Today, I’m adding a new entry to my blog list:
http://www.michaeltotten.com/
Michael Totten is a freelance blogger/journalist who covers the Middle East from Lebanon. In a recent article in The Jerusalem Post:
He spent time in Lebanon and Israel during and after last year’s war, and has met with many of the leaders of sects and parties in [...]
Category Archive for 'Hezbollah'
The Iranians do not expect to be attacked
Posted in America, Democracy, Egypt, Europe, Hezbollah, Hitler, Iran, Islam, Jordan, Judaism, Lebanon, Nazi Germany, Palestinians, Peace, Religion, War fighting on Feb 7th, 2007
At the ripe old age of 90, Barnard Lewis has seen a lot, and the part of the ‘lot’ that we are interested in is Iran.
True, he’s controversial, and he’s stuck his foot in a lot smelly topics and come away with a bad smell himself… But, his insight is incredible. So many of his predictions have come [...]
You Just Gotta Love Those Iranians
Posted in Hezbollah, Iran, Palestinians, Terrorism, War fighting on Jan 17th, 2007
Well, I guess that the Palestinians are getting a little better at the bomb making business. I generally consider efficiency to be a good thing, but I’ll make an exception in this case.
The following is excerpted from yesterday’s Jerusalem Post:
Under Hizbullah guidance, Palestinian terror groups in the West Bank have recently obtained high-grade explosives that have significantly improved [...]
After much bluster and ballyhoo, Israel’s enemies gave up the fight. Egypt found other interests than war. Jordan discovered domestic terrorists. Syria misplaced its benefactor. And, Iraq lost its head.
Except for the Palestinians, every one of Israel’s traditional enemies stood down.
Normally, such news would be a cause for joy and celebration. But remember that I said ‘traditional [...]
I was just reading Marallyn’s latest entry in her blog, Shalom from Jerusalem.
Everything that she writes is a slice-of-life-and-you-are-there view of Israel, and they are great posts. But, the latest one reminded me of the difference between Israel and the rest of the Middle East.
In Israel, they air their dirty laundry. They fight and argue [...]