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A pride of lions, a gaggle of geese, an exaltation of larks and a benediction of binks.

Chicks in Gal Bags Sail Through Airport Security; CTV Frets About Guy Who Recorded the Breach

How well I recall an incident some years pre-9/11, when "jihad is the way; sharia is the goal" was not even on my radar, when some primitive, lizard-like part of my brain/gut feeling was telling me that perhaps it wasn't the wisest idea to board a flight bound to London from Amsterdam. The reason: nosy moi had espied the names on some sheets of paper being toted by Schiphol security. One of the names is etched into my brain to this day: the redundantly monikered Mohammed Mohammed. Despite my reservations, I ended up boarding the flight--but only after every single piece of  baggage had been removed and matched to the names on the flight roster, and every piece of superfluous luggage belonging to Mo and his friends removed from the baggage hold. The flight eventually proceeded, but not without some incident, likely unrelated to the Muslim no-shows. What happened was that the tires blew out upon take-off, and we were greeted upon arrival in London with a befoamed runway and the flashing lights and sirens of ambulances. Not exactly a scene to inspire confidence in flying the friendly skies, especially if, like me, you don't exult in flying to begin with.

I recalled this incident--not exactly with a sense of nostalgia--when I heard about the three chicks in the gal bag who were allowed to board a plane in Montreal without having to reveal their faces to security officials. The thing that got me was the way that the CTV news channel was quite snippy about the chap who happened to record the security breach. The implication being that this gent  must have had some particular animus toward these women, or else why would he have gone to all the trouble of filming them?

Um, maybe it was because, as he cogently explained to CTV talking head Marcia MacMillan, he was concerned that such obvious lapses did not serve the interest of the flying public; he himself was reluctant to get on the plane, although he ended up doing so. 

Or is it now "Islamophobic" to even express such common sense concerns?

Serving Man Lo These 1,400 Years

In his latest Canadian Charger peroration, Elmo claims that Islam is the quintessence of tolerance.

Yeah, right, Elmo. We poor ignorant kafirs'll be sure to buy what you're selling (in your dreams, maybe).

You Are Cordially Invited to Your Own Evisceration

Israel agrees to participate in the UN's "probe" of the Gaza flotilla incident. Begging the question: what the f***?

Yoo Hoo, Ms. Mock

Further to my post yesterday about Karen Mock, Jewess, "human rights" type and interfaith diva who likes to shmooze with Muslim chicks who hew to the competing (though, to Karen's mind, equally valid) Naqba "narrative," Sol Stein calls the obsession with said fairy tale "the biggest obstacle to peace in the Middle East."

A Shaggy Dog Story

"What kind of dog is that?" I asked the woman holding the leash of a fluffy, blonde dog who approached our black beast to do the doggie meet 'n' greet. We were standing on the Gravenhurst wharf at the time (this past Saturday), watching the steamship Segwun come in.

"It's a chow-chow," she said.

"I've never seen one that colour."

"No," she said. "They're usually darker. But you can always tell from the tongue--it's purple."

"Right," I said. I didn't notice the tongue. A 'he'? A 'she'?"

"A she. And she's only ten months."

"Very cute. What's her name?" I asked.

"Her name is..."

Can you guess? I'll give you a hint. It's the name of a character from a book/movie who was "born with the gift of laughter...etc."

Sometimes life hands you freaky--and delightful--surprises. When that happens, all you can do is savor the moment. Which, I'm sure you won't be surprised to learn, is exactly what I did.

Ready for His Close Up

CNN reports that the lit'ler Hitler is offering to speak one-on-one with the, er, One. And, boy, does he have a lot to get off his puffed up widdle chest:

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is willing to hold one-on-one talks with U.S. President Barack Obama in September, he said Monday.

Ahmadinejad expects to visit New York then for the annual United Nations General Assembly meeting, he said at a speech in Tehran.

"I will be ready for talks, for one-on-one talks, with Mr. Obama in front of the media, of course," he said, posing the offer as a repeat of one he has been making to the U.S. president for years.

The White House did not immediately comment on the speech, which was carried live on Iran's government-backed Press TV.

Ahmadinejad made the offer in the course of attacking "Zionists," a term he uses to refer to Israel and Jews.

"Is the U.S. government influenced by Zionists or the other way around? He should make it clear which one is under the control of the other," Ahmadinejad said, dismissing "Zionists" as "a political party that handles wealth and money."

Yeah, Mr. President, which is it--are "the Jews" in charge or is youse in charge? Inquiring would-be-genocidaires wanna know.

Ooops!

The Palestinian rocket was meant to kill/maim Jews, not Jordanians. "Too bad" someone forgot to tell the rocket.

When 'Progs' Collide

"Progressive" TIME magazine columnist Joe Klein is shocked and appalled that "progressive" Jew Abe Foxman of the ADL (who can usually be counted on to toe the "progressive" line) has come out against the Ground Zero, ahem, "Islamic Center":

The journey of the (Anti-)Defamation League from beacon of tolerance to slightly potty geyser of toxic foolishness continues apace. Two years ago, Abe Foxman--the ADL's very much over the hill president--accused me of anti-semitism for pointing out the Israel-first tendencies of more than a few neoconservatives, especially when it came to plumping for war with Iran (if you don't believe me, read anything--anything--that the goofy harridan Jennifer Rubin writes about Israel or President Obama over at the Commentary blog). Then, earlier this year, Foxman accused David Petraeus of being anti-Israel for making the indisputable point the the Israeli-Palestinian conflict doesn't make life any easier for US troops fighting in the region. And now Foxman has hit the jackpot, joining the intolerant know-nothings who are seeking to block the establishment of a mosque--actually an Islamic center-- near Ground Zero. The tragedy here is that the Islamic Center is precisely the sort of institution that the Anti-Defamation league traditionally supported...

