NEW YORK MONTHLY HERALD

International Commentator:  Dr. Aaron Lerner    Senior Political Analyst: Dr. Steven Plaut.

Senior writers and Charter Members: Mordecai Ben Zvi, Dr. Ilil Arbel, Dr. Jerome Kaufman,Dr. Steven Plaut,  Dr. Daniel Pipes, Dr. Ruth Sielberg, Elaine Blanchard, Shoshanna Rozenstein, Beth Goodtree,  Gary Fitleberg,  Peggy North, Judy Goldsmith, Lydia Rosenthal, Solange Berthier, Judy Lederman,  Nigel Huntington,  Dr. Gisele Muller-Anderson,  Dr. Kurt Rosenstadt, Dr. Inga Schell, Ben Zorab, Benny Weiss, Dr. Erica Soderholm, Dr. Gisele von Guntunbergersen, Batya Medad, Dr. Etienne Leroux.

Senior Commentators: Dr. Michael Widlanski,  Dr. Gershon Baskin,  David Bedein,   Prof. Ephraim Yaar, Prof. Tamar Hermann,  Heather Weford,  Dr. Joseph Lerner, Richard Goldstein,  Irma Leclerc,Arlene Peck, Bertrand Stevenson,  Danny Allenberg,  Stephen Reiss,  Mara Christopher,  Rachel Neuwirth,  Cinnamon Stillwell,  Marna Wells, Paula R.  Stern, Alain Berthier,  Rabbi Shea Hecht,  Judy Lash Balint,   Arlene Kushner,  Marion D. S. Dreyfus,Dr. Joseph Nechvatal,  Paulette Attie.

Columnists: Arlene Peck,  Dr. Aaron Lerner, Dr. Joseph Lerner, Dr. Ilil Arbel, Dr. Steven Plaut,  Dr. Daniel Pipes,  Dr. Jerome Kaufman,  Dr. Ruth Sielberg, Peggy North, Beth Goodtree,  Dr. Erica Soderholm,  Dr. Michael Widlanski, Judy Lash Balint, David Bedein, Rachel Neuwirth,  Gary Fitleberg,  Paula R. Stern,  Robert Foster,  Micah Halpern,  P. David Hornik, Danny Bloom,  Arlene Kushner,  Batya Medad,  Rachel Saperstein,  Marion D. S. Dreyfus,  Maximillien de Lafayette,  Paulette Attie.

Senior Foreign Correspondents: Peggy North,  Gideon Issa,Ben Zorab, Arlette Lagrange , Louise de Chambertin, Penelope de Vassy, Mordecai Ben Zvi,  Valerie Constand,  Shoshanna Rozenstein, Genevieve Bresson, Ruth Sielberg,  Nigel Huntington,  Danny Bloom Theodore Asli,  Leyla Solomon,  Paul Chaanin, Souad Soleiman.

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Commentary of the Week: Dr. Aaron Lerner

Investigative Reporting: Peggy North, Dr. Ruth Sielberg, David Goldstein, Nigel Huntington, Ben Zorab, Shoshanna Rosenstein, Shoshanna Rosenberg.

Arab Media Watch: Dr. Joseph Lerner,  Dr. Aaron Lerner,  Dr. David Widlanski, Rick Berger, Itamar Marcus, Sue Lerner, Barbara Cook.

News: Elaine Blanchard,  Ruth Hardy,  Marianna Blavatsky, Eleonora Gagarin, Salma Hayeck, Ismael Abdo, Gerard Gauthier,  David Bloom,  Rick G. Helms, Selim Achcar, Marlene Dubois,  Ava Rosario,  Marinella Theodorakis, Benny Weiss, Judith Goldenberg, Sylvia Kulbekian, Arlette Boghossian,   Irma Rosenfeld, Dr. Erica Sondenberg, Arlette Lagrange,  Emanuelle Flamand,  Piet Mirador.         

