Monday Night News & Notes

Tom Brady is the best ever. End of argument. He's in the pantheon of greats along with Gretsky, Jordan, Howe, Griffey Jr. and Walter Payton.

Here's what's new in the world:

-Apparently the Hamas explosives guru wasn't that careful around explosives.

-Trump and Mattis need to address this immediately. When half of the strike fighters can't fly due to money, they are nothing but expensive paperweights.

-The world is moving to the right. Le Pen, Brexit, Trump and now Temer in Brazil.

-The Iraqi army is leaving ISIS fighters bodies in the street to rot as a warning and lesson. No matter how far into the future we go, the middle east will always be tribal and vicious.

-Example #298,742 why Trump was elected.

-Did you know the Patriots winning was due to White Supremacy? Me neither but apparently the SJW's believe that to be the case. I watched the game and I saw quite a few black men playing in the white jerseys. Is it possibly because the Patriots field a majority white receiving corps? I don;t know, I guess I'm just not smart enough to see race issues everywhere and in everything. I just enjoyed watching a good game.

-China believes they have reached the point they could surpass the US for sea supremacy in the South China Sea. I'm guessing once Mattis gets the Navy back to a sharp edge, China will learn that they are not yet at that point.

-I'm by no stretch a Lady Gaga fan but her performance was excellent. I thought I'd miss it coming home from the party I was at but I saw it all and she killed. It ranked up there with Prince and Michael Jackson in my humble opinion.

The World Should Be Thanking Israel, Not Condemning

Once again, the Israeli's took things into their own hands. They take the biblical quote "an eye for an eye" literally and must do so for their survival. And once again, the world acts outraged. If this had been done by a Palestinian and he assassinated and Israeli, you'd be hearing much, much less.

The outrage today comes from Britain and Ireland whose forged passports the Mossad agents used. This is a daily occurrence in the covert ops business and every nation is guilty of it. The Brits are trying to keep Londonistan from going insane while Ireland doesn't want to be portrayed as conspirators so they have to feign outrage. There's a US angle as well.

But the Israeli's were well within their rights to take out Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai. He admittedly killed two Israeli soldiers and was involved in numerous other plots. He was the Hamas military commander and would certainly have killed more Israeli's in the future. Hell, he probably plotted attempts resembling the one that finally sent him to meet his forty virgins in paradise.

The man was a member of a terrorist organization and the Mossad did what had to be done because the Israeli's understand something that George W. Bush did but Barack Obama is just starting to: terrorist's understand one thing and one thing only and that is personal fear and force. If they believe you can get to them, they will think twice and the Israeli's don't have Miranda Rights. If they could track Mahmoud al-Mabhouh and kill him in a Dubai hotel then no one who commits acts of terror against Israel is safe.

An eye for an eye.

More here.

Iran Update

Here's what's going on in the (hopefully soon to be dead) mullahracy:

-The J-Post reports that Hamas thugs are cracking skulls in support of the regime. Didn't Jimmy Carter say that Hamas should be removed from the list of terror groups just yesterday? Yes, yes he did. The irony meter is pegged at eleven:

On Monday, he said, "my brother had his ribs beaten in by those Palestinian animals. Taking our people's money is not enough, they are thirsty for our blood too."

It was ironic, this man said, that the victorious Ahmadinejad "tells us to pray for the young Palestinians, suffering at the hands of Israel." His hope, he added, was that Israel would "come to its senses" and ruthlessly deal with the Palestinians.

-Obama refused to vocalize support for those seeking freedom and justice because he didn't want to hurt the cause by allowing the Mullahs to blame the US. Surprise, they blame us anyway. You see, whenever anything bad happens in Iran, it's all the fault of the US. Kinda like when anything went bad in the US it was Bush's fault.

-New media has a coming out party. Michael Smerconish asked on his radio show this morning what would have been the outcome of other historic events had Twitter been around. It's an interesting question.

-Iranians in South Korea make their feelings known:

Iranian soccer players also wore a green armband to show support. I'd imagine their are going to be a good amount of requests for asylum in South Korea tonight.

-IAEA inspector Mohammed al-Baradei is now a firm believer that Iran wants nukes. The only one who doesn't see this with clarity is Barack Obama.

Finally, I just want to be clear that Mousavi is not a revolutionary but more of the same. This is not a support Mousavi action but it's a start at change. Mousavi knows that should he somehow come out the victor in this, he will have to live up to what the students expect and that's going to be a tough order to fill.

