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I'm a government bureaucrat with delusions of literacy.

Dependent independence

As co-blogger, Daled Amos notes in his excellent critique of the Times editorial The Peril of an Israeli Transition, the Times holds everyone responsible for a Palestinian state other than the Palestinians themselves. I’d like to add a few observations. … Continue reading

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Past (rock) glory

We were up in the Catskills today for visiting day where I saw a billboard for a concert. It was a triple billing of Journey, Cheap Trick and Heart at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. (It appears this … Continue reading

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Reuters rooters

Given that a number of journalists have been killed or injured in the fighting between Russia and Georgia, Reporters without Borders (RSF) issued the following condemnation: Only an impartial analysis of what happened would be able to prevent these kind … Continue reading

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Piercing the darkness

A sliver of ‘ringshine’ pierces the darkness in this view that looks toward the unilluminated side of Saturn’s rings. The ring shadows fall into darkness beyond the terminator in the north. South of the equator, a dim glow brightens the … Continue reading

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Worse than occupation

An Associated Press story about how Hamas and Fatah are both clamping down on dissent in the territories that each controls observes: The U.S. and Europe have said little about violations in the West Bank, even as they’re spending millions … Continue reading

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The perfect gift …

for Meryl. h/t Instapundit

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Iran and it allies *heart* Sudan

Last week I noted that Hamas and Hezbollah, both proxies of Iran, support the genocidal regime of Sudan. Writing in the Weekly Standard, Jonathan Schanzer gives the history behind the relationship. It started with: The story begins in1989, when an … Continue reading

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C-i-l-l the Zionist occupiers

In the early 80’s Saturday Night Live had a recurring character, Tyrone Green, played by Eddie Murphy who was a “poet” whose most famous work was “Cill my landlord.” In one sketch, Tyrone shows his versatility, he’s not just a … Continue reading

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Such good friends

Without a trace of irony the NYT reports: An Iranian vice president said in rare comments that Iran was a friend of Israeli people, newspapers reported on Monday. “I say for a thousandth time that we are a friend of … Continue reading

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Comics stars get serious

Comic giants, Stan Lee, Joe Kubert and Neal Addams have turned their attention to getting a woman’s paintings back from the Auschwitz museum. As all-star comic-book team-ups go, this one beats the first meeting of Superman and Spider-Man. Three of … Continue reading

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“Punishing” al Jazeera

Dion Nissenbaum’s in high dudgeon because Israel is “punishing” Al Jazeera. How’s that? The Israeli government stopped helping Al Jazeera after the station aired a birthday celebration for Samir Kuntar, the Lebanese killer freed last month in a prisoner exchange … Continue reading

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Starting early with start-ups

I recently wrote about the destructive exercises that are part of Palestinian “summer camps” and how they’ve been like that for a while. (Elder of Ziyon illustrates the case.) So what kind of summer camps do Israelis have? Ha’aretz recently … Continue reading

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Pop go the candidates

Both Sens. McCain and Obama passed their all important interviews with entertainment weekly. (via memeorandum) I have to admit that Sen. Obama’s choices were not pretentious as I had expected. I should have given him more credit. In fact Marc … Continue reading

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An awakening

Barry Rubin writes about the failure of the Arab/Muslim world to modernize. This struggle between the old and new societies characterized much of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, yet the trend was steady. Perhaps fascism (arguably Communism) and World War … Continue reading

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What a fine Hamas

Back when the news of Israeli negotiations with Hamas were starting to make the news, Col. Jonathan D. Halevi wrote what Hamas was looking for: The tahdiya agreement for a lull is an important achievement for Hamas. Hamas will gain … Continue reading

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