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1. 15 days ago on Ted Rall

   It’s called the Cabinet. Every president since Washington has had one.

2. 25 days ago on Lay Lines

   Love Carol’s cartoons. They run the gammot for sad to hilarious. Too bad she only does one per week.

3. about 2 months ago on Jen Sorensen

   Reading your post I was amazed at how similar the teachings of The Grandfathers are to the Noble Eightfold Path taught by the Buddha or for that matter the teachings of Jesus before they were tossed out by today’s organized religion.

4. about 2 months ago on Rob Rogers

   Have you watched it on YouTube with the Vietnam War footage? Very gut wrenching.

5. 2 months ago on Ted Rall

   If you think this all began on October 7 then you know nothing about this conflict. This dates back to 1947 and to the 19th century before that.

6. 2 months ago on Ted Rall

   Can you invade land that already belongs to you? My understanding is that Israeli forces were driving Palestinians from their homes and neighboring Arab states sent military units to protect them since Palestinians had no organized military.

7. 2 months ago on Mike Lester

   If memory serves, it was Zionists who first used the phrase “from the river to the sea” in asserting their claim to all of Palestine.

8. 2 months ago on Eric Allie

   Israel is supposed to have one of the best intelligence services in the world. They also have drones and precision weapons so taking out Hamas leadership with minimal civilian casualties is very possible. So is allowing the creation of an independent Palestinian state, putting an end to illegal West Bank settlements, and compensating Arab families for property stolen from them. Those steps would do more to end Hamas than any military operation.

9. 3 months ago on Gary Varvel

   First, don’t tell me I don’t understand genocide or the Holocaust. I have twu degrees in history and have done graduate level papers that required research in the official records of the Nuremberg trials. I understand those topics at least as well as someone who visited one of the camps. Now let’s look at some facts. The present day problem began in the Nineteenth century with the Zionist movement which encouraged Jews who had lived in Europe for 1800 years to return to Palestine and build a Jewish homeland. Unfortunately Palestine was already occupied by Jews and Arabs who had lived peacefully together for centuries. After WWI the British received Palestine as a League of Nations Mandate and allowed some Jews to enter but many more were smuggled in. Jewish groups like Irgun and the Sturn Gang waged a terrorist campaign against Arab residents, killing them, driving them from their homes and stealing their property. They also killed dozens of British administrators in the bombing of the King David Hotel and assassinated League of Nations officials. Given these facts is it any wonder that Palestinians retaliate with violence themselves? The trading of atrocities only guarantees endless war. Many Jews and Arabs want to put an end to this cycle of violence but their current leadership knows that they can retain their power only by continuing to stoke hatred.

10. 3 months ago on Ted Rall

    A book titled Into That Darkness supports what you say about people knowing what was happening and provides some insight into how their minds worked to excuse or deny. A very disturbing read.