The Washington Post runs an article in its Aug. 24 edition that slams U.S. weapons sales to Israel. It goes so far as to suggest that the U.S. might find itself accused of war crimes by the International Criminal Court for helping to restock Israel’s arsenal of missiles for both offensive and defensive operations (“Fatalities in Gaza prompt scrutiny of U.S. weapons sales to Israel -- Officials say transfers of arms will continue despite civilian toll” by Sudarsan Raghavan and Ruth Eglash, page A12). What’s curious about placing this article in the news section is that there is no great clamor in U.S. official or political circles about arms transfers to Israel. Rather, the article is basically another Israel-bashing concoction by a couple of Post correspondents. What’s even more curious is that the Post fails to show any corresponding curiosity about North Korean arms sales to the terrorist group Hamas to enable it to fire rocket barrages...(Read Full Post)