Archive for October 13th, 2004

Question Time

(AFP)   The man in the above picture is wearing underpants because: a) He is willing to die as a martyr, so he is already appropriately dressed for his 72 virgins b) He has decided to bravely attack the IDF soldiers with some sumo wrestling moves c) He has meekly surrendered to IDF troops, who [...]

A-Team to Return

Here is a plan I truly hope comes together: Cult 1980s TV show The A-Team is set to be brought to the big screen in a movie remake.      And Mr T, who played muscleman BA Baracus, may return for a cameo in the film.   The original series featured the action-packed adventures of Hannibal [...]

Israel In Pictures

Only in Israel… (Photo taken in Beer Sheva, courtesy of Verti’s Photography)

Discomfort

Something that causes Saddam Hussein discomfort: a hernia  Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had a hernia operation two weeks ago, a U.S. military official has told CNN.   The surgery, which was performed by Iraqi doctors, took place at the Ibn Sina Hospital, located inside the heavily secured Green Zone — where U.S. and Iraqi [...]

Interview With a Terrorfat

The Daily Telegraph has an interesting account of a meeting with Yasser Terrorfat. I have reproduced the full article below. What it shows is a man who is delusional, unrepentant, and extremely smelly. The first thing one notices about Yasser Arafat is not his chequered headscarf, folded in the shape of the map of Palestine; not [...]