Took a brief nap this afternoon, and while I was asleep an entire propaganda war waged by “photojournalists,” stringers, caption writers, and bureau editors unraveled like a cheap sweater snagged on a bit of twisted metal infrastructure.  Allah has the roundup here—including The Passion of the Toys (Slublog); the US News and World Report cover caper (something out of an Al Gore nightmare); and Gateway Pundit’s tracking of a NYT

But you know how Jews are—always trying to guilt you into giving them sympathy.  Or a good deal on a used Lincoln Towncar. So I wouldn’t put much stock in this.  If anything, they probably did it themselves.  They’re sneaky like that.  And of course, filthy. (thanks to natesnake)

If the world is indeed going to end on the 22nd, I suppose today’s as good a day as any to cash in those Reward Zone points I’ve been hording.  Hell—while I’m at it, I may even hit the Indian buffet and give some of that mint chutney a go.  Though I’m still not quite ready to experiment with any “specialty beads.” I mean, you gotta hold out some hope,

Not on our part—something NRO contributor Barbara Lerner finds unfortunate.  From

From the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (and communicated by an IDF spokesman): Hizbullah terrorist Ali Hassan Saliman, who was apprehended by IDF forces, admitted during questioning that he was involved in the kidnapping of Israeli soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, and that he knew the goal was to kidnap Israeli soldiers. Saliman also admitted his involvement in an additional kidnapping attempt at an IDF post near the village

The day of reckoning is here.  From The New York Daily News, “Clueless in Connecticut”: Ned Lamont – who is looking to unseat Joe Lieberman in today’s Connecticut Democratic primary – is fond of saying that if voters elected him, they “wouldn’t be losing a senator” but would be “gaining a Democrat.” Set aside the comical assertion that Lieberman, who votes with his party 90% of the time, isn’t a

If given the go ahead by the Israeli government today, Israeli troops could begin a push all the way to the Litani River.  This would be a follow up to three days of Israeli commando teams moving north into Lebanon along the coast—and comes amid reports that Israel shot down Hezbollah rockets headed for Tel Aviv. Keep an eye on Pajamas Media for a roundup. ***** update:  Israel shot down