04 January 2009

Morals? Ethics? Hamas?


Melanie Phillips has done it again.  She has clearly laid out for all of us the situation that Israel and the world find themselves in.  The moral double standard being applied to Israel and the terrorist entity Hamas.
And so now begins the second and most difficult stage.  Inside Israel, there is both determination and dread as tens of thousands of Israel's conscript army are called to the front.  Untold numbers of these soldiers will lose their lives as the result not merely of the genocidal aims of Hamas (and its Iranian puppet-master) but also the indifference and pusillanimity toward Palestinian terror displayed by world government over the past six decades of Israel's fight for survival, along with the active encouragement of genocidal Islamists by leftists, Jew-haters, Muslims and useful idiots who were on such thuggish display yesterday in the co-ordinated demonstrations in British and other western cities.

Such people have made no protest at the bombardment of Israeli towns by more than 6000 rockets in the past six years, deliberately targeting innocent civilians.  They have made no protest at the way Hamas has used Gazan civilians as human shields, situating its murderous arsenals beneath apartment blocks, in schools and hospitals and mosques in order to maximise the numbers of civilians killed (in order to manipulate all-too pliable western opinion).  No, their protest only starts when Israel finally takes the military action aimed at stopping this genocidal barrage.
Take a look at the full Melanie Phillips's article.  It's important reading. 

02 January 2009

Israel's Battle against Terrorism

I am thrilled that the State of Israel has finally stepped up to do the right thing - defending her citizens.  Having relatives and friends in the areas (once considered safe) now under rocket attacks - it is my sincere wish that Israel not concern itself with world opinion and do what it must do - destroy all terrorists and their supporters.  I pray for the safety of those under those attacks as well as the Israeli soldiers now preparing to invade the Gaza Strip.

Little Green Footballs has done a great job of keeping track of the Israel-Gaza battle.  I am including here links to some of their reporting.




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Random: Why it's important to watch the "gatekeepers" (media)


25 December 2008

A Pointless Family Picture


Hey, Fatima - could you lean in a bit more... oh, sorry... that's you Aisha.  Okay, Salima - smile!  (chuckle, chuckle).

[Thanks goes to Uncle Ralph for this picture.]

22 December 2008

The Memory Hole

This past Sunday, the esteemed New York Times claimed - on their front page no less - that President Bush is the reason for the downturn in the economy, specifically for the disaster in the housing market.  This is ridiculous and thankfully the Investor's Business Daily noticed the re-creation of reality.
He [Bush] pushed hard to expand homeownership, especially among minorities," its [NY Times] lengthy front-age piece asserts.  "But his housing policies encouraged lax lending standards."

If the Times had said the same thing about Bush's predecessor, its story might have a kernel of truth to it.

Seeking to lock in minority voters for Democrats, Bill Clinton in 1993 set a national homeownership goal of 55% of blacks, a major increase from existing levels.

To achieve it, he tasked his regulators to lead an anti-redlining crusade against the banking industry that included revising Community Reinvesting Act regulations to pressure banks to adopt "flexible" lending standards for low-income borrowers.

Clinton also pressured Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy not just subprime loans, but also subprime securities, to meet "affirmative action" lending quotas.

These actions - which were far more concrete than anything Bush did to encourage minority homeownership - were never cited in the Times' nearly 5,000 - word piece.

The New York Times is not the only source of mangled and dishonest information; we have seen such bias many times over the last two years of the election system.  We see the media only serves its own purposes.  History is being changed and corrupted - the truth is no longer important - welcome to 1984... where history is being sucked down the memory hole and being rewritten.

The honorable muckrakers of the late 1800s and early 1900s, who spent their energies investigating the prisons and insane asylums, as well as other major issues of the time did a service to us all.  Rather than being the honorable writers of yesteryear, nowadays we have the Times breaking stories which undermine and destroy the United States' ability to fight the war against fundamental Islam.  Is this the muckraking of today?  WWSLS?  What would Sinclair Lewis say?

Between the deliberate and calculated deceptions being perpetrated and the destruction of history by those to whom we've given our public trust - Americans have no reason to believe a word in print, or an image on the screen that purports to be "news" or "investigative journalism".  True journalism is dead.  Honesty in the media can be assumed gone.  Welcome to the new Ministry of Truth.

09 December 2008

It's India's Fault

I picked up the Financial Times this past Thursday, December 4th and was reading through the paper when one of the articles headlines caught my eye, "Rice urges India to foil repeat attack". How funny is that? Does anybody think that India wanted these attacks to occur, or even want that massacre to happen again? The subtitles go on to say that "New Delhi blames Pakistan controllers" and "Concerns that some militants remain".

India has owned up to its own intelligence failures. That being said, Secretary of State Rice could better spend her time talking and putting pressure on neighboring Pakistan for not being more forthcoming when asked for help when tracking al-Queda members and other terrorists. Rather than "urging" the victim country to do more, it seems to make more sense to take a close look at the country from where the terrorists that perpetrated the horrific crimes came.

Is this United States policy? Is U.S. policy to blame the victim for the crime against him?

