Archive for March, 2008

The Dangers of Drink

I can’t resist this next story.
A New Zealand man who claimed to have been left speaking Australian after being raped by a wombat has been sentenced to 75 hours community service.
Arthur Ross Cradock, a 48-year-old orchard worker, admitted in the Nelson District Court yesterday to the charge of using a phone for a fictitious purpose, [...]

Another Day, Another Example of AP Media Bias

Hezbollah members hold pictures of assassinated Sheik Abbas Musawi, left, Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, center, and assassinated top commander Imad Mughniyeh, right, during a funeral of a Hezbollah member in the southern village of Tair Dibba, Lebanon Saturday, March 15, 2008. It’s no secret that both Hezbollah and Israel are preparing for possibly another [...]

Believe It Or Not

This is a picture of Israeli President Shimon Peres and Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanova, and not a Madame Tussauds exhibit.

Source: The AJN

Asking For Your Prayers Again

My father is back in hospital and could really do with your continued prayers.
His name is David ben Friedl.

Is That What They Call It?

Palestinian shepherds Mohammed Nimer, 15, front, and his brother Moayad, 12, rear, herd their sheep in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, March 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

News a Citizen of Israel Does Not Like to Hear

Israel’s policy of not treating the conflict with the palestinians as a war to be won is paying dividends.
For the terrorists.
The Islamic Jihad terror group has recently began manufacturing rockets capable of reaching a 12.5-mile range, similar to the Grad rockets already in use by terror organizations in Gaza.
The new rockets are armed with a [...]

AFP’s Biased Article of the Day

Just the first paragraph tells you all you need to know:
JERUSALEM (AFP) — Amin al-Siyam says he is awakened nearly every night by the sound of Jewish settlers tunneling under his east Jerusalem house towards the Old City’s deeply sensitive Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
Settlers are digging tunnels, willy-nilly, under the Old City? Only at night? Are [...]

Police Academy 16: The Rookie

Ahmed tried his best, but, alas, his inbred look and lazy arm would spell the end of his short-lived career as member of the palestinian security forces.

Back to the Old

I have to admit I feel a bit like Priscilla Presley at the moment. The plastic surgery seemed like a good idea at the time, but was not quite what I bargained for.
I am referring, of course, to the recent theme change I implemented for this site, and which I have now “undone.” The reason? [...]

Israel to Elders of Moron: “Umm, No”

The Elders of Moron are off to a rocky start.
Israel turned down an offer by Jimmy Carter and Kofi Annan to mediate a cease-fire with Hamas.
The former U.S. president and former U.N. secretary-general belong to The Elders, an international conflict-resolution group established last year by British tycoon Richard Branson.
Several weeks ago, the Foreign Ministry in [...]