Mary Rizzo

UPDATED: Full Text of Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Speech! (English, Turkish and subs Video)

by Mary Rizzo June 2, 2010

Translated and transcribed from Turkish by Güzin Bilgi for www.palestinethinktank.com and Gulagnik Translators (www.gulaknick.wordpress.com) English editing by Mary Rizzo. It may be reprinted with full credits to the translators and source. You can watch the speech video with English subs at the end of English script! English: Today I do not only want to speak [...]

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Hail to the Prince: Obama, the paradigmatic Machiavellian Leader

by Mary Rizzo March 4, 2010

A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise. – Nicolò Machiavelli By Mary Rizzo* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz Obama, before he actually “did” anything, had a reputation. And, indeed, reputation – what others think you are, and not what you actually are – is a crucial factor in a public figure. A [...]

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Obama: A Monument to Hip-ocrisy

by Mary Rizzo December 15, 2009

By Mary Rizzo* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz Barack Obama is a very handsome man. He has the charisma of a showman. He speaks very well, and what’s more, he can even dance. It’s not clear whether that is sufficient criteria to make one into a president, oops, not “a” president but “The President”, but [...]

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Mary Rizzo – A Strategy Revolution: A Game Theory Approach to Palestinian Resistance

by Mary Rizzo December 3, 2009

By Mary Rizzo* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz Anyone who has witnessed the events in Palestine/Israel has been able to notice a cycle that repeats itself continually between the two groups of people. It can be summed up in two words: action/reaction. Sometimes the action is carried out to elicit a reaction (which we can [...]

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Mary Rizzo – Hamas: They’re not bad, they’re just drawn that way

by Mary Rizzo October 19, 2009

By Mary Rizzo * In many parts of the West, certain political parties or movements are treated as if they come from the Moon or are alien to any body politic. Their existence among the people is always scrutinised as negative, transitory and something created in a boardroom or a backroom, imposed upon an unsophisticated [...]

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Care and Feeding of the Holocaust Elephant in the Room (spiced up by Ahmadinejad)

by Mary Rizzo October 11, 2009

WRITTEN BY MARY RIZZO* While preparing the insertion of the article by Nahida Izzat About anti-Semitism, as do all of her thoughtful and intense contributions, many segments caused me to reflect. Her analysis and especially her questions are so important and meaningful, that it would only be logical to address them bit by bit, and [...]

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A Letter to America: Why Must the Show Go On?

by Mary Rizzo October 18, 2008

It’s not easy or even fun to be an expatriate. Unless you didn’t know, that is just a highfalutin word that is used especially for American emigrants. Why the special word? Because people who “leave” America are expected to see it with a critical (perhaps even artistic) eye, and Americans who “remain” are expected to [...]

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Susanne Scheidt – The Lebanese Tragedy: a bit of suspicion

by Mary Rizzo June 1, 2007

Yesterday I forwarded this insightful observation made by Susanne Scheidt, the coordinator of Al-Awda Italia, and person who is exquisitely informed on events in the Middle East. Since then, we have seen the tragedy deepen and unfold with the entrance of Lebanese Armed Forces into the refugee camps. Susanne has added some background information to [...]

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