How refreshing to hear about a Pakistani family who actually dared to defy the Islamic requirement to "honor kill" their daughter after she "shamed her family" by daring to get caught a victim in a gang rape.
You would think it would not be so difficult to show compassion for a child who has been treated so brutally through no fault of her own. Yet, that is the case in Islamic nations. A daughter must not bring shame to her family. Sounds to me like Muslims have a problem with pride if they are willing to murder their own offspring just to save face.
Read from The Blaze:
Pakistani Family Resists Pressure to Honor Kill Raped Daughter
"One shudders to think what would happen if his or her daughter suffered the unspeakable crime of rape. For most parents, thoughts of bringing the perpetrator to justice, combined with determining how best to care for their wounded daughter and nurse her back to mental and physical health would top priorities. For rape victims in many Islamic countries, however, it is quite the opposite, with the female victim often becoming the pariah, and later, a potential target for an honor killing.
For 17-year-old Pakistani girl Kainat Soomro, who was allegedly gang raped four years ago, that fortunately was not the case. Her family resisted widespread pressure to kill their daughter for supposedly disgracing them by falling victim to the heinous crime.
Soomro has become a kind of local celebrity in her struggle for justice in the Pakistani courts while she and the entire family is allegedly under a near constant threat of death.
Her father sat next to her as she recounted the 2007 incident. Atlantic Wire reports:
'“I was walking home from my school and I went to the store to buy a toy for my niece,” she said, staring at the floor of the office. “While I was looking at things a guy pressed a handkerchief on my nose. I fainted and was kidnapped. Then four men gang raped me.”
As she shared details of her days in captivity and multiple rapes, she kept repeating, “I want justice, I will not stop until I get justice.” After three days, she was finally able to escape she said. As she spoke, her father gently tapped her head. He said he tried to get Kainat’s alleged rapists arrested, but instead he was rebuffed by the police.
According to the Kainat family’s account, the tribal elders declared her kari, (which literally means black female), for losing her virginity outside marriage.'
In Pakistan, as is the case in most Islamic countries, women who lose their virginity before marriage, or even those who are raped, are 'shamed' and therefore run the risk of falling victim to an honor killing — often at the hands of their own family members.
'“These are matters of honor and the leaders call a jirga and they declare that the woman or the couple should be killed,” said Abdul Hai, a veteran field officer for the Human Rights Commission in Pakistan. These acts of violence are most commonly labeled as “honor killings.”'
According to AW, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan released a 2009 report revealing that roughly 46 percent of all female murders in Pakistan were committed in the name of 'honor.' The actual incidences of 'honor killings' in Pakistan are likely much higher, however, as many cases go unreported.
Fortunately, Kainat said that despite the pressures, her family refused to murder her:
'“It is the tradition, but if the family doesn’t permit it, then it won’t happen. My father, my brother, my mom didn’t allow it,” she said.
And that defiance has left the family fearing for their lives. The family’s new home in Karachi has been attacked a number of times.
But, according to Abdul Hai, Kainat is lucky: “The woman or the girl usually gets killed and the man gets away,” he said. “Over 70 percent of the murdered victims are women and only 30 percent of victims of honor killings are male.”
Meanwhile, Kainat and her family now share one room in a dilapidated apartment building in Karachi, relying on charity for basic sustenance.
'We go hungry many nights,' Kainat’s older sister said.
According to AW the family’s fight may never yield fruit as a local judge has already ruled against Kainat.
'There is no corroborative evidence available on record. The sole testimony of the alleged rape survivor is not sufficient,' the judge said in a written document.
AW adds:
'Without medical tests to corroborate her story, it remains Kainat’s word against the alleged rapists. But even having lost her case at the local court, Kainat insists, “I am not giving up, I will take this all the way to the Supreme Court of Pakistan.”'
Sadly, while the struggle continues, perhaps there is some solace in the fact that they do so together, as a family — and are united in a common goal. Such is oftentimes, not the case in lands where 'honor' reigns supreme."
Friday, September 30, 2011
Bravo, Col. West!
Two of my favorite politicians -- Allen West and Herman Cain -- are both black. I guess that somehow contradicts the conservative Tea Party supporters are racist mantra.
Allen West is one of the few Republicans with the guts to call Obama out on what he really is -- a Marxist who is intentionally destroying our economy.
Read from Weasel Zippers:
Allen West: “Marxist” Obama Intentionally Destroying Economy…
"Love this guy.
'It’s intentional because that’s who this President is. The President is a Marxist who believes in the separation of classes.'
Via BreitbartTV"
Allen West is one of the few Republicans with the guts to call Obama out on what he really is -- a Marxist who is intentionally destroying our economy.
Read from Weasel Zippers:
Allen West: “Marxist” Obama Intentionally Destroying Economy…
"Love this guy.
'It’s intentional because that’s who this President is. The President is a Marxist who believes in the separation of classes.'
Via BreitbartTV"
A Star of David Carved on His Back
Good Muslims are expected to follow proper behavior codes. One such requirement is to hate all Jews with a passion, especially those who reside in Israel. Deviate from the course, and you will pay.
I guess that helps to explain why many peace-loving secular Muslims, and yes there are some, though they obviously are not well grounded in the Koran, remain silent.
Read from The Blaze:
Iraqi Poet in St. Louis Allegedly Had Star of David Carved Into His Back During Attack
"One Iraqi immigrant living in St. Louis, Missouri might have learned the hard way what happens to Muslims who publicly support Israel and the Jewish people, when he allegedly suffered a heinous attack in August — where, in addition to being stabbed and held at gunpoint, assailants carved a Star of David into his back.
Alaa Alsaegh, a writer whose Arabic language poem, 'Tears at the Heart of the Holocaust,' was featured on Nonie Darwish’s website, ArabsForIsrael.com, reported the incident to local authorities and was later taken to a hospital where his wounds were photographed. The Egyptian-born Darwish is a former Muslim who converted to Christianity and has been one of the most prominent and outspoken critics of Islam since the September 11 attacks.
According to Darwish’s article in FrontPage Magazine on Wednesday, Alsaegh‘s poem expressed the author’s affinity for Israel, the Jewish people and his mourning over the grim fate of the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust.
Such sentiments purportedly did not sit well with certain members of St. Louis’ Islamic community, however, prompting a string of alleged threats directed at Alsaegh in which the poet was smeared an infidel and a traitor to Islam.
But despite being accused of apostasy, the young man continued writing his poems — that is until the morning of August 14 when Alsaegh was reportedly attacked.
FrontPage provides an account of the incident:
'According to Mr. Alsaegh, as he was driving at 10:30 in the morning on Compton St. near Park Ave., a small white car cut him off and hit his car, while another car stopped behind him. The occupants of the cars, some of whom wore security guard-type uniforms, quickly entered Alsaegh’s car, pointing a gun at him. They pushed his upper body down against the steering wheel, stabbed him and pulled off his shirt to expose his back. Then, with a knife, they carved the Star of David on his back while laughing as they recited his pro-Jewish poem. Mr. Alsaegh believes that the attackers could be Somalis, but he was not sure. After the attackers fled the scene, Mr. Alsaegh was surrounded by witnesses to the crime and was taken to the hospital. The photo representing this story was taken at the hospital.'
St. Louis Police confirm that officers responded to a call for help at approximately 10:45 a.m. on August 14 and Both Dariwsh’s article and a report from local KMOV state that the FBI has become involved in the investigation — though the agency has not yet made any official statements pertaining to the incident, nor has it labeled it a 'hate crime.'
Thus far, no arrests have been made.
Below is an interview with Alsaegh and his father. The video captures the outline of the Star of David, still visible on Alsaegh’s back over a month after the incident took place":
I guess that helps to explain why many peace-loving secular Muslims, and yes there are some, though they obviously are not well grounded in the Koran, remain silent.
Read from The Blaze:
Iraqi Poet in St. Louis Allegedly Had Star of David Carved Into His Back During Attack
"One Iraqi immigrant living in St. Louis, Missouri might have learned the hard way what happens to Muslims who publicly support Israel and the Jewish people, when he allegedly suffered a heinous attack in August — where, in addition to being stabbed and held at gunpoint, assailants carved a Star of David into his back.
Alaa Alsaegh, a writer whose Arabic language poem, 'Tears at the Heart of the Holocaust,' was featured on Nonie Darwish’s website, ArabsForIsrael.com, reported the incident to local authorities and was later taken to a hospital where his wounds were photographed. The Egyptian-born Darwish is a former Muslim who converted to Christianity and has been one of the most prominent and outspoken critics of Islam since the September 11 attacks.
According to Darwish’s article in FrontPage Magazine on Wednesday, Alsaegh‘s poem expressed the author’s affinity for Israel, the Jewish people and his mourning over the grim fate of the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust.
Such sentiments purportedly did not sit well with certain members of St. Louis’ Islamic community, however, prompting a string of alleged threats directed at Alsaegh in which the poet was smeared an infidel and a traitor to Islam.
But despite being accused of apostasy, the young man continued writing his poems — that is until the morning of August 14 when Alsaegh was reportedly attacked.
FrontPage provides an account of the incident:
'According to Mr. Alsaegh, as he was driving at 10:30 in the morning on Compton St. near Park Ave., a small white car cut him off and hit his car, while another car stopped behind him. The occupants of the cars, some of whom wore security guard-type uniforms, quickly entered Alsaegh’s car, pointing a gun at him. They pushed his upper body down against the steering wheel, stabbed him and pulled off his shirt to expose his back. Then, with a knife, they carved the Star of David on his back while laughing as they recited his pro-Jewish poem. Mr. Alsaegh believes that the attackers could be Somalis, but he was not sure. After the attackers fled the scene, Mr. Alsaegh was surrounded by witnesses to the crime and was taken to the hospital. The photo representing this story was taken at the hospital.'
St. Louis Police confirm that officers responded to a call for help at approximately 10:45 a.m. on August 14 and Both Dariwsh’s article and a report from local KMOV state that the FBI has become involved in the investigation — though the agency has not yet made any official statements pertaining to the incident, nor has it labeled it a 'hate crime.'
Thus far, no arrests have been made.
Below is an interview with Alsaegh and his father. The video captures the outline of the Star of David, still visible on Alsaegh’s back over a month after the incident took place":
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Egyptians on the Muslim Brotherhood
What a surprise! Those "peace-loving" Egyptian freedom fighters aren't exactly adverse toward the Muslim Brotherhood. As bad as Hosni Mubarak was, Obama has ushered in the beginnings of a new Islamic republic in the land of the Nile.
Read from Weasel Zippers:
"(INN) — 'More than a third of Egyptians support the extreme Muslim Brotherhood movement, according to a new surveyconducted by the Egyptian government’s media and decision-making support center.
The survey, the results of which were reported by the pan-Arab daily A-Sharq Al-Awsat on Wednesday, revealed that 35% of citizens support the Muslim Brotherhood while only 21% oppose the movement.
The survey found that 58% of respondents said they would not vote for a president who is not of their religion, but do not reject outright the option that they would vote for a vice president who is not of their religion.
It was also found that 73% of respondents believe that the Egyptian people are a religious people, but that 76% of respondents expressed support for the idea that the religious identity of a person would not be specified on his ID card.
In addition, nearly 80% of respondents think that relations between Christians and Muslims in Egypt are not a source of problems, while 50% believe that “external factors” are the source of the recent sectarian clashes in the country. It was reported this week that the number of Christians to have fled Egypt since March is approaching 100,000 and could reach 250,000 by the end of 2011.'"
Read from Weasel Zippers:
"(INN) — 'More than a third of Egyptians support the extreme Muslim Brotherhood movement, according to a new surveyconducted by the Egyptian government’s media and decision-making support center.
The survey, the results of which were reported by the pan-Arab daily A-Sharq Al-Awsat on Wednesday, revealed that 35% of citizens support the Muslim Brotherhood while only 21% oppose the movement.
The survey found that 58% of respondents said they would not vote for a president who is not of their religion, but do not reject outright the option that they would vote for a vice president who is not of their religion.
It was also found that 73% of respondents believe that the Egyptian people are a religious people, but that 76% of respondents expressed support for the idea that the religious identity of a person would not be specified on his ID card.
In addition, nearly 80% of respondents think that relations between Christians and Muslims in Egypt are not a source of problems, while 50% believe that “external factors” are the source of the recent sectarian clashes in the country. It was reported this week that the number of Christians to have fled Egypt since March is approaching 100,000 and could reach 250,000 by the end of 2011.'"
It's Not Going Away, Folks--UPDATED
The Fast and Furious scandal is making it quite evident that the Obama regime was selling guns to Mexican drug dealers for the express purpose of demonizing those who support the Second Amendment so as to gather public support for stricter gun control laws. If you recall, during the first few months of Obama's presidency, both he and Hillary Clinton were making false claims that high percentages of guns -- to the tune of more than 90% -- were found on Mexican drug dealers, and they had originated in the U.S. Like most claims Obama makes, his figures were way off. The truth is more like 17%.
Read the latest on the Fast and Furious scandal from Hot Air:
Fast & Furious “smoking gun”?
"The New York Post’s Michael Walsh wonders when the media outrage will arrive in the aftermath of the disastrous and deadly Operation Fast and Furious. The latest revelation shows that the ATF wasn’t really interested in stopping illegal gun sales or stopping the movement of guns across the border, Walsh writes, but something else entirely. And until the national media exposes the 'lies' coming from the Department of Justice, Americans simply won’t get answers as to what purpose the ATF and DoJ really intended:
'This just might be the smoking gun we’ve been waiting for to break the festering “Fast and Furious” gun-running scandal wide open: the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives apparently ordered one of its own agents to purchase firearms with taxpayer money, and sell them directly to a Mexican drug cartel.
Let that sink in: After months of pretending that “Fast and Furious” was a botched surveillance operation of illegal gun-running spearheaded by the ATF and the US attorney’s office in Phoenix, it turns out that the government itself was selling guns to the bad guys.
