1A. Special Added antisemitism "Bonus" - Chesler Chronicles » Lancet Study Blames Palestinian Wife-Beating on Israel.

4. But If You Want More - Jonathon Narvey: Ottawa strikes blow against reinforcing failure in Middle East - Full Comment
5. What Is The Name Of That Country? - Oh yeah, Iran.
- The Secret Nuclear Dossier: Intelligence from Tehran Elevates Concern in the West - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International
- Crying wolf on Iran
- Der Spiegel: Teheran definitely has clandestine nuke program Iranian - Iran News Jerusalem Post
- Khamenei predicts Israel's destruction
6. This Deserves Special Attention - Preceding World War II, Siemens was involved in funding the rise of the Nazi Party and the secret rearmament of Germany. During the Second World War, Siemens supported the Hitler regime, contributed to the war effort and participated in the "Nazification" of the economy. Siemens had many factories in and around notorious concentration camps to build electric switches for military uses. In one example, almost 100,000 men and women from Auschwitz worked in a Siemens factory inside the camp, supplying the electricity to the camp. The Siemens logo is still visible above the gas chambers at Buchenwald concentration camp.
So despite all that, and whatever efforts they made at restitution since the end of the War, they see no problem in dealing with Iran and have to be shamed into renouncing its business ties with that terrible dictatorship.
I guess that it takes a lot to trump the almighty dollar.
7. Phew - This Is A Relief! Hamas clears itself of crimes: News24: World: News - I was worried that an independent, transparent and objective investigation might find Hamas responsible for something - but since they've cleared themselves - no worries!
8. A Mixed "Blessing" - Arab lawmaker's visit to Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp criticized by Arabs and Jews Macleans.ca - World - wire - USA. But notice that the article discusses the Arabs who left Israel, voluntarily or otherwise, but there is nary a word about the Jews expelled from throughout the Arab World.
9. On The Other Hand - RubinReports: An Arab Liberal Explains What's Wrong and Dreams His Worst Nightmare
10. If I Were Ukraine, I'd Be Worried - Matthew Kaminski: Ukraine Needs the West's Support - WSJ.com.
11. Criminal versus Terrorist - It Matters! - Abdulmutallab Stops Talking After Being Read Miranda Rights - WSJ.com
12. I Love This - Prank gone wrong!! Here's the background:
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) -- A Kansas high school basketball coach whose blindfolded half-court shot became an Internet sensation will be going to the Final Four after all.
Joel Branstrom says he can't disclose where the tickets are coming from. But he said Wednesday he's been told he and his family will get tickets, lodging and transportation to Indianapolis for the games in April.
Branstrom, a former University of Kansas walk-on, went along with what was supposed to be a prank last week during a pep rally at Olathe Northwest High School, where he also teaches biology.
Students who set up the prank and promised the basketball tickets were shocked when he made the blindfolded shot -- especially since they didn't have any tickets.












































