A policeman shoots a psychopath holding a child hostage.  A psychopath shoots a child hostage. Moral equivalence:  guns are evil.A woman pushes an old man out of the path of a speeding bus.  A woman pushes an old man into the path of a speeding bus.  Moral equivalence:  pushing is bad.Israel, a pro-western democracy defending itself from annihilation, inspires the wrath of those who want it annihilated.  Iran, a radical theocracy on the verge of possessing a nuclear bomb capable of annihilating Israel, threatens world stability.  Moral equivalence:  both are "rogue states, even pariahs."The third argument was made today by Stephen Kinzer, foreign correspondent for the New York Times and Boston Globe, and author of many books critical of U.S. foreign policy, in response to the Gaza flotilla incident:In one intriguing sense, Israel and Iran pose similar dilemmas to the world. Both are widely seen as rogue states, even pariahs. Both...(Read Full Post)