Editorial Blogs On The Edge. http://www.ediblog.com Few in our day have the courage to put their lives on the line for truth and freedom. Most of those few put on the uniform to defend Old Glory...and the lovers of freedom. But there are other comrades, taking up the mantle of truth in a once great continent... You may know him as the courageous Dutch politician, Geert Wilders, who chose to tell the truth about Islam. And his reward for that was persecution and condemnation by so-called democracies, demonization by the Western media...and death threats by the 'religion of peace' or Islam. Wilders vehicle of choice is the movie 'Fitna'. A must-see documentary that shows the viewer, straight from the Quran, how the 'religion of peace' is anything but... If you have not yet viewed this critical cinema, you can watch it here. It's 17 minutes of veracity that will change your perspective on this historic fight for freedom. Take a few moments to watch it. Shalom through strength...   http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Fitna "Issuing Korans to Gitmo detainees would have been tantamount to issuing Mein Kampf to German POW's. Such is the overpowering madness of Political Correctness."---OIB http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Overpowering Peace...that ever elusive intangible that is unachievable in a world filled with bomb-donning jihadists and megalomaniacal martinets. Unachievable, yes...but some continue to be asked to produce it... For the umpteenth time now, the US (with a gun to Israel's temple) has pressured Israel to agree to indirect talks with the PA ('Palestinian' Authority). PM Binyamin 'Bibi' Netanyahu has stated that he hopes it will lead to direct talks resuming. Does Bibi really believe this will occur and will lead to a peaceful resolution? Recognizing how perspicacious the PM is, I'm sure he already knows the results: More of the same. Continued and increased hatred toward Israel and Jews globally; the unrelenting paltering about the Jewish State; and the interminable violence by the true occupiers (the 'palestinians') toward the true property owners (the Jewish people). How can I be sure this is how Bibi really feels? The Vice Premier and Minister for Strategic Affairs Moshe Yaalon, made it unequivocal at a Tel Aviv University conference, when he stated that "(such talks) can address the framework for peace talks, but none of the actual issues, especially when the Palestinian leadership continues to negate the Jewish people's connection to the Land of Israel, while simultaneously cultivating hatred and opposition to Israel's existence and trying to discredit us in the global arena." And these words are analogous to Bibi's in January of this year (http://www.ediblog.com/audjblog.htm#No), and on many other occasions, though rarely covered by the Western media. The bottom-line, yet again: If Israel does NOT have the right to exist, it has the right to bupkis (nothing). And that's just how the PA (and the rest of the Arab world) sees it. Yet, the PA has never kept one promise from peace talks, nor ever ceased violence towards innocent Israeli citizens, nor EVER agreed to Israel's right to exist (nor will they ever). Oy...Genug iz genug (enough is enough)!!! You want to know where Jewish guilt comes from? This kind of meshugass (insanity). Force Israel to beat this dead horse of peace talks with the so-called palestinians, and when those talks fail (due to the disinterest of the PA)...then blame Israel for its death. Genug iz genug, indeed... Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Forcing The American intelligentsia (along with a phalanx of spineless generals) declares that allowing gays to serve openly in the military will enhance our ability to defeat the enemy. Yet when pressed to offer even one shred of empirical evidence to bolster such a claim--they fall cravenly silent. Truth be told: there is absolutely no evidence to support such a feckless and irrational assertion. In fact history explicitly demonstrates that--while gays were strictly prohibited from enlisting during WW II--US Forces were able to soundly defeat two of the most prolific (not to mention savage and nefarious) military enemies our great nation has ever confronted. (Why the prohibition? Because during that noble time period--homosexuality was considered incompatible with military service.) Enhance our ability: Where's the proof? http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Proof "Those that cling to the spurious notion (that on 9/11 Islam was hijacked) are clearly oblivious to the raw, historical facts concerning this most archaic and virulent religion. On that infamous day, Islam was not (in fact) hijacked--but followed to the nth degree." ---Prof. C'mon Sense http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Clearly "Given the irrefutable fact that Islam is not only a religion, but also a political system that is violently antithetical to Western Civilization--I have just issued Executive Order 777 which directly prohibits the entry of any and all individuals (who reside in Islamic countries) from entering the United States." ---President A. Pair http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Violently "The so-called health care crisis was a narrative created by Hillary (and the Dems) back in the 90's for the solitary purpose of scoring huge political points with those on the lower rungs of the socioeconomic ladder. And the very moment she accused Republicans of being mean-spirited for opposing her solution (Hillarycare) --the GOPers (instead of refuting the highly spurious narrative with the facts) simply retreated to the dark, dank caves of cowardice...And that is exactly why, over fifteen years later--we are still debating this manufactured emergency ." ---From the Domestic Policy Desk at OIB http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Manufactured If someone were to ask me why I dislike the current occupant of the White House, I'd have to pause. Not to find a reason...but to peruse the menu... I have never seen anyone work so arduously, or been so deaf and myopic as Barry Hussein Obama and his crew. Putting aside his idiocy on domestic issues like cramming government-controlled (taxpayer paid) healthcare down citizen's throats...Barry's handling of our image in the world, wins the prize... Probably one of the most risible 'promises' of Obama on the campaign trail was his oath to 'repair America's image in the World'. Um, according to whose perspective, exactly? Couldn't be the Europeans...they voted in pro-American leaders like Merkel, Sarkozy and Berlusconi. Nor the Czechs and Poles...they took a grave chance in agreeing to a US Missile defense system being placed in their respective countries. Nor our Cousins across the Pond...who have been our stalwart allies since WWI. The only entities who growl at the thought of us are our enemies...the enemies of freedom. But O handled that with his Atonement Tour, in which he acted like an Old Testament priest atoning for America's past sins...and to some of the most vile critters and fiefdoms roaming the earth. Only loathers of liberty hate America...and sadly that includes Barry. So, how indeed did our chief executive 'change' our image in the world in his first year and few months in office? Why all those allies we HAD...he's carefully, one-by-one, stabbed them in the back. He betrayed our Czech and Polish friends by going back on our word about promised Missile Defense systems. Stab #2 went in the back of our British cousins. Obama sent back a bust of Winston Churchill gifted to us during Bush's term of office. But wait...Barry's disdain for the Brits deserved two more insults. First a 'gift' to Gordon Brown of a box set of 25 classic American films ...it was, as Ian Drury of the UK Daily Mail online put it, "a gift about as exciting as a pair of socks." Then gives Queen Elizabeth an iPod with his own speeches. (I didn't know the Royal Lady liked to listen to the grating sound of nails mauling a blackboard?!) But these stabs were apparently not sufficient enough to hurt our friends, in O's perverse perspective. He has now instructed his minion Hillary 'I still want to be the first female president' Clinton to stay "neutral" on the current Falkland Islands discord. The Falkland Islands are UK territory...but Argentina has disputed it, erroneously, for years. El Diablo Hugo Chavez is prodding the corrupt Argentine leadership to grab the Islands back...and Barry? Well, he wants to kill two birds with one stone...further injure our UK comrades while licking the socialist-boots of our antagonists. Nice work, Barry...I'm beginning to think you are an agent of 'change' because you're actually a *changeling (which might explain why no one can locate your original birth documents). I prefer our original image: Stalwart friend. Defender and supporter of global freedom and democracy. Land of the free and home of the brave. A beacon upon a hill. No change necessary. Shalom through strength... *A changeling is a creature found in Western European folklore and folk religion. It is typically described as being the offspring of a fairy, troll, elf or other legendary creature that has been secretly left in the place of a human child. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#How One of the most bewildering (not to mention disturbing) aspects of the ObamaCare debate has been the oft repeated mantra that: All Americans have the right to quality and affordable health care. Sadly, when those chanting this formula are questioned as to where this right derives from--they quickly spout the typical response--The Constitution. Truth is, The Constitution makes absolutely no provision for nationalized health care. In fact--it makes no provisions whatsoever for any of the socialistic programs (affordable housing, welfare, etc.) that have not only been a profound bane to taxpayers--but also to the free market system. Remember: The Constitution states "promote the general Welfare"--not provide it. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Promote Those who voted for Barack Hussein Obama (and are now whining incessantly that they have been blindsided by far-left radicalism) are, for lack of a better term--damn liars. These individuals were totally cognizant of Obama's associations and kinships with highly perfidious and rabid radicals (which included a psychotic cleric by the name of Wright who thought it a moral imperative to distribute the Hamas manifesto to his congregation). Damn liars! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Damn "There is no question that Iran's nuclear ambitions were aided and abetted by former IAEA general director, Mohamed ElBaradei. The Nobel Laureate was a master at obfuscation and deceit when it came to the progress of Tehran's nuclear program. Manifestly, ElBaradei saw the Persian regime as a viable Mideast counterweight to the one nation he truly disdained--Israel." ---From the National Security Desk at OIB http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#There With the President Obama introducing his own version of nationalized health care (a socialistic hodgepodge of nannyism)--the last scintilla of doubt about what the man truly is has finally been dislodged. Because to present such a bill (in the face of hyper-strident, not to mention overwhelming public opposition) is proof positive that Barack Hussein Obama is exactly what he claims not to be: a self-serving, super-rigid ideologue. