Archive for August 30th, 2004

You Have to Read It to Believe It

In one of the most offensive pieces of journalism I have seen in a while (which is saying alot), Jonathan Cook from the International Herald Tribune argues that the PLO Arabs will not achieve their aims through non-violence. The arrival in the Middle East of Arun Gandhi, preaching his grandfather Mahatma Gandhi’s message of love, brotherhood [...]

Toilet Humor

Loos vs Lew?   But when it comes to these two, the only loo that comes to mind is this type.

Root Causes

The PLO Arabs are desolate after one of their own lost in the finals of a popular televised song contest. Palestinian singer Ammar Hassan on Sunday lost to a Libyan in a televised contest that captivated the Arab world for months.  Hassan, 27, from the town of Salfit in the West Bank, became the darling of [...]

Spygate – Part Deux

The Spygate (or should I call it Mishandling-of-Information-gate?) is beginning to fizzle out, as Pythonesque statements are made about Lary Franklin, the man who is at the center of the investigation. “The man is not a spy, he’s an idiot,” an official familiar with the investigations told the paper. Meanwhile, the Israeli daily newspaper Maariv are [...]