1. I Have to Take a Leak - one of the biggest stories over the weekend was the pending massive release of classified American government documents by WikiLeaks. I am not the biggest fan of government cover-ups or deliberate wrongdoing. That said, my general take of what this site does is very dangerous because it does not filter things and the operator of the site is apparently indifferent to the consequences that might reasonably be expected to result. There are many things that should remain confidential for many different reasons, and I doubt that WikiLeaks could possibly know the proper context behind certain documents - and I rather doubt that it cares. In any event, here is the initial assessment of the large "leak" over the weekend, especially as it relates to Israel and Iran.
- WikiLeaks fiasco doesn't embarrass Israel one bit - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
- The world thinks like us - Israel Opinion, Ynetnews
- Deadly Fictions - by Lee Smith Tablet Magazine - A New Read on Jewish Life
- WikiLeaks Archive — Iran Armed by North Korea - NYTimes.com
- Iranian spies 'used Red Crescent to enter war zones' | World news | guardian.co.uk
- Commentary » Blog Archive » When Will Liberals Acknowledge What the Arab World Already Knows?
2. Haven't We Heard This Type Of Thing Before? Oh yeah, Khartoum, 1967 and the infamous "Three NOs" - Fatah: No to Israel as Jewish state, no land swaps
3. Revisionism Gone Wild - endorsed by the lovelies at UNESCO (don't the children collect for UNESCO on Hallowe'en with those cute little orange boxes) - Keep Dreaming: A riddle for UNESCO
4. Revisionism Gone Wilder - absolutely unbelievable, but true - Palestinian revisionism is the only obstacle to peace - these guys should write fiction for the movies.
5. North Korea - another major story. Interesting to examine it in the context of world reaction to it compared to world reaction to attacks on Israel. Maybe there are no Palestinians in South Korea - but if you give them some time, the same guys who came up with the Rachel's Tomb and Western Wall foolishness will figure out that when South Korea was created after World War II, thousands and thousands of Palestinians were expelled - they will even come up with the obligatory picture of the old Palestinian man holding the keys to his house in "occupied South Korea". In any event:
- The Rosett Report » Jimmy Carter’s Consistent Message to North Korea
- George Jonas: North Korea’s criminal rulers live up to their low standards Full Comment National Post
- As Iran watches Korea
- RubinReports: The Real Lessons of the Korea Crisis: It Explains How The World Works Today
6. Iran - things heat up here too.
8. But I'll Bet You Will Still Be Able To Get Body Piercings - Circumcision Could Become Illegal in San Francisco -- Can They Do That? - iVillage
9. Emptying the Vault - time to clear out the vault
- Apologist for Hamas: See No Evil, Hear No Evil
- George Jonas: Free speech? Depends. What do you want to say? Full Comment National Post
- David Frum: Standing morality on its head Full Comment National Post
- Freedom of speech under attack
- Pajamas Media » A Child Is Not Dead: Philippe Karsenty and the Al Dura Hoax
- Commentary » Blog Archive » The Wondrous Comedy Stylings of Rabbi Michael Lerner
- Works and Days » All The News That Is Unfit to Print
- New Museum on Independence Mall Is a Sign That Jews Have Arrived – Forward.com
- Solidarity: Integrity vs. Honor Styles Augean Stables
- The Curious Case of Jewish Democracy : Azure - Ideas for the Jewish Nation
10. Johnnie Walker - When I have a drink, which is a rather rare event, it would be Scotch, though my favorite is Glenmorangie (I would not turn down a Johnnie Walker Black by any means). Here is a great advertisement, apparently done in one take:
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