All gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine were shut down Wednesday as the pricing dispute between Russia and Ukraine escalated. The European Union called for an immediate solution to the crisis. The cutoff showed the first signs of hitting the European economy as the Hungarian unit of the Japanese automaker Suzuki said it was halting production because of restrictions on industrial users of gas. The Hungarian news agency MTI quoted a spokeswoman as saying Suzuki hoped to restart production Monday. The Ukrainian gas company Naftogaz accused Gazprom, the Russian gas monopoly, of halting all transshipments at 7:44 a.m. Wednesday. But in Berlin, Aleksandr I. Medvedev, Gazprom’s deputy chief executive, told journalists that it was Naftogaz, the Ukrainian company, that had closed a fourth pipeline, ending all transshipments to Europe. haha

Israel finally finds its balls. Fed up with constant rocket attacks on civilian targets, they're punishing Hamas and the Paleosimians who support them. Of course, whenever a terrorist is in trouble, count on Western liberals to ride to their rescue. How long will these gains last, before Zeropean socialists ensure all their gains go up in smoke?

Bob Moriarty: I am ashamed - It took a reader to wake me up to the fact I did something I swore I would never do. First of all, let me say I am under no compunction to provide a fair and balanced point of view on anything. This is my website and I get to post what I want to post. You aren’t paying for it so your choice is to read it or go away, I don’t owe anyone anything, I’m providing it for free.

Our best means of bringing about that urgently needed outcome is to nullify the militarily overmatched Palestinians’ primary asset: the skewed state of international politics and international law.On the political front, it is high time to acknowledge the failure of the fantasy that the Palestinians are legitimate actors worthy of statehood and its privileges. Contrary to the prevailing elite view, legitimacy is not conferred by such facile exercises as the holding of popular elections — though such exercises are not without consequences, which we will come to momentarily. There are certain minimal requirements for statehood, not least of which is accepting the right of one’s sovereign neighbor to exist.

Obama's timing, after the strike on the school, signals the direction the U.S. will turn in its attitude to the region: It will support Israel, but will oppose any harming of Palestinian civilians. This means that Israel will find it difficult to close the crossings into the Gaza Strip at will.

CAIRO, Egypt – Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader lashed out at President-elect Barack Obama in a new audio message Tuesday, accusing him of not doing anything to stop Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip, according to an intelligence monitoring center.

According to Henry Kissinger, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and former secretary of state under President Nixon, conflicts across the globe and an international respect for Barack Obama have created the perfect setting for establishment of "a New World Order." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Italy reported a 90 per cent cut in its Russian gas, France a reduction of 70per cent and two importers in Germany said that they had serious shortfalls. Russian gas supply was also cut entirely to Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Turkey.

And dies. He got caught in that VW short squeeze where VW went to 1000 a share in one day and the whole short squeeze was caused by a rogue french trader... know simply as simple, or maybe it was simplefrench.

Bulgaria has to start immediate preparations to reactivate the Unit 3 reactor of the Kozloduy nuclear plant following the abrupt stoppage in Russian gas supplies, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov said Tuesday. All natural gas supplies for Bulgaria and adjacent Balkan countries were cut off at the Ukraine-Romania border at 3:30 a.m. local time (0130 GMT) Tuesday.

Following Wave Of Speculation, Real Estate Collapses In Middle East's Capital Of The Ultra-Rich

Save the Children supports terrorists.

Let the talks begin.

South Africa's ruling African National Congress says there is "nothing sinister" in its leader Jacob Zuma wishing to take a third wife. THIS COUNTY IS GOING DOWN THE CRAPPER FAST

Europe has been plunged into an energy crisis after Vladimir Putin ordered Russia's state-run gas company to cut supplies by 20 per cent. As temperatures dropped below zero across much of Europe, the Russian prime minister instructed the head of Gazprom: "Cut it - starting today." The cut was ordered to punish neighbouring Ukraine, which Russia accuses of topping up its own gas supply by siphoning off energy meant for European consumers and sent through its pipelines.

The Israelis just struck back hard at Hamas in Gaza. In response, the United Nations, the European Union and the Arab world (at least publicly) expressed their anger at the killing of over 300 Palestinians, most of whom were terrorists and Hamas officials. For several prior weeks, Hamas terrorists had been daily launching rockets into Israeli towns that border Gaza. The recent volleys of missiles had insidiously become more frequent — up to 80 a day — and the payloads larger. Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists were reportedly supplying their own training and expertise. These terrorists point to the Lebanon war of 2006 as the proper template for provoking an Israeli counter-response that will bog down the Israeli Defense Forces in the streets of urban Gaza and ensure that Palestinian civilians are harmed on global television.

