Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
DQ again. Just read a news article with some good background on the current crisis. I’m not writing about the background, though, but about its assumptions as to the public’s reaction. It suggests that if Israeli civilians are killed they will “begin clamoring for a cease-fire.” But if Lebanese civilians
Continue readingDQ here. I’ve been silent about the recent events in the Middle East because Bookworm knows the topic far better than I do and is doing a fine job of blogging about it. I do want to make a couple of suggestions, though. I keep hearing calls warning
Continue readingIsrael used to win wars because she was smarter than her enemy. I’m not so sure now. Israeli intelligence was deeply asleep when it was unaware of Hezbollah’s ability to tap into her computer, when it was surprised by the tunnels under her borders, and when it didn’t know that
Continue readingCourtesy of a timely email from a friend (thanks, Sharon), I was reminded again of all the Leftist organizations around the world that have crawled into bed with Hezbollah in the last several years. Here’s one story: In September 2004, there was a huge gathering of anti-American, anti-Israeli organizations in
Continue readingI was listening to the radio today, and heard the top of the hour news. As the announcer said “The G8 issued a statement today regarding the situation in the Middle East,” I expected the sentence to finish “condemning Israel.” Boy, was I surprised: Group of Eight leaders told Hizbollah
Continue readingNot only does Mark Steyn get it, he does it with such great prose: The forces at play in the Middle East are beyond the Geopolitical Friars’ Club. The median age in Gaza is 15.8 years old. How likely is it that any of those bespoke Palestinian “moderates” who’ve been
Continue readingMr. Bookworm cannot understand why Israel started a major war over three soldiers. No matter the horrors of their kidnapping, and the infiltration of Israeli terroritory associated with those kidnappings, he thinks that the kidnappings are not a sufficient reason to go to war. I asked, “What about the thousands
Continue readingThere used to be an old expression to describe a situation in which a behind-the-scenes power was manipulating a situation. That power was called a “fine Italian hand,” which spoke to the British scene that the Italians were all Machiavellian schemers. I’ve been thinking of that expression, suitably mutated, to
Continue readingI’ve had to delete my posts of the Paragraph Farmer’s pictures from S. Korea. They’re just not showing up right, and appear to be causing loading problems all over the board. They’re just beautiful photos, so if I ever figure it out, I’ll get back to you.
Continue readingThis is the first half of a Mike Gallagher column. You should read the rest. It’s good to see Israel not just talking the talk but walking the walk. Time and time again, Israel has tried to compromise with terrorist-laden entities like the Palestinian Liberation Organization, only to be greeted
Continue readingGateway Pundit did a snarky little post about the suffering, the terrible suffering, Plame and Wilson have undergone since they rocketed to MSM fame. Only those who have to live through it can understand the agony of the jet-set lifestyle, complete with designer magazine covers. No wonder they had to
Continue readingI posted yesterday about the remarkable silence on the Left side of the blogosphere in the face of the huge developments in the Middle East. Indeed, the only liberal blogger who recognized the crisis for what it was eschewed analysis and simply went into blame George Bush mode. It occurred
Continue readingWith Israel at the epicenter of World War IV today, I thought I’d troll around to the top liberal blogs to see what they have to say on the subject. Crooks and Liars had only one post about what I believe to be the greatest geopolitical crisis of our time.
Continue readingThe vile inanity lives on at the Daily Kos. Today’s revolting post asks us to “Imagine a World Without Israel.” It spins a fantasy of lion living in peace with lamb, flowers and sunshine. How about we imagine a Middle East without Israel? From one end of the Muslim crescent
Continue readingHezbollah has bombed major Israeli cities: A missile fired from Lebanon on Thursday evening exploded in the northern city of Haifa, officials said. Firefighters and rescue services who reached the scene of the attack didn’t report any civilian casualties. Earlier, six Katyusha rockets exploded in central Nahariya on Thursday evening
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