Politics: Arnold Stevenson, Neil Stewart, Dr. Daniel Pipes, Dr. Steven Plaut,  Dr. Aaron Lerner,  Dr. David Widlanski, Micah Malpern, Rachel Neuwirth, Paula R. Stern, Dr. David Lerner, Dr. Joseph Lerner, Steven Shamrak, Bill O'Hara, David Goldstein, Gerardo Caprese, Emilio Santiago,  Pamela  Peters, Gail Gavin, Karen Day.

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Heritage, Culture and History: Dr. Ilil Arbel, Maximillien de Lafayette.

Cinema: Steve  Cohen, Fredy Rosental, Veronica McLaughlin,  Martha Griffin.

Books Reviews: Tamara Levine-Reich, Dr. Erica Soderholm,  Maximillien de Lafayette, Dr. Ilil Arbel.

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Opera: Luba Terechenko, Vladimir Pedrovich,  Gary Townsend, Ric Stevens.

Theater: Irina Levine.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAT WITH ROBERT OSBORNE: THE GENTLE WALKING ENCYCLOPEDIA. Read

 

6-7.REVISITING SIMONE SIGNORET.  Maximillien de Lafayette talks to the queen of the French cinema. She was larger than life. Her intimate thoughts and much more. Read  (In photo: Simone Signoret, Yves Montand and Marilyn Monroe).

 

Colin Powell: "Civil war still a risk in Iraq." Read                                           U.S. House rejects immediate troop-withdrawal from Iraq after fiery debate.  Read

Bush and South Korean leader take united stand on N. Korean nuclear program. Read

US terror inmates 'ambush guards'. Inmates at the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba have attacked guards after luring them with a staged suicide attempt, the US military said. The detainees used weapons crafted from fans and light fixtures and the disturbance was quelled with minimum force, a US military spokesman said. Six inmates were reportedly hurt in the clash. Read 

US to review uranium deal. Top Russian and US nuclear officials are to discuss changes to a deal regulating the recovery of uranium from dismantled Soviet nuclear weapons. The two countries signed agreements in 1993 and 1994 giving US firm Usec the exclusive right to sell uranium recovered from Russian warheads.  Read

 

Photos of the accused men.

Relatives of seven men arrested over an alleged plot to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago and attack FBI offices have been protesting the group's innocence. Marlene Phanor, sister of one of the accused, said they have been unfairly dubbed terrorists and that they were victims of US scaremongering.   Read

Palestinian Interior Minister Agrees with Security Chiefs not to Deploy "Support Force" Near Security Buildings. Read                                        BIN LADEN DENIES MOUSSAOUI TOOK PART IN 9/11 ATTACKS. Read The international Red Cross has voted to admit Israeli and Palestinian relief agencies. Read                                                                                Saddam lawyer killed in Baghdad. Read                                             Abducted US student returned to Israel. Read                                            As Qassam attacks continue DM Peretz devotes day to planning evacuation of outposts. Read                                                                     Israel satellite 'to spy on Iran' . Read                                                   "Islamic countries have every right to nuclear energy". Read            Hamas: Islam will conquer US and Britain. Read

Red Cross Says Sorry for Misbehavior in Golan. Read                             New Poll Shows French and Germans more Sympathetic toward Israel. Read                                                                                                              Russian Military Denies Seeking Mediterranean Naval Base in Syria. Read Blair welcomes Iraq's 'new start'. Read                             

Doubts over Taleban chief seizure. Fresh doubts have been raised over claims by Afghan officials that they have captured one of the Taleban's top commanders, Mullah Dadullah. Officials said on Friday that he had been seized in the southern province of Kandahar. But a man claiming to be Mullah Dadullah later said he was still free, and not far from Kandahar. Separately, a number of soldiers have been killed in renewed fighting with insurgents in the south of the country. Read                                                                                                                 Swiss recall Pakistan diplomats.  Switzerland is to replace all the staff at its embassy in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, following an investigation into visa applications. The investigation found that some applicants had been able to obtain visas under false pretences. Read

Montenegro 'chooses independence'. Montenegro has narrowly voted for independence from its union with Serbia, unofficial projections show. Indications are that 55.3% of voters elected to secede from Serbia, just above the 55% required for victory. Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic claimed early on Monday that his drive for independence had been successful. But official results are not expected for several hours. Read

THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE.