Agent John Dodson was ordered to buy four Draco pistols for cash and even got a letter from his supervisor, David Voth, authorizing a federally licensed gun dealer to sell him the guns without bothering about the necessary paperwork. …
On orders, Dodson then sold the guns to known criminals, who first stashed them away and then — deliberately unhindered by the ATF or any other agency — whisked them off to Mexico.'
At least one mainstream media outlet has stuck with the case. The Los Angeles Times’ Richard Serrano, who broke the news to which Walsh refers, extends the story today by reporting that F&F guns turned up in El Paso, Texas in January 2010 in what should have been a huge red flag that the operation had spun out of control:
'A cache of assault weapons lost in the ATF’s gun-trafficking surveillance operation in Phoenix turned up in El Paso, where it was being stored for shipment to Mexico, according to new internal agency emails and federal court records.
Forty firearms along with ammunition magazines and ballistic vests were discovered in Texas in January 2010 during the early stages of the program, meaning the firearms vanished soon after the program began. …
The El Paso case is the first example of Fast and Furious weapons turning up on this side of the border outside the Phoenix area.'
The big question is why the ATF didn’t suspend the operation after discovering that it had lost control of the guns. The answer seems to be that they didn’t care that they had lost control of the guns, since they were allowing the F&F guns to go across the border anyway. Walsh writes that this demonstrates that the explanations offered in defense of F&F are simply false. Instead, Walsh deduces that only two explanations are possible any longer — or maybe three:
'There are two possible explanations. The first is that the anti-gun Obama administration deliberately wanted American guns planted in Mexico in order to demonize American firearms dealers and gun owners. The operation was manufacturing “evidence” for the president’s false claim that we’re to blame for the appalling levels of Mexican drug-war violence.
If this is true, then Holder & Co. have got to go — and the trail needs to be followed no matter where it leads. For the federal government to seek to frame its own citizens is unconscionable.
A second notion is that the CIA was behind the whole thing, which accounts for all the desperate wagon-circling. Under this theory, the Agency feared the los Zetas drug cartel was becoming too powerful and might even mount a coup against the Mexican government. So some 2,000 weapons costing more than $1.25 million were deliberately channeled to the rival Sinaloa cartel, which operates along the American border, to keep the Zetas in check.
Of course, there’s a third explanation — that both scenarios are true, and that those in charge of Fast and Furious saw an opportunity to shoot two birds with one Romanian-made AK Draco pistol.'
I’m going with option C. And if that’s the case, then include Leon Panetta among those who has to hit the road, too."
UPDATE: From Gateway Pundit:
Arizona Sheriff Implicates ATF, Eric Holder and Obama Justice Department as Accomplices to Murder (Video)
Read the latest on the Fast and Furious scandal from Hot Air:
Fast & Furious “smoking gun”?
"The New York Post’s Michael Walsh wonders when the media outrage will arrive in the aftermath of the disastrous and deadly Operation Fast and Furious. The latest revelation shows that the ATF wasn’t really interested in stopping illegal gun sales or stopping the movement of guns across the border, Walsh writes, but something else entirely. And until the national media exposes the 'lies' coming from the Department of Justice, Americans simply won’t get answers as to what purpose the ATF and DoJ really intended:
'This just might be the smoking gun we’ve been waiting for to break the festering “Fast and Furious” gun-running scandal wide open: the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives apparently ordered one of its own agents to purchase firearms with taxpayer money, and sell them directly to a Mexican drug cartel.
Let that sink in: After months of pretending that “Fast and Furious” was a botched surveillance operation of illegal gun-running spearheaded by the ATF and the US attorney’s office in Phoenix, it turns out that the government itself was selling guns to the bad guys.
Agent John Dodson was ordered to buy four Draco pistols for cash and even got a letter from his supervisor, David Voth, authorizing a federally licensed gun dealer to sell him the guns without bothering about the necessary paperwork. …
On orders, Dodson then sold the guns to known criminals, who first stashed them away and then — deliberately unhindered by the ATF or any other agency — whisked them off to Mexico.'
At least one mainstream media outlet has stuck with the case. The Los Angeles Times’ Richard Serrano, who broke the news to which Walsh refers, extends the story today by reporting that F&F guns turned up in El Paso, Texas in January 2010 in what should have been a huge red flag that the operation had spun out of control:
'A cache of assault weapons lost in the ATF’s gun-trafficking surveillance operation in Phoenix turned up in El Paso, where it was being stored for shipment to Mexico, according to new internal agency emails and federal court records.
Forty firearms along with ammunition magazines and ballistic vests were discovered in Texas in January 2010 during the early stages of the program, meaning the firearms vanished soon after the program began. …
The El Paso case is the first example of Fast and Furious weapons turning up on this side of the border outside the Phoenix area.'
The big question is why the ATF didn’t suspend the operation after discovering that it had lost control of the guns. The answer seems to be that they didn’t care that they had lost control of the guns, since they were allowing the F&F guns to go across the border anyway. Walsh writes that this demonstrates that the explanations offered in defense of F&F are simply false. Instead, Walsh deduces that only two explanations are possible any longer — or maybe three:
'There are two possible explanations. The first is that the anti-gun Obama administration deliberately wanted American guns planted in Mexico in order to demonize American firearms dealers and gun owners. The operation was manufacturing “evidence” for the president’s false claim that we’re to blame for the appalling levels of Mexican drug-war violence.
If this is true, then Holder & Co. have got to go — and the trail needs to be followed no matter where it leads. For the federal government to seek to frame its own citizens is unconscionable.
A second notion is that the CIA was behind the whole thing, which accounts for all the desperate wagon-circling. Under this theory, the Agency feared the los Zetas drug cartel was becoming too powerful and might even mount a coup against the Mexican government. So some 2,000 weapons costing more than $1.25 million were deliberately channeled to the rival Sinaloa cartel, which operates along the American border, to keep the Zetas in check.
Of course, there’s a third explanation — that both scenarios are true, and that those in charge of Fast and Furious saw an opportunity to shoot two birds with one Romanian-made AK Draco pistol.'
I’m going with option C. And if that’s the case, then include Leon Panetta among those who has to hit the road, too."
UPDATE: From Gateway Pundit:
Arizona Sheriff Implicates ATF, Eric Holder and Obama Justice Department as Accomplices to Murder (Video)
It's the Trans' Turn -- UPDATED
You just knew this was going to happen. Just like the Palestinians who grab a little land from the Israelis and are never content, so it is with those who are not content with their God-given sexuality. Rather than rejoicing over the new found freedom for gays to openly serve in our armed forces, now the transsexual crowd is voicing its demands.
Read from Weasel Zippers:
After Demise Of DADT, Liberal Activists Looking To End Military Ban On Transsexuals…
"(WaTi) — 'With homosexuals now able to serve openly in the military, the gay rights movement’s next battleground is to persuade the Obama administration to end the armed forces’ ban on “transgenders,” a group that includes transsexuals and cross-dressers.
“Our position is that the military should re-examine the policy, the medical regulations, so as to allow open service for transgender people,” said Vincent Paolo Villano, spokesman for the 6,000-member Center for Transgender Equality.
The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), which pushed to end the military’s gay ban, is urging President Obama to sign an executive order prohibiting discrimination based on “gender identity.”
It had wanted the order to happen on Sept. 20, the official date “don’t ask, don’t tell,” as the gay ban was called, ended via repeal legislation signed by Mr. Obama.'
Keep reading…"
Cross-dressers -- I can just imagine the welcome they would receive from the average tough Marine. Those in higher places may be advertising the following:
But, give me a break. Do you really think that this is the mindset of the average Marine? No way!
Keep it up, libs, and you will chase normal Americans away from the military, and them how will you protect our nation?
The sodomization of our military by the Hard Left continues:
UPDATED: Military Chaplains May Perform Same-Sex Unions
Read from Weasel Zippers:
After Demise Of DADT, Liberal Activists Looking To End Military Ban On Transsexuals…
"(WaTi) — 'With homosexuals now able to serve openly in the military, the gay rights movement’s next battleground is to persuade the Obama administration to end the armed forces’ ban on “transgenders,” a group that includes transsexuals and cross-dressers.
“Our position is that the military should re-examine the policy, the medical regulations, so as to allow open service for transgender people,” said Vincent Paolo Villano, spokesman for the 6,000-member Center for Transgender Equality.
The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), which pushed to end the military’s gay ban, is urging President Obama to sign an executive order prohibiting discrimination based on “gender identity.”
It had wanted the order to happen on Sept. 20, the official date “don’t ask, don’t tell,” as the gay ban was called, ended via repeal legislation signed by Mr. Obama.'
Keep reading…"
Cross-dressers -- I can just imagine the welcome they would receive from the average tough Marine. Those in higher places may be advertising the following:
But, give me a break. Do you really think that this is the mindset of the average Marine? No way!
Keep it up, libs, and you will chase normal Americans away from the military, and them how will you protect our nation?
The sodomization of our military by the Hard Left continues:
UPDATED: Military Chaplains May Perform Same-Sex Unions
Where's the Separation of Mosque and State?
America's children are at risk. Sure, they face peer pressure to get involved in drugs, alcohol, immorality, and other negative activites, but what I'm referring to is their minds, which are easily influenced during their school years.
Our public schools are becoming cesspools of indoctrination -- anything from liberal propaganda to America-bashing to promoting immorality, and many other offensive teachings for which our children are forced to endure. If your children are in these indoctrination camps, as a concerned parent, you MUST make it a point to find out exactly what is being thrown at your children.
The latest controversial findings involve the white-washing of Islam. First, we hear about Rick Perry caving into Islamists and allowing this nonsense in Texas schools. Kids are being taught that Islam is a "religion of peace". What utter nonsense! This is Texas for crying out loud. It wouldn't be so shocking if it were somewhere in Vermont or San Francisco or perhaps Chicago, but Texas?
Well, guess what? This is not limited to Texas. It's happening in Georgia. What is wrong with our nation that we would allow such garbage to be taught to our children? Imagine during the 1930s students being indoctrinated with pro-Nazi propaganda because that's what this amounts to. Islam is the new Nazism.
Has anyone truly remembered what happened to us on 9/11? Ten year anniversary or not, too many of us have forgotten. 9/11 gave us the most accurate depiction of the nature of Islam.
Read all about it from the great warrior who devotes so much time to stopping the Islamization of America, Pamela Geller, via the American Thinker:
Islamizing the Curriculum in Georgia
By Pamela Geller
"Many of us have been calling out and exposing the destructive propaganda war that is being waged in our nation's classrooms. Time and time again, we find extensive lessons on Islam in the public schools, extolling Islamic misogyny and waxing poetic on sharia and the brutal oppression of non-Muslims and apostates.
Last week, we found that schools across Georgia were Islamizing the curriculum by selling misogyny to children. They were using a lesson plan that glorifies the cloth coffin that Muslims dress women in, as well as polygamy:
'My name is Ahlima and I live in Saudi Arabia. ... Perhaps two differences Westerners would notice are that women here do not drive cars and they wear abuyah. An abuyah is a loose-fitting black cloth that covers a woman from head to toe. I like wearing the abuyah since it is very comfortable, and I am protected from blowing sand. ... I have seen pictures of women in the West and find their dress to be horribly immodest. ... Women in the West do not have the protection of the Sharia as we do here. If our marriage has problems, my husband can take another wife rather than divorce me, and I would still be cared for. ... I feel very fortunate that we have the Sharia.'
A parent, Hal Medlin, complained: 'I thought this was absurd. [The teacher] was trying to compare Islamic rules of dress and how they compared to school uniforms, which I thought was a stretch. The principal and the [superintendent] agreed with me ... but they wouldn't agree with my premise that it put Islam in a positive light because of the [statements].'
Of course it put Islam in a positive light. This is not education; this is proselytizing. Bear in mind that these letters are fictitious -- propaganda created to soft sell misogyny. It is time our children were taught about the 270 million victims of over a millennium of jihadi wars, land appropriations, cultural annihilations, and enslavements. And the systematic dehumanization of women: honor killings, clitorectomies, and so much more. Where is the caning? Where is the prohibition of women leaving the house without a male family member? Where is the prohibition of women driving?
This document was hosted on a public school district's official website. When we called attention to it, the lesson was quickly pulled and scrubbed from the web. But I have screenshots of everything, because I knew that as soon as I exposed this dawah (Islamic proselytizing), the school official quislings would scrub this material. And they did -- so they know that what they are promoting is wrong.
We are watching the situation closely. We found more ugly lessons. And the school is copping a plea to local media.
Laura Armstrong, a columnist for the Marietta (Georgia) Daily Journal, informed me that Hal Medlin is in Cobb County, a northern suburb of Atlanta, while the lesson plan was on the website of Henry County, a southern suburb of Atlanta. So this lesson is or was being used in at least two of the most populous suburban counties in Georgia.
Then there was another incident at another school in Georgia just last week. Armstrong wrote me:
'According to parents, a coach from a nearby high school, a Muslim American, was invited to at least one class to talk about his trip to Mecca. A parent complained to the principal and a school board member with no result. The excuse is "we're studying the culture of the Middle East." But the visitor/lecturer is an American high school coach. His culture is obviously American. So the argument that it's a "cultural study" and not a religious study holds no water. He was obviously there in the public school classroom to promote and teach about his religion.'
This is dawah, a religious mandate in Islam. It is proselytizing. If this is happening in any way in your schools, do not sit idly by. As I describe in my new book, Stop the Islamization of America: A Practical Guide to the Resistance, you must take action. For this is a concerted effort, as I explain in the book. Islamic supremacist groups have for quite some time consulted with public-school textbook publishers and made sure that material presented on Islam is heavily slanted, even to the point of proselytizing. Combine that with the anti-Western multiculturalist bias of the publishers themselves, and the result is a large number of public-school textbooks that denigrate Judeo-Christian Western civilization and portray Islam in a glowingly positive light.
