London, October 4 – The latest instance of the Islamic State’s use of beheading to intimidate the West serves as evidence that the technique no longer carries the novelty it once did, news outlets reported this weekend, and in fact ...
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Feed SubscriptionAfter Bridging NY-Boston Rivalry, Jeter To Mediate Mideast Conflict
Boston, September 29 – Following an outpouring of appreciation once deemed impossible from fans of a hated rival, the outgoing shortstop of the New York Yankees has been appointed Special Envoy to the Middle East. He will use his powers ...
Read More »Sponsor Of Terrorism Welcomes Efforts To Fight Terrorism
Damascus, Syria, September 23 – The leader of a state deeply enmeshed in the support and arming of groups violently targeting civilian populations as a means of achieving political aims told visiting dignitaries today that he backs US-led efforts to ...
Read More »Human Rights Council Votes To Exclude Beheading From Mandate
Geneva, September 17 – The United Nations body tasked with monitoring and addressing human rights violations around the world voted today to remove beheading and other brutal forms of murder from its purview, saying that the member nations did not ...
Read More »Palestinian Authority Unveils Memorial To 9/11 Hijackers
Ramallah, September 11 – Thirteen years after nearly 3,000 people were killed in Islamic terrorist attacks on US soil, a Palestinian monument has finally been set up to commemorate the event and to honor those who died piloting the aircraft ...
Read More »Jordanian Official Denies Breathing Oxygen Produced By Israeli Trees
Amman, Jordan, September 10 – A Jordanian government minister has found himself under fire for allegedly breathing oxygen made by trees in Israel, a charge the official denies. News reports yesterday mentioned Minister of Agriculture Ayyam Aprik in connection with ...
Read More »Fox Acquires Rights To New ISIS Reality Show ‘Convert Or Die’
Mosul, Iraq, September 4 – The Fox network sent ripples through the entertainment industry today with the news that it inked a deal with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria to produce a reality series focusing on a group ...
Read More »Man Unsure Whether Israel Like Hitler Or Hitler Was Right
Alexandria, Egypt, August 31 – Mohammad El-Bir is your typical blue-collar Egyptian: struggling economically, hoping for political stability, and certain that Israel is the chief cause of the world’s problems. Pictures of the recent carnage in the Gaza Strip, however, ...
Read More »Parrots In Awe At NY Times Ability To Repeat Anti-Israel Propaganda
Bronx Zoo, New York, August 25 – Sophie, a hyacinth macaw in the Bronx Zoo Aviary, expressed wonderment today at the uncanny ability of The New York Times and other media enterprises to echo the anti-Israel claims of Palestinians uncritically. ...
Read More »Hamas Excited At Chance To Oust Fatah From Gaza Again
Gaza City, August 19 – With the emerging ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestinian factions apparently calling for Fatah to assume control of border crossings and other vital interests instead of Hamas, the leader of the latter movement are voicing ...
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