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TechnoratiSo What Have The Palestinians Got To Complain About?
When you read the statements from Israeli and US politicians, and try to match them with the pictures of devastation, there seems to be only one explanation. They must have one of those conditions, called something like "Visual Carnage Responsibility Back To Front Upside Down Massacre Disorder".
For example, Condoleezza Rice, having observed that more than 300 Gazans were dead, said: "We are deeply concerned about the escalating violence. We strongly condemn the attacks on Israel and hold Hamas responsible."
Someone should ask her to comment on teenage knife-crime, to see if she'd say: "I strongly condemn the people who've been stabbed, and until they abandon their practice of wandering around clutching their sides and bleeding, there is no hope for peace."
The Israeli government suffers terribly from this confusion. They probably have adverts on Israeli television in which a man falls off a ladder and screams, "Eeeeugh", then a voice says, "Have you caused an accident at work in the last 12 months?" and the bloke who pushed him gets £3,000.
The gap between the might of Israel's F-16 bombers and Apache helicopters, and the Palestinians' catapulty thing is so ridiculous that to try and portray the situation as between two equal sides requires the imagination of a children's story writer.
The reporter on News at Ten said the rockets "may be ineffective, but they ARE symbolic." So they might not have weapons but they have got symbolism, the canny brutes.
It's no wonder the Israeli Air Force had to demolish a few housing estates, otherwise Hamas might have tried to mock Israel through a performance of expressive dance.
The rockets may be unable to to kill on the scale of the Israeli Air Force, said one spokesman, but they are "intended to kill".
Maybe he went on: "And we have evidence that Hamas supporters have dreams, and that in these dreams bad things happen to Israeli citizens, they burst, or turn into cactus, or run through Woolworths naked, so it's not important whether it can happen, what matters is that they WANT it to happen, so we blew up their university."
Or there's the outrage that Hamas has been supported by Iran. Well that's just breaking the rules. Because say what you will about the Israelis, they get no arms supplies or funding or political support from a country that's more powerful than them, they just go their own way and make all their weapons in an arts and crafts workshop in Jerusalem.
But mostly the Israelis justify themselves with a disappointing lack of imagination, such as the line that they had to destroy an ambulance because Hamas cynically put their weapons inside ambulances.
They should be more creative, and say Hamas were planning to aim the flashing blue light at Israeli epileptics in an attempt to make them go into a fit, get dizzy and wander off into Syria where they would be captured.
But they prefer a direct approach, such as the statement from Ofer Schmerling, an Israeli Civil Defence official who said on al-Jazeera, "I shall play music and celebrate what the Israeli Air Force is doing."
Maybe they could turn it into a huge nationalfestival, with decorations and mince pies and shops playing "I Wish We Could Bomb Gaza Every Day".
In a similar tone Dov Weisglas, Ariel Sharon's chief of staff, referred to the siege of Gaza that preceded this bombing, a siege in which the Israelis prevented the population from receiving essential supplies of food, medicine, electricity and water, by saying, "We put them on a diet."
It's the arrogance of the East End gangster, so it wouldn't be out of character if the Israeli Prime Minister's press conference began: "Oh dear or dear. It looks like those Palestinians have had a little, er, accident. All their buildings have been knocked down - they want to be more careful, hee hee."
And almost certainly one of the reasons this is happening now is because the government wants to appear hard as it wants to win an election. Maybe with typical Israeli frankness they'll show a party political broadcast in which Ehud Olmert says, "This is why I think you should vote for me", then shows film of Gaza and yells: "Wa-hey, that bloke in the corner is on FIRE."
And Condoleezza Rice and her colleagues, and the specially appointed Middle East Peace Envoy, could then all shake their heads and say: "Disgraceful. The way he's flapping around like that could cause someone to have a nasty accident."
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Show AllI heard an Israeli spokeswoman say (in a report today on NPR) "We (Israel) turned down the 48-hour cease fire to deal with the 'humanitarian crisis' simply because there IS NO humanitarian crisis in Gaza."