Obama Increases Outrage Level Over Iran to "Deeply Troubling"

That must be quite comforting to the students who are being murdered by Ahmadinejad's Thugs supporters running around Tehran and other Iranian cities beating the hell out of dissenting citizens and murdering them in increasing numbers.

Allah has video of an alleged murder at Isfahan University while Salon has done great work with an anonymous reporter noting events from the scene. I hope we can one day learn just who the person doing the reporting is as they've done fantastic work.

Great American presidents step up to the plate at crucial moments such as this and some get overcome by them (or simply unprepared to deal with them). Obama falls into the latter. Just like Clinton a decade after the Tienanmen Square massacre, Obama doesn't want to hurt the feelings of a repressive regime and gives nothing but weak lip service to the cause of freedom and human rights.

Here is a moment for America to stand as a beacon of hope to these students and Obama has thrown them under the bus and sentenced them to more years of tyranny and theocracy.

In other news; the worst American president ever--and one with a bit of history with Iran himself--has asked for Hamas to be taken off the list of terror-supporting states. There's only one nation Carter actually thinks is terroristic and he used to be the leader of it.

Wednesday Evening News and Notes

Here's what's news:

-The feds crack down on internet poker players. Libs take the fun out of everything, don't they?

-Budget deficit hits $190-billion. Yes, with a B.

-Surprise. Hamas will listen to their biggest supporter, Jimmy Carter.

-45% say cancel the rest of the stimulus spending. In other news, 55% of Americans have no problem with their money being thrown into a black hole.

-Europe decides to follow us. Waterboarding goes international. Or did we learn it from them?

Israel Strikes Make Strange Bedfellows

The IAF has launched three strikes in Sudan since the beginning of the year aiming to take out Iranian shipments headed to Hamas:

But actually, since January, Israel has conducted a total of three military strikes against smugglers transporting what were believed to be Iranian weapons shipments destined for Gaza, a U.S. official told ABC News.

The information matches recent reports from Sudanese officials of two airstrikes in the desert of eastern Sudan and the sinking of a ship in the Red Sea carrying weapons.

Jonathan Peled, a spokesman for the Israeli Embassy in Washington, would only say, "No comment," when contacted by ABC News on the matter.

Sudanese officials initially said this week that 39 people riding in 17 trucks were killed in a mid-January airstrike conducted by an unidentified aircraft in a desert area north of the Red Sea port of Port Sudan.

Interesting to say the least. Not only that the Israeli's could and would complete such missions but that there's been no outcry from the Egyptians or other Arab nations. It could be that they want Iran's ambitions of becoming the regional power to be checked but lack the political or military expertise to do so. So what we are seeing is Israel acting as a proxy for the Sunni nations who see the Shia Iran as the ultmate enemy.

Why not have a more capable military handle the problem of regional hegemony by a determined foe even if the more capable military is a bigger foe?

Developments that bear watching to be sure.

Danny Pearl Did Not Die In Vain

At least to those of us who see terrorists for what they truly are. Daniel Pearl's father ravages Bill Moyers, al-Jazeerah and "Red" Ken Livingston but saves his true outrage for Jimmy Carter:

But the clearest endorsement of terror as a legitimate instrument of political bargaining came from former President Jimmy Carter. In his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," Mr. Carter appeals to the sponsors of suicide bombing. "It is imperative that the general Arab community and all significant Palestinian groups make it clear that they will end the suicide bombings and other acts of terrorism when international laws and the ultimate goals of the Road-map for Peace are accepted by Israel." Acts of terror, according to Mr. Carter, are no longer taboo, but effective tools for terrorists to address perceived injustices.

Mr. Carter's logic has become the dominant paradigm in rationalizing terror. When asked what Israel should do to stop Hamas's rockets aimed at innocent civilians, the Syrian first lady, Asma Al-Assad, did not hesitate for a moment in her response: "They should end the occupation." In other words, terror must earn a dividend before it is stopped.

I'm sure Carter supporters will wave away this criticism as an old man grieving for his son but if they actually took the time to read what he wrote they would feel shame. Carter has done more to legitimize terror tactics against an ally and a fellow democracy than anyone has before. His words encourage Hamas to continue acting as they do when any leader worth a damn would condemn them. Carter is not a leader and is instead a terrorist sympathizer who cloaks his words in mild condemnation while lashing out at Israel with full vitriol.

No Mr. and Mrs. Pearl, your son did not die in vain. He was a good reporter and writer and was selected for death by Mohammed because he was a Jew and an American. He is a martyr to me and anyone who loves freedom and remains the antithesis of what a martyr is to those who Carter supports.