No it's not. It's precisely the sort of institution that Muslims have traditionally built to symbolize their triumph and triumphalism. That Abe hasn't fallen for the "interfaith" blarney (taqiyyah) while Joe, obviously, has shows that some Obama-adoring "progs" are waking up (maybe), while others are determined to remain steadfastly asleep. It also demonstrates the incoherence of those progs who support Israel, since the prog agenda is one which deplores Zionism and seeks its demise (for the sake of "human rights" and "social justice" and "multiculturalism" and all that other "good" stuff, of course).

Update: "The goofy harridan Jennifer Rubin" writes:

...In the left’s vision, “tolerance” and indulgence of aberrant conduct is our burden and obligation, and ours alone. That not only leads to cultural surrender; it also infantilizes Muslims. They can’t be expected to exercise restraint or respect or even decency, it seems.

The mosque controversy is fascinating not because of what it reveals about radical Muslims. We — or at least those not practicing willful ignorance — have long since figured out what they are up to. No, what’s intriguing, and to a degree horrifying, is what it tells us about the left’s cockeyed view of “tolerance” and its inability to engage and refute the arguments of those who wish to destroy our society and murder our fellow citizens.

If that's "goofy" then my name is Farfour Mouse.

Author, Author

Next up on taxpayer-funded Palestine House's busy Israel-bashing agenda: the launch of a new book by Naji Farah.

Who's he? Never heard of the bloke. But according to this Al Jazeera piece, he appears to be your average, run-of-the-mill Nakba nutter:

Naji Farah, a Palestinian writer and former teacher who was 15 years old in 1948, believes the Nakba has continued to the present day.

"It has continued and is in progress in the West Bank where settlers rob day after day more Palestinian lands, and in the Gaza Strip where people live under siege, where children cannot find something to eat, where mothers cannot buy medication for their children … this is a continuation of the Nakba."

Looking for "something to eat"? I suggest hightailing it to the shmancy new Gaza mall. I hear its food court offers a plethora of tasty fare that's to die for: I'm pretty sure it has a drug store, too, for mothers seeking "medication for their children."

But that's not really the point, is it? The point, once again, is that Canadians continue to get their pockets picked in order to provide a platform for such Nakba mishegas.

For Interfaith Hens, Talk is Cheep

Here's one that isn't supposed to be funny, but that strikes me as the absolute pinnacle of hilarity. It's all about a buncha clueless lefty Jewesses (one of whom, Karen Mock, has been a key player in Canada's kooky "human rights" industry for decades) who think they're "building bridges" with the Muslim community by regularly meeting with a buncha Muslim chicks. Trouble is, the Muslim chicks cannot abide that pesky Jewish entity. But don't worry. As this piece in the Jewish Tribune documents, the hens can find plenty of common ground so long as they're willing to button it re you-know-what:

TORONTO – Together in Hope, a group of four Arab and four Jewish women created just over a year ago to promote dialogue and understanding between their communities, includes among its diverse members a Zionist, a Palestinian who would like to see the Jewish state replaced by a bi-national one, and a Syrian who insists that life was good for Jews in Syria in the 20th century.

Founding member Dr. Karen Mock is a psychologist, teacher and currently the Liberal candidate for Thornhill in the next federal election.

Mock – along with Palestinian Hania Amad, a prominent Toronto-based engineer, and Diane Mandell, former director of Programs and Communications at the Ontario Social Development Council – recently discussed the group’s initiative with the Jewish Tribune.

Coincidentally, the meeting took place on a day of great significance to the Jewish people and its roots in the Land of Israel. It was the 17th day of the Hebrew month of Tammuz, which is the first day of the annual three weeks of mourning observed by Jews the world over in commemoration of the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem.

“Really, the agenda is social justice,” said Mock.

“We agree to disagree,” said Amad, who was born and raised in Ramallah and has been living here for 30 years. “We’ve come a long, long way since the first meeting, individually and as a group.”

Among the Ontario business leaders participating in a trade mission to Israel last May, Amad had met this reporter at the time and expressed her view that a secular, bi-national state should replace the Jewish state. In Toronto, continuing the discussion, she said she had initially supported the notion of a two-state solution, but it doesn’t seem “viable” now.

Mock is convinced that the lack of understanding among local Jews and Arabs is rooted partly in language.

“Arab media would not define Zionism in the same way. If I’m a Zionist, [they assume] I must be a racist,” she said. There needs to be a “common vocabulary, not to necessarily agree, but to understand. They would never have thought of Zionism as the self-determination movement of the Jewish people.

“People have become real friends,” Mock stated. “We all want the same thing…to reduce the frustrations, bring back dignity to everyone involved…. We don’t deal with the tough issues first. We remove hateful phrases. There would have to be a compromise…. No one can deny a person’s feelings. When you have two conflicting narratives, they’re not complete.”...

Actually, both "narratives" are completely complete. One is about the establishment of something good, worthy and necessary--a sovereign Jewish nation--and one takes the same event and casts it as a "catastrophe". So, really, what's the point? Especially since months of convivial chatter seems to be pushing Palestinian Amad, for one, in the wrong direction--formerly a proponent of two states, now downsized (and down-Jewed) to one lone secular state.

Anyone else think Mock should stay as far away from Muslims as possible, since she seems to be having a most unsalubrious effect on them?