A country in the 19th century mentality?

I just heard on CNN that a Poll in US's Democratic primaries in Kentucky indicates that if Hillary Clinton is out of the race, 44% of her supporters would vote for McCain (a Republican) in the presidential elections, only 33% would vote for Obama and 23% would not vote at all.

If Kentucky represents the US or anything near that, what a racist and sick country the US is. Remember these are the so-called Democrats who are willing to vote for a warmonger Republican who is like Bush, only to ensure a black guy doesn't get elected.

I can't believe such a f*cked up "morality".

The 60th anniversary of Israel's creation

In the 60th anniversary of the creation of Israel ..., an interview with one of millions of the victims of that creation.

And here is an interview with a Jewish woman who fought for the creation of Israel in 1948 with the Palmach and Haganah, the paramilitary units that helped to establish the state of Israel..

Both interviewes worth watching.

Just listen

I don't like the guy but just carefully listen to what he says. In this particular case, many of what he says are not too far from the truth.

One day...

... and the "civilized world" remains silent.
One day Israeli fascists will pay for their crimes. One day... .

In big part, it's Israel stupid!

If the Americans knew!
A few minutes video; worth watching.

Two letters between two women; one Israeli and one Palestinian

I found these letters exchanged between Anav, an Israeli woman and Mona, a Palsetinian woman interesting:

Dear Mona,

I hope it is more quiet for you when you read this. War is devastating to all and I have been going through this hellish experience myself this past year.

I want to tell you that from my side in Sderot I see the same kind of pain, trauma and death that you described in your email.

Hamas's resistance is not "symbolic" for the Israelis living in southern Israel. Take Osher Twito. This eight year-old boy can no longer walk because shrapnel from a rocket explosion severed his left leg, which had to be amputated.

Sderot was once a city of 24,000 people. These "homemade rockets" have forced close to 5,000 people to relocate elsewhere in Israel over the past seven years.

Although the weaponry of Palestinian terror groups may be crude and inexpensive, it has wreaked devastation for the Israelis in this region, as any advanced military weaponry would.

I know this may be difficult to believe based on the way Israel is presented in the Arab world, but the Israeli army does not intend nor want to kill innocent Palestinian women and children.
The IDF enters Gaza to eliminate the terrorists who terrorise Israelis. I feel your pain at the innocent lives taken in this warfare. And remember that most of the rockets are launched from civilian areas like schoolyards and hospitals.

Do you believe that the Jewish people have a right to live in this land? Do you recognise Israel as a Jewish state?

It is very difficult to target Palestinian terrorists when they use women and children as human shields. Hamas times its rocket fire so that Jewish children will be the most likely targets. It fires Qassam rockets early in the morning when they go to school and in the afternoon when their parents pick them up.

This "symbolic" war by Hamas is not being waged solely against our soldiers, but
against us - the Jewish people.

You say your family originally came from Ashkelon. I am curious, where did your great-great-great grandparents originally come from? How long had they been here? I too have family who weredisplaced. My grandmother left Poland because of the growing fear of Nazi control. She managed to escape to Israel but her entire family was killed in the Holocaust before they could join her. She never went back to Poland.

I know that Ashkelon to you is al-Majdal. If the Hebrew names of these cities are not recognised and the Jewish presence in this land not tolerated among the Arabs - how do you conceive that there will be peace with Israel?

Outside the conflict, I was wondering what English books you like reading? This year, Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte, is one of my favourites. I can't decide if Heathcliff is truly a villain!

Best wishes and keep well,
Anav

Dear Anav,

It is pleasure to write to you again.

Yes, it is more quiet now in terms of military attacks. Heathcliff is a victim of his tyrannical society, but when he is in power, he becomes a victimiser himself. Do you notice, the victim always becomes the bully when he has control?

I don't care where my great-great-great grandparents came from, or when. History is full of migration and the movement of peoples, including yours. After three thousand years living around the world, suddenly you remembered your homeland!

You said your family came to Palestine because of the spread of Nazism, to escape the Holocaust. Why should we Palestinians have to pay the price of others' crimes? If the Nazis killed your grandmother's family, why do you kill us in return? I don't mean you personally of course, but the Israeli state.

