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Well looky here! Apparently, after recognizing that the world wasn't accepting Chavez's recent grandstanding as proof that Fidel was alive, the two Dictators are again dancing for the cameras. The fact that these guys have to continually "prove" that Fidel is still alive is proof enough to me that, without the "cult of personality," their ideas are totally bankrupt.

Sorry for the quiet day, y'all, but I've been busy trying to deal with inadequately-designed software products over here at the office. If only the client had used a more capable solution, things'd just work, I say!

In the mean time, here's an oldie but goodie:

I'd hate to be the one to have to break it to ol' Maddy-jabby in Iran, but it would appear that the Mahdi has been totally kil't in Iraq on Sunday. (h/t Sweetness & Light)

The balloons mentioned in earlier stories today have now officially made the photo wires, and as a result, we can start to piece together the nefarious Hebrew writing that is causing such unrest amongst the ignorant enlightened Muslim overlords:




Notice that the green and red ones in the background contain the horrific Zionist code-phrase, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY."

Tremble in fear, o ye Faithful of Allah!

Update: Leave it to Ace to bring on teh funneh. 99 Juden-balloons indeed! I can't believe I missed that connection!

The British government is weighing whether to allow a 40,000 seat mosque in time for the London olympics. On the other hand, the largest Church opened in England since 1861 [per Wiki, ymmv], which currently has approximately 12,000 members, is being forced to shut its doors to make room for the Olympic "festivities."

Only in England, the eternal Isle of contrasts. Or, in modern times, the isle of dhimmitude.

For the first time ever, Snapped Shot has attracted 600 links from other bloggers, according to Technorati. I can only hope that those of you who find us through these links stay a while and continue to enjoy the content over this way!

Ordinarily, photos like these would be plastered with dire claims of Israel's culpability. Unfortunately for the Jihadists, there is no IDF action connected to these events, so the press has no whipping-post to play with in the captions this time. Based on the fact that munitions were found in this Hamas leader's house, is it safe to assume that the houses that have been "destroyed" by the IDF were also, in fact, severely damaged by the exploding ordnance stored within them?

Don't hold your breath waiting for the press to tell you. They're not interested in the truth, if it goes against their warped world-view.



See the rest of the pictures, including the contraband found on-site, following the break.

Welcome, American Thinker readers!

Updates: Richard of EU Referendum points out that I've missed the obvious--it's clearly Bush's Fault^(tm)! Many thanks for the correction, Sir! It's been duly noted!

Also, Doug Ross has stumbled across the top secret house plans used by Construction Jihad, Hezbullah's charity construction firm. Thanks alot for bringing the additional fun, Doug! Continue reading »

... officially-sanctioned graffiti? Look no further than the masters of disinformation:


Zionism = Naziism? Now where have I heard that brilliance before...?

More photos of the "officially-sanctioned" and--more importantly--media-approved graffiti follow the break, brought to you by your local Zionist conspirator! Continue reading »

What do you suppose the odds are of capturing a kidnapping on camera in the Palestinian territories? Not surprisingly, based on the media's stellar record of embedding themselves with the enemy, the odds are very good:


More pictures of this farce of reporting follow the break. Continue reading »

Wow! Who knew there was an actual story behind my oddball Google query from a few hours ago! If I had checked my e-mail sooner, I would've seen Jeha's latest article has an explanation for the dreaded Zionist poison balloons!

The basis of this story is a set of balloons, which were claimed to have been filled with poison gas, and then directed towards Lebanon, to land and destroy all of the native Lebanese population. Apparently, not to be outdone by their pals in Pallywood, this story is being taken completely seriously by parties in Lebanon who, let's just say, have "something to gain" from demonising the Israelis.

Jeha, in discussing the inherent nature of certain groups to accept at face value conspiracy theories, brings up a brilliant point: "I think the real difference here is not in 'minds,' but in different political 'mindsets.'"

He's not too far off, but I'd add that there is no propensity in the West for the widespread belief of crackpot theories. One of his readers suggests that the infamous War of the Worlds broadcast is proof to the contrary, but I disagree: For one, that broadcast was over 80 years ago, in the infancy of mass communication--a period of time in which people believed it just because it was spoken over the airwaves.

Of course, there are true believers in the West, but to suggest that they somehow have majority status is completely bogus. Compare that to some of the conspiracies which are printed in the official newspapers of the Arab regimes, and you can quickly see the difference (MEMRI's always a good source for these):

Blood Libel: "I remember my grandfather who used to gather all the neighborhood children in his home in Alexandria to give them candy and tell them the tale of the Jew who slaughtered a boy and made Passover Matzah from his blood. Then, drunk with lust and barbarity, they devoured it." (Egypt, 2000)

Blood Libel: "One need only point out that they are 'blood suckers' according to the Talmudic dictates, which urge them to murder and draw the blood of Muslims in particular, and Christians even more so, and to use this blood in religious Israeli rituals." (Egypt, 2004)

Blood Libel: "Unfortunately, this filling cannot be left out, or substituted with any alternative serving the same purpose. For this holiday, the Jewish people must obtain human blood so that their clerics can prepare the holiday pastries. In other words, the practice cannot be carried out as required if human blood is not spilled!!" (Saudi Arabia, 2002)

You see the conundrum here? These are the words as printed, verbatim, in the official Government newspapers of these nations! There is no equivalent bloodlust in the Western world that justifies any sort of paranoid conspiracy theory like this. Period.

Jeha's right about one thing, though: The continuation of these types of conspiracy theories is political in nature. It is absolutely a "political" benefit for the leaders of these corrupt nations to redirect their citizens' attentions towards Israel. In doing so, they completely distract their populaces away from their own dalliances, which keeps them alive for yet another year.

At the cost of continued ages of hatred, of course.

You just can't make this stuff up, folks! Many thanks to Jeha for the tip--My apologies for not getting to it sooner!

(It figures, I'm late to this story: Others on this wondeful conspiracy: LGF, Gateway Pundit, Michael Totten, Rampurple, BlueCrabBoulevard, EUReferendum)

Update: The text on the balloons has been revealed!

Wow, now there's an interesting search for you. Apparently, one of our esteemed readers came across Snapped Shot by searching for, and I kid you not: isreal balloons poison.

Is this the latest ploy of those dastardly Zionists? I'll have to keep my eyes on the usual sources to know for sure.

Wow, could this be turning out to be a very bad year for dictators the world over? I'd be curious to know why South Korea felt the need to issue a statement to this effect!

Okay, so I'm going to post this one to make up for my absence yesterday. It figures that I get trumped my MEMRI, though!