Just no end to Israeli deception and self-delusion!
"no gods, no masters" --m. sanger
'The reporter on News at Ten said the rockets "may be ineffective, but they ARE symbolic."'
The Palestinians' military ineffectiveness symbolizes a contempt for authority while the Israelis' military effectiveness provides authoritarian credibility. If the Palestinians suddenly acquired military superiority over the Israelis, then boom, the Palestinians would have Washington's respect, and a seat at the negotiating table. How can Washington justify its $500 billion to $1 trillion annual military budget by acknowledging a militarily inferior group? The Palestinians should re-think their contempt for the established status quo, the protestant work ethic, and the principle of "might makes right". Adopt the principles that we decree against your humanist instincts or face the heat of our most cherished assets.
Great article.
How dare the Palestinians try to defend themselves?
My favorite is how Israel is both the strongest army in the middle east and the biggest victim.
But it really comes down to a belief in jewish supremacy which is at the heart of zionism.
If you are a jew, you are better than non jews(that's the heart of the Chosen people myth-the favorites of the One True God, every other one is fake).
Only jewish suffering matters(hence no mention of non jewish victims of the Nazis, and Israeli support for Apartheid South Africa).
That's why arabs have no right to defend themselves.
They are just supposed to die since that's what ol Jehovah wants.
Of course jews can go and take someone else's land--because only jews have rights(so says the One True God).
Remember how Israel devastated Lebanon and polluted its ocean first to get back 2 captured soldiers(as a trade for the 10 000 Israel holds--remember--only jews have rights), then to stop rockets, then to defeat Hezbollah.
Unfortunately the One True God seemed to be out taking a One True Leak since they didnt accomplish any of their goals.
But that's the price you gotta pay for being the Chosen people.
BTW
that's not saying the Palestinians dont provide some slapstick themselves(shooting bullets in the air at funerals or resealing the Egypt border)but the root of the problem is still Israel(then the West and Arab governments, the Palestinians).
What is wrong with you idiots who attack this author? He has seen and heard statements that are so twisted and bizarre that the only way to attempt to describe them is to ridicule through humor and rapier wit. The author had/has no intention of being funny.
For eight long years we have heard these false accusations and justifications for war crimes and nothing has been done, yet we attack a writer for attempting to enlighten people. Disgusting!
I would never laugh at a situation like this, but this Brit has some great humor I must say. I particularly love this line...
"Or there's the outrage that Hamas has been supported by Iran. Well that's just breaking the rules. Because say what you will about the Israelis, they get no arms supplies or funding or political support from a country that's more powerful than them, they just go their own way and make all their weapons in an arts and crafts workshop in Jerusalem."
F**king classic.
The situation is certainly not funny nor comedic, but when you think about it... Here we have all the PR of Hollywood quality, the so called experts lined up from all the so called "think" tanks in the US telling us how to think, the predictably blonde and female (and therefore compassionate) Israeli government spokesperson telling us that no-one would tolerate what Hamas (pronounced Kkhhhhhchammas..**cough**, spit..)is doing plus they talk dirty about Israel. We should be laughing at ourselves for actually listening to this bullsh$t.
By the way anyone remember how Israel set up Hamas financially when at the time they were looking at ways to avoid talking to the PLO?
But the good thing is they don't have to waste time bombing the children's zoo in Gaza - they got that on their last peacemaking excercise.
"By the way anyone remember how Israel set up Hamas financially when at the time they were looking at ways to avoid talking to the PLO?"
That sure explains why Hammas cooperated with the Egyptian dictators in sealing the borders against the Palestinians.
Terrance Mitchell
Redfield, South Dakota
When I was young, I believed that the 3rd reich was the last reich.
Classic molester defense, northern europe molested the jewish people (as documented in "Shindlers List") and now the Jewish people are molesting Palestine in turn.
Oh childhood trauma...
We need a little counselling session in here.
Go to the website Change.gov and let Obama know how you feel. Americans are waking up and Israel better get ready for a Tsunami. Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come.
