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On April 4^th, it was my birthday, and like every other April 4^th preceding it, I called my Dad because it was his birthday too. (Yup, I was born on my Dad’s birthday.) We talked for an hour and a half, and at the end of our conversation, my Dad said, “your mother and I watch the Glenn Beck show on the Internet.” I thought, “oh yeah, that Glenn Beck guy.” My Aunt and a couple other friends watch that show, too.

On April 4^th, it was my birthday, and like every other April 4^th preceding it, I called my Dad because it was his birthday too. (Yup, I was born on my Dad’s birthday.) We talked for an hour and a half, and at the end of our conversation, my Dad said, “your mother and I watch the Glenn Beck show on the Internet.” I thought, “oh yeah, that Glenn Beck guy.” My Aunt and a couple other friends watch that show, too.

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Hamas has finally declared its everlasting love and devotion to Israel. I knew that they must have been secretly in love with the ‘Zionist Entity’, but now we know. Hamas loves Israel, and they don’t care who knows it.

It’s this classic love story where a girl (or guy) desperately in love acts in an outrageously hateful way to get the attention of the one that she loves.

What evidence do we have of this heated devotion?

I know that you won’t believe me, so I’ll let Hamas speak for themselves. Here’s a quote from the Jerusalem Post:

Hamas has finally declared its everlasting love and devotion to Israel. I knew that they must have been secretly in love with the ‘Zionist Entity’, but now we know. Hamas loves Israel, and they don’t care who knows it.

It’s this classic love story where a girl (or guy) desperately in love acts in an outrageously hateful way to get the attention of the one that she loves.

What evidence do we have of this heated devotion?

I know that you won’t believe me, so I’ll let Hamas speak for themselves. Here’s a quote from the Jerusalem Post:

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I’ve spent some time worrying about this guy, so I am incredibly relieved that he has been granted asylum.

His name is Mosab Yousef. His father founded Hamas, and he’s a hero:

Judge grants ex-Israeli spy US asylum
By HILARY LEILA KRIEGER , JERUSALEM POST
06/30/2010 20:53

Son of a Hamas founder passes US immigration background check.

WASHINGTON – The son of a Hamas founder who spied for Israel will be granted asylum in the US, a judge in San Diego ruled Wednesday.

I’ve spent some time worrying about this guy, so I am incredibly relieved that he has been granted asylum.

His name is Mosab Yousef. His father founded Hamas, and he’s a hero:

Judge grants ex-Israeli spy US asylum
By HILARY LEILA KRIEGER , JERUSALEM POST
06/30/2010 20:53

Son of a Hamas founder passes US immigration background check.

WASHINGTON – The son of a Hamas founder who spied for Israel will be granted asylum in the US, a judge in San Diego ruled Wednesday.

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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 Lebanon, including Hizbullah.

Totten raises money from readers and publishes dispatches from the Middle East on his Web site, michaeltotten.com.

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 Lebanon, including Hizbullah.

Totten raises money from readers and publishes dispatches from the Middle East on his Web site, michaeltotten.com.

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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 true that you begin to wonder at some latent psychic power. He’s not perfect, mind you. Just good. Very.

Why do I bring up Professor Emeritus Lewis now? Because he’s been speaking and writing on Iran, and echoing quite a few things that I’ve been saying here. More than that, he has been breaking new ground, even for me.

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 true that you begin to wonder at some latent psychic power. He’s not perfect, mind you. Just good. Very.

Why do I bring up Professor Emeritus Lewis now? Because he’s been speaking and writing on Iran, and echoing quite a few things that I’ve been saying here. More than that, he has been breaking new ground, even for me.

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