A stinging new critique from Caroline Glick of the Jerusalem Post, calls for the Olmert government to go, en masse. Glick correctly notes that the current Israeli leadership squandered the good will of the people, the Israeli military, and even the American government: THE AMERICANS have lost faith in Israel as an ally. After he [...]
More global escapism from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In this case it appears that the study assumed global warming, and ran models to determine how bad it could be at various levels of warmth. Rising temperatures will increase the risk of forest fires, droughts and flooding over the next two centuries, [...]
In the great tradition of mid-East warfare, both sides have declared victory. All-powerful media manager, Hassan Nasrallah kicked off the festivities by declaring a “strategic, historic victory.” Lines of cars — some loaded with mattresses and luggage — snaked slowly around huge holes in the roads and ruined bridges. Hezbollah fighters hugged each other and [...]
Conservation economic stalwart Larry Kudlow continues as a nearly lone voice in the wilderness of economic nay-sayers. Today he has posted more great news about the robust American economy, including that consumer sales are up. Retail sales came in at 1.4 percent for July, way above Wall Street expectations, while core sales excluding autos, gas, [...]
Now here’s some good news, finally, that we all (most of us anyway) have been looking for. How’s this for a breath of fresh air? Barbaro is enjoying daily outings outside his intensive care stall to pick his own grass, enjoy the warm weather and stretch his recovering legs. Barbaro stepped outside his ICU stall [...]
If you wonder what kind of leadership Israel needs right now, take a look at this hypothetical speech. It’s all written and everything, just waiting for a courageous leader to give it. [H/T: Alexandra at All Things Beautiful]
To the surprise of almost nobody, the Israeli-Hezbollah ceasefire amounts to a great victory for the terrorists. Few can remember Israel acting tepidly in war, but this instance they certainly have. Israel has left the Hezbollah militants feeling good, and acting as the superior armed force, even embarrassing and ridiculing the Lebanese army. IT was [...]
There are reports that two journalists for Fox News have been kidnapped. There are reports that two journalists from the U.S. Fox News television channel have been kidnapped by armed men in Gaza. An American correspondent and an Irish cameraman were reportedly seized after gunmen intercepted their car in Gaza City, witnesses told news agencies. [...]