Serious pushback is required. Do it. What parents need to do every time the school gives a Muslim, or an imam, an opportunity for dawah is demand that the same accommodation be made for a priest, a rabbi, a Hindu holy man. This must be the knee-jerk reaction. A priest should be invited to speak about his trip to the Vatican and the beauty of Christianity; a Rabbi should discuss his life-changing experience at the Kotel, and how Judaism is the mother of monotheism.
Schools do not want to become religious battlegrounds, but they put themselves in that position when they allow themselves to be used in this way. You are the freedom cop on the beat in your neighborhood. Where you see freedom threatened, fight back. You must shine the light on this indoctrination and raise a ruckus. If we don't fight for freedom, we will surely lose it."
Our public schools are becoming cesspools of indoctrination -- anything from liberal propaganda to America-bashing to promoting immorality, and many other offensive teachings for which our children are forced to endure. If your children are in these indoctrination camps, as a concerned parent, you MUST make it a point to find out exactly what is being thrown at your children.
The latest controversial findings involve the white-washing of Islam. First, we hear about Rick Perry caving into Islamists and allowing this nonsense in Texas schools. Kids are being taught that Islam is a "religion of peace". What utter nonsense! This is Texas for crying out loud. It wouldn't be so shocking if it were somewhere in Vermont or San Francisco or perhaps Chicago, but Texas?
Well, guess what? This is not limited to Texas. It's happening in Georgia. What is wrong with our nation that we would allow such garbage to be taught to our children? Imagine during the 1930s students being indoctrinated with pro-Nazi propaganda because that's what this amounts to. Islam is the new Nazism.
Has anyone truly remembered what happened to us on 9/11? Ten year anniversary or not, too many of us have forgotten. 9/11 gave us the most accurate depiction of the nature of Islam.
Read all about it from the great warrior who devotes so much time to stopping the Islamization of America, Pamela Geller, via the American Thinker:
Islamizing the Curriculum in Georgia
By Pamela Geller
"Many of us have been calling out and exposing the destructive propaganda war that is being waged in our nation's classrooms. Time and time again, we find extensive lessons on Islam in the public schools, extolling Islamic misogyny and waxing poetic on sharia and the brutal oppression of non-Muslims and apostates.
Last week, we found that schools across Georgia were Islamizing the curriculum by selling misogyny to children. They were using a lesson plan that glorifies the cloth coffin that Muslims dress women in, as well as polygamy:
'My name is Ahlima and I live in Saudi Arabia. ... Perhaps two differences Westerners would notice are that women here do not drive cars and they wear abuyah. An abuyah is a loose-fitting black cloth that covers a woman from head to toe. I like wearing the abuyah since it is very comfortable, and I am protected from blowing sand. ... I have seen pictures of women in the West and find their dress to be horribly immodest. ... Women in the West do not have the protection of the Sharia as we do here. If our marriage has problems, my husband can take another wife rather than divorce me, and I would still be cared for. ... I feel very fortunate that we have the Sharia.'
A parent, Hal Medlin, complained: 'I thought this was absurd. [The teacher] was trying to compare Islamic rules of dress and how they compared to school uniforms, which I thought was a stretch. The principal and the [superintendent] agreed with me ... but they wouldn't agree with my premise that it put Islam in a positive light because of the [statements].'
Of course it put Islam in a positive light. This is not education; this is proselytizing. Bear in mind that these letters are fictitious -- propaganda created to soft sell misogyny. It is time our children were taught about the 270 million victims of over a millennium of jihadi wars, land appropriations, cultural annihilations, and enslavements. And the systematic dehumanization of women: honor killings, clitorectomies, and so much more. Where is the caning? Where is the prohibition of women leaving the house without a male family member? Where is the prohibition of women driving?
This document was hosted on a public school district's official website. When we called attention to it, the lesson was quickly pulled and scrubbed from the web. But I have screenshots of everything, because I knew that as soon as I exposed this dawah (Islamic proselytizing), the school official quislings would scrub this material. And they did -- so they know that what they are promoting is wrong.
We are watching the situation closely. We found more ugly lessons. And the school is copping a plea to local media.
Laura Armstrong, a columnist for the Marietta (Georgia) Daily Journal, informed me that Hal Medlin is in Cobb County, a northern suburb of Atlanta, while the lesson plan was on the website of Henry County, a southern suburb of Atlanta. So this lesson is or was being used in at least two of the most populous suburban counties in Georgia.
Then there was another incident at another school in Georgia just last week. Armstrong wrote me:
'According to parents, a coach from a nearby high school, a Muslim American, was invited to at least one class to talk about his trip to Mecca. A parent complained to the principal and a school board member with no result. The excuse is "we're studying the culture of the Middle East." But the visitor/lecturer is an American high school coach. His culture is obviously American. So the argument that it's a "cultural study" and not a religious study holds no water. He was obviously there in the public school classroom to promote and teach about his religion.'
This is dawah, a religious mandate in Islam. It is proselytizing. If this is happening in any way in your schools, do not sit idly by. As I describe in my new book, Stop the Islamization of America: A Practical Guide to the Resistance, you must take action. For this is a concerted effort, as I explain in the book. Islamic supremacist groups have for quite some time consulted with public-school textbook publishers and made sure that material presented on Islam is heavily slanted, even to the point of proselytizing. Combine that with the anti-Western multiculturalist bias of the publishers themselves, and the result is a large number of public-school textbooks that denigrate Judeo-Christian Western civilization and portray Islam in a glowingly positive light.
Serious pushback is required. Do it. What parents need to do every time the school gives a Muslim, or an imam, an opportunity for dawah is demand that the same accommodation be made for a priest, a rabbi, a Hindu holy man. This must be the knee-jerk reaction. A priest should be invited to speak about his trip to the Vatican and the beauty of Christianity; a Rabbi should discuss his life-changing experience at the Kotel, and how Judaism is the mother of monotheism.
Schools do not want to become religious battlegrounds, but they put themselves in that position when they allow themselves to be used in this way. You are the freedom cop on the beat in your neighborhood. Where you see freedom threatened, fight back. You must shine the light on this indoctrination and raise a ruckus. If we don't fight for freedom, we will surely lose it."
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Most Americans Oppose Palestinian Statehood
When it comes to the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians, President Obama and his anti-Israeli advisors are completely out of touch with average Americans. Obama may have plans to veto a resolution calling for Palestinian statehood so as to trick Jewish voters into supporting him again in 2012, but we all know in our heart of hearts that he is chomping at the bit to steal land from the Israelis to give to the savages, and if Israel's borders become indefensible, Obama won't lose any sleep over it.
Read from Weasel Zippers:
Poll: Two-Thirds Of All Republicans Oppose U.N. Statehood For Palestinians, Drops To 41% For Democrats…
"Washington (CNN) — 'Most Americans don’t think that the Palestinians should be allowed to become full members of the United Nations, according to a new national survey. And the CNN/ORC International Poll also indicates that only four in ten support the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the West Bank and Gaza, but that there’s a wide partisan divide over the issue.
The survey’s release comes as the U.N. Security Council agreed Wednesday to send the Palestinian statehood application to a council committee for review. The first meeting of that committee, which includes all 15 members, is set for Friday. The debate, however, is expected to be largely symbolic in the face of a promised U.S. veto. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas last Friday made the bid for the United Nations to recognize an independent state of Palestine, a move Israel says is premature without direct talks that address its longstanding security concerns.
“One reason that Americans oppose U.N. membership for the Palestinians may be that the U.S. public views the Palestinian people much differently than the Israelis,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. “The favorable rating for the Israeli people among the U.S. public is 30 points higher than the Palestinians’ rating, due in part to higher negatives for the Palestinians but also a higher number of Americans who are unsure how they feel about the Palestinians.”
The survey also indicates that politics no longer stops at the water’s edge. Two-thirds of all Republicans oppose U.N. membership for the Palestinians compared to just 41 percent of Democrats. There are also gender and generational differences on this issue, with men and people over 50 years old more likely to oppose U.N. membership for the Palestinians.'"
Read from Weasel Zippers:
Poll: Two-Thirds Of All Republicans Oppose U.N. Statehood For Palestinians, Drops To 41% For Democrats…
"Washington (CNN) — 'Most Americans don’t think that the Palestinians should be allowed to become full members of the United Nations, according to a new national survey. And the CNN/ORC International Poll also indicates that only four in ten support the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the West Bank and Gaza, but that there’s a wide partisan divide over the issue.
The survey’s release comes as the U.N. Security Council agreed Wednesday to send the Palestinian statehood application to a council committee for review. The first meeting of that committee, which includes all 15 members, is set for Friday. The debate, however, is expected to be largely symbolic in the face of a promised U.S. veto. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas last Friday made the bid for the United Nations to recognize an independent state of Palestine, a move Israel says is premature without direct talks that address its longstanding security concerns.
“One reason that Americans oppose U.N. membership for the Palestinians may be that the U.S. public views the Palestinian people much differently than the Israelis,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. “The favorable rating for the Israeli people among the U.S. public is 30 points higher than the Palestinians’ rating, due in part to higher negatives for the Palestinians but also a higher number of Americans who are unsure how they feel about the Palestinians.”
The survey also indicates that politics no longer stops at the water’s edge. Two-thirds of all Republicans oppose U.N. membership for the Palestinians compared to just 41 percent of Democrats. There are also gender and generational differences on this issue, with men and people over 50 years old more likely to oppose U.N. membership for the Palestinians.'"
Beck Not Nuts After All
Who said little, old ladies are never a threat? Glenn Beck was right all along when he exposed Frances Fox Piven and her dastardly Cloward-Piven strategy to destroy our economy from within.
From The Blaze:
Beck Vindicated: After Months of Mocking Beck for Attacking Sweet Old Frances Fox Piven Top Leaders of the Left Freely Admit Glenn Was Totally Right About Piven’s Influence
From The Blaze:
Beck Vindicated: After Months of Mocking Beck for Attacking Sweet Old Frances Fox Piven Top Leaders of the Left Freely Admit Glenn Was Totally Right About Piven’s Influence
Thank God for Allen West!
Conservatives may be having difficulty finding a presidential candidate who will excite the base in the upcoming election. But, boy oh boy, do we have an awesome future candidate in Allen West.
Listen from New Zeal:
Allen West Schools Us Up on Palestinian Statehood
"From Accuracy in Media.
Florida Congressman Allen West gets real on Palestinian statehood."
Listen from New Zeal:
Allen West Schools Us Up on Palestinian Statehood
"From Accuracy in Media.
Florida Congressman Allen West gets real on Palestinian statehood."
Incompetence with a Capital "I"
And to think that the liberals mocked George W. Bush over foreign policy. At least under his administration, our enemies showed some fear of America. But, under the foreign policy weakling, Barack Obama, our enemies know they can do anything they want without consequence, and that is exactly what Iran is planning to do.
Read from Atlas Shrugs:
Iran to Send Warships into US Waters
"The Navy of the Iranian Army will have a powerful presence near the United States borders"
"More of Obama's brilliant! sagacious! hope! change! post-American foreign policy. The man is a disaster. And America is in trouble.
Our enemies know they have a friend in the White House. He will do nothing in response to this unequivocal act of Islamic imperialsim and aggression.
Iran planning to send ships near U.S. waters CNN International
(CNN) -- 'Iran plans to send ships near the Atlantic coast of the United States, state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported Tuesday, quoting a commander.
"The Navy of the Iranian Army will have a powerful presence near the United States borders," read the headline of the story, in Farsi.
"Commander of the Navy of the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran broke the news about the plans for the presence of this force in the Atlantic Ocean and said that the same way that the world arrogant power is present near our marine borders, we, with the help of our sailors who follow the concept of the supreme jurisprudence, shall also establish a powerful presence near the marine borders of the United States," the story said. The reference to the "world arrogant power" was presumably intended to refer to the United States.
IRNA cited the force's website as saying that the announcement was made by Adm. Habibollah Sayari on the 31st anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war.'
U.S. Defense Department officials had no immediate reaction to Tuesday's announcement."
That's not all the genius in the White House is responsible for. With the ridiculous Libyan operation which Obama has gotten us into, without Congressional permission I might add, the Obama regime in all its incompetence has lost track of thousands of dangerous surface-to-air missiles. Wow! I can just imagine the sort of individuals who are celebrating after getting their hands on our missiles. Can't imagine this will have a good outcome.
Nightmare in Libya: Thousands of Surface-to-Air Missiles Unaccounted For
Read from Atlas Shrugs:
Iran to Send Warships into US Waters
"The Navy of the Iranian Army will have a powerful presence near the United States borders"
"More of Obama's brilliant! sagacious! hope! change! post-American foreign policy. The man is a disaster. And America is in trouble.
Our enemies know they have a friend in the White House. He will do nothing in response to this unequivocal act of Islamic imperialsim and aggression.
Iran planning to send ships near U.S. waters CNN International
(CNN) -- 'Iran plans to send ships near the Atlantic coast of the United States, state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported Tuesday, quoting a commander.
"The Navy of the Iranian Army will have a powerful presence near the United States borders," read the headline of the story, in Farsi.
"Commander of the Navy of the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran broke the news about the plans for the presence of this force in the Atlantic Ocean and said that the same way that the world arrogant power is present near our marine borders, we, with the help of our sailors who follow the concept of the supreme jurisprudence, shall also establish a powerful presence near the marine borders of the United States," the story said. The reference to the "world arrogant power" was presumably intended to refer to the United States.
IRNA cited the force's website as saying that the announcement was made by Adm. Habibollah Sayari on the 31st anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war.'
U.S. Defense Department officials had no immediate reaction to Tuesday's announcement."
That's not all the genius in the White House is responsible for. With the ridiculous Libyan operation which Obama has gotten us into, without Congressional permission I might add, the Obama regime in all its incompetence has lost track of thousands of dangerous surface-to-air missiles. Wow! I can just imagine the sort of individuals who are celebrating after getting their hands on our missiles. Can't imagine this will have a good outcome.
