Category Archives: Syria

Monday morning briefs

The dead baby strategy: Alan Dershowitz explains how Syria is imitating the Palestinians by moving as many civilians as possible into range of targets the U.S. may strike, thereby guaranteeing horrific pictures for the world media. Liar liar pants on … Continue reading

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Friday Syria briefs

But Karl Vick said they want to help stop the chemical weapons attacks! Ahahahaha, Karl Vick (rhymes with dick) was shown to be a moron in less than 48 hours. Two says after Vick wrote a ridiculous piece asserting that … Continue reading

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Wednesday briefs

Time supports fantasy writing now: Karl Vick (rhymes with dick), the viciously anti-Israel Mideast reporter at Time, thinks that the Mad Mullahs of Tehran could be convinced to get Assad to give up his chemical weapons. Why? Because they suffered … Continue reading

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President of the world

This bothers me so very, very much. White House spinners have spent the last couple of days telling the press that Obama surprised even his most senior staff Friday night by deciding to seek congressional authorization. Before that, it is … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs, Syria edition

Oh, he’ll totally listen to THEM: Apparently, European politicians are telling Bashar al-Assad not to attack Israel if the West attacks Syria. I’m sure he’ll give them as much consideration as he did the people he launched sarin-filled shells at. … Continue reading

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Wednesday briefs

Red line crossed: Barack Obama said that chemical weapons would be the Syrian red line. Bashar al-Assad used them earlier this year, and the U.S. refused to agree that they’d been used. So now, hundreds of men, women, and children … Continue reading

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Compare and contrast: Israel vs. the neighbors

Compare and contrast, part one: Syrian civilians are fleeing across the border with Israel, only to be met with–help–for fighters and civilians. Blast victims are being treated in Israeli hospitals. This is coming out of the Israeli taxpayers’ pockets. The … Continue reading

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Sunday briefs

Now we know why Abbas is so optimistic: Kerry’s plan for talks between the Palestinians and Israel include concessions by Israel, more concessions by Israel, and even more concessions by Israel–and nothing from the Palestinians except to sit down and … Continue reading

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Tuesday briefs

Words fail: Profiles of the 19 elite firefighters who died in the Arizona wildfire yesterday. The EU are the enemy: The Dutch have decided that it’s all Israel’s fault. Of course it is. … the report, entitled “Between Words and … Continue reading

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Wednesday briefs

Who you gonna call? Israel! When the Austrian UN peacekeepers want to leave Syria safely, how do they do it? They cross the border into Israel. Really, why on earth wouldn’t Israel want the UN to administer a multinational Jerusalem, … Continue reading

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Monday briefs

Trust us, we’re here to help you: Once again, international peacekeepers have fled from the violence on the borders of Israel, this time in the Golan. Every single peace plan that mentions Jerusalem as an international city insists that Israel … Continue reading

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Tuesday morning briefs

So how long before he starts blaming “Zionists”? Erdogan is blaming “terrorists” for the uprising in Turkey. He’s actually right this time: His is the party that backs terrorism, and his party and autocratic ways are what is being protested. … Continue reading

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The schadenfreude briefs

Or, when bad things happen to bad people. We’re just not that into you: Iran is cutting funding to Hamas because Hamas is supporting the rebels and Iran is supporting the Dorktator. Woot! Win-win! The Turkish Spring: Over 100,000 Turks … Continue reading

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Thursday briefs

The culture of terrorism: Mahmoud Abbas said that kidnapping isn’t part of Palestinian culture. Yes it is, said Hamas. Pass the popcorn: It’s terrorist on terrorist. Hezbullah has ordered Hamas out of Lebanon. Why? Because Hamas is backing the rebels … Continue reading

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Wednesday (finally!) briefs

Islam’s famous religious tolerance strikes again: Christians are now officially the most persecuted faith in the world. Muslim nations do not tolerate them. Government agents shut down Iran’s largest Persian-language Pentecostal church Monday, just one week after one of its … Continue reading

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