Hey, I Didn’t Say It

Jim Henley: My rule of thumb: If Person A says “Israel” and Person B says, “You mean, the Jooooz! Neener Neener Neener!” *at most* Person A should spare the breath to say “F_ck off, Person B” and get back to whatever he or she was saying in the first place. But that’s more effort than [...]

‘The Garbage Collection Theory of History’

George Will’s latest, on Tuesday’s State of the Union address, practically sparkles with sanity. On the global democratic crusade: The success of the terrorist organization Hamas in the Palestinian elections is but the latest proof of what happens when the forms of democracy are severed from what the president, with a cosmopolitan shrug, dismissively called [...]

The Triumph of Hamas: You Read It Here First

Condi Rice is baffled by the victory of Hamas in the recent Palestinian elections: “I’ve asked why nobody saw [Hamas' election victory] coming. It does say something about us not having a good enough pulse… I don’t know anyone who wasn’t caught off guard by Hamas’ strong showing.” Is it really true that the Secretary [...]

The World Wants to be Cheated (and Israel is happy to assist)

If anyone had any doubts about the army vs. settlers “clashes” in Hebron being nothing but a sham (see my latest column), today’s Ha’aretz reports of the so predictable outcome: The state and Hebron’s settlers reached an agreement early Monday morning under which Jewish squatters would voluntarily leave the city’s wholesale market by Monday night, [...]

The Bully Complex

Canadian war reporter Scott Taylor was recently interviewed by the Canadian-Macedonian News newspaper. He kindly mentions myself, but that is not the primary reason I suggest the article. More interesting is the following insight into why the Americans tend to support who they do. When asked why the Americans fell for the fawning accolades and [...]

Well Isn’t This What You Asked For?

Everyone is jumping over the fact that the US has brought Hamas to power through its love of exporting democracy- just as it’s democracy-building brought Communist economics to Ukraine, and has made Iraq a state ruled by Islamic law. Three words you’ll never hear come out of the president’s mouth: “whoops, my bad!” The question [...]