Category Archives: Middle East

Syria covers up the nuclear evidence

Syria is taking the ruins of the “unused military buildings” that were bombed by the IAF, and putting them where the IAEA will never find them. (Of course, they could FedEx them to Mohammed El Baradei, and he still would … Continue reading

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It wasn’t nuclear but we’ll clean it up anyway

So after showing a bunch of credulous reporters an agricultural site, Syria’s now cleaning up the real site of the Israeli attack. Syria has begun dismantling the remains of a site Israel bombed Sept. 6 in what may be an … Continue reading

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UNHCR and Brazil vs. UNRWA and all Arab countries

The last group of a total of close to 100 Palestinian refugees who lived in Iraq, but had to flee to the Jordanian desert, have arrived in Brazil. The 25 refugees are being settled in the southeastern state of São … Continue reading

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Majority by assassination

While the Bush administration focuses its hopes for peace in the Middle East on a peace of paper, David Schenker writes of the disturbing developments to Israel’s north in Lebanon’s government by murder Presidential elections — which began on Sept. … Continue reading

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An AP Israel bias lesson

Let us compare and contrast two news articles with a similar subject, and see the differences. First, the headline: Israeli Troops Kill Hamas Fighter Compared to: Palestinian infighting in Gaza kills 4 Note that Israeli troops killed the Hamas “fighter,” … Continue reading

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To be a free nation living in our land

via memeorandum Coming hot on the heels of reports of dissension in Hezbollah comes the news that not every Palestinian necessarily wishes to live under the PA’s rule. Mark Mackinnon of the Globe and Mail reports that Some Palestinians prefer … Continue reading

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Syrian officials admit site attacked by Israel nuclear

Ynet came out with this: Syrian officials have admitted that the site attacked by the Israeli air force last month was a nuclear facility, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Wednesday. According to the newspaper, three Israeli diplomats present at a recent United … Continue reading

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Putin in Iran: assassination looming?

The rumor spreads through the media like a bushfire. To start with, a somewhat ridiculous item in CNN: Russian President Vladimir Putin has been told about a plot to assassinate him during a visit to Iran this week, a Kremlin … Continue reading

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The Syria strike: Toldja it was nukes

More evidence is piling up that Israel destroyed a nascent nuclear reactor in the Syrian desert. Israel’s air attack on Syria last month was directed against a site that Israeli and American intelligence analysts judged was a partly constructed nuclear … Continue reading

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Rafsanjani: Jews were pain in the neck

It appears that the master of Iranian stand-up comedy, Mahmoud Ahmydinnerjacket, has a serious problem with his ex-competitor for the post, the “moderate” Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani. They disagree on a key point in Mahmoud’s world vision. While Mahmoud is a … Continue reading

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The British and the Wall

Yisrael Medad points out that the PalArabs are claiming ownership of the Western Wall and notes the claimed basis for this in international law, from a British commission in 1930 that was established in wake of the 1929 Muslim pogroms … Continue reading

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The AP tones down PIJ terror

I know the AP likes to think of itself as an unbiased, objective media outlet. But this interview with a top PIJ terrorist belies that. Abu Hamza is a small, soft-spoken man with a wide smile, but the rockets that … Continue reading

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We are looking for nuclear wessels

Nothing to see here. Move on. With revelations suggesting that Israel struck a nuclear facility, Syria eager to keep ts good name and reputation intact has invited journalists to see that nothing happened. Foreign journalists perused the rows of corn … Continue reading

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Palestinians prove the irridentism is in full bloom

Mahmoud Abbas has dropped the other shoe. He says the Palestinians want Israel to accede to all of their demands. And then maybe—maybe—the Palestinians might do something in return. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday laid out his most specific … Continue reading

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The long winter of Nasrallah

Many bloggers more worthy than your humble servant already covered the latest performance by Nasrallah the famous Lebanese groundhog. Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah accused Israel of being behind the assassination of Lebanese politicians and urged feuding parties to agree on … Continue reading

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