In-freakin-credible. A Hamas television station on Monday broadcast a children's show featuring a puppet show where a Muslim boy breaks into the White House, berates President Bush, and then stabs him. And what happens when the children who are brainwashed like this from a young age become teenagers? They beat up elderly Jewish women and younger kids. And Islam is a religion of peace...
Good old Reuters. I found this first photo a little over a year ago, but it was the AP that passed it through. Here's another one with the presidential seal perfectly behind George's head. Does anybody even look at these things before publishing them?
Anyone following the most recent Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will recall the crash of all of the station's Russian-made computers shortly after shuttle docking. The astronauts were able to use the shuttle's engines to help keep the station oriented properly, and replacement parts arrived soon after the shuttle's departure on-board a Russian supply ship. The initial blame for the crash was placed squarely on the Americans and some new solar panels that had been installed. However, here is an excellent article that details exactly what happened and where the blame clearly rests.
I came across this photo last night while checking out some news sites. This is an undoctored photo straight from the Associated Press. Horns and halo anyone?
Here is a wonderful essay detailing the first-hand experience of a person observing Tisha B'Av with the traditional walk around the walls of the Old City in Jerusalem. The Tisha B'Av commemorates the destruction of the first and second temples on the Temple Mount. As you might expect, the Jerusalem chief of police announced several days ago that the Temple Mount would be closed to all non-Muslims as well as Muslim males under the age of 45 on Tisha B'Av. It was a visit by Ariel Sharon to the Temple Mount back in 2000 that is often cited as the straw that broke the camel's back in starting the current intifada.
Having spent 10 days in Israel in December 1999, I could picture the procession and its sights in my mind as I read Judy's wonderful prose. The event so typifies the Jewish mentality I experienced while in Israel. Peaceful observation of holy days by huge numbers of people who just want to be left alone to live their lives according to the laws set forth by God. No rowdy chants, flag burnings, rock throwing, or other civil disobedience. I have never understood the centuries-old persecution of the Jewish people. Why can't people just let them live in peace?
Here is an excellent and well-documented piece written about some of politics and incompetence that went on in the months before 9/11. Granted, hindsight is 20/20, but come on.
Last night, we happened to catch a show called “The Blitz: London’s Longest Night” on PBS. It was fascinating. I had never seen all the details surrounding this horrendous night in British history, and the show was extremely well done. Lindsey and Emily (12 and 11) were transfixed, and I just couldn’t bring myself to send them to bed with how interested they were in learning about history. Locally, it’s scheduled to be on again on Sunday, February 19, and I plan to record it. Well worth the time to watch.
Ever since we watched the kickoff of the NBC show “The Book of Daniel” the other day, I’ve been trying to figure out how to succinctly put down in words my feelings of utter disgust for the show. How refreshing it was to come across a blog entry that perfectly sums up my take on it. Check out “What NBC Thinks about Christianity.”
Our crack management team at work, always ready and willing to blurt out the latest buzzword and jump on the latest bandwagon, is prepping us to move over to “matrix management.” We’re supposed to be trained in it in a few days, where we’ll doubtless be told whether to take the red pill or the blue pill.
A coworker came across a very enlightening article describing the root cause of the Columbia destruction. And it wasn’t the foam; it was matrix management. I wonder when our foam will hit.
I’ve resisted commenting on the senseless tragedy that is the London bombings. However, I came across a blog post that perfectly sums up my feelings. Check it out.
NASA’s comet probe Deep Impact successfully slammed its “lander” portion (Impactor) square into Comet Tempel 1 last night. While the comet wasn’t visible from much of the Earth at the time of impact, images sent back from both Impactor and Deep Impact are spectacular. Check out NASA’s site and some of the movies.
When I see numbers like over 120,000 killed by the Asian tsunami, I find it impossible to grasp the sheer magnitude of the disaster. It's also impossible for the big media outlets to do the issue justice with their usual 30-second sound bites. That's where the world of blogging shines, with people in the middle of the destruction describing the scene for the rest of the world. The BBC has a nice story on the bloggers' efforts.
Update: There are several sources of home videos of the waves coming in and the aftermath.
