On the English Defence League (the “enemy of my enemy” is sometimes still just my enemy)

This picture speaks for itself, doesn't it? Still, you have to read the whole post by Adam Levick.

So - a leader of what?

We complain about mass media aiding and abetting Palywood myth building. But here is an example of mass media creating a myth without any participation of the Palywood. From Fox news site of October 9, 2010:

As shows Exhibit 1, a "Israeli leader" has driven into Palestinian children.

Wow, one would be inclined to ask, which one of them leaders appears to be a murderous bastard?

Then you click on the link leading to the article. And both Exhibit 2 and Exhibit 3 catch up with you:

Let's see: Exhibit 2 says:

Settler Leader Drives....

So it's not an "Israeli leader", strictly speaking. And then comes the lede - Exhibit 3 and makes that "Settler Leader" kind of even smaller:

The leader of a well-known settler group,...

Yeah, it was a good one, Fox News...

Now you can watch the whole incident recorded by an accidentally (as usual) present video camera, not to mention multiple accidentally present photographers. But I have promised not to mention Palywood...

Cross-posted on Yourish.com

Dancing, Lies and Videotape: Palywood myth building at its best

This is yet another example of the palestinians making a mockery of the concept of truth in order to achieve their goals. The sad thing is, they will get away with it, unless those who truly care for the truth are able to look over what they say with a discerning eye, and influence others to do so.

Says Aussie Dave after telling the story you have to read in its entirety.

But then, Aussie Dave is an optimist. Me, I think they will get away with it anyhow...

Oh Debka, Debka...

Of course, it's not only Mahmoud the Mad who is revving up. Debka folks are in a rare tizzy lately. Whether due to falling readership or something in the water - I don't really know. Here are few outstanding examples:

Notice that Mahmoud the Mad tells Assad to prepare for something Iran is planning to do. And Debka is wise to it, besides...

Wait, it's already early October! Where is my gas mask?

On the same subject:

Iran is bent of military revenge for cyber attack

The timeline of this attack revolves around the state visit to Lebanon President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has scheduled for Oct. 13-14, during which he will tour the Israeli border.

Oh, it's an attack Mahmoud the Mad will perform directly, with his special stones, blessed by Ayatollah Khamenai. Cancel that gas mask...

Tehran, Damascus tell Hizballah to grab Beirut right after Ahmadinejad's visit.

The presidents of Iran and Syria agreed in Tehran Saturday, Oct. 2, to support a Hizballah military takeover of Lebanon's power centers, including the capital Beirut, right after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ends his controversial two-day visit to the country on October 13-14.

I say, Mahmoud the Mad has to plug the leak in his secretariat. Or check his living room for mikes...

Israel releases 1973 war papers to warn Syria, Hizballah: Hands off Beirut!

It's a good one, I promise, because if it confused you - just wait for the following:

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may not have been tough enough on this issue when she met Syrian foreign minister Walid Muallem in New York Monday, Sept. 27. Damascus also inferred from the tenor of that converstion that Washington would not interfere with a Syrian-Iranian-backed Hizballah attack on Lebanon's centers of power.

The 1973 war papers released in Jerusalem, revealing that Israel then was just hours away from an air blitz against Damascus, was a message to Assad that Jerusalem was not aligned with the Americans in this.

Have you figured that out already? 37 years ago Israel was hours away from an air blitz against Assad the dad, and it's possible that in the future Israel could find itself hours away from an air blitz against Baby Assad. Wow, I say! Wow...

And the last but not the least:

Growing skepticism over US terror alert for Europe

DEBKAFILE's counter-terror sources specializing in al Qaeda are increasingly uncomfortable with and skeptical of the comprehensive, imprecise American terror alert embracing all of Europe that was issued Oct. 3 by the US State Department.

It couldn't be clearer, stupid! Of course, the American alert is no good for "DEBKAFILE's counter-terror sources"! After all, only DEBKAFILE's counter-terror sources are able to impress DEBKAFILE's counter-terror sources...

As such...

Liu Xiaobo awarded 2010 Nobel Peace Prize

It's a rare case when the committee chooses a really deserving candidate, so let's be positive: congratulations to Liu Xiaobo, and may he see freedom soon.

Necessary Additions to the MPAA Rating System

I do like the idea:

Although I still miss something like ASPPS-SM: Another Stinking Pink Panther Sequel by Steve Martin.

From here.

Hooray to Mario Vargas Llosa!

Yep.

Loyalty oath? Arse kissing time, folks!

It certainly looks like Bibi's made his mind:

Next cabinet meeting will see ministers debate legal revision demanding aspiring Israeli citizens pledge allegiance to 'Jewish, democratic Israel.' Decision lauded by Right, slammed by Left, Arab parties.

While the details of the oath, such as who exactly will be liable to pledge it for the citizenship, its precise formula and circumstances are not yet clear, some of the details are known:

1. It's a pledge of loyalty to 'Jewish, democratic Israel'. Bit of oxymoron, that, but let's let it go for now.
2. It's needed at this moment in Israel's history about as much as a bout of shingles. And about as useful.
3. If, indeed, as some people say, the timing is chosen by Bibi to sweeten the new freeze in settlement construction for Lieberman (and possibly others), Bibi is even more pathetic than I thought before.
4. The pledge is almost everything most of its detractors say: insulting, harmful, insufficient to cement Israel's status as a Jewish democratic state, anxious, anti-civilian, a political decision and more...
5. Almost, but not quite everything: it's not a racist pledge. To start with, there is nothing unique in the pledge, other countries also demand a pledge from the candidates for citizenship. Then, of course, there is the issue of "Jewish and democratic" - but it's still not a race issue, rather one of stupidity.

