Monthly Archives: December 2011

Non-violent terrorism: It’s the new pundit thing

I’m starting to think that there’s a mirror image of the Zionist conspiracy theorists. For every nutjob and Jew-hater that thinks Jews are secretly controlling the world and responsible for all of its ills, there is a corresponding person–usually on … Continue reading

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Say, Karl Vick, does moderation include calling for war?

Say, Karl Vick, are you SURE Hamas is moderating? I’m thinking that Karl Vick (rhymes with “dick”) ((cf. Time Magazine’s infamous “Menachem Begin*” (rhymes with “Fagin”) issue)) is, well, wrong about Hamas becoming more moderate due to its dealings with … Continue reading

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A public service announcement

I’m going to have a much longer and more detailed post, but if you have any older relatives in the care of a psychiatrist that have had dramatic personality changes, they are probably overmedicated. Right now, I’m hating nearly the … Continue reading

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Tuesday afternoon briefs

Keep it up, you’ll alienate the rest of America’s Jews: The IDF asked parents to “dress modestly” for a medics graduation ceremony. I have a lot of tolerance for the religious. I have no tolerance for those that would relegate … Continue reading

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Late Monday briefs

So, how much you figure he paid his people to vote for him? Oh, look. A little-read magazine touts an online poll as “person of the year,” and it turns out it’s: Turkey’s prime ministerErdogan, the man responsible for bringing … Continue reading

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Late Sunday briefs

Just in case you want to know what those “protesters” were doing: The AFP apparently caught a picture of the Palestinian who was killed after being hit by a tear gas canister during Friday’s “protest”. Check out the large chunks … Continue reading

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Saturday night is supposed to be quiet around here

Yeah, but not the Saturday nights when I have Sarah’s four kids over. It’s my annual birthday present to Sarah and Larry, whose birthdays are the first week in December. I used to just babysit, but since I bought my … Continue reading

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Friday briefs

So, how’s that 1701 working out for you? Hizballah is still targeting UN peacekeepers, this time probably for telling the world that the rockets fired last week were in violation of UNSCR 1701, which forbids arms and weapons south of … Continue reading

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Cause, effect, and media bias

If Israel does not kill terrorists, terrorists fire rockets into Israel. Israel then kills terrorists, and the media blame Israel for keeping up “the cycle of violence.” If Israel pre-emptively strikes terrorists who are about to launch attacks on Israel, … Continue reading

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Thursday lunchtime briefs

This is not the drone you were looking for: Loren Thompson writes in Forbes that the Iranians don’t have nearly as much of the stealth drone that they’re claiming to have. A telling comment: Iran is not broadcasting pictures of … Continue reading

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Israel pinpoint strikes kill terrorists, annoy media

Israel has twice in the last two days killed terrorists preparing attacks, and of course, the world media is extremely unhappy with that. Not to mention the terror supporters. The AP is getting the vapors over this latest strike: An … Continue reading

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Wednesday finally got around to them briefs

Seriously? Seriously? SERIOUSLY? The Dorktator is disavowing having any control over his own armed forces–you know, the ones that are torturing and murdering children. Here’s the best bit of the interview: “We don’t kill our people … no government in … Continue reading

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Can’t do it today

Family stuff, work stuff. Back tomorrow.

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Work, work, work, work

Yeah, and more work. I’ll have some time tomorrow. Meantime, welcome back to Snoopy, who posted a very funny view of Leon Panetta’s damned statement on Israel.

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About our damn table manners

It is with a sense of increasing wonder that I have been reading the CNN story where U.S. Defense Secretary urges Israel to get back to the [damn] table. It was my damn understanding that the damn table was offered … Continue reading

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