"Thanks for the video about the kids kicking the Arab woman," writes Andrea Whitmore of Kansas City. "When I was in Hebron with Interfaith Peace Builders our little group happened upon a soldier who was pulling on one end of an old Arab man's cane. The man was in full Arab dress. The cane was parallel to the ground and the man was desperately trying to hold on to it and stay upright while the soldier tugged and wagged it back and forth. Before I could think, I said, 'Stop it,' (pretty stupid) and the soldier actually did stop. He even looked abashed–probably because I could have been his mother."
Another ex-CIA guy. Philip Giraldi, writing at American Conservative blog, on a report that good Anthony Zinni was to be named Ambassador to Iraq, and shook Hillary's hand on that, till the lobby reared its hydra heads:
I have been informed by a State Department contact that Zinni was
rejected after Clinton came under pressure from some major supporters
in New York State who told her that the appointment was unacceptable to
Israel because Zinni is perceived as “hostile” to the Jewish
state. Zinni has, indeed, been critical of Israel on a number of
occasions. Another source in the intelligence community has told me
that Zinni was perceived as bad for Israel’s security because Israel
regards Iraq as a “front line state” in its confrontation with Iran.
If Israel were to attack Iran it would need overflight approval over
Iraq, something that Zinni would be unlikely to approve, possibly even
submitting his resignation to stop such a development.
