Tag: "Iraq"

Muslim World’s Greatest Hits

Muslim World’s Greatest Hits

Yesterday, I posted about the Lebanese politicians who acted out their wildest WWF fantasies.

Today, we see they are not alone

On This Day In History

On This Day In History

Exactly 45 years ago Cpt. Munir Redfa, an Iraqi pilot, defected to Israel.

"Firing rockets at innocent people makes me feel like a real man! Plus, they're Jews, so it's a win-win."

The Day In Israel: Mon Sept 13th, 2010

While many of you wake up to the sound of your alarm clock, rooster or children, residents of southern Israel have grown accustomed to waking up to the sound of the Color Red alert.

Happy, Shiny People

Happy, Shiny People

Despite everything going on in this part of the world, Israel has made the top ten of the World’s Happiest Countries list. And the palestinian-controlled territories are not doing as badly as you might think.

The Day In Israel: Wednesday April 7th, 2010

The Day In Israel: Wednesday April 7th, 2010

On the same day that the guy who spied on him received a prison term, it was announced that IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi’s term would not be extended. Of course, like many things here in Israel, the announcement caused controversy. Updates (Israel time; most recent at top) 11:30PM: While people like [...]

The Day In Israel: Thursday Feb 11th, 2010

The Day In Israel: Thursday Feb 11th, 2010

According to senior defense officials, the US is considering storing in Israel some of the equipment and ammunition that is pulled out of Iraq. Ahead of the United States’s planned withdrawal from Iraq, American military teams have visited Israel to consider the possibility of storing some of the equipment and ammunition that is pulled out [...]

The Day In Israel: Tuesday Jan 5th, 2010

The Day In Israel: Tuesday Jan 5th, 2010

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is positive about the chances of “peace talks” with the palestinians resuming soon. “In recent weeks, I’ve had the impression there is a certain change in atmosphere, and I hope that a maturation that would enable the negotiating process to move forward has occurred,” he told a meeting of his [...]

Advanced Jihad Recruitment

An Iraqi woman has admitted to convincing more than 80 women to be suicide bombers. If you think that’s sick in itself, wait until you hear how she did it. A woman suspected of recruiting more than 80 female suicide bombers has confessed to organising their rapes so she could later convince them that martyrdom [...]

Lame Duck?

Oh, I beg to differ. It was an awesome duck.

The Death of GI Jew

Soldier. Hero. Proud Jew. In a standing-room-only crowd that snaked outside the chapel, Pfc. Daniel Agami was memorialized Tuesday by hundreds of friends – and even some strangers from the local chapter of Jewish War Veterans – as a happy-go-lucky man who was profoundly patriotic. Agami, 25, who grew up in Broward County, was killed [...]