‘Harry Potter 14′ Trailer
The answer band
remember when harry potter and the half-blood prince was meant to come at large in november? those were the days, before the deliver metamorphose. you were imagined to be knee-deep in boy wizard next weekend! now you’re going to have to see twilight eight times instead. nothing is fair. 
anyway, sorry to open primordial wounds that are in the shape of a lightning bolt (h.p. pertinence, dudes), but there’s a imaginative trailer for the film to tide you over until the summer. you deserve it, dejected wizards.
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Emanuel Often Took ‘Peace Now’ Position and Praised Rabin as ‘Visionary’
Edward Abington Jr. is a leading Arabist. A former consul general for the State Department in Washington, he once represented the Palestinian Authority in negotiations in Washington. A friend has sent along Abington’s comments on Rahm Emanuel’s likely stance re Israel/Palestine. Abington offered his views on a foreign-policy listserv called Salon. He then appends a lengthy statement from someone who is associated with Americans for Peace Now, about Emanuel’s record. Abington:
Fresh air npr
there have been different postings in recent days yon obama’s resolving to appoint rahm emanuel as his white house chief of staff. the postings have generally been unenthusiastic, noting emanuel’s father’s membership in an extremist israeli organization and rahm’s utilization in the idf. i have an open disposition about his appointment and think it was done because of his toughness and his know-how, total other things, to deal with congress and pester obama’s agenda there. the following assessment of emanuel’s documentation in congress was written a few days ago by someone who worked for me in the middle east and in whom i have a lot of coolness. the father knows the hill extremely well.
[the memo follows. I see that Snuffysmith beat me on this]
> > Spotlight on Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL)> > In recent days, there has been a great deal of discussion in the Middle East policy and activist communities over the appointment of Congressman Rahm Emanuel as President-elect Obama’s White House Chief of Staff. As many savvy observers have argued, this appointment has nothing to do with the foreign policy views of Congressman Emanuel, and everything to do with President-elect Obama’s apparent determination to move his agenda through Congress. Notwithstanding this observation, Emanuel’s appointment has generated controversy, fueled by those — on both the right and left — who are concerned about Emanuel’s views on Israel. > > Apparently simply arguing that Emanuel’s views on Israel are irrelevant — that President-elect Obama would not appoint someone as his Chief of Staff unless he believed that person could be trusted to faithfully serve him and promote the President’s agenda, including in the foreign policy arena, and that the Chief of Staff does not in any case have a role in making foreign policy — will not put this controversy to rest. Likewise, it seems that there is no use in pointing out the absurdity of concluding from this one appointment that, after refusing to pander to pro-Likud forces during the election campaign (and paying a price for this refusal), President-elect Obama has decided only now that it is time to begin pandering.> > With so many people determined to view Emanuel’s views on Israel as important, it seems to make sense to actually review Emanuel’s track record in Congress when it comes to Israel and Israel-related issues. This seemed like an especially useful exercise given that both those attacking Emanuel and those defending him apparently haven’t bothered to examine this record, preferring to restrict their arguments and counter-arguments to discussions of his lineage, speculations about his personal feelings, analysis of comments made by his relatives, and impressions of him related by friends and acquaintances. Any or all of which may be interesting. But given that Congressman Emanuel has been in elected office for 5 years, his record in Congress seems like a more serious place to look for real insight about his views.> > So, for the benefit of anyone who is determined to take a position for or against the Emanuel appointment based on his views on Israel and the Middle East, what follows here is a quick summary of his record on these issues since he first came to Congress in January 2003. This record paints a consistent picture of a man who is clearly committed to Israel’s security and stability — as we, at Americans for Peace Now are — and who recognizes, as APN does, that peace — and U.S. engagement and leadership to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace — are vital to the national interests of both Israel and the United States.> > Point 1: He has stayed off the really bad stuff> > Members of Congress are constantly asked to sign letters and sponsor or cosponsor legislation related to Israel and the Middle East. Many of these initiatives are dubious in the extreme, representing efforts to get Members of Congress on the record support extreme positions that undermine any present or future peace efforts. > > During his 5 years in Congress, Emanuel has not sponsored or co-sponsored any of the truly gratuitous, marginal, anti-peace legislation that is constantly popping up. In addition, a se …
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