Author Archives: Richard Congress

US imperialism and the lobby

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Richard Congress

Part of a longer post on Rachel Maddow’s new book Drift, at Rick Congress’s Politics, Music and Irony blog: Maddow suggests restoring the balance between the executive and the legislative branches of government (take some power from the Presidency and … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel Lobby, Neocons, US Politics | 45 Comments

Palestinian statehood initiative is educational tactic in a long struggle

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Richard Congress

At his site, Rick Congress notes that many regard the recognition of a Palestinian state on 22 percent of historic Palestine is an unjust solution, then writes: The campaign for the recognition of a Palestinian state is symbolic. But it … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel/Palestine | 18 Comments

The flotilla is a political response, not a humanitarian one

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Richard Congress

Rick Congress at his site: Supporters of the flotilla fall into a trap if they take up the argument mainly on the basis of saying “there is a humanitarian crisis, and the US and Israel are lying about that.” While … Continue reading →

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On the vital strategic matter of terrorist chickens

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Richard Congress

From Rick Congress’s discussion of Goldstone’s statement:

Posted in Israel/Palestine | 25 Comments

Deconstructing the news from the West Bank

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Richard Congress

Rick Congress posted this on his blog, Politics, Music & Irony. Here is the news item: Army: Palestinian Kills 5 In West Bank Settlement

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Finkelstein is movin on up to velvet rope in meatpacking district

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Richard Congress

Rick Congress went to a party last night for Norman Finkelstein’s new Gaza book, This Time We Went Too Far, at a bar on Gansevoort Street in New York. His report: It was really strange. The Griffin is one of  … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaza, US Politics | 11 Comments

Red herring in Mamilla case

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Richard Congress

Martin Hier of the Simon Wiesenthal Center has lately produced a 1945 article in the Palestine Post– later the Jerusalem Post–describing Muslim plans to build a commercial center on a portion of the Mamilla Cemetery that Hier now covets for … Continue reading →

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