Month: October 2006

Winograd Commission Members Wearing Two Hats??

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Secretary of Winograd Commission Kadima Activist During Elections

Commentary;

If these allegations are in fact true, and it would come as no great surprise if they are, then there are some giant conflict of interest and legal ethicacy questions which arise regarding the Winograd Commission. And assuredly, if these allegations are true, they represent merely the tip of Israeli government crime syndicate iceberg. MB

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The secretary of the newly established Wingrad Commission to investigate the government’s behavior in the recent war has been found to have been a leading activist on behalf of the ruling Kadima party during last elections. read more

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Tuesday War News…

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Five Palestinians Wounded in IAF Strike in North Gaza

Excerpt;
“The terrorists were on their way to launch rockets at Israeli communities in the western Negev.”

Three Shooters Open Fire at IDF Soldiers Near Gaza

2 Illegal Residents Found in Israeli Car at Oranim Checkpoint

Israeli Arab Arrested For Assisting in Suicide Bombing of Coffee Shop

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Kafr Qasem Man Admits to Driving Bomber in TA

Israeli Motorist Stoned by Arabs in Samaria

IDF Troops Shot at in Northern Samaria read more

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A Standard By Which to Judge COS Dan Halutz…

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A Barometer for Dan Halutz

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Blamed by the Agranat Commission for the IDF’s unreadiness in the Yom Kippur War, Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. David Elazar was drummed out of the army. Two years later, at age 51, still stunned by the onus that had been placed on him, he died of a heart attack.

In subsequent years, documents and the testimony of principal players would reveal Elazar as the anchor who held Israel together in its darkest hour. He would prove to have been Israel’s greatest wartime chief of staff, indeed someone who merits a prominent place in the pantheon of military commanders in modern world history. His merit lay not in brilliant maneuvers but in keeping his head in a time of extraordinary stress and in his ability to analyze with clarity a rapidly evolving military and political situation and shape appropriate responses. read more

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Tzipi Livni: A Study in Governmental Incompetence and Gross Misconception…

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Our World: Tzipi Livni and Us, By Caroline Glick (Jerusalem Post)

“We must hope that Livni is exposed as an incompetent, opportunistic phony before she can do us similar, if not greater damage in the future.”

Commentary;

A must-read article lest anyone conclude that Livni is governing material. MB

Excerpts;

Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is an interesting case study in how a public image can trump professional competence in Israeli politics.

Livni was brought into politics by then prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu in 1999. The back-bencher became prominent in 2003 after undergoing two major transformations. First, she exchanged her frizzy light brown curls and dowdy dresses for straight blond hair and couture. Next she followed former premier Ariel Sharon from the nationalist camp to the post-Zionist camp. read more