Friday, February 12, 2010 - pre Shabbat edition

1. Nasty Stuff, Part 1



2. Nasty Stuff, Part 2



4. Iran Really Wants The World's Attention - and the world should give it the attention it deserves.

5. Interesting Dilemma - At the South Pole, The Sabbath Is Welcome Even When the Sun Shines – Forward.com. Which reminds me of the following joke:
The first Jewish astronaut returned from a six week space shuttle mission in which he had orbited the earth every four hours. "So, how do you feel?" the reporter asked. "Exhausted," replied the astronaut. "Do you know how many times I had to say shachris, mincha, and maariv?"

6. Worldwide Jewish Conspiracy Alert - Costa Rica Elects Jewish V.P. – Forward.com




9. Obsession - Something Much Darker | The New Republic - Andrew Sullivan has a problem - Israel




12. The Next Frontier - Human rights' next frontier: Your parking lot - Are you kidding me?

13. You Must Be High - Commentary » Blog Archive » Iran to the UN Human Rights Council!! This defies belief, though I suppose in a world where Syria had a stint on the UN Security Council and Libya was on the Human Rights Council, I suppose anything is possible.


14. Another Amazing Israeli Advance - Haifa scientists’ find may help millions


16. MASHAV (the Hebrew acronym for the Center for International Cooperation) - Institute for Global Jewish Affairs – Global Antisemitism, Anti-Israelism, Jewish Studies - I wonder if Israel's neighbors do this?


17. Living Well Is The Best Revenge - 'I look at the good' - Haaretz - Israel News

18. Peyton Manning - He is not my favorite quarterback, but this shows he has a sense of humor (it's a bit off-color, but I think it's hilarious).

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Thursday, February 11, 2010

1. This Sounds Like A Simple Enough Request - Shalit family to Red Cross: Verify Hamas claims on Gilad's health - Haaretz - Israel News - how is it that the Red Cross has not been permitted to visit Gilad Shalit? Well, it's the same group of lovelies that recanted on what was no doubt a crocodile tears apology about harming Israeli civilians - so it does not surprise me in the least. But where is the outrage, especially among the "peace, love and understanding" types? Hey, you never know - next it could be one of them that gets kidnapped by some group of thugs - and then see them howl.


2. Free Speech Is Apparently A Flexible Concept - I think that it means that we are free to listen to what these usurpers want to say:
I have mentioned before that I had the "privilege" of witnessing one of these types of events last year when accompanying Dr. Yossi Olmert to St. Thomas University in Fredericton, NB. In fact, with a few simple substitutions, the Ayalon or Oren stories above would read exactly like the Olmert situation -especially in the manner that the speaker remained calm and refused to lower himself to the level of the protesters.

One would think that universities would be aware of this type of situation by now and would be more proactive to ensure that they did not occur. Sadly, this appears not to be the case.

What is the answer? Here's one suggestion - Away with campus timidity.


3. Seems To Me That This Was A Major Cause Of The Six Day War - Yemen al Qaeda urges jihad, wants Red Sea blocked| Reuters - I hope they are ready for the fallout. By the way, here is a good review from the perspective of international law - The Legality of “Blockading” Gaza and Israel.


4. I Thought They Were Broadcasting Reruns Of "Happy Days" - Palestinian TV promotes suicide attacks - Jihad Watch.


5. Given Historical Precedent, I'd Be Nervous - Iranians protest at Rome's Tehran embassy - washingtonpost.com


6. Apples & Oranges - Hezbollah Is Not The IRA






10. Now This Is Awkward - Or, "What's In A Name?" - Ambassador at very large

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Sunday, February 7, 2010 - Super Bowl Edition, Part II

SAINTS WIN - SAINTS WIN - SAINTS WIN



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Sunday, February 7, 2010 - Super Bowl XLIV Edition

1. I'm Glad We Cleared This Up - Hamas: We're sorry about civilian casualties -- wait, no we aren't - Jihad Watch and Hamas backtracks: We didn't apologize for rocket fire against Israel civilians - Haaretz - Israel News - I was afraid these despicable homicidal thugs were going soft on us. And I am sure that all their lefty supporters in Europe, Canada and the United States will come forward and emphatically renounce their patronage of these miserable bastards - not holding my breath!!


2. Speaking Of Despicable Homicidal Thugs - The Taliban (there are lots more....)

3. Speaking of Despicable Homicidal Thugs - I present......the Government of Iran.


6. Terrorism Update - A delightful but essential topic

7. We Are Own Own Worst Enemies, Edition ???? - CAMERA: Cloud of Questions Over Ha'aretz's White Phosphorous Story



10. President Obama - As his term elapses, I am less and less impressed - Pajamas Media » Obama vs. Einstein




12. Nachman Shai - Dr. Shai, I presume? - who visited Halifax in September.

13. Looks Like A Very Interesting Book - Book Review: Yalta: The Price of Peace - WSJ.com


14. The UK - While Muslims are appeased, while this is what the Jews get - Anti-Semitic Attacks Hit New Record In 2009 After Israel's Fighting With Gaza | UK News | Sky News





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18. Jewish Super Bowl Player - On Religion - An Offensive Tackle Named Shlomo - NYTimes.com - puts the lie to the old joke that a Bar Mitzvah is when a Jewish boy realizes that he is more likely to own a professional sports franchise than to play for one.

