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Terror Supporting Puppet

The Jerusalem Post reports:

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei warned Israel that its air strike would invite a response from Hamas, adding that any retaliation for the killings will be justified.
 
“No crime goes unpunished,” Qurei said at a meeting of the Palestinian cabinet. “For sure there will be retaliation and the retaliation will be [...]

Avoiding Civilian Casualties in the Fight Against Terror

Ha’aretz continue with their Salem witch trials of the religious right, with this provocative headline in today’s online edition:
Rabbis to IDF: Hit harder at terror, even if civilians killed
 
I say provocative, even though this is, indeed, what the rabbis have ostensibly said. It is provocative insofar as it is designed to elicit a negative [...]

More Media Madness

Israel has struck hard at terror, killing 14 terrorists, and wounding 25.
 
And even though it has been confirmed that all of those killed or wounded were actual terrorists, the media is skirting around this fact. Consider the following selection of headlines:
13 die in Israeli air strike  
13 Palestinians killed in Gaza strike
Palestinians: 15 killed [...]

Honored

Headline from CNN: France gives Spielberg highest honor
 
What would that be? The Your’e Alright For an Effin’ Jew prize? 
 
Not quite.

President Jacques Chirac made U.S. film director Steven Spielberg a knight in the French Legion of Honor on Sunday, hailing him as a great filmmaker committed to fighting hatred and intolerance.
I do believe that the words [...]

Terror Conference

The Palestine Solidarity Conference is being held in Sweden from September 7th until September 11th. It is organized by The Palestinian progressive youth union (PPYU), RKU (Revolutionary communist youth) of Sweden, and The Sports Club Proletären FF.
 
A quick read of its timetable reveals many discussions on “fighting occupation” and “resistance.” And there is no doubt [...]

Quote of the Day

“We’ve got an issue in America. Too many good docs are getting out of business. Too many OB-GYNs aren’t able to practice their love with women all across this country.”
- US President George Bush at a rally in Missouri.

Fuggedaboudit

The actor who plays Tony Soprano has not been injured, despite being hit by a drunk driver.

A vehicle driven by James Gandolfini, who plays mob boss Tony Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos, was hit by a suspected drunken driver over the weekend.
 
The actor was not injured, police said.
 
Gandolfini was in New [...]

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