Nightmare in Libya: Thousands of Surface-to-Air Missiles Unaccounted For
Another Honest Islamist
More from the Arab Spring in Egypt. Thanks to pressure from President Obama, the Egyptian dictator, Hosni Mubarak, was forced out of office. Liberals think they know it all when, in reality, they are notorious for turning a bad situation into an absolute nightmare.
Read from Weasel Zippers:
Muslim Brotherhood Leader: “Every Israeli Who Enters Egypt — Tourist Or Not — Should Be Killed”…
"In other words: Kill women and children simply because they’re Jewish."
Read from Weasel Zippers:
Muslim Brotherhood Leader: “Every Israeli Who Enters Egypt — Tourist Or Not — Should Be Killed”…
"In other words: Kill women and children simply because they’re Jewish."
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
America Needs the Shield Act
Americans had better wake up. Our nation is in the cross-hairs of radical Islamists who would like nothing better than to destroy our nation, its economy, and our way of life. What better way to do so than by employing an electromagnetic pulse, launched from something as simple as a boat along one of our coasts. The consequences would be catastrophic. How does being sent back to the 1800s in a moment's time sound to you? Many Americans would die without their much-needed medicines which would no longer be available, and that's just one of the tragic results from utilizing this dangerous weapon.
Think it can't happen? Think again. We know the degree to which these savages hate us. In their eyes, Israel is the "little Satan", but they call us the "great Satan", and we all know how much they hate Israel. So, think on that for just a moment.
BTW, to get an idea of what it would be like to lose all electricity and modes of communication and transportation because of an EMP, read One Second After. I did and soon found myself stocking up on extra food, just in case its needed.
There is a solution to this potential problem. Read about it, via the American Thinker:
EMP: The Greatest Threat to America, and What We Can Do about It
By JanSuzanne Krasner
"It's bewildering. Pathetic. Frightening. And it seems that the mainstream media avoids talking about it for fear that Americans will panic. Well, Americans ought to be panicking -- anything to get them to bang on Congress's door and force our representatives to immediately act on the pending legislature now in Congress called the SHIELD Act -- a bill based on the previous HR 5026 -- that unanimously passed in the House of Representatives on June 9, 2010.
The disaster I am referring to is an electromagnetic pulse (EMP), which can easily be caused either by Mother Nature as a geomagnetic solar storm or by an enemy with a low-cost, short range, ship-launched missile armed with a nuclear warhead. The national consequences of an EMP destroying our electrical grid are far-reaching, with long-lasting, continent-wide crippling effects to our electricity-dependant infrastructure.
At the press conference organized by EMPactAmerica on September 23, 2011, this dangerous threat to our national security was exposed for what it truly is -- the most likely event to happen to the U.S., naturally or man-made, that has the potential to bring the country to its knees.
The National Academy of Science points out that protecting the grid against this threat is critical, and getting a bill passed is necessary to do that. An EMP, if not deflected, will shut down and paralyze our country. Just think about the role electricity plays in water, food, heating and cooling, communications, transportation, distribution, the economy and banking. Congressman Roscoe Bartlett, who made a statement on the floor of the House in support of the HR 5026, told Congress that an EMP attack would create $1-$2 trillion in damages and take four to ten years to recover. The truth is that within one year we would no longer be a sovereign nation.
The HR 5026 that passed in the House was stalled in the Senate during the lame-duck session. More recently, Congressman Trent Franks introduced the SHIELD Act, which goes beyond HR 5026 -- i.e., requiring an automated protection plan and hardware-based solution to be developed within six months. EMPactAmerica points out that Americans need to get Congress to focus on this immediately.
The EMPactAmerica conference 'Standing Up to Ahmadinehad: Military and National Security Policy Experts Call on President Obama to Confront the Iranian Threat' presented the undeniable fact that the Iranian regime is prepared to use its nuclear weapons in the form of an EMP detonation in the skies 70-100 miles above 'the great Satan' and to do so without attribution. A panel of ten EMP and terrorist experts spoke to an audience of concerned reporters and involved activists with the hope of stimulating awareness, discussion, and action.
The panel was extremely impressive. Opening remarks came from EMPact's president, Dr. Peter Vincent Pry, Director of the U.S. Nuclear Strategy Forum. He pointed out that 'we are so vulnerable with this threat because we are unprepared.' Therefore, 'it is not acceptable for Iran to be allowed to build nuclear weapons.'
Lt. General Thomas McInerny, retired Air Force and member of the Iran Policy Committee, advised that we must have a strategy to hold nations accountable that sponsor or allow terrorists to live in their nation and deter them from doing so. He confirmed that Iran is at the heart of most attacks through proxies like Hezbollah, Hamas, al-Qaeda, and others. 'The Iranian regime likes to keep their 'fingerprints off' while spreading propaganda, money and weapons to others ready to do the killing and dying for them.' Brigadier General Kenneth Chrosniak, retired, U.S. Army War College, Bronze Star recipient, added to the discussion that 'we must plan for the worst-case situation, and we are not being told about the worst threat in the forefront of America.'
Sitting next to Kenneth Chrosniak was a masked man with several bodyguards. He announced his name: Reza Kahlili, the well-known ex-CIA spy from the Revolutionary Guards of Iran. Reza Kahlili is presently an instructor at the Joint Counterintelligence Training Academy of the Department of Defense, and he is the author of A Time to Betray. The audience cheered. Mr. Kahlili clearly stated that 'Americans do not understand the ideology of the radicals in Iran who want to conquer the world[.] They are an existential threat to Israel, America, and the world ... they see the weakness of America as a symbol of Allah empowering them with nuclear capabilities[.] ... [W]e must support the Iranians people fighting for freedom through regime change ... this will halt the Iranian threat to Western civilization.'
Ken Timmerman, CEO of Foundation for Democracy of Iran and author of Countdown to Crisis: The Coming Iranian Nuclear Showdown, spoke passionately about the total ineffectiveness of sanctions against Iran because they are not enforced. Lieutenant Col. Tony Shaffer, retired, U.S. Army, Bronze Star recipient, and Senior Intelligence Officer in the Defense Intelligence Agency, spoke out about 'not being able to stop 9/11, but committed to stopping this threat.' An EMP will be Iran's best way to 'economically destroy our way of life by taking out large portions of our infrastructure.'
As if these spokespeople weren't enough to convince anyone of the importance of the SHIELD Act, there were four more panelists that added further convincing arguments. Claire Lopez, strategic policy and intelligence expert on national defense, Islam, Iran, and counterterrorism issues, explained that Islamic ideology as written in the Koran drives the Iranian regime to create 'proxy' terrorists in other countries, including bases in Venezuela, and weapons-smuggling in Mexico, along with supporting the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. 'Iran prefers proxies, and they are united with the same sharia ideology.' Chet Nagel, former CIA officer, author of Iran Covenant, suggested that '[t]he military solution is to use EMP against Iran, but with President Obama it will be unthinkable.' Therefore, 'make the 2012 election count in America's interest.'
We also heard from Tim Brown, a retired, twenty-year decorated FDNY firefighter, 9/11 survivor, and first responder to the WTC attack in 1993 and to the 1995 attack on the Federal Building in Oklahoma City. He emphasized that there 'is no excuse for us to be so vulnerable. The cost of transformers to protect the grid is inconsequential and would give us a fighting chance.'
Peter Huessy, President of GeoStrategic Analysis of Potomac, Maryland, a defense and national security consulting firm, presented the cost for a 'grid insurance' system that is being tested this month and will be ready to go shortly after. The numbers are relatively low in the face of the astronomical losses an EMP attack would deliver to the US.' About $60 million to protect the three hundred largest transformers immediately, and $400-$600 million to additionally protect three thousand others. These are one-time costs for equipment that bolts down, plugs in, and immediately works to protect against all forms of electromagnetic storms and nuclear EMP effects as well.'
All I can say after listening to this panel is that the Obama administration would be much wiser to invest American taxpayer dollars in our national security than it is having issued loans to Solyndra for solar panels! With such a simple solution possible, it is unimaginable that the grave threat of an EMP in America is not being talked about in every news medium, not to mention how the public should be demanding that the SHIELD Act be passed immediately.
Dr. Pry summed up the conference with three concepts he feels are necessary for our national security strategy -- 'Missile Defense, Iranian Regime Change, and Military Actions' -- and then ended with the slogan of EMPactAmerica: 'Prepare. Protect. Recover.' So, Americans, let's make our voices heard by demanding that our government protect us by insuring the grid!"
Think it can't happen? Think again. We know the degree to which these savages hate us. In their eyes, Israel is the "little Satan", but they call us the "great Satan", and we all know how much they hate Israel. So, think on that for just a moment.
BTW, to get an idea of what it would be like to lose all electricity and modes of communication and transportation because of an EMP, read One Second After. I did and soon found myself stocking up on extra food, just in case its needed.
There is a solution to this potential problem. Read about it, via the American Thinker:
EMP: The Greatest Threat to America, and What We Can Do about It
By JanSuzanne Krasner
"It's bewildering. Pathetic. Frightening. And it seems that the mainstream media avoids talking about it for fear that Americans will panic. Well, Americans ought to be panicking -- anything to get them to bang on Congress's door and force our representatives to immediately act on the pending legislature now in Congress called the SHIELD Act -- a bill based on the previous HR 5026 -- that unanimously passed in the House of Representatives on June 9, 2010.
The disaster I am referring to is an electromagnetic pulse (EMP), which can easily be caused either by Mother Nature as a geomagnetic solar storm or by an enemy with a low-cost, short range, ship-launched missile armed with a nuclear warhead. The national consequences of an EMP destroying our electrical grid are far-reaching, with long-lasting, continent-wide crippling effects to our electricity-dependant infrastructure.
At the press conference organized by EMPactAmerica on September 23, 2011, this dangerous threat to our national security was exposed for what it truly is -- the most likely event to happen to the U.S., naturally or man-made, that has the potential to bring the country to its knees.
The National Academy of Science points out that protecting the grid against this threat is critical, and getting a bill passed is necessary to do that. An EMP, if not deflected, will shut down and paralyze our country. Just think about the role electricity plays in water, food, heating and cooling, communications, transportation, distribution, the economy and banking. Congressman Roscoe Bartlett, who made a statement on the floor of the House in support of the HR 5026, told Congress that an EMP attack would create $1-$2 trillion in damages and take four to ten years to recover. The truth is that within one year we would no longer be a sovereign nation.
The HR 5026 that passed in the House was stalled in the Senate during the lame-duck session. More recently, Congressman Trent Franks introduced the SHIELD Act, which goes beyond HR 5026 -- i.e., requiring an automated protection plan and hardware-based solution to be developed within six months. EMPactAmerica points out that Americans need to get Congress to focus on this immediately.
The EMPactAmerica conference 'Standing Up to Ahmadinehad: Military and National Security Policy Experts Call on President Obama to Confront the Iranian Threat' presented the undeniable fact that the Iranian regime is prepared to use its nuclear weapons in the form of an EMP detonation in the skies 70-100 miles above 'the great Satan' and to do so without attribution. A panel of ten EMP and terrorist experts spoke to an audience of concerned reporters and involved activists with the hope of stimulating awareness, discussion, and action.
The panel was extremely impressive. Opening remarks came from EMPact's president, Dr. Peter Vincent Pry, Director of the U.S. Nuclear Strategy Forum. He pointed out that 'we are so vulnerable with this threat because we are unprepared.' Therefore, 'it is not acceptable for Iran to be allowed to build nuclear weapons.'
Lt. General Thomas McInerny, retired Air Force and member of the Iran Policy Committee, advised that we must have a strategy to hold nations accountable that sponsor or allow terrorists to live in their nation and deter them from doing so. He confirmed that Iran is at the heart of most attacks through proxies like Hezbollah, Hamas, al-Qaeda, and others. 'The Iranian regime likes to keep their 'fingerprints off' while spreading propaganda, money and weapons to others ready to do the killing and dying for them.' Brigadier General Kenneth Chrosniak, retired, U.S. Army War College, Bronze Star recipient, added to the discussion that 'we must plan for the worst-case situation, and we are not being told about the worst threat in the forefront of America.'
Sitting next to Kenneth Chrosniak was a masked man with several bodyguards. He announced his name: Reza Kahlili, the well-known ex-CIA spy from the Revolutionary Guards of Iran. Reza Kahlili is presently an instructor at the Joint Counterintelligence Training Academy of the Department of Defense, and he is the author of A Time to Betray. The audience cheered. Mr. Kahlili clearly stated that 'Americans do not understand the ideology of the radicals in Iran who want to conquer the world[.] They are an existential threat to Israel, America, and the world ... they see the weakness of America as a symbol of Allah empowering them with nuclear capabilities[.] ... [W]e must support the Iranians people fighting for freedom through regime change ... this will halt the Iranian threat to Western civilization.'
Ken Timmerman, CEO of Foundation for Democracy of Iran and author of Countdown to Crisis: The Coming Iranian Nuclear Showdown, spoke passionately about the total ineffectiveness of sanctions against Iran because they are not enforced. Lieutenant Col. Tony Shaffer, retired, U.S. Army, Bronze Star recipient, and Senior Intelligence Officer in the Defense Intelligence Agency, spoke out about 'not being able to stop 9/11, but committed to stopping this threat.' An EMP will be Iran's best way to 'economically destroy our way of life by taking out large portions of our infrastructure.'
As if these spokespeople weren't enough to convince anyone of the importance of the SHIELD Act, there were four more panelists that added further convincing arguments. Claire Lopez, strategic policy and intelligence expert on national defense, Islam, Iran, and counterterrorism issues, explained that Islamic ideology as written in the Koran drives the Iranian regime to create 'proxy' terrorists in other countries, including bases in Venezuela, and weapons-smuggling in Mexico, along with supporting the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. 'Iran prefers proxies, and they are united with the same sharia ideology.' Chet Nagel, former CIA officer, author of Iran Covenant, suggested that '[t]he military solution is to use EMP against Iran, but with President Obama it will be unthinkable.' Therefore, 'make the 2012 election count in America's interest.'
