The Catmage Chronicles
Andy thought he was going crazy when a talking cat showed up at his front door. He couldn’t have been more wrong.Goldeneyes is a Catmage – a cat with human intelligence and magical abilities. Andy is an eighth grader who is smart, impulsive, and trying to avoid the school bully at all costs. A prophecy threw them together. There’s just one problem: Goldeneyes can’t stand humans.The Catmage world is heading toward war. Goldeneyes and Andy must try to stop the enemy from getting stronger. And they must save a powerful Catmage who’s been kidnapped. For Goldeneyes, it’s personal. That Catmage is her grandmother.Andy and Goldeneyes must try to put aside their differences. If they can’t, the enemy will soon be too powerful to defeat…
Monthly Archives: March 2008
Iranian EFP kills Israeli soldier
Terrorists killed an Israeli soldier on the Israeli side of the Gaza border. None of the wire services only the AP felt that this was worth a mention. And as I predicted, it was an EFP (bottom of the post). … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Iran, Israel
2 Comments
Israel in american eyes
Good news from Gallup about how Israeli is perceived in America. Contentions.Noah Pollak observes There are a couple of interesting things about these numbers. For one, it appears that the recent Walt-Mearsheimer fracas did absolutely nothing to disabuse ordinary Americans … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
2 Comments
When is a civilian not a civilian?
The United States will ask Egypt to crack down on the smuggling of weapons into Gaza in order to improve the quality of life for Israeli civilians in southern Israel. Well not really. (Isn’t it remarkable how important Palestinian civilians … Continue reading
Egypt-brokered cease fire: Guaranteed to fail
Egypt wants to get super-active and try to broker a cease fire between Israel and Hamas. Diplomatic sources in Jerusalem revealed Wednesday that Egypt has decided to take an active role in stopping Hamas from gaining more power in Gaza … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
2 Comments
The ride ain’t free
The New York Times reports, U.S. Universities Join Saudis in Partnerships: Three prominent American universities — the University of Texas at Austin, the University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford University — are starting five-year partnerships, worth $25 million or more, … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous, Religion, World
1 Comment
My EATAPETA Meat-up
I’m willing to drive to Fredericksburg on EATAPETA Day, but no further. I’ve been driving to Company in Northern VA a lot lately, or driving to NorVA to meet friends and coworkers on a Saturday night. In fact, if I … Continue reading
Posted in EATAPETA
9 Comments
Behind the “civilian” casualties: Part 2
Here’s another reason why the “civilian” casualties are higher when Israel fights terrorists: According to reports from Gaza, dozens of Palestinian civilians were also killed in the fighting. The army says the fighting took place in a densely populated area, … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israel Derangement Syndrome
2 Comments
The news, with snark
Gee, that’ll hurt the Israeli/Afghan trade: Afghans are protesting Israel’s attack on Hamas. Who the hell cares what Afghanis think? The country that gave us the Taliban and 9/11 is protesting the deaths of terrorists? My heart bleeds. Stil the … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Juvenile Scorn
4 Comments
Israeli spokesman shows some juvenile scorn
At the moment, I want to marry Mark Regev. Look what he told the Washington Post: […] Hamas, the radical Islamic movement that controls Gaza, declared victory and held a celebratory rally in Gaza City. But Israel reported that it … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Juvenile Scorn
2 Comments
Wishing evil away
In a recent column David Ignatius argues that the war on terror is good for – causing more terrorism. Basing himself on a book “Leaderless Jihad” by Mark Sageman, a former CIA agent with experience fighting terror, he writes in … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Terrorism
3 Comments
Reticence for Israel, enthusiasm for Colombia
In “The Gaza Dilemma” the editors of the Washington Post fear for the Middle East peace process, because of the continued control of Gaza by the terrorist organization, Hamas. Israel and its peace process partners have three options for Gaza, … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israeli Double Standard Time, Terrorism
2 Comments
The annual International Eat a Tasty Animal for PETA (IEATAPETA) Day
This post is late this year, but March 15th is still International EATAPETA Day. That’s right, it’s the day when we piss off the hypocrites at PETA who have the highest kill-rate out of any animal shelter in Virginia; who … Continue reading
Posted in EATAPETA
21 Comments
Why can’t Israel catch a humanitarian break?
Whether it has been other nations Turkey’s cabinet yesterday discussed steps to take against Israel, whose actions were condemned by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan Sunday over its excessive use of force against Palestinians in Gaza. “It is not possible … Continue reading
Posted in Hamas, Israel, Israeli Double Standard Time
3 Comments
This week’s podcast is up
This week’s Shire Network News is up. My contribution this week answers questions from listeners on how to vote in the upcoming election.
Posted in Podcasts
3 Comments
Behind the “civilian” casualties
There’s quite a telling paragraph in a Jerusalem Post article on the latest Gaza operation. The AP reported widely that the IDF took out a truck carrying about 160 kassam rockets. They also reported widely that several houses were destroyed … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
7 Comments