Posts Tagged: ed koch
Ed Koch: Netanyahu is Right, Red Lines Should be Drawn on Iran
On September 27, 2012, Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu of Israel delivered a speech to the United Nations. That speech is well worth reading, if someone...
My Reaction to President Obama’s Response to the Incidents in Egypt, Libya and Elsewhere
The New York Times of September 17, reported that, "[i]n Iran, the commander of the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, took...
Mr. President, Mr. Romney, Tell Us Please Why You Support American Soldiers Remaining in Afghanistan
Last week, The New York Times in an article authored by James Dao and Andrew N. Lehren laid out the impact of the...
Koch’s Notes: Gun Contol in America and Intervention in Syria
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is absolutely right to call upon President Barack Obama and his opponent Mitt Romney to do more than...
Afghanistan and Pakistan: Time to Go
I learned from reading page 9 of the New York Times of July 8th that "The United States declared Afghanistan a major non-NATO ally on...
The Indian Point Nuclear Reactor Should Be Shut Down
I have joined forces with Riverkeeper, Inc. Paul Gallay, Riverkeeper's President, and I have collaborated on this article urging the closing of the...
Potpurri: Obama and Israel, Bibi’s Next Fight, and America’s Natural Gas Boom
I believe the President is absolutely sincere when his surrogates advise Israeli officials that, as The New York Times of June 7th described it, they...
Israel Needs Consensus in Response to Apocalyptic Event Threatening its Survival
The issue of how to deal with the threat of Iran manufacturing a nuclear bomb is a matter affecting Israel's very existence and, therefore, a...
Lasting Statements From An 88 Year Old Man
I am now in my 88th year, having celebrated my 87th birthday last December. I occasionally sit at my desk and experience a reverie, my...
Two Legal Decisions, Both Unjust
Not long ago, I read an article in the New York Post reporting a decision by the Appellate Division First Department confirming a ...
Congressman Jerry Nadler: Politically Correct
I was surprised to learn of the letter sent by Congressman Jerry Nadler - who is my Congressman, by the way - to Attorney...
Power to the People: They Have It Now But Haven’t Used It
Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday. It's very name, "Thanks Giving," a day to give thanks, makes it unique. For 364 days a year, we take...
What If?
Last Saturday, The New York Times published an extensive article by Richard Perez-Pena headlined "Koch and N.Y.U. Clash Over Terrorism Report." The article...
Mr. President, Please Read This Before Thursday
Mr. President, your supporters along with the truly independent voters believe you are an excellent speaker, logical and forthright. Your detractors respond that...