We also heard from Tim Brown, a retired, twenty-year decorated FDNY firefighter, 9/11 survivor, and first responder to the WTC attack in 1993 and to the 1995 attack on the Federal Building in Oklahoma City. He emphasized that there 'is no excuse for us to be so vulnerable. The cost of transformers to protect the grid is inconsequential and would give us a fighting chance.'
Peter Huessy, President of GeoStrategic Analysis of Potomac, Maryland, a defense and national security consulting firm, presented the cost for a 'grid insurance' system that is being tested this month and will be ready to go shortly after. The numbers are relatively low in the face of the astronomical losses an EMP attack would deliver to the US.' About $60 million to protect the three hundred largest transformers immediately, and $400-$600 million to additionally protect three thousand others. These are one-time costs for equipment that bolts down, plugs in, and immediately works to protect against all forms of electromagnetic storms and nuclear EMP effects as well.'
All I can say after listening to this panel is that the Obama administration would be much wiser to invest American taxpayer dollars in our national security than it is having issued loans to Solyndra for solar panels! With such a simple solution possible, it is unimaginable that the grave threat of an EMP in America is not being talked about in every news medium, not to mention how the public should be demanding that the SHIELD Act be passed immediately.
Dr. Pry summed up the conference with three concepts he feels are necessary for our national security strategy -- 'Missile Defense, Iranian Regime Change, and Military Actions' -- and then ended with the slogan of EMPactAmerica: 'Prepare. Protect. Recover.' So, Americans, let's make our voices heard by demanding that our government protect us by insuring the grid!"
'67 Borders Not Good Enough -- UPDATED
One thing that we can always count on when it comes to the Palestinians is the fact that they will never be content with parcels of Israeli land being handed over to them. Nothing will suffice until they see the Jewish people thrown into the Mediterranean Sea. Give them a little; they just demand more, and more, and even some more after that.
If you were enraged by the Palestinian demand for East Jerusalem as its capital, wait until you read this article from The Blaze which describes how the savages want the entirety of Jerusalem.
Palestinians Want an Even Bigger State Than the 1967 Borders
"When the Palestinians presented their bid for statehood at the UN Friday, most news outlets suggested Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was aiming for a state based on 1967 borders covering only the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem.
A closer look at the actual letter he presented to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon applying for UN membership reveals the Palestinians are aiming for far more territory.
As reprinted in the Telegraph, Abbas’s letter reads:
'This application for membership is being submitted on the Palestinian people’s natural, legal and historic rights and based on United Nations General Assembly resolution 181 (II) of 29 November 1947 as well as the Declaration of Independence of the State of Palestine of 15 November 1988 and the acknowledgement by the General Assembly of this declaration in resolution 43/177 of 15 December 1988.'
Lots of dates are cited here. Let’s take a closer look. Abbas says his people’s 'rights' are based on the 1947 UN Resolution. That year refers to the UN Partition Plan, the same plan all Arab states rejected and the Jews accepted for their homeland, after which those Arab neighbors declared war on Israel.
These maps from GBTV reveal the land allotted to the Jewish State under the 1947 Partition Plan was in fact much smaller than that afforded under 1967 borders.
UPDATED: (Previously, I had forgotten to post these two maps.)
Though President Obama has endorsed Palestinian demands — stated until now — that their future state be based on 1967 borders, Israel says borders should be based on the outcome of negotiations. If Abbas’s proposal is accepted by the UN Security Council, gone from Israel is Jerusalem its capital and home to the sites most sacred to Jews and Christians. Also gone: Ben Gurion Airport just outside Tel Aviv, the country’s only major international airport.
The blog Israel Matzav explains the significance:
'It would mean no Jerusalem and no airport. Even more indefensible borders than the 1949 armistice lines. The "Palestinians" ignore Security Council Resolution 242, which requires that Israel be left with "defensible borders" and says nothing about a "Palestinian state."'
There are other alarming suggestions the Palestinians are not being upfront in stating their intentions regarding the size of the state they aim for. One of the sticking points in restarting negotiations with Israel is the Palestinians’ continued opposition to recognizing Israel as a Jewish State. In fact, last week a round of talks aimed at restarting peace negotiations broke up over 'Abbas’ refusal to recognize Israel as a Jewish State.'
Secondly, the Palestine Liberation Organization’s current logo on its UN Observer Mission website suggests it wants the entire state of Israel incorporated into its future state – not just the West Bank and Gaza. The map on the logo appears to suggest the goal is to wipe Israel completely off the map. The Weekly Standard posted this:
Here is the logo:
Compare the green on this logo to the above maps and you’ll see Israel has vanished.
But Mahmoud Abbas is the 'Palestinian Authority' President, not the PLO’s. Not quite. Note how Abbas signed his letter to Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon: 'Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization.'
Looking at the moving borders raises the question: are Mideast agreements ever final, and how does Israel ensure its own security if they are not? One indication they are not came over the weekend, when Mahmoud Abbas said he wants to bust open part of the Oslo Agreements with the Israelis called the Paris Agreement and renegotiate. On his plane as he was traveling from New York back to Ramallah, Abbas told journalists:
'We want to reopen the Paris Agreement and make changes to it…The agreement is not fair and there are restrictions on Palestinians that prevent our economy from growing and prospering. The Paris Agreement does not give us the opportunity to develop our economy and our country.'
Right now the ball is in the court of UN Security Council (UNSC) members. It will be interesting to see how each votes. Since losing its capital city and main airport as well as other strategic assets would be a non-starter for Israel, the votes on these 1947 borders will reveal if UNSC members are sincere in their desire for peace in the Middle East, if they recognize Israel’s right to security (and honoring UNSC Resolution 242), or if they are paying lip service to the Palestinians."
If you were enraged by the Palestinian demand for East Jerusalem as its capital, wait until you read this article from The Blaze which describes how the savages want the entirety of Jerusalem.
Palestinians Want an Even Bigger State Than the 1967 Borders
"When the Palestinians presented their bid for statehood at the UN Friday, most news outlets suggested Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was aiming for a state based on 1967 borders covering only the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem.
A closer look at the actual letter he presented to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon applying for UN membership reveals the Palestinians are aiming for far more territory.
As reprinted in the Telegraph, Abbas’s letter reads:
'This application for membership is being submitted on the Palestinian people’s natural, legal and historic rights and based on United Nations General Assembly resolution 181 (II) of 29 November 1947 as well as the Declaration of Independence of the State of Palestine of 15 November 1988 and the acknowledgement by the General Assembly of this declaration in resolution 43/177 of 15 December 1988.'
Lots of dates are cited here. Let’s take a closer look. Abbas says his people’s 'rights' are based on the 1947 UN Resolution. That year refers to the UN Partition Plan, the same plan all Arab states rejected and the Jews accepted for their homeland, after which those Arab neighbors declared war on Israel.
These maps from GBTV reveal the land allotted to the Jewish State under the 1947 Partition Plan was in fact much smaller than that afforded under 1967 borders.
UPDATED: (Previously, I had forgotten to post these two maps.)
Though President Obama has endorsed Palestinian demands — stated until now — that their future state be based on 1967 borders, Israel says borders should be based on the outcome of negotiations. If Abbas’s proposal is accepted by the UN Security Council, gone from Israel is Jerusalem its capital and home to the sites most sacred to Jews and Christians. Also gone: Ben Gurion Airport just outside Tel Aviv, the country’s only major international airport.
The blog Israel Matzav explains the significance:
'It would mean no Jerusalem and no airport. Even more indefensible borders than the 1949 armistice lines. The "Palestinians" ignore Security Council Resolution 242, which requires that Israel be left with "defensible borders" and says nothing about a "Palestinian state."'
There are other alarming suggestions the Palestinians are not being upfront in stating their intentions regarding the size of the state they aim for. One of the sticking points in restarting negotiations with Israel is the Palestinians’ continued opposition to recognizing Israel as a Jewish State. In fact, last week a round of talks aimed at restarting peace negotiations broke up over 'Abbas’ refusal to recognize Israel as a Jewish State.'
Secondly, the Palestine Liberation Organization’s current logo on its UN Observer Mission website suggests it wants the entire state of Israel incorporated into its future state – not just the West Bank and Gaza. The map on the logo appears to suggest the goal is to wipe Israel completely off the map. The Weekly Standard posted this:
Here is the logo:
Compare the green on this logo to the above maps and you’ll see Israel has vanished.
But Mahmoud Abbas is the 'Palestinian Authority' President, not the PLO’s. Not quite. Note how Abbas signed his letter to Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon: 'Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization.'
Looking at the moving borders raises the question: are Mideast agreements ever final, and how does Israel ensure its own security if they are not? One indication they are not came over the weekend, when Mahmoud Abbas said he wants to bust open part of the Oslo Agreements with the Israelis called the Paris Agreement and renegotiate. On his plane as he was traveling from New York back to Ramallah, Abbas told journalists:
'We want to reopen the Paris Agreement and make changes to it…The agreement is not fair and there are restrictions on Palestinians that prevent our economy from growing and prospering. The Paris Agreement does not give us the opportunity to develop our economy and our country.'
Right now the ball is in the court of UN Security Council (UNSC) members. It will be interesting to see how each votes. Since losing its capital city and main airport as well as other strategic assets would be a non-starter for Israel, the votes on these 1947 borders will reveal if UNSC members are sincere in their desire for peace in the Middle East, if they recognize Israel’s right to security (and honoring UNSC Resolution 242), or if they are paying lip service to the Palestinians."
Obama Creating Jobs After All
With this anemic economy, when we hear news of jobs being created in the hundreds of thousands, that should be cause for celebration.
But, not so fast.....
Guess what these jobs are? What else, but federal government jobs on our hard-earned tax dollars. Obama sure is doing his part to keep unemployment numbers down in Washington, DC.
Read from Hot Air:
New EPA regulations would require 230,000 new bureaucrats to administer
"The president has found a way to add jobs, after all — 230,000 of ‘em, all within the Environmental Protection Agency. That’s the number of new bureaucrats the federal government will need to hire to implement new proposed greenhouse gas regulations, according to a report by The Daily Caller:
'The Environmental Protection Agency has said new greenhouse gas regulations, as proposed, may be “absurd” in application and “impossible to administer” by its self-imposed 2016 deadline. But the agency is still asking for taxpayers to shoulder the burden of up to 230,000 new bureaucrats — at a cost of $21 billion — to attempt to implement the rules.
The EPA aims to regulate greenhouse gas emissions through the Clean Air Act, even though the law doesn’t give the EPA explicit power to do so. The agency’s authority to move forward is being challenged in court by petitioners who argue that such a decision should be left for Congress to make.
The proposed regulations would set greenhouse gas emission thresholds above which businesses must file for an EPA permit and complete extra paperwork in order to continue operating. If the EPA wins its court battle and fully rolls out the greenhouse gas regulations, the number of businesses forced into this regulatory regime would grow tremendously — from approximately 14,000 now to as many as 6.1 million.'
Keep in mind that the $21 billion figure doesn’t include the economic cost of the regulations themselves.
Is it fair to criticize the president for the type of job these bureaucratic open positions would offer? Well, sure — the left constantly says Texas’ McJobs don’t count. These paper-pushing jobs grow the administrative state and come at a high cost to taxpayers. They burden the economy rather than add value to it.
But public-sector jobs seem to be the only kind of jobs the president knows how to create. From the beginning of the recession in January 2008 to the middle of 2010, for example, the private sector lost some 7.9 million jobs, while the public sector gained 590,000 jobs. From the passage of the stimulus bill in February 2009 to the middle of 2010, the private sector lost more than 2.6 million jobs, while the government workforce grew by 400,000.
In case the president does care to create more private-sector jobs (and my fingers are almost numb from typing this solution repeatedly), he might consider opening up the Gulf. According to the Consumer Energy Alliance, increasing the pace of permit approvals for oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico would create 23,000 new jobs in virtually every state in the country, bolster GDP by $44 billion and generate nearly $12 billion in revenue to state and federal treasuries. From drilling products producers to truck drivers, from tug boat operators to farmers, Americans across the country stand to benefit from this ever-so-simple solution.
P.S. This is only tangentially related, but I’m still so annoyed by it that I have to squeeze it into some post somewhere. In case you missed it, the Obama administration banned over-the-counter asthma inhalers because of environmental concerns. Like regulations that require hundreds of thousands of bureaucrats to administer (or, more popularly, the light bulb ban), this inhaler ban is yet another example of a type of environmentalism that becomes so pervasive as to be lifestyle control — i.e. it’s yet another example of environmentalism run amok."
Speaking of jobs, 2012 can't come too soon:
Geithner Says Even At $200,000 Per Job Obama’s Jobs Plan Is Still A Bargain…
But, not so fast.....
Guess what these jobs are? What else, but federal government jobs on our hard-earned tax dollars. Obama sure is doing his part to keep unemployment numbers down in Washington, DC.
Read from Hot Air:
New EPA regulations would require 230,000 new bureaucrats to administer
"The president has found a way to add jobs, after all — 230,000 of ‘em, all within the Environmental Protection Agency. That’s the number of new bureaucrats the federal government will need to hire to implement new proposed greenhouse gas regulations, according to a report by The Daily Caller:
'The Environmental Protection Agency has said new greenhouse gas regulations, as proposed, may be “absurd” in application and “impossible to administer” by its self-imposed 2016 deadline. But the agency is still asking for taxpayers to shoulder the burden of up to 230,000 new bureaucrats — at a cost of $21 billion — to attempt to implement the rules.
The EPA aims to regulate greenhouse gas emissions through the Clean Air Act, even though the law doesn’t give the EPA explicit power to do so. The agency’s authority to move forward is being challenged in court by petitioners who argue that such a decision should be left for Congress to make.
