Daily Archives: 04/10/2008

Adventures in babysitting

I got a call from Sarah yesterday asking “Do you have plans for tonight?” That’s usually followed by a request to help shepherd children around to their various schedules, often caused by her husband being out of town or extremely … Continue reading

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Really helpful UN moment of the day

The UN peacekeepers along the Israel-Lebanon border have hit upon the perfect plan to stop border infiltration by terrorists. They’re laying barbed wire. UN peacekeepers in Lebanon began on Friday erecting a barbed-wire fence along the border with Israel to … Continue reading

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Evangelicals in Sderot: A gift for Israelis

Get out the hankies for this one. Gift from America: Eight-year-old Osher Twito, who sustained serious wounds and lost his leg two months ago after being hit by a Qassam rocket, will be able to move around more easily now … Continue reading

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Don’t cry to me

via memeorandum AFP reports on yesterday’s violence on the border with Gaza. Two Israeli civilians and seven Palestinians were killed on Wednesday in an explosion of violence on the Gaza Strip border after Palestinian commandos stormed into Israel.The attack came … Continue reading

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Hamas, the ex-president, and the blindness

The New York Times reports that Hamas is currently engaged in its largest weapons buildup ever, thanks to Iranian arms, money, and training. Hamas’ goal? The bombardment of Israel. An Israeli study says Hamas, the militant group that controls Gaza, … Continue reading

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Doing the dictator boogie

via memeorandum Lee Smith in TNR argues that talking with the bad guys isn’t a cost free exercise. So, it was not doctrinaire anti-diplomatic tendencies that led the Bush administration to curtail relations with Syria. The administration’s outreach had done … Continue reading

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History (n.), historians (n.)

It should be accepted by now as a given that people schooled in precise sciences tend to laugh at their colleagues that have chosen art, literature, philosophy, history… as their lifelong occupation. Most of the jokes – and responses to … Continue reading

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