Archive for June, 2003
My Response to Wilkie
The vast majority of Israelis have hatred for the barbarity of war. It is not something that we have chosen, but have had inflicted upon us since 1948.
If you have hatred for the barbarity of war, then why are your misgivings directed solely at Israel and not the palestinians? Do you honestly believe that Israel [...]
Response from Professor Wilkie
I just received this response from Professor Wilkie:
Thank you for your further comments. My hatred is for the barbarity of war, not for the Israelis in particular.
I don’t get applications from the countries you mention, I would also have grave misgivings about them although, as I have been taught by this episode, academic freedom means [...]
Professor of Hatred
I am sure some of you of you have already read about anti-semitic Oxford professor Andrew Wilkie, who wrote the following email to an Israeli student requesting the oportunity to work in his laboratory:
Dear Amit Duvshani,
Thank you for contacting me, but I don’t think this would work. I have a huge problem with the way [...]
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NICE GUYS DON’T ALWAYS FINISH LAST
A moment of on-field sportsmanship from Australian wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist has led to him being signed up to play a role in the corporate world.
Gilchrist has joined foreign exchange company Travelex as a non-executive director.
The company already sponsors Gilchrist but says it chose him after his decision to walk in [...]
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STICKS AND STONES WILL BREAK MY BONES
The media generally loves to portray the middle east conflict as a battle between David (the palestinians) and Goliath (Israel). The image of the stone-throwing palestinian teenager juxtoposed against the soldier has become the weapon of choice for the left-wing media. After all, what chance does a stone throwing [...]
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“TOUGH CROWD”
I just read this article from The Sydney Morning Herald:
Man killed for singing Sinatra off-key
A 25-year-old Filipino man has been stabbed dead for singing a Frank Sinatra classic out of tune during a birthday party.
Police officer Noel Albis said the victim, Casimiro Lagugad, was asked to sing Sinatra’s popular song My Way during [...]
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SUICIDE MISSION
I know I talk alot about suicide bombers. But check this out for a suicide mission (taken from The Age, June 23 2003):
In an unscheduled preliminary to the world heavyweight championship fight in Los Angeles, three spurned autograph seekers took on Mike Tyson in a Brooklyn hotel lobby early on Saturday. Big mistake – [...]
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BELGIUM B.S AND BOYCOTTS
What is the deal with Belgium??
Firstly, they have taken it upon themselves to mete out “justice” on behalf of the world, by enacting a war crimes law whereby foreigners can be tried no matter where alleged crimes are committed. The law has attracted a score of lawsuits accusing world leaders of all [...]
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TO TRUCE OR NOT TO TRUCE
Many segments of the media decried the fact that Israel attempted a hit on Hamas leader Rantisi’s life at a time when the palestinian authority was said to be attempting to secure a truce from Hamas. Israel has repeatedly come out against a truce, saying that anything short of the [...]
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AND NOW FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE LIGHTER…
Here are some great one-liners from Steven Wright, a very funny guy indeed:
I’d kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Borrow money from pessimists – they don’t expect it back.
Half the people you know are below average.
99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
A conscience is what hurts when all [...]
