Archive for February 2009
14 Dees Illustration pictures used on Divining the News
Video Noam Chomsky: Giving Up Hegemony for Lent – Survival of Humans is not certain
How should Americans, as a whole, consider the season of Lent? Using Noam Chomsky as a lens, it would be good to start with our misuse of the planet, our militarization of space, and ultimately our irrational commitment to global hegemony….all of which threaten our own survival and the future lives of our grandchildren.
End the Fed Web site and campaign
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“The Congress shall have Power to coin Money and regulate the Value thereof” U.S. Constitution – Article 1 Section 8
“The Congress shall have Power to coin Money and regulate the Value thereof” U.S. Constitution – Article 1 Section 8
Hizbollah quoting Haaretz: Israeli Offensive Gives Legitimacy to Hamas Rule in Gaza
Interesting take on ‘Cast Lead’, as if by congratulating Israel’s military superiority – that that will mollify, pacify, humour the Israelis.
Hanan Awarekeh
27/02/2009 Israeli daily Haaretz published a report Friday in which it said that the Israeli 22-day aggression against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on December 27 has given the Hamas resistance movement more legitimacy among the public.
The Haaretz report said that after three rockets fell Thursday in the area around the Gaza Strip, what comes on the minds that Israel is still far from its declared goal in “Operation Cast Lead”. Discussion about the Israeli military operation’s outcome revolves around the term “deterrence.”
If Israel can enshrine “Cast Lead” in a long-term agreement, the war will be remembered as a success. But fears are mounting that the operation’s military achievements are dissipating. If so, the Israeli offensive will go down in history as a less-than-successful round in a long war in the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli occupation forces left Gaza with the feeling that it had proven itself, after its debacle in Lebanon in 2006. But it seems that the bottom line will have to wait. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who was quick to criticize what went wrong in Lebanon, followed outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni’s lead in withdrawing from Gaza without a real agreement.
But like in Lebanon, faced with only an aerial attack or one followed by a ground operation, Israel chose the middle ground and acted slowly and partially. The report said, “Because in Gaza the enemy was less determined than in Lebanon, the move first appeared to be a victory. Only when the IDF left could the results of the war be seen as limited, with almost daily attacks near the fence, a continuing “drizzle” of rockets and information on renewed arms smuggling.”
The Israeli aggression has only led to increased admiration for the Hamas group, according to opinion polls in the territories. Hamas is still waiting for another crowning achievement: if captured Israeli occupation soldier Gilad Shalit is released for more than 1,000 Palestinian detainees.
However, the occupation army is currently reviewing its performance during the war and an encouraging picture is emerging in terms of its professionalism, control over units, aerial assistance to ground forces, quality of intelligence and logistics compared to the Second Lebanon War.
DIPLOMATIC LESSONS
Haaretz said that the international community will back Israel’s military operations as long as they are short, focused, conducted from the air and do not result in major civilian casualties.“Cast Lead” raised international hackles, because Israel lost few people to the rockets fired from Gaza, but its response caused widespread death and destruction. What’s more, in Gaza the victims were Palestinians, who already bear the brunt of the tragedy of 1948; the world is much more sympathetic to them than to Syria and Lebanon.
The major damage “Cast Lead” did was in legitimizing Hamas as the ruler of the Gaza Strip, with increasing calls for “reconciliation talks” that will return the organization to the Palestinian leadership.
The offensive was planned to coincide with the end of the term of the Israel-friendly President George W. Bush, before President Barack Obama entered office. But now, instead of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton coming to talk to Israel about the Iranian threat, her first visit in office will focus on the problems of the Palestinians in Gaza. That might be the greatest damage of all. –more–
Seems like the EU is getting tough(er) on Israel
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Video: Ron Paul: They’re Working On A One World Government!
Video: French professor sacked by defense ministry over 9/11 conspiracy theory
An academic in France has been sacked by the Ministry of Defence after questioning the official version of events surrounding the 9/11 attacks. He now reportedly plans to sue the government.
Mahler Gets 6 Years Over Holocaust Statement: Zionism Is Destroying Civilzation
From rense’s site – and he is a jew
more at http://www.rense.com/general85/mahl.htm
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Leftist-turned-neo-Nazi jailed for denying Holocaust
MUNICH (AFP)—A former extreme left-wing guerrilla turned neo-Nazi was sentenced to six years in prison Wednesday for calling the Holocaust “the biggest lie in history”, a court said.
Horst Mahler, who in the 1970s co-founded the militant far-left Red Army Faction (RAF) and later swung violently far-right, was convicted of inciting racial hatred by the higher regional court in the southern city of Munich.The now 73-year-old on several occasions vehemently disputed the Nazis had systematically exterminated six million European Jews during World War II.Denying the Holocaust is a crime in Germany. –more–
Weekly Gush Shalom ad in Haaretz
WAR IS PEACE
The way to peace
Is to make war
On Hamas –
Thus President Shimon Peres
Berated the Europeans
Who want to start a
Peace dialogue with Hamas.
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“War is peace”
Was the slogan of the
Evil tyranny
Described by George Orwell.
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Orwell is dead. His vision is
Alive and kicking
In the President’s residence.
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Ad in Haaretz, February 27, 2009
Cheques to help us continue the ads to: Gush Shalom, P.O.Box 3322, Tel-Aviv 61033
Spanish court green-lights Gaza probe
It’s politics as usual, they are discussing 2002 not 2008/9
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Anyway the message is clear – it is about 2009
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Spanish judge approves probe on ‘crimes against humanity’ allegedly committed by several Israeli officials during bombing of Gaza in 2002, after ascertaining Israel is not holding legal proceedings on matter
Ben-Eliezer. To be sued in Spain Photo: AFP Anti-Israel rally in Madrid Photo: AP
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A Spanish judge has decided to go ahead with a probe into alleged crimes against humanity by top Israeli military figures after studying documents received from Israel, judicial sources said Friday.
The documents, received by Judge Fernando Andreu after translation by the Israeli embassy, show that the State has not launched any legal procedure concerning a 2002 bombing of Gaza, the sources said.
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The complaint, filed by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, concerns an Israeli air attack on July 22, 2002, on Gaza City which killed Hamas leader Salah Shehadeh, along with 14 civilians, mainly infants and children.
Some 150 Palestinians were also wounded, according to the allegations. In accepting the case last month, Andreu said the attack in a densely-populated area “showed signs of constituting a crime against humanity.”
