Nice to see you bending over backwards to be fair to everyone, but…
Re the line ‘news flash for Derbyshire – most hard left socialists of the 20th century who were worth their salt were internationalist opponents of fascistic regimes’:
Can I suggest you read ‘Liberal Fascism’, by Derbyshire’s NRO colleague Jonah Goldberg? Prior to WWII, most hard-left socialists century were enthusiastic supporters of the fascist regimes in Italy and Germany, and after the war they became supporters of the equally fascistic Soviet Union.
And don’t be taken in by Obama’s words about Israel – his real views are probably nearer to those of Samantha Power (the ‘foremost intellectuals on ethnic cleansing and genocidal violence’ you mentioned). She may have been ‘fired’, but no doubt she’s still advising him.
