Monthly Archives: October 2008

The whys, not lies of the Iraq war

Michael’s comment is so good that it deserves a post of its own.—Meryl The WMD issue was only one of the reasons for the Iraq Campaign, and the other reasons bear directly on the War Against the Jihadist Terrorists, although … Continue reading

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Be careful what you wish for: Intifada 3

Palestinian Islamic Jihad is calling for a third intifada on the heels of the riots in Acre—now in their third night. Please take careful note of the text in bold. On a third successive night of rioting in Akko, Arabs … Continue reading

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Told you I’m a centrist

Even this bogus online test thinks so. You are a Social Moderate (50% permissive) and an… Economic Moderate (43% permissive) You are best described as a: Centrist Link: The Politics Test on Ok Cupid Also : The OkCupid Dating Persona … Continue reading

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The Russians are building Iranian nukes

Why is this story not getting wider play? International nuclear inspectors have begun investigating whether a Russian scientist helped Iran conduct complex experiments on how to detonate a nuclear weapon, according to European and American officials. As part of the … Continue reading

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Fooling with tools

Sen. Obama from the debate Tuesday night. I don’t understand how we ended up invading a country that had nothing to do with 9/11, while Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda are setting up base camps and safe havens to … Continue reading

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Respecting our religion

The Muslims in and around Israel showed the famous Muslim respect for other religions, in only the way they can. First, Syria has moved thousands of soldiers to its border with Lebanon. So it’s no surprise that the IDF scrambled … Continue reading

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Sarah Palin in Richmond

Sarah Palin’s coming to Richmond on Monday. She’ll be in Virginia Beach earlier that day. Apparently, we Richmonders are the poor stepchildren, because McCain will be there, but not here. Bummer. My friend Sarah and I are going to see … Continue reading

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G’mar hatima tovah

An easy fast, and a posting fast until tomorrow night.

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Two more American Nobel prizes

And the Nobel prize in chemistry goes to: Two Americans and a Japanese. And is Martin Chalfie Jewish? We’ll wait and see. As for all those Arab/Muslim Nobel scholars… oops. Missed again. I guess we’ll have to wait ’til next … Continue reading

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Agreeing with Paglia on Palin

I found something that both Camille Paglia and I agree on: Sarah Palin, and the way she’s been wronged by the mainstream feminists (those would be the radfems). Via Hot Air. The next phase of feminism must circle back and … Continue reading

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Interesting AP note

On the eve of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish year, I can find only one AP story referring to it: The one about the Israeli version of “Big Brother” shutting down for the holiday. I have found … Continue reading

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A Yom Kippur story

Read this and ponder it on the eve of our Day of Atonement, the day where we think about who we are, what we’ve done, and how we can improve ourselves for the next year. A 12-year-old Iranian boy suffering … Continue reading

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Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) canards

Some people will start fasting tomorrow evening, according to their faith. Some other people want to make the first people suffer from extra hunger pangs by deliberately freeing some tasty succulent canards in the direction of the fasting people. Here … Continue reading

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Obama’s distance

Here’s one reason why I think Obama is going to make the worst president ever: He has no empathy. He is a politician, yet how many times did he say “you” instead of “us” when speaking about the problems Americans … Continue reading

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Say goodbye to the Republicans

I watched the debate tonight. John McCain is finished. He isn’t saying what the Americans want to hear, he’s not challenging Obama on the right issues, he’s not answering the questions in the way that the sound bites will be … Continue reading

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