If we had had advanced weaponry... it would have become a war between two nations - with no mention of terrorism How can I accept the existence of a state which has occupied our land for 40 years, an occupation which has resulted in so many Palestinians being killed?

On terrorism... why is launching "crude and inexpensive" weaponry on the children of Sderot considered terrorism, when F16s and Mercava tanks killing children inside their homes in Gaza is not?

Samar and Samah were two sisters, aged 13 and 23, who were together at home in Gaza when an Israeli shell killed them last month. They weren't resisting anyone.

I think the term "terrorism" is connected to a level of sophistication in the weapons used. If we had had advanced weaponry, this whole thing would have been managed differently. It would have become a war between two nations - with no mention of terrorism.

Another point, what do you call the prevention of food and medical supplies entering the Gaza Strip? Is this not a kind of terrorism?

Peace is always possible everywhere if attention is paid to it, and if rights are returned to people who have lost them. I believe in peace, as we are exchanging letters. I think peace is what makes us human. You, the Jew, and I, the Arab Muslim, are humans, so there is place for peace.

But can you tell me why Israel closes the borders and prevents people from travelling?
Don't you think that the international community (the UN) handles the conflict unfairly - and has actually made it worse? Do you see this as a struggle for survival, between me and you?

My favourite English novel is Heart of Darkness for Joseph Conrad. Don't you think, colonialism in all ages has the same ideology? Do you like Shakespeare? Hamlet is one of my favourites. Every time I read it I discover that he has a new problem.

Best wishes,
Mona

Racist to their bones; knowingly or un-knowingly

The above mosaic was taken from a "progressive" American site named The Huffington Post. It correctly reminds its readers about the American casualties of war and indicates those who are responsible for it. But even this so-called progressive American site does not touch on the fact that, as sad and tragic as it is, if these 4000 US soldiers who willingly travelled thousands of miles to another country to participate in the invasion of that country have been killed, there have also been more than a million innocent Iraqis, who did not choose the situation they were in, who have also been killed because of this criminal invasion.

How could they note 4000, but practically ignore over a million? Perhaps if they had included little squares for each of the casualties of this war, then the resolution of the mosaic would be much higher and it would be more imaginable (for those who are strangers to the concept of numbers) that the number of 4000 US casualties is insignificant compare to the number of dead Iraqis.

If the progressive Americans are so ignorant at best, and arrogant at worst, can be so racist, then what could be expected from other more ordinary Americans? Really!

Happy Norouz, the Iranian New Year

Spring arrives in North America on Thursday March 20th, 2008, at 01:48:19 Eastern Standard Time. So does the Iranian New Year which begins with the arrival of spring and rejuvenation of the nature. Doesn't it just make sense?

Happy Norouz! Happy New Year to all Iranians and non-Iranians who celebrate refreshment of life; who celebrate arrival of spring.

Cheney; the fascist, should be behind bars

Scary Bastard! Isn't he?

The butcher Bush's criminal war exposed by his own troops

Former Marine Jon Turner began his presentation by ripping his service medals off his shirt and tossing them into the first row. He then narrated a series of graphic photographs that brought gasps from the audience. In a matter-of-fact voice, he described episodes in which he and fellow Marines shot people out of fear or retribution.

"I'm sorry for the hate and destruction I've inflicted upon innocent people," Turner said. "Until people hear about what is happening in this war, it will continue."

Winter Soldiers testify against the war and what America is doing. A bit too late but, I hope, at last America's conscience is awakening.

Learn more here.

I wonder why!

Report: Anti-Semitism on the rise globally

With what the Jewish state of Israel is doing to millions of Palestinians and with the rich, powerful and influential Israeli lobby who have tremendous impact on the policies of many powerful countries around the world, I wonder why Jews are being disliked everyday more than the day before.

I sympathize with those decent Jews who do not approve of the Israeli policies. Sadly, they too will be painted with the same brush.

