Author: Dave

The leaders of Hamas say they are winning the war in Gaza. They also say they hope to get a truce in 48 hours. A senior Hamas source in Gaza says the group is optimistic about the prospect of securing a ceasefire with Israel in the near future. “We can secure a truce within 48…

In the second of my series on scientific toys I want to look at one of the foundations of modern civilization. The electric motor. Here is a nice Electric Motor Kit that sells for a very reasonable $10.75. Here is another science kit that includes an electric motor and other experiments, ScienceWiz Inventions Experiment Kit…

Palin’s remarks about her optimism with respect to the incoming administration starts at about 3 minutes into the video. I do agree with her. The Obama emphasis on lowering business taxes is a good thing. Because of Obama’s immersion in Marxist philosophy as a youth I was not optimistic about his economic policies. We will…

Hamas says it will not accept a permanent cease fire with Israel. According to the Deputy head of Hamas’s political bureau, Moussa Abou Marzouk, the group would not talk about a permanent cease-fire so long as Israel continued its “occupation,” and would instead continue the “resistance.” He said that Hamas stands by its demand that…

Details of the story at The Volokh Conspiracy which has the poem Richard Cory. And of course that reminded me of Simon and Garfunkel.

The video is less than a minute and it is one of the most heartbreaking minutes I have ever watched. I just want to hug her. This video first aired on Palestinian TV. Some of the folks at Hot Air think it is Fatah propaganda to discredit Hamas. I still want to give the girl…

Roland Burris, Bent Rod Blagojevich’s nominee to take Barack Obama’s old Senate Seat was turned away today because his papers were not in order. Just another distraction for the Democrats to deal with. I think if they get enough practice with distractions they will get good at dealing with them. Perhaps Mr. Obama needs a…

Mr. President Elect Obama is having some very strange ideas about getting the economy moving again. He is proposing tax cuts on business. WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are crafting a plan to offer about $300 billion of tax cuts to individuals and businesses, a move aimed at attracting Republican support for…

Here is an interesting story about our War On Drugs as related by Former Prosecutor Volney V. Brown Jr. We decided to test the effectiveness of simultaneously arresting every drug seller on the streets of an isolated city, and picked Phoenix for the exercise. Using more “buy money” than Arizona had ever seen before, we…

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The Israelis have gone and done it now. They have destroyed phone service in Gaza. (IsraelNN.com) The “Cast Lead” counterterrorist campaign has spread to cyberspace and cell phones, leaving Hamas’s terrorist army in confusion, unable to issue and receive orders efficiently. Almost of all of Gaza’s cell phone system is out of order, television stations…

From The Jerusalem Post Cross Posted at Power and Control

A few days ago I was having a look at water issues in the Middle East at my post Running On Hungry. A discussion of the book When the Rivers Run Dry came up and there was a mention of the Dead Sea shrinking. That reminded me of a post I did in 2004 called…

General Barry McCaffrey has called for an evaluation of his failed policies from a couple of Colonels who have visited Mexico. Michael Yon runs down the details in this [pdf]. Let me excerpt a few highlights: Thousands are being murdered each year. Drug production, addiction, and smuggling are rampant. The struggle for power among drug…

Particularly interesting in the video was a point from about 3 minutes 20 seconds on in the video where the sheriff was saying that the decision on legalization can not be left up to the lawmakers implying that they had been corrupted. Watch how he twists when he makes his statement. Which brings up something…

The most amazing thing about the current war against Hamas is the silence of Hizballah. They aren’t firing rockets this time. As they did in support of Gaza (or vice versa) in 2006. Leading Lebanese political commentators believe Hezbollah will not open a military front with Israel on its shared border, even with a Gaza…

Bill Clinton was reported to have said in the beginning of 2008 that the economy was growing too much. It’s the economy, stupid! Former President Bill Clinton stunned Fox News commentators January 30 when he said, “We just have to slow down our economy and cut back our greenhouse gas emissions ’cause we have to…

The Obama administration has received the resignation of Bill Richardson even before he has had a chance to be sworn in. (CNN) — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is withdrawing his nomination to be commerce secretary, citing the distraction of a federal investigation into ties to a company that has done business with his state.…

I have been wondering for a while what the meaning of the Israeli’s Operation Cast Lead was. I think I have an answer. Head of IDF Military Intelligence General Amos Yadlin also addressed the meeting and gave an assessment of the Gaza operation’s progress. “The organization [Hamas] took a serious blow, we killed hundreds of…

Hamas is breaking hands and shooting feet of Fatah supporters in Gaza. The Hamas government has placed dozens of Fatah members under house arrest out of fear that they might exploit the current IDF operation to regain control of the Gaza Strip. Fatah officials in Ramallah told The Jerusalem Post that Hamas militiamen had been…