Ouch

I generally like Tom Friedman, and I credit him with writing a tremendous book, from Beruit to Jerusalem, which was basically my introduction to the modern middle east and particularly, the Israel-Palestine conflict.

But Powerline crunches him here.

"Friedman's column strikes me as the latest manifestation of a bargain he made long ago. Friedman gets to talk to, and drop the names of, fancy foreign officials and intellectuals in exchange for swallowing and regurgitating their line."

Wasn't it Singapore just a couple of years ago who wanted to cane an American traveler for littering? And we should be more like them???