Archive for December, 2003
Driving From Jerusalem to Buckingham Palace
Seemed like a good idea at the time?
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police were not amused by a British Airways advertising campaign that placed hundreds of road signs in Israeli cities directing drivers to Buckingham Palace and other London landmarks.
“They look very much like official traffic signs and we think they may confuse drivers,” a police [...]
Cheats Never Prosper
Who said you could not trust politicians?
Knesset members finished in the middle of the pack in a televised IQ test against groups like models and lawyers – and that was after they cheated.
Sunday’s segment of the reality-TV series “Test of the Nation” had the groups taking the IQ test simultaneously, as viewers joined in from [...]
2003
I have made this compilation of links regarding the year that was.
Year in Review 2003 (CNN)
Best and Worst 2003 (Time)
Year in Pictures 2003 (Time)
Funniest news stories of 2003 (WorldNetDaily)
Weird and Wacky 2003 (Reuters)
Top 10 Astronomical Images of 2003 (Space.com)
Best of What’s New 2003 (Popular Science)
Best Products 2003 (BW)
Best Cars 2003 (Forbes)
The Best of Notable Quotables [...]
Egypt’s Turn
Memri reports:
FOLLOWING THE ATTACK ON EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER AHMAD MAHER IN AL-AQSA MOSQUE IN JERUSALEM, PALESTINIANS ARRIVING AT CAIRO AIRPORT ARE RECEIVING HARSH TREATMENT OR BEING DENIED ENTRY TO EGYPT ALTOGETHER. (AL-QUDS AL-ARABI, LONDON, 12/30/03)
I would be careful if I was Egypt. This “harsh treatment” of the PLO Arabs could blow up in their [...]
Reverberations
Some more Memri headlines begs the question: Could the following be related to Bush policy in the Middle East (war in Iraq and war on terror)?
Arafat and the PLO Arabs losing respect in the Arab world
AN IRAQI DAILY RIDICULES THE EGYPTIAN, PALESTINIAN, AND JORDANIAN PUBLIC FOR SUPPORTING SADDAM. IT ATTRIBUTES THIS SUPPORT TO THE LOSS [...]
About The Security Fence
Thank you, Charles, for drawing my attention to this:
The Security Fence: Israel’s Line of Defense
Another Reason to Hate the BBC
WorldNetDaily reports:
The Sun reports news executives at the British Broadcasting Company have banned the reference to Hussein as “former dictator.” In an e-mail sent to reporters, the news honchos ordered the words “deposed former president” be used instead.
Qureia’s Threat to Israel
AFatRat puppet and so-called PA Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia shows that he is in ideological harmony with his puppet master.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia suggested Sunday his people would respond to recent IDF anti-terror operations by murdering more Israeli men, women and children.
He made his comments to journalists four days after Israeli forces destroyed a [...]
Too Close to Home
This is right where I drive each and every day, both to and from work. The place is about 5 minutes from my house.
Police sappers detonated a bomb found in a milk carton near Beit Shemesh Tuesday afternoon. Based on the type of explosives used, the attack is believed to be terrorist-based.
The bomb was found [...]
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