialized that Asia and Europe should begin looking for a new global standard currency.
So is this the beginning of the end, or just a brief phase?
