The Catmage Chronicles
Andy thought he was going crazy when a talking cat showed up at his front door. He couldn’t have been more wrong.Goldeneyes is a Catmage – a cat with human intelligence and magical abilities. Andy is an eighth grader who is smart, impulsive, and trying to avoid the school bully at all costs. A prophecy threw them together. There’s just one problem: Goldeneyes can’t stand humans.The Catmage world is heading toward war. Goldeneyes and Andy must try to stop the enemy from getting stronger. And they must save a powerful Catmage who’s been kidnapped. For Goldeneyes, it’s personal. That Catmage is her grandmother.Andy and Goldeneyes must try to put aside their differences. If they can’t, the enemy will soon be too powerful to defeat…
Category Archives: Israel
Mideast Media Sampler – 05/05/2013
Syria Explodes Professor Jacobson at Legal Insurrection (and others) has previously reported on two Israeli strikes: one against Hezbollah and one against Syria. What’s going on? Classic thing about the strike on Damascus is how it will be spun by … Continue reading
Attack on Syria
Israel bombed Syria twice in the last few days. The last time took out a huge weapons depot, reportedly long-range missiles that were going to be transferred to Hezbollah. There are many videos on YouTube of the secondary explosions.J.E. Dyer … Continue reading
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Mideast Media Sampler – 05/03/2013
1) The innocence of the Obama administration Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on September 14, 2012: Remarks by #SecClinton at the Transfer of Remains Ceremony to Honor Those Lost in Attacks in Benghazi, #Libya go.usa.gov/rHW4 — Department of State (@StateDept) … Continue reading
Thursday briefs
What media bias? Say, did you know that the Palestinian terrorist who murdered a father of five in the West Bank wasn’t imprisoned just for stone-throwing? That he actually was a terrorist trying to kill Israeli soldiers? If you read … Continue reading
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Mideast Media Sampler – 05/02/2013
1) Might? May? In March, a report from the UN suggested very strongly that Omar Masharawi (or Mishrawi) was killed by a Hamas rocket. In response, Robert Mackey of the New York Times wrote “might have been caused by ‘a … Continue reading
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News and not-news
You know what’s news? The reaction of an Israeli town to one of their members being stabbed to death by a Palestinian terrorist. You know what’s not news? The killing (by stabbing to death) of an Israeli “settler” by a … Continue reading
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Mideast Media Sampler – 04/30/2013
1) The proof? Yesterday I noted that the New York Times seemed eager to relegate an article about the administration’s reluctance to believe that Assad had employed chemical weapons to the ash heap of history. In a new editorial, Ill-considered … Continue reading
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Tuesday morning briefs
Rocket attacker, attacked by rocket: The IDF took out the rocketeer behind the last few attacks on Israel. Best news? He was a rocket builder as well as a rocketeer. Hamas’ Health Ministry identified the terrorist as Haytham Almishal, 24, … Continue reading
Mideast Media Sampler – 04/29/2013
1) The New York Times, Syria, Chemical Weapons and the Obama Administration Last week the editors of the New York Times asked Were Chemical Weapons Used in Syria? It would be alarming if Mr. Assad crossed a line few others … Continue reading
Mideast Media Sampler – 04/26/2013
Next in Syria Why hasn’t the United States acted more strongly against Bashar Assad? Read: nyti.ms/12Ke82b on Assad’s effort to sell his line to the US. Then this on why WH has already bought it: mme.cm/887R00 — Tony Badran (@AcrossTheBay) … Continue reading
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Mideast Media Sampler – 04/24/2013
1) Friedman resurrects “Fayyadism” Some time ago, Thomas Friedman coined the term “Fayyadism,” a concept that, according to Nathan Brown, never had a chance. Why Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad never had a chance to meet the high expectations placed … Continue reading
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Wednesday briefs
Well, Obama wanted the U.S. to be more like Europe: Looks like the Boston bombers were jihadis on welfare. So just like Europe, we’re funding the people who want to kill us. Awesome. The good news is thanks to the … Continue reading
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Mideast Media Sampler – 04/23/2013
1) Middle East arms deal The United States is concluding an arms deal with the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Israel. Hoagland: arms deal “weaken the only containment strategy Obama consistently practiced – the containment of Israel” wapo.st/12D0xtp — … Continue reading
Mideast Media Sampler – 04/22/2013
1) The red line? Back in December, NBC News reported that Syria had loaded chemical weapons onto planes and was prepared to use them against civilians. Syria prepared to use chemical weapons against own people; military awaits final orders, US … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Israel, Syria Tagged Mideast Media Sampler Comments Off on Mideast Media Sampler – 04/22/2013
A reflection and comparison of terror
Something to think about in light of the Boston bombing: For Israelis, combating terror is not just a security question. It’s a social, cultural and psychological issue and the whole country is required to play its role. It’s often measured … Continue reading