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…
Author Archives: Soccerdad
Racism imagined; antisemitism ignored
There’s a joke about a man who goes to a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist starts with a Rorschach test. Each image the man is shown is described as a “naked woman.” Finally, in exasperation the psychiatrist says, “Mr. Jones, you have … Continue reading
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Tagged Caryl Churchill, Racism
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Diplomatic follies
The Guardian’s Ian Black inteviewed the Syrian dictator, Bashar al-Assad in Syria’s strongman ready to woo Obama with both fists unclenched. There is some obvious silliness in the interview: Intriguingly, he says, in one of Âseveral thoughtful asides: “You can’t … Continue reading
Senators in Syria
In addition to Senator Kerry, another group of senators has gone to Syria. Senator Ben Cardin, my Senator is one of them. MIDDLE EAST TRAVEL: As Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission), I … Continue reading
When outrage is in short supply
Thomas Friedman’s No Way, No How, Not Here praises Indian Muslims for refusing to bury the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks. To be sure, Mumbai’s Muslims are a vulnerable minority in a predominantly Hindu country. Nevertheless, their in-your-face defiance … Continue reading
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Turning Durban II?
According to the Obama administration, it is getting involved in the planning of the Durban II conference with the intent of changing it. “The intent of our participation is to work to try to change the direction in which the … Continue reading
Forecast: chilly?
The Washington Post has a sensible editorial about welcoming Hosni Mubarak, Watch that Welcome. Mr. Obama will not want to openly spurn the Egyptian leader. But it’s vital that he not grant Mr. Mubarak an unconditional invitation. Governments throughout the … Continue reading
Abrams on the Middle East
One of the big problems with how foreign policy (and politics generally) gets reported is that it’s reduced to turf battles. A says this. B says that. A has the President’s ear. B says that A is an ideologue. By … Continue reading
What could be worse than Hamas?
Three years ago in advance of Palestinian elections, the Washington Post heralded the participation of Hamas, in “Pre-election turmoil“: Already, too, democracy is showing its benefits. Faced with the possibility of defeat by Hamas, Fatah has been forced to overhaul … Continue reading
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A high degree of confidence
In late 2007 the United States intelligence agencies issue a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) that Iran had stopped seeking to build a nuclear weapon. In a column The myth of the Mad Mullahs, David Ignatius wrote that the most important … Continue reading
Scenes from a premiership
From 1996 to 1999, Binyamin “Bibi” Netanyahu was Prime Minister of Israel. During his term in office he was viewed with skepticism, if not hostility by the Clinton administration, much of the American media, the foreign policy establishment and the … Continue reading
Ring around the planet?
70% of all catalogued objects are in low-Earth orbit (LEO), which extends to 2000 km above the Earth’s surface. To observe the Earth, spacecraft must orbit at such a low altitude. The spatial density of objects increases at high latitudes. … Continue reading
The Washington Post self-corrects
I was bothered earlier this week with a report from the Washington Post about the travails facing the Jews of South America. The article, I thought, put the onus of blame on their plight on Israeli actions and underplayed the … Continue reading
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Right? Right! Wrong!
It’s an article of faith that the results of Israel’s election this week show that the country has moved to the right. And yes, on one level the electorate shows a shift to the right from the current configuration. However, … Continue reading
Ain’t democracy great? Part II
After Hamas won legislative elections three years ago, the Washington Post reported: “The hope is that there is a government that is really committed to peace with Israel,” said one senior administration official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because … Continue reading