Lords of the Land - The War Over Israel's Settlements in the Occupied Territories, 1967-2007.
Akiva Eldar and Idith Zertal. Nation Books, New York, 2007.

In my previous article I entered into a direct discussion on possible outcomes for the Israel-Palestine question based on a CBC radio interview between two different proponents and the most recent books they had written. Within that, while I was not fully receptive of Akiva Eldar's arguments for the two-state outcome, I also mentioned his most recent book, co-authored with Idith Zertal, identifying it as an excellent political read concerning the issue of settlements in the occupied territories. To do justice to this book, as it is an important view of the settlement process from within the Israeli political structure and from within the settlers themselves, I feel it needs more emphasis as a positive work in relationship to the historiography of Israel-Palestine.

My gut instinct, which is usually pretty much right on, tells me it certainly could happen again. I think it behoves the Left to know what Karl Rove is doing almost every minute, his contacts, his movements. He left the Whitehouse with such a smirk on his face and currently is doing his utmost to keep under the radar. Perhaps voting results are not of the greatest concern. Having read all of Bush's latest executive orders and directives, along with his October 17,2007 quip at a press briefing. perhaps he intends to borrow a page from the current headlines in  Pakistan.

It is inconceivable that everyone is not extremely suspicious of this regime now in power. It will get much more contentious before Nov. 2008. Does anyone question all the last minute changes in directives concerning the continuity of Government, the shuffling of Nukes, expansion of Blackwater and the State dept defense of same. I am just an old great Grandmother but I spend a lot of time watching Bush, Congress, Neo cons and the Press. My bigger question, are we going to have a election???

Respectfully,
Shirley A. Willford

I wonder what would happen if the people and their representatives were to shock the powerful and their funders for a change? What if on November 16th, the Iraq Moratorium day, everybody together took major actions? What if everyone with a job took the day off work? What if everyone wore orange? What if everyone with a tax bill wrote to the IRS to say not to expect another dollar of that portion of taxes that goes to war? What if everyone who gives money to Democrats wrote to them to say not one more dime before impeachment? What if everyone left their homes in the morning and went straight to the nearest district office of their congress member, sat down, and picnicked on the floor, refusing to leave without two written commitments: 1. to vote no on any more money to occupy Iraq, and 2. to cosponsor articles of impeachment against Cheney and Bush? What if everyone brought cell phones and media lists and spent all day phoning the media from their congress member's office?

If everyone did these things, the congress members would be shocked, the police would be shocked, the media would be shocked, and the White House

House Resolution 333 for the impeachment of Vice President Dick Cheney is off the House floor, and has instead been sent to the Judiciary Committee for "further study." This maneuver, organized by Pelosi and the Democratic leadership, is consistent with their mantra that impeachment is "off the table." But, we are told Nancy Pelosi is reported to have replied to the question of impeachment that if she received 10,000 hand written letters she would proceed with it. What are we waiting for?

Cindy Sheehan wrote this:

Dear Friends

Instead of sending your impeachment letters for Dick Cheney to Nancy Pelosi's office, send them to my office so we can get an official count.

Please send them to:
Cindy for Congress
RE: Impeach Dick Cheney
1260 Mission Blvd
San Francisco, Ca 94103

Please pass this around and have them sent by Friday, November 16th and we will have them delivered to her office in San Francisco before Thanksgiving.

Spread this far and wide so we can take sacks of letters to her.

Don't include anything besides the letter.

Love
Cindy