Theo Spark

And I went down to the demonstration

To get my fair share of abuse

--Rolling Stones, You Can't Always Get What You Want

This video from Breitbart shows there’s volatility on Wall Street and, except to produce charges of police brutality, I still can’t figure what these kids want. Notice the many cops in white shirts who are in the midst of the action. Those are senior officers who have, I assume, been put in place to lead their men and make it known that the tactics being used have the brass’s blessings. Likewise, all the men in blue recording the scene with camcorders.

NB: We’re having a beautiful autumn in New York and most likely these “protests” will grow until it turns cool and rainy.

Dan Friedman
NYC

Poor Elliott Abrams, he must the loneliest guy at the CFR. If anyone over there can be dubbed a “friend of Israel” it’s him. But that alone doesn’t qualify Abrams to be the only guy sitting by himself in the company cafeteria. He earns that distinction by exposing the gaping gaps between the “peace process” fantasy and the hard reality on the ground. In this case, he shows us that even the most moderate “Palestinian” begins to sound like Arafat when our backs are turned. Still, the CFR is in the business of “diplomacy” and Abrams knows which side his bread is buttered on. So he never connects the dots - leaving the rest of us to draw the obvious conclusion. The Arabs don’t want peace with Israel. Never have. Like the rest of the Muslim world they want Israel to go away. And talking to them is an utter waste of time.

Sari Nusseibeh and Palestinian Moderation

Dan Friedman
NYC