tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post7625147674330748562..comments2024-01-02T02:18:30.960-08:00Comments on Israel Thrives: From Ambivalence to Betrayal: The Left, the Jews and Israel.Mike L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-11923738877983447062012-09-27T17:36:13.599-07:002012-09-27T17:36:13.599-07:00Agreed. Iranian hegemony would not be good for any...Agreed. Iranian hegemony would not be good for anyone in the region.Doodadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349941094682080146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-12988803230274934422012-09-27T16:13:12.736-07:002012-09-27T16:13:12.736-07:00" The world's civilized nations typically... " The world's civilized nations typically denounce such statements, as the U.S. State Department denounced Mr. Ahamadinejad's on Monday. But denouncing them is not the same as taking them seriously. Sometimes the greatest challenge for a civilized society is comprehending that not everyone behaves in civilized or rational fashion, that barbarians can still appear at the gate.<br /> ...<br /> The tragic lesson of history is that sometimes barbarians mean what they say. Sometimes regimes do want to eliminate entire nations or races, and they will do so if they have the means and opportunity and face a timorous or disbelieving world.<br /> No one knows that more acutely than Israeli leaders, whose state was founded in the wake of such a genocide. The question faced by Benjamin Netanyahu, Ehud Barak and other Israelis is whether they can afford to allow another regime pledged to Jewish "annihilation" to acquire the means to accomplish it. The answer, in our view, is as obvious as Mr. Ahmadinejad's stated intentions."<br /><br />http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443819404577633511664110678.html?mod=rss_opinion_mainDoodadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349941094682080146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-55638130122581325822012-09-27T11:21:19.399-07:002012-09-27T11:21:19.399-07:00Hey, thanks for posting that Ayaan Hirsi Ali inter...Hey, thanks for posting that <a href="http://oldschooltwentysix.blogspot.com/2012/09/ayan-hirsi-ali-on-philosophy-of-islam.html" rel="nofollow">Ayaan Hirsi Ali interview with Cobert.</a><br /><br />I think that I may swipe it for the side-bar.Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-23973659051889192062012-09-27T11:15:14.635-07:002012-09-27T11:15:14.635-07:00Here is an excerpt, the preface and intro to the b...Here is an excerpt, the preface and intro to the book:<br /><br />http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/supplements/excerpts/Spring%2012/9780803240766_excerpt.pdf<br /><br />Only read the preface so far, but it is powerful.oldschooltwentysixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15672887176887940797noreply@blogger.com