Monthly Archives: August 2007

BBC lies about Hezbollah

Posted on 08/31/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Mike covers the story, so I don’t have to: It is, of course, impossible to ascertain how many of the Lebanese casualties were civilian and how many were Hezbollah, given that Hezbollah hid and fought among civilians, its fighters often … Continue reading →

Posted in Lebanon, Media Bias | 3 Comments

Evidence against the neocon Iraq conspiracy

Posted on 08/31/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Please. Don’t complicate the situation with facts, people! Israel is the reason the Bush neocons started the Iraq war. Everyone knows that. Well, except for this guy: WASHINGTON – Israeli officials warned the George W Bush administration that an invasion … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome | 2 Comments

Making a list

Posted on 08/31/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Get oil changed and find out why the condensation from the AC was dripping on your gas pedal foot the last time you drove to NorVA Company: Check. Pay rent a day early: Check. Make sure bills are paid before … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | 7 Comments

Ahmadinejad and the Zionist conspiracy

Posted on 08/30/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has gone into wholehearted ZOG mode. (That’s Zionist Occupation Government, a favorite term of the world’s Jew-haters used on all of the Stormfront-style message boards). The setting: A Swedish artist drew a cartoon of a dog with Mohammed’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Iran | 18 Comments

Israeli Double Standard Time, Temple Mount version

Posted on 08/30/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Say, remember that worldwide media blitz about how Israeli archeologists were going to destroy the Al-Aqsa mosque by building a new ramp to the Temple Mount? Remember the incredibly biased stories that insisted on minimizing the Temple Mount’s meaning to … Continue reading →

Posted in AP Media Bias, Israeli Double Standard Time, Religion | 6 Comments

People are really stupid

Posted on 08/30/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Let’s say you’re the manager of a Wal-Mart, or a Safeway, or a grocery store. Let’s say that you get a phone call saying that you are being watched. The caller says he has a gun. Or a bomb. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Juvenile Scorn, Miscellaneous | 8 Comments

Accept no substitutes

Posted on 08/29/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Having caught the last half of an early Gilmore Girls episodes, I am now utterly sure that I will not waste my money on season seven, none of which were written by Amy Sherman-Palladino. You really can tell the difference. … Continue reading →

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Che Guevara: Not a Jew

Posted on 08/29/2007 by Meryl Yourish

This rumor went flying around the Internet months ago, and I gave it short shrift, because it sounded like a load of crap to me. Turns out that’s exactly what it is, and Snoopy’s got the scoop. The Jew-haters in … Continue reading →

Posted in Jew Cooties | 7 Comments

Much ado about Meshaal

Posted on 08/29/2007 by SnoopyTheGoon

It is not to say that journalists shouldn’t pursue an interesting story where they can. And interviewing Khaled Meshaal, the under-assassinated head of Hamas, is a good story. This article, however, is almost totally devoid of anything new, aside of … Continue reading →

Posted in Hamas, Israel, Terrorism | 2 Comments

Mobile checkpoints

Posted on 08/29/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Ehud Barak thinks that mobile checkpoints will do the job that stationary checkpoints are doing. Defense Minister Ehud Barak wants to replace permanent checkpoints in the West Bank with mobile ones, to ease restrictions on Palestinian traffic while still safeguarding … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Terrorism | 6 Comments

Chuztpah dept., Hezbollah style

Posted on 08/29/2007 by Meryl Yourish

First they send rockets into Israel, cross the border illegally, kill Israeli soldiers, and kidnap two, of whom we’ve received absolutely no proof of life. Now, Hezbollah is going to sue Israel—for the war that they started. Hezbollah is planning … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Lebanon | 3 Comments

Fisking the Fisk

Posted on 08/29/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Robert Fisk went Troofer last week. And here, on 26h, he’s fisked. Beautifully. Remember, Bobby: The troof will set you free. Via Harry’s.

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Why toxic spiders should not be pets

Posted on 08/28/2007 by Meryl Yourish

At least cats will wait until you die to eat you. A MAN who lived in his own “zoo” of lizards and insects was fatally bitten by a pet black widow spider — then eaten by the other creepy-crawlies. Police … Continue reading →

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Abbas talks peace, Palestinians want war

Posted on 08/28/2007 by Meryl Yourish

The “military wing” of Fatah—which is the same as saying that the U.S. Army is the “military wing” of the government—is claiming the latest rocket attack on Sderot, which injured an Israeli civilian and would have killed had the rocket … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, palestinian politics | 2 Comments

Michael Vick’s apology

Posted on 08/28/2007 by Meryl Yourish

I couldn’t stomach more than a few seconds of it, but it struck me as a CYA apology, and nothing more. News analysts are having a blast talking about how the judge may feel sorry for Vick because he’s losing … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats, Miscellaneous | 5 Comments

HD vs. regular DVD

Posted on 08/27/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Okay, folks. I do not own an HDTV. I intend to own an HDTV next year. In fact, I am adding several thousand dollars to the cost of my condo/townhome for the HD widescreen home theater system that I intend … Continue reading →

Posted in Television | 7 Comments

Israeli Sudanese policy that won’t get wide notice

Posted on 08/27/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Israel’s return of 48 Sudanese refugees got worldwide notice—because anything the media can spin negatively on Israel gets the widest airplay. Stories like this will not get a second glance outside the Israeli media. Seventy-six Sudanese refugees, ages four and … Continue reading →

Posted in Israeli Double Standard Time | 3 Comments

Hamas’ justice: Torture

Posted on 08/27/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Watch for the Hamas Cheerleding Squad to utterly ignore these reports. By “Hamas Cheerleading Squad” I mean “People like Jimmy Carter,” and when they are asked about Hamas’ torture, will doubtless immediately fall into a spittle-flecked rant about Israel and … Continue reading →

Posted in Hamas | 3 Comments

Hamas plots more terror

Posted on 08/27/2007 by Meryl Yourish

Hard on the heels of a foiled terror plot, Ynet reports that Hamas is gearing up for a major “heavy casualty” attack in Israel. Hamas may carry out a mega-terror attack, the Deputy Shin Bet Chief, known only as Y, … Continue reading →

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Measuring an obsession

Posted on 08/27/2007 by SnoopyTheGoon

Roaming the CiF (The Guardian’s Comment is Free forum) jungle, I have stumbled on an interesting page – one that shows the frequency of main subjects broached on CiF. It is not clear what period of time is represented, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome | 2 Comments