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
Friday night briefs
Orwell would be proud: War is peace, bad is good, and Lebanon is on the UN Security Council, and therefore, prevented the UNSC from condemning the terror attack on Israel. Why? Because Lebanon would only vote for a “balanced” resolution … Continue reading
Briefly Friday briefs
It looks like the world is finally getting its news priorities straight. Syria tops the news today, not Israel’s response to the terror attacks in Gaza. But of course, it’s still out of proportion. Sure, let’s talk to terrorists. They … Continue reading
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Major assault on Gaza
Netanyahu did say that there would be a heavy price to pay for attacking Israel. And Gaza is paying the price. Elsewhere, Israeli aircraft reportedly fired three missiles at a Hamas security forces building in Gaza City. In a third … Continue reading
Update on today’s terror attack in Israel
The attackers are still fighting. And this was an attack that was meant to kill many, many more than it already has. The manhunt for the terrorists continues as an official reported around 6 pm forces had found another attack … Continue reading
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Missing the point on Syria
There’s one simple question one must ask in response to the UN discussing whether or not Bashar al-Assad has committed war crimes against the Syrians. Where is the Goldstone Commission on Syria? Hypocrites, much?
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Surprise midday briefs!
OMG! An unbiased article from the AP: This is about as even-handed as they ever get on all things Israel. While I still think they need to add a line that says something like “Video shows that the activists attacked … Continue reading
Wednesday briefs
Your AP media bias line of the day: The border between Israel and Gaza has been mostly quiet since an Israeli military offensive in the winter of 2008 aimed at stopping almost daily Palestinian rocket fire at Israeli communities. Violence … Continue reading
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Tuesday sniefs
(Sniefs=Snark Briefs) So, I’m expecting a condemnation on this any day now: Another missile lands in Israel, another yawn from the world. But hey, the Obama Administration is totally condemning construction in Ariel. It’s an obstacle to peace, you see. … Continue reading
Monday, briefly
Because you guys did such a good job last week: The U.K. police leadership are all up in arms because David Cameron is calling in William Bratton, the man who fixed several American cities’ crime problems, to advise the U.K. … Continue reading
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Friday, snarkly
I’m not dead yet: The Syrian general appears on TV to proclaim that reports of his death are greatly exaggerated. Sure, but when was the video made, huh? Huh? Just be careful if you’re really not dead, dude. People around … Continue reading
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Tuesday, snarkly
How do YOU like it? Syria is suffering from its very own War of Attrition. Shoe’s on the other foot, and it don’t feel so good, does it? Sometimes, I think that God is a master of irony. (But not … Continue reading
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Sunday snarks
Aw, c’mon, we want Israel to go bankrupt like the EU is going to! Tent cities in Israel are being replicated in Times Square (kinda sorta), where, apparently, Israelis and Jews alike are ignoring the warning signs in the U.S. … Continue reading
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S.A.R.A. overland convoy to Gaza – another peak of hypocrisy
It’s bad time for Africa again. A drought across much of east Africa in mid-2011 is causing intense distress among vulnerable populations, many of them already pressed by poverty and insecurity. The range of the affected areas is extensive: the … Continue reading
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Friday, snarkly, briefly
But it’s the holy armistice time, or something: Say, remember when the media was all over the “You can’t war on Muslims during Ramadan! theme? Well, it’s Ramadan, and Syrian forces are shelling the crap out of Hama, especially during … Continue reading
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What’s wrong with the world media in two pictures
This is what’s wrong with the world media. Look at the number of articles using the word “Syria” today. Hama is currently under siege. (And by the way, this is what a real siege looks like, complete with artillery, cut … Continue reading
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