Sometimes satire and humour are the best way to get a point across.
That the US MSM are essentially mute about the "war between equals" Israeli propaganda campaign is despicable.
Possible duplicate post:
As one who is objectively pro-humor, I am gratified by this caustic satire.
It makes points as sharp and resonant as any solemn indictment.
· Yr Obd't Servant
Here's another answer. Palestinians have a lot to complain about getting mistreated even more in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan. Not that I condone Israel but just like Pakistan treating its own Muslims very badly compared to India, these Arab nations rife with uber-corrupt dictators treat Palestinians even WORSE than when in Israel.
And here's another for Palestinians to complain about.
http://tonykaron.com/2007/07/30/european-hypocrisy-a-palestinian-view/
Terrance Mitchell
Redfield, South Dakota
"Pakistan treating its own Muslims very badly compared to India.."
I don't know what koolaid your drinking, but that is a ridiculous statement. India is raping and killing the people of Kashmir everyday. And what about the Gujarat massacre? Mobs of Hindus even poured gasoline on Muslim families and lit them on fire!
Muslims are not treated well in many parts of India, and India is denying Kashmir its right to vote for independence enshrined in international law. India has such a high troop concentration in Kashmir, there is one soldier for every six people because they must hold down a MUSLIM majority land that doesn't want to be part of India.
India has a very MIXED record overall on the way it treats the Muslim minority. In any case, it's funny you are discussing India in response to an article about Palestine. This is such a weird phenomenon. Why don't you also mention Botswana? Or maybe New Zealand? Maybe it's okay for America to attack Iraq because Brazil has a high crime rate? There is no logic in this odd evasive maneuver employed by Zionists and their apologists! Any discussion of Israeli war crimes gets a "look over here" distraction and a long discussion about how bad some other country behaving.
"India is raping and killing the people of Kashmir everyday. And what about the Gujarat massacre? Mobs of Hindus even poured gasoline on Muslim families and lit them on fire!"
Pakistan has purged Christian, Dalits, Buddhists, Sikhs, and Hindus and yet you're fine with that? Oh, and Pakistan has a very high crime and rape rate and it's only rising. Remember that rape law that Pakistan tried to pass only to see it face an uphill hell by the Muslim fundies? Why would Pakistan need a rape law if it's as "clean" as you claim? Israel and India are nowhere as destructive against the Muslims as are Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan. I've met Muslim immigrants from those nations and they have confessed to me that those nations won't even let them back for even a simple visit. In Israel and India, Muslims are free to complain and blow up people but in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan, thanks to the support of the US and EU, citizens there have a tougher hill to climb taking on their corrupt Arab dictators and if they tried suicide bombings, if it's not Muslim, they're punished even worse. Israel and India may have their issues but they're nowhere as disgusting as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and Pakistan. You need to quit drinking King Abdullah's kool-aid sir.
"Muslims are not treated well in many parts of India, and India is denying Kashmir its right to vote for independence enshrined in international law."
Who are those separatists anyway? Nothing more than troublemakers supported by Pakistan's ISI. Kashmir belonged to India and most people in that region know it. And even the Muslims in that state know that if Kashmir were to seperate from India, it would turn into another death zone like Pakistan and Afghanistan. Plus, they would no longer enjoy sucking up on taxpayer money from New Delhi. Plus I forgot to mention that in India, Muslims and Christians get "free" autonomy while everyone else has to pay taxes for their institutions and temples and those trouble makers get to suck those tax rupees up. Hamas in Israel is the same thing. They have nothing to offer the Palestinians other than teaching them to merely hate Israel and the zionists running Israel are actually funding Hammas. Of course, it's ironic that Palestinians are forced to pay higher taxes and get no representation.
"India has a very MIXED record overall on the way it treats the Muslim minority. "
All the while Pakistan treats its own Muslims like shit. The same Muslims complaining and/or causing trouble in India would be stoned to DEATH if they moved to Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, or Egypt.
Terrance Mitchell
Redfield, South Dakota
Well, when articled is written about Pakistan, India, and the treatment of Muslims across the globe, I will join in this debate with you.
