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: World
A Different Day in the Uprising Business
I’ve been giving a lot of thought to the differences, not just the similarities, between 1979 Iran and 2011 Egypt. The fear, of course, that connects the two is that Islamic Radicals will come to power in Egypt just as … Continue reading
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Tagged democracy, Egypt, Islamists, moslim brotherhood, muslim brotherhood
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Egypt: The American Debate Has Gone Stark, Raving Crazy
This is what prof. Barry Rubin is saying about the latest intellectual contortions in Washington. And he is not sparing the neocons, too: Consider one example (Roger Cohen has gone beyond ridicule so let’s focus on someone who should know … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, World
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Friday, briefly
World’s smallest violin playing: Al Jazeera, the network that aided Hezbollah in its war against Israel had its Cairo office ransacked. All together now: Awwwwwww. Egyptians aren’t giving up: Change is coming, it seems. But I still think Mubarak is … Continue reading
Thursday morning Egypt Uprising briefs
Game over, Mubarak wins: Or so says Robert Springborg. If he’s right, then Mubarak is one of the most clever dictators alive. (P.S.: I was thinking that since the anti-protester forces came out, he was going to retain power.) Via … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israel, World
Tagged Egypt, George Soros, Israel
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George Soros: Israel is stopping democracy in Egypt
Really, with all the money he donates to anti-Israel groups, the guy simply can’t stoop any lower, can he? Of course he can. The main stumbling block is Israel. In reality, Israel has as much to gain from the spread … Continue reading
Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome, Media Bias, World
Tagged Egypt, Israel, Media Bias
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The OMG I’m still sick briefs
Anyone but El-baradai: Yes, we should totally push an Iranian/Muslim Brotherhood stooge to be the new head of Egypt. No way that would go wrong for the world. More shelling of Israel, more silence from the press: The Palestinians are … Continue reading
The linkage issue, proven
Now that the Middle East is engulfed in chaos in three nations—Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen, with Jordan possibly right behind—it has utterly proven the theory that if only Israel and the Palestinians were at peace, the problems of the Middle … Continue reading
Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome, Juvenile Scorn, World
Tagged Egypt, Israel, Palestinians
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Friday revolutionary briefs
Oh, come on—you’re going against the narrative! The WaPo ends an article about Israel’s view of the Egyptian protests with this: To Israeli officials, the unrest across the region, with Israel on the sidelines, proves an assertion that has been … Continue reading
Thursday news round-up
Um, so what? Ha’aretz profiles a book that says Jews fighting for the state of Israel hid their weapons in “immoral” places, such as—well, I’m not sure. Because the article doesn’t exactly state explicitly where these caches were, except for … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israeli Double Standard Time, Media Bias, Turkey, World
Tagged Israel, Media Bias, Turkey
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Your Tuesday briefs
“Spontaneous” pro-Hizbollah demos popping up in Lebanon: Love the report of “hand-held radios” being spotted. Read: Walkie-talkies with which to receive their instructions. Associated Press reporters saw at least four gatherings of up to 30 people each, dressed in black … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israel, Lebanon, World
Tagged Anti-Semitism, Israel, Lebanon
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It’s true: Dictators hate being mocked
Hugo Chavez forced a Colombian soap opera off the air in Venezuela because it mocked him and his country. I think he’s right about the mocking part, anyway. A Venezuelan television station has stopped airing a Colombian soap opera after … Continue reading
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