Category Archives: Syria

Friday news roundup

Posted on 05/04/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Schadenfreude: It’s a guilty pleasure. Aw, I feel so bad for Turkey. Well, no, really, I don’t. They don’t like S&P downgrading them? They should probably stop concentrating on hating Israel and pushing Islamism and work on their economy instead. … Continue reading →

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Thursday, briefly

Posted on 05/03/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Gee, I wonder who they could have been? “Unknown attackers” murdered 11 Egyptian protesters and wounded hundreds more, while police stood idly by–in front of the Defense Ministry. Hm. That’s a tough one. Who could have the mystery attackers been? … Continue reading →

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Thursday rainy day briefs

Posted on 04/26/2012 by Meryl Yourish

It’s raining here, anyway. Wrong on so many levels: A Palestinian man went right past UNIFIL troops with two small children and climbed the fence into Israel–but not before he threw his two small children over the fence. One got … Continue reading →

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More Failtilla briefs

Posted on 04/16/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Yeah, definitely Failtilla: When they stoop to calling Israel racists for refusing to let them enter the country, well, epic fail. The widdle kiddies are thwowing a tantwum. Edited or not, this seems like unlawful force: The ISM idiots who … Continue reading →

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Thursday news briefs

Posted on 04/12/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Can’t imagine why they didn’t elect him: A neo-Nazi came in dead last in a three-way Republican primary, and he’s blaming–get this–the reporter who published his Holocaust denial remarks. After garnering 11% of the vote in the Republican primary, Jones … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, briefly

Posted on 04/10/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Flytilla 2, the sequel: You know, the funniest part of this AP brief about 2,500 pro-Palestinian “protesters” coming into Israel on Sunday is this bit: Organizers say they want to draw attention to Israel’s policies toward the Palestinians in Gaza … Continue reading →

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Tuesday news round-up

Posted on 03/27/2012 by Meryl Yourish

If Israel did it, the world would be outraged: Syrian troops have entered Lebanon in pursuit of rebel troops, destroying houses and shelling as they go. Where is UNIFIL? Probably making sure they’re out of range of Hezbullah. Besides, they … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israeli Double Standard Time, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey | 2 Comments

Friday briefs, with extra media bias thrown in

Posted on 03/09/2012 by Meryl Yourish

The narrative: The Ynet version of an attack on an IDF medic, and the AP version of what happened. Strangely enough, the AP version has a witness saying the Palestinian who was killed was not taking part in the attack, … Continue reading →

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Wednesday briefs

Posted on 02/29/2012 by Meryl Yourish

An unnamed source said it in a stolen email, so it must be true: My bullshit detector is pinging at Over-the-top on this story that Russia and Israel exchanged missile and drone codes. Really, Stratfor was a bit of a … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, briefly

Posted on 02/22/2012 by Meryl Yourish

If only they’d all fight each other like this: Iraqi jihadis are now heading to Syria to fight the Assad dictatorship. Of course, the enemy of my enemy is not my friend. These are Iraqi Sunnis, the legacy of Saddam … Continue reading →

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Friday news roundup

Posted on 02/10/2012 by Meryl Yourish

They’re not even trying to hide it anymore: First Iran’s Supreme Leader admits publicly that Iran has been funding Hezbollah and Hamas for years. Now Chipmunk Cheeks himself is bragging that he’s in the Iranians’ pocket, and has been there … Continue reading →

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Wednesday briefs

Posted on 02/08/2012 by Meryl Yourish

If you’ve lost Joe Klein, you’ve lost Middle Europe: When even Time magazine correspondents are commenting on how crappy the deal between Fatah and Hamas is, you know that it stinks really, really, really badly. Check the skies for flying … Continue reading →

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The late Monday briefs

Posted on 01/23/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Seriously? I mean, seriously? They detained a sitting senator because of the TSA security theater bullshit? I’m not flying again until the TSA is gone. It’s not anti-Zionism: When an Islamic cleric calls for the death of Jews, and says … Continue reading →

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Thursday clean house briefs

Posted on 01/12/2012 by Meryl Yourish

(My crack squad of ninja housekeepers is on the job today, and the cats, they are under the bed.) Obama and Islamists, sittin’ in a tree: High-level talks with the Muslim Brotherhood, whose raison d’etre has never changed. Of course … Continue reading →

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Thursday, briefly

Posted on 01/05/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Woo, what a great ally! Turkey says if there’s an attack on Iran, it won’t be from Turkey. Yeah, we kinda knew that, what with Turkey refusing to allow American forces to pass through Turkey on their way to Iraq … Continue reading →

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Wednesday “I saw a Bald Eagle!” briefs

Posted on 01/03/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Yes, I really did. Driving home from 95, right around Ashland, I saw a huge bird flying over the highway. As it neared, I saw the distinctive white head. That thing was HUGE. (The eagle, not its head.) You and … Continue reading →

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Friday morning crazy weekend briefs

Posted on 12/23/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Reaping the storm: They sowed the whirlwind. Bashar al-Assad bankrolled plenty of suicide bombers in Baghdad. Now he has them in his own backyard. We should start a countdown clock for The Fall of the Dorktator. And the spin begins: … Continue reading →

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Wednesday briefly briefs

Posted on 12/21/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Awesome. Talk about grist for the ZOG mills: Israel’s Home Front Defense Minister says that the U.S. and Israel are on the same page regarding Iran. Well, when American Jews like Tom Friedman are using the Walt/Mearsheimer Israel Lobby tropes, … Continue reading →

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Tuesday afternoon briefs

Posted on 12/13/2011 by Meryl Yourish

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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Friday briefs

Posted on 12/09/2011 by Meryl Yourish

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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