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: Middle East
Chump change for Africa
Take a look at this news story: NEW YORK Sep 13, 2006 (AP)— Billionaire financier and global philanthropist George Soros has dedicated $50 million to the anti-poverty work of the Millennium Village project in Africa, his largest commitment to a … Continue reading
Posted in palestinian politics, World Comments Off on Chump change for Africa
Direct / indirect
There is some noise in the media about the brand new PA unity government and the Abbas-Haniyeh agreement. The breakthrough in the Abbas-Haniyeh talks came after the Hamas leader agreed to indirect recognition of Israel, senior Hamas sources said. He … Continue reading
Posted in Hamas, Israel, palestinian politics, Terrorism 1 Comment
The “moderate” Khatami on Hezbullah and Western thought
Khatami isn’t as moderate as he claims Continue reading
Posted in Iran 2 Comments
Persian cure for Aids?
The following explosive headline is published by ubiquitous IRNA: Health minister to unveil breakthrough in AIDS cure. What can one say? Even if one is not personally concerned about AIDS at the moment, the whole world is suffering and holding … Continue reading
Posted in Iran 2 Comments
More steam, professor!
Professor James Petras published an article in the Arab News under intriguing title The Lobby and the Israeli Invasion of Lebanon: Their Facts and Ours. The article is a longish one and deals with Lebanon war and its “cover up” … Continue reading
Uh-huh. Yeah. Suuure they did.
Iran claims to have created an AIDS miracle drug. Scientists in Iran have succeeded in developing a drug for AIDS containment, the Iranian news agency FARS reported. Last week, the Iranian health minister promised good news on the matter, yet … Continue reading
Posted in Iran 5 Comments
Hezbullah is Lebanon, Lebanon is Hezbullah
Lebanon is Hezbullah; Hezbullah is Lebanon Continue reading
Iran greases its way towards war
Iran continues its delegitimization of Israel Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Israel Derangement Syndrome 4 Comments
A place for a good laugh
A bad day in the office? A tiff with your spouse/friend/child? Shortchanged in a shop? Here comes your help. Don’t look further, IRNA – the official Iranian News Agency is always at your beck and click. Relax and read. Swedish … Continue reading
Posted in Iran Comments Off on A place for a good laugh
The asymmetric humanity
There is a lot of talk about asymmetric warfare lately. How (if at all) could a regular army win a war against a guerilla movement, what are the pitfalls, respective strengths and weaknesses of each side. Less attention is given … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Lebanon 3 Comments
What a shock! Nasrallah lied!
Remember that much-touted interview by Chipmunk Cheeks Nasrallah (may a Hellfire missile find him before his next birthday), where he said there would be no second round against Israel? Turns out he lied. Hizbullah representative in Iran Muhammad Abdullah Sif … Continue reading
Movement on Gilad Shalit
Hamas is supposedly near a deal that will release Cpl. Gilad Shalit. Ha’aretz blames Israel for holding up the deal. GAZA – A source involved in negotiations for the release of soldier Gilad Shalit told Haaretz that Israel was the … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Hamas, Israel 3 Comments
The Nasrallah interview: Some thoughts
The big news hitting the airwaves over the weekend was Hassan Nasrallah’s interview with a Lebanese news station in which he said he wouldn’t have approved the operation that murdered and kidnapped Israeli soldiers had he known the Israeli response … Continue reading
Posted in AP Media Bias, Israel, Lebanon 4 Comments
The Merkava question
I found statistics on how many Merkavas took damage during the war: Colonel Moti Kidor, Commander of the 401 Armored Corps Brigade, however, says that “those who ask these questions simply don’t understand the field, and unfortunately these include senior … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Lebanon 2 Comments