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Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 22, 2010 18 Comments

The person who blogs for TSA to help explain supposed public misconceptions about various screening incidents, goes by the name "Blogger Bob."Don't worry, Blogger Bob tells, us, all is well.  Nothing to see here, move along.  Here is Blogger Bob's explanation for the video of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 22, 2010 19 Comments

There has been so much written about the outrages by TSA agents during screenings, that I won't belabor the details.  In a nation already revolting at the ballot box against overly intrusive government, the prospect of having your junk fondled out of bureaucratic inflexibility and political correctness is feeding...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 20, 2010 15 Comments

I have criticized Glenn Greenwald on multiple occasions for playing the dual-loyalty card against American Jewish supporters of Israel.Greenwald uses the phrase "Israel-firsters" and also recently accused Eric Cantor, the incoming Republican Majority Leader in the House, of pledging allegiance to Israel.The charge against Greenwald...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 18, 2010 9 Comments

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Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on November 17, 2010 8 Comments

This weekend, I found myself in San Francisco International Airport for a long weekend in the Bay Area. After a pleasant weekend, and then a wait in an egregiously long line, I found myself in one of the famed full body scanners, the subject of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 17, 2010 17 Comments

Via Doug Garrett comes word that the TSA requested that international carriers ban airmail packages headed to the U.S. which weigh over one pound.  Garrett links to this report in the Japan Times:Japan Post Services Co. said it will stop accepting airmail packages bound for the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 11, 2010 4 Comments

Here we now call it Veterans Day, but in Britain it's still called Armistice Day, to commemorate the end of World War I.On this day we thank all those who have served and serve.  "Veterans Day" certainly conveys that we are honoring people, not an...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 07, 2010 10 Comments

Not the Israelis, Jewish settlers, or American NeoCons.  No, fellow Arabs, via Israel National News, Arabs Stone Israel Ambulances Trying to Save Arab Boy (h/t):Jerusalem area Arabs once again have stoned two Israeli Magen David ambulances trying to help neighbors. This time, the medical rescue vehicles...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 06, 2010 18 Comments

And once again, not here.  In Pakistan:At least 65 people were killed Friday afternoon in a suicide bombing at a mosque in northwestern Pakistan filled with worshipers, the latest major terrorist strike on houses of worship in the country.Pakistani television reported that militants also...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2010 3 Comments

It's a good thing Israel eased the blockade of Gaza a few months ago, otherwise it might not have been able to take out Palestinian al-Qaeda operative Mohamed al-Nemnem, who died on November 3 when his car mysteriously exploded in Gaza, with him in it:The Israeli...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 12, 2010 4 Comments

The organizers of the failed Gaza flotilla last June are at it again, planning a flotilla to Gaza next January.  At least this time they are honest that it has nothing to do with humanitarian efforts.As reported by The Associated Press:Pro-Palestinian groups plan to sail a flotilla of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 11, 2010 5 Comments

As of now, Iranian President Mahmood Ahmadinejad is scheduled to arrive in Lebanon on October 13, and to conduct a joint appearance with Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on October 14.The situation is very tense and provocative.Ahmadinejad will go to South Lebanon as far south...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 08, 2010 3 Comments

Again, not here.  In Afghanistan.  By the Taliban.As reported by Bill Roggio:The Taliban have murdered the head of Kunduz province, along with 14 other people, in a bombing today at a mosque in the neighboring province of Tahkar. The governor had been outspoken in his...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 30, 2010 2 Comments

A post at Israel Matzav about a failed attempt at a university in South Africa to boycott Israel's Ben Gurion University reminded me that there has been a vicious war underway, albeit one fought mostly under the media radar.The Islamist-Leftist Anti-Israel Coalition, which brought you such...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 13, 2010 11 Comments

September 1972.  Worth remembering.  I'll bet most of our children never heard of it, because we don't teach such things anymore.History and terrorism started with the election of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nOnRbTlWs0?fs=1][youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTqZPKZ4_wk?fs=1]--------------------------------------------Related Posts:It's al-Quds Day at WaPo (feat. George Bisharat) What Does The...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 11, 2010 5 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:Usually, on Saturday nights I focus on the people who tear us apart by injecting race into politics, by manipulating our feelings, by seeking political gain from the worst...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 10, 2010 27 Comments

I really hope my high school classmates don't plan to burn any Korans, or my name may be in a headline like this:Rush Limbaugh, Pastor Terry Jones Were High School ClassmatesTerry Jones, the Florida pastor threatening to burn a Koran tomorrow on the anniversary of...

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