The proposed regulations would set greenhouse gas emission thresholds above which businesses must file for an EPA permit and complete extra paperwork in order to continue operating. If the EPA wins its court battle and fully rolls out the greenhouse gas regulations, the number of businesses forced into this regulatory regime would grow tremendously — from approximately 14,000 now to as many as 6.1 million.'
Keep in mind that the $21 billion figure doesn’t include the economic cost of the regulations themselves.
Is it fair to criticize the president for the type of job these bureaucratic open positions would offer? Well, sure — the left constantly says Texas’ McJobs don’t count. These paper-pushing jobs grow the administrative state and come at a high cost to taxpayers. They burden the economy rather than add value to it.
But public-sector jobs seem to be the only kind of jobs the president knows how to create. From the beginning of the recession in January 2008 to the middle of 2010, for example, the private sector lost some 7.9 million jobs, while the public sector gained 590,000 jobs. From the passage of the stimulus bill in February 2009 to the middle of 2010, the private sector lost more than 2.6 million jobs, while the government workforce grew by 400,000.
In case the president does care to create more private-sector jobs (and my fingers are almost numb from typing this solution repeatedly), he might consider opening up the Gulf. According to the Consumer Energy Alliance, increasing the pace of permit approvals for oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico would create 23,000 new jobs in virtually every state in the country, bolster GDP by $44 billion and generate nearly $12 billion in revenue to state and federal treasuries. From drilling products producers to truck drivers, from tug boat operators to farmers, Americans across the country stand to benefit from this ever-so-simple solution.
P.S. This is only tangentially related, but I’m still so annoyed by it that I have to squeeze it into some post somewhere. In case you missed it, the Obama administration banned over-the-counter asthma inhalers because of environmental concerns. Like regulations that require hundreds of thousands of bureaucrats to administer (or, more popularly, the light bulb ban), this inhaler ban is yet another example of a type of environmentalism that becomes so pervasive as to be lifestyle control — i.e. it’s yet another example of environmentalism run amok."
Speaking of jobs, 2012 can't come too soon:
Geithner Says Even At $200,000 Per Job Obama’s Jobs Plan Is Still A Bargain…
Monday, September 26, 2011
My Man Herm Cain
Well, I started this election cycle out as an avid supporter of Herman Cain. As time went by, he seemed to be going nowhere. Then, Rick Perry came on the scene. With a solid jobs record in Texas and a shared faith in Christ, I got swept up with Perry mania. However, I got to know him a little better and found myself disappointed for several reasons: his weakness on illegal immigration, his unwillingness to take a tough stand against Islam when he caved and permitted the white-washing of Islam in Texas school curriculum, and his insistence that Texas girls being inoculated against a sexually-transmitted disease. Sure doesn't sound conservative to me.
Now, I'm in limbo. Perry and Romney both prove that you can't trust politians, even if they do have an "R" beside their names. Mitt Romney is a RINO posing as a conservative. As much as I like Michele Bachmann, she can't beat Obama. The media will tear her apart. I love Sarah Palin on every issue, but her negatives are sky-high. Besides, her screechy voice even gets on my nerves somewhat, and that's coming from a fan. America needs a strong man. I guess that leads me back to Herman Cain whom I love, but question his ability to win, even though he did win the Florida straw poll on Saturday. So, for today, Cain's my man. Of course, that's subject to change.
Read from New Zeal:
Man of the Hour – Herman Cain
"Herman Cain delivered ‘shock and awe‘ not only at the Republican debate, but by winning the Florida straw poll decisively. In fact, he didn’t just leave the other candidates in the dust, he left them several states over. Just how ‘decisively’ you ask? Well, let me enlighten you:
■Herman Cain: 37 percent
■Rick Perry: 15 percent
■Mitt Romney: 14 percent
■Rick Santorum: 10.9 percent
■Ron Paul: 10.4 percent
■Newt Gingrich: 8.4 percent
■Jon Huntsman: 2.3 percent
■Michelle Bachmann: 1.5 percent
■Gary Johnson (not on ballot)
That, ladies and gentlemen, was a good ole’ fashioned political stomping. Well done, sir… And I can’t think of anything that would tickle me more than a Tea Party candidate knocking the crap out of RINOs and Progressives on the right. So, even though it is still very, very early in the race, I want to take a few moments to bask in the win for Herman Cain and let our readers get to know him better.
Herman Cain is the ex-CEO of Godfather’s Pizza. He brought them back from the brink of financial ruin, he can do the same for America. Contrast that with Obama, who has not only taken America to the brink of the financial Armageddon cliff, but is doing his d**nedest to sling us off said cliff. Cain was the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City – I’m willing to overlook that one. I truly believe he is a good and honorable man.
Cain has no political experience, which I consider a plus. In fact, it endears him to not only me, but the Tea Party movement. He’s not sullied with political grime on his hands.
Cain hates taxes. Glory freaking hallelujah! His 999 plan is one that even I can get behind. Check it out. The plan is simple and elegant, plus Cain supports the Fair Tax. My kind of guy.
The 999 Plan
■A 9% tax on Corporate Profits
■A 9% Personal Flat Tax Rate
■A 9% National Sales Tax
Yeah baby… If 10% is good enough for God, then 9% should be plenty good enough for the US government. I love this guy!!! Actually, I have liked Herman Cain since the first time I heard him speak.
Cain is also no slouch in the brains department. He has a Bachelors in Mathematics and a Masters in Computer Science from Purdue. A degree in the hard sciences… Imagine that, a leader who can actually ‘do’ as opposed to ‘organize.’ And I’ll bet there’s not a communistic cell in his American veins. They wouldn’t dare.
Herman Cain was also a ballistics expert in the Navy. He is a strong proponent of the 2nd Amendment. In other words, he’s sane and wants Americans to be able to protect themselves, not get slaughtered by a bunch of violent, Progressive anarchists. Go Herman, go Herman!
Cain is the author of four books on leadership. And a leader the man truly is. He’s also a survivor of colon cancer and he HATES Obamacare. Better and better and better.
Herman Cain is also a Christian. He contributes his talents at his church near Atlanta, Georgia. And he is staunchly anti-radical Islam. Don’t listen to the left on that one. I know for a fact that Cain is for vetting everyone that works in the White House. That would mean firing EVERYONE currently there. No Progressives, no communists, no socialists, no Marxists, no radicals, no apocalyptic Jihadists and no Israel haters. They would never even get through the front door, much less slink out the back.
He wants to increase our military defense and that is very, very comforting. Peace through strength should always be the way. Cain is a strong Constitutionalist and knows American history. He is not a globalist and that folks should make all of America sigh with relief. Cain is also for securing our borders and for promoting a legal path to citizenship. I could just about hug the guy. And for desert, he wants to get rid of the regulation monster. Is that Cass Sunstein I hear screaming and pulling out his hair? Sucks to be a Marxist if Cain wins.
But, best of all, Herman Cain is an American, not a Progressive elitist. He’s a Tea Party member, he’s one of us. Herman Cain has lived a real life and can lead a real recovery in America.
Right now, today, Herman Cain would have my vote. He is my current favorite. Welcome Herman Cain, the man of the hour and Citizen Cain may just become President Cain."
And the cherry on the top is that Cain is a huge supporter of Israel:
Now, I'm in limbo. Perry and Romney both prove that you can't trust politians, even if they do have an "R" beside their names. Mitt Romney is a RINO posing as a conservative. As much as I like Michele Bachmann, she can't beat Obama. The media will tear her apart. I love Sarah Palin on every issue, but her negatives are sky-high. Besides, her screechy voice even gets on my nerves somewhat, and that's coming from a fan. America needs a strong man. I guess that leads me back to Herman Cain whom I love, but question his ability to win, even though he did win the Florida straw poll on Saturday. So, for today, Cain's my man. Of course, that's subject to change.
Read from New Zeal:
Man of the Hour – Herman Cain
"Herman Cain delivered ‘shock and awe‘ not only at the Republican debate, but by winning the Florida straw poll decisively. In fact, he didn’t just leave the other candidates in the dust, he left them several states over. Just how ‘decisively’ you ask? Well, let me enlighten you:
■Herman Cain: 37 percent
■Rick Perry: 15 percent
■Mitt Romney: 14 percent
■Rick Santorum: 10.9 percent
■Ron Paul: 10.4 percent
■Newt Gingrich: 8.4 percent
■Jon Huntsman: 2.3 percent
■Michelle Bachmann: 1.5 percent
■Gary Johnson (not on ballot)
That, ladies and gentlemen, was a good ole’ fashioned political stomping. Well done, sir… And I can’t think of anything that would tickle me more than a Tea Party candidate knocking the crap out of RINOs and Progressives on the right. So, even though it is still very, very early in the race, I want to take a few moments to bask in the win for Herman Cain and let our readers get to know him better.
Herman Cain is the ex-CEO of Godfather’s Pizza. He brought them back from the brink of financial ruin, he can do the same for America. Contrast that with Obama, who has not only taken America to the brink of the financial Armageddon cliff, but is doing his d**nedest to sling us off said cliff. Cain was the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City – I’m willing to overlook that one. I truly believe he is a good and honorable man.
Cain has no political experience, which I consider a plus. In fact, it endears him to not only me, but the Tea Party movement. He’s not sullied with political grime on his hands.
Cain hates taxes. Glory freaking hallelujah! His 999 plan is one that even I can get behind. Check it out. The plan is simple and elegant, plus Cain supports the Fair Tax. My kind of guy.
The 999 Plan
■A 9% tax on Corporate Profits
■A 9% Personal Flat Tax Rate
■A 9% National Sales Tax
Yeah baby… If 10% is good enough for God, then 9% should be plenty good enough for the US government. I love this guy!!! Actually, I have liked Herman Cain since the first time I heard him speak.
Cain is also no slouch in the brains department. He has a Bachelors in Mathematics and a Masters in Computer Science from Purdue. A degree in the hard sciences… Imagine that, a leader who can actually ‘do’ as opposed to ‘organize.’ And I’ll bet there’s not a communistic cell in his American veins. They wouldn’t dare.
Herman Cain was also a ballistics expert in the Navy. He is a strong proponent of the 2nd Amendment. In other words, he’s sane and wants Americans to be able to protect themselves, not get slaughtered by a bunch of violent, Progressive anarchists. Go Herman, go Herman!
Cain is the author of four books on leadership. And a leader the man truly is. He’s also a survivor of colon cancer and he HATES Obamacare. Better and better and better.
Herman Cain is also a Christian. He contributes his talents at his church near Atlanta, Georgia. And he is staunchly anti-radical Islam. Don’t listen to the left on that one. I know for a fact that Cain is for vetting everyone that works in the White House. That would mean firing EVERYONE currently there. No Progressives, no communists, no socialists, no Marxists, no radicals, no apocalyptic Jihadists and no Israel haters. They would never even get through the front door, much less slink out the back.
He wants to increase our military defense and that is very, very comforting. Peace through strength should always be the way. Cain is a strong Constitutionalist and knows American history. He is not a globalist and that folks should make all of America sigh with relief. Cain is also for securing our borders and for promoting a legal path to citizenship. I could just about hug the guy. And for desert, he wants to get rid of the regulation monster. Is that Cass Sunstein I hear screaming and pulling out his hair? Sucks to be a Marxist if Cain wins.
But, best of all, Herman Cain is an American, not a Progressive elitist. He’s a Tea Party member, he’s one of us. Herman Cain has lived a real life and can lead a real recovery in America.
Right now, today, Herman Cain would have my vote. He is my current favorite. Welcome Herman Cain, the man of the hour and Citizen Cain may just become President Cain."
And the cherry on the top is that Cain is a huge supporter of Israel:
Netanyahu Speaks Out
If you missed Bibi Netanyahu on Meet the Press yesterday, here are some videos of his interview, via Israel Matzav:
Prime Minister Netanyahu on Meet the Press
Prime Minister Netanyahu on Meet the Press
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Pressuring Israel Behind the Scenes
Originally, many thought that once Palestinian President Abbas submitted his request for Palestinian statehood to the UN, the vote would take place the following week. But, that appears not to be the case.
An early vote works in Israel's favor. Apparently, that is precisely why Obama and his anti-Israeli minions will drag this vote out indefinitely, so they can do underhanded pressuring behind the scenes, all focused on Israel, of course.
Shhhh -- we wouldn't want the Jewish population to hear what he's up to, now would we? I've got news for you, Mr. President, America's Jews may not be alert to your actions, but there is a God in Heaven who witnesses your every move, and He has not forgotten His Genesis 12:3 warning. Of course, a godless man such as yourself must learn the hard way. Keep it up, Mr. President, and you'll do just that; my God will crush you and your presidency.
The always wise Caroline Glick from the Jerusalem Post gives her take on what took place at the United Nations last week and how it will affect Israel.
From One Jerusalem:
Caroline Glick: Israel Loses At the United Nations
"Many friends of Israel are concluding that President Obama's speech at the United Nations is a monumental victory for the State of Israel. Setting aside that Israel would not be facing a Palestinian State vote if President Obama did not call for the recognition of a Palestinian State last year at the UN, or if he would have backed legislation that would cut off aid to the Palestinian Authority if they went through with this stunt, the fact is Obama (at this point) has only delivered words. Even promising and casting a veto on the Security Council is not what Israel needs at this time. As Caroline Glick argues, Israel needs a quick veto but for that to happen the United States must demand a quick vote at the Security Council. At this point it looks like this will be a long drawn out deliberation which will play into the hands of the Palestinians.
Caroline Glick writes:
'From Israel's perspective, the best possible outcome of the current standoff at the U.N. is for the Palestinians to present their resolution for statehood to the Security Council and for the U.S. to immediately veto it. Such a move would provide closure to this particular round of anti-Israel aggression. But it certainly wouldn't end the danger. The Palestinians can renew their request as often as they please. And given the sympathetic -- indeed enthusiastic -- reception they have received at the U.N., there is little reason to doubt that they will do so.
