Mahdi Abdul Hadid of the Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs understands Arafat very well. To Hadid, Arafat “is a maestro of tactics and his strategy is to survive.” Not to bring peace, mind you, but to survive. If tossing out crumbs to make others believe peace will happen, [...]
The “cruel” Israelis say Arafat is allowed to leave his Ramallah compound, but he might not want to leave. He seems to be eating well. Hummas, tuna, fresh fruits and vegetables, even Coca-Cola fill his kitchen. Wow, the Israelis certainly know how to starve a guy into submission.
“13,200 Pitas Dispatched to Arafat [...]
I will not be taking part in this charity function.
Fourth Annual Masturbate-A-Thon [via blogdex]
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According to Dr. Michael Gazzaniga
Britain does not grant moral status to an embryo until after 14 days, the time when all the twinning issues cease and the embryo must be implanted into the uterus to continue developing.
While I’m sure that decision doesn’t prevent British women from aborting their children after 14 days, at least they’re [...]
Ken Adelman wants the U.N. team investigating the Jenin battle to ask these questions:
What terrorist acts against Israel were being planned in Jenin?
What Palestinian youth in Jenin were preparing to launch homicide bombings against Israelis?
What Palestinian leaders in Jenin were purchasing explosives, belts, and other paraphernalia to blow up innocent Jews?
The focus needs [...]
So far, Zero 7’s “Destiny” is the best song I’ve heard all year. It’s beautifully layered. The vocals are soulful and gentle. Emotion drips from every note. It’s romantic without being sappy. Great, great song.
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Technocrats would have a field day with the Senate’s energy bill. First, as a matter of law, energy production from renewable sources would increase from 2 to 10% by 2020. By the stroke of a pen, we’ll all start relying more on wind and solar power. How we get from 2 to [...]
Ignore the teeny-boppers as immature sex symbols who can’t make a song that will survive two years. I heartily recommend the Donna Woodall Group as an intelligent, entertaining alternative. Woodall’s voice echoes some of the great songstresses of recent memory: Billie Holiday, Maria Carey, Dionne Warwick, and Gladys Knight. She doesn’t overpower [...]
A building in New York City has partially collapsed. No word on if it was a terrorist attack.
“Partial Building Collapse in NYC”
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Note to self: Anyone who thinks the rich don’t pay their “fair share” in taxes should get this web page shoved in their face.
“Tax Share of Top One Percent Climbs to 36.2 Percent”
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How is this notated in the public record? Does it actually say that Elmo testified or the voice doing Elmo, or the puppeteer?
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Myron Magnet continues to push for a WTC memorial that remembers the victims yet displays America’s strength and greatness. The monument can’t be a reminder of the pain we all suffered on 9.11.01. It can’t be a monument to weakness. It must be one that speaks to freedom, liberty, courage, pride, and [...]
It shouldn’t come as a shock that Alice in Chains’ lead singer Layne Staley died. It is a bit of a shock that he lived as long as he did. It was known that he had a problem with heroin. That may have been the reason for the band’s break-up in 1996. [...]
Sen. Jeffords (I-VT) wants federally mandatory bottle recycling. What he doesn’t want is the law to be applied to his precious Vermont milk industry. Is this an attempt to soft drink makers on a less economic footing making milk a more inticing choice for consumers? Jeffords is completely beholden to Vermont milk [...]
Let me say this plainly: Le Pen’s SECOND place finish isn’t a political earthquake! Sure, it surprised France, but that country has a peculiar interest in Jerry Lewis. What the election results were was a reaction by French voters to dull major party candidates (Chirac and Jospin). To base anymore on what 17% [...]