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Saturday, February 6, 2010 - motzei Shabbat

Time for another all-video edition

1. Incredible Bravery


2. More Incredible Bravery


3. If You Are Going To Do Something, Do It Properly!


4. Cool Facts About Israel


5. Canadian Military Prowess


6. From The Same Team That Brought Us "Band of Brothers" - Band of Brothers, broadcast in 2001, was a phenomenal ten part TV miniseries that was based on the true story of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division - some of the famed "Battered Bastards of Bastogne". I have watched the miniseries endless times and it never fails to completely mesmerize me. It is hard to say which episode is my favorite - but one that has special significance is Part 9 - Why We Fight - here is a brief excerpt (caution - graphic images)


Now the same creative team - 2 guys named Spielberg and Hanks - have produced a similar series about the war in the Pacific simply entitled "Pacific". The series is based on books by US Marine veterans Eugene Sledge (With The Old Breed) and Robert Leckie (Helmet For My Pillow). I have read the first book and highly recommend it as an excellent overview of the terrible war against the Japanese. In any event, here is a trailer for this new miniseries.


7. Auschwitz Photo Album

In December 2006, a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel and former member of the Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) wrote to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum archives. As one of its many tasks as a military intelligence agency, the CIC conducted investigations of Nazi perpetrators for U.S. prosecutors in the Judge Advocate General's Office after World War II. While stationed in Germany in 1946, this officer found a photograph album in an abandoned apartment in Frankfurt and took it home with him. In 2007, he donated the album to the Museum, but wanted his donation to remain anonymous.

The album contained 116 pictures taken between May and December 1944 chronicling the life of SS officers and other officials at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. The rare images capture SS guards and Nazi officials relaxing and enjoying time off—hunting, singing, trimming Christmas trees, and more—all while Jews were being murdered at rates as fast as anytime during the Holocaust. The album was created and owned by Karl Hoecker, an adjunct to camp Kommandant Richard Baer.

The album complements the only other known collection of photographs taken at Auschwitz, published as the "Auschwitz Album" in 1980. Those images specifically depict the arrival of Hungarian Jews at the camp in late May 1944, and the selection process that the SS imposed on them. Some of the images contained in the new album were taken just days later. In contrast to documenting mass murder, they focus on the daily lives and recreational pursuits of Nazi officials, and no prisoner appears in any of the images.

Remarkably, many of the album's pictures were taken when the camp's gas chambers and crematoria were operating at and above capacity as Hungarian Jews were arriving and being murdered.


8. Great Spoof From The Onion


9. A Different Israel - trick headline - I'm speaking of singer Israel Kamakawiwo'ole


10. The Israeli National Anthem - without looking it up, does anyone know what classical piece that "Hatikvah" is based upon?





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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

1. That Ain't All That's Flawed - Medical journal: Study linking vaccine to autism flawed - Nova Scotia News - TheChronicleHerald.ca - they can retract that study but publish this politically correct, blood-libelous trash. What don't these sanctimonious ivory tower goofs publish a piece about post traumatic stress disorder in residents of Sderot?






4. Maybe It Was Not The Mossad - But let's keep them guessing - Hamas: Dubai assassins were likely Arabs, not Israelis - Haaretz - Israel News - they should be looking over their shoulders 24/7/365 - or, to quote The Beatles - "Eight Days A Week".

5. Give Us This Day Or Daily Dose Of Iran - OK.



8. NOT a Terrorist - But they thought he was - Interview with the Tefillin Terrorist - Community - New Voices






13. The Taliban - Taking Tea with the Taliban


(being a Toyota, I wonder if the accelerator works?)

14. Goldstone Report Still An Issue - and likely will be for a while:




17. Super Bowl Sunday - On Sunday night, The Indianapolis Colts will play the New Orleans Saints in the Super Bowl. The Colts are led by their superb quarterback Peyton Manning, who is not my favorite player - though there is no doubting his ability and leadership.


The Saints are led by quarterback Drew Brees, a star in his own right, and an explosive offence. However, the Saints are also an inspiration to New Orleans and the entire Gulf Coast in light of their tremendous contribution to the area after Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans Feels the Brees | By Allen Barra - WSJ.com


In the meantime, all I care about is the game itself - not the hoopla or even the half-time show - and that hopefully it will be well-played, well-officiated and close right to the end. Personally, I'm rooting for the Saints - but I would not want to have to try to stop Manning.

18. Not The Sharpest Knives In The Drawer - Or Bonnie and Clyde for that matter.


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