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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.

POW soldier or kidnapped youngster?

There are many ways to confuse any issue, but the cheapest and the most effective is, as usual, talk. Ynet prepared a good sampler of the Arab press on the subject of Gilad Shalit and the usual righteous grievances of … Continue reading

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Run, Sammy, run!

TOP SECRET – EYES ONLY By special messenger To: Samuel Ben Ladensky, aka Osama Bin Laden Cave B-35 El-Sharmuta Mountains Pakistan Sammy, It came to our attention that our Hasbara operation, aimed to discredit a certain Larry Darby, backfired. Please … Continue reading

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No children for war?

This article on CNN site drew my attention not because of its contents – most of the stuff is reported by other MSM sources, but because of a photo gallery attached. The capture under this first picture says: An injured … Continue reading

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That’s one unsquare dude!

I need to pay more attention to the goings-on in Russia. One could miss a very important event and find oneself completely out of the picture and without a dry towel. The story started here: Russia’s Putin Kisses Little Boy … Continue reading

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And now everything is illuminated!

After posting the story about Zhirinovsky‘s visit to Israel, I have forgotten about it quite quickly, assuming that we’ll see the next chapter of the saga in a year or two. However, the chief Russian anti-Semite with a Jewish father … Continue reading

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And on the other hand…

It is highly symbolic that, unlike the moronic anti-Israeli parrot of the previous post, an Arab journalist has the integrity and the courage to be truthful. In his weekly column, veteran journalist Abed al-Rahman Rashad, CEO of the Arab news … Continue reading

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Blooper of the week award

Goes to no other than Jonathan Steele for the following passage from the article Europe’s response to the siege of Gaza is shameful: Finally, Israel must renounce violence, in particular the assassinations of Palestinian leaders. The number of civilians killed … Continue reading

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More on these friendly Qassams

It appears that the lie about Qassams being at the most “an irritant” is not just a result of a specific journo’s mental laziness or idiocy. It is now a spreading item of “knowledge” in the British MSM. Here is … Continue reading

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More amazing stuff from the La-La Land

Some days are better than other, some Guardian articles are more sane than other. And some days bring some articles that leave one with a feeling that there is some collective madness in that place that churns out such extreme … Continue reading

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Converting the unspeakable or the circus comes to town

Rarely does the fate conjure events of such supreme irony: the chief Russian anti-Semite crying at the grave of his Jewish father. It looks like an everyday scene in a cemetery. A man who is no longer young stands, mute … Continue reading

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Premeditated? Sure!

The tanks are not rolling yet, but the ink in UN is flowing and the air is expended like there is no tomorrow. And of course, the pure lambs of Palestinian Authority are already sticking their wounds in the face … Continue reading

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A bone in BBC throat

The BBC won’t use the word “terrorism.” Continue reading

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About the birds, the colors and the art of deception

Noun: deception An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers This picture caused me to think about the birds and their use of colors: The images do not leave any room for doubt. It is quite clear who are the … Continue reading

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Balanced according to Guardian

The latest Guardian leader on the developments in Gaza probably caused its author (or authors, as the case might be – you never know with these people) a serious bout of indigestion. Trying to artificially balance the wobbly logical structure, … Continue reading

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We have come to take you home

These words became an integral part of who we are. They were shouted by an unnamed commando 30 years ago in the terminal of Entebbe. And this man is forever to remain an integral part of who we are. And … Continue reading

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