Category Archives: Middle East

Sunday briefs

But it will be okay, because a Swedish journalist is optimistic about European anti-Semitism: Nearly a quarter of European Jews now hide their identity while in public. The figure rises to 40% in France. In Sweden, the numbers rise to … Continue reading

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Thursay briefs

So when does Israel get to declare Turkey an enemy? Turkey betrayed an Israeli spy ring to Iranian authorities last year, severely damaging Israel’s intelligence gathering in Iran, not to mention damaging Israel’s and the U.S. effort to stop the … Continue reading

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The missing news from the AP

What’s missing from this AP article? Here’s the lead: The Israeli military has discovered an underground tunnel dug out from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip into Israel, the army said Sunday, adding it believes militants had intended to use the tunnel … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

Trolling the Iranians: The Obama Administration is so good at choosing gifts. Just ask the Brits. Now, it turns out that supposed million-dollar antique Obama gave to Rouhani? Fake. Yes, I laughed. Smart power! The best thing about the Obama … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

If only: Israeli and Palestinian women meet in Tel Aviv to promote peace between their people. The kicker: They include people from both sides who have lost family members in the conflict. Two hundred Palestinians is a pretty high number … Continue reading

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Tuesday briefs

Spying and lying: Israel caught an Iranian spy. It’s a huge thing, but look at the way NBC downplays Israel’s authenticity by using the weasel words “alleges” and “was said to be”. This, on an article that shows the pictures … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

Oh, now they’re just mocking Obama: Bashar al-Assad is bragging to Lebanese newspapers that he can “blind” Israel. But that’s not the object of mockery. This is: “We have 1000 tons of chemical weapons that were initially a burden for … Continue reading

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The new lying liar who leads Iran

For the last eight years or so, we had Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the face of Iran. He would smile that annoying smile and proclaim that the Holocaust was a lie, that Iran was looking only for peaceful nuclear power, and … Continue reading

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The What day is it today? Oh, yeah briefs

Well, I survived oral surgery, and best of all, so did my tooth, but my brain is mushy from yesterday’s painkillers. Also, my typing sucks. But you won’t notice that. And yet, they’ll still make this a gun control issue: … Continue reading

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Tuesday pre-dentist briefs

Today is not going to be a happy day. Oral surgery. Ugh. I bet it was pretty smelly: A Daily News reporter reflects on the smelliness and futility that was Occupy Wall Street, which is apparently two years old today. … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

I’m not apologizing because these boobs aren’t my fault: Okay, I know it’s a joke, but I don’t feel the least bit sorry about Anthony Weiner and Michael Bloomberg. They’re assholes, and they got there on their own. Of course, … Continue reading

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Monday morning briefs

The dead baby strategy: Alan Dershowitz explains how Syria is imitating the Palestinians by moving as many civilians as possible into range of targets the U.S. may strike, thereby guaranteeing horrific pictures for the world media. Liar liar pants on … Continue reading

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Friday Syria briefs

But Karl Vick said they want to help stop the chemical weapons attacks! Ahahahaha, Karl Vick (rhymes with dick) was shown to be a moron in less than 48 hours. Two says after Vick wrote a ridiculous piece asserting that … Continue reading

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Wednesday briefs

Time supports fantasy writing now: Karl Vick (rhymes with dick), the viciously anti-Israel Mideast reporter at Time, thinks that the Mad Mullahs of Tehran could be convinced to get Assad to give up his chemical weapons. Why? Because they suffered … Continue reading

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President of the world

This bothers me so very, very much. White House spinners have spent the last couple of days telling the press that Obama surprised even his most senior staff Friday night by deciding to seek congressional authorization. Before that, it is … Continue reading

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