Monthly Archives: August 2008

UNIFIL: In Hezbullah’s pocket

Get a load of this Bizarro World UNIFIL general: Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maj.-Gen. Claudio Graziano on Thursday accused Israel of violating UN Security Council Resolution 1701 that brought an end to the Second … Continue reading

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Tig’s travails

It’s that time in every young, male cat’s life that they would dread, if only they knew it was time to dread it. Yes, that’s right. Tig got snipped today. He is currently sleeping on the blanket that hangs off … Continue reading

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Piercing the darkness

A sliver of ‘ringshine’ pierces the darkness in this view that looks toward the unilluminated side of Saturn’s rings. The ring shadows fall into darkness beyond the terminator in the north. South of the equator, a dim glow brightens the … Continue reading

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Iranian hatred: It’s not just the Zionism

An Iranian minister made the mistake of declaring that he didn’t hate Israel. He’s about to lose his job because of it. More than 200 Iranian parliament members slammed Vice President Esfandiar Rahim Mashai for stating that Iranians are ‘friends … Continue reading

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Worse than occupation

An Associated Press story about how Hamas and Fatah are both clamping down on dissent in the territories that each controls observes: The U.S. and Europe have said little about violations in the West Bank, even as they’re spending millions … Continue reading

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A song for the evening

Reading old posts is a bad idea. Because it makes me sad. Because I no longer have an active commenting community. Which makes me want to sing. I ain’t got no comments, and nobody talks to me. I’m so sad … Continue reading

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The perfect gift …

for Meryl. h/t Instapundit

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Your giggle for the day

Saw a license plate in the supermarket parking lot today: “ARRRM8E”

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Sexist story of the day

From the headline until nearly the last paragraph, this condescending, sexist piece of drek willl go down in my Feminist Hall of Shame. And it’s from AP. It figures. What a ride: Woman, 82, inducted into Hall of Fame Wow. … Continue reading

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Iran and it allies *heart* Sudan

Last week I noted that Hamas and Hezbollah, both proxies of Iran, support the genocidal regime of Sudan. Writing in the Weekly Standard, Jonathan Schanzer gives the history behind the relationship. It started with: The story begins in1989, when an … Continue reading

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C-i-l-l the Zionist occupiers

In the early 80’s Saturday Night Live had a recurring character, Tyrone Green, played by Eddie Murphy who was a “poet” whose most famous work was “Cill my landlord.” In one sketch, Tyrone shows his versatility, he’s not just a … Continue reading

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Congress did something right

I’ll be damned. Congress actually passed a law that is going to benefit me. After all these years of being unable to take advantage of, well, almost every tax credit, the Housing and Economic Recovery Act is actually going to … Continue reading

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Such good friends

Without a trace of irony the NYT reports: An Iranian vice president said in rare comments that Iran was a friend of Israeli people, newspapers reported on Monday. “I say for a thousandth time that we are a friend of … Continue reading

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Comics stars get serious

Comic giants, Stan Lee, Joe Kubert and Neal Addams have turned their attention to getting a woman’s paintings back from the Auschwitz museum. As all-star comic-book team-ups go, this one beats the first meeting of Superman and Spider-Man. Three of … Continue reading

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Howard Rotberg’s affair

The story of Howard Rotberg’s unfortunate encounter with two or three pro-Palestinian provocateurs, followed by boycott of his book The Second Catastrophe by the biggest Canadian bookstore chain Chapters Indigo, was eerily reminiscent of an episode in life of a … Continue reading

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