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Six Islamic State, involved in killing policeman, killed in Kirkuk
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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Unwanted Boxing Day visitors? Here's how to get rid of them
[Guardian] Ahhhhhh, Christmas. A time for families to come together and create treasured moments of ... whatever it is that most people mistakenly think the Yuletide season is about. The truth is that you’ve got a week off work and all you want to do is watch Netflix in your pants while drinking Baileys at 9.40am.

This cast-iron plan will invariably be shattered by friends and family members turning up unannounced and trying to impose their jollity on you, so here are 10 ways to overcome them with consummate ease.
Posted by: Besoeker || 12/26/2017 05:24 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under:

#1  This guy Dawson must be a real joy at parties.
Posted by: Raj || 12/26/2017 12:21 Comments || Top||

#2  Especially since this is him being 'clever and funny'.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 12/26/2017 15:46 Comments || Top||


Home Front: Politix
Jackie Mason: It's ‘Sick' We Pay the United Nations to Hate Us
[Breitbart] NEW YORK ‐ Legendary standup comic Jackie Mason weighed in on the debate about the possibility of defunding the United Nations, calling U.S. financing to the international body "so sick that we do this it is unbelievable."

"It is like if somebody tells you I hate you. I can’t stand you. I would like you to drop dead by Thursday. And we say to them how much money do you need? How much does it cost us for you to say this?" he exclaimed.

Mason was speaking Sunday night during his regular segment on this reporter’s talk radio program, Aaron Klein Investigative Radio, broadcast on New York’s AM 970 The Answer and NewsTalk 990 AM.

He continued:
We pay for everything that they need. If they have a flood or any kind of a disaster, a hurricane in any of these countries, we are the ones that come to help them and pay for everything for them. And we protect them in every way. We have what is called foreign aid. Well, foreign aid means even if somebody catches a cold somewhere we send them a few dollars. There is nothing we don’t pay for in those countries. And the truth of the matter is we should have nothing to do with them.

On Thursday, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley indicated the U.S. could withhold funds from the U.S. in response to the passage of an anti-Israel resolution at the U.N. General Assembly clearly intended to rescind President Donald Trump’s historic decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Posted by: Besoeker || 12/26/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under:


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Arab States Have Had It With the Stupidity of the Palestinian Authority
RedState
Posted by: Frank G || 12/26/2017 12:17 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under: Palestinian Authority

#1  Everybody is tired of the Palestinian Playbook (TM). Maybe the EUnochs will bankroll them and bring them all to Germany. What say you, Komrade Merkel?

BTW, Happy Kwanzaa, Commodore Frank!
Posted by: Alaska Paul || 12/26/2017 15:01 Comments || Top||

#2  In the 80s when Iraq and Iran were beating the crap out of each other and the other arabs states couldn't take on Israel militarily as they got their asses handed to them twice... the Paleos were useful to stir up trouble and kill westerners and Israelis.

Now, with a newly enriched Iran (thanks Obumble) becoming a regional power the arabs are terrified of them gaining control over their lands and are working with Israel and the west to keep that from happening. The Paleos are not only an annoyance but a downright liability for them now.
Posted by: DarthVader || 12/26/2017 16:21 Comments || Top||


Palestinians need new leaders and a new strategy
[ARABNEWS] The year 2017 will be remembered as the one in which the so-called "grinding of the peace processor," at least in its American formulation, ended. And with its demise, the political framework that has been the foundation for US foreign policy in the Middle East has also collapsed.

The Paleostinian leadership and their Arab and international allies will now embark on a new year with the difficult task of drumming up a whole new political formula that does not include the US.

The Paleostinian Authority entered 2017 with the slight hope that the US was in the process of moving away, however slightly, from its hard-line pro-Israel attitude. This hope was the result of a decision made by the Barack B.O. regime in December 2016 not to veto UN Security Council Resolution 2334, which declared the status of illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Territories null and void.
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Posted by: Fred || 12/26/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under: Palestinian Authority

#1  "Palestinians" need Syrian passports.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 12/26/2017 2:35 Comments || Top||

#2  Again, what's with the international law? Show me the so called "international law" you mentioned.
Posted by: Seeking cure for ignorance || 12/26/2017 3:36 Comments || Top||

#3  Paleo negotiators have s. for brains. The Trump/Netanyahu strategy is to make it abundantly clear that time is not the Paleo's friend. Stalling will only play into Israel's hands.

The rest of world enjoyed thumbing their collective noses at the US over Palestine as long as there were no consequences. The Trump administration will now alter that dynamic as well. Let us see how they like dealing with China instead.
Posted by: P. Speaking for B. || 12/26/2017 10:29 Comments || Top||


Science & Technology
Make Space Great Again
[SultanKnish] "Foremost," the NASA administrator described his marching orders from Obama, "he wanted me to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world." The great new mission of America's space agency would be to make Muslims "feel good about their historic contribution to science."

