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
Why be serious about Syria?
With the administration and its fawning media in a tizzy about the warming of relations between the United States and Syria, Bret Stephens warns that Syria really offers nothing to the United States, and that the U.S. engages Bashar Assad … Continue reading
Iran, the Jews and Roger Cohen
This is a slight modification of the NYT headline Iran, the Jews and Germany, an article by Roger Cohen. In that article Roger Cohen, NYT op-ed columnist, tries to answer his many critics regarding his series of apologetic articles on … Continue reading
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The Iranian puppetmaster speaks
We love to demonize Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, mostly because he’s a truly reprehensible Jew-hater. But sometimes the liberal media likes to point out that Ahmadinejad doesn’t really have the power in Iran, and he’s not speaking for the Mullahs. Well, Supreme … Continue reading
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Why Syria? Why now?
The United States is preparing to engage Syria. According to the NY Times: Middle East experts say they believe that conditions for an opening to Syria are ripe on both sides. “We’ve got a Syrian government that wants to engage,” … Continue reading
Iran’s terror conference: Well populated by Israel’s enemies
While a summit on Gaza was being held in Sharm al-Sheik, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad held his own summit, replete with terrorists, child murderers, and—legitimate representatives of Egypt. Good to know that peace treaty is holding up so well. Also, rumor has … Continue reading
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Iran and Hamas: Like ham and eggs
Yes, a treyf (haram!) reference for the Islamist terror twins. “Hamas’ strategic objective is to seize control of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestinian Liberation Organization,” he said. “This remains Hamas’ vision – to take control over the PA … Continue reading
Hamas uses “truce” to improve rockets
A rocket hit a school in Ashkelon on Saturday. Only the fact that it’s the Jewish Sabbath kept any children from dying—because the rocket penetrated the fortified areas and landed in the school. Palestinian fire on the Negev continued Saturday, … Continue reading
Obama and the Saudi Lobby
In a previous post (or in a conversation I had with a friend), I wondered about how much Obama was beholden to the Saudi Lobby, and what the results of that would be. The Saudi Lobby, of course, is the … Continue reading
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Rockets every day—what cease fire?
There’s a cease fire? Really? A Qassam rocket fired by Palestinians in north Gaza Thursday morning exploded in the yard of a home in the western Negev town of Sderot. No injuries were reported, but a woman and her son … Continue reading
The credulous cohen, the more moderate mahmoud and the technical threat
Nichaols Kristof and Roger Cohen are the two most extreme anti-Israel columnists for the New York Times. For the past couple of weeks, Cohen has been distinguishing himself by writing propaganda for the murderous Iranian regime. Today he takes his … Continue reading
Your weekend AP anti-Israel bias
A headline is worth a thousand words. See if you can find the AP headline without using your mouse. Second prize for anti-Israel media bias goes to CNN. 2 rockets fired from Lebanon towards Israel Rocket from Lebanon wounds three … Continue reading
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Diplomatic follies
The Guardian’s Ian Black inteviewed the Syrian dictator, Bashar al-Assad in Syria’s strongman ready to woo Obama with both fists unclenched. There is some obvious silliness in the interview: Intriguingly, he says, in one of Âseveral thoughtful asides: “You can’t … Continue reading
Senators in Syria
In addition to Senator Kerry, another group of senators has gone to Syria. Senator Ben Cardin, my Senator is one of them. MIDDLE EAST TRAVEL: As Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission), I … Continue reading
Olmert stands his ground on Shalit
Ehud Olmert is standing his ground on Gilad Shalit. Israel will not open the border crossings into Gaza without the return of her kidnapped soldier. Israel will not agree to open crossings into Gaza without the return of kidnapped soldier … Continue reading
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A high degree of confidence
In late 2007 the United States intelligence agencies issue a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) that Iran had stopped seeking to build a nuclear weapon. In a column The myth of the Mad Mullahs, David Ignatius wrote that the most important … Continue reading