THE CONTENDERS. Their odds, chances, popularity. Read

 

THE RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE: Commentary and analysis by Micah Halpern.

November 4, 2008.  That’s the day the next president of the greatest Western democracy in the world today will be chosen.  For most Americans, Election Day 2008 is a long way off.  For party operatives the big day is right around the corner.  Strategy sessions have begun, agendas are in draft stages, electioneering routes are being considered and charted out. Read

 

THE HIGH HISTORY OF THE HOLY GRAIL. Joseph Campbell, in his epic study The Masks of God places Wolfram's Parzival squarely on the dividing line between ancient and modern. Emma Jung, whose psychological insights are invaluable, identifies the Grail cycle as the beginning of the immanent spirituality of Christianity, in opposition to the more ancient transcendent view. Read

Was Jesus Married? A Careful Look at the Real Evidence.  These days, one of the questions I often receive about Jesus has to do with his marital status. This question didn't just drop out of heaven, however. It was born of the popularity of Dan Brown's controversial novel, The Da Vinci Code. This novel advocates the thesis that Jesus was in fact married to the woman we know as Mary Magdalene, that they had a child together, and that this "truth" was covered up by the church for self-serving reasons. Many readers of The Da Vinci Code, believing the fictional history of the novel to be true, have been buzzing about the possibility of Jesus' having been married. Read

Was Mary Magdalene Mrs. Jesus? Before the “Left Behind” series catapulted to the top of the bestseller list, the idea that Christians could be lifted bodily into the clouds during the Rapture was an idea that only obscure theologians studied. These days, of course, lots of people believe that's what will happen the day the world ends. Now a new novel is forcing people to confront another biblical puzzle. The DaVinci Code, a thriller by Dan Brown, tells the story of a Harvard professor summoned to the Louvre Museum after a murder there to examine cryptic symbols relating to DaVinci's work. During the course of his investigation, he uncovers an ancient secret: the claim that Mary Magdalene represents the divine feminine, and that she and Jesus had a sexual relationship. Read

SECRET SOCIETIES OF AMERICA. THE SKULL & BONES SOCIETY. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask. The Skull & Bones Society has been described as the most secretive organization in the world. The origin of the Skull & Bones in the U.S. begins at Yale when a group of men established an organization for the purpose of drug smuggling. Indeed, many American and European fortunes were built on the China (opium) trade. It still exists today only at Yale and has evolved into more an organization dedicated to the success of it's members after leaving the collegiate world. Read

45.GOSSIPS

48.SOCIAL ISSUES & POLLS

Survey highlights Islam-West rift. 

Some saw the cartoon row as sign of a "clash of civilisations. Deep mutual suspicions exist between the Muslim world and the West, a survey of global opinion suggests. Read

Poll: Public opposes Olmert's Convergence Plan 56%:37%. Read

50.TERRORISM REPORTS

The US authorities have charged seven suspected militants in connection with an alleged plot to destroy the country's tallest building. They were planning to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower, the FBI says. It adds that the seven had sworn allegiance to al-Qaeda, but had no contacts with it. Read

51.POLITICAL ODDITIES

US defends secret money tracking. Tens of thousands of transactions were scrutinized.

US Treasury Secretary John Snow has defended a secret program which has been tracking international money transactions for nearly five years. "This program is an effective weapon in the larger war on terror," he said. The scheme, which has sifted huge amounts of data from an international banking consortium, was revealed by the New York Times newspaper. Read

US Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta is to step down after five and a half years in the job. The only Democrat in President George W Bush's cabinet, Mr. Mineta, 74, will leave his role on 7 July.... Read

Zimbabwe police disrupt funeral Mr. Tsvangirai said voting for change was not enough. Zimbabwe's main opposition party has condemned the "disgraceful" actions of police who disrupted the funeral on Wednesday of the party leader's father. Dzingai Tsvangirai, father of Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai, died on Sunday, aged 78. The burial at the family homestead at Buhera in south-eastern Zimbabwe went ahead after an hour's delay. Read

52.OPINIONS & VIEWPOINTS

Is it moral to die for human shields? By Dr. Aaron Lerner.  "I have always maintained that there has to be proportional use of force, and governments have to be careful not to take action in areas where civilians are remotely likely to be put in harm's way" UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan 13 June 2006. Read

"Islamic countries have every right to nuclear energy".

