Tuesday, February 23, 2010


1. What Is The Name Of That Place - Oh Yeah, Iran - enough already (like that's going to happen anytime soon).

2. Functionary? How About Murderer? - How dare the EU refer to the target of the Dubai hit as a functionary? Call him what he was - an admitted murderer, a senior Hamas military commander, and a key player in smuggling Iranian rockets into Gaza for use against Israeli citizens - Mossad Under Suspicion: EU Demands Israeli Cooperation over Dubai Killing - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International.

The late unlamented Mahmoud al-Mabhouh
May he rot in hell

Mind you, not that they'd admit it, but the countries that make up the EU know all about functionaries and death. The Shoah could never have occurred without the participation of, among others, the French police and German railway workers.

Drancy Concentration Camp near Paris

3. Archaeological Proof - A World-Historic Find in Jerusalem. Speaking of which, try your hand at this quiz about Palestine.



5. You Go, Girl!


6. Them Jews Is Everywhere! - Jewish Ice Dancer Wins Olympic Silver – Forward.com. Must be a conspiracy of some sort.



8. Canadian Controversy - No, I'm not talking about the "Own The Podium" story from the Winter Olympics nor even about the trials and tribulations of the Canadian Men's hockey team. I have not really followed this story (It's not about the Middle East ) very closely, but as usual, it leads to criticism of the Harper Government in Canada and its support for Israel.

9. The Shoah And Hungary - You may know that Hungary was the last major Jewish population centre to remain largely untouched by the Shoah - that is, until 1944 when the Germans occupied Hungary and deported its Jewish population to Auschwitz to be murdered. This link provides a good history of one of the last tragic acts of the Shoah. In any event, the latest news from Hungary is that Hungary has passed a Holocaust denial bill, some 65 years after the fact.


10. Not Too Swift! All I can say is OUCH!

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Monday, February 22, 2010

1. I Never Thought Of It Like This - Ian O'Doherty: Only one group could be behind the latest hit -- the Irish Jews - Ian O'Doherty, Columnists - Independent.ie.


On a more serious note, here is a column that puts forth the views of various writers regarding the Dubai take-down - Targeted for death - latimes.com. Finally, leave it to the BBC to put things in perspective - The Muqata: BBC: 7-13% of World Jewry work for the Mossad - and where's my damn paycheck???????










"But this view draws a false distinction between containment and force. A preventive attack might not end Iran's nuclear ambitions. Defense Secretary Robert Gates argues that a successful attack would delay the Iranian program by at most a few years. Yet a policy of containment will not save the White House from having to make tough choices about using force. Indeed, Iran can be contained only if Washington is prepared to use force against an emboldened adversary armed with the ultimate weapon."


7. The Destruction of Dresden 1945 - The Allied utter devastation of Dresden in February 1945 has been the subject of intense scrutiny by revisionist historians (such as the infamous Holocaust denier David Irving). Here is a story from The National Post that makes the essential point - you do what you have to do to win a war.

"Every February, one particular chapter of the Second World War seems to be discussed in the Post: the bombing of Dresden by Allied forces in February, 1945. This year was no different, with Bill Twatio questioning why this “Florence on the Elbe” was targeted.

More than two dozen readers responded with explanations. Here are a few that didn’t make it into print last week.

“War is, by definition, armed conflict, with the intention of imposing one side’s will over the other’s,” wrote Eric Warburton. “War is not an exercise in sportsmanship; you do whatever you have to do to win.”

“I had two uncles who were fighting at that stage of the war,” stated Ian Molyneaux. “One was part of an RAF crew that flew missions as part of Bomber Command. Both of them survived. Attacks like the one on Dresden shortened the war and saved lives. Even if only the life of one Allied soldier, one Allied airman or one person in a Nazi death camp was spared, it was worth it — no matter how pretty the buildings in Dresden were.”

“My father was on three ships sunk by German bombs,” added Michael K Power. “He was captured on the Island of Leros and spent almost two years in German prisoner of war camps. He escaped, and was recaptured six times. He was successful the seventh time.

“What did my father think about Dresden?” Mr. Power continued. “His words: ‘It had to be done. The Germans had to be stopped. We were lucky. The Germans were tough and well disciplined. We were very, very, lucky that we beat them.’ ”

And some readers just begged us to stop writing about this event.

“For some correspondents, the bombing of Dresden appears to be the only event of consequence in the Second World War,” wrote Jim Peat. “Those who actually lived through those days and were on the receiving-end of a bomb will tell you that they are sick and tired of reading the same rubbish each year, and wish that the Post would drop the subject.”


8. Plain Speaking Politician - Lt. Col (ret.) Alan West, now a Congressional candidate. In this video he details his reasons to support Israel. West is a decorated war hero whose awards and decorations include the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal (two Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (two Oak Leaf Clusters, one Valor Device), Army Achievement Medal (one Oak Leaf Cluster), Valorous Unit Award, Air Assault Badge and the Parachutist Badge. And now he's running for Congress. (thanks to Seraphic Press).


9. What Are They Thinking In The White House? Just the latest in a series of puzzling moves - Investors.com - Our Islamist Envoy

10. I'm Guessing The Caller Is Blonde - she is a moron in any event.

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Sunday, February 21, 2010

1. Interesting.... - Israel unveils new drone fleet that can reach Iran - Yahoo! News





4. And This As Well - VDH's Private Papers::The Tragic Truth of War - to paraphrase US General "Blood & Guts" George Patton - "...no one ever won a war by dying for his country, he won it by making the other guy die for his country." Patton's actual version was somewhat saltier.