The worse scenario from Israel's perspective is quickly becoming the more likely one. That scenario is that the Security Council will not bring the Palestinian-statehood resolution to an immediate vote but will instead delay voting on it for an indeterminate period. During that period, the U.S. and the EU will exert massive pressure on Israel to capitulate to whatever Palestinian preconditions for renewing negotiations are on hand.
Israel will face the prospect that if it fails to surrender to all the Palestinian demands, the U.N. will retaliate by passing the Palestinian-statehood resolution. At a minimum, Israel will find itself under a constant barrage of criticism blaming it for the Palestinian decision to abandon the peace process and ask the U.N. to grant them what they refuse to negotiate with Israel.
All of this could have been averted or at least mitigated if the Obama administration had behaved differently. If the White House had announced at an early date that it would automatically veto any resolution calling for Palestinian U.N. membership and would end all U.S. financial and political support for the Palestinian Authority if it went through with its stated aim of applying for U.N. membership as a state, the Palestinians would likely have set aside their plans. But still today President Obama has refused to take any punitive action against the PA and, according to the New York Times, forced Israel to lobby Congress not to cut off foreign aid to the PA.'"
An early vote works in Israel's favor. Apparently, that is precisely why Obama and his anti-Israeli minions will drag this vote out indefinitely, so they can do underhanded pressuring behind the scenes, all focused on Israel, of course.
Shhhh -- we wouldn't want the Jewish population to hear what he's up to, now would we? I've got news for you, Mr. President, America's Jews may not be alert to your actions, but there is a God in Heaven who witnesses your every move, and He has not forgotten His Genesis 12:3 warning. Of course, a godless man such as yourself must learn the hard way. Keep it up, Mr. President, and you'll do just that; my God will crush you and your presidency.
The always wise Caroline Glick from the Jerusalem Post gives her take on what took place at the United Nations last week and how it will affect Israel.
From One Jerusalem:
Caroline Glick: Israel Loses At the United Nations
"Many friends of Israel are concluding that President Obama's speech at the United Nations is a monumental victory for the State of Israel. Setting aside that Israel would not be facing a Palestinian State vote if President Obama did not call for the recognition of a Palestinian State last year at the UN, or if he would have backed legislation that would cut off aid to the Palestinian Authority if they went through with this stunt, the fact is Obama (at this point) has only delivered words. Even promising and casting a veto on the Security Council is not what Israel needs at this time. As Caroline Glick argues, Israel needs a quick veto but for that to happen the United States must demand a quick vote at the Security Council. At this point it looks like this will be a long drawn out deliberation which will play into the hands of the Palestinians.
Caroline Glick writes:
'From Israel's perspective, the best possible outcome of the current standoff at the U.N. is for the Palestinians to present their resolution for statehood to the Security Council and for the U.S. to immediately veto it. Such a move would provide closure to this particular round of anti-Israel aggression. But it certainly wouldn't end the danger. The Palestinians can renew their request as often as they please. And given the sympathetic -- indeed enthusiastic -- reception they have received at the U.N., there is little reason to doubt that they will do so.
The worse scenario from Israel's perspective is quickly becoming the more likely one. That scenario is that the Security Council will not bring the Palestinian-statehood resolution to an immediate vote but will instead delay voting on it for an indeterminate period. During that period, the U.S. and the EU will exert massive pressure on Israel to capitulate to whatever Palestinian preconditions for renewing negotiations are on hand.
Israel will face the prospect that if it fails to surrender to all the Palestinian demands, the U.N. will retaliate by passing the Palestinian-statehood resolution. At a minimum, Israel will find itself under a constant barrage of criticism blaming it for the Palestinian decision to abandon the peace process and ask the U.N. to grant them what they refuse to negotiate with Israel.
All of this could have been averted or at least mitigated if the Obama administration had behaved differently. If the White House had announced at an early date that it would automatically veto any resolution calling for Palestinian U.N. membership and would end all U.S. financial and political support for the Palestinian Authority if it went through with its stated aim of applying for U.N. membership as a state, the Palestinians would likely have set aside their plans. But still today President Obama has refused to take any punitive action against the PA and, according to the New York Times, forced Israel to lobby Congress not to cut off foreign aid to the PA.'"
Obama's Effort to Cut Our Defenses and Endanger America
As Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta makes all the "right comments" pretending to be looking out for the best interests of our military. But, behind the scenes, he is busy, along with his boss, dismantling the greatest military force on the face of the earth. Kinda reminds me of putting a wolf in charge of the chickens.
Read from New Zeal:
National Suicide? Further US Nuclear Cuts Planned
"In my view, this is the chief reason why Barack Obama was maneuvered into the US presidency and why leftist budget expert Leon Panetta is now US Secretary of Defense.
From the Washington Times
'The Obama administration has been secretly working on a review of U.S. nuclear weapons in what officials say is part of the White House effort to make deeper cuts on strategic nuclear forces.
“The administration has made up its mind that they want to go lower, and the only way to go lower is to change the military requirements for how many weapons are needed,” said a U.S. official familiar with the review.
The review has been dubbed a “mini-NPR,” after the Nuclear Posture Review conducted last year that coincided with lame-duck Senate approval in December of the New START treaty, which calls for cutting nuclear arms to 5,000 warheads. Pentagon and U.S. Strategic Command spokesmen had no immediate comment. The mini-NPR is now looking for even lower levels, raising new concerns among national security officials about whether the United States will be able to deter China’s growing and largely secret nuclear forces or a revanchist Russia that is also bolstering its arsenal.
Administration officials have made references to the nuclear-weapons-cutting effort in recent weeks.
Among them were Rose Gottemoeller, assistant secretary of state for verification. She said at a conference on deterrence in August that “the United States has made it clear that we are committed to continuing a step-by-step process to reduce the overall number of nuclear weapons,” including through a possible agreement with Russia that would cover all types of nuclear arms – strategic, tactical and deployed and non-deployed.
Gary Samore, White House arms control coordinator, said in May that the review of nuclear arms was under way. “We’ll need to do a strategic review of what our force requirements are, and then, based on that, the president will have options available for additional reductions,” he told Arms Control Today. “That review is ongoing.” Mr. Samore noted that the review is taking time because “we’ve reached the level in our forces where further reductions will raise questions about whether we retain the triad, or whether we go to a system that only is a dyad.”
The current triad strategic force consists of three types of delivery systems: land-based missiles, bombers and submarine missiles. It is not known which delivery system would be placed on the chopping block under the mini-NPR. Mr. Samore noted that if there is no agreement or treaty for the next nuclear cuts, “even unilateral” cuts are being considered.'
The only real question here is – is this suicide, or is it pre-meditated murder?"
Just one more reason why NO liberal should be trusted with the presidency.
Read from New Zeal:
National Suicide? Further US Nuclear Cuts Planned
"In my view, this is the chief reason why Barack Obama was maneuvered into the US presidency and why leftist budget expert Leon Panetta is now US Secretary of Defense.
From the Washington Times
'The Obama administration has been secretly working on a review of U.S. nuclear weapons in what officials say is part of the White House effort to make deeper cuts on strategic nuclear forces.
“The administration has made up its mind that they want to go lower, and the only way to go lower is to change the military requirements for how many weapons are needed,” said a U.S. official familiar with the review.
The review has been dubbed a “mini-NPR,” after the Nuclear Posture Review conducted last year that coincided with lame-duck Senate approval in December of the New START treaty, which calls for cutting nuclear arms to 5,000 warheads. Pentagon and U.S. Strategic Command spokesmen had no immediate comment. The mini-NPR is now looking for even lower levels, raising new concerns among national security officials about whether the United States will be able to deter China’s growing and largely secret nuclear forces or a revanchist Russia that is also bolstering its arsenal.
Administration officials have made references to the nuclear-weapons-cutting effort in recent weeks.
Among them were Rose Gottemoeller, assistant secretary of state for verification. She said at a conference on deterrence in August that “the United States has made it clear that we are committed to continuing a step-by-step process to reduce the overall number of nuclear weapons,” including through a possible agreement with Russia that would cover all types of nuclear arms – strategic, tactical and deployed and non-deployed.
Gary Samore, White House arms control coordinator, said in May that the review of nuclear arms was under way. “We’ll need to do a strategic review of what our force requirements are, and then, based on that, the president will have options available for additional reductions,” he told Arms Control Today. “That review is ongoing.” Mr. Samore noted that the review is taking time because “we’ve reached the level in our forces where further reductions will raise questions about whether we retain the triad, or whether we go to a system that only is a dyad.”
The current triad strategic force consists of three types of delivery systems: land-based missiles, bombers and submarine missiles. It is not known which delivery system would be placed on the chopping block under the mini-NPR. Mr. Samore noted that if there is no agreement or treaty for the next nuclear cuts, “even unilateral” cuts are being considered.'
The only real question here is – is this suicide, or is it pre-meditated murder?"
Just one more reason why NO liberal should be trusted with the presidency.
Coptic Christians Fleeing from Egypt
How is that Arab Spring working out for you, Mr. President? Well, it's not working out too well for the Christian population in Egypt. I imagine, committed Christian that you are, that just tears your heart out knowing that "fellow Christians" are forced to flee their homeland, thanks to your insistence that Hosni Mubarak step down. Now, the "nonviolent, secular" Muslim Brotherhood is working its way into power.
Read from Atlas Shrugs:
NGO report: 93,000 Coptic Christians left Egypt since Muslim Brotherhood "Spring"
"Considering the bloody oppression of non-Muslims under Islamic rule, thank Gd these Christians got out alive. Let's work on getting the rest out before that country gets completely swallowed up by Islamic jihad.
Assad Elepty warns us,
'Do not let the head line deceive you. These copts did NOT LEAVE (left) Egypt, they ESCAPED, they FLED, they ABANDONED their home land, they RAN AWAY.....
WHY?
Where is the outcry from the international community?
Why does the world stand by and watch another GENOCIDE ("driven out or be killed") take place?
Where are the past lessons the world has learned?
Every righteous person has a duty to scream out in his/her capacity,
"We will not remain silent and watch the persecution of the last surviving Christian minority in the Middle East."'
NGO report: 93,000 Copts left Egypt since March Almasry Alyoum.com
'Nearly 93,000 Coptic Christians have left Egypt since 19 March, a report by an Egypt-based Coptic NGO has said.
The number may increase to 250,000 by the end of 2011, according to Naguib Gabriel, the head of the Egyptian Federation of Human Rights, which released the report.
The current trend of Coptic immigration endangers the structure of Egypt's population, Gabriel told Al-Masry Al-Youm on Sunday. He urged the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) and the Egyptian cabinet to work on curbing the phenomenon.
Gabriel based the data stated in the report on information from Coptic churches and communities abroad.
"Nearly 16,000 migrated to California, while 10,000 moved to New Jersey, 8000 to New York, and 8000 to other American states," according to Gabriel. "Around 14,000 left to Australia, 17,000 to Canada, and 20,000 settled in the Netherlands, Italy, England, Austria, Germany and France."
Gabriel attributed the Coptic emigration to hardline Salafi groups seeking to apply Islamic law, deny Copts senior government posts, and reduce incoming tourism. He also blamed attacks on Coptic churches and the government's failure to bring attackers to justice.'"
Read from Atlas Shrugs:
NGO report: 93,000 Coptic Christians left Egypt since Muslim Brotherhood "Spring"
"Considering the bloody oppression of non-Muslims under Islamic rule, thank Gd these Christians got out alive. Let's work on getting the rest out before that country gets completely swallowed up by Islamic jihad.
Assad Elepty warns us,
'Do not let the head line deceive you. These copts did NOT LEAVE (left) Egypt, they ESCAPED, they FLED, they ABANDONED their home land, they RAN AWAY.....
WHY?
Where is the outcry from the international community?
Why does the world stand by and watch another GENOCIDE ("driven out or be killed") take place?
Where are the past lessons the world has learned?
Every righteous person has a duty to scream out in his/her capacity,
"We will not remain silent and watch the persecution of the last surviving Christian minority in the Middle East."'
NGO report: 93,000 Copts left Egypt since March Almasry Alyoum.com
'Nearly 93,000 Coptic Christians have left Egypt since 19 March, a report by an Egypt-based Coptic NGO has said.
The number may increase to 250,000 by the end of 2011, according to Naguib Gabriel, the head of the Egyptian Federation of Human Rights, which released the report.
The current trend of Coptic immigration endangers the structure of Egypt's population, Gabriel told Al-Masry Al-Youm on Sunday. He urged the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) and the Egyptian cabinet to work on curbing the phenomenon.
Gabriel based the data stated in the report on information from Coptic churches and communities abroad.
"Nearly 16,000 migrated to California, while 10,000 moved to New Jersey, 8000 to New York, and 8000 to other American states," according to Gabriel. "Around 14,000 left to Australia, 17,000 to Canada, and 20,000 settled in the Netherlands, Italy, England, Austria, Germany and France."
Gabriel attributed the Coptic emigration to hardline Salafi groups seeking to apply Islamic law, deny Copts senior government posts, and reduce incoming tourism. He also blamed attacks on Coptic churches and the government's failure to bring attackers to justice.'"
Saturday, September 24, 2011
The Ever-Ending Anti-Semitism
What is that saying? History repeats itself. It makes so little sense, yet it is so clearly the case. Why can mankind not learn from the horrors of his past?
The stain of anti-Semitism keeps rearing its ugly head. Did we not learn ANYTHING from the Holocaust? I'm convinced that this hatred of God's chosen people is nothing less than a demonic force at work on this earth, as Satan has never given up on destroying God's special people, the Jews, and he has, oh too many, evil people willing to assist him in his wicked plan.
But, we know who wins in the end, and it ain't the devil. Sorry to disappoint you, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but God WILL preserve His Jewish race.
Read from One News Now:
The unique nature of Jew hatred
Dr. Michael L. Brown
"As many of the nations of the world align themselves against Israel, this is a good time to be reminded of the unique nature of anti-Semitism -- hatred of the Jews because they are Jews. And while few people would claim that the modern state of Israel is flawless in its conduct or that the Jewish people are above moral reproach, it is clear that there is something irrational, even diabolical, about Jew hatred. Consider the evidence in its totality.
