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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.

More dreams – liberals vs. conservatives

The best way to sell newspapers is by producing noisy headlines – this is commonplace. Sometimes, though, zeal of the editor may lead to a headline that really does not do justice to the article it leads. Take this one, … Continue reading

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I can’t! No more, says Manuel II.

It was gloomy and quiet in the emperor’s palace in Constantinople since the evening of September 26, when the mail pigeon with a message from the Ottoman Sultan arrived. The message reader clerk that was summoned by His Majesty to … Continue reading

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Muslim sizeism?

Sheikh: All must convert to Islam Under this misleading headline Ynet published an article that may contain the answer to the question that bothers many a thinker these days: why cannot Muslim world accept the unending series of apologies from … Continue reading

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The new guardian of Mulham Assir, the spitting cobra

The high holidays carry with them a high probability of all kind of supernatural phenomena. There is that special feeling of the air being charged by expectation of some otherworld spirit showing itself to mere mortals and pointing out to … Continue reading

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No winners in the blame game

The flare-up around the interview Clinton gave to Chris Wallace is called a controversy for some reason. I strongly suspect that it is deliberately being made to look like one – to let the mass media have a field day. … Continue reading

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So where do you get off?

Let’s assume, for the purpose of the discussion, that you have written an article where: You declare that Israel today has “the purest Revisionist government in its history“. You forget to mention that the same people who are in government … Continue reading

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Manuel II: we are getting closer

Byzantine emperor Manuel II met yesterday with the emissaries of Turkish Sultan, Egyptian Pasha and several other, less important Muslim ding dignitaries to resolve the outstanding issues. Reporters from Constantinople Star, Cairo Sphinx, Messopotamia Messenger and other MSM organs were … Continue reading

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New era of anger management

The term anger management commonly refers to a system of psychological therapeutic techniques and exercises by which one with excessive or uncontrollable anger can control or reduce the triggers, degrees, and effects of an angered emotional state. This (and more) … Continue reading

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The pope must die?

No, this is not the title of a mediocre movie. This is a battle cry issued by a character known as Anjem Choudary, who lives in UK and enjoys to the hilt the freedom of expression granted by this most … Continue reading

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Manuel II: I meant the Jews!

Byzantine emperor Manuel II Paleologus issued a correction that returned peace and tranquility to the world. Interviewed in his summer residence near Constantinople, while he was tending to his praised collection of orchids, overlooking his two favorite scythian slave gardeners, … Continue reading

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And you thought the Cold War is over…

World marches to save Darfur, announces Independent. No, let’s not get excited – the world mentioned in that headline is not marching on the way to Sudan. Not yet, and not in the near future. It makes many people feel … Continue reading

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Lost in translation?

There is nothing new under the sun. The legacy of Arafat’s double-tongued speech and triple-dealing behavior is alive and well, serving its new users – the Hamas crowd. The news are doubtlessly confusing for a reader who just arrived from … Continue reading

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Down with Byzantine Empire?

The unfortunate statement made by Byzantine emperor Manuel II Paleologus angers the Muslims all over the world. Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command … Continue reading

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Hezbollah reneges on 1701 – again?

The only source of this news item so far is Debka, but if true it should be regarded as one more step to demolish the remains of the UNSC resolution 1701. Until Wednesday night, the Shiite terror group stood by … Continue reading

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Now explain this away

Watcher has discovered (how the heck does he do it?) an interesting poll conducted by Al Jazeera. One of the main results is that 49.9% of the Muslims support Osama Bin Laden. The results were conveniently hidden in the Arabic … Continue reading

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