Archive for August 5th, 2008

Joke of the Day

Problem is, it’s not funny. The commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Claudio Graziano has distributed among his troops a contingency plan in case an Israel Air Force aircraft is shot down over Lebanon, the Lebanese daily al-Akhbar reported Tuesday. The report came amid fears that Israeli aircraft would be targeted. [...]

Ever the Dork

Ever the Dork

Syrian President Bashar “Dorktator” Assad lays on the charm in front of Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. “He he he. See what happens when I pull my finger?”

Yet More Palestinian Damn Lies and Statistics

The palestinian Ma’an News Agency proudly reports that the palestinians have the world’s lowest divorce rate. The world’s lowest divorce rate, 10.82% was announced in Palestine on Tuesday in the biannual report of Palestine’s Supreme Court. Taysir At-Tamimi, a supreme judge and head of highest council of the legislative judiciary, issued the report on the [...]

Lebanon’s The Daily Star: “Israel Has Never Looked So Good”

With the events of the last week in Gaza, even a major newspaper of an enemy country like Lebanon’s The Daily Star sees Israel’s humanity and the palestinian’s brutality. It is a damning indication of just how bad things have become in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip when Fatah militants there must look to Israel for [...]

Looking Full of Herself, But Not Too Bright

You may recall the condemnation Israel received a few months ago after not allowing palestinian Fulbright scholars to leave Gaza. Condoleezza Rice even got involved, leading to Israel backing down. Why am I mentioning it again now? Funny you should ask. The United States has revoked the visas of three Palestinian Fulbright scholars whose cases [...]