Archive for August, 2007
Doing the Debka
Reuters reports:
At a beachside camp run by the Islamist movement Hamas, youngsters race into the sea carrying the green flags of the group, which took over the territory in a civil war against the Fatah group of President Mahmoud Abbas two months ago.
At a camp run by the secular Fatah, yellow flags dominate, and boys [...]
Hump Day
Don’t blame the camel.
The husband of a woman who was killed by her pet camel told mourners at her funeral yesterday they must forgive the beloved animal.
Pamela Weaver died when her hand-reared camel trod on her in a paddock near their home at Mitchell, in outback Queensland, on Saturday.
“You have to forgive the camel, [...]
Dumb Criminal of the Day
Has to be this woman.
Police arrested a woman who stole a pair of Crocs shoes when she returned to the store hours later to exchange them because they did not fit her son, a police spokesman said on Friday.
“The store clerk identified her from security camera footage and called us,” said Amos Shimoni, police [...]
Separated at Birth
A member of Mahmoud Abbas’ security forces, and an Aborigine with a didgeridoo (with apologies to my Aborigine readers).
I Take Back My Last Post..
This is the joke of the day.
Despite its numerous calls for Israel’s destruction, and repeated denials of the Holocaust, Iran has been selected by the United Nations for a leading position in a committee that will plan the 2009 UN World Conference against Racism.
Joke of the Day
I can’t resist this joke (hat tip: my mom).
Why the Brits wear red
A long time ago, Britain and France were at war. During one battle, the French captured an English colonel. They took him to their headquarters, and the French general began to question him.
Finally, as an afterthought, the French general asked, “Why do [...]
Sonic the Hedgehog Deathbomb
Introducing our latest weapon: Zionist Sonic DeathbombTM
The head of the Islamic movement in Israel, Sheikh Raed Salah, was injured on Wednesday evening when Israeli soldiers attacked him as he attended a dinner at the home of the Jerusalem Mufti.
In a statement Salah said “We were having meal on the roof of Jerusalem Mufti, Sheikh [...]
Training the Enemy
From the Department of Told You So. (hat tip: LGF).
American-run programs that train Fatah militias were instrumental in the “success” of the Palestinian intifada that began in 2000, a senior Fatah militant told The New York Sun.
“I do not think that the operations of the Palestinian resistance would have been so successful and would have [...]
Color War
Palestinian girls attend a summer camp organised by the Fatah movement in the Gaza Strip in this picture taken August 14, 2007. Colour war has taken on a special meaning for Palestinian children attending summer camp in the Gaza Strip. To match feature PALESTINIAN-CAMPS/ REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA)
Color war indeed, especially considering where we have [...]
