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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (606346)	4/3/2011 10:43:58 PM
From: i-node	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576611

>> Methinks you're blowing smoke.....and you've been called on it. Well, ME thinks you're a freaking idiot. Total reported contributions were 173B. If your claim is that this figure overstates the true figure, then at most the overstatement could be $173B which is maybe 10% of the Obama deficit. I honestly don't know why you come here 7 nights a week when you end up looking foolish on every thread in which you participate. I suggest you just become a spectator.

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (606346)	4/4/2011 2:57:03 PM
From: longnshort	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1576611

NEW YORK TIMES Refused to Publish Goldstone Retraction .............................................. 4-4-11 ynetnews.com Not only did Judge Richard Goldstone's words of regret fail to match the global resonance of his original report, it now comes to light that one of the most important newspapers in the world refused to publish his retraction. Yedioth Ahronoth reported Monday that a source close to Goldstone stated that in the past few days the judge had approached the editor of the New York Times opinion pages requesting to post the article he wrote in the paper – and was told his article was rejected. The editor gave no explanation as to why the article was rejected, but the source believes this was due to the newspaper's political agenda. The letter was ultimately published in the Washington Post over the weekend. The New York Times said in response that they do not comment on the editorial or reporting process. In recent years the New York Times adopted a highly critical line of reporting towards Israel. Lately, its senior commentator Thomas Friedman has been publishing extremely aggressive articles against Israel and its current government. Sources close to Goldstone claim that the decision to publish the letter stemmed from the judge's deep understanding that the UN Human Rights Committee took advantage of his name, status and his being Jewish to unfairly censure Israel. "He would never have written or published the article," the source explained, "if he didn't feel with the utmost certainty that he needed to tell the world that he was manipulated."