Daily Archives: 09/19/2007

Al Dura hoax about to be unmasked?

The French appellate judge asked France 2 to hand over the unedited footage of the supposed shooting death of Mohammed Al-Dura, one of the icons of the Palestinian propaganda machine. PJM PARIS….FLASH: The French Appellate court trial of Phillippe Karsenty … Continue reading

Posted in Media Bias, palestinian politics | 5 Comments

The laptop, she is back!

It’s back, and they did not reformat the hard drive. The keyboard seems to be working. I’ll check the battery later, as I simply don’t want to have to reboot. But geez, it’s nice to have a 17-inch screen again. … Continue reading

Posted in Computers | 3 Comments

Specifics of peace

Robin Wright and Glenn Kessler’s U.S. Faces a Middle East Hungry for Peace Specifics is pretty standard fare. The Bush administration has so far failed to generate serious traction behind its latest Middle East peace effort, with the opening session … Continue reading

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Israel ups the ante against Hamas

Israel has declared Gaza a “hostile entity.” One might be tempted to call that a keen grasp of the obvious. One might be right. The security cabinet voted on Wednesday to declare the Gaza Strip a hostile political entity. The … Continue reading

Posted in Gaza, Hamas, Israel | 4 Comments

Syrian mystery blast explained

Say, remember this post from the summer? Doing the IDF’s work for them: 15 Syrian soldiers are dead in a blast that is attributed to the heat. “There is a heat wave and temperatures reached close to 50 degrees, which … Continue reading

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Democracy, whiskey, sexy

but not in Gaza For years, the seaside Flower of the Cities resort was that rare place in the Gaza Strip where the dress code did not rule out bikinis. Now, with some of its cinder-block cabanas turned into prayer … Continue reading

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