It has started suddenly in the El-Al plane that was taking us back home. The familiar sight of the smiling ste flight attendant at the plane's door not pointing to the stack of two days old Israeli newspapers (oh well, the plane is not that fast after all) didn't cause any memory problems. The mention of vegetarian lasagna during the short discussion of lunch options caused a slight tremor in my limbs, but this definitely wasn't it yet. The taste of the airline wine (mmm...) was in total harmony with the taste of the mystery meat in the plastic tray, so the wine couldn't have been the problem.
So it must be the newspapers I have opened. Showing that man whose name has totally slipped my mind. You know the one I mean:
The man who promised all of us that a peace treaty with Syria could be achieved without parting with a single square meter of Golan Heights. Yeah, we still have the Golan Heights, and where is that peace?
The man who signed that Hebron deal that became and still remains a total disaster both for the settlers and for their neighbors.
The man who assured the whole world that Israel will get a totally free market economy managed in the ways of the Wall Street. Forced all pension funds to deal in speculative stocks, and it is now, when our pension savings are going down the drain, that he calls for a bi-partisan effort to save them.
The man who, while serving as our finance minister, cut the budget required for the deployment of active protection systems of our armored troops, which act of fiscal prudence killed quite a few soldiers during the second Lebanon war.
The man who presided over the Khaled Mashaal's assassination fiasco that is (probably quite rightly) considered to be a biggest flop in Mossad's history. Made to eat a humongous crow by the late king Hussein and released the late Sheikh Yassin, who so successfully motivated Hamas suicide bombers for several years after his release.
The man who promised to put an end to the Intifada and totally failed in this endeavor.
The man who keeps embroidering his biography by so many mythical details. Quite awkwardly too.
The man whose lust for power is matched only by his lack of self control. Like in the case when he hastily expressed his condolences to Sharon's family after Sharon's first stroke.
The man whose lack of stamina and his tendency to break under pressure was noticed by so many. Politics aside, the ridiculous case of the "hot cassette" that caused him to make a public confession of sins in the best "mea culpa" style of some religious preachers you know where. There was no cassette, as it appeared afterwards.
And more and more... So this is the man that the media is anointing as our next Prime Minister? Or am I going mad? Because someone is going mad here...
No, it must be just my memory that is switching off. There couldn't be any other explanation. OK, let's try the visual part - does he look like this?
Nah... It couldn't possibly be him...
Yeah, well, I am back to the yoke of Hasbarah as of now. The suitcases are unpacked, the last anti-malaria pills taken, the photo equipment has dried out and the pictures of that wondrous land of the genius motorbike drivers are more or less sorted.
There is still the matter of that flu (avian?) to get finally rid of and tons of e-mails to sift through, but generally we are settling back. Even the Haloscan password.
Meanwhile I can report on two unshakable beliefs I don't have anymore:
1. You really can survive in 100% humidity. But barely.
2. Windows Mobile is not all that bad, and the planned public execution of Bill Gates could be postponed.
See you all shortly!
STG has been discovering that there is life after the American War Machine departs and has returned to Zion energized.
Full services will resume shortly once he has mastered the finer details of Windows Mobile 6.1, and his latest passion, HTC's x7510.
Elders Hasbarah Dept.
This here blog was kind of sluggish lately, and for the duration it will be barely alive, unless some of the partners who up till now were overcome by an early onset of geriatric sloth will give it a hand. I shall be back sometime in the end of November.
Meanwhile a little vignette, rashly translated from Russian:
Once upon a time in a distant land there lived a beautiful, independent and wise princess. On a nice sunny day she was sitting near a picturesque pond in a lush green valley near her castle and pondering all kinds of philosophical issues, when a little frog jumped in her lap and addressed the princess thusly:
"Oh my beautiful and kind maiden! Once I had been a glorious prince, but a wicked witch put a curse on me, turning me into a frog."
"Should you but kiss me, I'll again turn into a fair prince, and then, my babe, I shall dwell in your castle and you shall cook my food, take care of my horse, wash my clothes, raise my children and rejoice that I took you as my wife."
In the evening of the same day, after a light supper of Frog's Legs a'la Parisienne, the beautiful princess sat near the picturesque pond, pondered the meaning of life and was happy.
I believe you could do with some pondering too.
Says CNN:
A 43-year-old Japanese woman whose sudden divorce in a virtual game world made her so angry that she killed her online husband's digital persona has been arrested on suspicion of hacking, police said Thursday.
Ha! Really, folks. When Facebook
murdered SnoopyTheGoon about a year ago, no one raised a voice of protest.
Let the shlemiel die, I say.
