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The Biden administration talks out of two sides of its mouth
As expected, the administration is still protecting Iran: Many [as far as I know, all of them Republicans] are calling on Biden to refreeze the $6 billion of Iranian funds that he had unfrozen as part of a prisoner swap … Continue reading →
Black Lives Matter says Jewish Lives Don’t Matter
Again, why should this be any sort of surprise? In fact, to Black Lives Matter, even black lives mean nothing unless they are either killed by a white person or unless they can claim they were killed by a white … Continue reading →
Many more thoughts on the Hamas war [UPDATED]
(1) On the report about Hezbollah invading Israel from the north with drones – I’ve read contradictory things about it, but this seems to be the most recent news: IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says there is no security … Continue reading →
Open thread 10/11/23
An intelligence failure of the imagination
The Israeli response to the Hamas attack wasn’t just an intelligence failure in terms of acting on information, although it certainly was that. But I think that, more importantly, it was a failure to think outside the box and even … Continue reading →
The terror of the barbaric
I’ve been covering the Hamas massacre since it happened, and it touches on something very deep that goes back to childhood terrors. When I see or hear the suffering it is sickening. I wish it were fiction, but it’s not. … Continue reading →
I’m finally back online
My internet has been restored. It will take a while to get my act together.
Continue reading →Open thread 10/10/23
Columbus Day
My mind is mostly on other things, but I don’t want to ignore the fact that today is Columbus Day. So here’s a previous post on the subject for you to read. Also please see this.
Continue reading →More thoughts and links on Hamas’ massacre in Israel
It has been described variously as Israel’s Pearl Harbor and 9/11, or both combined. And that is at least somewhat the case. The Hamas massacre was Pearl Harbor in the sense of a huge wakeup call that was not anticipated … Continue reading →
According to Hamas (and their sympathizers), Israelis must submit without retaliating
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