Mubarak and Larijani during talks in Cairo.

The conflict over Iran's nuclear file may have brought Ali Larijani, Tehran's chief nuclear negotiator, to Cairo, but there are few signs that his visit will break the 27-year-old diplomatic freeze between the two countries...Read

54.PORTRAIT OF AN EXEMPLARY IMAM

IMAM REDA SHATA: A SPIRITUAL LEADER WITH A GOLDEN HEART.For Islam to be fully understood in America as a Religion of Peace and Love, Imam Reda Shata Must Take the Lead! Read

 

 

 

 

Avishai Cohen. Continuo. (RazDaz)

 Avishai Cohen first came to the public eye as a member of Chick Corea's band, where he soon established himself as one of the most dynamic and technically gifted double bassists around....Helsinki PO/Okko Kamu. Sallinen: The King Goes Forth to France. (Ondine) It's a 'Chronicle for the Music Theatre of the Coming Ice Age'. The King of England, his four female companions, his Prime Minister and his army flee their ice-bound country by crossing the frozen English Channel on foot, invading France, and reliving the Battle of Crécy ...Mobb Deep. Blood Money. (G Unit/Interscope) Its now a decade since Mobb Deep  unleashed The Infamous, one of the all-time classic hip hop albums, containing the still fearsome "Shook Ones Pt 2". On follow-up Hell On Earth, the duo of Prodigy and Havoc slipped deeper into a world of horror. Various Artists. The New Sound Of Gospel. (Bmg TV) For most British music fans, the word Gospel conjures up images of Aretha Franklin and Sam Cooke emerging from the churches of black America to invent soul. But that was 50 years ago, and for those who may have lost touch with subsequent developments...and much more. Read

ONE QUARTER OF THE BRITISH MILITARY MEN POWER  WORKS FOR SAUDI ARABIA. THE MILITARY BRITS AND SAUDIS ARE IN SYNC. SECRET ARMS SALES AND DEALS BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND SAUDI ARABIA WORTH $12 BILLIONS. Read

Modigliani portrait fetches $32m. Read                                                                     Hirst statue unveiled in London. Read               British Museum to host gameshow. Read

 

 

 

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ARMENIA AND ITS SUBLIME ARTS? ASTONISHING EARLY INVENTIONS. Read

ORIGIN OF THE ANCIENT URARTURIAN ARMENIANS: Where did the Urartians come from? Who are the Urarturians? Read 

THE EARLY CHRISTIAN FRESCOES AND FIGURATIVE ARTS WERE ARMENIAN IN ORIGIN. Read

Hemingway papers link Cuba and US. Read   

TRUMP, MELANIA KNAUSS AND CHRISTIAN DIOR. Read

Princes William and Harry keep Prince Charles "in touch with what's going on", their father has said. Joining Charles in an interview with TV duo Ant and Dec, the young princes revealed they argued over possession of the television remote control. Read

Al GORE: "I AM NOT RUNNING!"

A documentary based on Al Gore's environmental campaigning is under way. Al Gore said the world faced a stark choice between the end of civilization and a future for its children. He also said he was not considering running again for presidential office in 2008.  Read

95-96.WOMAN AUTHORS WHO MADE A BIG BUZZ THIS YEAR: WOMEN AUTHORS  TO REMEMBER. Read

 

 

 

 

 

MONICA CROWLEY UNDER THE MICROSCOPE. Crowley, Debbie Schlussel, Chirac, Sharon Stone, James Wolcott, Vanity Fair, Richard Nixon, Wall Street Journal, accusations, alleged plagiarism. The whole nine yard....Debbie Schlussel: "Crowley is a thief...Crotch Ambassador: Sharon Stone....and much more! Quite an explosive article. Read

