Nov 28, 2008

Good reading

Nov. 28, 2008

Sometimes writer's block leads to the reading of other fantastic pieces. Thus, today I found some must-read articles on:

1. Pakistan and how the latest attack in Mumbai reveals yet another hot spot we need to watch on the world terror front.
2. Communism never died, it just reinvented itself. Excellent points in this article.

The map says it all

Nov. 28, 2008

As the whole world pushes Israel to cede land and agree to a two-state solution, this map seen behind Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas clearly reveals Palestinian demands in a final agreement: the whole thing.

This photo, from Abbas' office in Ramallah, appeared on the front page of al-Ayyam, a Palestinian newspaper, on Monday (translated and posted by Palestinian Media Watch). Something missing in this map? Just the State of Israel.


I read this at Israel Matzav. Nice catch.

Live by the RPG, die by the RPG

Nov. 28, 2008

A certain home video is making its way around websites of a Gaza terrorist who was killed while trying to fire an RPG at a parked vehicle with an Israeli flag. The incident occurred in 2005. was recorded on a cell phone and is only making its way around now.

You can see the video here if you feel up to it on Israel National News which has this to say about it:
The Blue Eye website calls the video "very rare."

It shows Fatah terrorist Khalid Hamid of Khan Younis trying to fire an RPG at a vehicle marked with an Israeli flag. The rocket goes off prematurely and the other terrorists on the scene begin shouting 'Allahu Akbar' and crying after realizing Hamid is hurt.

Hamid is evacuated by fellow terrorists, who place him inside a vehicle which takes him away. No medical personnel or equipment are to be seen. Hamid was later pronounced dead.