“Former French PM: Creation of Israel by Balfour Declaration a Historic Mistake”: Parliament, Michel Rocard, blasted Israel as an “abnormal case in the world”, describing its creation by the 1917-Balfour Declaration as a “historic mistake”. Rocard, who is also a well-known member of the French Socialist Party, was delivering a lecture at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina on June 16, in which he said that the Balfour promise England gave to the

I don’t remember saying any of this. And even if I did, I have no idea why I would. Best just to skip it, I think.

Well don’t take my word for it. Just look at the guy.

I’ve given you plenty of opportunity to do so on your own, but now it’s time to bring the link hammer. Go. Give! And don’t cry poor, either. Just skip one Mochachino or something so you can drop a fin into the jar. And thanks. Seriously.

Muldoon: “Clever girl.”*

From CNN Lawcenter: The administration had sought a more clear-cut endorsement of its policies than it got. The White House had claimed broad authority to seize and hold potential terrorists or their protectors for as long as the president saw fit – and without interference from judges or lawyers. In both cases, the ruling was 6-3, although the lineup of justices was different in the two decisions. Ruling in the

Joseph who’s this now? Nope, sorry, I just don’t remember the guy. **** h/t Alex Knapp; more at Belgravia Dispatch update: Joshua Micah Marshall doubts the Financial Times story, citing his weighty use of three names as a corrective to the Times’ use of “so-called facts and sources.”