In the meantime, the issue at hand is Isarel and its treatment of the Palestinians. No matter what any other nation anywhere in the world is or is not doing, it does not erase Israel's war crimes. Israel signed the Geneva Convention in 1951, and has obligations which it is not meeting.
Israel is also in violation of UN Reolution 242 and a whole host of other resolutions. Gaza is an open air prison and Israel is murdering Palestinians like fish in a barrel. They are doing it using MY TAX DOLLARS and weapons purchased with MY MONEY. Therefore, I have a right and a obligation to protest. Your diversionary tactic changes nothing.
I never said Israel's not at fault. However, ignoring the enablers aside from the US not being mentioned only empowers Israel. Either face that truth and spread the word on the need to hold all the culprits accountable or keep sobbing as more Palestinians lose their lives. It's your choice.
Terrance Mitchell
Redfield, South Dakota
Actually no, the human rights abuses and war crimes committed by Israel are far worse that that of the neighbouring Arab states. The many apologists for Israel's crimes enjoy nothing better than using the problems of the Arab world as a convenient distraction from Israel's many sins against the Palestinians. Palestinians living in Saudi Arabia and Jordan are living in paradise compared to the hellhole Israel has created in Gaza.
"Palestinians living in Saudi Arabia and Jordan are living in paradise compared to the hellhole Israel has created in Gaza."
That's a bald-faced lie and you should be ashamed of yourself. A simple google search on the net will prove you wrong. Israel may be committing human rights violations but Saudi Arabia, China, Jordan, Egypt, and Pakistan are far worse. Unless you're a paid spokesman for those corrupt dictators, you should know better. A Muslim couple from Kashmir even confirmed that to me.
Terrance Mitchell
Redfield, South Dakota
Israel holds the world record for UN resolution violations. Israel demands special rights because it is a democracy and supposedly an oasis of human rights in the Middle East. Since that is what supposedly gives it this special status, then we have every right to demand it behave better than a dictatorship. Also, more of my tax money as an American goes to finance Israel and its weapons, settlements, and bypass roads than to any other nation. Our outrageous levels of support for Israel mean that whatever blood they shed is also on my hands. I am going to protest that loudly!
Besides, no matter what other countries do, it doesn't provide Israel with any excuse whatsoever. That's like saying a man shouldn't be prosecuted for a crime he committed becuase there are other criminals who peretrated worse crimes. All countries, including the US and Israel, need to be held accountable for their war crimes.
Like I said, Israel has plenty of enablers and as long as you let those enablers get away with it, you're no less guilty. Besides, if you're as outraged as you claim, then why aren't you attacking the real zionists on this forum such as bligh4, blutodog, letto, etc ... ? I guess both extremes make such strange bedfellows !
Terrance Mitchell
Redfield, South Dakota
It's funny when belief in international law is considered "extreme." That is how the Zionist have skewed the debate.
suhail often attacks senselessly. He lives in India and has a knack of showing his religious prejudice often times. If he had been living in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, or even Pakistan, he'd be lucky to be alive let alone complain. I'm not so sure Israel is any better than SA or J in treating Palestinians as in Israel terrorism is often misused as an excuse to commit one round after another of genocide against the Palestinians. If Jordan and Saudi Arabia are really giving the Palestinians paradise treatment, then fewer Palestinians would flee back to Gaza, not that Gaza doesn't belong to them but the way those nations mistreat the Palestinians in addition to Israel raises interesting suspicions about those Arab nations too. One such suspicion is the behavior of Palestinians moving to a small strip of land rather than get back to larger lands in Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, etc ... Of course I could be misjudging here too since I'm judging by size and geography.
Jason Jordan
Sandpoint, Idaho
The Palestinians did not "move to a small strip." Their land is Palestine and they were herded into a "small strip" when the Zionists kicked them out and stole their land. What does Saudi Arabia or Jordan have to do with it? Those are US-sponsored dictatorships, and they are awful. But what has it got to do with Israeli terrorism against Palestinians?