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According to this, the rumor comes from an Iraqi site of dubious veracity:
The Iraqi Web site Almalaf on Wednesday quoted diplomatic sources in Beirut as saying Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was poisoned last week and that his life was saved by Iranian doctors who were rushed to Lebanon to treat him.
Dunno... smells funny to me.
Of course, the victorious underground leader is loath to fess up to the truth: a two years long case of bunker fever - paleness, stomach cramps, diarrhea. At the advanced stages mildew covers the whole body and the
suspect patient usually becomes catatonic, the harder to know him from a rotting log.
Or, in the basic army language - a prolonged case of shits.
(Или, другими словами: опять Насрала.)
Now, now, chill down - will this do?
If not, you need a cold shower.
Fox News got a whiff of a rumor here:
North Korea will make an "important announcement" on Monday amid speculation over the health of its leader Kim Jong Il, a Japanese newspaper reported Sunday.
Whatever it means, one could hope that it would be good tidings. Hopefully, the creepy little man that resembles a toad in a toupee has gone to join his creepy dad in that mausoleum in the sky. Or, rather, down there.
Quoting unidentified sources at Japan's defense ministry, the Sankei said Tokyo had information that "there will be an important announcement on (Oct.) 20th."
Still, there could be a bit of a problem: even down there the folks who manage the hell's business may be reluctant to receive one of the biggest murderers of the century. So the stiff stinks up the surface, while the soul shuttles back and forth between the hell's bureaucrats.
Anyhow, this is not our problem, as long as we could be sure there is a stiff. Out of sheer curiosity I have looked up the Korean New site, but there was nothing worth noticing.
Aside of this maybe:
The Songun politics pursued by leader Kim Jong Il is a new political mode for firmly defending the destiny of the country and the nation and socialism and successfully realizing the human cause of independence in the world in which the high-handed policy of the U.S. imperialists prevails, he said, adding that the Korean people are dynamically advancing along the road of socialism and independence holding aloft the banner of Juche, the banner of Songun true to the leadership of Kim Jong Il.
I don't have a slightest inkling of a direction to look at for an idea about what the heck the above quote means. Which gives me as good a reason to hope that it means the creep has croaked as that it means something entirely different.
Still, I pity the poor worms who'll have to... 'nuf said.
Remember that story about a pair indulging in some rather heavy petting on a beach and Dubai and being arrested for their trouble?
Now it came to the next phase - punishment:
A court in Dubai has sentenced two Britons to three months in prison for having sex on a public beach in the Muslim country. After they complete their sentence, the pair will be deported. They also have to pay a 1,000 dirhams ($367) fine for public indecency.
Heavy stuff...
Well, Dubai has the biggest mall in the world, the highest tower, the largest indoor snow park. Nothing to do about this story, then.
The photo was taken at a wedding using a disposable camera, so quality-wise it's not going to win a Pulitzer. Or anything else, for that matter.
Of course, such a scene could be observed in many other parts of the world. Or could it?
There is a communist called Tony Greenstein and he has a comrade called Roland Rance.
Would you like to read a fairy tale starting this way? I bet. While Tony GreenStalin has a
special place in my heart, I must confess that arguing with him and his likes is beyond my brief.
The new blog I want to present for your attention is named
Anti-Racists against Anti-Zionists. People with some knowledge of internecine struggles in the small but extremely virulent community of British Jooish anti-Zionists will find the name reminiscent of a certain fraction. Say no more.
While this blog is not about Mikey, its owner, a few words should be said about him. I have been watching (from time to time) with admiration bordering on worship the dialog Mikey managed with some of the above mentioned characters. His courtesy, patience and general good manners coupled with organic (I guess) inability to use some four-letter words are without peer. The dialog frequently ends with the other side, being unable to cope, resorting to a virtual equivalent of spitting histrionics. Amazing and amusing.
So, I wholeheartedly recommend watching this blog. Granted, you will not be able to learn any saucy ad hominems there, but you can always come back here for a few.
Who the heck is Noel Ignatiev, you may ask, and you will be right at that. But read that Wiki entry, it is quite amusing. Says Ben Cohen:
Noel Ignatiev is a far left anti-Zionist US academic with no track record of publication on Jewish or Middle Eastern issues. Yet he was selected to write an entry on "Zionism" for the "Encyclopedia of Race and Racism" published by none other than Macmillan Reference USA!
And there is more, much more on the mysterious Mr Ignatiev and his worldview in Ben's article
Macmillan USA Encyclopedia Damns Zionism as Racism. Including a link to the original crap by Ignatiev on Zionism.
Enjoy.
