"The raison d'être of the Palestinian Authority today is not to liberate Palestine, but to keep Palestinians silent and quash dissent while Israel steals land, demolishes Palestinian homes and expands settlements."
Diana Buttu is a fine spokesperson for Palestinian rights -- but I wish she would be just a bit more evenhanded. Hamas can do no wrong in her eyes, it seems.
"During one extended discussion on Friday, Mr. Trump listened to the pleas of the other leaders ... but reiterated that the environment and jobs were both important to him. He talked about environmental awards he had received and declined to say when he would make a decision on the Paris agreement."
"Mr. Maezawa paid $110.5 million ..."
"[Basquiat] died of a heroin overdose at 27 ..."
I'm sorry to be so cynical. But I can't help wondering what the selling price would have been if the artist had gone to rehab, cleaned himself up, and began painting lily pads or wheat fields.
"When people hear I'm growing coffee they typically make a face and say something like, 'Well, how good can coffee grown in California be'?"
We'll see, we'll see. I remember when California wine was a joke.
" ... Mr. Abedi had rented a one-bedroom apartment for 75 British pounds, or about $96, a night.
Per night? This kid had a nice allowance. Or ...
" ... [A] special corner of hell is reserved for killers who target children. To propel, through self-detonation, bolts and nails into kids is a particular infamy."
TIME MACHINE
May 27, 1981
36 years ago
"Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's campaign of repression at home and support of terrorism abroad have created a growing opposition to his regime. It includes key aides who helped in his coup in 1969 but have since defected."
"State Department officials said Colonel Qaddafi, who once freely walked the streets of Libya, playing soccer with children, had virtually sequestered himself. His barrack in the Tripoli suburb of Aziya is ringed with antiaircraft artillery, machine guns and tanks."
It would still be 30+ more years until the Colonel received his karmic payment for all those years of terror.
SONG: LEON REDBONE AND GUITAR
"The main problem with Mr. Redbone's music is its sameness of tone. Although his musical personality is intriguing, it is also emotionally constricted. Neither the arrangements nor the vocal inflections change much from song to song. Ultimately, the character Mr. Redone has invented is more important than his music."
I don't think Mr. Holden got it. Redbone's greatness was rooted in his absolute pure-love-joy for the music. The subtle differences in his vocals and the arrangements is what makes his records so enjoyable -- no one else does these old standards like he does.
COMPLEX MOTIVES BY SAUDIS INDICATED
"Is Saudi Arabia the altruist of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, putting the interests of the Western world at the forefront of its considerations? Or is it acting out of self interest?"
Uh, let me think ...
SONG: LEON REDBONE AND GUITAR
"The main problem with Mr. Redbone's music is its sameness of tone. Although his musical personality is intriguing, it is also emotionally constricted. Neither the arrangements nor the vocal inflections change much from song to song. Ultimately, the character Mr. Redone has invented is more important than his music."
I don't think Mr. Holden got it. Redbone's greatness was rooted in his absolute pure-love-joy for the music. The subtle differences in his vocals and the arrangements is what makes his records so enjoyable -- no one else does these old standards like he does.
COMPLEX MOTIVES BY SAUDIS INDICATED
"Is Saudi Arabia the altruist of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, putting the interests of the Western world at the forefront of its considerations? Or is it acting out of self interest?"
Uh, let me think ...
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