Daily Archives: 10/18/2007

The Hulktator

Omri writes about the next step towards gamma ray lasers. You know what this means, don’t you? We’re that much closer to the creation of the Hulk. I’m happy to volunteer myself for the Hulk experiments. I’ve always wanted to … Continue reading

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The Palestinian Arab welfare state

Even though I have been busy with other stuff, I continue to research for the next installment of my Psychological History of Palestinian Arabs series. In August I found a fantastic article by Martha Gellhorn written in 1961 where she … Continue reading

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Hezbollah returns to Lebanon under UNIFIL’s noses

The United Nations sent UNIFIL troops to Lebanon to prevent Hezbollah from re-taking South Lebanon and making it into an armed camp from which terrorists could fight Israel. As is usual for all things UN, UNIFIL failed in its mission. … Continue reading

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Dreyfuss exhibit

In the course of reviewing an exhibit on the Dreyfuss case now appearing at the Yeshiva University Museum Edward Rothstein gives an excellent overview of its history in “A century old court case that still resonates.” The Affair begins with … Continue reading

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Majority by assassination

While the Bush administration focuses its hopes for peace in the Middle East on a peace of paper, David Schenker writes of the disturbing developments to Israel’s north in Lebanon’s government by murder Presidential elections — which began on Sept. … Continue reading

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An AP Israel bias lesson

Let us compare and contrast two news articles with a similar subject, and see the differences. First, the headline: Israeli Troops Kill Hamas Fighter Compared to: Palestinian infighting in Gaza kills 4 Note that Israeli troops killed the Hamas “fighter,” … Continue reading

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Church of naivety

Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice was in Bethlehem to meet with religious leaders yesterday. The Washington Post has two reports on the trip, the first is Rice Draws on ‘Spiritual Passion’ in Push for Peace U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza … Continue reading

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Ew! Ew! Ew! Ew! Ew!

Tig just came inside. He wanted a snug, which is my picking him up and petting him while he purrs. I found what I thought was a bit of pine needle on his fur, and picked it off. It wasn’t … Continue reading

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