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: United Nations
Thursday briefs
Ah, you can always count on the AP to pass along the new Hamas strategy: Old Hamas approach: Hands-on government. New Hamas approach: Pretend you’re not really governing even while flooding the parliament with your candidates. And it’s working so … Continue reading
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If it’s Tuesday, this must be AP media bias day
I just can’t get enough of the bullshit that the AP likes to pass off as unbiased reporting. In yesterday’s wrapup of the Syria border incursion by rioters—not “protesters”—we get this explanation of Syrian-Israeli relations over the years: On Monday, … Continue reading
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Monday article briefs
Israel TV: Bad. Syrian TV: Good. Every news organization in the world is quoting Syrian TV as if it’s an accurate count of dead and wounded from the border incursion yesterday. Bloomberg. Reuters. VOA. The AP, of course. Remember when … Continue reading
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What No One Seems to Be Mentioning
When President Obama spoke last week at the State Department, he said something, different things, that upset virtually every Middle Eastern nation or group. Pissing off the Mullahs does not bother me. Calling out Bahrain while not mentioning Saudi Arabia … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Israeli Double Standard Time, palestinian politics, United Nations Tagged Abbas, Israel, Obama, palestinian statehood, Palestinians, UN GA 337, UNGA 337, United Nations, US Veto Comments Off on What No One Seems to Be Mentioning
The I woke up too early on a holiday weekend briefs
Go, Canada: Prime Minister Stephen Harper made the G-8 water down what would have been a statement praising the 1967 armistic lines as a start of negotiations. I am going to find a Canadian product this weekend and buy it. … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israel, Lebanon, palestinian politics, United Nations, World 1 Comment
Your Thursday news roundup
And yet, the word “intolerance” is not paired with “Muslim”: The AP covers Israel’s dwindling Armenian Christian population without really mentioning the elephant in the room except in vague, generalized terms. Although the article does point out that when Jordan … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Media Bias, Middle East, Religion, Syria, United Nations 4 Comments
Syria and the UN Human Rights Council
The UN Human Rights Council is holding a special session on Syria. Whoa—did the UN suddenly get a conscience? Nope. The request, filed by the United States, was jointly submitted by 10 European states, as well as Japan, Mexico, South … Continue reading
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The ten years and nothing’s really changed news briefs
Of course it’s Israel’s fault, it always is: Three UN workers were hurt in a blast in Gaza, and of course, Hamas blames Israel. It might be a kassam that fell short. Oh, and the three UN workers? Most likely … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, palestinian politics, Syria, The One, United Nations Tagged Israel, Mel Gibson, Syria, UN 1 Comment
Gaza Flotilla, the sequel: The second time, definitely not farce
The blockade has eased. Gazans can get pretty much everything they want except, of course, for weapons and building materials for bunkers. Building material is going into Gaza. Is some of it being diverted to bunkers? Of course it is. … Continue reading
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Tuesday working briefs
Ew, Jew Cooties! Tel Aviv is sending a contingent to the Berlin Gay Pride festival, but they’re not going to identify Tel Aviv as part of Israel. They’re not the only Israeli city to do so. Eilat is being branded … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Jew Cooties, United Nations Tagged Anti-Semitism, Gilad Shalit, Hamas, Israel 1 Comment
Windy Tuesday briefs
Last night I’m pretty sure I saw a witch riding on her broomstick, thumbing for a hitch. UNHRC to Goldstone: Nyah nyah nyah, it is too true! The execrable United Nations Human Rights Council says that Goldstone’s op-ed, where he … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Media Bias, United Nations Tagged Goldstone Report, Israel, Media Bias, United Nations 7 Comments
Ammiel Hirsch’s Response to Peter Beinart at the CCAR Convention
At the CCAR Convention in New Orleans this past week, Peter Beinart and Ammiel Hirsch spoke about Israel advocacy. Ammiel Hirsch’s response to Beinart is simply one of the best responses to him and those who agree with his positions … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Israeli Double Standard Time, Jews, Middle East, United Nations Tagged Ammiel Hirsch, CCAR, CCAR Convention, Gaza, Israel, J-Street, peace process, Peter Beinart, Political Left, UN Comments Off on Ammiel Hirsch’s Response to Peter Beinart at the CCAR Convention
Thursday news briefs
Those wily Jews: Israel may be the third nation on the moon. Expect the Palestinians to claim they did it using stolen Palestinian technology. UC-Irvine facilitates secret meeting with Hamas: And a Jewish organization footed the bill. Utterly, utterly, UTTERLY … Continue reading
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The UN condemnation shell game
What did UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon say when the Fogel family were butchered in their sleep? The Secretary-General condemns last night’s shocking murder of an Israeli family of five, including three children, in a West Bank settlement. He calls … Continue reading
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