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May 23, 2005

More Free Muslims Against Terrorism

Previous entries on the Muslims Against Terrorism rally in Washington DC here, here, and here.

Oleg Atbashian, founder of Communists for Kerry and the People's Cube, has a link-rich report on the Muslims Against Terrorism rally in Washington DC last week, with more photos. He also has links to two videos: a short one from the Washington Post site, with "man in the street" interviews, and streaming video of the entire rally (courtesy of C-SPAN). I don't know how long that will be available, so budget some time to view it soon. The speeches are really inspiring. I defy anyone to watch these speeches and remain cynical about the intentions of this organization.

You can also be cynical about the amount of influence FMAT will have, given the sparse attendance at the rally. But you can make a difference. Maybe only 50 people attended the rally, but you can expose thousands more to this movement by telling people about the video. It's a lot easier to watch a video on the privacy of your own computer - anywhere in the world! - than to attend a rally, in a particular city, especially when your leaders have told you not to.

This video can have legs. It can change minds. Send the link to all your Muslim friends.

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Judith | 05/23/05 at 01:29 AM | 2 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: WWIV

May 22, 2005

Eyeless in Gaza

I got to see Ariel Sharon speak this afternoon in NYC. This is a pretty good description of the event.

What the report doesn't tell you is that Sharon opened his speech by saying "I came here this morning from Jerusalem, which is the eternal and undivided capital of Israel."

He also said, "In Judea and Samaria, the major Jewish population centers will remain as they are, and there will be no return to the 1967 borders." I spoke to some of the protestors afterwards, and I'll write more about it tomorrow.

UPDATE: Here's the NYTimes report. A quibble: the protestors were on the opposite corner, not in front of the doors. This was an accurately described fun moment:

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Judith | 05/22/05 at 11:33 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: WWIV

Another "off the plantation" moment

Must see video: "Up or down on Janice Brown."

Judith | 05/22/05 at 11:22 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea

May 20, 2005

Blog roundup

The Young Curmudgeon is back from his trip to Tiawan to visit in-laws. You can read about his adventures here, including some China-Tiawan politics.

Ten things Ace really hates. (I agree with #1, except for an occasional pinot grigio.)

Are you, or have you ever been, a Literature Abuser? How many of these apply to you? (Sure, you say you can stop any time, but you might just be in denial. . . .)

A 22-year old Jewish Republican lesbian from Alaska wants to know: "Which hot Republican should I make out with?"

UPDATE: Your favorite megalomaniac dictator.

Judith | 05/20/05 at 02:37 PM | 2 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

May 17, 2005

Personal Democracy

There was an all-day seminar in political blogging here in NYC yesterday. Despite repeated offers of discounts, I didn't go, because my experience of such things is that they aren't worth the money unless your goal is intense networking (especially if you can hear the presentations later). Networking is a worthy purpose, but not my top priority right now.

Karol liveblogged it:

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Judith | 05/17/05 at 06:08 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - From Sea to Shining Sea

Antisemitism watch

Previous entry in this unfortunate series here. Latest on the AUT boycott here. Latest on the Protestant divestment movement here. Latest on the Columbia U Middle East studies professors here.

At a lecture last week, I met a young neocon graduate student in library sciences, who confirmed for me the overwhelmingly "progressive" bias of the profession. American librarians were slow to support their dissident amateur members in Cuba, since the wonderfulness of Castro trumps the right to read what you want. Now I find out that our librarians aggressively promote a particular point of view on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Here's a great example of how you can employ pseudo-spiritual psychobabble without having the slightest idea of what you are talking about, and profess to be improving your compassion and forgiveness while engaging in the harshest unexamined stereotypes about other people.

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Judith | 05/17/05 at 04:51 PM | 5 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Antisemitism watch

I want my MTV, er, NPR

More oppression of free speech from the fascist Bushitler:

Last month, the corporation's board, which is dominated by Republicans named by President Bush, told the staff at a meeting that it should prepare to redirect the relatively modest number of grants available for radio programs away from national news, officials at the corporation and NPR said. "We heard sentiments from the board that they are interested in support of more music," said Vincent Curran, a senior vice president in charge of the radio division.

I think the board is being a bit heavy-handed. Why not let NPR be a carefully-protected preserve for hothouse leftism? Certainly this particular political animal is finding it harder to survive in the wild.

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Judith | 05/17/05 at 03:42 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: Sensual pleasures

May 16, 2005

Lies, damn lies, and statistics

A new study conducted by the UN - which has no interest in making the Iraq war look like a success - dramatically refutes the infamous Lancet study rushed to publication just before the Presidential election last fall.

