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Here’s a link depot in honor of “International Talk Like a Pirate Day”:

• Russia’s continuing effort to alienate themselves from the west and align themselves with Arab countries was perpetuated by yesterdays announcement of $10 million in aid to the terrorist run Palestinian Authority.
• The all important Jewish vote:  Florida Jews report “push polling” via telephone this week.
• U.S. officials announce that Al-Qaida is unpopular and imploding.  Tell that to the next suicide bomber victim.
• Who would you prefer as President?  Palin or Biden?  A make-believe poll shows the people would prefer Sarah Palin as President.
• Biden is famous for his daily commute from his home in Delaware to work in D.C. for the last 35 years.  Now that he’s a VP candidate, how’s his commute faring?
• Damning Bush Administration books are being published faster than you can say impeachment!  Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey confirms Cheney gave misleading information to win support of Iraq invasion.

Arrrrr, mateys!!!

Now I can clear out my “interesting links” folder and start again with a fresh new week!

Have a good weekend everyone.

UPDATE: 

I couldn’t help myself with this final link to TechCrunch.  Social networking sites makes a few “adjustments” for Talk Like a Pirate Day.

Popularity: 5% [?]

An Israeli court ruled in favor of the Palestinian Authority paying retribution for the death of an American couple.  The couple were shot in 1996 by Hamas gunmen in Israel inside of their car.

Of course, the Palestinian Authority is arguing the ruling and provides the following reason to the court:

The Palestinian Authority’s pleading in the case was not made public, but an attorney for the plaintiffs summarized it for CNN. The attorney said the Palestinian Authority asked the court to throw out the case because an unfavorable judgment would make the organization liable for such large sums from this and other cases that it would go bankrupt.

Sooooo….  the PA is arguing that they shouldn’t have to pay retribution to this family because THEN they’d have to pay for ALL the families who’ve been subjected to their terrorist attacks.  That’s an air-tight argument if I ever heard one.

Popularity: 4% [?]

The United States has placed pressure (for some time now) on Israeli authorities to supply body armor to Palestinian Authority security forces. The P.A., led by Mahmoud Abbas, has enjoyed U.S. support over the other ruling terrorist parties, Hamas and Fatah.

Israel has acceded to a long-standing United States request to allow Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces to wear flak jackets, but has rejected a model that would include stronger body armor that can repel fire from M-16 rifles. The IDF has feared that advanced flak jackets will fall into the hands of terrorists, who previously have obtained thousands of rifles Israel gave to the PA and then used them to attack Israelis.

Maybe it reads as deliberately cruel to western nations for Israel to intentionally supply body armor vests that won’t stop a bullet from an Israeli rifle.  But it’s a fair compromise when considering…..

“They’re getting the same flak jackets that police get in the United States,” an official told Reuters News Agency. “The protection they are receiving from these vests is adequate to the task.” They are strong enough to defend against Kalashnikovs, the Soviet-designed rifles commonly used in the PA.

It’s perfectly logical to assume that these vests will eventually make their way to terrorists opperating in Gaza and the West Bank.  It seems idiotic that Israel should (essentially) supply body armor that will be used against them.

UPDATE: I initially failed to notice that the body armor for the Palestinian Authority was paid for by U.S tax payers. That tastes pretty good in your mouth, doesn’t it?

The United States is paying for body armor, giving them to the Palestinian Authority who will in turn “lose” them to terrorists which will eventually be commissioned against Israel.    Left hand, let me introduce you to right hand.

Popularity: 6% [?]