103-114.WHY CELEBRITIES, MOVIE STARS AND  DOWN TO EARTH WOMEN POSE NAKED? Brigitte Bardot: "Animals walk around naked and they have more loyalty than men. I have never been betrayed by my pets. But I have been cheated so many times by men and women who were fully clothed..." Josephine Baker: " I will strip by the name of God, if I have to feed those orphans... " Read

122. HEALTH: HIV

122.ON NATIONAL HIV TESTING DAY, HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE COMMISSIONER ENCOURAGES NEW YORKERS TO GET TESTED FOR HIV. On National HIV Testing Day, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Thomas R. Frieden urged all New Yorkers to know their HIV status by getting tested either by their doctor, or at a City clinic...Read.

122.US capital in HIV test initiative. Health authorities in Washington DC are launching a pioneering scheme to promote HIV testing. The authorities hope the scheme will lead to tests becoming routine across all health services in the District of Columbia from schools to hospitals. It will target everyone aged between 14 and 84 and is thought to be the US's most aggressive such testing campaign. Read.

123-126.WOMAN'S WORLD

 

 

 

 

123-126.AMERICA'S SPARKLING WOMEN: THE FAMOUS, THE LUCKY AND THE CLASSY. Would you believe, Katharine Graham, one of America's most conservative and traditional women was selected -years ago, of course- as one of the sexiest women in Washington and America? Today, America has a new wave of sparkling, multitalented and fabulous women. A new kind of eve, characterized by education, class and "classe intellectuelle", authorship, culture, knowledge of the world, such as...Read

128.A Special Opening Event Starring the Neville Brothers! The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal lends its support to the City of New Orleans. Read 

128.DRUMMER REUBEN HOCH CELEBRATES RELEASE OF TRIO CD "OF RECENT TIME" IN TWO NYC CONCERTS...Read

129-133. Montreal World Jazz Festival. Read

134.Etta James: Prizewinner of the 2006 Ella‑Fitzgerald Award. Read

134.Brad Mehldau prizewinner of the Miles Davis Award. Read

135.Johnny Cash's first wife wrote book: Memoir will be called "I Walked The Line". Read

135.James Blunt album sales pass 5m. James Blunt and Robbie Williams' albums have gone five-times platinum, say the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Blunt's debut album Back to Bedlam passed the five million mark across Europe and continues to sell well.  Read

136.Hairdresser stole Costner laptop.  A hairdresser hired to attend to guests at the wedding of Kevin Costner has admitted stealing a laptop computer from the actor. Pascal Bensimon, 45, was given two years probation, 25 hours community service and ordered to pay $1,500 after admitting the theft...Read

136.Die Hard director 'lied to FBI'. Die Hard director John McTiernan has been charged with lying to the FBI. The 55-year-old, whose other credits include The Hunt For Red October, faces one count of making false statements. Read

136.Nineties pop star Betty Boo is back. Photo: Clarkson enjoyed several hits in the early 1990s as Betty Boo. Nineties pop star Betty Boo is back with a new band, a new single and a mission to put some fun back into the music industry.  Read

 

137.Spears 'not facing' child probe. Singer Britney Spears and husband Kevin Federline will not be investigated after child protection officers visited their home, her lawyer has said. "They determined that the parents were not involved in any injury...Read

137.Model Moss cast in bronze statue. Supermodel Kate Moss is depicted in a contorted yoga pose in a life-size bronze statue, due to go on display in the Netherlands. The sculpture, entitled Sphinx, sees Moss with her ankles and arms wrapped behind her ears....Read

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Bush-Blair Endless Love.  Click image to view video

George W. Bush and Tony Blair express their true feelings for each other as they sing a stirring rendition of "Endless Love." This amusing video casts the Iraq war alliance between George W. Bush and Tony Blair in a whole new light. Created by Johan Söderberg for a Swedish television program called 'Kobra,' this parody synchs up images of Bush and Blair singing Diana Ross and Lionel Richie's breathless ballad "Endless Love." Their international coalition may be crumbling, but their hearts still beat as one.