“We would have made the same decision if Baleedi were riding in a Volkswagen,” said General Moe Terrs, a Pentagon spokesman. Sanaa, Yemen, February 4 – The world’s largest auto manufacturer announced its intention today to take the United States ...
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Feed SubscriptionAt Least 45 Dead In Unimportant, Non-Israel-Inflicted Bombing
“By reacting to this event I have already departed from my self-imposed ratio of two anti-Israel tweets for every non-Israel-related tweet.” Damascus, January 31 – At least 45 people were killed and dozens more injured in a suburb of the Syrian ...
Read More »NY Times Adds Automatic Editor’s Note To Every Diaa Hadid Submission
Prior to her work with the Times, Hadid wrote for Electronic Intifada, a site known for its anti-Israel and antisemitic prejudice. New York, January 26 – The paper of record will from now on address recurrences of overt and frequent journalistic ...
Read More »Iran Hires Btselem To Out Homosexuals
“Our values dovetail in several major respects.” Tehran, January 21 – To enhance its ability to identify and apprehend homosexuals, the Islamic Republic of Iran has contracted with the human rights organization Btselem, following revelations two weeks ago that the group ...
Read More »Besieged Gazans Forced To Freely Import, Export Tons Of Goods
In addition to the trade restrictions, Israel also allows humanitarian medical cases in for treatment, a policy that Gaza leaders say is oppressive. Gaza City, January 17 – Businessmen and growers in the Gaza Strip are complaining that Israel’s blockade ...
Read More »US Navy In Persian Gulf To Use ‘Roll Over And Die’ Doctrine
“We usually associate the doctrine with France in 1940, or with large elements of the Red Army in the second half of 1941.” Aboard the USS Harry Truman, January 13 – Amid escalating tensions with Iran, American naval forces patrolling ...
Read More »For Next Trick, Iran To Directly Attack US, Get Away With It
Obama will refuse to order retaliation of any sort because of his concern over maintaining the JCPOA agreement. Tehran, January 6 – Officials in Iran’s capital are telling excited followers of its recent dramatic activities that they should stay tuned ...
Read More »Saudi Arabia Prints Muhammad Toons To Make Embassy Torching Worth It
Sudan announced that in addition to severing diplomatic ties, it would sponsor an entirely new cartoon contest. Riyadh, January 4 – Saudi Arabian King Salman ordered several government-run newspapers and broadcast media to publish a series of caricatures of the ...
Read More »Gaza Chef Wonders If Beef Fillet Was This Tough In Auschwitz
“I might just close the restaurant for the day and take my family to an amusement park – but I bet they had better ones at Sobibor.” Gaza City, December 30 – The culinary chief and manager of Masri, a ...
Read More »Arab Gulf States Would Take Refugees, But Gee, Mom Staying There Now
“Well, of all the rotten luck,” empathized Minister of Internal Affairs Ayyam Adik. Riyadh, December 27 – Sources in the oil-rich nations of the Persian Gulf report that those countries would be more than happy to welcome a sizable number ...
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