Civilian deaths are indefensible by any excuse

I am sure you have heard so many times that Israelis do not intentionally kill Palestinian civilians when attacking Palestinian cities, but Palestinians deliberately kill Israeli civilians. In short, this nothing but bullshit from the Israeli fascists. Just looking at the numbers and the proportion of Palestinian to Israeli civilian deaths should be sufficient to realize how these animals are committing crimes against humanity. Having said that, today, a letter published in Toronto Star drew my attention. You know, most letters criticizing Israel, do not get published in most of the media outlets, even Toronto Star which is fairly more balanced compared to many papers, do not publish many letters, including any of my at least 12 letters in last two weeks. So, I was pleasantly surprised to see the letter that I saw today. The letter nicely sums it up:

Alan Baker, the Israeli ambassador to Canada, finds that "no reasonable people can be expected to suffer constant, daily barrages of missiles and the deliberate murder of its civilians without the right to defend itself."

Does he think that the daily sonic booms and far-deadlier attacks by Apache gunships, Merkava tanks, naval vessels and F-16 fighter jets are not "indiscriminate," do not "terrorize a civilian population" and are "not merely illegal and immoral, but ... a violation of the most basic norms and principles of international law"? Does he think they do not constitute "a war crime of the first dimension, going against all accepted norms of civilization"?

The current high ratio of Palestinian to Israeli deaths belies the mantra that Israel doesn't target civilians. Israel does target civilians and civilian infrastructure. How else could one explain the deaths of so many children, and the destruction of hospitals, schools and homes?

"Defending itself" does not release Israel from its obligation to take all feasible precautions to minimize harm to civilians and civilian property during military operations. Israel has been acting outside the rule of law with impunity for far too long. The illegal occupation of Arab lands, targeted assassinations – effectively acting as prosecutor, judge and jury in a secret process where the death sentence can't be appealed – and collective punishment are all violations of international and humanitarian law.

It is ironic that Baker invokes the importance of international law for Palestinians, while seemingly putting Israel high above it. Civilian deaths, be they Israeli or Palestinian, must be condemned with the same vigour; human beings must be treated equally in death as in life. This is the only way to maintain our humanity and that of the victims, and to ensure that a just peace can be achieved.

The letter can be found here.

Happy 8th of March

Happy International Women's Day.

Also... .

Born Criminal

Born Criminal; in addition to dumb, of course

The Anglo-American Democracy Killers

Yes, the Oily Anglo-American jerks killed our democracy 55 years ago and we are still suffering for that.

I likee to meet the guy at the same cliff

This video was on Youtube a couple of days ago. But they pulled it out. As if the world must not see the "heroism" of the American marines.

No wonder why over one million people have been killed in Iraq since the invasion.

F*cking media

One Israeli gets hurt, it is all over the news. 60 Palestinians, including at least 8 children, are slaughtered by the Isreali Nazi-Fascists, the media is silent. F*ck this injustice.

It is so easy to begin hating Israel.

Oh, what a "hero"

I am sure you have heard by now about Prince Harry being in Afghanistan for a few weeks. Being in Afghanistan doing what? I ask! I am sure the Prince kept many of the British soldiers busy protecting him... . But he had to go there. He had to enable the stupid monarchy to tell the people that "Our loved ones are there too". But he couldn't be there for long after all and there must have been a plan to get him back without damaging the goal of sending him there: "fooling the British". So, what is better than, after few weeks, having stories in the media, "exposing" that he is in Afghanistan? Now, after this is public, the excuse to bring him back is automatically created: "Now, that this information is public, the enemy will make particular efforts to kidnap the Prince, so, although he "loves" serving his country, although he doesn't mind being in the war zone and facing the dangers, but not that much danger. The danger now is too much for our Prince and he has to come home".

Once again media played its dirty role. The goal is now achieved. The boy is home; safe and sound, like a hero, and the people are fooled. Good planning, isn't it? This can be easily bought but stupids; the same stupids who still, in 21st century, believe in monarchy.

Why just Ali and not his American co-criminals?

Capital punishment is barbaric; in any shape or form and with any excuse. But now that Chemical Ali is going to be executed, let's remember those who fed him while he was committing the same crimes that he is being executed for. Let's remember the typical criminal role that the US leaders played during Saddam Hussein's regime, particularly chemical bombing of Halabjah.

Commitment to Israel? How about Commitment to Americans; never mind the world?

How much more pathetic the US can get !?

