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: June 2010
Turkey Blaming Israel
Enough is enough! I just read Ari Shalit’s article in Haaretz about why Israel needs to admit it was wrong and bend over and take it from Turkey so that Turkey won’t see ISRAEL as a terrorist state! Are you … Continue reading
Blockades and Humanitarian Crises
It seems to me that if in fact the United States supports Israel’s blockade of Gaza, which it does according to recent statements by Robert Gibbs, Sec. State Clinton, and Vice President Biden, that it should be HIGHLY CRITICAL of … Continue reading
See no (Hamas) evil
Predictably the editors of the New York Times find fault with Israel: There is a bigger question that Israel — and the United States — must be asking: Is the blockade working? Is it weakening Hamas? Or just punishing Gaza’s … Continue reading
We get hatemail, Flotilla edition
Please enjoy these selections from the charming people who disagree with me. Note the depth, breadth, and soaring intellect of the average anti-Semitic anti-Israel commenter. And note, especially, the good humor, cheerfulness, and acceptance of a blogger having the choice … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Site news
Tagged Anti-Semitism, Free Gaza Flotilla
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Friedman: imaginary friend
Thomas Friedman is apparently vexed, by the recent conflict between Israel and Turkey in When America’s friends fall out: As a friend of both Turkey and Israel, it has been agonizing to watch the disastrous clash between Israeli naval commandos … Continue reading
Anti-Piracy Techniques and Violence
Looking at the latest video that Meryl posted below as well, it appears that at least in the case of that particular vessel that anti-piracy techniques were being employed. The use of water cannons, stun grenades, and even chains would … Continue reading
Latest IDF video: Attacked before boarding
Funny, the liars who keep on saying that the flotilla “activists” were all peaceful and meant no harm whatsoever (this Guardian article is particularly execrable) keep on being proven wrong by the video evidence of the Mavi Marmara “activists” attacking … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israel, Media Bias, Terrorism
Tagged Free Gaza Flotilla, Gaza, Israel, Media Bias
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Why Israel Had and Has No Choice
There are more than a few people out there who are saying, “Israel should have understood that it would have been better to simply let the ships through. Some have compared the Mavi Marmara with the Exodus. They were both … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
Tagged blockade, exodus, Free Gaza Flotilla, Gaza
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Flotilla briefs, Wednesday edition
I’m not even going to try to parse the AP news bias anymore. Except to say that they now use the words “Israel says” and “Israel claimed” when describing facts like the attackers having knives and metal rods stashed on … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Media Bias, World
Tagged Free Gaza Flotilla, Gaza, Israel, Media Bias
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Flotilla briefs
Heartless IDF commandos order elderly man to “sit down.” The horrors! Relevant quote: After the Israelis gained control of the ship, he said, “they didn’t harm anybody after that. They harmed some folks in getting on board as people tried … Continue reading
The updated Yourish.com comments policy
Because so many new people have been coming to my blog lately and attempting to leave comments, I think it’s time to reiterate my comments policy. First caveat: My blog, my dime, my rules. If you don’t like it, tough. … Continue reading
Turkey Now Demanding US Condemnation
Turkey is now demanding that the US condemn Israel’s actions. The US response should be to criticize TURKEY’S actions and to inform Turkey that its status as an ally under the protection of NATO is dependent upon it ceasing to … Continue reading
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The UN condemns “acts”
No surprise. The United States tried for some ambiguity, but didn’t really get it. In a formal statement that seemed less forceful than what had been demanded by Palestinians, Arabs and Turkey the council also demanded an impartial investigation into … Continue reading
Who strengthened Hamas?
A month ago, Elder of Ziyon had strung together a number of reports from different sources (and different levels of credibility) that suggested that Hamas was losing its grip on Gaza. The items listed by Elder of Ziyon, with Hamas’s … Continue reading
The flotilla attack: Aftermath
The armchair analysts have been at it since late Saturday night, blaming Israel for the deaths of the attackers of the IDF, even though the photographic evidence that the attack was laid well in advance is mounting. There’s news about … Continue reading
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Tagged Free Gaza Flotilla, Gaza, Israel
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