Friday Afternoon News and Notes

What's up? No, I'm not writing about the Eagles losing to the Cardinals (the friggin' Cardinals...shoot me) so I'll link to doings around the Net:

Ace channels Mr. Blackwell (twice) and critiques Michelle Obama's lack of fashion sense. I suspect that numerous women will be wearing gold-hued mumu's anyday now. He's right, they picked apart Palin and skewered the Bush girls so turnabout is fair play.

Wall Street Journal targeted with envelopes containing white powder. Update: They also sent one to Alan Dershowitz and were sent from a Knoxville, TN address. (Via Instapundit)

It's probably not a good time to be affiliated with Fatah in the Gaza Strip right about now. But hey, they deserve a state of their own.

Wow, a UN-affiliated worker is caught with child porn an his way to Bangkok. I guess they've had to back away from overt rape and go for the more hidden type.

Thoughts on the new season of 24. I'm liking it thus far. View complete episodes in HD here.

Al-Arabiya Studio Site of Hamas Missile Launch

A Hamas missile was launched at Israel from the Al-Arabiya studio:



That would make the studio a target in my eyes.

Via LGF.

Update: Enable closed captioning and select English to read along.

Israel/Gaza Update

I was out of the loop for a day or so but here's an update:

CNN posts Hamas propaganda and then sends it down the memory hole.

Israel and Hamas give the UN the finger on a ceasefire. So much for the authority of that august body of diplomatic thugs.

Hugo Chavez whips up some anti-Semitic fury in a way that makes one think of the Nazi's (see photo at right). It's an easy way to make people focus on domestic issues and forget about toppling the Castro wannabe.

Jewish hawks Vs. Jewish doves. The hawks have the better case.

Hamas Supporters Show that Islam Is About Love and Peace...Or Not

It's only hate when it's not directed at Israel:



I believe I saw the required Che poster as well as International A.N.S.W.E.R. ones as well. But more importantly, note how the Sun-Sentinel reported whitewashed the event, no mention of the woman with the head scarf and kaffiyeh screaming "go back to the ovens" or "your mother is a whore".

Excellent work by Tom Trento.

The Hamas-supporters got quite violent as the event went on and it took the work of a guy with a video camera to get the inside story.

Note the guy who creepily says that once people understand Islam they "will have no choice but to accept it as part of their nature" at about the 6:00 mark. Islam does mean submission.

Thanks to people like Trento and Zombie, we get a great insight into how the anti-war, terror-supporting groups agitate and work their followers up into a lather. One of these events will get violent real soon.

Ahmadinejad Goes Back to His Roots

It seems that the Iranian leadership, in a bid to gain support for Hamas, is pulling out that old standby--the embassy break-in:

Iran's official news agency says dozens of hardline students have broken into the British Embassy residence in Tehran.

The IRNA agency says the students accuse Britain of supporting Israel's air assault on the Gaza Strip.

According to the agency, the students stormed the compound Tuesday evening and pulled down the British flag.

IRNA says the students then hoisted a Palestinian flag at compound's entrance before police forced them to leave.

The news agency says the break-in lasted about an hour and that the area is now calm. No injuries were reported.

Nothing like a little intrusion on another nations sovereign territory to gain support for your cause. Royal Marines (or whomever the Brits use for security) would have been within their rights to shoot the intruders on the spot.

It must have felt like reliving the past to old Mahmoud.

In other regional news involving the Mullocracy, the Saudi's, Egyptians and Jordanians seem to have no dog in the Hamas fight while Iranian proxies such as Syria and Hezbollah are pissed at them for not speaking up. Just politics in the Mideast.

Saturday Morning News and Notes

I took a few days off for Christmas. I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday and to my friends who celebrate Channukah Hannukah Hanuka Chanukah, you have another couple of candles to light so enjoy them.

Anyway, here's the latest from around the web.

The American military leadership has learned the great skill of winning hearts, minds, and...other things in the battle against the Taliban.

Don't global warming hysteria pieces seem so passe and tedious right about now? Again, for the obvious slow learners; climate change is cyclical, seas rise and fall, ice melts and re-freezes. It's not carbon dioxide and it's going to happen whether or not we throw a zillion doallar at it or not. Will these people please just please go away? Watch this (via Ed):



Israel goes after Hamas hard. It's just another phase in the big battle and wiping out Hamas could make things..if not better, different.

Sarah Palin, a sitting governor of a major state was ridiculed as "inexperienced" and other put-downs. Enter a woman whose resume consists of being born into a (shady)political family. Juxtapose the two.