By showing a photo of Barack Obama in a Kenyan traditional attire, Hillary Clinton and The Republicans tried to connect Obama to Islam. Now, they say that they have deleted the photo because "Now" they know that it is a Somali tribal garb, not Islamic. Well, the fact remains that these bastards have all the ill-intentions in their dirty typical undignified US politics, but what if the dress was actually an Islamic dress? So what? What about the US politicians who one by one go to Israel and kiss Israeli butts with the intention of proving to their Israeli masters how loyal dogs they are to Israel. How about them who, obviously without problems, put on the Jewish hat, whatever it is called!? How come no one makes a fuss about that?

Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan formally denounced on Thursday the Tennessee Republican Party's use of Barack Obama's full name in a recent news release questioning the Illinois senator's commitment to Israel.

Now it is clear; more than ever, that the Americans are hostages to the hands of Israeli Zionists and their behind-the-scene directors of the US policies in the Middle East. It is no secrete that most of the US politicians have no guts to stand up to this bullshit and say enough is enough. That's what, among other things, makes them so pathetic. Now, the result of the US presidency, is determined by "who is most loyal to Israel". It's like saying "fuck the fellow Americans, we have to make sure Tel Aviv is happy and Tel Aviv approves the candidates.

To those stupid Americans who don't understand what is happening in their names, I say: "Get a life, you pathetic idiots". To those arrogant Americans, who are sinking in their own shit, I say: "F*ck you". But to those caring and good but powerless Americans who have to suffer while living with the two above ignorant/arrogant groups, I say: "You deserve better".

Yes in Iran... .

...Sex changes have been legal in Iran since Ayatollah Khomeini, the spiritual leader of the 1979 Islamic revolution, passed a fatwa - a religious edict - authorising them for "diagnosed transsexuals" 25 years ago.

Today, Iran carries out more sex change operations than any other nation in the world except for Thailand.

The government even provides up to half the cost for those needing financial assistance and a sex change is recognised on your birth certificate....

Read the rest!

Once again, Where is Rumsfeld?

Back in July of 2004, I had a short post about Rumsfeld and his absence after the embarrassments caused by the exposed American rorture practices in Iraq. It was titled "Where is Rumsfeld?"

Now, a visitor of my blog has left a comment on the same post and rightfully requested this discussion be revived. Here is the comment:

I know that the date on this post is quite old, but I'd like to revive the pondering. WHERE IS RUMSFELD? And I'm not speaking "geographically", rather what is he doing, who is he meeting with, etc.
I'd like to revive this conversation because his whereabouts and acts could be a precursor to what happens with Bush, Cheney and other cabinet members.Is there a fear of war crimes among administration members? Which appears to be true based on Bush's push to amend the War Crimes Act. Why has the media forgotten about Rumsfeld? He was a catalyst in our current affairs affecting not only Americans but others around the world. We should be discussing his future, so that we can have a precedent regarding the futures of Bush, Cheney and others. These people should NOT be forgotten, because they highlight for us the people to avoid in the future - who we vote for, and who we don't.PLEASE KEEP TALKING - MAKE THIS NEWS WORTHY.

Well! I think this is a very good point as it may have implications on other war criminals of Washington and their future. So, Let's find out "Where Rusmfeld is". Oh, no don't expect to find a lot from the media. They are part of the problem themselves.

Thanks bariloche for the timely request.

Deceieved, but still silent, nation

WASHINGTON - A study by two nonprofit journalism organizations found that President Bush and top administration officials issued hundreds of false statements about the national security threat from Iraq in the two years following the 2001 terrorist attacks..... .

... The study counted 935 false statements in the two-year period. It found that in speeches, briefings, interviews and other venues, Bush and administration officials stated unequivocally on at least 532 occasions that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction or was trying to produce or obtain them or had links to al-Qaida or both.. .

935 Times! How could anybody trust these bastards? How could the Americans allow these liars to lie to them so many time and get away with it? How could over one million people get killed as a result of these lies, and these mass criminals still walk free? HOW?

First Declaration of Human Rights

First, yes FIRST Declaration of Human Rights was issued by Cyrus the Great, the founder of Persian Empire over 2,500 years ago after conquering Babylon and freeing Jews from slavery.

...And in order to appreciate the true greatness of Cyrus, just try to see how another powerful "leader", although centuries later, has acted .... and that dumb leader is no one but George Bush, the mass criminal idiot .

For more about this great first Human Rights achievement of man kind, search on Google.

What's wrong with this nation?