That is like saying that the Katrina victims shold not have complained that Bush didn't help them because if they lived in the Christian nation of Serbia, it would have been worse. So what? What's one got to do with the other?
And as far as bring PAKISTAN into the mix, it's not even an Arab country and nothing to do with any of this. This is not a Muslim vs. Jews dispute so much as it is a LAND DISPUTE. Palestinian Christians and Muslims are equally victimized because Zionists want to steal LAND. The first, most influential Zionists were mostly secular and wanted the land. Don't lose focus on the real issue.
As for why the Palestinians want to live in Palestine, that is because it's theirs. A better question is why European Jews want to live on that tiny strip of land in a place that is totally alien to them. Recent genetic studies show most of the Ashkenazi Jews do not have any heritage there! They are the ones who would be better off if they moved to Europe or North America. Why don't they move to the nice, big US and live a happy, peaceful life instead of stealing Arab land?
"What does Saudi Arabia or Jordan have to do with it? Those are US-sponsored dictatorships, and they are awful. But what has it got to do with Israeli terrorism against Palestinians?"
Everything. Remember Egypt and why it sealed its borders against the Palestinians? Besides, Jordan and Saudi Arabia fund the Israeli zionists all the while screwing their own citizens and the Palestinians who are treated no better and in fact worse than when they're in Israel. Please go ahead and vent your anger and frsutrations at Israel but as long as you keep ignoring the dirty secret truth about the corrupt dictators conspiring with the zionists, you're empowering Israel and letting them get away with mass murder.
"The first, most influential Zionists were mostly secular and wanted the land. Don't lose focus on the real issue."
So let me get this straight. According to you, secular people are the culprits but not religious fundamentalists? And you're ok with Muslims misusing religion to justify terror attacks but suddenly get angry when any other religious group does the same? You're too inconsistent sir.
"As for why the Palestinians want to live in Palestine, that is because it's theirs. A better question is why European Jews want to live on that tiny strip of land in a place that is totally alien to them. Recent genetic studies show most of the Ashkenazi Jews do not have any heritage there! They are the ones who would be better off if they moved to Europe or North America. Why don't they move to the nice, big US and live a happy, peaceful life instead of stealing Arab land?"
I think we can agree on that one.
Terrance Mitchell
Redfield, South Dakota
I am not justifying the use of any religion to promote terrorism. However, as the books "Imperial Hubris" and "Dying to Win" have shown, the root of terrorism is primarily political, not religious. Maybe you need to read these books instead of swallowing corporate mythology. And, yes, most of the early Zionists were secular and just wanted land. They even considered stealing a part of Argentina or Uganda before they settled on Palestine.
What does religion have to do with American and Israeli state terrorism? Or are other objectives involved? If it's all about religion, why does Hezbollah have Christian and even secular Marxist members? Because Hezbollah and Hamas were both found in response to Israeli occuption.
As for you comments about Arab dictators, here I have to agree with you. As PJ O'Rourke said, the West divided up the Middle East like "Monkeys at a salad bar" to serve their own intersts. They overthew democracy in Lebanon in the 1940s and also in (Persian) Iran in 1953. The imposed the Zionists on the Palestinians, and brought Saddam to power and armed him. They support Mubarak of Egypt and bribe him with billions of dollars. They collude with the Saudi and Kuwaiti elites and together they steal the oil and abuse people. I no defender of America's client regimes in the Middle East on any level. Abdullah of Jordan also sold out the Palestinians and Egypt and Jordan both failed to give them a state when they held the territories. Agreed.
None of this diminishes the crimes of Israel of erases the rights of Palestinians.
Ok, thanks for the clarification. My apologies for some of the misunderstanding.
Terrance Mitchell
Redfield, South Dakota
right on the button terrance....................
Trust me. I don't like bringing up all sides but I'm so sick of the tragedies and as a few others have done, I figure it's best to bring up all sides responsible for this mess. After 60 years of failing, the only way I see out of this failure is to round up all the culprits, non-violently of course, and hold them accountable. No excuses and no more short term quickies only to see more long term failures.
