Monthly Archives: July 2006

You know, all those who think the Israelis are so awful and evil warmongers fail to notice a very simple fact: Israel has never bombed a country that hasn’t bombed or invaded it first. You want peace with Israel? Just … Continue reading

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A depressing video about the nature of Islamic Extremism. It’s long, over an hour. Send to Kindle

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Interesting article and pictures from NASA about Xanadu, a region on Titan. There’s also a cool Quicktime movie about Xanadu. Keep in mind that the rivers and lakes would not be filled with water, but perhaps with liquid methane. Titan … Continue reading

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There is an interesting summary and overview of the history of Islam’s relationship with non Muslims at The Brussels Journal; I found out about it from Jerry Pournelle’s website. It is a reminder of history that I already knew. A … Continue reading

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Oddly, I’ve noticed some criticism of Israel for hitting power plants, bridges, and the Beirut airport. It’s called war. Israel is trying to isolate Hezbolah and keep Iran and Syria from doing anything to supply them. They’re also trying to … Continue reading

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My wife is visiting in Europe at the moment. Tonight, she told me that someone there wondered if maybe things would be better if there simply were no Israel. “Then no one would be mad at the Jews.” Um, yeah. … Continue reading

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An interesting article at RealClear Politics begins this way: WASHINGTON — Next June will mark the 40th anniversary of the Six Day War. For four decades we have been told that the cause of the anger, violence and terror against … Continue reading

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Bigelow’s test module, the Genesis 1 is safely in orbit and functioning well. It was launched by the Russians with a Dnepr, which during the Cold War, was known as the SS-18 Intercontinental Balistic missle called Satan, designed to nuke … Continue reading

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MEMRI.org sent out an email today: Special Dispatch-Iran July 13, 2006No. 1204 Iran and the Recent Escalation on Israel’s Borders To view this Special Dispatch in HTML, visit: http://www.memri.org/bin/opener_latest.cgi?ID=SD120406 . In statements published over the last few weeks, senior Iranian … Continue reading

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Florida Today, a newspaper with an online presence, has a very cool video of the launch of Discovery taken from one of the solid rocket boosters; it is set to music and is a selection of clips from launch through … Continue reading

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