Monthly Archives: January 2007

On the policy of understatement

My friends (especially some of them that are more into newspaper business than I am) always try to calm me down when I go on a rave about the titles some articles carry. It is not the authors, they tell … Continue reading

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Book reviews worth reading

Christianity today reviews three books on Israel, including Jimmy Carter’s execrable “analysis.” Carter is not an anti-Jewish ideologue. His views are not irrational, they are just unbalanced—driven by an unquenchable private need for vindication. He cannot let go of the … Continue reading

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Thrice failed

AP wasn’t my personal cup of tea, there are people who are much better in this specific subject. But I have stumbled by accident on an article Palestinian bomber had lost his daughter by one Sarah El Deeb, AP writer. … Continue reading

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Giant pink bunny guts

The backstory: I called Sarah to tell her I’m going to change my name to Smith, because yet another person from my past found me via Google and the weblog. (Okay, so I dated this guy [censored] years ago, and … Continue reading

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More on the poisoned Zionist balloons in Lebanon

Remember that post about the poisoned Zionist balloons I wrote yesterday? Just when you think it can’t get more ridiculous, it does. The AP released photos spreading the lies about the “poisoned balloons.” Today’s collection of Poison Zionist Balloons links: … Continue reading

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Happy fluffy kitty post

Kittens. Watch at your own risk.

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Israel who?

Just for kicks and giggles, since I saw a headline about Human Rights Watch, I checked their front page. There’s a headline calling on the U.S. to stop selling cluster bombs to Israel. There’s a headline calling on the U.S. … Continue reading

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Why the checkpoints are crucial

Next time you read about the “humiliation” of checkpoints to the palestinians, remember this: IDF soldiers found 800 grams of explosive materials and three combat vests inside of a Palestinian vehicle in the course of routine inspections at a checkpoint … Continue reading

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A “condemnation” according to Reuters

Reuters says that Mahmoud Abbas condemned yesterday’s suicide bombing. Here is what they call a condemnation: “My position regarding this operation is that I do not accept it and I reject and condemn it. There was no need at all, … Continue reading

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Ban Ki-moon: An unequivocal condemnation of terror

The new Secretary General of the UN condemned yesterday’s suicide bombing in Israel with absolutely no caveats, no weasel words, no playing to the Arab League by also condemning Israel’s actions, and no warning of Israel to “show restraint.” What … Continue reading

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The dehumanization of Israel continues

The Associated Press has lots of stories about the suicide bombing in Israel today. There’s a story about the bombing itself, last updated at 4:24 p.m. Eastern time. There’s a sob story about the poor, poor, pitiful bomber, and why … Continue reading

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AP-speak: Bombing and murder are not truce violations

So what, exactly, does it take to violate a truce, according to the AP? The agreement between the Palestinian factions came as a two-month truce between the Palestinians and Israel in Gaza was jeopardized by a Palestinian suicide bombing, the … Continue reading

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AP – moral relativism and body count

This is not a good day to squabble about politics or to nitpick. But this headline by AP got up my nose: Suicide bombing kills 4 in Israel I thought that another Israeli died since the bombing and looked closer … Continue reading

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IDS in action: Jews and poisoned balloons

The Lebanese “official” newspaper published an insane article about the IDF dropping poisoned balloons on Lebanon. Beirut- Eight people were hospitalized Saturday after inhaling toxic gases from poisonous balloons dropped by Israeli warplanes over Upper Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon, the … Continue reading

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Hillary sings the national anthem

Someone caught Hillary Clinton singing the Star Spangled Banner on YouTube. Her voice is nothing to write home about, but what struck me as particularly amusing—in a petty sort of way—is that she got the lyrics wrong. Okay, it’s a … Continue reading

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