Daily Archives: 11/21/2008

A wistful look back

You know what I miss? I miss the unserious posts. Not just the cat posts, but the posts with pictures of wasps on my tap, or how much Coke2 sucked, or the ant wars, or a host of other posts … Continue reading

Posted in Meanderings | 11 Comments

UN on Gaza: An “imminent” disaster years in the making

Let’s play a game. Guess when this article was written: Leading UN agencies are issuing increasingly dramatic warnings about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, where Israeli forces continue their search for a captured soldier, Gilad Shalit. There have also been … Continue reading

Posted in Gaza, Israeli Double Standard Time, Media Bias | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

The UN’s Jew-hatred

It can’t get much clearer than this. From an Eye on the UN press release: This Monday, November 24th, the UN will commemorate its annual International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People with a film depicting Jews as Nazi-equivalents … Continue reading

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israel Derangement Syndrome, United Nations | Tagged , | 7 Comments

The generosity of Americans

On the campaign trail, Barack Obama accused Americans of not being charitable enough. Well, he was wrong. As more Americans turn to charity amid worsening economic gloom, operators of food banks and other aid groups are relying on the surprisingly … Continue reading

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Madly for Mahdi

The NYT reports on the extent of Hezbollah’s influence in Lebanon in Generation Faithful. There is a network of schools– some of them run by Hezbollah, others affiliated with or controlled by it — largely shielded from outsiders. There is … Continue reading

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Yet another rocket hits Israel

Three more rockets hit two more areas in Israel. The rockets have been falling every day (the AP is for some reason saying “near-daily rocket attacks”), and we have yet to hear a peep out of the crowd of Israel-bashers … Continue reading

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Predictable prescription from poobahs past

In today’s Washington Post Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft serve up perfectly predictable “Middle East Priorities For Jan. 21” After expressing their glee with the election of President-elect Obama, they tell us the advantage his election presents at this time: … Continue reading

Posted in Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, palestinian politics | Tagged , | 3 Comments