Shiver me timbers, the Middle East be doomed

In keeping with "Talk Like A Pirate Day" here's a quick look at the Middle East, pirate style:

Back, ye scurvy dogs: The Israeli security Cabinet declared Hamas-controlled Gaza a "hostile entity."

No Quarter!: Israel sends Middle East a message with Syrian airstrike.


Shiver me timbers!: Iran plans retaliation if Israel attacks.

Blimey! Belay that talk: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has attacked the head of the UN nuclear watchdog for urging caution in the dispute over Iran's nuclear program.

Avast, who goes there?: U.S. bans much diplomatic travel in Iraq.

Dead men tell no tales: Gen. Wesley Clark told CNN's Wolf Blitzer about the neocon "drain the swamp" plan, which means the U.S. still has about four or five more Middle Eastern nations to invade and occupy.

Arrr.

--WKW