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Tuesday, January 6, 2009 12:00 AM

The Israel rules

America's support of the Gaza attack proves once again that our mythical image of Israel has blinded us to its faults -- a myopia with devastating consequences for both countries.
By Gary Kamiya

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  • Wednesday, January 7, 2009 06:31 PM

    Some people on the political Left

    seem to think that Islamist groups like Hamas can help them facilitate the goal of world international socialism- or, at any rate, the wider general agenda of Leftism. That they can make common cause with them.

    The Left needs to check their memories as to the fate of the Iranian Left when Ayatollah Khomeini took power. The Left thought they'd get a place at the table then, too. No dice, to understate the case. And Khomeini was a moderate, compared to these guys.

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