Anti-Semitism is the longest hatred of all time
Catholic scholar Edward Flannery wrote: 'Antisemitism is the longest and deepest hatred of human history .... What other hatred has endured some twenty-three centuries and survived a genocide of 6,000,000 of its victims in its twenty-third century of existence only to find itself still intact and rich in potential for many years of life?' Today, anti-Semitism is at its highest levels since immediately before the Holocaust, equaling, in fact, those pre-Holocaust levels. How can this be?
These accusations found in the biblical book of Esther, roughly 2,500 years old, still ring true in the hearts of many anti-Semites today: 'There is a certain people dispersed and scattered among the peoples ... whose customs are different from those of all other people and who do not obey [international] laws; it is not in [our] best interest to tolerate them' (Esther 3:8, with slight modifications made to make this more contemporary). Why has this hatred of the Jews persisted for so long?
Anti-Semitism is the most widespread hatred of all time
It can be traced from the Greco-Roman world to Christianity (yes, Christianity, including vicious comments from some of the Church's greatest leaders); from Islam to fascism to communism (intense anti-Semitism links Muslim terrorists, Adolph Hitler, and Joseph Stalin); from white supremacists to black supremacists; from university campuses to the world press; from the philosopher Voltaire to the historian Arnold Toynbee; from the composer Richard Wagner to the car designer Henry Ford; from Japan to Russia to Iran. Why the Jews?
A few years ago, a very bizarre group made a big media splash when they claimed to have produced the world's first human clone. The group, called the Raelians, is a UFO religion, led by its founder Rael, who claims to have been enlightened by aliens. After hearing the cloning report, I went to the Raelian website, purely out of curiosity. To my utter amazement, the featured message from Rael was laced with anti-Jewish sentiments, including the charge that 'Israel is engaged in State terrorism' and the claim that 'a small handful of the millions of American Jews are holding the rest of the 250 million Americans hostage.' Even the Raelians were polluted by an anti-Semitic stream! Why this widespread hatred of the Jews?
Anti-Semitism is the most vicious hatred of all time
Both the incredible violence and the depth of animosity against the Jews defy rational explanation. The enormity and depravity of the Holocaust alone testifies to the viciousness of this hatred, and yet the Holocaust is simply the worst of countless acts of Jew hatred over the centuries. So depraved were the Nazis (and other Jew killers) that Jewish infants were sometimes thrown into burning pits alive in order to save a bullet, leading to the oft-quoted dictum of Rabbi Irving Greenberg: 'Moreover, summon up the principle that no statement should be made [about the Holocaust] that could not be made in the presence of the burning children.' Nothing more needs to be said.
Anti-Semitism is the most irrational hatred of all time
The absurdity of the anti-Semitic libels defies rational explanation. When the Black Plague decimated Europe, Jews were accused of starting the plague by poisoning the wells with a mixture made of spiders, lizards, and the hearts of Christians mixed together with the sacred elements of the Lord's Supper. Outraged mobs slaughtered thousands of Jews as a result of this pernicious rumor. When the Catholic Church declared in 1215 that the elements of communion literally became the body and blood of Jesus, Jews were accused of stealing and torturing communion wafers, leading to Jewish communities being burned at the stake. In the Muslim world today, it is still believed that every year, Jews kidnap and torture a priest (or other victim), using his blood to make Passover matzah (unleavened bread). The Muslim world also takes seriously the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, a notorious forged document from the 19th century that claims to report the secret plans of a hidden group of Jewish leaders who are poised to take over the entire world -- ultimately bringing it into subjection to the Hindu god Vishnu! Jews have even been accused of controlling the Catholic Church.
Article Seventeen of the Hamas Charter refers to 'Zionist organizations under various names and shapes, such as Freemasons, Rotary Clubs, espionage groups and others which are all nothing more than cells of subversion and saboteurs.' Even the Masons are controlled by the Jews!
It wouldn't surprise me in the least if some of the standard anti-Semitic libels appear in the comments that will be posted in response to this column. And so the story continues."
The stain of anti-Semitism keeps rearing its ugly head. Did we not learn ANYTHING from the Holocaust? I'm convinced that this hatred of God's chosen people is nothing less than a demonic force at work on this earth, as Satan has never given up on destroying God's special people, the Jews, and he has, oh too many, evil people willing to assist him in his wicked plan.
But, we know who wins in the end, and it ain't the devil. Sorry to disappoint you, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but God WILL preserve His Jewish race.
Read from One News Now:
The unique nature of Jew hatred
Dr. Michael L. Brown
"As many of the nations of the world align themselves against Israel, this is a good time to be reminded of the unique nature of anti-Semitism -- hatred of the Jews because they are Jews. And while few people would claim that the modern state of Israel is flawless in its conduct or that the Jewish people are above moral reproach, it is clear that there is something irrational, even diabolical, about Jew hatred. Consider the evidence in its totality.
Anti-Semitism is the longest hatred of all time
Catholic scholar Edward Flannery wrote: 'Antisemitism is the longest and deepest hatred of human history .... What other hatred has endured some twenty-three centuries and survived a genocide of 6,000,000 of its victims in its twenty-third century of existence only to find itself still intact and rich in potential for many years of life?' Today, anti-Semitism is at its highest levels since immediately before the Holocaust, equaling, in fact, those pre-Holocaust levels. How can this be?
These accusations found in the biblical book of Esther, roughly 2,500 years old, still ring true in the hearts of many anti-Semites today: 'There is a certain people dispersed and scattered among the peoples ... whose customs are different from those of all other people and who do not obey [international] laws; it is not in [our] best interest to tolerate them' (Esther 3:8, with slight modifications made to make this more contemporary). Why has this hatred of the Jews persisted for so long?
Anti-Semitism is the most widespread hatred of all time
It can be traced from the Greco-Roman world to Christianity (yes, Christianity, including vicious comments from some of the Church's greatest leaders); from Islam to fascism to communism (intense anti-Semitism links Muslim terrorists, Adolph Hitler, and Joseph Stalin); from white supremacists to black supremacists; from university campuses to the world press; from the philosopher Voltaire to the historian Arnold Toynbee; from the composer Richard Wagner to the car designer Henry Ford; from Japan to Russia to Iran. Why the Jews?
A few years ago, a very bizarre group made a big media splash when they claimed to have produced the world's first human clone. The group, called the Raelians, is a UFO religion, led by its founder Rael, who claims to have been enlightened by aliens. After hearing the cloning report, I went to the Raelian website, purely out of curiosity. To my utter amazement, the featured message from Rael was laced with anti-Jewish sentiments, including the charge that 'Israel is engaged in State terrorism' and the claim that 'a small handful of the millions of American Jews are holding the rest of the 250 million Americans hostage.' Even the Raelians were polluted by an anti-Semitic stream! Why this widespread hatred of the Jews?
Anti-Semitism is the most vicious hatred of all time
Both the incredible violence and the depth of animosity against the Jews defy rational explanation. The enormity and depravity of the Holocaust alone testifies to the viciousness of this hatred, and yet the Holocaust is simply the worst of countless acts of Jew hatred over the centuries. So depraved were the Nazis (and other Jew killers) that Jewish infants were sometimes thrown into burning pits alive in order to save a bullet, leading to the oft-quoted dictum of Rabbi Irving Greenberg: 'Moreover, summon up the principle that no statement should be made [about the Holocaust] that could not be made in the presence of the burning children.' Nothing more needs to be said.
Anti-Semitism is the most irrational hatred of all time
The absurdity of the anti-Semitic libels defies rational explanation. When the Black Plague decimated Europe, Jews were accused of starting the plague by poisoning the wells with a mixture made of spiders, lizards, and the hearts of Christians mixed together with the sacred elements of the Lord's Supper. Outraged mobs slaughtered thousands of Jews as a result of this pernicious rumor. When the Catholic Church declared in 1215 that the elements of communion literally became the body and blood of Jesus, Jews were accused of stealing and torturing communion wafers, leading to Jewish communities being burned at the stake. In the Muslim world today, it is still believed that every year, Jews kidnap and torture a priest (or other victim), using his blood to make Passover matzah (unleavened bread). The Muslim world also takes seriously the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, a notorious forged document from the 19th century that claims to report the secret plans of a hidden group of Jewish leaders who are poised to take over the entire world -- ultimately bringing it into subjection to the Hindu god Vishnu! Jews have even been accused of controlling the Catholic Church.
Article Seventeen of the Hamas Charter refers to 'Zionist organizations under various names and shapes, such as Freemasons, Rotary Clubs, espionage groups and others which are all nothing more than cells of subversion and saboteurs.' Even the Masons are controlled by the Jews!
It wouldn't surprise me in the least if some of the standard anti-Semitic libels appear in the comments that will be posted in response to this column. And so the story continues."
Don't Mess with Jerusalem!
I love it when Muslims get honest with their true intentions. Unfortunately, the corrupt American Pravda rarely reports these episodes of truth-telling.
Nevertheless, here is one such case, via Gateway Pundit:
Senior Palestinian Official: Bringing Jerusalem Back Under Muslim Control Is Main Objective of Islamic Awakening
"Earlier this year Khaled al-Qoddoumi told Ahlul Bayt News Agency that the ultimate goal of the movement was to free the entire Palestinian land, destroy the Zionist regime and rescue the revered Quds from the claws of the Zionists.
Khaled al-Qoddoumi, the senior Hamas representative in Iran, announced today that the main objective of the Islamic Awakening is to bring Jerusalem back under Muslim control.
Iranian Fars News reported:
'Collapse of dictatorial regimes by popular uprisings in the region has posed a major threat to the Israeli regime, a senior Palestinian figure said, and added that bringing Beit al-Moghaddas (Jerusalem) back to Muslim control is the main demand of the recent Muslim revolutions and growing Islamic awakening in the region.
The representative of the Palestinian Hamas movement in Tehran, Khaled al-Qoddoumi, pointed to the recent popular uprisings in the region and their effects on the Palestinians’ popular movements, and said, “Today, the enemy is really feeling a threat and danger because those regime which unfortunately served Israel’s goals and supported it have now collapsed.”
“Governments in Egypt and Tunisia that were supporters of the Israeli regime on the Middle-East’s political scenes have now collapsed and this is a threat to Israel, the enemy,” he stated.
Qoddoumi pointed to the expulsion of the Israeli envoy from Egypt and anti-Israeli demonstrations in Tunisia, and stressed that people in region want a return of Beit al-Moghaddas to Muslims.
“The return of Beit al-Moghaddas is the demand of Islamic awakening,” he reiterated.
He further stressed unity among Palestinian groups as a priority for all Palestinians given the changing climate in the Middle-East.
Egyptians raided the Israeli embassy in Cairo earlier this month and forced the Israeli ambassador to leave their country.'"
It always comes down to anti-Israeli fervor for the Muslim population. It seems to be the goal of everything they do -- that and creating a world-wide Islamic caliphate.
I've got news for these savages. As they come against Jerusalem, God has a warning for them. It is found in Zechariah 12:9, and it couldn't be any clearer. God said,
"And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem."
Of course, the Muslims choose not to believe the Bible. But, that matters not the least little bit. God's Word will not be proven wrong. So, let them try to take Jerusalem from God's chosen people and see what happens. I just hope and pray that America is not behind the scenes aiding and abetting them in their efforts, or we will be dreadfully sorry when God sets His eyes on punishing us for defying His warning.
Elections surely do have consequences!
Nevertheless, here is one such case, via Gateway Pundit:
Senior Palestinian Official: Bringing Jerusalem Back Under Muslim Control Is Main Objective of Islamic Awakening
"Earlier this year Khaled al-Qoddoumi told Ahlul Bayt News Agency that the ultimate goal of the movement was to free the entire Palestinian land, destroy the Zionist regime and rescue the revered Quds from the claws of the Zionists.
Khaled al-Qoddoumi, the senior Hamas representative in Iran, announced today that the main objective of the Islamic Awakening is to bring Jerusalem back under Muslim control.
Iranian Fars News reported:
'Collapse of dictatorial regimes by popular uprisings in the region has posed a major threat to the Israeli regime, a senior Palestinian figure said, and added that bringing Beit al-Moghaddas (Jerusalem) back to Muslim control is the main demand of the recent Muslim revolutions and growing Islamic awakening in the region.
The representative of the Palestinian Hamas movement in Tehran, Khaled al-Qoddoumi, pointed to the recent popular uprisings in the region and their effects on the Palestinians’ popular movements, and said, “Today, the enemy is really feeling a threat and danger because those regime which unfortunately served Israel’s goals and supported it have now collapsed.”
“Governments in Egypt and Tunisia that were supporters of the Israeli regime on the Middle-East’s political scenes have now collapsed and this is a threat to Israel, the enemy,” he stated.
Qoddoumi pointed to the expulsion of the Israeli envoy from Egypt and anti-Israeli demonstrations in Tunisia, and stressed that people in region want a return of Beit al-Moghaddas to Muslims.
“The return of Beit al-Moghaddas is the demand of Islamic awakening,” he reiterated.
He further stressed unity among Palestinian groups as a priority for all Palestinians given the changing climate in the Middle-East.
Egyptians raided the Israeli embassy in Cairo earlier this month and forced the Israeli ambassador to leave their country.'"
It always comes down to anti-Israeli fervor for the Muslim population. It seems to be the goal of everything they do -- that and creating a world-wide Islamic caliphate.
I've got news for these savages. As they come against Jerusalem, God has a warning for them. It is found in Zechariah 12:9, and it couldn't be any clearer. God said,
"And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem."
Of course, the Muslims choose not to believe the Bible. But, that matters not the least little bit. God's Word will not be proven wrong. So, let them try to take Jerusalem from God's chosen people and see what happens. I just hope and pray that America is not behind the scenes aiding and abetting them in their efforts, or we will be dreadfully sorry when God sets His eyes on punishing us for defying His warning.
Elections surely do have consequences!
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