Israeli air strikes kill Palestinian children. And Palestinian terror attacks kill Jewish children. But even Palestinian propaganda cannot ignore the fact that while Palestinian terrorists specifically target Jewish children, Israel's army kills Paestinian civilians while targeting Palestinian terrorists. It is an unfortunate side effect that civilians die in a war. And it is, for the Palestinian cause, a fortune side effect that sometimes a terror attack launched against civilians make...
Boy, was I angry that night...
Friday morning, on my way to work, I read something in the newspaper which struck me as odd. Some Al-Qaeda operative in Britain announced that Ireland was now a target of Al-Qaeda. Now, I never thought that anybody was excused from being a target of Al-Qaeda (in fact recent events make me believe that being a Muslim makes one more rather than less of a target); but the odd part of the announcement was their explanation. They said that Irish support for US forces made Ireland an enemy...
Hi, I am writing to inform you that I do not intend to read your news paper any more. I don't know if you are interested in such news or not. Today, Friday 23rd of December, I again read an article which referred to a terrorist who targets Jews as a "militant". Then I noticed that your news paper is one of many that has special words reserved for terrorists who kill Jews. I don't want special treatment for Jews in the press, neither in the positive way nor the negative. A criminal wh...
Hi, I read in your "Encyclopedia of the Orient" that Israel practices "apartheid". Since I know Israeli law a bit and am aware of the fact that Israeli Arabs have the same rights and duties and Jewish and Druze citizens, I assume by "apartheid" you are referring to the fact that Arab Israeli do not have to join the army while Jews and Druze have to. You might have to make this more clear in the entry (or give examples of other legal differences between Arabs, Jews, and Druze). You shoul...
Iraq is now entering its third period since Saddam Hussein took power. Which of the three versions of Iraq is the best? 1. Saddam Hussein's pre-sanctions Iraq In the 1980s Saddam Hussein started two wars, one against Iran and one against Kuwait. Due to his regime and the wars more than 2 million people died, including 1-1.5 million Iranians, 100,000 Kurds, and thousands others. Period: 1980s, pre-sanctions Iraq Resident Nutter: Saddam Hussein Frags: >2 million 2. Iraq dur...
A very good analysis: http://www.slate.com/id/2134378/ And a conclusion: http://www.slate.com/id/2134761/ Via my friend Sam, the sandmonkey (http://egyptiansandmonkey.blogspot.com/) Exam questions: 1. Is the fighting in Iraq related to fighting Al-Qaeda? 2. Does the American presence in Iraq make it easier for Al-Qaeda to recruit followers?
"The Peshmerga guard Kurdistan's de-facto border with ruthless effectiveness. Those who attempt to cross away from the checkpoints and the roads are ambushed by border patrols. Anyone who doesn't speak Kurdish as their native language stands out among the general population. Iraqi Kurds, out of desperate necessity, have forged one of the most watchful and vigilant anti-terrorist communities in the world. Terrorists from elsewhere just can't operate in that kind of environment. Al Qaeda member...
On my way to McDonald's today (I had a coupon for a free Bigmac), I met this group of war protesters. Three youngsters who made their point against the American occupation of Iraq. I actually talked to them. It took me one minute to figure out that I was everything they despise. I was born in West-Berlin. I have been a left-winger until having been "converted" by conservatives, who, as I pointed out to my three friends, were a lot more tolerant and open towards those who disagree with thei...
Just a few points, perhaps they are all wrong. 1. The Quran refers to Canaan as the land G-d gave to the people of Israel, but the "Palestinians" insist that it be called by the name the Greek and Roman pagans gave to it. 2. The worst murderer of Muslims ever has been executed and the "Palestinians" mourn his death. 3. The King of Jordan, of Muhammed's family and of the traditional ruling family of the holy cities of Islam (until the Saudis violently took over), wants peace with the ...
The Sandmonkey points to an interesting article about Vladimir Putin, one of the peace camp in 2003. Discussion of the article quickly turned into the usual Iraq war argument. But this time, I think, I finally got what is going on in liberals' minds. Read the comments. It seems like liberals really do reject the concept of personal responsibility. It is not just a right-wing claim about them and it is not something the left do to "help the poor", but it really is a concept they don't un...
I have nothing much to say about the Blakerig blog other than that Drima linked to it. But the article about Israel triggered a short conversation. A Sudanese named Kizzie wrote the following: I have lots of opinion on the Israeli -Sudanese relations. I don’t want to write a long incoherent paragraph about it so, here you go 1- As a Sudanese raised in the Middle East, I was taught to hate Israel at an early age. When I grew up I learned how to make a distinction between Israel...
The Rings on Zarqawi's Finger
In response to the article by the Guardian I sent the following email to the author: "Some fear that the risk would be too great, that there's no guarantee that even civilian protesters bursting through a military border would not end up facing gunfire." Well, they would in any other country in the world. Only Israel is assumed maybe not to fire on people who invade. It is only Israel where using women and children as human shields might work. Hizbullah tried ...