Monthly Archives: August 2006

The next James Bond movie will be called…

The Man With The Plastic Gun: Israeli police commandos stormed the British Embassy late Thursday and captured a Palestinian gunman who had scaled the fence and demanded political asylum. There were no reports of injuries. The gunman, who had burst … Continue reading

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What a shock! Nasrallah lied!

Remember that much-touted interview by Chipmunk Cheeks Nasrallah (may a Hellfire missile find him before his next birthday), where he said there would be no second round against Israel? Turns out he lied. Hizbullah representative in Iran Muhammad Abdullah Sif … Continue reading

Posted in Israel, Lebanon | 1 Comment

Red Cross ambulance driver killed, world yawns

During the Hezbullah war, a Red Cross ambulance was supposedly fired on by Israel, and headlines race around the world, causing hundreds of fraudulent news stories, what with the ambulance having never been hit by IDF missiles. But the world … Continue reading

Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome, Israeli Double Standard Time, World | 14 Comments

Movement on Gilad Shalit

Hamas is supposedly near a deal that will release Cpl. Gilad Shalit. Ha’aretz blames Israel for holding up the deal. GAZA – A source involved in negotiations for the release of soldier Gilad Shalit told Haaretz that Israel was the … Continue reading

Posted in Gaza, Hamas, Israel | 3 Comments

Picking up the spare

If you didn’t read all of the article at AFP whining about the IDf shooting Palestinians while Mahmoud Abbas clutches Kofi Annan’s skirt and begs, you’d have missed this good news: In the occupied West Bank, Hossam Jaradat, the head … Continue reading

Posted in Israel, Terrorism | 1 Comment

Rob Reiner to Gibson: Admit it, Jew-hater

Rob Reiner says Mel Gibson’s apology for his anti-Semitic outburst isn’t good enough. (AP) Mel Gibson’s apology for making drunken anti-Semitic remarks isn’t enough to redeem him, actor-producer Rob Reiner said. The actor also must acknowledge that “his work reflects … Continue reading

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Briefly

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Richmond takes a giant leap backward

Long before I moved to Richmond, is lone kosher butcher retired, and the Richmond Jewish community apparently couldn’t manage to find a replacement for him. So by the time I got here, there were no kosher butchers. You could find … Continue reading

Posted in Religion | 8 Comments

Walt and Mearsheimer: Wrong again

Gee, Mearsheimer, looks like you were wrong about American attitudes on Israel—again: Americans like Israel even more since the war with Hizbullah. What a surprise—I thought W&M said Americans were siding with the terrorists. I guess they must have lied … Continue reading

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Very late carnival post

I forgot to link to Haveil Havalim, which is at Me-Ander’s place. And there’s the Carnival of the Cats. I’m feeling a little less than charitable towards some cats this morning, as Tig’s been on a “wake-up-and-pet-me” tear several times … Continue reading

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Tummy Tuesday 5

Tummy Tuesday time! Continue reading

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Now this trick does it for me

I have belonged to the relatively small fraction of Israeli public opinion that believed in an independent commission of inquiry into the Lebanon war. Such a commission would have had a full authority to delve into any and all matters … Continue reading

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Walt, Mearsheimer, and CAIR: All that’s missing are Mel Gibson and Jimmy Carter

The reviews are in: W&M are still spreading vague charges with no evidence to back them up, and accusing Jews of controlling America. Funny, as I recall, it was American controlling Israel during the Hezbullah war (and after, and before), … Continue reading

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome | 5 Comments

A letter to Jimmy Carter

Jimmy the Jew-hater gets lectured by Ari Fleischer Continue reading

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Random puzzling thought

So, I got an invitation to MySpace today. Is, like, that a joke? Y’know, I can’t figure it out. I should create a MySpace blog? Because it’s not like I already have a blog or anything, right? My readers. They … Continue reading

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