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Jul
27
Serious Fighters
July 27, 2006 | 4 Comments
Watching the antics of the assorted Palestinian terrorists in Gaza there is a sense of a sort of hopeless ineptitude combined with a mafia macho swagger. Not so Hezbollah:
Hezbollah’s actions on the battlefields of southern Lebanon should give the Israelis, the West and neighboring Arab governments reason to worry. In just two weeks, Hezbollah […]
Jul
27
Harper whacks another one out of the park
July 27, 2006 | 3 Comments
“We want to find out why this United Nations post was attacked and also why it remained manned during what is now, more or less, a war during obvious danger to these individuals,” he told reporters.
Asked about UN head Kofi Annan’s statement suggesting Israel had targeted the outpost, Harper said: “I certainly doubt that to […]
Jul
27
Go Read Melanie Phillips
July 27, 2006 | Leave a Comment
Here’s the link.
But the moral crisis in Britain extends far wider and deeper than the wretched BBC and other media. The surreally distorted response by so many to Israel’s attempt to destroy the would-be purveyors of genocide raises the question of whether Britain will ever again support a just war — because it no […]
Jul
26
Doh!….
July 26, 2006 | 2 Comments
Qais Abu Leila, a member of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, said the Hizbullah rocket attacks had highlighted the futility of Palestinian attempt to build home-made rockets. “Now it is finally clear to everyone that these rockets do more damage to Palestinians than Israelis,” he said.the guardian
There is no shortage of intelligence […]
Jul
26
Ooopps…
July 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment
“The truth is _ let me say this clearly _ we didn’t even expect (this) response…. that (Israel) would exploit this operation for this big war against us,” said Komati.
He said Hezbollah had expected “the usual, limited response” from Israel to the July 12 cross-border raid, in which three Israelis were killed.
In the past, […]
Jul
25
Kick Against the Darkness Until The Light Comes In
July 25, 2006 | 3 Comments
All groups in Gaza, including Hamas, would now accept a cease-fire deal with Israel which would include releasing Gilad Shalit, according to the Palestinian Agriculture Minister, who also heads the coordinating committee of Palestinian organizations there.
Ibrahim Al-Naja said the factions were ready to stop the Qassam rocket fire if Israel’s ceased all military moves against […]
Jul
25
Of Europe and Israel
July 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment
There seems to be some thought that the Euro (well, French) handwringing over Israel’s actions in Lebanon somehow matters. It doesn’t for a number of reasons.
First, Germany for rather obvous reasons, will not abandon Israel and will block any concerted effort on the part of the EU to censure the Israelis.
Second, while the Clare Short […]
Jul
24
Ipods, Zune and Smart Cars
July 24, 2006 | 3 Comments
As some of you realize I have been a bit thwarted on the Canadian Bullet front. I am working on getting around the glitches which made this potentially useful service something of a server killer. Live and learn.
However, in the course of working out how to do this I have a few new aggregators which […]
Jul
24
Defense Minister Amir Peretz also said Sunday after meeting Steinmeier that Israel would accept a temporary international force, preferably headed by NATO, deployed along the Lebanese border to keep Hizbullah away from the border.
“Israel’s goal is to see the Lebanese army deployed along the border with Israel, but we understand that we are talking about […]
Jul
23
Writing in the LA Times, Harvard Law Prof Alan Deshowitz demonstrates why he should stick to criminal and constitutional law.
There is a vast difference — both moral and legal — between a 2-year-old who is killed by an enemy rocket and a 30-year-old civilian who has allowed his house to be used to store Katyusha […]