Terrance Mitchell
Redfield, South Dakota
but that's not going to immediately stop the on-going carnage...................
Trust me, it will. What's to lose by trying? Besides, all those same old tired short term "fixes" haven't worked. And 60 years is a long time to fail. The carnage will still go on until we nail all sides. Isn't the Internet supposed to enlighten and empower us all?
Terrance Mitchell
Redfield, South Dakota
o.k. how do we do it????..................
I'm glad you asked. I gave this reply to another user who said that we cannot stop the US from stopping the enablers when in fact we could. He/she said that we must focus only on Israel while I disagreed and said we must focus on all.
Every year, billions of taxpayer money is being handed over to those corrupt dictatorships in the form of weapons and the money itself. It's no different from Israel. Moreover, instead of giving your oil money to Saudi Arabia, the least you can do is tell your Congressional representative and senators to support Ron Paul's HEMP FARMING Act so that we can grow our own oil and actually reduce our reliance on foreign oil 100%. Other users have pointed out time and again that hemp can replace petroleum 100% and it is environmentally friendly. Yes, I agree that we should stop aiding Israel but we need to also stop aiding the EU and those neighboring Arab nation elites who are also arming the zionists of Israel plus we need to reduce our dependence on foreign oil by overturning the 70 year ban on industrial hemp. If you folks on the Left can push for all that, then trust me, the South and the Midwest will be yours to keep with honor. Otherwise, you're only saying yes to more tragedies and I don't think you want that, do you?
Terrance Mitchell
Redfield, South Dakota
We can't get to where you want to be if we continue to vote for Republicans and Democrats. I hope others realize that once we reject both parties and only vote for alternative progressives in a systematic way - that's when we can stop the funding of the dictators, "Israel", etc.
Yeah, that's true. I voted Democrat though since I saw no chance of 3rd parties winning especially in my state. I guess feeling hopeless can prove to be a major handicap. My apologies. Maybe someday, most of the 131 million who voted D or R will also apologize. Still, we can disregard party association and pressure them anyway. Better to be courageous and try, win or lose, than wait and lose out. I pressure both my senators and house rep even though 1 is Republican, 1 is DLC, and 1 is Blue Dog.
Terrance Mitchell
Redfield, South Dakota
1 is Repub, 1 is DLC, and 1 is Blue Dog? Doesn't that mean they are basically all the same Corporate and money elite stooges?
Maybe but let's say my state replaces them by supposedly progressive independents. That's not going to stop the corporate machine or the MIC from infiltrating the party and corrupting them the way they did the Ds and the Rs. Do you want to keep running away from the problem and stay a loser or join me and others in holding ALL culprits accountable? Either we're going to work towards rescuing the lives of ourselves and the Palestinians or we're going to keep paying taxes to watch them get killed and read more sad stories. It's your choice.
Terrance Mitchell
Redfield, South Dakota
For someone from NE WI, I find it terribly ironic that my 3 federal reps are KOHL, FEINGOLD, and KAGEN. Nonef whom are quick to speak out against Israel, for obvious reasons!
I'm pretty sure that if you were to bring up the issue of the Arabian dictators cooperating with the zionists running Israel and doing backdoor deals to keep the people divided, Feingold would have to listen. I don't know Kagen but I hear Kohl's a DLCer like Herseth and Johnson.
Terrance Mitchell
Redfield, South Dakota
The problem is that it is closer to the truth of the situation than any MSM news story.
Like the 'accidental' bumping by Israeli ships of the boat McKinney was on.
"If only they had not maintained their course and not kept to their navigational absolute 'right of way', we would not have rammed them."
It's the classic 'blame the victim'. In this case - "How dare the Palestinians democratically elect leaders we don't approve of- for shame! We'll show them!"
And they have - with criminal atrocities when starvation and deprivation of heat and light didn't work.
But I could be wrong !