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Nearly two-thirds of Americans say they believe the Constitution guarantees each person the right to own a gun, according to a poll released Sunday.
In all, 65 percent said they thought the Constitution ensures that right, and 31 percent said it did not. The question had a sampling error of plus-or-minus 3 points.

Wild, wild America! Isn't it? ...and these are the same people who think they are the most civilized people of world? ...and these are the same people who criticize others for being barbarians? Get a life people; It's 21st Century.

US leaders going down faster and deeper

It must have been noticed that I haven't been writing as frequently as I used to. Well, the main reason has been lack of time and being extremely tired when coming back home from work. The other reason, perhaps, has been that with the US leaders being so much in a deep sh*t, there isn't really much need to write about them. Every day, they are sinking even deeper into their own sh*t and their sinkage is being more and more apparent to all people. They are in fact self-destructing. Well, GOOD FOR HUMANITY.

Not as good as it may seem

Canada helpful, good and everything; I know...
BUT...
Don't distroy his identity!

Lies and deceptions; Trade Mark of the White House

WASHINGTON — Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan blames U.S. President George W. Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney for efforts to mislead the public about the role of White House aides in leaking the identity of a CIA operative.

In an excerpt from his forthcoming book, Mr. McClellan recounts the 2003 news conference in which he told reporters that aides Karl Rove and I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby were “not involved” in the leak involving operative Valerie Plame.

“There was one problem. It was not true,” Mr. McClellan writes, according to a brief excerpt released Tuesday. “I had unknowingly passed along false information. And five of the highest-ranking officials in the administration were involved in my doing so: Rove, Libby, the vice-president, the president's chief of staff and the president himself.”...

Nothing new from the bastards of Washington!

An interview

An interview with Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez.

The REAL News

In the news world that is dominated by the corrupt media and useless journalists, there is a REAL Need for REAL News.

"f we are not gonna sleep walk into more wars and into environmental disaster, we need to start with a television News Network that won't bow to pressure and has the courage to seek facts... "

Promote The REAL News Network.

Ordered to kill unarmed Iraqi, U.S. soldier testifies

BAGHDAD – A U.S. soldier cried today as he told a court martial that his staff sergeant ordered him to shoot an unarmed Iraqi. He said the sergeant then laughed and told the trooper to finish the job as the dying man convulsed on the ground.
The military reported, meanwhile, that it had opened an investigation into the deaths of five women and four children this week in a village where American forces had carried out ground and air assaults.
Both incidents took place in a region south of the capital known as the triangle of death, a Sunni-dominated area that has seen some of the war's heaviest fighting and most gruesome deaths.
Prosecutors claim the first case involved the killing of an Iraqi man with a 9-mm pistol, placing an AK-47 rifle by his body to make it seem as though he was armed, and failing to ensure humane treatment of a detainee, the victim.....

Way to go "Liberators"!

President of Columbia University humiliated by Ahmadinejad

Although I hate the guy, I think Ahmadinejad truly sh*tted on the truly idiot president of Columbia University, despite the fact that many things, not all, of what the President of the university said about Iran were true. But the guy clearly showed his pathetic double standards when he basically ignored the similar crimes committed by the United States, especially when he was, correctly quoting Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch about Iran. He should be reminded that the same organizations have regularly accused the United States and Israel as gross abusers of human rights.

Despite my deep dislike of Ahmadinejad, I truly believe he is extremely more intelligent that the President of the Columbia University.

Just a reminder, the President of the University, spoke for over 15 minutes attacking Ahmadinejad bringing tens of allegations (many of which in my opinion true) against him. But how could you prepaire 15 minutes of listing of the accusations, and expect the guy, Ahmadinejad, to answer them right after your attacks have stopped. Having said that, once again, I believe Ahmadinejad, handled the guy very very easily.

I wish, when the President of the University was making the accusations against Iran and Ahmadinejad's government, he would also clearly had mentioned the well-documented crimes committed by the US and Israel. Then, I could feel some respect for the guy, despite his evidently low intelligence. But the guy, only kissed Isarel's ass, without touching on the suffering of millions of Palestinians. Even in the very unfair ground to his benefit, he was clearly humiliated by Ahmadinejad.

How US is doing Israel's dirty work

How US is doing Israel's dirty work;
Great piece on Bil Maher show, especially the very last parts of it.