Category Archives: Israel

Friday morning briefs

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Respect and suspect?

Reading Debkafile is a mixed pleasure. You never know where the reality starts and the pure fantasy begins with these people, and that is on top of the team being clearly partisan and peppering what is supposed to be reporting … Continue reading

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Maybe someone should start Carnival of the Katsav?

Just when I thought I’d won the Charcoal vs. Gas argument… AP: Israeli president grilled again over sex claims Grilled over sex claims? *sigh* I’m going to need a bigger grill.

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Your morning briefs

So, about that disarming Hezbullah thing: Looks like nobody wants to do it. UNIFIL says it’s not in their mandate. The Lebanese Prime Minister Syrian Sock Puppet says UNIFIL shouldn’t be doing it, anyway, only the Lebanese army (try not … Continue reading

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Briefly

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Some like it hot…

Regarding the power station that the IDF took out in Gaza when it was being used as cover for rocket launches… Israel knew exactly what it was bombing, says station manager Dr. Drar Abu-Sisi. It’s impossible to operate the station … Continue reading

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A post from paradise

Since it’s cloudy and overcast and looks like it may rain today, and because we were all exhausted from our fun in the sun yesterday and went to bed early, thus getting up early, I can take the time out … Continue reading

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A short study of hypocrisy

Noun: hypocrisy 1. An expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction 2. Insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have The definition above comes from my WordWeb dictionary. Effing … Continue reading

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Lebanon: What happened, and what is to be done?

This is a guest post by Ami Isseroff. Warning – a long post for serious readers only. The aftermath of the Lebanon disaster may be worse than the disaster itself. An air of unreality surrounds the debate and analysis by … Continue reading

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A must-read on Hezbullah training and tactics

Iran’s proxy army in Lebanon: Twenty-five years in the making Continue reading

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Lessons learned from Israel’s defeat

Let us not play with words: It was a defeat. Ehud Olmert declared three objectives to the war. The return of his soldiers, the disarming of Hezbullah, and the removal of the Hezbullah threat to Israel. None of these objectives … Continue reading

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Cheer up, boys, the cavalry is coming!

Nah… I waited for a day or two to see how the cards are falling with the “beefed up” UNIFIL force that is supposed to begin its mighty reign in south Lebanon. Of course, we were promised to see the … Continue reading

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George the Ouroboros

From Wikipedia: The Ouroboros (also spelled Oroborus, Uroboros or Uroborus) is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail and forming a circle. It has been used to represent many things over the ages, but it … Continue reading

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One big point to Bibi

The following text is roaming around the Internet like an Internet worm. Worth reading: Even those who aren’t particularly sympathetic to Bibi Netanyahu [that includes this blogger, Lord knows] could get a good measure of satisfaction from his interview with … Continue reading

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One of the successes in Lebanon

You see, if the ground war had been undertaken a month ago, Hezbullah terrorists wouldn’t be crawling back into their ratholes for the next wave. The IDF can handle the job. It just wasn’t given to them in full. “The … Continue reading

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