Archive for August 8th, 2005

Keeping the Opportunists at eBay

A few weeks ago, the original eye patch worn by former Israeli defense minister and chief of staff Moshe Dayan went up for sale on eBay.   Predictably, another opportunist has decided to sell Ariel Sharon’s bloodstained bandage. The bloodstained bandage that wrapped Ariel Sharon’s head after he was injured in fighting during the 1973 [...]

Aug 08, 2005 | 2 comments | View Post

The Bias of Mr Jennings

As you are already no doubt aware, ABC anchor Peter Jennings has succumbed to lung cancer at the age of 67.   Reading through his obituary at CNN, I was struck by the following passage: Jennings became a foreign correspondent for the network, covering such stories as the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich, Germany, [...]

Aug 08, 2005 | 3 comments | View Post