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: Hamas
MacLeod’s cloudy recollection
Scott MacLeod has seen the future and the future includes Hamas. How does he know this? Because he recalls how well depending on Yasser Arafat and Fatah worked to create peace. The conference also highlighted a conundrum that always seems … Continue reading
Shalit: Hamas to supply proof of life?
Another Arab paper is reporting that Israel is about to get proof of life from Gilad Shalit. I’m not buying it. I don’t think he’s alive. Moussa Abu Marzouk, the deputy chairman of Hamas’ political bureau, met last week with … Continue reading
Iran and Hamas: Like ham and eggs
Yes, a treyf (haram!) reference for the Islamist terror twins. “Hamas’ strategic objective is to seize control of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestinian Liberation Organization,” he said. “This remains Hamas’ vision – to take control over the PA … Continue reading
Another reason prisoner releases are bad
In August of last year, Nadav Shragai wrote about the dangers inherent in Israeli prisoner releases done in the name of “confidence building.” An investigation by the Almagor Terror Victims Association in Israel revealed that at least 30 of the … Continue reading
Hamas uses “truce” to improve rockets
A rocket hit a school in Ashkelon on Saturday. Only the fact that it’s the Jewish Sabbath kept any children from dying—because the rocket penetrated the fortified areas and landed in the school. Palestinian fire on the Negev continued Saturday, … Continue reading
The world’s blindness on Hamas’ intentions
More and more European diplomats are insisting that Israel must talk with Hamas. The latest in the growing line is Britain’s foreign minister, who doesn’t seem to read reports like this: Hamas official Ayman Taha in Gaza said Abbas’s comments … Continue reading
Rockets every day—what cease fire?
There’s a cease fire? Really? A Qassam rocket fired by Palestinians in north Gaza Thursday morning exploded in the yard of a home in the western Negev town of Sderot. No injuries were reported, but a woman and her son … Continue reading
Defining terrorism down
The British foreign secretary thinks that talking to an irridentist terrorist group that intends to destroy Israel and replace it with an Islamic caliphate is “the right thing to do.” British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Wednesday that speaking to … Continue reading
The terror stimulus package
The New York Time reports that the Obama administration is poised to give $900 million to Gaza to rebuild. (via memeorandum) The Obama administration intends to provide some $900 million to help rebuild Gaza after the Israeli incursion that ended … Continue reading
Obama administration is fine with terrorists
The PA says that the Obama administration says it’s just fine and dandy to include Hamas in the PA government. The Obama administration has given the Palestinian Authority a “green light” to talk to Hamas about forming a Palestinian unity … Continue reading
Hardline for me, but not for thee
The worldwide festival of hypocrisy over the Israeli election is utterly flabbergasting. The same Arab nations that keep calling on Israel to deal with terrorists like Hamas and Hezbullah are now insisting that a Likud government will lead the Middle … Continue reading
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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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UN sets foxes to guard henhouse; predictable results
The UN is surprised to find out that when you put terrorists in charge of guarding seven tons of unexploded ordnance, gee, they don’t do such a great job of guarding it. Senior UN officials were outraged Tuesday evening as … Continue reading
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Hamas’ intransigence
Israel refuses to agree to open the Gaza border crossings without the return of Gilad Shalit. Hamas refuses to return Gilad Shalit until the crossings are open. The AP hasn’t mentioned this in the last few days, but I did … Continue reading
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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