Daily Archives: 11/22/2007

Disorder in the (Israeli) courts

Isabel Kershner writes about the current controversy over Israeli’s judicial system in Friends’ Clash Reflects Battle Over Israeli Court In recent days, Aharon Barak, the internationally esteemed jurist and retired chief justice of Israel, has broken a self-imposed silence and … Continue reading

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All your radar are belong to us

Part of the Israeli attack on Syria included first taking out—via old-fashioned bombing—a critical radar station. And the U.S. helped. The first event in the raid involved Israel’s strike aircraft flying into Syria without alerting Syrian air defenses. The ultimate … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving

I have a lot to be thankful for this year. I have a great job, I’m on my way to financial security, my family is all healthy, I have great friends, Tig and Gracie are happy and healthy (albeit always … Continue reading

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Adult entertainment

The original episodes of Sesame Street have been issued on DVD. But our children better not watch them. It wouldn’t be right. Just don’t bring the children. According to an earnest warning on Volumes 1 and 2, “Sesame Street: Old … Continue reading

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