Monthly Archives: April 2009

What? Good news briefs?

Posted on 04/15/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Good news from Russia? Russia has yet to supply Iran with the sophisticated anti-aircraft defenses that would make it more difficult to take out Iran’s nuclear program. Mind you, I know almost nothing about weaponry, but I do hope that … Continue reading →

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The man with the silver tongue and the myth of moderation

Posted on 04/14/2009 by Soccerdad

I’m tempted to say about Roger Cohen that the less said about him that better, but quite a few people have written excellent ripostes to his latest venality that are worth checking out. In Roger Cohen’s world, the extremists in … Continue reading →

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Hezbullah in Egypt: Not there for the resorts

Posted on 04/14/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Hezbullah planned multiple attacks on Israeli and Egyptian targets. According to the report, Shihab gave “earth-shattering confessions” during his investigation. Shihab reportedly admitted that the organization’s goal was to carry out attacks in Egypt, and not to aid Hamas in … Continue reading →

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Israeli Double Standard Time in plain sight

Posted on 04/14/2009 by Meryl Yourish

You know, it’s not enough that the world pushes the Palestinian problem at Israel, while utterly ignoring the fact that an equal number of Jews were forced out of Arab and Muslim countries right after the establishment of the State … Continue reading →

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Stupid marketing ploy of the week

Posted on 04/13/2009 by Meryl Yourish

It boggles the mind that someone in marketing thought this up, got it approved, and then ordered who knows how many of them. Today, a sticker on a banana that I bought declared, “Peel me! I’m a low-fat food!” Yes. … Continue reading →

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Jewish/Israeli Blog Carnival

Posted on 04/13/2009 by Jack

My apologies for the late notice on this one. The latest edition of Haveil Havalim, the weekly Jewish/Israeli blogosphere blog carnival is up at Shtetl Fabulous. Go read Haveil Havalim #212: How Many Days til We Can Eat Bread?

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Roger Cohen: Dumb, stupid, or all three?

Posted on 04/13/2009 by Meryl Yourish

My brother used to have a very snarky question as a teenager: Are you dumb, stupid, or all three? I find that it still has its uses, especially when discussing the New York Times’ anti-Israel golden boy’s latest column. First … Continue reading →

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Deka and DARPA

Posted on 04/13/2009 by Soccerdad

60 Minutes had a report yesterday about the Army’s efforts to create artificial arms for amputees. Prosthetics, until now, haven’t changed since they were first invented. Now efforts are being made to tie the artificial limbs into the users nervous … Continue reading →

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Little-known facts about the White House Seder

Posted on 04/13/2009 by Meryl Yourish

The Weekly World News, as always, got the dish on what really happened at the White House Seder: A team of Rabbis, Jewish Scholars, and Project Runway winner Christian Siriano were brought in to design the event. At the beginning … Continue reading →

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Innocent Palestinian ship blown up by evil IDF

Posted on 04/13/2009 by Meryl Yourish

A Palestinian fishing vessel, minding its own business, was viciously attacked by the IDF. And strangely, it exploded. A Palestinian fishing boat from Gaza, floating illegally near the Israeli coast, exploded Monday morning when hit with IDF artillery. IDF sources … Continue reading →

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You look like a monkey…

Posted on 04/13/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Egypt’s war of words with Hassan Nasrallah is escalating, and the laughs just keep on coming. An Egyptian state-controlled newspaper escalated Egypt’s dispute with Hizbullah on Sunday by calling its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, a “Monkey sheikh.” The state-owned al-Gomhouria newspaper … Continue reading →

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Pictures from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

Posted on 04/13/2009 by Soccerdad
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Somali pirate haiku

Posted on 04/12/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Navy Seals killed three out of three pirates who refused to surrender to the U.S. Navy. “While working through the negotiations process tonight, the on-scene commander from the Bainbridge made the decision that the captain’s life was in immediate danger, … Continue reading →

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A thank-you note to my readers

Posted on 04/12/2009 by Meryl Yourish

I’d like to thank you all for sticking with me these past couple of weeks. The site statistics have barely changed at all even through all the blog-hopping, changing to the old html style, and going through all the changes … Continue reading →

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In the meantime…

Posted on 04/12/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Still have a lot of posts over on my Blogspot blog that probably won’t get transferred over here, as you can get them on Soccer Dad’s and Snoopy’s blogs. Jack’s too. I’ll be putting a few of the Blogspot posts … Continue reading →

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RSS feed test

Posted on 04/12/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Okay, if you’re having trouble getting an RSS feed, close out your email/RSS client and restart it. I had to do that with Thunderbird, and you may have to do it with yours. We’re working on the rest of the … Continue reading →

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Under construction

Posted on 04/12/2009 by Meryl Yourish

Give us a little bit of time to get things going. I’ll let you know what needs to be done once we’re ready.

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