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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 12:00 AM

Criticisms, political pressure and Barack Obama

The president-elect's advisors respond to the firestorm created by Sunday's remarks on Guantanamo, illustrating the value of criticizing Obama when he deserves it.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Tuesday, January 13, 2009 07:35 PM

    A Warm Fuzzy

    B'Tselem - The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories

    http://www.btselem.org/English/index.asp

    Breaking The Silence - Israeli soldiers talk about the occupied territories

    http://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/index_e.asp

    http://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/publish/mission.shtml

    http://www.nimn.org/

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    "A new Spirit I will put within you. And I will remove from you a heart of stone, and give you a heart of flesh."

    Ezekiel 36:26

    —Steele The First Read Steele The First's other letters

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