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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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Saturday briefs

Posted on 10/23/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Christians telling Jews what to do, 2010 version: A synod of Middle East bishops met, and decided that a) Israel shouldn’t be occupying “Palestinian lands,” b) Israeli Christians shouldn’t sell their homes no matter what, and b) There is no … Continue reading →

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History for Arabs but not for Jews

Posted on 05/16/2010 by Soccerdad

In his famous speech in Cairo last year President Obama said: For decades then, there has been a stalemate: two peoples with legitimate aspirations, each with a painful history that makes compromise elusive. It’s easy to point fingers — for … Continue reading →

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Iraqi chutzpah

Posted on 04/30/2010 by Soccerdad

The Iraqi government has been making a request of the Americans: The soldiers came looking for weapons of mass destruction. What they found in the flooded basement of Saddam Hussein’s secret police headquarters was a legacy of destruction — the … Continue reading →

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The Arab culture of self-righteous fury

Posted on 12/17/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Jonathan Spyer has hit the nail dead-on with his analysis of the Arab reaction to the shoe-thrower at President Bush’s press conference in Iraq. This political culture sanctifies anti-Western fury, and continues, half a century after decolonization, to see the … Continue reading →

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The doctor’s unpleasant medicine

Posted on 10/29/2008 by Soccerdad

Helena Cobban is shocked: Since when is it okay for a state (or an individual) to set out to kill a person based solely on accusations against him that have never been publicized and have never been tested against even … Continue reading →

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Syrian strike

Posted on 10/27/2008 by Soccerdad

The New York Times reports on yesterday’s raid into Syria and concludes: The United States is trying to negotiate a strategic agreement with Iraq that would allow American troops to remain in the country and carry out military operations. The … Continue reading →

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U.S. Special Forces land in Syria

Posted on 10/26/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Take a Sunday afternoon nap, and you wake up to the news that some jihadis on the Syrian/Iraqi border have been taken out. An official Syrian spokesman confirmed reports by the country’s state-run television and witnesses, who said that four … Continue reading →

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The whys, not lies of the Iraq war

Posted on 10/11/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Michael’s comment is so good that it deserves a post of its own.—Meryl The WMD issue was only one of the reasons for the Iraq Campaign, and the other reasons bear directly on the War Against the Jihadist Terrorists, although … Continue reading →

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What kind of Iraq?

Posted on 09/23/2008 by Soccerdad

The Jerusalem Post reports: First his two sons were murdered. Now he faces prosecution. The reason for Mithal al-Alusi’s troubles? Visiting Israel and advocating peace with the Jewish state – something Iraq’s leaders refuse to consider. The Iraqi is at … Continue reading →

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Benchmarks, liquor then Israel?

Posted on 07/02/2008 by Soccerdad

According to a report issued by the White House, the Iraqi government is showing satisfactory progress on most of the political benchmarks it needs to. Iraq’s political and military success is considered vital to U.S. interests, whether troops stay or … Continue reading →

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55 years a prisoner

Posted on 06/12/2008 by Soccerdad

Passage from Iraq “I am Jewish, I want to go to Israel,” she said in fluent Arabic and with great excitement. The embassy found it hard to believe her story; but when she named her relatives in Israel, the embassy … Continue reading →

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Iraq terror attacks down 94% over last year

Posted on 06/11/2008 by Meryl Yourish

Check out this statistic from a story in the Guardian, a decidedly anti-war newspaper: Evidence of al-Qaida’s problems in Iraq is weighty and convincing. It has been badly hit by the fightback from the American-backed Sunni “Sons of Iraq” and … Continue reading →

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A kick against progress in Iraq

Posted on 05/27/2008 by Soccerdad

From the NYT. Soccer’s world governing body suspended Iraq’s national soccer association on Monday, leaving the players on Iraq’s national team who had united a divided country fearing that they will not be able to participate in the 2010 World … Continue reading →

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