April 4th, 2009
Times editorials
this weekend strong
An op-ed by an American law professor accuses Israel of war-crimes in Gaza.
And an editorial simple calls Obama for refusing to release Justice Dept documents on torture in the name of the war on terror. Including the much-rumored investigation of tidbit lawyer John Yoo, who was used to give the green light on unrestricted wiretapping and also involved with authorizing torture. Hang him high.
For a while I’ve been sensing a change in the Times coverage of Israel. Axing Judith Miller was a big step. But maybe something more basic is going on, as Israel veers toward a kind of suicide. Or maybe i’m imagining things …
