Alan has the follow-up on the UNRWA story, namely that Kofi Annan is backing Peter Hansen, the corrupt agency head who freely admits employing terrorists, among other things. I can’t claim to be too surprised at that one.
Debbye has thoughts on the CBC’s “Greatest Canadian” contest, something I’ve tried to avoid watching because I knew it would make me very very angry. Judging by the top 30, it seems we’re propagating our own stereotypes as a nation, voting in hockey players, any popstar or movie star with crossover American success, and iconofied politicians. The fact that this is a contest where Don Cherry can place in a top 10 alongside Alexander Graham Bell should say it all. *Sigh*.
Imshin is absolutely required reading, lashing out at those who believe that Israel should not exist. She also points to this article, published in the Guardian, about anti-Americanism and antisemitism in Europe.
And this is a little late, but Burnside has packed in his keyboard. Another casualty of the blogosphere. He’ll be missed.
I can’t claim to be too surprised at that one.
Neither can I. The only thing that suprises me is that the UN didn’t introduce a resolution condemning Israel for the earthquake in Iran.
igor’s post expresses exactly my sentiments: http://www.livejournal.com/~topk/60623.html