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Judith | 05/16/05 at 04:45 PM | 3 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Our NGO Masters

Liberal hawks update

Just like some bloggers have blogchildren, my NYC Metro Liberal Hawks Yahoo group has spawned one offspring, in Portland ORE. I am proud to report that the group just had its second social gathering.

What is a Liberal Hawk? Well, all sociopolitical movements have very loose definitions (otherwise you can't entertain yourself with internecine fighting and endless splinter groups), but here's one pass at it.)

Judith | 05/16/05 at 02:49 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: Liberal hawks and friends

How to do interfaith alliance-building

Previous entries on the Free Muslims Against Terrorism rally here and here.

Here again is the must-watch video of Imam Khaleel Mohammed's speech at the rally. Turns out he also has as much contempt for PC Jews as I do:

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Judith | 05/16/05 at 01:13 PM | 7 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: WWIV

Blog roundup

Mary finally made The Big Move, to Powerblogs. Her old site is still being used for archives if you need to link to something there. The two should merge at some point.

I've linked many times to Fletch's luscious nature photos of Austin and environs, and the Smoky Mountains. Fletch just sent me to Susan the Human, who photoblogs the San Francisco Bay area. Check out the Golden Gate Bridge from the Marin Headlands.

Bill Sjostrum's 15 favorite political columnists, and why.

Aaron notes some subtle semiotics in the famous Bush-Abdullah hand-holding photo.

Judith | 05/16/05 at 11:44 AM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

May 15, 2005

Fifty Muslims and friends against terrorism

I left for the "Free Muslims Against Terrorism" rally at 6:30 AM yesterday to take the subway to meet my ride to Washington DC. I got back from the rally about 3 AM, after a long dinner and drinks with some of the organizers and bloggers and friends, a late departure from DC, and another subway ride at the other end. While I slept in and was otherwise lazy today, everyone else in the blogosphere reported on the rally, including many people who weren't there. (So thanks everyone for doing the hard work and letting me link to you.)

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Judith | 05/15/05 at 07:11 PM | 16 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: WWIV

May 13, 2005

Rally against terrorism

If you have the means to get to Washington DC this Saturday, please join the Free Muslims March Against Terror.

Join us in sending a message to radical Muslims and supporters of terrorism that we reject them and that we will do all we can to defeat them.

We also want to send a message of hope to the people of the Muslim world and the Middle East who seek freedom, democracy and who reject radical Islam that we are with them and that we will do all we can to support them.

Endorsers: This rally is NOT limited to Muslims and Middle Easterners. We request anyone and everyone who supports our message to join us at the rally. We want to send a message to the extremists and terrorists that American Muslims, Christians, Jews and people of all faiths are united against terrorism and extremism.

We welcome all endorsers and we ask that you circulate and publish this message to as many groups and people as possible. Help us make history.

The march is 1 - 5 PM, at Freedom Plaza, Pennsylvania Ave. between 13th & 14th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

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Judith | 05/13/05 at 04:53 PM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: WWIV

Here's to hirsuteness

Sullivan and readers have been talking about the current fad - which crosses all genders and sexual orientations - for hair removal. I personally find this fad repulsive. I haven't seen as many naked guys lately as I would like, but to whatever extent I have been exposed to the hairless pubes look, it grosses me out. If I wanted to lech on smooth hairless boys, I would be a pedophile. Men have pubic hair, pre-pubescent boys don't. Women have pubic hair, pre-pubescent girls don't. Any guy who would be turned off because I don't shave down there is going to be politely shown the door.

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Judith | 05/13/05 at 10:43 AM | 3 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: Life and how to live it

May 10, 2005

Not Now Not Ever

Mary has a short report on the rally in Central Park on Sunday against the genocide in the Sudan. It got a respectable crowd, considering that it took place on Mother's Day. The rally was generated by a group of students at Yeshiva University, and there were many references to Jewish values from the podium and many kippot and tzitzit in the crowd. (Of course, the so-called social justice groups that staged the May Day rally in Union Square were nowhere to be seen.)

I guess this is the kind of thing that "Gandhi" and his friends find extremely suspect. I mean, why would Jews want to make a big deal about some genocide in Africa, hmmmmm? Well, "Gandhi" is part of the Juan Cole fan club, and Juan has the answer (scroll down past the first two quotes). Of course, if Jews ignored any of these human rights tragedies, we would be accused of only caring about our own (which we are routinely accused of anyway, in spite of mounds of evidence to the contrary). When we do speak out against oppression, we are accused of having ulterior motives.

