Monthly Archives: August 2008

Another quick lesson in modern Russian

Posted on 08/27/2008 by SnoopyTheGoon

Since the name of “peacekeeping” Russian operation against Georgia – “Принуждение к миру” – was first published, I had one heck of a trouble translating it into two other languages I claim to be more or less familiar with. The … Continue reading →

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Day by Day: Fundraising time

Posted on 08/26/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Chris Muir tells me that every time I link to him, you folks click in large numbers. I may not be Instapundit, but dammit, I have a great crowd here. And it’s fundraiser time again. Chris supports himself by these … Continue reading →

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Charm city charm offensive

Posted on 08/26/2008 by Soccerdad

The Obama campaign has long taken a tack suggesting that those who don’t support the senator may well be racist. I’ve noted how this has manifested itself in the Jewish community. Sometimes it’s the campaign’s media surrogates who take this … Continue reading →

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Oh so casual

Posted on 08/26/2008 by Soccerdad

The approach to threats against Israel is one of those things that is taken casually. Here’s Secretary Rice on the regular but (relatively) infrequent Qassams that still get fired into Israel despite the ceasefire with Hamas: QUESTION: How does the … Continue reading →

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Oh people! Enough!

Posted on 08/25/2008 by Soccerdad

The Spine links to a plea from a liberal Kuwaiti writer translated by MEMRI: “I would like to shout to the Arabs and the Muslims: Oh, people! Enough! Oh, [champions] of war, struggle, jihad, and honor! Enough! Life in our … Continue reading →

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Blockheads vs. the blockade

Posted on 08/25/2008 by Soccerdad

Never mind that Israel allows large quantities of goods into Gaza and the Palestinians themselves smuggle even more in via tunnels from Egypt. But a bunch of anti-Israel activists decided to make some PR and “run” Israel’s naval blockade of … Continue reading →

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The confidence for more terror

Posted on 08/25/2008 by Soccerdad

Daled Amos notes that the Israeli government apparently views the release of terrorists as a good thing. He sums up a news article like this: In other words, Israel is hoping to force Hamas to the negotiating table with the … Continue reading →

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Palestinian [in]gratitude

Posted on 08/24/2008 by Meryl Yourish

The Palestinian welfare culture is so incredibly ingrained, that no good deed goes uncriticized. The big lefty boat extravaganza—the ones that Israel allowed to land in Gaza after all, rather than cause front page pictures of the Israeli navy forcing … Continue reading →

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Detours were us

Posted on 08/23/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Two trucks got into the way of my travel plans, but in both instances, I found out about them long before I could get stuck in the traffic they caused. First, a pickup truck being towed off the Nice Bridge … Continue reading →

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Jordanian hypocrisy on the Temple Mount

Posted on 08/22/2008 by Meryl Yourish

The kingdom of Jordan, which was the guardian of Jewish holy sites from 1948 to 1967, is lecturing Israel on digging near the Temple Mount. Jordan said on Thursday it summoned the Israeli ambassador to protest against plans for excavation … Continue reading →

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Wooing the Jews

Posted on 08/22/2008 by Soccerdad

A few weeks ago the Washington Post reported that Obama working to ensure the Jewish vote: Obama’s position on Israel has been fairly mainstream. He has declared himself an undying ally of the Jewish state and has indicated that he … Continue reading →

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Hamas didn’t get the NYT memo

Posted on 08/22/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Someone didn’t get the New York Times editorial staff’s memo. The one that said: A way must be found to help turn Hamas into a legitimate and acceptable negotiating partner. Because here’s what the “negotiating partner” has to say about … Continue reading →

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Off for a few days

Posted on 08/21/2008 by Meryl Yourish

I scheduled a few posts for tomorrow, but I’m going on a small vacation before going into closing-on-the-condo/packing/cleaning/painting/moving hell. I shall be visiting my friends and family in New Jersey, and I’m looking forward to it. And while I’m bringing … Continue reading →

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Palestinian quote of the day

Posted on 08/21/2008 by Meryl Yourish

“I don’t care who will stamp my passport, a minister in Gaza or the president in Ramallah,” he said. “Both are using us as tools in their internal conflicts … I wish that an earthquake would come and take both … Continue reading →

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Shilling for the Saudis

Posted on 08/21/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Reuters has a puff piece that pretends to be reporting about the “liberalization” of Saudi Arabian cities. Let’s take a look. The Saudi government has a project to develop at least four “economic cities” where many expect the religious establishment … Continue reading →

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How confidence building works

Posted on 08/21/2008 by Soccerdad

Last year, Israel released 4 Jordanian murderers of Israelis to Jordan. At the time, Israel Matzav observed: The Olmert – Barak – Livni government is about to turn four Jordanian murderers over to the Jordanian government in return for a … Continue reading →

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Gaza gaiety

Posted on 08/21/2008 by Soccerdad

I was watching some Get Smart last night. In one episode, Cutback at Control, a Senate sub-committee is seeking to de-fund Control. Siegfried of KAOS knows of Control’s financial troubles and recruits Max to join KAOS. When Max meets him … Continue reading →

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More on the Iranian air threat

Posted on 08/21/2008 by Meryl Yourish

I told you the Iranians were lying when they announced that they could launch an air strike team on Israel. (H/T: Mike) Fact is, the Iranian Air Force–or more correctly, Iran’s two Air Forces have serious training, equipment, airspace and … Continue reading →

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The blogger’s conference I’m missing

Posted on 08/20/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Omri is at the Nefesh b’Nefesh blogger’s conference I couldn’t get to due to tiny little things like closing on my new home. He’s liveblogging it. Netanyahu speaks: 18:51 – Bibi asserts that the Israeli government needs better public diplomacy … Continue reading →

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Unchanging Fatah

Posted on 08/20/2008 by Soccerdad

According to the Oslo Accords the following prisoners are subject to release in the guise of confidence building measures. 2. The following categories of detainees and/or prisoners will be included in the abovementioned releases: a. all female detainees and prisoners … Continue reading →

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