Tag Archives: Iran

Tuesday morning news roundup

Posted on 11/30/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Who’s got Wikileaks? We’ve got Wikileaks: Here’s one on Netanyahu. Here’s John Kerry telling Qatar that the Golan has to go back to Syria. (Qatar? WTF?) Here’s one on Egypt being “stubborn and recalcitrant” (and yet, no 42-minute dressing-down by … Continue reading →

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Monday briefly briefs

Posted on 11/29/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Don’t call him Shirley: A moment of silence for the incomparable Leslie Nielsen. Oh, we can stop the investigation now: Islamist Prime Minister Erdogan says that Hezbollah had nothing to do with Rafik Hariri’s death. Everybody go home, nothing to … Continue reading →

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Sunday long weekend briefs

Posted on 11/28/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Yeah, that outreach is really working: Iran is now practically declaring that Lebanon is its client state: They’re not even trying to hide it anymore, so the big question is: Will Iran go to war with Israel if there is … Continue reading →

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Tuesday international briefs

Posted on 11/23/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Holy crap! War in Korea again: First North Korea announces a brand-new nuclear plant, now it’s bombarding South Korea. Gee, you think there will be a UN resolution condemning this? Stuxnet did NOT hurt us (ow!): Iran says the Stuxnet … Continue reading →

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Short week tired Monday morning briefs

Posted on 11/22/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The noose tightens around Hezbollah: So, as the UN actually accomplishes something, the committee investigating Rafik Hariri’s death is closer and closer to naming Hezbollah as the perpetrator. The question is, will Hezbollah take Lebanon down over the results? Secondary … Continue reading →

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Wednesday briefs

Posted on 11/17/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Yeah, sure, okay: Iran says that it chased half a dozen foreign jets out of its airspace during air defense drills. Also, sixteen UFOs, forty-five Zionist infiltrators, and Santa Claus on an early test run of the new RoboRudolph. Oh, … Continue reading →

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Birthday briefs

Posted on 11/15/2010 by Meryl Yourish

I’ve got a few candidates for the journey: Some scientists think we should send people on a one-way trip to Mars. Yeah, I can think of a few people I’d love to see on that trip. Can they make it … Continue reading →

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Thursday morning briefs

Posted on 11/11/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The more you learn, the worse it gets: Really, first we learn (shock!) that German diplomats were complicit in murdering Jews. Now we learn that at least a third of the German war effort was supported by stolen Jewish wealth … Continue reading →

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Sunday snarks

Posted on 10/24/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Must… not… say… it… Must… not… say… it: The Palestinians are opening a Rachel Corrie restaurant. Say, think it’ll feature pancakes? Damn. I said it. Iranian ERA Watch: Iran has restricted 12 “Western” social sciences. These include law, women’s studies, … Continue reading →

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Friday briefs

Posted on 10/22/2010 by Meryl Yourish

In your face, Iran!: An Israeli took the world’s record for most simultaneous games of chess played—from an Iranian. Oh, the misery! And this is a Master of Juvenile Scorn™ in the making: “Taking the record from an Iranian in … Continue reading →

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The Mad Mahmoud Lebanon trip news roundup—with snark!

Posted on 10/14/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Um, two miles from the border is NOT a stone’s throw away: Looks like Mad Mahmoud won’t be hitting Israel with a stone anytime soon—not unless he can throw one two miles. So it’s all media hype. Figures. Bet he … Continue reading →

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Columbus Day briefs

Posted on 10/11/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Liar Liar Pants on Fire 1: You can start laughing now. Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said Monday that Tehran is to reveal proof of how nuclear material enriched by United States was delivered to the Islamic republic’s arch-foe … Continue reading →

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Friday briefs

Posted on 10/08/2010 by Meryl Yourish

That’s funny, I thought young American Jews were disconnecting from Israel: If the Peter Beinarts of the world are right, and young Jews are separating from Israel, how is it that Taglit (Birthright) Israel had to shut down registration in … Continue reading →

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Late Thursday briefs

Posted on 10/07/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Awesome! Lebanon screws itself by mapping its borders: The Lebanese are trying to steal the gas fields that Israel discovered, so they’re defining the maritime borders between Israel and Lebanon—and giving Israel more territory than previous claimed. Those wily Zionists! … Continue reading →

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Your Tuesday Israel snark briefs

Posted on 10/05/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey, goodbye: Israel deported the viciously anti-Israel “Nobel laureate” (as the AP continually reminds us) Mairead Corrigan Maguire. Of course, the IRA is still blowing stuff up, but hey, she won … Continue reading →

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Monday briefly

Posted on 10/04/2010 by Meryl Yourish

I’m not an analyst, nor do I play one on TV, BUT: It seems to me that if the Taliban hits NATO convoys four times after Pakistan shut down a key border crossing, the Taliban is doing this with the … Continue reading →

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Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! At Raceway Snarks!

Posted on 10/03/2010 by Meryl Yourish

We want the fox to guard the henhouse, too: Syria wants Turkey to mediate any new indirect peace talks between Syria and Israel. Said an Israeli spokesman: My, Grandma—what big teeth you have! The anti-Israel media bias in bloom: When … Continue reading →

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Wednesday snarks

Posted on 09/29/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Um… what? Baby Assad is asking Mad Mahmoud to tone down his anti-Israel rhetoric? To postpone his visit to Lebanon? This can’t be a true story. I am not getting this at all. Syria is not serious about peace with … Continue reading →

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Tuesday snark briefs

Posted on 09/28/2010 by Meryl Yourish

And the AP is so disappointed: Israel navy halts Gaza-bound boat without violence. If you read the article in full, you will note that the AP puts objectivity to ridiculous ends by inserting the new boilerplate description of the Mavi … Continue reading →

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Monday morning briefs

Posted on 09/27/2010 by Meryl Yourish

So long, Turkey[s]! Israelis used to vacation in Turkey in the hundreds of thousands. Not anymore. They’ve shifted their tourist dollars to Greece. The irony meter is off the charts on this one: Turkey invaded, split, and colonized Cyprus, all … Continue reading →

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