To make the long story short: I have already promised Mr Lieberman free access to my arse for kissing purposes, should he continue with this and other wannabe-fascist ideas. He and other supporters of this oath are welcome to set up an appointment. A written and duly signed confirmation of poison sacks excision - a precondition.

On the other side of the political spectrum: MK Barakeh is cordially invited to join the above mentioned (that's for "racism" shout-out).

There is no way to outwit a journo

I understand it now, after reading a Time article Has the European Terrorism Threat Been Overhyped? by one Bruce Crumley from Paris. Er... it means that the article comes from Paris. Bruce comes from... doesn't matter really, what matters is that Bruce is one tough journo that wouldn't be surprised while on his watch. Anyway, Bruce is the Paris bureau chief for TIME, so there.

The Predators are still crisscrossing the skies of Pakistan, looking for more targets. The hapless Pakistanis are still collecting various bits of the bodies in several places where the Predators hit. It looks like there still are suspects at large - or, at least, some buildings still standing. Arrests of the suspects still continue in Europe.

And Bruce C. is already asking whether the whole threat has been overhyped. I can only imagine how tough Bruce C. would have become with CIA and other services, had a large scale attack of several targets in Europe succeeded (deity forbid). I, for one, wouldn't like to be a CIA agent in a case like that.

Anyway, read the whole article. Maybe you will get some sense out of it, where I've despaired. That is, aside of a conclusion that Bruce C. is one tough cookie and all these CIA people better shoot themselves right away, since they are damned if they do and damned if they don't...

Oh, and while you are at it, don't miss the comment by Mr Farrukh Khan, where he puts the dots over the I's...

JPost 1 : Haaretz 0

As reported by Elder of Ziyon.

The Elders' HQ in total disarray after a half -ruling on sex with the enemy

A study by the Tzomet Institute titled "Forbidden sexual relations for the sake of national security" released this week rules that female Mossad agents may have sex with the enemy in missions against terrorists.

Rabbi Ari Shvat explains: "There are ocassional, lone cases in which female agents in our secret service initiate seduction in order to protect our nation's security. The question is: Is it permissible for the state to initiate and use forbidden sexual relations in rare and extreme cases, if that is the fastest and most efficient solution for getting necessary information or stop an act that endangers national security?"

I hope that rabbi Shvat sleeps on this decision and realizes that he forgot something important. Meanwhile our field agents of male persuasion are totally demoralized.

Oh, and while we are at it:

We are putting Sky News on notice: there is no such word as "permissable". And there will be no female agents thrown in for this execution, mind you...

France and Britain warn their respective travelers

The French government has warned citizens traveling to Britain to exercise caution due to a very high risk of terrorist action in the country that could target public transport and tourist sites.

The British Defense Ministry warned British citizens to exercise extreme care when dining in French restaurants all over the world. "You never know with them Frenchies and their fancy dishes", said a senior defense official.

Update: the real reason for the French terror alert:

Julie Burchill: An up-itself language that deserves to be thrown in the dustbin of history

He he he...

Separated at birth or what?

I would like you to check this picture against the following set, borrowed from Mick Hartley:

Do you see the reason-defying similarity between the first picture and the leftmost one in the second set?

Is it just a case of two monsters separated at birth or a secret Soviet incubator that produced (still produces for all we know) these prize bulls of world communism?

Nah, that's too much for me. I shall pass the issue to Aussie Dave, surely he has an answer in his archives...

The dancing IDF soldier, BBC, CNN, FFS - and YOU

This post is not about the dancing Israeli nincompoop of a soldier, nor about BBC or CNN or even FFS. It's about you. But to define "you", we'll have to peruse the two following exhibits. Which are simply lists of most popular news from BBC and CNN:

1. BBC

2. CNN

Now we can define "you". You in this case means any single one of the multitude of readers that promoted the article marked by red arrow to the list of the top stories - by being inordinately interested in it.

So, my dear YOU: I have a few words of advice to offer. First of all, peruse the list of other headlines for the same day (incidentally, it's October 5, 2010, for future reference). Then think about all this.

Then - FFS, please try to get a life. Really...

Cross-posted on Yourish.com

Mahmoud the Mad revs up

The recent frenetic activity by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad aka Mahmoud the Mad is really something jaw-dropping. Here is a sampler:

...in a speech Sunday he went a step further using a deeply offensive insult in response to U.S. statements that the military option against Iran is still on the table."May the undertaker bury you, your table and your body, which has soiled the world," he said using language in Iran reserved for hated enemies.

Your table? Wow, dude...

Iran's president called Israel a "savage dog unleashed in the region" Sunday...

Unfortunately, he didn't specify what kind of a dog he has in mind, and now our curiosity kills us here...

Ahmadinejad is set to visit Lebanon on October 13, where he will "officially recognize it as an Iranian base" in the Middle East.

Which recognition tickles the Lebanese pink, as you can imagine. So, without further ado:

Is it padded room time? Should someone hefty sit on his head for a while?

Or what?