Category Archives: Lebanon

Wednesday 5773 briefs

Did you all remember to write the new year in your checkbooks? (Stolen from Lair Simon, who no longer blogs, alas.) Surpise, Syria! The IDF ordered a surprise exercise on the Golan Heights today to test Israel’s readiness for a … Continue reading

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Tuesday civility briefs

Say, remember all that talk from the left about civility? Yeah, that’s why the head of California’s Democratic party called Paul Ryan a Nazi. Ryan told “a bold-faced lie and he doesn’t care that it was a lie. That was … Continue reading

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Friday, briefly

Uh-oh: There may be an October surprise for Iran. I would advise you to stock up on gas now, but storing gasoline is a really bad idea, generally. Maybe we should buy gold? That’s okay, the terrorists will just kidnap … Continue reading

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Wednesday news briefs

Irony alert: Egypt is “cleansing” the Sinai of terrorists, at least, the ones that attack Egyptians. Don’t worry, though, the AP isn’t concerned that the airstrikes might hit civilians. Nobody is, because Israel isn’t the one doing them. Conspiracy theorists, … Continue reading

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Friday briefs

Awful: Some nutjob went insane at a theater and murdered twelve people at the premiere of Dark Knight Rises. Countdown to blaming it on the Tea Party or Republicans or NRA in 3, 2, 1…. Oh, well then it must … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

Chuck Schumer, defending Big Business against the little guy: Only he’s with the publishers and Apple who colluded to set higher prices on ebooks. He’s getting slammed at Ars Technica, even though its Apple editor wrote a fairly favorable(to Apple) … Continue reading

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Sunday, briefly

Oops: So much for that vaunted Lebanese technology. Didn’t we hear Chipmunk Cheeks bragging about how great the Lebanese weapons were over Israel’s? You know, while he’s in hiding in some undisclosed location for fear of a Hellfire missile with … Continue reading

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Monday briefs

Oh, so that’s why summer feels so long already: Did you know there was a leap second added to the year? And that it wreaked havoc on the interwebs? More evidence of Justice Roberts’ cowardice: More articles are coming out … Continue reading

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Monday morning briefs

Trash talking: Israel is upping the threat level for Iran/Hezbollah, but let’s face it: The IDF was going to go into Lebanon next time they attack Israel no matter who is ordering them to do so. The warnings have been … Continue reading

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Wednesday, briefly

You can always count on the AP to fudge the truth: Even though there are videos showing Israeli soldiers being attacked as they rope down onto the deck of the Mavi Marmara, the AP explains it this way in their … Continue reading

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Tuesday news round-up

If Israel did it, the world would be outraged: Syrian troops have entered Lebanon in pursuit of rebel troops, destroying houses and shelling as they go. Where is UNIFIL? Probably making sure they’re out of range of Hezbullah. Besides, they … Continue reading

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Monday morning briefs

Heroes all around: Two IDF soldiers “just doing their jobs” saved lives–one saved civilians, the other saved the soldier who stayed at his job, fixing the Iron Dome launcher, even at the risk of his own life. Yes, and the … Continue reading

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Quick Monday links

Hamas is totally out of Syria. Hezbollah is delusional. The Iranians are delusional. (It’s a freaking movie, schmucks.) A ray of light in France? Gee, the Russians don’t want Israel to attack their client state. How–1980s of them. Israel Apartheid … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

The Revenge of Hezbollah: So far, it’s a fail, thanks to the tireless work of the Mossad. They foiled an attempt to assassinate Ehud Barak in Singapore. Here’s what really bothers me: How did they get a detailed itinerary of … Continue reading

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Friday news roundup

They’re not even trying to hide it anymore: First Iran’s Supreme Leader admits publicly that Iran has been funding Hezbollah and Hamas for years. Now Chipmunk Cheeks himself is bragging that he’s in the Iranians’ pocket, and has been there … Continue reading

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