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Super Oh, he's doing it again...that Organizer Extraordinaire. That Sage Selector. That Producer of Perspicacity. He's made another selection to represent our country to the world. Who and to what part of the world, you ask... Very astute questions... The man is Rashad Hussain, who defended the leader of the terrorist group Palestinian Islamic Jihad (University of South Florida professor Sami al-Arian). And Hussain will be going to none other than the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC). Here's a sampling of what this union is all about: On Human Rights - OIC created the Cairo Declaration of Human Rights in Islam. In Article 24 states "All the rights and freedoms stipulated in this Declaration are subject to the Islamic Shari'ah." And in Article 25 follows that with "The Islamic Shari'ah is the only source of reference for the explanation or clarification of any of the articles of this Declaration." On Anti-Semitism - Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad of Malaysia at their 2003 conference said, referring to the Jews, "They invented socialism, communism, human rights and democracy, so that persecuting them would appear to be wrong, so that they can enjoy equal rights with others. With these they have gained control of the most powerful countries and they, this tiny community, have become a world power". He also said that "The Europeans killed six million Jews out of 12 million, but today the Jews rule the world by proxy. They get others to fight and die for them". His words were largely applauded.Oh, and by the way...remember the Goldstone Report...that model of mendacity? The OIC initiated it! NOW that piece of fecal material makes sense. So, with a nation as vulnerable as we have become since January 20, 2009...and the constant genuflecting to the Muslim world, as the current president has performed in the past year...one should be alarmed that we are sending a dubious representative to a pro-jihadist conference. Alarmed, that is, if we want America to remain the 'land of the free and home of the brave'... Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Emissary Intellects (and their liberal lapdogs) just love narratives. And the most spurious narrative ever spun by this wretched gaggle is the following: Israel is a refractory when it comes to the issue of land for peace. Truth be told: The Jewish State not only gave back Gaza--but also gave back the Sinai Peninsula (a vast parcel of land dotted with advanced settlements, military installations and highly productive oil fields developed by Israel) to Egypt. And let us not forget the Camp David Accords where Israel agreed to total autonomy for the West Bank. The most substantive issue to remember (about the above mentioned territories) is that they were procured legally by Israel via victories on the battlefield. Thus, it had no legal obligation to return any of this land to the defeated. Israel a refractory? Just another bogus narrative. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#A In the midst of all the liberal hyperventilating over abrogating "Don't ask, Don't tell"--let us remember one crucial fact: No one has a legal right to serve in the US military. Truth is, the military discriminates on a regular basis against those that are too fat, stupid, slow etc. in order to maintain proper combat readiness. So, it only stands to reason that (in order to maintain such readiness) our Armed Forces would also discriminate against any and all individuals who readily engage in aberrant, dangerous and immoral sexual behavior. Discrimination: What a wonderful thing! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#What Joe Biden's recent claim--that Iraq will go down as one of the great achievements of the Obama Administration--teeters on the very edge of total (not to mention unbridled) insanity. Lest we forget, then Senator Obama not only voted against the very military operation that gave us victory in Mesopotamia (the Surge)--but also stridently claimed that it would escalate sectarian violence. Truth be told--on one of the most critically important issue of our time (the Surge): Barack Hussein Obama was dead wrong. Apparently, when Mr. Biden was having his hair plugs installed--they drilled to deep! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Hair "What is most abhorrent about the Obama administration (concerning its Middle East policy) is that it views the maniacal, despotic and tyrannical nations of the region (including Gaza and the West Bank) as co-equals with Israel. By doing this, of course--the administration is totally ignoring the fact that Israel is a thriving and tolerant democracy--while the others are nothing more than cesspools of venality, poverty and Islamo-subjugation." ----Burgess Redding http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Most As we continue to convulse over President Obama's genuflections and apologies to Tehran, let us never forget just how murderous the Persian regime truly is. Not only has it killed scores of innocent Israelis (via its proxies Hamas and Hezbollah)--but it is also responsible for the slaughter of 241 US Marines in Beirut 27 years ago. Furthermore, Iranian made roadside bombs have crippled, maimed or killed thousands of our troops in both Iraq and Afghanistan (a fact that has been confirmed by our top military commanders). In short, the Islamo-autocratic empire has been killing our soldiers for decades. So, while our commander in chief bows at the altar of maniacal mullahs (and their badly dressed puppet Ahmadinejad) the blood of innocents continues to flow with undiminished horror. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Obama Proverbs 22:6 says, "Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." A solid principle that can be used for good...OR for evil.... Terrorist crud got this a long time ago. Taint the kids while they're young. Carefully saturate their minds with hatred...and you will have killer-bots for life, however short that life may be... And guess who else got it...yes, that's right...good old Barry... Organizing for America (OFA), formerly Obama for America, is up to no good in our public schools. They have been busy handing out Internships in organizing. Something Obama's idol, Saul Alinsky, would have been plotzing (exploding from excitement) about. In Alinsky's book, Rules for Radicals, he focused on the 1960s generation of radicals, drafting his views on organizing for mass power. The Obama weekly internship curriculum is Alinsky paraphrased and can be seen here.  This is Obama's model. And he knows, as Alinsky did...that you need to train the children well and early. Funny thing is...Jihadists see it the same way. In the Islamic world, children as young as 3 years of age are indoctrinated with the hateful ideology that Islam offers. Their curriculum is not concerned with the future and potential of these children, but rather with accomplishing their vicious agenda toward Jews...and the rest of the infidel world. If you're thinking that the Obama-Terrorist analogy is off...I beg to differ. Obama's socialist agenda is a cruel enslavement of the people, an interminable lingering death of the individual. Jihadists instruct to achieve a quick terrorizing death of the individual...and as the Muslim world indoctrinates to achieve their goals, so does O and his ilk. (And neither is willing to live under what they require the children to. So there's hypocrisy to boot...). The brainwashing by both of these entities results in the death of the individual...and therefore, the cessation of liberty. Is THIS what we dreamed for our posterity? Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Kids "In order for Republicans to be successful in the coming midterm elections, they must coalesce around the unshakable maxim that small government, lower taxes and a strong and vigorous national defense is the only viable way to govern. And that all other forms (such as Obamanomics) have proven to be hyper-injurious to our nation's financial (not to mention) moral fabric." ---Prof. C'mon Sense http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Be Residents of Haifa, Israel have had enough. I'm not referring to the daily attempts by Jihadists to enter Israeli civilian areas with the desire to destroy. But rather a plague of evil upon the weakest in a population: The children. Haifa residents protested and called on authorities to evict two convicted pedophiles from a local hostel, maintaining the pair posed a threat to the neighborhood's children. The brothers, Shlomi and Oren Korido, had formerly been sent to jail for child sex offenses and currently reside in a small residence in the hostel's courtyard, which is located near a kindergarten and playground. My favorite subject: What to do with pedophiles...let me at this one... The Haifa inhabitants want the perverted pair evicted. Sounds reasonable if they were jihadists...but these villains are predators. Their prey? Innocent children. Little boys, in particular. The police Chief, Ahuva Tomer, though alerted by the neighbors, say their hands are tied because the two served their time. But we are not talking about petty larceny...we are referring to an incurable mental illness that leaves the most vulnerable in our society, as the walking dead. Well, are the brothers showing any leanings toward repentance and reform? Um, not exactly...according to Tomer, "Two weeks ago a local couple told police that their son was given 600 shekels ($160). When they asked him where he got the money, he said the pedophile brothers gave it to him when he introduced himself to them. They let him play with their dogs and gave him the money. This is how they are laying the groundwork for the next attacks." But apparently, this is not enough to bar these perps from their preferred prey. Personally, I say the Haifa neighbors are much too kind. Eviction? Nah...let's think more in the vein of extinction. I have a zero policy on child predators: One strike and you're out. Not out of the neighborhood or out of the state, or out of the country or out of this world. But out of this life. The sentence that they have inflicted upon the most precious and vulnerable in our society, is far worse than the ending of a life. It is a death lived interminably. And for this...these monsters deserve the cessation of theirs. So, to my brethren in Haifa...don't give them a boot in the tukis, but rather, change your sentencing guidelines and start your own Boot Hill! Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Haifa We have been told (ad nauseam) that President Obama is the smartest guy in the room. His acolytes and adherents have touted him as the most brilliant and erudite man to ever grace the Oval Office. What a load of liberal manure! Is it a sign of a brilliance and erudition to declare (while our nation is enmeshed in two very intense and fragile wars) that homosexuals be allowed to serve openly in the Armed Forces? After all (according to most respected military experts)--this brand of social experimentation will only serve to erode unit cohesion, deployment readiness, as well as one our nation's most vital assets--troop morale. President Obama (by making such a imprudent declaration)--not only confirms his utter lack of seriousness when it comes to fighting the War on Terror--but also confirms what we have long suspected: That he is the stupidest guy in the room. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Guy "I find it unthinkable that President Obama simply fails to understand that his economic policies (ObamaCare, cap and trade, tax hikes, government takeovers, etc.) are the evil forces lurking behind the current unemployment catastrophe. Due to the excessively onerous anti-market nature of these strategies, small business owners are understandably disinclined to hire, or expand their operations." ---Prof. C'mon Sense http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Un There is much that the Romans have brought to culture over the centuries. From Roman Numerals to being master builders of roads, bridges and aqueducts such as Ponte Milvio, the Temple of Vesta, the Pantheon, the Colosseum, the Theater of Pompey, Pont du Gard and the Catacombs...to Latin and the Twelve Tables. The list is almost interminable.  But it appears that the tide of brilliance that once overflowed the banks of Rome...has now receded. A beacon of the West, that once enriched society with constructive contributions, is now aimed in a direction that will surely aid in the West's eradication.    