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Judith | 05/10/05 at 08:16 AM | 5 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: Life and how to live it

May 10, 2005

Democracy, Whisky, Sexy! courtesy of the International Zionist Conspiracy

When the Fadhil brothers came to the US in December, I saw them speak here in NYC, and began to record their tour by linking to everyone who wrote about them. There was a laughable (to anyone not in . . . more »

Judith | 05/10/05 at 07:59 AM | 5 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Useful idiots

May 07, 2005

Blog roundup

Rurality is a lovely photoblog from the Alabama countryside. Great food porn too. Speaking of food porn, if you are not a carb-counter, check out Laurence's bread recipes. Bloggers come out of the closet: For some reason I always . . . more »

Judith | 05/07/05 at 09:07 PM | 4 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Around the blogosphere

May 06, 2005

Protestors in Babeland

Lebanese protest babes, courtesy Michael Totten. NYC Protest Warrior babes, courtesy Scott Sala. I wrote here about last Sunday's PW response to a May Day rally in Union Square. More from the Communists for Kerry splinter group, the People's . . . more »

Judith | 05/06/05 at 05:10 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: Liberal hawks and friends

Checking in with the patriarchy

I stopped visiting Blame Bush after the election, but that was wrong. Because Bush was re-elected, it is possible to keep blaming him for everything, for example, the patriarchal, phallocentric, oppressive, testosterone-fueled death of Andrea Dworkin: . . . more »

Judith | 05/06/05 at 04:34 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Useful idiots

May 05, 2005

AUT update

The British academic boycott of Israeli academics is facing a huge backlash. The American Association of University Professors condemns it. (Although the AAUP is not averse to getting into bed with anti-Israel academics.) (Via Norm, who also posts two . . . more »

Judith | 05/05/05 at 07:25 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Wackademia

Citizenship

I have jury duty today. I've never been called before. I'm torn. Serving on a long difficult trial would be a very interesting experience, and feed my romantic "12 Angry Men" fantasies of standing up for justice and mercy, . . . more »

Judith | 05/05/05 at 07:07 AM | 1 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: Life and how to live it

May 04, 2005

The Protestant divestment movement and the new supersessionism

I previously highlighted the work of Dexter Van Zile, a member of United Church of Christ who is very articulate about the hypocrisy and dishonesty of the divestment initiatives of the liberal American churches. Dexter works with the Judeo-Christian . . . more »

Judith | 05/04/05 at 01:09 PM | 3 Comments | 3 TrackBacks | Categories: - Divestment watch

May 03, 2005

Cool stuff: Superwoman edition

Uli Derickson was the Ashley Smith of her decade, but she didn't just handle a single violent criminal who broke into her home, she verbally managed a gang of terrorists aboard an airplane in 1985, protecting over 150 passengers. . . . more »

Judith | 05/03/05 at 09:00 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Amazing things

Bloggers uber alles

I got invited into this about six months ago, still not sure what it's actually going to look like or do for me (or me for it). But anything that threatens the mainstream media sounds like fun. I really . . . more »

Judith | 05/03/05 at 05:48 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: Tedious details

Academic Integrity and the Middle East: outside agitators

Previous entries on this topic here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and description of the conference and speakers here. The original complaint of the Columbia students was very precise. It did not accuse anyone of antisemitism. . . . more »

Judith | 05/03/05 at 05:10 PM | 0 Comments | 1 TrackBacks | Categories: - Israel vs. the world

Political re-education

Sunday started off cool and rainy, but turned warm and sunny by the time I left shul about noon after the last shacharit service of Pesach 2005. I walked over to Union Square to join my fellow Protest Warriors . . . more »

Judith | 05/03/05 at 04:27 PM | 3 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Useful idiots

May 02, 2005

Greetings from Columbus Circle

I finally got around to listing Kesher Talk at NYC Bloggers. There are 44 blogs listed for this subway station alone. There are 100 at Union Square. There are 32 at my brother's stop, Grand Army Plaza. . . . more »

Judith | 05/02/05 at 10:51 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: NYC

More antisemitism in the UK: the AUT boycott

I previously linked to many stories sent to journalist Melanie Phillips about antisemitism in the UK, particularly at universities. Melanie has also been tracking the infamous AUT boycott initiative and the heartening response. . . . more »

Judith | 05/02/05 at 08:20 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Antisemitism watch

Antisemitism watch continues in the UK

Previous post in this series here. Because Melanie Phillips has a high profile as a hawkish Jewish journalist in a culture where such is unusual, people tell her things:A journalist who travels frequently through eastern Europe told me recently . . . more »

Judith | 05/02/05 at 06:31 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks | Categories: - Antisemitism watch