I am in here.
I am back from a week-long sojourn at the Mountain. Figuratively speaking. Details upon request. I have been back for a couple of days, but am only now getting properly readjusted to my natural, home-like environment. But I traipse off again soon (Monday) to take Peter to college for the very first time. We stay … Continue reading back from the mountain
I consider myself an environmentalist, but… Samizdata Quote of the Day | Samizdata.net We bit off more than we could chew. They were just Cockney barrow boy spivs. Total thugs. I’ve never seen anyone less amenable to listening to our point of view. — An unnamed member of a group of Greenpeace activists, who failed … Continue reading Samizdata qotd
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
The Israeli Ambassador’s response to the UN’s resolution on the fence, from Aish.com. Mr. President, For years, if not decades, this Assembly has entertained the Palestinian representative’s attempts to manufacture a virtual reality. An alternate world in which there is but one victim and one villain, in which there are Palestinian rights but no Palestinian … Continue reading The Israeli Ambassador's response, in full
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