Tag Archives: Franz Kafka

dreyfus: the great e-scape-goat

The hiding of evidence on the basis of the interests of national security has been with us ever since.The Dreyfus Affair never goes away… …It was the classic interactionof chance and necessity that set the wheels of truth in motion. … Continue reading

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dreyfus: spy fever pitch

Careless pillow talk. And to see the treason from the forest… To explain the impact of Col. Sandherr’s “discovery” on his superiors, it may be useful to recall certain aspects of the military and the social history of the period. … Continue reading

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jailbird love songs

All the arguments for de-legitimizing Israel are fair game. Not for the supposed and ostensible reasons we usually hear, excessive violence, and  racism for example,  but because the country is totally inept, and for its own security and those of … Continue reading

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hayseeds go back to the country

To everything there is a season. And a reason? Its not easy to get at the root causes of Arab world anti-Westernism. it does not seem like a pure hate, but rather the antagonism of the love-hate relationship, like intense … Continue reading

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its raining mullahs

Get real. the victim complex. Poor fellow subdued by an Amazon of his own imagination. Violence by women against men. What is the punishment and could it possibly fit the crime. Women are pushing the boundaries, crossing Netanyahu’s Red Line. … Continue reading

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obamarama: once upon a time in the west

Barack Obama and the slogan for 2012: “Go Forward” well defined theme that captures the leftist messianism that seems so misguided, corrupted and dysfunctional. A messianic pursuit of secular divinity and backed by trashy rags like the New York Times, … Continue reading

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yuk yuk: cross your fingers not your legs…

Is comedy universal? Brass knuckles interfaith hard ball comedy. The dilemma of comedy being “pure” without the baggage of tradition and history. The recent trip of Mark Breslin and Yuk Yuks on “goodwill” tour of Israel is proof is that … Continue reading

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knocking on the cones of silence

How did we get into this mess and is there any way to get out? We seem to be on the precipice of nihilism. A triumph of destruction.The final trashing of sound values and tradition. Everything as a giant ponzi … Continue reading

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stimulus projects: shovel ready redemption

…Leopards break into the temple and drink to the dregs what is in the sacrificial pitchers; this is repeated over and over again; finally it can be calculated in advance, and it becomes part of the ceremony. Kafka, Parables and … Continue reading

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rate fetish: the price is right

…Leopards break into the temple and drink to the dregs what is in the sacrificial pitchers; this is repeated over and over again; finally it can be calculated in advance, and it becomes part of the ceremony. Kafka, Parables and … Continue reading

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