http://www.darkskiesblog.com Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:51:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Incredible! HT Allahpundit @ Hotair.com By the way, in another video it was stated that the glide ratio on a wingsuit is roughly 3:1...that is, 3 feet forward for every foot of descent. more about "Wingsuit base jumping! (Must See Vide...", posted with vodpod http://www.darkskiesblog.com/2009/01/05/wingsuit-base-jumping-must-see-video-embed/ This is why no cease fire will work until Hamas is eliminated from Gaza (excerpts from Arutz Sheva)... A long-range Grad-type Katyusha rocket landed in the schoolyard of a kindergarten in a northern Ashdod neighborhood at approximately 3:20 Monday afternoon -- but miraculously, only two people were lightly wounded, one by ... http://www.darkskiesblog.com/2009/01/05/hamas-rocket-lands-in-ashdod-kindergarten-schoolyard-monday-morning/ Here are all 6 Youtube video embeds of the Fox News Special Report entitled "Escape from Hamas" in which Mosab Hassan Yousef tells of his conversion to Christianity and reveals an insider's knowledge of the real Hamas. Part 1 of 6 more about "Escape From Hamas (Fox News Video Emb...", posted ... http://www.darkskiesblog.com/2009/01/04/escape-from-hamas-fox-news-video-embeds/ UPDATE: 1/4/2008: “Escape From Hamas”–Fox News Special Report (Video Embeds of Entire Show) [Click here to view video of Mosab Hassan Yousef speaking out...more video embeds at bottom of this post] Mosab Hassan Yousef was born the son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, one of the most influential leaders of the militant ... http://www.darkskiesblog.com/2009/01/02/son-of-hamas-leader-converted-to-christianity-now-gives-glimpse-into-hamas-foxnewscom/ It is simply amazing that anyone can actually hold Israel responsible for trying to protect itself from Hamas. Krauthammer discusses the issues in today's Washington Post (excerpt)... Some geopolitical conflicts are morally complicated. The Israel-Gaza war is not. It possesses a moral clarity not only rare but excruciating. Israel is so ... http://www.darkskiesblog.com/2009/01/02/moral-clarity-in-gaza-krauthammer/ Great fun! more about "Chimpanzee rides Segway", posted with vodpod http://www.darkskiesblog.com/2008/12/31/chimpanzee-learns-to-ride-a-segway-hilarious-video-embed/ Here's excerpt and link to an article that clearly explains the nature of the problem faced by Israel vis–à–vis Hamas and how Hamas justifies its use of civilians as human shields. From NewsBlaze (by Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook) today (emphasis added)... "We desire death as you desire life." The UN ... http://www.darkskiesblog.com/2008/12/29/how-hamas-justifies-the-use-of-human-shields/ Five months ago, when he was visited Sderot, Obama didn't mince worlds... "If somebody was sending rockets into my house where my two daughters sleep at night, I would do everything to stop that, and would expect Israel to do the same thing." However, since the recent commencement of Israel's counter attack ... http://www.darkskiesblog.com/2008/12/29/the-israeli-hamas-conflict-obama-first-test-of-mettle/ This is an interesting article by a fellow financial professional who, in her own words, "dodged that bullet" by declining to sell Madoff's investment fund to her clients.  Nicely written too (by Laura Goldman in Pajamas Media)... Madoff and my paths crossed in Palm Beach over 10 years ago. We were ... http://www.darkskiesblog.com/2008/12/26/a-fellow-professionals-brief-portrait-of-bernie-madoff-laura-goldman-pajamas-media/ The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that its overall Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, shot up 48% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending Dec. 19. That was driven by a 62.6% leap in the group's Refinance Index. But the Conventional Purchase Index also increased ... http://www.darkskiesblog.com/2008/12/24/mortgage-applications-jump-48-in-week-ending-dec-19th/