The BBC reports: France shows off tallest bridge The world’s highest road bridge has been inaugurated in southern France by President Jacques Chirac. The Millau bridge over the River Tarn in the Massif Central mountains is more than 300m (984ft) high – taller even than the country’s Eiffel Tower. Sounds to me like they [...]
If you didn’t already hate CNN and the BBC before…you will now. Three major international networks – The BBC, CNN and Eurosport – are refusing to air adds * of the “Born to be Free” foundation for the release of missing IAF navigator Ron Arad. Last week, the state and the foundation formally issued [...]
Even the mob knows that terrorism is evil. International terrorism charges and allegations of ties to al Qaeda might be enough to scare away some cellmates, in some countries. But Italian mobsters jailed on the island of Sardinia, apparently outraged by terrorism, beat up an Algerian terror suspect and threatened to kill him unless [...]
New reader and emerging nuisance Ken has already broken two of the unwritten rules here at Israellycool: 1. Don’t spread anti-Israel propaganda. 2. If you are going to break rule 1, at least attempt to back up your assertions. Here’s his latest comment: I don’t love terror and I don’t hate anyone. I just [...]
Wow. Wife-killer Scott Peterson today received the death sentence. And despite the lack of a murder weapon and witnesses, the jury were convinced of his guilt. Here’s why: Three jurors spoke at length in an emotional news conference after issuing the verdict, saying Peterson’s own lack of visible emotion during the trial helped [...]
Warning: This post contains quite vivid descriptions of nose picking. If you are easily grossed out, please do not read.* We spent our last Sabbath away with some relatives. As usual, on Friday night, I went to synagogue. Sitting in front of me was a man who, the whole time I was there, was [...]
