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shaayecanaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-29-10 08:48 PM Original message |
87 senators urge Obama to pressure Abbas |
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chimpymustgo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-29-10 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. They need to urge Obama to pressure Israel to stop stealing Palestinian land. |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-29-10 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
2. I would think that putting pressure on nutty not to lift the "ban" would |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-29-10 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
3. meanwhile Israel is going all in for its lebensraum policy against arabs nt |
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hendo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-29-10 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
4. The US needs to pressure Israel, not Abbas. NT |
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howaboutme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-29-10 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
5. Josh Block resigning AIPAC to become an anti-left wing Democratic advisor |
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shaayecanaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-29-10 11:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. "the left wing's deleterious effects on the party" |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 05:48 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. That's not actually a quote from him |
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azurnoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 05:13 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. thank you n/t |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 01:48 AM Response to Original message |
7. Let's hope he stands up to them. |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 02:26 AM Response to Original message |
8. That letter is one-sided garbage. Not a mention of Israel killing innocent civilians or settlements. |
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Tripmann (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 04:32 AM Response to Original message |
9. In other words, lean on the side who have not just resumed breaking international law. Incredible |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
12. Kudos to those who did not sign. n/t |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 06:59 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Wow - kudos to Jim Bunning from a DUer? |
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shaayecanaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 07:05 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Apart from Bunning |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 07:09 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. That is incorrect |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 07:23 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. LOL, nice try oberliner. n/t |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 07:29 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Also Jeff Sessions and Tom Coburn |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 07:34 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Yea, who would of thought Bernie Sanders would vote like those guys. |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 07:44 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. There wasn't any vote |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 07:48 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Vote, agree to sign or not, you know what I meant about the letter. |
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shaayecanaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 06:59 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Interesting make up of senators... |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 07:16 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Al Franken, Sherrod Brown, and Russ Feingold all signed the letter |
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shaayecanaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 08:34 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. I think Al Franken is a lightweight and utterly feckless (nt) |
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azurnoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
13. Perhaps Obama should persuade Abbas to stay in the talks |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
20. OK - a lot of the names on the list of "non-signed" are incorrect |
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shaayecanaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 08:25 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Which list are you working off? |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 08:36 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. The one on Barbara Boxer's website |
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shaayecanaan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 10:41 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. One I found on a other forum... |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-01-10 02:38 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Judd Gregg is a Republican |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 02:39 AM Response to Reply #20 |
30. Do you think what party they're from is relevent? |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 02:47 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Yes I do |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 02:50 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. But you argued very recently that it wasn't relevent when it came to Pollard... |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 06:46 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. No, I didn't - I argued that their being Jewish wasn't relevant |
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azurnoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 07:19 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. really and what did you say that in relation to? |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 07:33 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. In relation to the congress members who circulated the letter about Pollard |
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azurnoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-03-10 12:31 AM Response to Reply #35 |
43. well that is an accurate observation except that the post you |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 04:07 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Yes, you did. |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 04:43 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. No, I didn't. |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 07:31 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. I just posted a link to where you did it... |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 07:34 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. No you didn't |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 07:41 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. It does have to do with the relevence of someone's politics... |
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oberliner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 09:08 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. I think the US Congress is supportive of Israel |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 09:29 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. There most definately is an unfair prejudice from the US Congress... |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-03-10 02:07 AM Response to Original message |
44. Obama needs to put pressure on both/all sides, not just on Abbas |
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