The Islamic terrorist group Hamas won the Palestinian elections yesterday. Israel and the US have both said they will not deal with the new Hamas government (British Prime Minister Tony Blair made similar statements earlier this week).
Couldn’t happen to a more deserving guy:
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales gave a speech yesterday at Georgetown University law school in defense of domestic warrantless wiretaps. The Washington Post’s write up on the speech of course included quotes from only those who disagreed with Gonzales statements about the wiretaps, as you’ll note in the article.
Joel Stein writes in today’s LATimes that he does not support the troops, and urges those who are against this war to follow his lead. Oftentimes you wonder how hardcore anti-war leftists (like Code Pink types) can say they “support the troops” yet at the same time say they “hate the war.” Stein, with refreshing – even if repugnant – candor, explains that they can’t … and shouldn’t:
In a stunning display of idiocy, former President Jimmy Carter – in an interview with CNN – referred to the terrorist group Hamas as “so-called terrorists.” Via the Jerusalem Post:
