You know, I thought that The New Statesman had got over its hang-up about Israel after it had the grace (or was forced?) to apologise for its “A Kosher Conspiracy?” front cover of a Magen David piercing a union flag. I should have known better, of course. Read More »

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This week, Crazy Bald Guy , Maggie’s Notebook , The Independent Sentinel and Capitalist Preservation took advantage of my generous offer of link whorage and earned honorable mention status. Read More »

Nick Cohen (he of “What’s Left?”) really is one of the good guys. If his website isn’t on your personal list of places to visit once a week or so, then it should be (he said, with the “now listen to me” tone of the ex-teacher). Read More »

According to JP : Joe Eszterhas says he’s convinced ‘Passion of the Christ’ director is right choice for film about hero Judah Maccabee. If there ever was a good time to say “oy vey”, this is it, methinks. Maybe we all could reconsider? Notice that the colors above already match the Zionist theme. Read More »

Lots of people seem to believe that President Obama is anti-Israel, or at least, not terribly pro-Israel. Although I’m not an American citizen, and, indeed, don’t live in the US, so I’m not as close to the US media as many who make this comment, I’ve yet to see anything that shows that he is less pro-Israel than his recent predecessors. Read More »

That’s according to Ha’aretz and other sources. Here is why, from the horse’s mouth: There’s no way for those two countries to act independently. Quite bluntly I’m running to save them from corrupt males before they get the places blown up. Read More »

I confess that the first time I’ve seen this ad, it made me laugh: Since the clip is not translated, here is its synopsis from Israelity : That’s the case anyway with the current TV ad campaign by cable provider HOT, which is promoting its Read More »

But it doesn’t say 99% what, leaving me tense… and I wouldn’t dare to guess, seeing as how it’s a hazardous business these days.Via Blazing Cat Fur . Read More »

I am not going to comment on this scientific discovery . Especially not in the election year.But the following quote…Liberal Democrats said they want partners they consider to be equal with a sense of humor and independence and similar lifestyle to their own. Republicans said they want partners from the same background and political persuasion. Read More »

This article introduces what could become a harbinger of a drastic change in the life (or its abrupt termination) of an infantry soldier.Sandia National Laboratories has brought that a bit closer to the real world. Researchers Red Jones, Brian Kast and their colleagues invented a self-guided bullet that can hit targets more than a mile away. Read More »

Why doesn’t it ever happen when I am around?I guess there was a spike in Swiss cops’ offers to volunteer for duty on that day … Read More »

Council Winners *First place with 3 2/3 votes! Joshuapundit – The New Egypt – Bankrupt And Sinking Fast Second place with 2 2/3 votes – Bookworm Room- ObamaCare, the Catholic Church, and mandatory abortion payments Third place with 2 1/3 votes – The Read More »

Introduction I do shun the “what if” genre, so popular recently in the literature. This post, however, is not exactly about a “what if” situation, as you will see. It talks about an imaginary Russian school pupil, writing an imaginary essay on the above mentioned subject. Read More »

This becomes serious : CARSON CITY, Nev., Feb. 2 (UPI) — Prostitutes working at a Nevada brothel said they are planning to show their support for Republican presidential contender Ron Paul during the Nevada caucuses. With such grassroots support the man can’t lose. Read More »

In December, 2010, UK police officers, actually members of a specialist, undercover, anti-terrorist unit, arrested 9 men suspected of planning terrorist attacks on targets mainly, but probably not only, in London. Read More »

I do like the Turkish daily Hürriyet, at least its English website . Not a single day passes without an interesting piece, and Hürriyet is not too provincial or too narrowly focused on Turkish internal affairs, unlike some of our newspapers. And the writers do not necessary toe the government line, as you shall see further. Read More »

According to this .Now, instead of the usual Blue Screen of Death the operators could expect hearing something like “Gee, boss, I am not in the mood for flying anymore today… Read More »

How else do you call a discovery of human excrement in a storm drain that is supposed to contain only rainwater run-offs? Anyway, watch this: And read this : City workers who had been cleaning the area noticed toilet paper on top of a storm water grate that drains into a nearby creek. Read More »

I do hope you realise that the question is a rhetorical one. The article linked to below has a great (mocked-up) picture of Ahmanedinejad blowing out a mushroom-shaped smoke “ring”. We almost don’t need the article that follows. Read More »