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
News Snarks
Hamas is refreshing its weapons supply. Egypt opened its Gaza border for “humanitarian” purposes. I wonder if one of those is picking up the weapons cache in the Sinai that the Egyptian army found. I also wonder if the world … Continue reading
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Two state confusion
Tony Karon writes this bit of inanity in his survey of President Obama’s foreign policy challenges: Unlike Netanyahu, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is fully committed to the two-state solution being championed by the Obama Administration. The problem, however, is … Continue reading
The world’s smallest violin for Syria
Syria’s upset: Syria’s Tishrin newspaper said U.S. policies of isolation, blockades and sanctions adopted by the former U.S. administration “have put the United States in an intractable impasse.” It said Washington can reverse this path if it stepped up its … Continue reading
Attacking Iran
Iran is supposedly preparing for an attack on its nuclear sites. Saudi daily ‘Al-Watan’ is reporting that over the past several weeks Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has deployed several mobile surface-to-air and anti-ship missile batteries in the Strait of Hormuz and … Continue reading
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Why sanctions against Syria were renewed
Why did the Obama administration renew sanctions against Syria? According to the Washington Post: The revival of a transit route that officials had declared all but closed comes as the Obama administration is exploring a new diplomatic dialogue with Syria. … Continue reading
Kassams still flying, in spite of NY Times interview with Hamas
Funny, I could have sworn Khaled Meshaal told the New York Times that Hamas was no longer firing kassam rockets at Israel. Do you—do you think he was lying? This evening’s rocket, launched from northern Gaza, landed in an open … Continue reading
What to look for
Like I did the other day, Jennifer Rubin wonders about the administration’s welcome realism about Syria contrasted with its apparent disregard for Israel. Regarding Israel she writes: There are, it seems, two possible ways to read this. The first is … Continue reading
Serious about Syria?
While there is clearly reason to be concerned about the Obama administration’s approach to the Middle East, there is at least one bright spot. (via memeorandum) According to Barry Rubin the administration has been responding appropriately to Syria. The basis … Continue reading
Palestinian Wah Machine in good order for Pope
The Palestinians are apparently physically incapable of doing anything but complaining about, well, everything. The hypocrites who are responsible for the mass emigration of Christians from the West Bank and Gaza are pretending that they give a damn about Christian … Continue reading
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For the Muslim fetus who seeks Jihad
The Hamas mullah in this clip eloquently explains that “the mosque is a prime factory educating men to fear and please Allah; [it is] the prime factory educating Jihad fighters…” Nothing new here, and we have seen recently some creative … Continue reading
Has smart diplomacy outsmarted itself?
If newspaper reports are to be believed, the United States and Israel are on a diplomatic collision course. The Obama administration has decided that “smart diplomacy” means mollifying enemies and pressuring an ally. If this is what’s happening, then it … Continue reading
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Baker’s twenty
It’s been 20 years since Secretary of State Baker delivered his notorious “Greater Israel” speech to AIPAC. Looking over the speech now, it preserves a moment in time. It doesn’t seem as shocking now as it did when he delivered. … Continue reading
Ship of fools sinks
The ship that took the Free Gaza nitwits to a clash with the Israeli navy sank yesterday. Say buh-bye, boat! Free Gaza group spokesman Ramzi Kysia said the 66-foot yacht SS Dignity sank while being moved from a marina to … Continue reading
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The Iranian priority
Ethan Bronner analyzes Israel’s foreign policy orientation in Israel Faces a Hard Sell in Bid to Shift Policy. The analysis begs two questions. The first is to what degree is there a difference between Israel and the Untied States? In … Continue reading