How you may ask? By making an alliance with a culture steeped in the Dark Ages. One obsessed with hatred and seething with the desire to murder those who they perceive to be evil...according to their gutter religion.  Italy had intertwined itself in an economic relationship with the former Persian empire. There's a list of about 1,000 Italian companies active in Iran, including those aiding the regime by equipping it's military and being a contributor to Iran's satellite...and possibly even their nuclear weapons program. And Iran's fatalistic lot of maniacal Mullahs are giddy as little girls to do business with infidels in order reach to their ultimate goal of: Destroying the infidels. And guess what, City of the Seven Hills...you are infidels too! So that would make the Italian infidels...um, as we say in NY...chooches (morons). But pernicious chooches, at that... Italy's, more specifically Rome's, myopic view is precisely what has already endangered their survival...not to mention the rest of the West. Short-term and immediate gratification always ends up--due to a lack of wisdom--coming back to bite one in the 'culo' (I think you get this one)... Pace attraverso la forza (Shalom through strength)... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Rome Is President Obama serious about prosecuting the War on Terror? Well, putting aside the manifestly spineless decisions to close Gitmo and Mirandize Islamo-cretins--the very fact that (during the State of the Union address) he only devoted 89 out of 7,000 words to the global conflict is explicit proof that our commander in chief continues his trivialization of the issue. No wonder a vast majority of Americans (who in recent polls clearly indicated that after the economy, terrorism was their next major concern) have expressed their growing angst over the way Obama is handling the war. Truth be told, President Obama's hyper-fixation over passing nationalized health care is a clear (not to mention chilling) indication that he'd rather spend his political capitol on pushing socialism than fighting Islamo-terrorism. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Hyper It's time to revisit a piece of printed drek (feces) I have covered twice before. The reason for the repeat trip? A recent report, The Case Against The Goldstone Report: A Study In Evidentiary Bias by Alan Dershowitz. I will again admit, Mr. Dershowitz has not been one of my favorite people on several issues in the past. But on the issue of Israel...he is spot on... Concerning the putrid Goldstone report, Dershowitz has concluded: "The Goldstone report is, to any fair reader, a shoddy piece of work, unworthy of serious consideration by people of good will, committed to the truth," he continues that the Goldstone Report "is worse than any report previously prepared by any other United Nations agency or human rights group. As Maj.-Gen. Avichai Mandelblit, the advocate general of the Israeli Defense Forces, aptly put it: 'I have read every report, from Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the Arab League. We ourselves set up investigations into 140 complaints. It is when you read these other reports and complaints that you realize how truly vicious the Goldstone report is. He made it look like we set out to go after the economic infrastructure and civilians, that it was intentional: It's a vicious lie.'" Indeed veracious...but he goes one step further...Dershowitz knows Goldstone personally, having been friends with him and taught with him at Harvard, and he calls Goldstone "a truly evil man....he lent his Jewish name and Jewish identity to malign Israel." Pretty poignant and plausible, I'd say. And evidenced by just a bit of Goldstone's report, as I have written in the past...the report is evil, as well.   Here's a sample: Myth about Israel from Goldstone: -Claimed Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeted civilians, under the guise of defensive actions. Truth about Israel: -the IDF drop thousands of warning leaflets, made over 200,000 telephone warnings to 'Palestinian' civilians, aborted missile strikes to prevent civilian casualties, opened a field clinic for 'Palestinians' on the Gaza border, and transferred tons of humanitarian aid during the conflict. Myth about Hamas from Goldstone: -The report did not find evidence that Hamas used civilians as human shields. Truth about Hamas: -In a video, by PalestinianMediaWatch, Hamas terrorists admit to the use of human shields.  Myth about Goldstone Report: -The report claims to be objective and untainted by bias or politicization. Truth about the Goldstone Report: -One of the 4 members of the Goldstone Mission, Professor Christine Chinkin, had already made up her mind, having signed a letter prior to the cessation of the conflict, plainly stating that Israel's actions in Gaza amounted to "war crimes" and that 'Palestinian' rocket attacks were not significant enough for Israel to respond in self-defense. (Yeah, tell that to the families of the 15 innocents killed by those 'insignificant' attacks.) Much more of the filthy paltering that Dershowitz discovered in the Goldstone Report, can be found here: http://www.audreyrusso.com/goldstone.pdf  The list of those who loathe the Jewish State grows day-by-day. They search diligently for ways to undermine and destroy Israel...and the Jewish people, if possible. It becomes extremely disturbing when a false Zionist, like Richard Goldstone, decides to betray his heritage by ripping his kinsmen and throwing their bloody carcasses to the shark-infested waters of anti-Semitism. For this, and this alone...Goldstone should be barred, like a terrorist...from ever entering the Holy Land again. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Goldstone President Barack Obama's position (that the American people just simply failed to understand his policies) is the very pinnacle of condescension and arrogance. After delivering 411 speeches in the first year of his presidency, the citizenry not only understood them--but profoundly (not to mention vociferously) rejected them. Obama's left-wing radicalism was strikingly demonstrable. The confluence of health care, cap and trade, profligate spending and Mirandizing terrorists was enough to motive the masses to break out the pitchforks and torches and revolt against the liberal Leviathan. Memo to President Obama: We the people understood your policies--and that's exactly why we rejected them. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Pitchforks A friend. A term that gets tossed around quite a bit. But the most appropriate synonyms for the term are: comrade, chum, crony, confidant and advocate. Axiomatic terms, that is...unless you happen to be Barack 'Barry' Obama friend... From the campaign trail to the Oval office, Mr. Obama has left a trail of road kill, formerly known as 'friends'. Here's a partial list of the multitude of casualties Barry is culpable for: Hillary Clinton 1/12/08 Unemployed Americans 2/15/08 Black superdelegates, 2/15/08 Louis Farrakhan, 2/26/08 Austan Goolsbee, 3/3/08 Samantha Power, 3/8/08 Geraldine Ferraro, 3/13/08 His grandmother, 3/18/08 Michigan voters, 3/19/08 Typical white persons, 3/20/08 Asian supporters, 4/7/08 Clingy, bitter smalltowners, 4/11/08 Charles Gibson and George Stephanopolis 4/18/08 Rev. Wright, 4/29/08 And the list goes on and on ad infinitum.  More recently, and since he has been in office, on behalf of America--but certainly NOT with the agreement of the citizens--Barry flipped the bird to our friends and fellow democracies of Poland and the Czech Republic, when HE went back on OUR word concerning missile defense systems....plunge, now twist... But his biggest target has been our faithful friends, and the ONLY democracy in the Middle East: The tiny State of Israel. From his alliance with a 'church' and reverend who honored Hamas, to Jew-hating Loopy Louie Farrakhan who said of Obama, "When the Messiah speaks, the youth will hear, and the Messiah is absolutely speaking," to his dissing of Israeli PM Bibi, when he came to town last year...all the way to demands that Israel cease building Jewish homes on Jewish land, and surrender Jerusalem as the capital of a 'Palestinian' state.  This is not friendship, but fiendship. Something, the smiling dandy seems to be well acquainted with...ostensibly from a plethora of practice.  And if he keeps this up...the only change that will occur is allies and friends that mistrust us, as much as our enemies do. Lesson: Having a friend like Barry, makes your enemies look more appealing. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Barry Operation Iron Balls is of the uncompromising belief that the abrogation of enhanced interrogations (which indisputably produced lifesaving information) was an act of pure evil. Thus, any and all individuals responsible for such nefariousness have the blood of innocents on their hands. Blood, by the way--that cannot be washed away. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Act Barack Hussein Obama's imminent plunge into the crapper of feckless presidents (think Jimmy Carter) will be greatly accelerated if (G-d forbid) New York City suffers a terrorist attack during the KSM trial. If the Big Apple is hit--in a violent and dramatic attempt by al Qaeda to free the terror kingpin--Obama will indeed become the most inept (not to mention reviled) leader in US history. And then all that will be left to do is flush. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Plunge Many of us are familiar with the film Freaky Friday...a mom and daughter, through surreal circumstances, switch bodies...well, before our very eyes, we are seeing a Freaky Friday occur between France...and America... At one time, America...among other virtues...was known for it's common sense. We knew the difference between right and wrong, good and evil...and we stood on the side of what was right and what was good. But a creeping cowardice made it's way into the recesses of our government and was made manifest with the advent of the 9/11 terror attacks. And since then, we have become more and more craven in our attempt to avoid 'offending' anyone of the Muslim faith...and avoid being viewed by the gutless EU as mean and unfair. We give Muslim terrorists Miranda Rights, install foot baths in airports for Muslim cabbies and designate prayer rooms for Muslim students in public schools...ad infinitum... But that was Thursday, and this is Friday... Now, a country who has been known for it's weakness in the past (i.e. WWII) has now found the spine, we have lost. A conversation begun by French President Sarkozy in June of 2009, in which he told both houses of parliament that veils were "not welcome" in France...that the full veil was "contrary to our values and to the ideals we have of women's dignity" (hey...shouldn't that be heard on every street corner in America?), has now moved forward to a French MPs call for a ban on Afghan-style burqas and other garments that cover a woman's face. AND it has popular support! An opinion poll by Ipsos for the magazine Le Point revealed that 57% of French voters favor a ban. Did you get that? 57% of the French say NO to veils... Oh My Gosh: THEY ARE US, AND WE ARE THEM!!!! The country we were so enamored to imitate...with their brie and broadmindedness...has gained common sense, just as ours took flight... Perhaps we'll get it as things come back around...that is, of course, if we're still here to 'get it'. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Our So, before the race-baiters, racial-demagogues and other assorted leftist nut-jobs (think the Congressional Black Caucus) start spewing their poison--let us remember one thing: President Obama is being stridently rejected, by a vast majority of the citizenry, because of his liberal policies--not because of the color of his skin. It's all about substance--not skin hue. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Skin It's astonishing how liberals enthusiastically applaud the deployment (for humanitarian reasons) of US Marines--such as the one in earthquake ravaged Haiti--but exhibit utter disdain and hostility when they are deployed to kill Islamic terrorists. Liberals: A truly twisted species! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Liberals Here's a Holocaust historian that can give you Di Nit Fardayung (indigestion)... Earlier this month, Wolfgang Benz (who is the director of the Center for Anti-Semitism Research at the Technical University of Berlin) published an article in the Süddeutsche Zeitung equating Jew-hatred with Islamophobia. His critics see Benz as disregarding anti-Semitism in the Islamic world and inside the EU, at a time of increasing abhorrence of Jews and Israel. Julius H. Schoeps, a German Jewish historian who heads the Moses Mendelssohn Center in Potsdam, is at odds with Benz...and understandably so. Schoeps considers Benz's comments "unfounded, dubious, if not even dangerous...anti-Semitism is thriving, from Ahmadinejad's constant tirades to the Turkish blockbuster Valley of the Wolves (TV series that portrays Mossad agents as baby-snatchers), preferably with a radical Islamic faith, but that is not a topic for the Süddeutsche newspaper." A columnist for Der Spiegel, Reinhard Mohr, agrees...Mohr wrote a piece in Der Spiegel titled, "Debate about Islamophobia," in which he criticized Benz and his ilk, as failing to defend Western values and instead called the critics of Islam fundamentalists and "preachers of hate." "Preachers of hate?" Amazing...they must have spiked the 'useful idiots' Kool-Aid... Now, it's not as if we were unaware of the undercurrent of anti-Semitism that has remained in the Fatherland since Adolph went to his reward...but it casts aspersions upon Germany at large...despite the fact that German Chancellor Angela Merkel has made a tremendous effort to reach out to the Jewish State. At a time when the tide of world opinion is erroneously moving against the State of Israel, it's tragic that out of the country that was responsible for the death of more that 6 million Jews...the voice of academia in Berlin, continues Nazi spewage. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Getting "Prosecuting three Navy SEALs (for issuing a hyper-violent, Islamic terrorist a fat lip) is, without question--a despicable, if not treasonous course of action. Unfortunately, this is endemic of an administration that toils endlessly to make sure enemy combatants are afforded constitutional rights--while treating our heroes like fecal matter." ---Burgess Redding--- http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Navy It all started with Jimmy 'Dhimmi' Carter...and has been maintained by the presidents succeeding him...to broker peace between Israel and her Arab 'neighbors', by pressuring Israel to give up her land in exchange for peace. A formula that has proven disastrous for the tiny Jewish State. And yet, it continues...but this time, the pressure has been taken up a notch... The Obama administration, through its envoy (and prominent Arab-American) George Mitchell...are now employing the threat of withholding loan guarantees to Israel and intensifying the demands on Israel to hasten the calendar of concessions, to exclude the Jordan Valley from Israel's map of defensible borders, to release more Palestinian terrorists, to make more concessions to Mahmoud Abbas, and to refrain from construction even in Jerusalem. The pressure has been ratcheted up by none other than Obama's attack dog, the self-hating Jew, Rahm Emanuel. Who recently puffed up his weenie chest when Israel showed a rare bit of weakness in June and September of 2009. Liberals, not unlike jihadists, look for weakness to compromise upon. But O and his ilk are only as powerful as you make them... In 1992, then Senator George Mitchell said: "Doesn't Israel know that the US is not a monarchy, that the president is not omnipotent and that the Legislature is equal in power to the Executive?!"  He was correct...our government is 'we the people' and the majority of the American people are with Israel...and so are their representatives. It bodes better for Israel to appeal to the people, and not to the Palterer-In-Chief and his legion. Perhaps further proof of that will be evident in this November's election.  But in the meanwhile, according to Merriam-Webster, extortion is defined as: the crime of obtaining money or some other thing of value by the abuse of one's office or authority. Um, I believe Obama's actions toward Israel fall right in there very neatly. 'We the people' can no longer dither but must put a stop to this obscene behavior by the president, and his minions. This is no way for America to be represented in the world. This is no way to treat our friends.  Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Extorting Despite what the president's sycophants, toadies and spin-doctors are saying about tomorrow's special election in Massachusetts: it is clearly a referendum on their savior's socialistic agenda. Truth is--if this most sacrosanct of Democrat thrones (Ted Kennedy's senate seat) is swiped by the Republicans--Obama will certainly be a one term blunder. Thank G-d! If the GOP is victorious--it will lend the final surge to an already intense and rising grassroots tsunami that will wash away the haughty king in 2012 and restore the land to its rightful owner: we the people. A wave of hope and change is on the way. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Wave Once again America's grit, determination, selflessness and (above all) unyielding magnanimity will be on display for all the world to see as it leads the humanitarian effort in earthquake ravaged Haiti. And, as usual--such a Herculean effort will do little to assuage the maniacal and slaughterous tyrants of the world who cling to their acerbic death-to-American dogma. Well, there's only one thing to say about that: to hell with the bastards! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Hell Question: How many times does Israeli PM 'Bibi' Netanyahu have to say No, before he is heard?  Answer: Interminably. This past Tuesday, Bibi again had to say, unequivocally, NO to inequitable Arab demands upon his tiny nation. The PM stated that Israel would never surrender any part of Jerusalem to the 'Palestinians', nor would it return to the pre-1967 borders. He was compelled to respond to statements made by Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, in which he informed various Mediterranean foreign ministers that the Israeli PM had eased his positions. Interesting...the Arabs are somewhat like liberals...when confronted with truth, they only hear what they want to hear...which never amounts to truth... Allow me to restate what Bibi has said, on many occasions...just in case it needs reiteration: NO to a divided Jerusalem. NO to pre-1967 borders. NO to any true peace talks until complete cessation of violence toward Israeli citizens. NO surrender of the Golan Heights. So, to Ahmed, Mahmoud and their ignominious ilk...the answer to all your questions and demands is: No, No, No, and No...how does that grab you? Well, in the words of that great philosopher, Mick Jagger, "You can't always get what you want." Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#No "Any president who feverishly advocates the closing of Gitmo--an irrefutable font of information that has been highly instrumental in thwarting cataclysmic terror plots is--not mentally fit to be Commander in Chief." --Burgess Redding http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Mentally The Iranian government are busy little bees...for those nuclear ambitions take an awful lot of work. But that's not all those little Persian devils are up to...they want to accomplish something more lucrative first... Ahmadinejad has ordered the assembly of a team to study the damages Iran suffered from the 1941 Allied invasion in order to demand reimbursement. Iran claims they suffered enormously after it was invaded by Britain and the Soviets during WW II, despite its stated neutrality...and they were never remunerated. No, my tongue is NOT in my cheek...this is legit. And if you hear a cackle, that's me laughing all the way over here in NYC... What's the matter, Khomeini...running a little low on dough? This is too idiotic to take seriously. Iran also intends to seek remuneration for the destruction it suffered during WW I, the West's support for the previous Pahlavi Dynasty and its resentment towards Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution. So the Mullahs are doing stand-up now, eh? Nice try, Mahmoud...but we know what your venal digits are doing...and they're not on a calculator, but a button...attached to a mushroom (and you don't need 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' to see that one). Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Hey President Obama's recent bravado "...we will do whatever it takes to defeat them [al Qaeda]" is a total--not to mention blatant fabrication. Why? Because our commander in chief is still psychotically fixated on appeasing the global Islamic community. And the provable evidence to support this claim can be seen in his inept decision to not only close Gitmo--but to also bring 9/11 mastermind KSM to New York City for a show trial. These acts of feckless appeasement are designed to present a softer and more conciliatory America to Muslims worldwide. But the chilling reality is--al Qaeda (and those that espouse bin Ladenism) not only views this as a sign of profound weakness--but also as a glaring lack of resolve. And in the end--America will once again be seen as a paper tiger. Mr. President: All the bravado in the world will never cover-up the tangible (not to mention troublesome) fact that you'd rather kiss a terrorist's tukis than blow it up. And (unfortunately for us) al Qaeda knows it! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#KNOWS What seems to have gone unnoticed by the major media is the following: President Obama's endless overtures to the Islamic World have failed! From his YouTube suck-up to the Iranian regime to his apology laced speech in front of the Turkish Parliament to announcing the closing of Gitmo to moving KSM's trial to New York City--jihadist are still on a slay-the-infidel quest. In fact, December of 2009 was the bloodiest month for US troops since the war in Afghanistan started. Furthermore, over 1/3 of all terrorist attacks--committed by Islamic jihadists worldwide since 9/11--have occurred on Obama's watch. Apparently, sucking-up to the Islamic World has done nothing to change an ancient and clearly barbaric religion that compels its followers to kill, kill, kill!!! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Failed Iran has a New Year's gift for their 'friends' in the West. No, it's not a basket of winter fruit, or even Champagne...but it kind of works well with their ultimatum about our interference with their nuclear program: They're wagging their finger at us... But it's not their index finger this time... Iran's government-funded TV reported that Tehran will hold a "large-scale military exercise" in February in order to prep its forces to deter an offensive by the country's enemies (that would be the West). Nice job of intimidation, Barry...Ahmadinejad is shaking in his weenie boots, now isn't he... The empty threats and interminable deadlines, by O and his feckless ilk, have emboldened the grotesque little Persian troll...as well as the cross-dressing clerics...into flipping us the bird (and it ain't the bird of paradise). Iran's rationale for this: The US and Israel won't take military action off the table...wah, wah, wah... No poop Poirot...and why the heck would we? That regime should have been toppled long ago. They are a menace far more pernicious than the Nazis for one distinct reason: A mushroom cloud. So, Barry...if you're going to continue to bow, do it at the doctor's office...it's time that you, rather than the American people, got the finger. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Wagging The first issue concerning airline safety should be the following: Flying with an American carrier is a privilege--not a right. Therefore--any individual who hails from a country that sponsors Islamic terrorism (Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, etc.), or even appears on the government's Watch List--should automatically lose this privilege. The implementation of such a regulation would greatly reduce the probability of an airliner being blown to bits over a major US city. But, unfortunately, the first hurdle to get over (concerning even a debate over the above-mentioned pragmatism) is Political Correctness. Good luck! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Hurdle Lots of talk about Yemen lately, huh? The media is purporting that Yemen is suddenly turning into a terrorist 'hotbed'. But is it really a suddenly situation? Well, here's a few facts about Yemen that reveals an opposing view: 1. Yemen is a Muslim country consisting of both Shia and Sunni Muslims. Less than 1% of the population is Christian, Jewish or other...and live as Dhimmis (second-class citizens). 2. Yemen shares a very porous border with Saudi Arabia (home and global financial supporters of Wahhabism, the most virulent form of Islam). 3. Yemeni President Saleh is the Duke-of-Duplicity, taking US money under the guise of fighting al Qaeda, while hanging with the al Qaeda crew. 4. Yemen is Osama bin Laden's ancestral homeland. 5. Gitmo terrorist detainees from Yemen have been released back to their country, whose government has 'misplaced' them. And many return to the battlefield to kill our troops. Oh, and here's one more tidbit...just last year (2009), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), gave Yemen $153 million dollars. And what was that for, exactly? Apparently it is an agency for foreign economic assistance. The Yemeni population is 45.2% below the poverty line, YET al Qaeda is thriving there. Interesting... Is this in reality a payoff of some sort? Similar to the $800 million given to the PA (Gaza), the $516 million given to Jordan, the $468 million given to the Sudan, the $435 million given to Egypt, and the $177 million given to Indonesia...all in 2009? A sort of protection money so the Islamists, with the approval of their governments, won't whack us? If this is true, them Saleh is a Don...taking hard-earned US tax dollars with the understanding that he'll give us the scoop on al Qaeda's activities, and they won't attack us...but instead is turning a blind eye to their activities. And, I believe, that would make us all dupes. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Saleh President Barack Obama's decision (due to al Qaeda threats) to close the US embassy in Yemen is yet another victory for the Wahhabi terror organization. An organization that already views Obama as a weak (if not pusillanimous) commander in chief. From stridently condemning waterboarding to announcing the closing of Gitmo to moving KSM's trial to New York City--Obama has demonstrated (to those who zealously plot our destruction) that he is far more interested in world opinion than fighting a war on terror. Tragically, President Obama's feckless decisions are based on the absurd notion that a kinder and gentler America will bring the entire world (including al Qaeda) to a kumbaya moment. Unfortunately for America--this notion will prove fatal. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#President "Should airport security be reviewed, even though we saw the signs? Should airport security now include a scan of your behind? For old TSA guidelines, for old TSA guidelines, if we only stop the pc-poop, we would keep and save more lives." Have a Happy and un-TSA-molested New Year! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#TSA As we conservatives battle the corrosive effects of political correctness (including its most notorious manifestation--historical revisionism) let us never forget that America did not invent slavery, but instead was born into a world where this deleterious practice was the norm. In fact, during our country's nascent stage--it was the Islamic world that owned and operated a majority of the world's slave trade. Muslim regimes were well known for their endless inventory of human cattle to choose from. Sadly enough--slavery continues to this day in many Muslim nations such as war torn Sudan. Yet the only apologies we seem to hear are from a neutered commander in chief who feels it is his moral obligation and duty to kiss Islamic ass. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Islam With all the holiday goodies around this time of year, there's an old rotten peanut that keeps turning up (and turning stomachs, as well)... It's the GA goober that continues rearing his hideous cracked crust to ooze his idiocy and loathing on innocent listeners. I'm speaking of, none other than Jimmy 'Dhimmi' Carter...the 'I can't believe he ever got elected' former US president...the worst (until now) president in US history. So, what's the personification of Huckleberry Hound up to now?  Well, the Hamas-hugging, Arab-loving, anti-Semitic putz is speaking out the other side of his mouth. For the first time in his Jew-hating life, he's apologizing to the Jewish population...funny though...it co-insides with his grandson's probable bid for Georgia's state Senate from the district representing DeKalb County, which has a significant Jewish population. How about that? What a freakin coincidence! Carter told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) that he wanted to issue a plea for forgiveness during Hanukkah for any stigma he may have caused the Jewish nation. "We must recognize Israel's achievements under difficult circumstances, even as we strive in a positive way to help Israel continue to improve its relations with its Arab populations, but we must not permit criticisms for improvement to stigmatize Israel," Carter claimed. Um...I'm not sold... Carter told the JTA that he mistakenly named his book, "Palestine: Peace not Apartheid," stating that 'Palestinians' in the disputed West Bank are not actually suffering under apartheid, but they possibly will if a two-state solution with Israel is not attained. Yeah...now I'm convinced... ALL OF A SUDDEN he has a revelation...just when his grandson's chances for victory is in the hands of those Jimmy's always targeted, blamed and just plain hated.  I guess a steady diet of peanuts causes extreme gullibility, senile dementia or psychotic break...or simply...a Jimmy Dhimmi state-of-mind... I've always loved peanuts...but this rotten one, that keeps being found, when no one was looking for it...is leaving a bad taste in my mouth...and in the psyche of lovers of truth globally. Jimmy...please crawl back into your shell...and THEN we'll believe your mea culpa. Shalom through strength...  http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Goober Every-so-often, they surface. Just like vermin when the lights go out. And in the case of this 'species', they use the darkness to cloak themselves in a friendly facade. But are they friends? You decide... A group of so-called Palestinian Christian leaders released a document now commonly known as the "Kairos Palestine Document." The drafters describe it as "a word of faith, hope and love." But, they insist that 'Palestinians' have reached a brick wall with Israeli occupiers...and that the occupation must end.  Um...exactly where is the 'faith, hope and love' thing?  When you review this pact, it appears to be a wee bit one-sided. The entire tone of the document is biased against Israel. No mention that the land belongs to Israel. No mention that those who are actually victimizing 'Palestinians' are their own elected leaders. No mention of the numerous lethal attacks upon innocent Israelis by 'Palestinians'. Just the inferred intractability of the Israeli government as 'occupiers', and Gaza's supposed 'victimized' population. I personally find those who identify themselves as "Palestinian Christians" a teensy bit dubious. Those who know and love truth, KNOW that there really are no such people as 'Palestinians'. And that it is those who are identifying themselves as 'Palestinians' who are occupying Jewish land. This is the truth. And a real 'Christian' would know that.  Caveat to any church who would link themselves to this offensive and egregious agreement: You are in error...because I can guarantee this: As worded, Jesus Himself wouldn't concur. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Christian With President Obama exhibiting a disquieting lack of leadership on the issue of Iranian proliferation--look for Israel to boldly take the lead. Faced with only two available options (military action or a nuclear armed Tehran)--the Jewish State will most certainly flex its military muscle by striking the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities. And in the end, the world (reluctantly of course) will once again thank Israel for preventing a bloodthirsty, hyper-homicidal Islamic regime from going nuclear. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Thanks On May 14, 1948, the State of Israel declared itself as an independent nation, and was quickly recognized by the United States, Iran, the Soviet Union, and many other countries. From that very day, the tiny Jewish nation was pummeled by its 'neighbors', who have sworn to eliminate it from the world's maps. Over the decades, Israel has been pressured to give up its land through duress, threats and violence. And little by little, the haters of the tiny nation have been successful in forcing the surrender of significant amounts of the Jewish homeland...with continued pressure to relinquish the rest. Recently, a gadfly within the Likud party (Israel's ruling party), by the name of Tzipi Hotovely, has insisted Bibi Netanyahu is wrong to suggest the 'Palestinians' be given their own state out of Israel's land, but instead they should be given Israeli citizenship. How would this be accomplished? Hotovely suggests, "we should consider granting gradual citizenship to Palestinians based on loyalty tests." Oy vey...this is Meshugana (crazy) for several reasons: 1. It would give so-called Palestinians entry to the land in a way that would be interpreted as a 'right of return'.  2. Mohammedans have a doctrine, allowed by the Quran (16:106; 9:3), known as Taqiyyah, which allows them to lie to infidels (unbelievers), so "loyalty tests" would be futile.  3. The land could be easily flooded, which would change the demographics to an Arab majority and would end Jewish rule. What MK Hotovely may or may not realize is that Bibi stated unequivocally that all violence toward Israeli civilians must cease, and the PA (Palestinian Authority) must recognize Israel's right to exist...prior to any creation of a 'Palestinian' state. Violence has continued since the rebirth of Israel...and with the collective Arab refusal to recognize the Jewish State's right to exist...makes the idea of a 'Palestinian' state moot. MK Hotovely and her ilk: Stop the political infighting at such a critical time in Israel's survival...and for once, as we said in the old West: Support your local Sheriff. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Citizenship Wouldn't it be grand if Western Civilization displayed the same passion for eradicating Islamo-terrorism as it does for eliminating so-called lethal emissions (such as cow farts) that contribute to global warming? By the way--the last time I checked--it wasn't a bovine blast that killed 3,000 Americans on 9/11--but rather 19 thugs who followed the ancient Islamic creed: Death to the infidels. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Cow 'Palestinian' President Mahmoud Abbas ordered Tuesday that the international community recognize the 1967 borders as the borders of a new 'Palestinian' state. And that's not all...he stated that this was a precondition for the recommencement of peace talks with Israel. Um...yeah right... Why not throw in 'and Israelis roll over and play dead' while you're at it. Not happening, Mahmoud...this would leave Israel indefensible. It would leave Israel barely 9 miles wide at its frail midsection. Just where the Arab world would love them to be. The West cannot allow such a compromise...to do so would permit massive casualties of innocent Israeli civilians. For we would be as Macbeth...with a blood stain that can never be washed out. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Precondition The pending prosecution of three Navy SEALs--who apprehended Islamo-thug Ahmed Hashim Abed--is an egregious tragedy. Imagine, US military commanders (not to mention a gaggle of American lawyers) taking the word of a truculent and savage al Qaeda operative over the testimony of men who willingly risk live and limb for our great nation. Not only has this cataclysm fomented disgust and disbelief among most Americans, but it will most certainly have a chilling, not to mention demoralizing effect on US Special Forces. After all-- how can we expect these intrepid warriors to continue putting their lives on the line when those in command are playing the role of Judas. It is long overdue for our commander in chief to cast aside his notorious anti-American inclinations--and do what is noble: dismiss all charges against the SEALs. Now is the time for leadership--not backstabbing (our troops). http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Playing So, you think the 'Palestinians' just want a little piece of Israel's land? A two-state solution? Think again... The streets of Gaza City were filled with thousands this past Sunday and Monday of hopeful potential neighbors of Israel. What were they doing? Celebrating 22 years of terror attacks on Israelis by the Hamas terror group (the duly elected majority party of the Palestinian Authority [PA]). They were partying down with parades and orators...one of which was Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh ( a 'noble' character involved in numerous terror attacks on Israeli civilians and had major roles in the first and second Intifadas). Haniyeh said, "This movement liberated the Gaza Strip with the help of the militant factions...Brothers and sisters, we will not be satisfied with Gaza...Hamas looks toward the whole of Palestine." I'm sorry...was he referring to the 'hole' of 'Palestine'? I thought Arafat was dead? Anyway...Hamas, and it's constituents, have much more to rejoice about. Since the end of Operation Cast Lead, the terror group has augmented weapons trafficking and the digging of tunnels along the Philadelphi Corridor. Military observers say Hamas now possesses Iranian-made rockets which are capable of reaching Tel Aviv, in addition to a hefty new supply of anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles. Just the PA way of saying, 'Howdy neighbor', I guess... OK...this is a test for our leaders and the Quartet: The PA and the greater Arab World don't merely want Judeo Samaria or the 1967 borders or the Golan Heights...they want ALL of Israel. And ALL means ALL. Israel has warned of this. Israel's supporters have warned of this. HAMAS has PROMISED this. What precisely, don't the 'neutral' mediators understand? As the 'Palestinians', and their terrorist leaders, do a victory dance in the Streets of Azzah (Hebrew name for Gaza)...will somebody in the West get a clue? Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Gaza For those conservatives who waxed rhapsodic over President Obama's Oslo speech last week--take a pill. One hawkish speech (delivered by a we are the world, community organizer in chief) does not mean the man is now Winston Churchill. Lest we forget, Obama had to be dragged (against his leftist ideological will) kicking and screaming like a bit** just to okay a surge in Afghanistan. A surge, mind you--that commanders explicitly and urgently stated was necessary in order to be victorious. At this great crucible in our nation's history, empty bravado is a dangerous endeavor. If Obama truly desires to be a successful wartime president he must (without telegraphing his punches to the enemy) not only score a decisive win in Afghanistan--but also (unilaterally, if need be) prevent the Islamic Republic of Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Wartime president or big time wuss? http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Wartime Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin 'Bibi' Netanyahu is proving himself to be the perspicacious leader many of us in the US believed he was. With a lack of reasonable support from the Obama administration (not making Israeli citizen's security a priority)...Bibi has brilliantly decided to leave it to the people... Bibi, and his administration, is standing behind a bill obligating a national referendum be held if Israel is faced with surrendering the Golan Heights and/or East Jerusalem. The bill asserts that in the case the government and the Knesset hand down a decision to surrender territory that is under full Israeli sovereignty, such as the Golan Heights and/or East Jerusalem, that the issue be brought to the people via a referendum within 180 days of passage by the Knesset. The only thing that will nullify the need for a referendum? A vote of 80 or more members of the Knesset. Oh this is a serious ouch! for Obama... How? O claims, like all Liberals do, that he is a man of the people (don't barf yet)...so if it goes to a referendum, as I believe it will...what can O say? He could attempt to palter as he does concerning what the American people want, but he will not be able to manipulate the media there as he does here. The Israeli media don't get a thrill up their leg when O talks (more like a dry heave). And if the Israeli people have spoken...he will look as if he is going against the collective will of the Israeli population...or 'meddling'...and we all know he doesn't do that, right?  With the utmost respect for Bibi, I say "you go guy!" The majority of Americans are with you. We respect your sovereignty and the necessity to protect the Jewish State and its people, even if the current occupant of the White House does not.  The Golan Heights and Jerusalem are NON-negotiable...end of story. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Now You've probably heard of the 'Beast of Burden', or perhaps the 'Mark of the Beast', and most likely 'Beauty and the Beast'? But have you ever heard of the 'Beast of Kandahar'? Well give an ear here... The RQ-170 Sentinel is a creation of Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Program, and was dubbed 'Beast of Kandahar' by veteran aviation expert Bill Sweetman. He describes the wingspan as being about 80 feet, and notes "One important detail: the overwing fairings are not B-2-like inlets, but cover some kind of equipment - satcoms on one side, perhaps, and a sensor on the other." Now that's a BIG birdie... The Beast's designation signifies an unarmed drone instead of the armed Predator UAV which has been utilized numerous times to launch missiles at terrorist sites on the AfPak border. But the craft apparently has "a deep, fat center-body" so...you never know what 'goodies' it can carry for our Persian 'friends'... So here's hoping the Beast has taken (and will continue to take) a bite out of the Islamofascists' clandestine arsenal by taking a peak at the works...for the sake of freedom-loving people everywhere. Shalom through strength...and HOOAH!! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Will Putting aside his majesty's 'America Blows Tour', in which Obama apologized globally for everything excluding our respiration. And even ignoring his reversal on our government's agreement with our friends in the Czech Republic and Poland on the missile defense shield...Obama's treatment of our friends in the vanguard of the war on terror, has put us in greater peril... Recently, PM Benjamin 'Bibi' Netanyahu told the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, "In the last year, two things have happened...Iran has advanced its military nuclear program, and the international community has lost its legitimacy." Does this include America? You betcha...Bibi had more to add. He stated that although relations with the US had improved (I'm sure with no help from Obama)..."none of the understandings that were reached with the Bush administration [in return for the withdrawal from the Gaza Strip] have been honored." Nice, O...not only have you dissed our rep wherever you have gone, but now you are abandoning our steadfast allies, who are the West's face to our jihadist enemies... You're a genius... Israel's agreement with the Bush administration, which provoked what is known as the Disengagement Plan, where Israel pulled out of Gaza and parts of the West Bank...was to be matched by the 'Palestinians' by a cessation of hostilities and the recognition of Israel's right to exist. Did either occur? Guess... O has done bupkis to woo his pals in the Gaza Strip into honoring their word. Well, what do you think of that? The PA has NEVER kept their word, and O hasn't yet kept his! Looks like those PA fellers are learning O how to be a palterer. (Like he needed any help.) Obama must have his feet held to this fire and fast. If our allies second guess our integrity, we will be in grave danger if we find we need their aid in the future. And with Iran bulldozing their way to a nuclear nightmare...we may need them sooner than later. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#First From foot baths at US universities to Sharia courts in the UK to cowering at Iran's every threat--Western Civilization (WC) is in hyper-retreat from Islam. And it is this very grim retreat that has served to encourage Islamo-despots (and their malignant proxies) to march towards their ultimate goal of a global Islamic hegemony. While WC is engaged in pitiful self-flagellation over waterboarding--jihadists are not only mutilating our soldiers and incinerating civilians, they are also working feverishly to impose their draconian doctrine on our culture. (CAIR has openly stated that its modus operandi is to see America become a Sharia state.) http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Either There is much chatter lately that Israel is seriously considering the release of 'palestinian' terrorist and leader Marwan Barghouti, as part of the exchange deal for kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Is this a problem? You have no idea how much of one... Marwan Barghouti is a convicted terrorist, having murdered 5 Israelis and suspected in the murder of 33 others. He was the leader of both the First and Second Intifadas. He is serving a sentence of five consecutive life terms plus 40 years. But has this conviction provoked remorse in this villain? Au contraire... Barghouti's extremist and erroneous view concerning Jerusalem was set in stone more than two decades ago when, in an interview with Independent Media Review and Analysis (IMRA), Barghouti stated that not only should the settlements be blown up, BUT there should be no compromise on Jerusalem: ALL of it should belong to the 'Palestinians'. He has spent the past several years of condign punishment fueling up his Jew-hatred, as his prominence within the PA, and the 'palestinian' community, has grown. NOW, Israel appears to be willing to let this mongrel go...in a feckless exchange...which will surely result in a Third Intifada...and the slaughter of thousands more innocent Israelis. Of this, there is no doubt... Here's a novel idea...rather than once again endangering the Israeli civilian population by pressuring Israel to further negotiate with their bloodthirsty neighbors...why doesn't the West tell the 'Palestinians' to give back Shalit and to cease killing civilians? Oh, what am I saying...that would mean loving truth...and that doesn't appear to be on the agenda of O or the EU any time soon. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Release It's been quite evident, for some time, that anti-Semitism...that never really died in Europe...is on the rise again. And just so they won't be out-of-fashion, the Ukraine has decided to throw their hat in the ring... It seems several Ukrainian websites assert Israel has brought approximately 25,000 Ukrainian children into the country, in the past two years, in order to harvest their organs. Hmm...some of the Ukraine's major exports are fuel and petroleum products...think they just might be giving them a whiff before shipping? The erroneous assertion was made by a Ukrainian philosophy professor and author at a pseudo-academic conference in Kiev last weekend, and reflects the latest wave of anti-Semitism there. Israel has been alarmed by this wave as well...26 Knesset members wrote a letter condemning anti-Semitic remarks by presidential candidate Sergey Ratushnyak. the letter was sent to Ukrainian leaders and complained that in his mayoral campaign, Ratushnyak blamed the Holocaust on the Jews, claiming they stole German property, and cautioned of the same thing happening in the Ukraine. I have to say, I am taken aback by the depth of Jew-hatred in the country, whose capital was the birthplace of my paternal grandfather (Kiev). Are these politicians the result of a generation of babies born with fetal alcohol syndrome, due to their moms Vodka consumption? Because that's the only excuse I can afford such irrational behavior. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Ukraine OK, you liberals out there...you supposed 'champions of choice'...when it comes to a 17-year old girl: Where does choice begin and end? Every American knows when it comes to a supposed woman's right to choose--you are the most vocal and visible bunch on the planet. Especially for a teenager who wants to rid herself of what the Left calls 'the product of pregnancy'...also know as a human baby. But where oh where are you 'defenders' when it comes to the true constitutional rights of legitimate freedoms like religion, and a young girl, like Rifqa Bary's right to choose hers? Gone fishing, eh? It appears that your brand of 'freedom' begins and ends with destroying the developing world of a defenseless human being. It's what you live for...and what you worship. Sorry, Rifqa...you won't have these 'champions' fighting for you...they've already chose THEIR religion. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#For President Obama's anti-Americanism is on display for all the world to see. By punishing the Navy SEALs who captured Iraq's most wanted terrorist, Ahmed Hashim Abed--our commander in chief has (yet again) used the world stage to impugn his fellow citizens, while extending an olive branch to the very bloodthirsty Islamo-thugs who seek to behead them. This is just one of the many toxic manifestations of Obama's approach to the War on Terror. An approach rooted in a hyper-liberal philosophy that dictates the following: Feel-good rhetoric, mea culpas and anti-American agitprop is the most viable way to bring the enemy to a kumbaya moment. In the end, history will record the following: America was defeated, not by the enemy--but by a self-hating American. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Defeated In war, there is no such thing as a perfect strategy. Why? Because there is no such thing as a perfect war... Mr. Obama's protracted delay concerning Afghanistan has not only caused further unnecessary troop casualties, but has weakened us and our military in the world's (and Arab Street's) eyes. Brilliant job, O... Some may say that's unfair...but is it really? On the campaign trail, Obama repeatedly said fighting al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan would be his top priority. AND he also said "I Will Consult With Military Commanders On The Ground And Be Open To The Possibility Of Tactical Adjustments." Has this been his priority? Let's see... On August 30th, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, commander of all forces in Afghanistan, told Mr. Obama that he needed 40,000 additional troops to fight the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. But instead of following through on his promised priority, the president was busy with nationalizing healthcare (though Americans are clearly against it), cap and trade (to destroy small business) and his 'America Blows Tour' (in which he has apologized for everything America has done, except breathing...but you never know, that just might be the 2010 tour). In the Art of War, Sun Tzu said: "It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle." The president knows neither his military NOR the enemy...therefore his ignorance has imperiled us and made us prey to our enemies in the Middle East and at home. And here's the first fruits of Obama's fecklessness... Afghan Leader of the Taliban, Mullah Omar, from his new cavernous and clandestine digs, warned Obama: "Considering the present facts in Afghanistan, you and your allies are facing inevitable defeat which will remain whether by sending more troops or taking a series of illogical strategies...And may you know that the logic of using force today has lost its effect, and you cannot control the Afghani people through monetary force or your satanic trickery." Forget your 'strategy' announcement, Mr. President...our enemies already have it. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Delay I find Liberalism fascinating, in a macabre sort of way. When Liberalism has infected the brain for too long, the victim turns into an unpatriotic, seditious problem child...am I speaking of one of the 20% of Liberals in the US? Not this time, though that list would be interminable...this example comes from 'the land of the four seas'... A former leader of the Meretz Party in Israel (self-defined as green, left-wing and socialist), Shulamit Aloni, told Ynetnews on her 81st birthday: "It's hard for me to say a kind word about the state today...We are a nefarious people. What we are doing in the West Bank is worse than all the pogroms done to the Jews (referring to the Cossacks)." Hmmm...do I smell a 'mea culpa tour' in the near future? We have a paradigm for just such an outing... "A nefarious people?" I believe Ms. Aloni is a wee bit confused. The criminals are those targeting innocents...and that would be the 'Palestinians', NOT the Israelis. Ms. Aloni added: "No one should be speaking this nonsense about 'blood on the hands'. Since 2000, with the launching of the second Intifada, we have murdered thousands. We too have blood on our hands." Ah...the effects of Liberalism on the brain...confusion, the convenient absence of truth...it doesn't get better than this. Since 2000 and the 'Palestinian' war on Israeli innocents...Israel has responded in a defensive mode only. They targeted ONLY those terrorists (um, that would be the PA ['Palestinian' Authority] comprised of the terror groups Hamas and Fatah) that attacked their citizenry. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) work arduously to prevent collateral damage (the deaths of innocents)...with warnings to civilians well in advance of a defensive attack in a civilian area, because groups like Hamas hide among the civilian population and use them as human shields. Ms. Aloni's remarks are reprehensible...and along with Goldstone and his paltering particulars...they make for a pernicious pair that aids-and-abets Israel's enemies globally. But again...no surprise here...for these are the consequences of liberal dogma upon vulnerable prey: Those willing to entertain such tripe. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Liberalism As if we needed more...the Left has added yet another reason to disdain the very thought of them... Before the Democrat Party was co-opted by radical left-wing ideologues, it had a heart and a soul (difficult to fathom with today's models). Henry "Scoop" Jackson (D-WA)--who served from 1953-1983--co-sponsored the Jackson-Vanik amendment to the 1974 Trade Act, which was intended to enable religious minorities, chiefly Jews, to emigrate from the Soviet Union. That was then, this is now... Fast forward to 2009...the libelous Goldstone Report, which has been sanctioned by the UN Human Rights Council (a group of the world's biggest Human Rights violators)...has been brought up before the Democrat-controlled Congress by way of a resolution sponsored by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. The measure calls upon the president to "oppose unequivocally any endorsement or further consideration of the 'Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict' in multilateral fora." The resolution earned 344 votes. But 33 Democrats, voted against the resolution, and another 20 members voted "present," or abstained. Ultimately, over 20% of Democrats rejected the bill. Here is sampling of quotes by those who rejected the measure: "Today we journey from Operation Cast Lead to Operation Cast Doubt. Almost as serious as committing war crimes is covering up war crimes, pretending that war crimes were never committed and did not exist...How can we ever expect there to be peace in the Middle East...if we tacitly approve of violations of international law and international human righ...by white-washing a legitimate investigation?" --Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) (Note: If you are having difficulty comprehending Kucinich's comments, I understand you can resolve that by donning a tin foil hat.) "American-made white phosphorus shells were used by Israel in civilian areas causing horrible burns to Palestinian children, yet this resolution refuses to seek the truth?" --Betty McCollum (D-MN) (Note: This woman is a disgrace. She indicts our country and our friends Israel with the lies the Arab world consistently circulates globally...what an unpatriotic putz.) Nice...just wondering the source of these representatives' info? Ahmadinejad via Chavez? Oh, and by the way...the representative who was in the vanguard of the opposition? None other than the first Muslim congressman, Keith Ellison (D-MN). You know, that religion that calls Jews "apes and pigs" (Quran 2:62-65, 5:59-60, and 7:166). This is what you get when you allow Liberals to take control of any area of government: The secretion of slander, and the escalation of detestation. Loathing liberals more? I didn't think that was possible...until now. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Reason Perhaps it's time for the elite media to stop vigorously genuflecting at the messiah's feet and report the truth: President Obama's pucker-up foreign policy approach has been a brutal failure. After wearing out his lips on Teheran's tukis--the Islamic Republic is as recalcitrant as ever. Not only have the mullahs stridently rejected all of O's hyper-sugary overtures--but they have made it abundantly clear that their nuclear ambitions will not be deterred. This stands as demonstrable evidence that such a foreign policy approach only produces rump results. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Rump Given the irrefutable fact that the Gitmo detainees (due to their terrorist status) aren't cover by the Geneva Conventions, or the US Constitution--why all the fuss? Truth be told, this should motivate us to extract all the lifesaving Intel we can from this gaggle of Islamic swine and then simply execute them. Think about all the trouble it would save us if, after KSM shared his final flurry of information with interrogators--they put one right between his eyes. In the final analysis--this would be the most efficacious way to handle such extraneous matter. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Matter Since Obama took office, it's puzzled me why so many fervently jump to O's defense at his slightest boo-boo (and there's been more than a few).  His absurd explanations like not knowing about his former pastor (Wright) being an anti-American, anti-Semitic, racist...even after 20 years of a close relationship with the man. Most knew he was paltering about Wright...but his supporters? Those with the collective gray matter of a pea? They would give you one across your lips, if you dared accuse O of lying. As if they were defending themselves... So, after a bit of musing...it came to me. They ARE defending themselves. It's their reputation on the line.  It's the investment, stupid! If O fails, it's a reflection on them. It's their rep.  