It was a gorgeous morning. Crisp. Clear. I'd gotten to work a little early, around 8:30 and was sitting in my co-worker Gary's office bs'ing. Another co-worker Judy, whose office is across the hall from Gary's, had just arrived at work. She put her belongings on her desk and came in and said, “Something fucked-up is going on. A plane ...   more »

Saw an interview with former Israeli Prime Minister Bebe Netanyahu last night. His take on the whole Lebanon/Hizbollah war was that Israel is not fighting Lebanon or Hizbollah. Israel is fighting the foremost regiment of the Iranian army. Hizbollah is trained by/in Iran. They use Iranian money and Iranian weapons.

Why would Iran want to fight Israel at this particular ...   more »

An un-named relative of mine was opining the plight of the poor Lebanese people and how horrific and out-of-proportion the Israeli barrage on Lebanon was. BTW, she's Jewish.

I wanted to smack her.   more »