5. Dubai Murder Mystery - More Thoughts - the story continues to unfold:
6. US Diplomacy - The latest U.S. Mideast position: lots of noise signifying nothing - The Globe and Mail. Take the time to read the comments posted by readers - very anti-Israel and often very crude - that Israel practices genocide on the Palestinians, and that sort of thing. Nasty.






10. We All Need A Laugh - you cannot be human if you watch this and fail to smile!


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Saturday, February 20, 2010 - motzei Shabbat

1. Let's Start With Iran This Time - Before I get to the list of articles below, I have to single out this one - Russia will honour Iran missile deal: minister - Yahoo! News. Gee, thanks guys. Glad to see you have a concept of "honor" - honoring a commercial contract that will only enhance Iran's ability to protect its burgeoning nuclear arms ambitions and increase pressure on the West to act now before the weapons are deployed and operational. Maybe we should reach out to Poland, Ukraine, Georgia and, why not, Chechnya - the US must have lots of extra nuclear stuff just lying around. Bastards.

This picture of Ahmanutjob made me think of "Devo", pictured below


2. New Attraction - from the Canadian Federation of Jewish Students - Size Doesn't Matter - check it out - what a great initiative!
3. Criticizing Israel - Is Israel above criticism? Embassy - Canada's Foreign Policy Newspaper. I'd answer the title of that article with this crap from one of the usual suspects - Rick Salutin - And this is our foreign policy … - The Globe and Mail. I sent this letter to the Globe & Mail in response - maybe I'll get published there - will let you know:
"To the Editor:
Rick Salutin suggests that Canada's foreign policy only has one pillar - total support for whatever Israel does. It seems to me that his columns only have one basic pillar, depending on the day - total criticism of the Conservative Government, Israel, the US or capitalism - and preferably more than one at a time. Talk about the pot and the kettle!"
4. Haredim - While I am the first to admit that I am not the largest fan of the haredim, the following article is not intended simply as an attack on them, but rather for the story itself. Escape from Israel's Ultra-Orthodox: The High Price of Religious Defection - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International


6. More On The Dubai Hit - remember, the world now has one less despicable terrorist in its midst. And if it was a Mossad job, why is Dubai holding some Fatah people (sent back from Jordan) as suspects?


8. Human Rights Commissions - A Dangerous Evolution



10. No Reason For Concern... - Quebec "snowball" jihadist gets life in prison - Jihad Watch. Nothing happens here, right? What about the Toronto 18? What about Montreal? Or Montreal again?

11. Where's The Outrage? Is Goldstone On His Way? Where Are The Usual Suspects? Pajamas Media » Middle East Terror and Double Standards




13. Other Olympic Stories - The whole "Own The Podium" thing is out of all proportion. What is wrong with trying to win, and being honest about it? Why the world finds Canada's quest for Olympic gold strange and adorable. - By Dahlia Lithwick - Slate Magazine


15. Terrorism, Obama and Hamas - Commentary » Blog Archive » Is Barack Obama the Last Best Hope of Hamas? Meanwhile, the Hamas Thugocracy has the temerity to warn off the West - 'West will lose by helping Israel' - Hamas will confront Western nations that support Israel? Sounds like a threat to me - anyone listening?

(Happy Face!)
(can also be used as a picture for Rick Salutin)

16. UC Irvine And Free Speech - UC Irvine's free speech debate - latimes.com

17. First Israeli NBA Player - Omri Casspi of the Sacramento Kings has his own Nike ad:


18. Tiger's Apology - Not the official version. Tiger Woods Sincerely Apologizes for Sleeping with Ugly Chicks on Sports Pickle. But seriously, what justifies the major US networks breaking away from regular programming to cover this event live? I'm a Tiger fan - as a golfer - but this ain't the moon landing!


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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

1. Maybe They First Should Settle Issues With Muslim Countries on Earth - Dhimmitude in space: Obama asks NASA to reach out to Muslim countries - Jihad Watch. Is lack of gravity and a beautiful view of Earth going to make some sort of difference? Oh - and it would mean the end of "Pigs In Space"!!



2. Janet Napolitano - Obviously Part Of The Obama Crowd Who Came Up With The NASA Idea - Pajamas Media » Napolitano Meets with Muslim Brotherhood Leaders (PJM Exclusive) - she also thought that the Christmas "crotchbomber" incident showed that the system "worked".


3. I'd Really Rather Blog About Something Else - Iran: We will never give up enrichment at any price - Haaretz - Israel News, AFP: Russia delays missile delivery to Iran, and What a spectacle. What do you think about the topical cartoons?

4. Goldstone - stinging criticism - Goldstone V2.

5. The Hit in Dubai - being blamed on Israel and the Mossad, of course. There has been no admission of same by Israel, nor is there any proof of it. Naturally, there is severe criticism of Israel, especially by certain quarters of the Israeli press - shouldn't they at least wait for the true story to be verified? But there is at least one good thing - the hit took out the target. Here are a variety of stories.
Good Riddance!

6. UCI Fall-Out Continues - Daily Pilot - Serving Newport Beach & Costa Mesa, California - sure, it was just some sort of a college prank. Not that it would happen, but I'd well imagine what would occur if in the upcoming IAW, some pro-Israel types tried anything similar.

7. You're Forgiven - I Was A 'Useful Idiot'


9. Hezbollah Thugs - Nasrallah threatens to attack Ben-Gurion Airport - Israel News, Ynetnews - if that ever occurred, I'd bet that Lebanon would simply disappear. You're part of the Lebanese Government now - so your actions bind the entire country.


10. Sometimes You Can Be Too Smart By Half - VDH's Private Papers::The Trouble with Elitist Theories

11. Political Correctness Rears Its Ugly Head - Language commissioner probes the Games - Inside Politics


12. The Tech Talk Guys Are Back!



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