These advocates didn't merely cast their vote, they made an investment. They believed the unctuous words of a vacuous dandy. Some believed he was going to answer all their questions...help meet all their obligations...answer all their prayers. A sort of 'messiah'... The problem is...this 'messiah' has feet of clay. He is not omniscient, nor omnipresent, nor omnipotent. He will surely fail. Perhaps those looking for a 'messiah' should have sought the One who ANIMATES feet of clay...rather than one who has them. My advice to these frantic followers: You're backing a loser who's bottom line is only one: Himself. He has thrown everyone under the bus that could possibly mar his image in the world...so don't think you and your loved ones are safe.  Let him fend for himself...cut your losses. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Investment President Obama's decision to try KSM in New York is glaringly (not to mention chillingly) political. Obama--a man possessed by the spirit of narcissism--will go to perfidious lengths to secure the hugs and kisses of European intellects, UN bureaucrats and Islamic tyrants. Unfortunately, in order to procure such toxic kudos--O will be greatly compromising our national security. Remember that during the first World Trade Center (civilian) trail, federal prosecutors had to turn over highly sensitive info to the defense. And, as a result--Osama bin Laden was able to retool his tactics. Chillingly political to the nth degree. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Chillingly It amuses me to no end how deceived Liberals are. Their conclusions are often awry from the truth because they are not lovers of truth. That is the result of living with a brain on full TILT. But a recent comment by former president Clinton, has to take the cake on political idiocy... Clinton, at a Senate Dem luncheon on Nov. 10th, demonstrated his so oft-lauded political brilliance when he cited the Dem's huge losses in 1994, after Congress failed to pass Hillarycare legislation, as evidence that Dems will surely experience greater loses resulting from a failure to pass a new healthcare bill.  I have news for the former Philanderer-In-Chief: The reason for the Dem's loses in '94 was not because they FAILED to pass a healthcare bill, but rather because they TRIED to pass a government-run healthcare bill. Stuff THAT in your cigar and smoke it, Mr. Clinton. We the people can again give this dense Congress the unequivocal message at the polls, as we did in '94...because there apparently are too many Shmegeges (stupid people) in office to recognize the ever-increasing movement against the Dem's direction. Citizens, at Town Hall meetings and Tea Parties nationwide, have made their position clear: KILL THE BILL! But Dems have turned a deaf ear to the cry of the citizenry. Therefore, plan B must go into action: Launch their salvos at the 2010 polls. So, Dems...please, by all means, heed the political 'acumen' of Bill Clinton. By doing so...you will eliminate the need for your political opposition to kill you with their campaigns.  For why should they bother...when you've already committed suicide. :) http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Please For many, who have followed the Middle East conflict over time...one thing is clear: The only party giving, is Israel. And every time Israel surrenders its land, the world...on behalf of the 'Palestinian' Authority (PA), demands more. It's a cruel and seemingly interminable game in which Israel gives their land in exchange for the cessation of terrorist attacks upon their innocent civilians, better known as land-for-peace. But the latter, in the deal, has NEVER come to fruition. The only cessation of violence is a temporary one, known as a tahadiya (a calm, which is nothing more than a pause to rearm and reload)...but the PA calls this a hudna (long-term ceasefire). The result? More violence... This past Saturday, at the Saban Forum in Jerusalem, Foreign Minister Avigodor Lieberman said, "A return to 1967 borders and the establishment of a Palestinian state in Judea and Samaria will not end the conflict, but rather, shift it into Israel's borders." The FM is correct...just as all other surrenders have led to nothing but more and more violence. Israel gives, and the PA takes, and takes, and takes... As the land-for-peace debacle has accomplished Bupkis (nothing) but heartache for the Jewish State, the empirical evidence proves that doing more of the same will bring more of the same: No peace for Israelis. But there is a more poignant reason why there will be no peace with 'palestinians' in the Holy land...NO Muslim entity in the region will recognize Israel's right to exist: Hamas and Fatah (both terrorist groups) comprise the government of the 'Palestinian' Authority: Natsheh, Member of Fatah's Central Committee: "Fatah does not recognize Israel's right to exist." Mashaal, Hamas leader: "We will never recognize the legitimacy of the Zionist state." As a whole, the PA is supported by the Arab world. A recent poll reflects that 60% of Israeli Arabs do not recognize Israel's right to exist. And 41% believe that the Holocaust NEVER happened. Not an auspicious foundation for real peace, huh? If there are two parties, and one party refuses to concede the other has a right to exist...then they have nothing solid upon which to build. They're building on sand. No matter how solid the structure, it will eventually descend and disintegrate, because what it sits upon is not firm. A firm foundation must include Israel's right to exist. Without that, there IS no foundation...and therefore all efforts, however sincere, mean bupkis. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Bargaining Make no mistake: It was Political Correctness run wild that killed the innocents at Fort Hood. The Army saw all the warning signs displayed by Islamist Maj. Nidal Hasan and yet--turned a blind eye to this parasitic punk because he belonged to a sacred species, Muslims. Ever since 9/11 the Islamic community has claimed victim hood status. And by doing so, has been able to undermine our nation with relative impunity. Forget H1N1: Political Correctness is the new (lethal) pandemic. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Forget Lest we forget, when Barack Obama (during a presidential debate) referred to Afghanistan as the "good war" and a "war of necessity" the theater was relatively calm. Thus, it was easy for the anti-war ghetto agitator from Chicago to talk tough about defeating those who perpetrated 9/11. But now that things are heating-up on his watch--the Nobel Laureate has backpedaled and seems to be mired in the tar pits of indecisiveness. Perhaps he doesn't want to tarnish his shiny new award (much less offend the committee of self-proclaimed Euro intellects that bestowed it upon him) by sending 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan to kill those that belong to the world's most protected and cherished group, Muslims. Memo to every American who voted for Obama: This is what happens when you elect a child to do a man's job. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#What "If Muslim groups can convince Muslims that they are fighting for God against injustices of the 'infidels'; i.e.: enemies of Islam, then Muslims can become a potent adversary i.e.: suicide bombing, etc....We love death more then [sic] you love life!" --Major Nidal Malik Hasan, 2007 Alarming words from the Fort Hood shooter merely 2 years ago at a conference at Walter Reed Medical Center in front of his administrators and 2 dozen mental health staff members on Islam, homicide bombings and threats the military might confront from Muslims struggling about fighting against their brethren in Muslim countries. (Here's Hasan's PowerPoint presentation.) Red flags going up for anyone? Um, that should have been a big Duh Detective...so what went wrong? Well, you can't blame it on the weather, exactly...but rather the PC climate that our culture continues to progress and promote...and those smart little Mohammedans jumped right on the victimhood bandwagon...following the Islamic terror attack on 9/11. Now, I'm not saying that those in attendance weren't appalled or shocked by Hasan's lecture...apparently, someone who was present told the Washington Post, "It was really strange. The senior doctors looked really upset." Really? Did they act? Um, NOOOOOOO! Ralph Peters got it right...in a recent article he said that the Army is guilty of a dereliction of duty... Indeed...and so are our leaders who kowtow to the cries of victimhood by unindicted co-conspirators like CAIR. Our elected leaders have the responsibility to protect our nation from those who desire to do us harm...and that includes those who follow an ideology, that when brought to fruition...will destroy ALL who do not bow down to it. Mr. Hasan may be correct, concerning our political leaders. For if they loved life...they would have acted to prevent Hasan from ever getting to Fort Hood, following his Islamic presentation. But he is wrong concerning those he murdered in his personal jihad. They loved life...and sacrificed theirs...by standing in-between him...and us. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Hasan Time. A precious commodity. Many have realized that since 9/11. Some no longer take time for granted...taking advantage of every moment granted to them. But others have a more devious take on time...and they mean to take ours away...if they continue to be aided... Who are 'they'? In this case, none other than the maniacal mullahs of Tehran. And who are those who continue to aid them in their diabolical design of destruction? Well, right now, the leading lummox is our very own O. And he's at it again... The presidential putz will attempt to use Netanyahu's brief Washington visit, on Nov. 10 (here to speak to the General Assembly of the North American Jewish Federations) to pressure him into extending the deadline for attacking Iran's nuclear facilities. O believes it will permit him one last chance at coaxing the Mullahs to accept a deal over their uranium enrichment. Now, I know the 'Gay' lobby believes O has a wand, but I didn't know HE believed he did. Obama is so enamored with his supposed ability to cause his audiences to swoon, that he apparently thinks Ahmadinejad didn't get a big enough dose to fall under his spell... Sorry, O...even your Cheshire Cat smile won't move those, desiring to kill us, into halting at your command. It didn't work with half the voters last November, either... Everything that O and his ilk choose to use in delaying Israel's necessary action against Tehran's tyrannical regime...is turned into time utilized for creating an enormous nuclear nightmare that will first hit Israel, 'the Little Satan'...and then 'the Great Satan'...that would be us. Since O has no intentions of dealing with this terrorist nation...we need to get out of Israel's way and allow them to do what O will not allow our brave troops to do: Protect the world from glowing into oblivion... Because with Tehran...more time for THEM, is less time for US. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Time Since the terrorist attack at Fort Hood, on November 5th, little, if anything has been made about the fact that the Jihadist--who committed the attack--was of 'Palestinian' descent. I believe that's because it's an extremely touchy subject... The 'Palestinian' designation...a completely fictitious one...is one of the hottest properties in the Middle East conflict. Created back in the 1960s (never recognized prior to that period) by Yasser Arafat, and his ilk...in an attempt to expunge the Jewish people from their historical homeland. 'Palestinians' have been used by the Arab world to finish the work of Muhammed and 'kill Jews wherever you find them'.  There is a plethora of information concerning the history of hatred, by 'Palestinians', toward Israel and the Jews...but let's briefly look back to the Nazi period... During that time, the sanctioned leader of the 'