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July 5, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

LOVE IS WAR – Would you like to do some internet dating with Hamas? The Israeli military said Tuesday it had uncovered a plot by Hamas militants to spy on …

Politics

July 4, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

THEY ALSO BIODEGRADE PEOPLE – It’s not just Australian supermarkets, which have recently taken a brave decision to ban plastic bags (and by brave I mean cunning, since they are …

Politics

June 5, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

PUNK TALIBAN – Who on Earth is now designing jihadi uniforms? The Pakistani Taliban has debuted a new uniform that combines decades of punk rock, splashes of Gwen Stefani — and a …

Life / Politics

May 25, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

IS THAT A PHONE IN YOUR COLON OR ARE YOU HAPPY TO SEE ME? – Gives a whole new meaning to “hands-free”. How was the reception? Hope the phones were only …

Politics

May 20, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

AIDING PALESTINE – Priorities: The Palestinian Authority is now using half of its foreign aid to reward terrorism. The new PA budget boosts support to terrorists in prison by 13 …

Life / Politics

Shooting epidemics and other deadly memes

May 19, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Another day, another school shooting in the US – though contrary to CNN, it wasn’t the 23rd this year, unless you count, as CNN does, events like robbery attempts outside …

Politics

May 17, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

THE HAMAS AUCTION – Two days ago, Hamas officially published a list of ten of the “peaceful protesters” killed by Israel at the border with Gaza: Hamas says 10 of …

Politics

May 6, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

GOOD NEWS FROM IRAQ – Via Buzzfeed: When Zeinab Mohamed was a teenager, she was barred from going out after dark, even in her own neighborhood. Plagued with bombings, shootings, …

Politics

May 5, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

UNFORTUNATE PLACEMENT – Or not:

Politics

Syria: There is no happy endings

April 12, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

The world stands poised on the edge of an abyss, just a few wrong moves away from another world war, all over a large and unattractive expanse of sand on …

Politics

March 29, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

FINGER ON THE PULSE – Turns out the gay nightclub “Pulse” might not have been the Orlando mass shooter Omar Mateen’s first choice for a target: The Orlando nightclub shooter …

Politics

February 12, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

MULTICULTURAL ENRICHMENT DEVICES STRIKE BACK – Via Tim Blair: Tired of being stereotyped as passive defensive barricades against Islamic terrorism, Parliament House bollards have lately commenced attacks of their own. …

Politics

January 5, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

GREEN ON GREEN – In Florida, frozen iguanas are falling from the trees, but this will undoubtedly warm your heart: The Islamic State’s branch in Egypt has escalated its long-simmering …

Politics

January 1, 2018 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

“GAFFE” “STUNS” – Nothing like starting the year with hyperventilating: The gaffe-prone Duke of Edinburgh has stoked a new controversy by pointing at a man with a beard and asking “Is …

Politics

December 30, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

THE ONE THAT DIDN’T GET AWAY – In an outer suburb of Cairo, Helwan, Copts targeted again: At least nine people have been killed after a gunman opened fire on …

Politics

“ISIS has lost 98 per cent of its territory”

December 27, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

The military defeat of ISIS is one of the great good news stories of 2017, something I blogged about before (“If ISIS falls in a desert, Obama is no longer …

Politics

December 23, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

THE WAR ON OBSESSION – The wolves are not just lone, they’re also obsessed: Victorian police are preparing to investigate up to 300 so-called “fixated persons’’ as part of a …

Politics

Ice Ice Baby or Ram-a-dan?

December 22, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

Is he or isn’t he? For the first few hours after a 4WD vehicle rammed into pedestrians at the intersection of Spencer Street in Melbourne CBD, the authorities would not …

Politics

December 20, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

FIRST THEY CAME FOR THE SEXBOTS – There’s nothing sacred for the jihadis: The Third International Congress in Love and Sex with Robots has been rocked by terror threats from …

Politics

December 17, 2017 - by Arthur Chrenkoff

HERCULES POIROT AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING JIHADIS – Not dead and unaccounted for: An estimated 40,000 people traveled from around the world to take up arms for the …