Bard College in NY terminated the contract of sociology/politics prof Joel Kovel he says over his criticism of Israel and critique of Zionism. Also, Jim Lobe on appointments.
Lobe talks about apt. of Dennis Ross, who did not get a major position of authority but rather is in advisory role, reporting not to the President but to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and State Dept., Charles W. Freeman takes on role at NIC that means he will oversee creation of NIE reports. Freemans role in the 2007 National Intelligence Estimate on Iran helped avert US militancy toward Iran. And Elliot Abrams uses The Weekly Standard to express thoughts, sound much like Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, Lobe calls him a mouth piece for Bibi Netanyahu plus other news... according to The Jerusalem Post Israeli officials are worried Obama adm. will tie US Military aid to Israel to their policy on settlements.
We will be uploading specials through rest of week, more with Dr. Joel Kovel, interview with Mouin Rabbani of Middle East Report. He reports from Jerusalem on Israeli election results, policies in the region, Gaza War, and Medea Benjamin on their upcoming humanitarian aid trip to Gaza.
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