The Iconoclast
They are slags, not victims, lawyer tells grooming trial
From the Daily Mail Six children who bravely gave evidence of being groomed and used for gang sex were accused by a defence lawyer of claiming serial abuse because “it’s […]
Gas Pains During Israel’s Election
Polls in Israel are notoriously biased by the polling organizations. Probably worse than in the US. As Mike Bates, my colleague at 1330amWEBY’in Florida, said, during a recent Voice of […]
Krauthammer On Netanyahu’s Speech
Here.
Islamic State militants raze Iraq’s ancient Hatra city:
Allahu-Akbaring Machine-Gun-Toting Muslims Attack Restaurant In Mali
Here.
Orally, But Not Per Os
From an article by Suzanne Garment on Hillary Clinton’s private email account: “So much for the historical record — and for the idea that you can force people to make […]
The Netanyahu Effect: Kerry Embarrassed Into Seeking A Not-Quite-As-Bad Deal
Even if you remain in the camp of those who refused to be impressed by Netanyahu’s artful performance before Congress, even if you have more faith in the hard-bargaining of […]
A Musical Interlude: He Loves And She Loves (Arthur Rosebery And His Band, voc. Jack Hart)
Listen here.
Having An Effect: Sunni Boy Caught And Executed By Shi’ite Militias
Here. Sudden thought: Could this be one more example of Arab propaganda, like the video of the “murdered Mohammad Al-Dura,” ascribed to the Israelis by Arab Muslims and their willing […]
French Foreign Minister Fabius Once Again Questions P5+1 Deal with Iran
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, Quai d’Orsay, Feb. 24, 2015 Source: Reuters French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius is convening a meeting in Paris Saturday with Western and EU members of […]
What’s Playing At The Roxy, In Good Old Aleppo Town
In the part that is under anti-regime control, here’s what’s playing at the Roxy.
Jonathan Tobin: What The Guardian And Al Jazeera Tried To Do With That "Mossad Memo"
Before Netanyahu’s speech, the propaganda organ of Qatar, and The Guardian, teamed up to “discredit” Netanyahu by leaking what was described as a “Mossad memo” and then explaining to their […]
Mr. Hijazi, Second In His Class
Here. This Mr. Hijazi– Shami Hijazi — is not to be confused with another Hijazi, Raed Hijazi, who worked for a while in the late 1990s as a cab-driver in […]
Marc Trevidic, And The Murders At Goldenberg’s Restaurant
Here. The attack on the famous kosher restaurant Jo Goldenberg, on the rue des Rosiers, was the first major terrorist attack by Muslims. It left six dead and many wounded. […]
The Puzzlement For "Counterterrorism Experts: "No Clear Pattern" Emerges
An excerpt from an article by Nicole Hong in today’s Wall Street Journal; No Clear Pattern Found In U.S. Residents Who Join Islamic State March 6, 2015 04:03:00 am […]
Mujahadid Explains Why He Stormed Canadian Parliament and Killed Soldier
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