Monthly Archives: June 2007

Salman Rushdie knighted, Iran insulted

I have to say, this made me smile. Iran on Sunday condemned Britain’s decision to knight Salman Rushdie, the author who was forced into hiding for a decade after the leader of the Iranian revolution ordered his assassination. Iran Foreign … Continue reading

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Abbas to Israel: Lie down and die, please

Really. Look at the demands Abbas is making. Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas intends to demand that Israel immediately implement the American “benchmarks” proposal for increasing Palestinian freedom of movement in the territories. In addition, he will ask Israel to … Continue reading

Posted in Israel, palestinian politics | 11 Comments

Monday morning Gracie

Gracie says: It’s Monday. You will note that her belly fur has not fully grown back yet, but there is no more pink showing. All white, and very soft when she rolls over for a bellyrub. She continues to be … Continue reading

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Rockets from Lebanon, take two

Looks like someone wants Israel to get back into Lebanon. Two 107 millimeter-diameter Katyusha rockets landed in the northern town of Kiryat Shmona Sunday afternoon. No injuries were reported. At around 5:20 pm, residents of the northern town reported the … Continue reading

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Uzi Mahnaimi and his lies about Israel

Every time this dipshit publishes a piece about Israel’s war plans, the blogosphere and the media are abuzz with the rumors of war. Joe’s Dartblog put paid to this man’s reputation in a well-researched post months ago. From Mr. Mahnaimi … Continue reading

Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome, Media Bias | 12 Comments

Did Fatah take a dive?

Ted Belman thinks so. He says the US and Israel urged Abbas to let Hamas have Gaza so it can sink under its own weight. I’m not buying it. An Islamic theocracy funded and backed by Iran and Syria, on … Continue reading

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Hamastan roundup

You have to appreciate the irony of this, especially since I’ve been saying all along about them much of what the Pals are now saying about each other: Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday rejected a request by the … Continue reading

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Arafat’s villa looted

So much for the “sole, legitimate representative of the Palestinian people.” Abu Ammar has been relegated to the status he so richly deserves: A dead man that his people no longer respect or care about. A crowd on Saturday looted … Continue reading

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Podcast assistance needed again

Folks, if you’d like to help me out with this week’s podcast, record yourselves saying two phrases: “I told you so.” And: “We told you so!” Think Hamas. Think disengagement. Think how right we were, and how wrong the world … Continue reading

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Yes, the site was down

It was a series of circumstances that conspired to become three or four hours of downtime. So you must all check in twice as often when you read this post to make up for the stats I lost. It was … Continue reading

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Israel has a Defense Minister that actually fought in wars

Ehud Olmert did something right. He appointed Ehud Barak Defense Minister to replace Amir Peretz. And before any of you remind me of Barak’s Camp David failures, well, he’s not going to be running the peace this time. He’s going … Continue reading

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Gaza: One giant prison, but not because of Israel

Hamas is stopping people from leaving Gaza. No surprise there. So are the Egyptians. Ditto. By the time the Islamic militant group Hamas declared victory in Gaza Thursday, thousands of Palestinians had already fled the coastal strip. Recent figures collected … Continue reading

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Government by the terrorists, for the terrorists, and of the terrorists

Hamas has shown us for more than a year what a government of terrorists would look like. Now we have even more clear a picture: Hamas, officials said, made a strategic decision to conquer the entire Gaza Strip and to … Continue reading

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How stupid is the Bush Adminstration?

This stupid: In the wake of the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip, the United States said Thursday that the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush will now work to prevent the violence from spilling over to the West … Continue reading

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U.S. to continue training Israel’s enemies

It wasn’t enough that Hamas captured American-made (and paid for) weapons when they pushed Fatah out of Gaza. The Bush Administration is going to continue to train and equip Fatah, even as effort after effort fails, and the weapons (and … Continue reading

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