Maof

Thursday
Mar 28th
Text size
  • Increase font size
  • Default font size
  • Decrease font size
Звезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активна
Звезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активна
Звезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активна
Звезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активна

Рейтинг: 5 / 5

Звезда активнаЗвезда активнаЗвезда активнаЗвезда активнаЗвезда активна

Рейтинг: 5 / 5

Звезда активнаЗвезда активнаЗвезда активнаЗвезда активнаЗвезда активна

Рейтинг: 5 / 5

Звезда активнаЗвезда активнаЗвезда активнаЗвезда активнаЗвезда активна
Звезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активна
Звезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активна

Рейтинг: 5 / 5

Звезда активнаЗвезда активнаЗвезда активнаЗвезда активнаЗвезда активна
Звезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активна
Звезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активна
Звезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активна
Звезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активна

Рейтинг: 5 / 5

Звезда активнаЗвезда активнаЗвезда активнаЗвезда активнаЗвезда активна

Рейтинг: 5 / 5

Звезда активнаЗвезда активнаЗвезда активнаЗвезда активнаЗвезда активна
Звезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активна
On April 29, answering a question on ABC's "Good Morning America," Sen. Hillary Clinton warned that if Iran attacked Israel with nuclear weapons, "we would be able to totally obliterate them." On NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday, Sen. Barack Obama chided Clinton. "It's language reflective of George Bush. ...This kind of language is not helpful," Obama told Tim Russert

Рейтинг: 5 / 5

Звезда активнаЗвезда активнаЗвезда активнаЗвезда активнаЗвезда активна
IN his inaugural address, President John F. Kennedy expressed in two eloquent sentences, often invoked by Barack Obama, a policy that turned out to be one of his presidency’s — indeed one of the cold war’s — most consequential: “Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.” Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Kennedy’s special assistant, called those sentences “the distinctive note” of the inaugural.
Звезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активна
The big debate between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton is over whether or not we should talk to Iran. Obama is in favor; Clinton has been against. Alas, the right question for the next president isn’t whether we talk or don’t talk. It’s whether we have leverage or don’t have leverage.

Рейтинг: 5 / 5

Звезда активнаЗвезда активнаЗвезда активнаЗвезда активнаЗвезда активна
A primer on propaganda

Рейтинг: 1 / 5

Звезда активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активна
America has run out of options. Bush should declare that the Palestinians haven’t met the preconditions for statehood as set out in his vision speech in 2002 and should abandon his support for a Palestinian state.
Звезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активна
Звезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активна
Звезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активнаЗвезда не активна
An introduction to MAOF
Haim Goldman

Dear Friends,

Would you believe that the undersigned has anything in common with

-- Professor Victor Davis Hanson (Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University),
-- Dr Charles Krauthammer, (Washington Post, Time, The Weekly Standard),
-- Caroline Glick (Deputy Managing Editor of the Jerusalem Post),
-- Jonathan Tobin (Executive Editor of the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent).

Amazingly, the editors of the MAOF website decided that the missives of the undersigned are worthy of translation and posting along the articles written by these distinguished authors.

The first letter was published without the consent of the undersigned.
However, after thorough examination of the laudable attitude of MAOF and of the excellent contents of the website, the undersigned had most graciously granted his permission for publication of his missives in both English and Russian.

“Analytical Group MAOF” [1] is an organisation founded about ten years ago by Russian-speaking Jewish intellectuals. The attitude of MAOF is definitely pro-Zionist -- unambiguously and unapologetically.

One of MAOF’s primary purposes is providing information and analysis about Middle-Eastern and world affairs as well as about Israel’s history, values and dilemmas. In addition to extensive publication activity in various media, MAOF also organises excursions and seminars. While the vast majority of the contents of the MAOF website is in Russian, texts originally written in English are provided in the original [2] as well as in Russian.

There are arguably about 250 millions of Russian-speakers worldwide and many of them do not read English. The indisputable motivation for the author’s permission was to grant those millions of disadvantaged people the grand benefit of reading the author’s ruminations. If the author is ever maliciously accused that his tacit motivation for authorising the publication was his craving to be listed along with the above-mentioned distinguished writers, his plea will definitely be “nolo contendere”.

The editors of MAOF expressed their gratitude by granting the undersigned a privilege that no other author got – the opportunity to review and correct the Russian translation before publication. The original letters of the undersigned are at [3] and their Russian version is at [4]. At of today, only two letters are posted but several other letters are pending translation.

You are kindly ENCOURAGED TO RECOMMEND the MAOF website to your friends and colleagues worldwide, particularly those who speak Russian. Those who do not enjoy the benefit of proficiency in the exquisite Russian language can find many thought-provoking and inspiring articles about Middle-Eastern and world affairs in the English section [2].

Sincerely,

Haim Goldman
28.10.2006

REFERENCES:

[1] http://maof.rjews.net
[2] section.php3? sid=37&num=25
[3] authorg.php3? id=2107&type=a
[4] authorg.php3? id=2166&type=a