Archive for February 24th, 2006

Suffer the Clowns

The clowns of PETA have visited a circus to protest animal abuse, and, according to their blog, really made an impact. For instance, here is a description of “one of the best moments of the night.”
One of the best moments of the night was a conversation between Ingrid and a woman who rolled down her [...]

Not Just Allies

They love us. They really love us.
According to a US poll conducted on Thursday, Israel was considered one of the five most loved nations in the world by US citizens.
Right back at ya.
The results of the survey held that 68 percent of American citizens completely support Israel, while 23% do not.
And it gets even better:
Following [...]

The Big French Phoney

French President Jacques Chirac, his prime minister and other politicians joined about 1,000 people at a Paris synagogue, for the memoral service of Ilan Halimi, the young French Jew murdered by Muslims because he was Jewish.
I can’t say that I am particularly touched by photos like this one of Chirac at the synagogue..

..because for every [...]

5 Things About Me You Didn’t Know (and Probably Don’t Care)..

..but I am going to blog about them anyway since I want to, and I can…
1. I am totally bored by the Winter Olympics, and have not watched it this year for even a second.
2. I actually do have a day job. A very demanding day job, which keeps me very busy.
3. One of my [...]

Curious Choice of Song

I just watched The Daily Show, on which John Stewart noted that at the Winter Olympics opening cermony, the Danish team entered the stadium to the song, “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood.”

Quote of the Day

“They will never catch me”
- Al Aqsa Brigades terrorist Mohammed Shtawi, yesterday.
We got him today.

Silenced

There will be no podcast this week, since I have lost my voice.

Hopefully, podcasting will resume next week.

Voice of Peace

One of the things I love about the blogosphere is that it exposes us to views to which we would not normally be exposed. On many occasions, these views can pleasantly surprise us.
I had the pleasure of discovering this blog yesterday. The blogger, a 22-year-old Egyptian woman, reacted to an old post of mine, in [...]