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…
Category Archives: Media Bias
Gaza, briefly
More Iranian-made Grad rockets are raining down on Ashkelon, causing damage and injuries. At least 3 Grad rocket fired from the Gaza Strip Sunday afternoon landed in Ashkelon, marking the first time the large southern city was hit today. An … Continue reading
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He said — wha-a-a-t?
Last week, Israel’s Deputy Defense Minister, Matan Vilnai made some waves. Here’s the NY Times: The Israeli deputy defense minister, Matan Vilnai, told army radio that Israel would respond to escalation and that “we will not shy away from any … Continue reading
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Sophomore jinx
Griff Witte is quickly becoming my favorite Middle East correspondent. He adds to his impressive debut with an excellent sophomore effort, Strikes in Gaza Kill 18 Palestinians; Hamas Rocket Barrage Injures 2 Israelis. (That’s facetious.)First he writes that Israel is … Continue reading
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Closing arguments
Roger L. Simon is correct when he writes: I was up early this morning to help with PJM’s ongoing coverage of the Al Dura Trial in Paris. We seem to be almost alone in the US media bothering with this … Continue reading
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Democratically elected govt. of PA murders Israeli man
Hamas claimed responsibility for the salvo of kassam rockets that killed a man who was committing the crime of sitting in his car. A Israeli college student was killed on Wednesday after a Qassam rocket landed in a parking lot … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Hamas, Media Bias, Terrorism
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The news the mainstream media won’t give you
A ten-year-old boy nearly lost his arm in a kassam rocket attack yesterday. A mother and one-year-old infant were also hurt. Bet you didn’t know either of these facts. Because the wire services choose not to highlight Israeli casualties of … Continue reading
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Find the adjectives
We all know that in journalism it is the job of the reporter to answer 5 W’s – Who, what, where, when, and why. Usually some combination of nouns and verbs – with perhaps some articles, adverbs and prepositions – … Continue reading
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What the AP and Reuters won’t tell you about Hezbollah
The AP practically wrote a Hezbollah press release about Nasrallah’s speech the other day. Reuters was right behind them, eagerly advancing the “Israel will get it now!” theme that the terrorists who are going to “avenge” the killing of Imad … Continue reading
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Guardian revelations: a boil that erupted
Irene Lancaster, a person and a blogger I respect very much, posted an article under a headline Has The Guardian made history? An article sympathetic to Israel on Comment is Free. My comment to it (something happened with the comment … Continue reading
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Where credit is due
Henry Kissinger was interviewed by Der Spiegel (and helpfully excerpted by Ocean Guy) SPIEGEL: Isn’t German and European opposition to a greater military involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq also a result of deep distrust of American power? Kissinger: By this … Continue reading
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The aftermath
Terrorwonk asks After Mughniyah: Will Hezbollah retaliate? Taking these factors into account, this may have been an ideal time for the Israelis to remind their enemies of their capabilities and serve justice to one of the world’s most wanted terrorists. … Continue reading
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Off the marc
The Washington Post today features a fawning profile of HRW activist Marc Garlasco, The Man on Both Sides of Air War Debate Garlasco is uniquely suited to understand both sides of the air war debate: He knows what the bombs … Continue reading
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Health, education and welfare – Hamas style
I wondered about this report when I first read it. An Israeli missile hit a school in Beit Hanoun, killing a teacher and wounding three pupils, hospital officials said.Two of the wounded were initially identified as fellow staff members but … Continue reading
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Low hanging times
Barry Rubin has at the NY Times, especially outgoing reporter Steven Erlanger. Speaking about restrictions, it might be worth mentioning that there are no such Israeli restrictions on the West Bank. Why is that? It is because the Palestinian Authority … Continue reading
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Sy’s lies
via memeorandumInvestigative reporter, Seymour “Sy” Hersh has an exclusive for the New Yorker, “A strike in the dark,” alleging that Israel didn’t really know what the nature of the facility it bombed last September in Syria was. (As is the … Continue reading
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