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…
Tag Archives: Media Bias
Bloggers: We bring you the truth, because the media won’t
Barry Rubin wrote something in a column that essentially sums up what is wrong with reporting today. And what’s wrong with it? The media do not report the truth. Here’s how a friend of mine summed up the recent period: … Continue reading
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Tagged Israel, Mavi Marmara, Media Bias, Turkey
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Getting it wrong on Lebanon
I tend not to pay attention to the AP analysis on the Middle East, because it is so often wrong. Watching the AP spin the “negotiations” for the new Lebanese prime minister is a great example of how they get … Continue reading
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Wednesday news roundups
You know, I’m almost with Iran on this one: I hate Valentine’s Day. I hate all Hallmark holidays. But I’m not willing to make it illegal, and the Iranians are. It’s that famous Muslim tolerance of other religions! Woot! (Although, … Continue reading
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AP now letting Hezbollah set the boilerplate
Seriously? The AP is so desperate for “balance” that they’re now quoting the paranoid accusations of a terrorist group as boilerplate “balance”? Because here’s what the AP wrote about the indictment filed against Hezbollah by the UN commission: The court … Continue reading
Finally Friday briefs
The awesome awesomeness of the ability of Israel to cause everything: You know, we Jews are so wily, so powerful, so all-encompassing, that we can cause neighboring state governments to fall. An Iranian minister said so. (With help from the … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Israel, Media Bias, United Nations
Tagged Israel, Media Bias, United Nations
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The what day is today? briefs
No time left for Time: Abe Greenwald reads that drek, so I don’t have to. The magazine that gave us “Menachem Begin (rhymes with Fagin) is bashing Israel again. Say, it’s a weekly magazine, isn’t it? And this is a … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Lebanon, Media Bias, Religion, Terrorism
Tagged Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Media Bias
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The news the AP leaves out
There’s a boilerplate in the current AP stories about the destruction of the “historic” Shepherd Hotel to make way for apartments. The relevant portion is in bold. (The fact that the AP finds it necessary to devote two paragraphs of … Continue reading
Friday briefs
Hamas the Holocaust deniers: The AFP noted that Mahmoud al-Zahar, one of the leaders of Hamas, during a recent speech both denied the Holocaust and claimed that Israel was perpetuating one on Palestinians. That’s known as “Business as usual” in … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Semitism, Helen Thomas, Iran, Media Bias
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War is peace; bad is good: Another AP mis-analysis
The AP lowers the bar and calls out the Orwellian language for this profile of how Mohammed Dahlan, terrorist, has become Mohammed Dahlan, the last, best hope for the PA. In the article, we learn that a) Mahmoud Abbas is … Continue reading
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CSM: Freedom of religion equals lack of democracy
The Christian Science Monitor, never a friend to Israel, is contributing to the delegitimization of Israel by asking whether or not Israel is a democracy. The premise for this article, which is included in the CSM’s year-end list section, uses … Continue reading
If it’s Friday, this must be the anti-Israel narrative in Bilin
Palestinians, Israeli peaceniks, and various anti-Israel internationals attended their weekly riot against the separation barrier in Bilin. Tear gas was used. A Palestinian woman died a day later, and the media are using this as yet another example of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bilin, Israel, Media Bias
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A new year, a new boilerplate
After the latest attacks on Egypt’s Coptic Christians, the AP has decided that the old boilerplate no longer holds. Coptic Christians make up about 10 percent of Egypt’s population of 80 million. They complain frequently of discrimination, though they generally … Continue reading
AP outsources news to Iranian propaganda arm
What’s wrong with this article? Take a moment, read through it, and come back. I’ll wait. So many things. But let’s start with the number one issue: The AP uncritically passes along the Iranian government publication’s description of the hanging … Continue reading
Muslims targeting Christians
This year, apparently, Muslims decided to go on a murder spree on Christians on Christmas, perhaps as a twisted Jihadi gift to the world. They killed theim in Nigeria. They forced Iraqi Christians to cancel or tone down Christmas celebrations. … Continue reading
What the AP doesn’t tell you about Israel
What the AP reports: The activists, mostly members of pro-Islamic groups, waved Palestinian and Turkish flags and chanted “down with Israel” and “Allah is great” as they greeted the vessel. Protesters also boarded boats to welcome the approaching ship, which … Continue reading
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