yllus
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- Aug 20, 2000
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I just read the Wikipedia article on Mr. Khalidi and it doesn't sound all that awful. He seems to be more sympathetic with the Palestinians than with the Israelis. but as far as I've been able to ascertain that's not yet against the law in the United States of America. I also don't see what the issue is with Senator Obama's having conversed with the man, even regularly. While I realize that Israel is a close ally to the United States, they aren't faultless in the long history of that particular problem. You would think that having access to someone not likely to gloss over your ally's imperfections and understand your sometimes-friend, sometimes-enemy might be useful.
It's an interesting thing, this election of yours. There really seems to be honest disapproval occurring of ideas and dialogue coming from the right this time around that I've not seen before in my lifetime (I was lucky to miss the worst of the Red Scare). Goodness, he's talking to an Arab who doesn't think Israelis walk on water! Talking! I mean, he doesn't seem to actually share any of Mr. Khalidi's viewpoints, but we can't have a man who's willing to talk to anyone as our leader! A continued lack of communication and free exchange of ideas is clearly the road to peace in the Middle East.
It's an interesting thing, this election of yours. There really seems to be honest disapproval occurring of ideas and dialogue coming from the right this time around that I've not seen before in my lifetime (I was lucky to miss the worst of the Red Scare). Goodness, he's talking to an Arab who doesn't think Israelis walk on water! Talking! I mean, he doesn't seem to actually share any of Mr. Khalidi's viewpoints, but we can't have a man who's willing to talk to anyone as our leader! A continued lack of communication and free exchange of ideas is clearly the road to peace in the Middle East.
