Ariel Sharon was an architect of the Likud Party in Israel and the Jewish settler movement. But now he’s abandoned both to found a new political party with Labor’s Shimon Peres. Together, they’ll push for withdrawal from much of the West Bank and the absorption of several large settlements into Israel.
Throwing a Curveball
Bob Drogin, Washington correspondent for the LA Times focusing on Intelligence,
- on the secret source Curveball and his flawed intelligence reports on Saddam Hussein's biological weapons stock
» "How U.S. Fell Under the Spell of 'Curveball'" by Bob Drogin and John Goetz in ...
- on the secret source Curveball and his flawed intelligence reports on Saddam Hussein's biological weapons stock
» "How U.S. Fell Under the Spell of 'Curveball'" by Bob Drogin and John Goetz in ...
Icy Hot
John Cusack, actor and guest blogger
- on his role in the film the Ice Harvest and guest blogging for Arianna Huffington
and
Harold Ramis, director of the Ice Harvest
- on his new film noir movie the Ice Harvest
» John Cusack's ...
- on his role in the film the Ice Harvest and guest blogging for Arianna Huffington
and
Harold Ramis, director of the Ice Harvest
- on his new film noir movie the Ice Harvest
» John Cusack's ...
A New Center?
Arye Mekel, Israel's consul-general in New York,
- on Ariel Sharon's new political party and his divorce from Likud
» Arye Mekel (Israeli Consulate in New York)
- on Ariel Sharon's new political party and his divorce from Likud
» Arye Mekel (Israeli Consulate in New York)
Open Phones
your improptu Thanksgiving songs
Photo File: Arye Mekel
Arye Mekel: Israel's man in New York
Required Reading: November 23, 2005, Part II
These come straight from the BL, so you know we'll talk about them on Monday:
"Why Iraq Has No Army" by James Fallows in The Atlantic Monthly
Remarks by US Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) on 11/17/05
Required Reading: November 23, 2005
We'll talk today with Bob Drogin, who with John Goetz broke the story of Curveball, the Iraqi defector who provided evidence which was later used (mis-used, say some) to make the case that Iraq had WMD. Click here to read the article.
BL Blog goes on Thanksgiving break this ...
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