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Apparently there's a proposal to build a mosque on the site of the World Trade Center.  I like this idea.  No, really.

Of course, my knee-jerk reaction was "absolutely no way."  I don't believe that America is at war with Islam, but it's nevertheless true that the building was brought down by Muslims.  Building a mosque on the site would be like building a giant swastika in Israel.

Except, not really.

First, let me make something clear: I hate Netanyahu.  I hate him because he's a hawk who isn't really interested in making peace with the Palestinians.  The occupation is anti-Democratic and anti-Jewish and it must end.  To be sure, Israel has a right to defend itself, a right which most of the world doesn't recognize, due to hypocrisy and anti-Semitism.  (As Americans we forget that most of the rest of the world actually does still hate Jews.)  But there is a whole swath of Israeli polity that is willing to defend Israel and make peace.

Another event at Ft. Point!

A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her altitudeand spotted a man in a boat below. She shouted to him, "Excuse me, can you
help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know
where I am."

The man consulted his portable GPS and replied, "You're in a hot air
balloon, approximately 30 feet above ground elevation of 2,346 feet above
sea level. You are at a latitude of 38° 53' 30" and longitude of -77° 0'
29".

"She rolled her eyes and said, "You must be an Obama Democrat."