Category Archives: Hamas

Thursday briefs

Ah, you can always count on the AP to pass along the new Hamas strategy: Old Hamas approach: Hands-on government. New Hamas approach: Pretend you’re not really governing even while flooding the parliament with your candidates. And it’s working so … Continue reading

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Monday article briefs

Israel TV: Bad. Syrian TV: Good. Every news organization in the world is quoting Syrian TV as if it’s an accurate count of dead and wounded from the border incursion yesterday. Bloomberg. Reuters. VOA. The AP, of course. Remember when … Continue reading

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Parris Island news roundup

I have seen my nephew the Marine, and he looks good. (Great, actually.) Not that that’s going to stop anyone: The State Department says the Gaza flotilla is provocative because goods are already getting through. Yes, well, that would matter … Continue reading

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Fact-checking the AP fact-check on Bibi’s speech

Oh, Josef, Josef, Josef. You know I read the AP regularly. Why would you even tempt me? NETANYAHU: “You don’t need to send American troops to Israel. We defend ourselves.” THE FACTS: Israel is a leading recipient of American foreign … Continue reading

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Your Monday news roundup

Pray for the people of Joplin: Horrible. A tornado has killed at least 89 people, and the count will certainly go higher as the missing become known to be killed. Breaking British law: Come and get me, if you can. … Continue reading

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Briefly, explosive watermelon version

Yes, watermelons are really exploding: Watermelons are exploding in China because farmers gave them growth chemicals—and then it rained a lot. Watermelons as land mines—what a concept. Oh, look. The Palestinian elections have been postponed. Not that this will stop … Continue reading

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Friday news roundups

How about we just call them the Subhuman monsters now? Terrorists murdered or wounded 200 young men in Pakistan, using the flimsy excuse of “revenge”—which the media are all too eager to pass along as a reason—for bin Laden’s death. … Continue reading

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More Thursday news things

Gee, I didn’t see this coming. Say, remember when the Muslim Brotherhood said they weren’t interested in the presidency of Egypt? They lied. And not only did they lie, but the lying liar who first spoke the lie–in the WaPol, … Continue reading

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Wednesday briefs

More Mel Gibson schadenfreude: “The Beaver” didn’t even make the top 20. “African Cats,” a Disney documentary about lions and cheetahs that’s been out since April 22nd, beat it. “Hoodwinked Too,” the animated sequel to a Little Red Riding Hood … Continue reading

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Your Friday afternoon news roundup

Well, that’ll piss off the Deathers: If al Qaeda itself says bin Laden is dead, will the lunatics stop pretending that he’s not? Of course not. It’s all U.S.-Zionist psyops. He’s a witch! Burn him! The modern state of the … Continue reading

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The bin Laden is still dead briefs

OBL wanted a hit on Amtrak: He must have watched too many old western movies when he was a kid. Turns out he wanted to blow up the tracks on a bridge so the train would fall off the tracks. … Continue reading

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Late Thursday briefs

Awesome. Hamas just keeps on digging in that deep hole: Now the bin Laden killing is an “atrocity.” No, it was justice, asshats. Something that we all hope for the leaders of Hamas to experience someday. That’s funny, I thought … Continue reading

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Wednesday, briefly

Just recycle my last fifty posts on Carter: Unity agreement, yadda yadda, Israel should accept, yadda yadda, Hamas will moderate, yadda yadda, I certified free and fair elections, yadda yadaa. Blahblahblah, Carter is an imbecile, yadda, yadda, yadda. If bin … Continue reading

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The DDOS is over and bin Laden is dead briefs

Burial at sea? That was much too good for him: Leave it to the AP to bring on the downer news in its main story about bin Laden’s death. Look, we know his death isn’t going to have a huge … Continue reading

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Hamas making peace with Israel: Yes, in Bizarro World

Only a day or two after Hamas leaders said they’re never going to make peace with or recognize Israel, and that the PA should rescind its recognition of Israel, the man who is evidently behind the unity agreement says Hamas … Continue reading

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