Daily Archives: 06/08/2008

Lazy Caturday afternoon

I am all out of things to write today. Instead, I give you the zen of Tig on Afghan. Breathe in, breathe out. Breathe in, breathe out. We took a Caturday afternoon nap. Tig was just napping. I was trying … Continue reading

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Proof of Shalit’s death?

Funny how Hamas hasn’t managed to fulfill its promises to Jimmy Carter, the mediator extraordinaire who went to Gaza and declared Israel to be the criminals, not Hamas. Captured IDF soldier Gilad Schalit has still not written the letter Hamas … Continue reading

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“Humliating” checkpoint saves Israeli lives

Soldiers caught yet another would-be bomber at one of those “humiliating” checkpoints—in an area the Palestinians are supposed to be policing. IDF soldiers manning the Hawara checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus apprehended on Sunday an 18-year-old Palestinian … Continue reading

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Jewish prayer book defaced, Jews riot

Well, no, actually, the police arrested the people in question and nothing else happened. These are Jews, not Muslims, after all. Shocked and repulsion seem the best words to describe the collective feelings of Haifa’s police reconnaissance unit upon entering … Continue reading

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Betting with buffett

In People vs. Dinosaurs Thomas Friedman shows some surprising optimism about Israel. Question: What do America’s premier investor, Warren Buffett, and Iran’s toxic president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have in common? Answer: They’ve both made a bet about Israel’s future. Ahmadinejad declared … Continue reading

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A good Bob Herbert column

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but this is a good Bob Herbert column. He gives a shout-out not just to the fact that a black man won the Democratic presidential nomination—a truly historic moment in our nation’s history—but he … Continue reading

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