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 2009
Gone with the enemy
While it may not be the official Obama administration policy, apparently there is no longer a “Global War on Terror.” (via memeorandum) The Washington Post reports: In a memo e-mailed this week to Pentagon staff members, the Defense Department’s office … Continue reading
Netanyahu comes through with unity government
Benjamin Netanyahu got Labor to come into a unity government, something that has far-reaching repercussions for Israel as a whole, and Likud in particular. The world gets to say “Phew! Now we don’t have to deal with a right-wing extremist … Continue reading
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A threat countered
Too many of those covering Israel’s war against Hamas in December and January have used the disparity in casualties as a proof that Israel utilized disproportionate force and violated international norms. The latest tactic has been to publicize the claims … Continue reading
China 1 Dalai Lama 0
I’m surprised this hasn’t gotten more attention, but South Africa barred the Dalai Lama from entering, lest it run afoul of China. It’s Almost Supernatural writes: What a disgrace. Once again third world solidarity has trumped a foreign policy based … Continue reading
The bloggers’ message
Earlier I wrote about President Obama’s outreach to Iran and lamented the fact that he didn’t mention the imprisonment of Roxana Saberi in his Nowruz message to the Iranian regime. Bret Stephens mentions a parallel concern in Will Obama listen … Continue reading
Israel and Gaza
The War in Gaza hasn’t really ended it has just moved into a different venue. Now we get to see it taken apart within the blogosphere and the MSM. Not to mention the report filed by the UN. If you … Continue reading
The Battlestar Galactica series finale post
So, without giving away anything in case some of you out there want to someday watch it in its entirety, well, the ending sucked. Ron Moore is obviously suffering from Gene Roddenberry-itis. Because hey, overcoming human nature isn’t a problem. … Continue reading
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Breaking the ice with Iran
During the campaign Michael Totten wrote about why Barack Obama’s pledge to renew relations with Iran wouldn’t amount to anything. Withdrawing all U.S. forces from the Middle East likewise is not going to happen. Obama may want to bug out … Continue reading
Northern exposure
Israel’s south has been somewhat quiet recently. Meryl wonders if it’s because a deal for Gilad Schalit is near. The north was quiet over the weekend. And that was fortunate. A 200-pound car bomb malfunctioned near a crowded mall in … Continue reading
Is Ha’aretz is pulling a Scott Thomas on us?
Remember Scott Thomas? The New Republic’s crack reporter who wrote about supposed atrocities in Iraq? The one who was utterly disgraced and proven to be a liar? This Melanie Phillips article on Ha’aretz’s claims of IDF abuse in Gaza makes … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israel, Media Bias
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The Jewish/Israeli Blog Carnival is Live
The latest edition of Haveil Havalim, the Best of the Jewish/Israeli Blogosphere blog carnival is now live at What War Zone. Go Check it out.
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A mysterious quiet falls over southern Israel
There have been no rockets or mortars fired from Gaza since last Saturday. The question is: Why? Has Hamas come to some kind of secret agreement in order to get their prisoners released? Was this one of the conditions that … Continue reading
Major newspaper seems fated to cast Israel in the worst possible light
I suppose that the article Israeli Coalition Appears Fated to Clash With U.S. isn’t nearly as bad as the title. Still it’s got some problems. For example, early on the reporter, Howard Schneider writes: A leading contender to become defense … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israeli Double Standard Time, Media Bias
Tagged Netanyahu
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When page A6 says something
When allegations of the IDF’s conduct first emerged, Yaacov Lozowick observed: Haaretz has just launched a series (so they say) of articles in which soldiers who fought in Gaza tell of wrongdoings. I’m linking to the first article here, and … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Media Bias
Tagged Ethan Bronner, IDF
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1,000 days in hell
Imagine that you are being held captive by your enemies. You don’t know where you are. You don’t know what day it is. You don’t know what month it is. You don’t know if your mother and father are alive … Continue reading
Posted in Hamas, Terrorism
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