If we are unable to name correctly who is at fault for the murder of over 172 innocents, six of those being especially targeted (Jews) -we are all in trouble. This may be the case since the article uses the word "militants" - while Rice is quoted using the label "extremists".

We are at war. To be unsure of who our enemies are, or being unwilling to name them is dangerous. Allah Akbar was shouted at the Jewish Chabad House as the terrorists massacred those inside. To not be willing to name the terrorists as Muslims is dishonest to those who murdered in name of Islam and dishonest to those who were murdered.

We are at war, it's time to recognize that fact.

01 December 2008

Obama's Anti-Israel Advisors

Samantha Power is back!

Who is she?  She's an Obama foreign policy advisor that insulted Senator Hillary Clinton during the course of the election by calling her a "monster".  Power was forced to resign that day, but today it's being reported that she is now 
...listed on Obama's transition Web site as part of the team reviewing national security agencies.  Her duties, according to the site, will be to "ensure that senior appointees have the information necessary to complete the confirmation process, lead their departments, and begin implementing signature policy initiatives immediately after they are sworn in."

In short, she is part of a team that is likely to work directly with Clinton, a potentially awkward situation for the two women. 
Awkward!?  You think!

While it may be fun to watch the fireworks, it is more interesting to think about why she's been brought back into Washington.  Power has compared Israel to Rwanda - suggesting that the United States should "intervene" in Israeli politics in order to protect the Palestinians from "genocide".

It is worrisome to me to think that perhaps President-elect Obama is continuing in his perspective that it is Israel that is the problem in the Middle East and not Muslim terrorists.  Don't forget, Obama still has Zbigniew Brzezinski as an advisor.  Yes, the same man who thinks that the "Israel Lobby" in the United States is the biggest obstacle to peace in the Middle East.  

While the election may be over, and it is clear who won - it will also become clear to us all what Obama's perspective and possible policies will be when dealing with Israel and the Middle East as a whole.  I'm holding my breath.

27 November 2008

Jewish Hostages in Mumbai

Jews are some of those being held by Muslim terrorists in Mumbai, India.  Rabbi Gavriel Holzberg and his wife Rivka have been seen unconscious but alive after the Chabad center in the Nariman building was invaded by the terrorists.  Information is sketchy but it seems that the couple's two year old son and the cook were allowed to leave the building.  There may be up to six more Israelis also being held hostage.

Chabad Lubavitch is a movement made up of Jews that follow the teachings of the late Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson.  Many of these Chabadniks have spread around the world in order to give Jews an opportunity to explore their Jewish roots and heritage no matter where they might live.  They truly believe in the Jewish concept of loving your neighbor as you love yourself.  

We pray for the safety of Rabbi Gavriel and his wife Rivka along with all those who are being held by these terrorists.  Their Jewish names are Gavriel Noach ben Freida Bluma and Rivka bas Yehudis.

Please take a moment to say Psalm 20, traditionally said in times of trouble.

24 November 2008

Are We Looking for Another Middle East War?


The United States is planning to sell the M60 tank to Lebanon. Is this a good idea when Hezbollah runs the place?

23 November 2008

Israel's Schizophrenia

We are tired of fighting, we are tired of being courageous, we are tired of winning, we are tired of defeating our enemies.  
These words, spoken by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in 2005, baffle me and should baffle everyone.  The main function of government is to protect its citizens.  When the Prime Minister of the country has effectively given up on ... everything, it's time to move on.

If nothing else, anyone can see that the State of Israel has its problems with security.  It is constantly under attack from its surrounding neighbors and even from those within it.  The Gaza Strip, while no longer under Israel's control, has gone ahead to become a official terrorist state.  Hundreds of rockets fall on the cities of Sderot and Ashkelon (unreported of course), and no one cares.

While we in the United States discuss the economic situation we find ourselves in - should we bail Company A out or Company B - Israeli discussions center around the issues of dividing the capital city, or evicting Jews from their homes.  Should Judea/Samaria be given to terrorists?  Can we trust the Syrian President Assad to keep the peace if he's given the Golan Heights?  

These are all serious questions, but they all come back to the question that has never been answered by any government since the beginning of the State:  Is Israel a state of Jews - or a Jewish State?  It cannot be both.  60 years later we see now what the results are of this schizophrenia - just take a look at Ehud Olmert.


17 November 2008

Israeli Democracy - An Exercise in Musical Chairs


1st bumper sticker:
A Jew does not push out another Jew.
2nd bumper sticker:
Tell the nations of the world: Go to Hell!  G-d gave us this Land.

I took this photo a couple summers ago in Israel.  Nothing has changed, other than who occupies the musical chairs of the parliamentary government called the Knesset.  Elections are coming soon - let's see who sits where when the music stops.

11 November 2008

What War?


The New York Times has a knack of giving away sensitive information, like where our troops are operating.  It's a good thing we're not at war or anything serious like that.  

Veterans Day




Please take a moment today to thank those who think of more than just themselves.



In honor of those who serve I am including links to some great organizations that do a lot for our servicemen and women. Feel free to make a donation on this special day.