President Trump has another mission for NASA.

Looking over at former Senator Schmitt, the last living man to walk on the moon in the Apollo 17 mission forty-five years ago, President Trump said, "Today, we pledge that he will not be the last."

"This time, we will not only plant our flag and leave our footprint, we will establish a foundation for an eventual mission to Mars and, perhaps, someday to many worlds beyond."

The message was clear. American greatness would no longer be held hostage to political correctness.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 12/26/2017 06:57 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under:


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
The year a rogue regime went from bad to worse
[ARABNEWS] Supporters of the Iran regime argued that the 2017 re-election of Hassan Rouhani as president, the continuation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, known commonly as the Iran nuclear deal, the continuing relaxation of sanctions, and increased trade and political rapprochement with the Islamic Theocratic Republic, would all make Tehran a more constructive and rational regional actor in 2017.

This argument centers on the notion that appeasement of Tehran would empower and embolden Iran’s "moderate" forces. However,
if you can't say something nice about a person some juicy gossip will go well...
concrete evidence and last year’s history of the regime reveals a different story. Let us divide Iran’s actions, behavior and policies in 2017 into three main categories ‐ domestic, regional and international.
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Posted by: Fred || 12/26/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [10 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran

#1  ....Jeebus, if I hear the word 'moderate' applied to an Iranian politician again, I'm gonna plotz. In Iran, a 'moderate' is someone who wants to kill the infidels more slowly.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski || 12/26/2017 9:00 Comments || Top||

#2  The year a rogue regime went from bad to worse

Saw the headline and thought this was about Zero and 2016. Oh, wait...
Posted by: PBMcL || 12/26/2017 11:29 Comments || Top||

#3  Valarie Jarret to the white courtesy phone.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom || 12/26/2017 12:34 Comments || Top||

#4  Valarie Jarret to the white courtesy phone.

All according to her plan.
Posted by: P. Speaking for B. || 12/26/2017 15:03 Comments || Top||

#5  #1 ....Jeebus, if I hear the word 'moderate' applied to an Iranian politician again, I'm gonna plotz. In Iran, a 'moderate' is someone who wants to kill the infidels more slowly.

Or one that drills holes in your verses one that just cuts it off with a rusty blade.
Posted by: newc || 12/26/2017 19:58 Comments || Top||


Home Front: Culture Wars
Christmas Is the Perfect Time to Mock Liberals
h/t Instapundit
...Now, as your late family gathers together, all dead because of Trump’s authoritarian reign of terror, try to remember that in the spirit of the season, you should mock your liberal friends and family unmercifully. It’s a painful time for them. The economy is booming, ISIS has been beheaded, and Mueller hasn’t found Schiff. That’s why it’s so, so very important to kick them when they are down. Because Christmas is a time where we celebrate giving, so give them grief. Because it’s the only way they’ll ever learn.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 12/26/2017 02:50 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Maybe this can be transferred to a Christmas Sweater?:

Posted by: Anomalous Sources || 12/26/2017 16:43 Comments || Top||



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Two weeks of WOT
Tue 2017-12-26
  Six Islamic State, involved in killing policeman, killed in Kirkuk
Mon 2017-12-25
  ISIS military commission chief killed in US drone strike in Afghanistan
Sun 2017-12-24
  Taliban’s IED expert famous as Osama killed in NDS operation
Sat 2017-12-23
  Terror Attack in Pennsylvania's State Capital?
Fri 2017-12-22
  US drone strike kills Qaeda propaganda chief in Yemen
Thu 2017-12-21
  ISIS shadow judge among 5 killed in Afghan forces operations
Wed 2017-12-20
  US drone targets compound in Kurram
Tue 2017-12-19
  Ballistic missile intercepted over Saudi Arabia capital Riyadh just seconds before it slammed into royal palace
Mon 2017-12-18
  Senior Al-Shabaab Militants Killed In Somalia Drone Strike
Sun 2017-12-17
  Suicide bombers attack Pakistan church, killing at least 9, officials say
Sat 2017-12-16
  Judge Lori Walkley hands down death penalty to convicted Islamic murderer
Fri 2017-12-15
  Yemen Islah party sever ties with Muslim Brotherhood
Thu 2017-12-14
  Afghan forces foil deadly blast, US drone strike kill 3 IS militants in Nangarhar
Wed 2017-12-13
  Newspaper: Saudi members of Islamic State arrested in Iraq up to 50
Tue 2017-12-12
  Scores of Islamic State militants surrender to security forces in Mosul


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