Monthly Archives: March 2009

Operation Cast Lead now Operation Melting Away

There was an acrimonious cabinet meeting earlier today in Israel, with Ehud Olmert and his Ehud Barak having words. But these are the most discouraging words of the meeting: Internal Security Minister Avi Dichter told the cabinet that Israel’s achievements … Continue reading

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Six must die

Tricia Helfer is one of the naive actors posing for PETA. Alas. Tricia and the very handsome Mr. Nix appear beside the tagline “If you have to be human, at least be humane,” in an homage to the infamous Cylon … Continue reading

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The weekend weather

The weather in Richmond: Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind between 6 and 8 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind between 8 and 11 mph. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near … Continue reading

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Happy Friday

That’s about all I can say today. I appear to be a bit blocked in the posting regions, which is better than being blocked in other regions. Talk amongst yourselves, about anything you want. But under no circumstances should anyone, … Continue reading

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The influence that dare not speak its name

One of the disturbing aspects of the Chas Freeman appointment is how it has exposed the true agenda of Israel’s critics. Outside of Israel, there are plenty of reasons to be skeptical of this appointment. And yet the anti-Israel Left … Continue reading

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MacLeod’s cloudy recollection

Scott MacLeod has seen the future and the future includes Hamas. How does he know this? Because he recalls how well depending on Yasser Arafat and Fatah worked to create peace. The conference also highlighted a conundrum that always seems … Continue reading

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Nattering Jewish Democratic cynics

In recent weeks the Obama administration has undertaken a number of initiatives that are damaging to Israel. The administration decided to engage the planners of the “Durban II” conference, it pledged nearly $1 billion to rebuild Gaza and apparently has … Continue reading

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Shire Network News is back in a few days

I know you’ve been waiting for the next SNN podcast. I sent Tom my segment tonight, and he’ll be working on the podcast over the next day or two. Those of you who clicked on the link in the sidebar … Continue reading

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The heck with Little Green Footballs

I have determined that it is all the rage to attack Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs. So I’m going to post about Charles, too. Did you know he rides bicycles? Like, for fun? Not because he’s trying to lose … Continue reading

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Dr. Seuss on Uncertain Times and Economic Unrest

Not unlike many other people I have spent copious amounts of time reading news stories about the economy and what is going on within the U.S. and around the world. If you take the stories at face value then you … Continue reading

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Roger Cohen: Straw man simplicity

Soccer Dad and Snoopy have both had their shots at Roger Cohen’s unbelievably naive column that claims that Iranian Jews are free. Now it’s my turn to reply to his response. The indignation stems from my recent column on Iranian … Continue reading

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Why be serious about Syria?

With the administration and its fawning media in a tizzy about the warming of relations between the United States and Syria, Bret Stephens warns that Syria really offers nothing to the United States, and that the U.S. engages Bashar Assad … Continue reading

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Unhelpful Hillary

In order to show that it is even-handed in its approach to the Middle East, the United States must show that Israel is in violation of its commitments as the Palestinians. The Washington Post reports that yesterday, Secretary of State … Continue reading

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Iran, the Jews and Roger Cohen

This is a slight modification of the NYT headline Iran, the Jews and Germany, an article by Roger Cohen. In that article Roger Cohen, NYT op-ed columnist, tries to answer his many critics regarding his series of apologetic articles on … Continue reading

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Another reason to like Queen Latifah

I’ve always liked this woman, and now I like her even more. Queen Latifah, who gave fans the chance to write and pick one of the songs for her next album, has a winner. Ingrid Woode, of Sharonville, Ohio, will … Continue reading

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