Author Archives: SnoopyTheGoon

About SnoopyTheGoon

Daily job - software development. Hobbies - books, books, friends, simgle malt Scotch, lately this blogging plague. Amateur photographer, owned by 1. spouse, 2 - two grown-up (?) children and 3. two elderly cats - not necessarily in that order, it is rather fluid. Israeli.

Clare Solomon and her puny 100 years of persecution

In fact, this headline is confusing, I can see it now. Clare Solomon, president of the University of London Union, is only 37 years old. You may want to say that 37 is a bit too old for a student. … Continue reading

Posted in Anti-Semitism | 6 Comments

Thomas L. Friedman reader – chapter one

This new endeavor comes to remedy the lack of respect many Thomas L. Friedman readers start to experience after reading two (or, as it was measured, maximum of three) of his articles in NYT. The best remedy is to follow … Continue reading

Posted in Israel, Media, palestinian politics | 5 Comments

There is referendum and then there is referendum

There is a good referendum: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh says group will back formation of Palestinian state with 1967 borders, Jerusalem as capital and resolution of refugee issue if approved by referendum, despite group’s differing ideology. And then there is … Continue reading

Posted in Hamas, Israel, Politics | 1 Comment

Lori Berenson: a nice Jewish girl from a nice Jewish family? You bet…

The CNN article Peruvian court grants parole to imprisoned U.S. citizen caused me to do some surfing. I didn’t know anything about Lori Berenson. The mere fact that a US citizen was imprisoned for 20 years in Peru – not … Continue reading

Posted in American Scene, Politics, Terrorism | 37 Comments

North Korea, ploughshares, swords, common sense…

The headline Why North Korea attack is not a crisis is a masterpiece. It can’t fail to draw your attention from any other these days. I mean, after hearing (and seeing) how NK artillery opened up on a South Korean … Continue reading

Posted in Media Bias, Politics, World | 2 Comments

The unbearable dilemma of an “anti-Zionist”

The famous Buridan’s ass that is dying due to its inability to choose between two equally succulent and equidistant stacks of hay* has nothing on a rabid anti-Zionist**, one professor Francis Boyle. You have, most probably, observed at least once … Continue reading

Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome | 6 Comments

Christian woman sentenced to death in Pakistan for defaming the Prophet Mohammed

The police were under pressure from this Muslim mob, including clerics, asking for Asia to be killed because she had spoken ill of the Prophet Mohammed. Weigh carefully what this quote says and means. There is no mention of religious … Continue reading

Posted in Politics, Religion, World | 4 Comments

Legality and morality of drone attacks

Warning: long post! The use of armed drones in the conflict areas is not exactly new, as are arguments for and against the use of this weapon. Found to be quite effective in getting to the various terrorist chiefs and … Continue reading

Posted in Israel | 2 Comments

Another wall of Goldstone report crumbles. What now?

During Israel’s Operation Cast Lead, Israel targeted the Hamas police infrastructure, killing approximately 250 officers on 27 December 2008. Their status as combatants was disputed and Israel’s actions were widely condemned. The UN investigation into Cast Lead headed by Richard … Continue reading

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Gabriel Latner and Philip Weiss, his dim opponent

Sometimes I enjoy writing about assaJews, the valiant Jooish anti-Zionists, I have to say. No matter how many dumb things our own politicos say and do, assaJews will always leave them standing in the race for ultimate dumb act. I … Continue reading

Posted in Israel | 2 Comments

US election results, Palestinians vs Elders and more

The latest outcry by secretary-general of PLO’s Executive Committee, Yasser Abed Rabbo, shows how difficult it is for Palestinian propaganda to get a handle on a simple and unified Elders’ theory. Abed Rabbo said: Israel intervened in the American mid-term … Continue reading

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The dull, throbbing anxiety of Jonathan Franzen’s potential reader

I have a confession to make. It is with growing feelings of inferiority and frustration that I look at the growing list of authors who, according to widely accepted verdict of literary critics belong to the Pantheon of greatness or … Continue reading

Posted in American Scene, Juvenile Scorn | 9 Comments

Angela Merkel, multikulti and “progressives” mental paralysis

So, the sky has thundered. The leader of one of most politically correct, sensitive and holier-than-thou countries in Europe finally delivered a coup de grâce to already dying unnatural creature called  multiculturalism. It’s quite the time, and let’s be frank: … Continue reading

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Gideon Levy: baron of deceit industry exhuming wrong dogs

I am watching with some interest the unfolding battle between Ben Dror Yemini – opinion-editor of the daily newspaper Maariv and the self-appointed “conscience of Israel” – Gideon Levy, the editor of Haaretz. The fight started with Mr Levy giving … Continue reading

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Thanks, Adrian…

As a middle aged (to be PC, of course) person, I thought that my ability to be surprised is somewhat dulled by the years. So, in a way, I should be thankful to one Adrian Hamilton for the Indy article … Continue reading

Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome, Media Bias | 8 Comments