Letters to the Editor
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Obama, Wright and Israel
Obama needs to flagellate himself further for Wright's "one-sided statements" about Israel? I bet Ms. Walsh wouldn't have thought so if Wright had made his "one-sided statement" in SUPPORT of Israel. After all, American politicians, journalists and religious leaders do that all the time, without shame or apology. And Ms. Walsh has neglected to scold Obama for Wright's "one-sided" criticism of the apartheid regime in South Africa. Perhaps she can point that out in her next post.
Incidentally, Obama HAS addressed Wright's criticism of Israel. The only significant pander in his otherwise admirable response to Wright-gate has been to the Israel lobby - both (implicitly) in his speech and (explicitly) in the email that went out to his campaign contributors.