morning. 10.14.
The sun should be up before I am. It is not. Today is a day of typing, typing, typing, calling on the phone, and attending to a sick cat. Going to need many cups of tea. hot chocolate. You betcha.
Most-wanted "mass murderer" responsible for Beersheba bombings captured
From israelinsider: IDF troops on Wednesday arrested Imad Kawasmeh, commander of Hamas’ military wing in Hebron, responsible for dispatching two suicide bombers who blew up on two buses almost simultaneously in Beersheba, killing 17 Israelis. Acting on intelligence tips, Egoz and Nahal units on Tuesday night surrounded a Hebron building in which he was hiding. … Continue reading Most-wanted "mass murderer" responsible for Beersheba bombings captured
Terrorism, defined and clarified
Maariv International: Reuters terminology laundry Recently, as a result of a spat with the CanWest media group, Reuter’s dirty little secret finally came out, they never call use the “T-word” when reporting terror attacks, preferring terms like militants or activists. This was admitted by two senior Reuters officials. In an interview with the New York … Continue reading Terrorism, defined and clarified
qotd
You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you’re finished, you’ll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird… So let’s look at the bird and see what it’s doing — that’s what counts. I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and … Continue reading qotd
white pebble 