In Gaza, they don’t vote for Hamas because they want access to university education. Or, if they do, it’s to get Junior into the Saudi-funded Hamas-run Islamic University of Gaza, where majoring in rocket science involves making one and firing it at the Zionist Entity. [Westerners, particularly the diplomatic elite, seem to entertain a fantasy that assumes otherwise. It's not about land, economics, past grievances at all. Steyn explains.]

An Australian woman allegedly set fire to her husband's genitals because she believed he was having an affair, a court heard.

Europe faces energy crisis as Vladimir Putin cuts Russian gas supply Europe has been plunged into an energy crisis after Vladimir Putin ordered Russia's state-run gas company to cut supplies by 20 per cent.

Remember the fauxtographs from Lebanon of Green helmut guy and the old hag posing with her arms up in the air and crying over countless bombed out buildings because they were all her only home? Well now the same BS artists the dhimmis love to read and believe are showing us more faked and staged photos direct from Gaza. Be amazed....or not.

... stupid frogs capture pirates then turn them over to the very "government" they are financing. .... idiots

More than 70,000 Iranian students have volunteered to carry out suicide bombings against Israel, Iran's state news agency reported Monday, but President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has not responded to their request for permission.

Do they offer doctorates in suicide bombings or just an associates of science degree because of the "one-time" thing?

Ruh-Roh! What are the polar bears gonna do now?! They're gonna starve!! hurrrr!!

No more freebies from Venezuelan Santa Claus to the people of Boston, oopsie doppsie, Joe Kennedy. PDVSA must be 6 ft under to suspend this majot propaganda project, or it might be that the mission has been accomplished: Obamamama is in da house... mmmm

I wonder if she was stir fried?

Seven government agencies will work together on the campaign to "purify the Internet's cultural environment and protect the healthy development of minors," said a statement by the information office of the State Council, China's Cabinet. Pornography is banned in China, though the government's Internet police struggle to block Web sites based abroad.

The new rocket attacks have reached deeper into Israel than ever before, bringing an estimated 700,000 Israelis within rocket range, Israeli officials said.

Before the election, many of Obama's backers contended in these pages that Obama would continue America's long-standing support for the Jewish state. If so, he should say so, loud and clear. And while Obama and his advisers are understandably reluctant to undermine the Bush administration's positions by contradicting them before he takes office, as many on the Left passionately desire, there is no such risk in reinforcing Bush's message by echoing it in his own, eloquent way.

HAMAS using ambulances with UN markings and flag bearer. And UN condemning Israel?

Fatah officials in Ramallah told The Jerusalem Post that Hamas militiamen had been assaulting many Fatah activists since the beginning of the operation last Saturday. They said at least 75 activists were shot in the legs while others had their hands broken. No doubt fistintheass will be shattered by this news

A bullshit charge. And even if it happened, shit happens in war.

Dead muzzies. Always make me smile.

UH OH! Al Gore will condem him to hell.

Only 13? Sloppy. Just sloppy. Try harder next time!

U.S. deputy ambassador Alejandro Wolff said the United States saw no prospect of Hamas abiding by last week's council call for an immediate end to the violence. Therefore, he said, a new statement at this time "would not be adhered to and would have no underpinning for success, would not do credit to the council."

THE threat of winter gas cuts loomed over Europe yesterday as Russia and Ukraine failed to resolve a dispute that led Moscow to cut off gas supplies to its neighbour last week. .... Looks like the stinkies will soon be shitting turdsickles

Israel dramatically raised the stakes in its offensive against Hamas last night by sending tanks into the Gaza Strip. About fucking time!!!!

The rest of the leaders of the civilized world say every nation has the right to defend itself. ... Even the Arabs privately detest Hamas and 85% of them welcome the Israeli clean up of the Gaza rat's nest. ... The EU is officially in favor of it. ... But just hours after the Czech president of the European Union said the action was "defensive, not offensive" France, of course, issued the dreaded CONDEMNATION of Israel for not allowing a continuation of Hamas playfully launching thousands of rockets on women, children, hospitals, tourists, and schools.

Two Canadians were shot in the Mexican tourist hot spot of Cabo San Lucas Tuesday and one remains in hospital in critical condition, Mexican media reported Wednesday.

Just for a lark, I decided to google “international condemnations of Hamas” this morning. You can guess what came up, right? Naturally, searching for condemnations of Hamas, one finds only international condemnations of Israel.