Jewish friends of Mahmoud

This is the kind of Judaism that continues to astound me: A group of American rabbis welcome Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to New York in a move aimed at countering an anti-Iran protest. Neturei Karta International (Jews United Against Zionism) is a fascinating bunch of anti-Zionists who believe it is forbidden to build a…

Whoring is cheap

How much would you expect to be paid for spruiking the wonders online of your government? (In China, a 50-cent army, estimated to be around 300,000 “soldiers”, are busy spreading propaganda.)

More than time for a group hug

Iranian Supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei: Who are the Israelis? They are responsible for usurping houses, territory, farmlands and businesses. They are fighters at the disposal of Zionist operatives. A Muslim nation cannot remain indifferent to such people who are stooges at the service of the arch-enemies of the Muslim world.

How to bring “liberation” to Iraq

So much for the “success” of the surge in Iraq: Satellite images taken at night show heavily Sunni Arab neighborhoods of Baghdad began emptying before a U.S. troop surge in 2007, graphic evidence of ethnic cleansing that preceded a drop in violence, according to a report published on Friday. The images support the view of…

Yet another failed leader

As Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert resigns from the government – and Haaretz editorialises that the young country has never seen a worse premiership – this telling exchange between Olmert and a former cashed-up friend is revealing: ISRAELI PROSECUTOR: Please go on and tell us what you mean by “intense relationship” [with Israeli prime minister…

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