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To: JohnM who wrote (92770)	10/31/2008 4:17:44 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541945

JOhn, Several years ago, I read a remarkable book called The Yellow Wind by David Grossman. He was a journalist for an Israeli paper who went out and interviewed Palestinians and Jews. The result was a compassionate yet still honest portrayal of the actions of both sides. The insights into the Palestinian points of view were profound. I haven't felt the same about the conflict since, nor have I taken on automatic trust the view of Israel. Atrocities have been committed and an awful lot of innocents have suffered on both sides. The demonization of Khalidi is very disturbing, and I am glad you are posting these articles.

To: JohnM who wrote (92770)	10/31/2008 5:34:34 PM
From: biotech_bull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541945

John, that one can enjoy friendships with folk who hold a broad range of views without sharing the views of any given one Well put. I believe that's a quintessentially american value and I would not be surprised to see the undecideds break heavily in Obama's favor if they are gonna play the Rev Wright card the next few days. It's quite possible the reason Palin's negatives are so high is not because she's stupid but that she represents the extreme right in all its glory stripped bare of its intellectual armor. BB

To: JohnM who wrote (92770)	11/1/2008 11:11:34 AM
From: Don Hurst	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541945

>>" He (Khalidi) was surprised, the friends said, that so little criticism came — until this last frenzied week before the election, when Senator John McCain cited the April article in The Los Angeles Times about a dinner Mr. Obama attended in Mr. Khalidi’s honor in 2003, and questioned Mr. Obama’s commitment to Israel. "<< Can you imagine, a national figure having dinner with someone such as Khalidi, a known PLO sympathizer? My gosh, what next?...will someone such as Mahmoud Abbas, a well known PLO sympathizer, be openly and warmly welcomed at the White House and actually have personal meetings in the Oval Office with the leader of the free world? Ohmigosh!!! And what if someone who was a PLO sympathizer actually spent several days at Camp David with a whole group of his PLO sympathizers meeting several times with the leader of the free world and even had dinner together? And not only that, there were Israelis there too. They clearly lacked "commitment to Israel". No doubt Mr McCain would never let something such as that happen. Why migosh, the man is an expert on foreign affairs.