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About SnoopyTheGoon

Daily job - software development. Hobbies - books, books, friends, simgle malt Scotch, lately this blogging plague. Amateur photographer, owned by 1. spouse, 2 - two grown-up (?) children and 3. two elderly cats - not necessarily in that order, it is rather fluid. Israeli.

Would you have Seamus Milne for lunch?

In the spirit of the slightly cannibalistic Purim this year, I would like to offer you a three course meal cooked chiefly using Seamus Milne, the Guardian’s own Stalinist. So, without further ado: Appetizer Cooked by Norm: If there’s an … Continue reading

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Goldstone facts: when the messenger is the message

When I have first looked at the site that carries on its masthead a proud statement “Goldstone facts”, after browsing its main page and several links I became uncomfortable. I was unable to dispose of a feeling that someone went … Continue reading

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Mahmoud al-Mabhouh – the man of a thousand deaths

It is amazing how many roads led a single person to the 72 virgins. Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, the Hamas assassin made into a martyr by the management, is still cooling down to the temperature of his new environment, but the list … Continue reading

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The water libel: Zionists flooding Gaza to drown Palestinians

When you (an Elder, I mean) relax for a moment and think that you can have a rest from your daily quota of dirty deeds, it appears that another Elders’ department has written a new page in the ever-growing book … Continue reading

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Extremist in Egypt, teacher in London, what else are you, Reza Pankhurst?

The name of Reza Pankhurst reached the headlines in 2002, when he and his friends were arrested by Egyptian police. Dr Waheed said businessman Mr Pankhurst, student Mr Nawaz and Mr Nisbett, an English convert to Islam who was studying … Continue reading

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Iraq to sue Israel over removal of Tammuz nuclear reactor

According to this source, this is not a joke: An Iraqi parliament member said Tuesday that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki plans to sue Israel for damages done to his country following its destruction of the Tammuz nuclear reactor. Moreover, the … Continue reading

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Roger Cohen: about hinges and lack thereof

I have no doubt that all of you followed with bated breath the Iranian odyssey of the NYT grand vizier Roger Cohen. Well, if you didn’t, here is a reminder. So enamored was our jolly Roger with the regime, that … Continue reading

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The Francop affair aftermath

The considerable quantity of weaponry fished recently by our navy in Mediterranean is resting on dry land in the port of Ashdod, but the waves made by it are still churning. Our media is milking the story for what it … Continue reading

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Gaddafi Jewish too now? Oh boy…

The ink on the latest “revelations” about Mahmoud the Mad’s Jewish roots has barely dried and evaporated (after all it was a canard, created, most probably, by his political rivals). And here we are on the brink of another scandal: … Continue reading

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Once again on Mahmoud the Mad’s Jewish roots

The story is not, strictly speaking, new. The Jewish roots of so called Mr Ahmadinejad (Saburjian really) have been already discussed earlier this year. Of course, when The Telegraph gets on the subject, the waves are much higher than when … Continue reading

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Ich bin kein Berliner?

The more assuredly President Barak Obama’s administration settles into its routine and stable mode of operation after a few pretty chaotic months, the more questions about the White House foreign policy are being raised, both by the friends and by … Continue reading

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Assbomber – harbinger of a new era: the anal Jihad

It looks like Al Qaeda’s search for a new configuration of a suicide bomber is over, and we all are witnessing the beginning of a new era – the ascent of assbombers. The failed assassination attempt on Prince Muhammad Bin … Continue reading

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PETA steps into it again: attacking McDonald’s or our kids?

(Never dreamed I will be defending McDonald’s, even in a roundabout way…) I am tired of repeating myself, but there is no alternative: When you think that cheap and revolting propaganda cannot get any cheaper and more revolting, here come … Continue reading

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The blood chilling affinity or songs that change color

There is nothing more painful for an indoctrinated old-style communist than this subject. Indeed, such communist will vastly prefer that you stick a fork in his/her eye… It is a long post, so for the impatient here comes a clip … Continue reading

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Mustaf Jama – when a niqab doesn’t help

Apparently there still are some cases when the approved dressing code for a Muslim woman doesn’t help. Not it the long run, at least. A gangster who fled to his native Somalia, after taking part in a bungled robbery in … Continue reading

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