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
Tuesday news roundup
Israeli Double Standard Time: Say, you know who’s banning books because they conflict with their view of their religion? Hamas. You know who’s not calling Hamas a fascist state? Time magazine. What time is it? That’s right. But it’s not … Continue reading
Palileaks: They’re not passing the smell test
A quick look at the initial reports about al Jazeera’s so-called leaks raises my b.s. meter to its very top. Listen to this quote and tell me you don’t think there’s an effort out to utterly discredit the Palestinian leadership … Continue reading
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Getting it wrong on Lebanon
I tend not to pay attention to the AP analysis on the Middle East, because it is so often wrong. Watching the AP spin the “negotiations” for the new Lebanese prime minister is a great example of how they get … Continue reading
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Friday briefs
The usual Palestinian form of “dissent”: A stone-throwing mob. The French foreign minister was quoted as saying that holding Gilad Shalit was a war crime, so of course, the Palestinians showed their appreciation by terrorizing her and her staff during … Continue reading
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Wednesday news roundups
You know, I’m almost with Iran on this one: I hate Valentine’s Day. I hate all Hallmark holidays. But I’m not willing to make it illegal, and the Iranians are. It’s that famous Muslim tolerance of other religions! Woot! (Although, … Continue reading
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Your Tuesday briefs
“Spontaneous” pro-Hizbollah demos popping up in Lebanon: Love the report of “hand-held radios” being spotted. Read: Walkie-talkies with which to receive their instructions. Associated Press reporters saw at least four gatherings of up to 30 people each, dressed in black … Continue reading
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AP now letting Hezbollah set the boilerplate
Seriously? The AP is so desperate for “balance” that they’re now quoting the paranoid accusations of a terrorist group as boilerplate “balance”? Because here’s what the AP wrote about the indictment filed against Hezbollah by the UN commission: The court … Continue reading
Briefs
But it’s anti-Zionism, and don’t you forget it: Synagogues and a Jewish school vandalized in Canada, yawn, yawn, yawn. Swastikas? Why, they’re just welcoming the Jews to Canada, 1930s-style. Talk about your climate of hate, perhaps America’s left should take … Continue reading
Stuxnet: Made in USA & Israel
The Times has an in-depth article on the origins of Stuxnet. It appears to be one more thing the world will be able to thank George W. Bush for: By the accounts of a number of computer scientists, nuclear enrichment … Continue reading
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What I’m reading
Thing 1: Yaacov Lozowick illustrates and explains the Shepherd’s Hotel (a.k.a. the dead Nazi’s former home). (Daily Alert linked him, good job, Yaacov!) Thing 2: This is a very interesting look at the Arab mindset, buried inside a New York … Continue reading
Finally Friday briefs
The awesome awesomeness of the ability of Israel to cause everything: You know, we Jews are so wily, so powerful, so all-encompassing, that we can cause neighboring state governments to fall. An Iranian minister said so. (With help from the … Continue reading
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The what day is today? briefs
No time left for Time: Abe Greenwald reads that drek, so I don’t have to. The magazine that gave us “Menachem Begin (rhymes with Fagin) is bashing Israel again. Say, it’s a weekly magazine, isn’t it? And this is a … Continue reading
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Tuesday “I forgot to publish these this morning” briefs
Yeah, and I’m the Easter Bunny: Iran says it penetrated the Mossad and is currently holding onto ten or so “spies.” Because it’s not like they don’t call someone a spy, arrest and convict him on no evidence (especially if … Continue reading
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The news the AP leaves out
There’s a boilerplate in the current AP stories about the destruction of the “historic” Shepherd Hotel to make way for apartments. The relevant portion is in bold. (The fact that the AP finds it necessary to devote two paragraphs of … Continue reading
Friday briefs
Hamas the Holocaust deniers: The AFP noted that Mahmoud al-Zahar, one of the leaders of Hamas, during a recent speech both denied the Holocaust and claimed that Israel was perpetuating one on Palestinians. That’s known as “Business as usual” in … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Hamas, Iran, Media, Religion Tagged Anti-Semitism, Helen Thomas, Iran, Media Bias 2 Comments