Monthly Archives: September 2006

The AP discovers Middle East Christians

Oh, look. The AP has discovered that there are Christians in the Middle East. CAIRO, Egypt Sep 18, 2006 (AP)— Extra security guards around churches in Egypt and Lebanon. Armed officers surrounding at least one. With the tensions over Pope … Continue reading

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Manuel II: I meant the Jews!

Byzantine emperor Manuel II Paleologus issued a correction that returned peace and tranquility to the world. Interviewed in his summer residence near Constantinople, while he was tending to his praised collection of orchids, overlooking his two favorite scythian slave gardeners, … Continue reading

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Carnival of the Cats #130

I’m back from Tomball just in time to check out Carnival of the Cats #130, hosted by Justin and Bruiser the… dog? That’s right. Dogs. Cats. Even humans. If you’ve got a heart to host, we take all types. Oh, … Continue reading

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Shire Network News is up

The SNN Podcast is up. My latest is on a couple of topics, some even timely. And we have an interview with Richard Landes from Second Draft. He’s the man who brought us the Pallywood film that displays the frauds … Continue reading

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And you thought the Cold War is over…

World marches to save Darfur, announces Independent. No, let’s not get excited – the world mentioned in that headline is not marching on the way to Sudan. Not yet, and not in the near future. It makes many people feel … Continue reading

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I’ll probably get in trouble for this

Don’t tell Muslims that Les Miz has the word “crusade” in it Continue reading

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Brits arrest anti-Semitic attackers

Got the thugs who beat up the British Jewish girl Continue reading

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Lost in translation?

There is nothing new under the sun. The legacy of Arafat’s double-tongued speech and triple-dealing behavior is alive and well, serving its new users – the Hamas crowd. The news are doubtlessly confusing for a reader who just arrived from … Continue reading

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Iran says the Pope’s a Zionist tool

Iranians say the Pope’s a Zionist tool Continue reading

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Yay me.

I have just successfully (FINALLY!) figured out how to modify the auto-close comments plugin for WordPress to eliminate all that disgusting trackback spam I’ve been getting. Every so often, the spammers find my older posts and attempt to spam all … Continue reading

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Stand with Israel and against Ahmadinejad

This was in my email this morning: STAND WITH ISRAEL! Speak Out Against Global Terrorism and its State Sponsors. Free the Kidnapped IDF Soldiers. NATIONAL SOLIDARITY RALLY Dag Hammarskjold Plaza (across from the United Nations) Wednesday, September 20th 12 noon, … Continue reading

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Compare and contrast

The BBC’s anti-Israel bias Continue reading

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Islam’s forced conversions

If you have read the news at all lately, you know there’s a furor going on in the Muslim world due to the Pope quoting a 14th-century emperor about Islam’s converting people by the sword. (The full text of the … Continue reading

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ABC: Bite me, part II

Bite me, ABC Continue reading

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Day By Day on your cellphone

You know, this has been available for months, but I forgot to mention it when I first got the email. Hey, it’s better than Rip van Winkle time. That’d be twenty years. SmashPhone, a mobile phone comic strip network, today … Continue reading

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