tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post824546821138871973..comments2024-01-02T02:18:30.960-08:00Comments on Israel Thrives: Join the American Red Cross!Mike L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-92054616882757261682014-07-31T05:41:38.193-07:002014-07-31T05:41:38.193-07:00By the by the NYT printed a piece detailing the ra...By the by the NYT printed a piece detailing the ransoms paid by European firms and governments to al Qaeda et al for kidnapped nationals. <br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/30/world/africa/ransoming-citizens-europe-becomes-al-qaedas-patron.html?smid=tw-bna&assetType=nyt_now&_r=1Empress Trudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073538968722986065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-66329739436822970422014-07-30T14:30:52.241-07:002014-07-30T14:30:52.241-07:00I feel reasonably confident that if Pelosi could t...I feel reasonably confident that if Pelosi could take that one back she would.<br /><br />But, really, Qatar is going to intervene on the behalf of Jews with Hamas?<br /><br />The notion is simply ridiculous and it does raise serious questions about Pelosi's judgement on the Arab-Israel conflict.<br /><br />It's also just odd.Mike L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06450806807610560873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-80878791139556364372014-07-30T14:09:57.156-07:002014-07-30T14:09:57.156-07:00I remember diversity lunches, but not rocket launc...I remember diversity lunches, but not rocket launching or kidnapping classes, over the year I worked at the Red Cross. Perhaps every chapter operates differently, though. ;)JayinPhiladelphiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14556212008313470286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-77215752656091886732014-07-30T11:09:15.435-07:002014-07-30T11:09:15.435-07:00Or, if you prefer, the open secret that Hamas Cent...Or, if you prefer, the open secret that Hamas Central is underneath a hospital and journalists have known it for years.<br /><br />http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/180730/top-secret-hamas-command-bunker-in-gaza-revealed#undefinedEmpress Trudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073538968722986065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579213173749170024.post-33108961754149956262014-07-30T11:07:08.228-07:002014-07-30T11:07:08.228-07:00Maybe you just have a different sense of what '...Maybe you just have a different sense of what 'humanitarian' is:<br /><br />http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/183528#.U9kz2GN5J4g<br /><br />Paragraph 3:<br /><br />"The terrorists also told interrogators that he had coordinated anti-tank ambushes and set up sniper positions against IDF forces during Operation Protective Edge. The sniper positions were placed in the tenth floor of the Red Cross building in Khan Younis, in line with Hamas's doctrine of using sensitive civilian buildings as military posts to make it more difficult for Israel to strike them without incurring civilian casualties."Empress Trudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073538968722986065noreply@blogger.com