'Just World News' with Helena Cobban: I've been reading...

'Just World News' with Helena Cobban Info, analysis, discussion-- to build a more just world
« A Report from A Dangerous Place \| JWN front page \| Somalia and an international community in disarray (again) » I've been reading... Posted by Helena Cobban December 18, 2008 11:18 AM EST \| Link Filed in Appearances ... and playing with my new phone camera: Oops, it's a bit hard taking the photos with my left hand. « A Report from A Dangerous Place \| JWN front page \| Somalia and an international community in disarray (again) » Comments Comment from... Lorna, at December 18, 2008 12:07 PM: Cool pics! I'm glad you like your new phone. Comment from... KDJ, at December 18, 2008 01:09 PM: Very Nice, Helena! Scholarly and concerned! Comment from... Frank al Irlandi, at December 19, 2008 09:47 PM: Oh well just to bring you down from the towering heights of intellectual nirvana: Do you suspect the boy has done a runner? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/19/AR2008121902373.html?tid=informbox The wedding was supposed to be in October. Comment from... Frank al Irlandi, at December 21, 2008 01:22 AM: Helena This from Washington Post is worth reading. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/19/AR2008121902748.html?hpid=opinionsbox1	Recent Posts on JWN • My IPS piece on dimming peace prospects (1) • Rahm Emanuel's disturbing view of US role (26) • Obama's peacemaking pledge-- to the world (35) • Obama: Peace in US interest (5) • Discussing Palestine, Israel, Iraq on Bloggingheads (0) • Long knives, Washington, Afghanistan, part 2 (7) • Long knives out in Washington over Afghanistan (3) • Amal Saad-Ghorayeb responds (10) • NATO and Lebanon (16) • IPS piece on Obama-Netanyahu tussle over priorities (0) • Gaza police and noncombatant immunity (46) • Gaza, the Obama administration, and the present (4) • Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, "benchmarks" (2) • Barak: Iran not existential threat (0) • Garlasco, suspended with full pay (15) • Me, speaking Sept 24 at Middle East Institute (3) • Goldstone Commission reports on Gaza-war war-crimes (23) • Another blunt No from Netanyahu (30) • Ramadan t.v. offerings, 2009 (2) • I-P: Borders first-- and fast? (4) • A testimony the world needs to hear (2) • Garlasco, part 3 (32) • Malley on refugees, settlers, etc (7) • In 2009, as 2001: US needs Iran, Russia (3) • IPS piece on the rights war over Gaza (3) • Garlasco, part 2 (20) • Continuing bad news for US/NATO in Afghanistan (4) • Marc Garlasco's little "hobby" (71) • Trashing one-staters with Hussein Ibish (12) • 500 new settlement homes in Jerusalem... (12) • When election results are disputed: Afghanistan, etc (6) • B'tselem's figures on Gaza assault toll (8) • American power has limits? Who knew? (13) • Israel's assault on Gaza: The final toll (1) • Hamas-related negotiations moving forward? (1) • Sweden, and the Israel-linked organs story (18) • Qtube-- what a resource! (2) • Cook and Elam on Israel's organ-removal problems (48) • "The White House regrets... " (48) • Lessons from the Soviet experience in Afghanistan (9) • IPS analysis of Iraq and related regional tensions (1) • Visser goes 2.0 (8) • More on Norway's targeted divestment (14) • Pat Lang on the dangerous, continued rise of 'COIN'-mania (8) • Bravo, Norway! (6) • An exiled Palestinian visits "home" (20) • Israel releases nine of 32 Hamas legislators (2) • Why Blair wants Dahlan to retake Gaza? (0) • Afghanistan debate: The missing international ingredient (9) • State-building: Palestine (3)