Archive for June 6th, 2004
I ran to Volunteer
The Persian Journal reports that Iranians are lining up to enlist as suicide bombers, including scores of children.
Some 2,000 Iranians, one as young as seven, have signed up with a shadowy Islamist group to carry out suicide bombings in Iraq and Israel, a Tehran daily reported yesterday.
“So far 2,000 people have registered,” the group’s spokesman, [...]
Say It Isn’t So
This from the Internet Movie Database:
Controversial director Michael Moore says big names like Meryl Streep and Martin Scorsese supported his outburst at the 2003 Academy Awards. The Fahrenheit 9/11 film-maker took to the stage at the glitzy ceremony to accept the award for his acclaimed movie Bowling For Columbine, and proceeded to call shame on [...]
I Wanna Be Like You
According to a recent poll, PLO Arabs would like a future PLO Arab state to be..well, like Israel.
Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza strip view Israeli democracy as the preferred model for a regime that they would like to see applied in a future Palestinian state, according to a survey released at a conference [...]
Something in the Water
(in response to this. Hat tip: Yael)
House Demolitions
The next time someone complains that Israel’s demolition of PLO Arab houses in its search for tunnels is unjustified, point to this report:
Mustafa used to fear little but a periodic Israeli army raid as he dug arms smuggling tunnels into the Gaza Strip for the Palestinian revolt. Now he has to worry about the neighbours [...]
Quote of the Day
“In Israel, free men and women are every day demonstrating the power of courage and faith. Back in 1948 when Israel was founded, pundits claimed the new country could never survive. Today, no one questions that. Israel is a land of stability and democracy in a region of tryanny and unrest.”
– former US [...]
Quote of the Day
“In Israel, free men and women are every day demonstrating the power of courage and faith. Back in 1948 when Israel was founded, pundits claimed the new country could never survive. Today, no one questions that. Israel is a land of stability and democracy in a region of tryanny and unrest.”
– former US [...]
Ronald Reagan 1911-2004
(Courtesy of AP)
For more on the man, you can read the numerous articles about him on the web. I certainly could not write anything to do justice to the man, or his contribution to humanity.
For a summary of blogger reactions, click here.
For some examples of those who are using his death as an opportunity to [...]
