I am saddened by the violence in the Middle East. I do not agree with everything Israel has done nor do I think they are telling their side of the story effectively. I believe hospitals should have whatever they need to treat injured Gazans and residents should not be starved.

But, in what is a too short response, I’m with Israel on the decision to cripple Hamas.
The Field Negro offers one of my favorite posts on the current situation. I suggest you read it in its entirety. Field starts like this:
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My AOL Black Voices/Black Spin editor shot me this eye-opening article he found over at Cognitive Daily. I think you all should know about it. The report details a study which demonstrated that black students who participated in fifteen minute affirmations prior to taking tests, narrowed the "achievement gap" on test results versus their white student counterparts.

At every performance level, this chart (adjusted for covariates) shows that black students who completed the 15-minute affirmation exercise got better grades than students who did not (control). Interestingly, there was no similar effect …