Monthly Archives: May 2007

The war on Hamas: Yeah, it’s working

The IDF says it’s too soon to tell much, but that Hamas has changed its tactics due to the threat of being martyred on the IDF’s terms. (Funny how they say, over and over again, that they love death, and … Continue reading

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Email updates

Folks, I’m not downloading my email to the loaner computer, as I think it’s pretty much a waste of time and energy. What I’m doing is eliminating the spam on the server and moving my email into a waiting folder … Continue reading

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Israel, the evil purchaser

If Israel is the evil, racist, apartheid, monster state that everyone says it is, why is Israel going to purchase natural gas from the Palestinians? British gas producer BG Group is making progress in talks about supplying Palestinian gas to … Continue reading

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Charles is right: VOA is now anti-Israel

The Voice of America is supposed to be a relatively unbiased, if not pro-America, news site. I’ve quoted it from time to time. Yesterday, Charles pointed out an extremely slanted VOA piece on the poll of American Muslims. He’s not … Continue reading

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Say goodbye to the HP

Or at least, to all but the HD. I’ll be on my loaner computer from now until I get this one back. That’s assuming I can get the hard drive out. It’s a little more difficult than I’d thought. And … Continue reading

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Iranian FM tells Arabs to shun Israel

Color me unsurprised. Mullahs on Monday warned Arab countries not to make any concessions towards Israel. ‘The Zionist regime (Israel) is in one of its weakest situations, especially after the military failure in Lebanon which caused an earthquake within the … Continue reading

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Tigger Tuesday Movie

Another quick Tigger movie for the catbloggers who read this site. It occurs to me that I have been in Virginia far too long. My New Jersey accent is nowhere to be seen in this movie. I really, really, really … Continue reading

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The attacks on Hamas are working

They’re running scared. A senior Hamas official said Tuesday that the group would consider talks on a cease-fire, if Israel first stopped its “mad attacks.” “The aggression must stop so we can talk about a comprehensive cease-fire,” said Ahmed Youssef, … Continue reading

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May is CF Awareness Month

Sarah has the details. She also has Max, who has CF, and who drew this great picture of SuperDog. If you were thinking of donating to a charity this month, I would suggest the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. They are making … Continue reading

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Nameless woman dies in Sderot rocket attack

The AP can’t find the woman’s name, even though the Israeli press can. Her name was Shirel Feldman, and she was 32 years old. Her car was hit by a “crude, homemade” rocket fired by Palestinian terrorists. A man was … Continue reading

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Heroes season finale open thread

Because you know you want it. I spent much of the last ten minutes yelling at the television. While sitting on the edge of my seat. I love this show. Loved most of the finale. Not all. Just most.

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The five-second rule rulez

Actually, it should be the thirty-second rule. Working under the supervision of assistant professor Anne Bernhard, the two cell-and-molecular biology students experimented with samples of wet food (apple slices) and dry food (Skittles candy); food samples were left on the … Continue reading

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My humble apologies all around

My dear readers, all five or six of you: I must apologize for a post that was published an hour or so ago, while the ink is still drying. In this unfortunate and unforgivable post, titled “Hamas – redefining chutzpa”, … Continue reading

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Is Arab opinion turning?

Hosni Mubarak told Ha’aretz that Hamas will never make peace with Israel, and that Egypt is working to end Hamas’ control over the Palestinian Authority. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak expressed great concern over the increasing strength of Hamas in talks … Continue reading

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Hamas – redefining chutzpa

Noun: chutzpa (Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity This word is used quite widely in United States, and usually quite correctly. These days Hamas is giving this word a dimension of its own, pushing the envelope in a way hitherto undreamed … Continue reading

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