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Tadros also eschews historical accuracy by ignoring that the War for Independence was in fact an invasion of Israel by six Arab nations and that much of the Palestinian exodus occurred at the behest of these invading armies: as Glubb Pasha, former commander of the Arab legion, stated, "villages were frequently abandoned [by Palestinians] even before they were threatened by the progress...
...midday of May 14, Egyptian forces had advanced deep into the southern Negev. An Iraqi column moved toward the Jordan river. The Transjordanian Arab Legion was arrayed along the river. On the upper reaches of the Jordan, a Syrian brigade was ready to attack the villages in the valley. Apart from the impetuous Egyptians who had already printed stamps to commemorate their "imminent victory," the Arab governments were awaiting the Mandate's last official hour before launching their attack...
Former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara brushed off a demand by the commander of the American Legion that he donate all royalties from his new autobiographical "confessions" of error in Vietnam to veterans' causes. "If Secretary McNamara is sincere about atoning for sending Americans into a war he knew they couldn't win, then he shouldn't profit financially from this sad, tragic, late confession," said William Detweiler, leader of the 3.1-million member veterans' group. McNamara's replied (through publisher Times Books) that he'd prefer to make any charitable contributions "privately...
...next five months, he opened his life, and his heart, to a growing legion of well-wishers -- most of whom had never met him face-to-face but who sometimes felt they knew him better than their friends in the "real" world...
...haven't seen all that many of my classmates naked" (or "nekkid" if you're from the South). All I can say is, they may not show up in the buff to the Omelet Station at Special Dinners, but there are nudists among us and their name is Legion...