I don't find any of this funny. Acts of war unfortunately KILL non-combatants. Using the word innocent only when one side or the other gets killed is just propaganda for your side. Both Palestinian and Israeli non-combatant or civilians if u like are dying in this seemingly endless war. If more Israelis were being killed the apologists for the Pals in here would say they deserve it because they're living on stolen land. Would their justification make the deaths of these people any less harsh or regrettable. Yes! You see from their pt. of view ALL Israelis are invaders and therefore all of them and their pets are enemy soldiers occupying ARAB/MUSLIM lands and deserve DEATH. The Israeli pt. of view is irrelevant here because most of the people writing here don't even recognize such an entity even exists having identified totally with the most radical rejectionists position of the most radical of the Pals orgs. HAMAS. How can there be any Peace then when only the total Death of all Israelis/JEWS for the Hamas side will do? Don't believe this is what HAMAS wants then go read their own web sites and other published documents.
This is garbage.
Are Israeli homes being bulldozed? Are Palestinians confiscating Israeli land and building settlements in violation of every UN resolution and treaty? Are Palestinians building walls around the most densely populated ghettos on earth--starving them out, denying them critical healthcare? Cutting electricity, restraining international access, waging massive PR campaigns to suppress the truth, demonizing the other as a terrorists justifying slaughter all the while crying victim--while pounding the shit out of defenseless others with a massive military machine and pointing the finger of blame.
American Jews always deflecting, always justifying, always supporting Israel unconditionally, aligning themselves with NeoCons and the Religious Right in allegiance to their tribe makes. me. sick.
It's a WAR don't u get it? DOH? In WAR you KILL the enemy. The PALS hate the JEWS and so the JEWS hate the PALS. So one thing leads to another dumbo. WAR is ugly & relentless and it usually doesn't stop till one side or another yells UNCLE. Growup this is human reality for the last 100K.
Typical rightwing propaganda. If blutodog had actually gotten his facts straight instead of listening to zionist propaganda, he would have realized that Palestinians and Jews don't necessarily hate each other but that the elites in EU and the US along with the corrupt dictators in the Arab nations neighboring Israel have actually teamed up with the zionists running and ruining Israel to keep the PALS and JEWS divided. He would have also realized that history has shown that war never solves anything, it makes matters worse. When blutodog is done brainwashing himself with rightwing hate talk, he might get it. Until then, he's only deluding himself.
Terrance Mitchell
Redfield, South Dakota
Vern- You are misinformed about "American Jews" as i am one myself. I do not support the state of israel's policies whatsoever and i am not alone in this.
There are grassroots groups that you should at least become aware of such as JVP for example, if you are going to intelligently discuss this particular part of the issue.
One more point. Neither israel or the u.s. gives a darn what jewish people think or feel about any of this.
You might also add those neighboring Arab nations rife with corrupt dictators and Europe.
Terrance Mitchell
Redfield, South Dakota
Condi has proven that she is nothing but AIPAC's bitch. She said the same thing when Israel was busy massacring the Lebanese. i wonder how many more of those cluster bombs she is sending the racist, murderous, apartheid regime. Her true master is calling. And expects her to bend over like the good slave that she is.
And when she leaves on Jan 20th, AIPAC other bitch, Hillary, is eagerly waiting to bend over for AIPAC and Israel.... This country is fucked when the so-called leaders are busy pandering the needs of a forign entity.
Brilliant article! The thing is sometimes humor is the best possible way to reach difficult to reach human beings. And yes, it's not funny, but this is a really good way to communicate.
No, an effort to express bitterness but it isn't funny at all and the irony is very sour. Wake up! Are we standing by laughing at walls falling on five innocent girls sleeping in their beds and slaughtering them? Attacking a university because it has "sympathizers"? Attacking ambulances and hospitals? This is PUNISHMENT. How many innocents slaughtered? In the name of what? We're showing them what we learned from the Nazis? No, this isn't funny, this is sick sadistic humanity. Words fail . . .
I never thought this situation could be comedic, but damn this guy is good.
Try satire not comedy.