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March 10, 2010
It is "Apartheid Week" or just Apartheid "weak"
There is one important fundamental about truth: Genuine truth gives one the power to tolerate even the most heinous criticism. Tolerance of criticism is a sign of confidence. Intolerance is a symptom that what you believe may not really be true. So throw the toughest, harshest argument against what I believe, because I have faith in my own truth. Do you?

The Middle East is ripe with intolerant views that reflect the insecurity of people who refuse to see the truth. And the first truth assaulted is existence. By denying one’s existence, it becomes easy to respond to provocations with...

March 9, 2010
American Arabs should resist the Census and demand their rights
March 3, 2010
From Dubai to Twitter - what's real?
March 2, 2010
Yalla Peace: Mideast drama starring Danny Ayalon

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March 12, 2010
White Has Sense Of Humor and Class
Oh, I had fun with it. The bill for my license plate renewal fee came in with a note from Secretary of State Jesse White explaining that the Illinois legislature (those greedy sob’s) had raised my fee by “$20.”

Of course, when I looked at the bill, the increase was $21. So where did the $1 go?

Voters are funny. You raise their property taxes $500 or more a year and they moan but fall asleep. You raise their water bill $2 or vehicle sticker $5 and they go berserk.

The politicians understand it and know the larger the hike the more the voters will feel helpless because...

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Extremists on Israel's far right have attacked the New Israel Fund for its ties to pro-Israeli organizations that have supported investigating the war crimes charges by by the United Nation's special investigator Richard Goldstone in his report, the Goldstone Report. The extremists have used Nazi-era images to demonize the NIF which supports peace, two-states and an end to violence, and the NIF has come under increasing attacks by Israeli society. The biggest complaint is not that The Goldstone Report's conclusions that some in Israel's military intentionally murdered Palestinian women and children during the brutal and oppressive Israeli military assault on the Gaza Strip last year, but rather that they supported the charges that the war crimes should be investigated.

 

Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon, following in the racist practices of his boss Avigdor Lieberman, used his usual style of ridicule and shame to embarrass the Ambassador of Turkey, a nation that has been a close military ally of Israels, the only in the region.

Turkey responded by withdrawing their ambassador, protesting Israel's brutal treatment of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip -- their first strong protest about the carnage in Gaza in over a year, and questioned Israel's policies towards non-Jews.

Lierbeman refused to apologize but moderate elements in the Israeli Government recognized the mistake and immediately flew to Turkey to apologize. But the damn is broken by the damned. And it won't be fixed too soon.

Maybe Avigdor Lieberman is a good thing after all.

 

Bias in the Mainstream News media. Oppression by government troops against civilians in Iran is big news and even President Obama speaks out. But government oppression against Palestinians by Israel's government is ignored. What is and what isn't news? What the biased mainstream American news media decides is and isn't news.

 

Former Vice President Dick Cheney says that President Obama has been "Dithering" for the past year in Afghanistan. I wonder what word Cheney uses to describe what he and Bush failed to do in Afghanistan for eight years.

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Mon., March 8, 2010 — Click to listen Mornings with Ray Hanania: Robert Grant, SAC FBI Chicago and Midwest region
     Robert Grant from SAC FBI Chicago and Midwest region discusses terrorism threats in Chicagoland.

Mon., March 8, 2010 — Click to listen Mornings with Ray Hanania: Dan Greenhouse and Sally Rutledge-Ott of the Aurora Chamber of Commerce
     Village Profile Magazine VP of Marketing, Dan Greenhouse, discusses regional chambers and suburban communities in this bi-weekly segment. This week's guest is Sally Rutledge-Ott, Vice President of the Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Mon., March 8, 2010 — Click to listen Mornings with Ray Hanania: Census 2010 Johad: Ray Hanania announces his Jihad and Fatwa against the Census 2010 campaign
     Ray Hanania launches his Jihad and Fatwa against the Census 2010 campaign arguing that the US Census intentionally is cheating American Arabs out of their rights to claim grants and government support by excluding them from the Census Count and not including the word "ARAB" on the Census form along with the 29 other ethnic and racial minorities that are included and that do benefit from inclusion.

Wed., Feb. 24, 2010 — Click to listen Mornings with Ray Hanania: Brian Costin, Schaumberg Freedom Coalition founder and Illinois Policy Institute director of Outreach
    Schaumberg Freedom Coalition founder and Illinois Policy Institute director of Outreach, Brian Costin, discusses his plans for politics and IPI plans to cultivate government watchdog efforts throughout Illinois.

Wed., Feb. 24, 2010 — Click to listen Mornings with Ray Hanania: Rafael Rivadeneira, Republican activist
    Republican activist, Rafael Rivadeneira discusses the problems with the Illinois Democrats and President Obama, and also defends the Supreme Court ruling giving Corporations status as "individuals" to spend money on election campaigns. Precinct committeeman in York Township, president National Republican Assembly in Illinois. www.RafaelRivedeneira.com.

Wed., Feb. 24, 2010 — Click to listen Mornings with Ray Hanania: Ella Gira, Israeli woman's rights activist, lawyer and economist
    Israeli woman's rights activist, lawyer and economist Ella Gira served as Deputy Mayor of Kfar Shmaryahu and is a leader advocating for women’s rights in Israel. She is the former Executive Director of the Israel Women’s Network (IWN), the leading feminist organization in Israel advocating for women’s rights and leading social change for women, and currently serves as a Member of the Board of the IWN and the Chair of the Friends of the IWN. Ms. Gera is also a member of the Women’s Budget Forum, a coalition of women’s and human rights groups working together to secure a fair share of the national budget in Israel for women, and was a founding member of the Organization for the Advancement of Women’s Leadership in Israel (R.A.) www.IWN.org.il.

Tues., Feb. 23, 2010 — Click to listen Mornings with Ray Hanania: Einat Wilf, Israeli Labor Party Knesset member
    Israeli Labor Party Knesset member, Einat Wilf, discusses the Ayalon Affair with Turkey, peace with the Palestinians, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the real threat from Iran. www.Wilf.org.

Tues., Feb. 23, 2010 — Click to listen Mornings with Ray Hanania: Robert Creamer, political organizer and strategist
    Robert Creamer has been a political organizer and strategist for almost four decades. He and his firm, the Strategic Consulting Group, work with many of the country’s most significant issue campaigns. Creamer is married to Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky from Illinois. Arianna Huffington calls his recent book, "Stand Up Straight: How Progressives Can Win," a master’s class in electoral politics. www.StratConGroup.com.