Category Archives: Middle East

Abbas to world: Deal with the terrorists among us

Mahmoud Abbas told the world that it must deal with terrorists if it wants to deal with palestinians. I’d say I’m waiting for the world to tell him to take a hike, but I know that eventually, they’re going to … Continue reading

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Iran’s Jew-hatred

An incredibly depressing article in the Weekly Standard about Iran’s Jew-hatred. Ahmadinejad is just the latest in a long line of Hamans. Just as Hitler sought to “liberate” humanity by murdering the Jews, so Ahmadinejad believes he can “liberate” humanity … Continue reading

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Payback’s a bitch

Eleven members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard were blown up by terrorists today. Or maybe “insurgents.” A car loaded with explosives blew up near a bus carrying members of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards in southeastern Iran on Wednesday, killing 11 … Continue reading

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The tragic end of Al Aqsa mosque

Lest you should continue nursing hopes about the possibility of Al Aqsa mosque surviving the latest onslaught by the murderous Zionists, here comes the news: Tehran’s Interim Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati warned that the destruction of the al-Aqsa … Continue reading

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The new “unity” government

I don’t buy the new “unity” government. I give it three days, max, before Hamas says they’ll never, ever, ever treat with “the Zionist enemy.” Rival Palestinian factions signed a power-sharing accord aimed at ending months of bloodshed Thursday, agreeing … Continue reading

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Yourish.com: Psychic phenomena, or educated guess?

Toldja so. It took Ahmadinejad only a day to get his message out. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Israel’s excavation work at the Mugrabi gate near the Temple Mount was a “provocative action which would lead to the deterioration of … Continue reading

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Syrian dorktator affirms his support for terrorists

So, all those people saying that Israel should sit down and work out a peace with Syria? I’m thinking they’re not working on the same plane as you and I, because the Dorktator has been perfectly clear that he’s going … Continue reading

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A bit of lazy weekend fisking

There is something unfair in sitting home during a rainy day in your favorite armchair with your favorite cat purring near the keyboard (in expectation that you will go away for a few moments, forgetting to close the laptop’s lid … Continue reading

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Your laugh of the day

The Iranians have cured AIDS. No, really. Honest! They said so! Iran Introduces AIDS Cure TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- After 7 long years of arduous work, Iranian scientists here on Saturday introduced a herbal medicine which cures Acquired Immune Deficiency … Continue reading

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More gaseous conspiracies

The Sunday Times says that Iranian nuclear scientist ‘assassinated by Mossad’: A prize-winning Iranian nuclear scientist has died in mysterious circumstances, according to Radio Farda, which is funded by the US State Department and broadcasts to Iran. An intelligence source … Continue reading

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Nasrallah: Not so cocky any more

Hassan Nasrallah, the chipmunk-cheeked leader of the terrorist organization that murdered more Americans than any other until 9/11, admitted that he screwed up last summer: Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah once again admitted that he erred in his management of the … Continue reading

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Palestinian Civil War Watch: Time to call it what it is?

Hamas has upped the ante, possibly farther than they realize. It may be time to make the Palestinian Civil War into an initial-cap phrase and a proper noun, because I think it’s finally hit the point of no return. Hamas … Continue reading

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22 dead, 245 wounded in Gaza in 48 hours

Twenty-two dead, including four children, in Gaza in the last two days. And the world condemnations are nowhere to be seen. Because it isn’t Israelis doing the killing. Oh, and children were murdered. But since Israel didn’t kill them, they … Continue reading

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Outgoing UNIFIL commander: Israel is the provocateur

The outgoing UNIFIL commander in Lebanon accused Israel of overflying Lebanon to “provoke.” And when asked if Hezbullah was rearming, said he had no evidence of that. “They are continuing to do (overflights) on a daily basis … sometimes five … Continue reading

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Iranian soldiers in Gaza

If Mahmoud Abbas is to be believed, not only did his security force capture five Iranians, but one of them is a general teaching Hamas how to make weapons and explosives. However, terrorists are notorious liars, so I’m waiting for … Continue reading

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