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: Terrorism
Rocket barrages from Hamas: The Blame Israel Media steps up
Someone in the AP decided that even that news service can’t keep ignoring dozens of missiles fired at Israeli civilians. Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip bombarded southern Israel with dozens of mortars and rockets on Wednesday, sowing panic and … Continue reading
Hamas wants to renew the faux truce
Of course Hamas wants to renew the truce. Senior Hamas official Mahmoud Al-Zahar said Tuesday that his organization was willing to renew the truce in Gaza if Israel adheres to the terms that have been agreed upon last June. There … Continue reading
Eyeless on the Potomac: the WaPo tells Israel to defend itself with the goodwill of Hamas
Israel has some tough choices ahead. Amos Harel of Ha’aretz writes: According to leaks from Jerusalem Sunday, a decision has been made for an extensive military action, and a ground operation is not out of the question. At this stage, … Continue reading
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The problem with the world viewpoint on Israel
Here is the problem with the world’s viewpoint on Israel in a nutshell. What part of this definition don’t the media organizations understand? a military order to cease firing a suspension of active hostilities Apparently, all of it. Hamas says … Continue reading
Hamas: Truce and lies
There’s a 24-hour lull in the rocket fire, according to Hamas, that they’re observing at Egypt’s request. Problem is, Egypt said they never asked for one. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry denied reports that it had requested that Hamas hold its … Continue reading
The Gaza War: Finally imminent
Unless this is all talk, the IDF is finally going to go into Gaza in force. Meanwhile, Defense officials revealed that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Ehud Barak met privately on Thursday and decided that Israel would respond … Continue reading
Post-ceasefire post-mortem
Barry Rubin in Liar, Liar, pants on ceasefire on reasons why it was a mistake for Hamas to end the ceasefire: The first is that they ending the ceasefire while George W. Bush is president. Certainly Israel feels freer to … Continue reading
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Biased AP headline of the day
I take it back. I’m not too tired to post, not after I saw this headline: Israel strikes Gaza day after truce expires Look at the cause-and-effect of the lead. An Israeli airstrike against a Palestinian rocket squad killed a … Continue reading
When does it become a farce?
The New York Times explains why the Israeli ceasefire with Hamas didn’t work: Their job, the Hamas officials said, was to stop the rocket attacks on Israel not only from its own armed groups, but also from others based in … Continue reading
Pretend truce is officially over
The fantasy truce—the one where it’s okay to launch a few hundred rockets, instead of thousands—has been officially declared over by Hamas, and of course, it’s not their fault. It’s Israel’s. Hamas on Thursday declared the end of a six-month-old … Continue reading
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Oh yes they will, oh no they won’t
A sampling of headlines about the status of the truce between Israel and Hamas, from Yahoo! News. Hamas Threatens to End Truce Unless Israel Eases Restrictions Bloomberg – Wed Dec 17, 2:06 am EST Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) — Hamas is … Continue reading
The pretend truce is over
The IDF bombed a couple of rocket labs in Gaza. Israeli aircraft conducted two nighttime air strikes against terror infrastructure in the Gaza Strip for the first time in six months, this following rocket fire on the western Negev region. … Continue reading
Safe or clean
When I first heard that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other 9/11 plotters were planning to plead guilty for their crimes, I thought it was a good thing. I figured that they’d end up getting a well deserved death penalty. It … Continue reading
A sur-really happy anniversary
I’m not sure what’s more surreal. Is it that Palestinians in impoverished Gaza have sufficient funds to deck everything out in Hamas Green or is it that there’s a faction of Hamas that is offering Israel an extension of a … Continue reading
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The slippery slope of terrorism
Media Backspin points to a discussion of the NYT’s use of the word “terror.” Elder of Ziyon, though, finds the standard of former Israel correspondent, James Bennett The memo said he settled on a rough rule: He would use the … Continue reading
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