An Op-Ed in the New York Times by Ami Eden, the national editor of The Forward, a Jewish publication, strikes the correct tone regarding the Holocaust. He recognizes that the Holocaust has been over marketed, and is therefore losing its… Read More »Jew Says Holocaust Over Used
The New York Times today has an article on parallels between Iraq and Vietnam. It says that shortly after the US invasion of Iraq, talk of comparing Iraq and Vietnam was forbidden. Now, however, the article says, “Nearly two years… Read More »More Jewish Influence on US Iraq Policy
According to the report in the New York Times about the Holocaust memorial service in Poland on Thursday, Israeli President Katsav said that the allies “did not do enough” to prevent the killing of Jews in World War II. Unfortunately,… Read More »Jews Complain Allies Allowed Holocaust
The Washington Post reports that the civil service system is on its way out at the Department of Homeland Security. Civil service was introduced a hundred or so years ago because the old patronage system resulted in so many abuses.… Read More »Civil Service on Its Way Out
Douglas Feith, Defense Under Secretary for Policy, announced that he plans to resign this summer, according to the Washington Post. Hooray! He certainly bears a heavy responsibility for the failure of the war in Iraq. He and Deputy Secretary of… Read More »Doug Feith to Leave Pentagon
The New York Times reports on a meeting in London of former residents of the Lodz (pronounced wooj), Poland, Jewish ghetto to look at several thousand photos of ghetto life. The article says the photos are disconcerting because they show… Read More »Not Everyone Suffered Equally in Holocaust
The current issue of Foreign Affairs complains about one of Bush’s failings that is seldom mentioned, but is very serious. The article by John Lewis Gaddis discusses US military interventions over the last decade or so and the problems that… Read More »Bush Needs Better Manners
What should be a shameful scandal involving Israel’s poor treatment of Holocaust survivors and heirs of victims was at least reported on the front page of the New York Times, although the article concludes by saying, “This is only a… Read More »Israeli Banks Stiff Holocaust Heirs
Wearing a Nazi arm band won Britain’s Prince Harry criticism from Jewish groups the world over, but why should he put Jewish deaths in Germany and Poland ahead of British ones closer to home? I agree with this letter to… Read More »Prince Harry Should Visit British World War II Graves
One of the reasons that I dislike George W. Bush is that he escaped service in Vietnam by joining the National Guard in Texas. Sure, lots of other people did this, but I don’t approve of anybody escaping military service… Read More »The National Guard in War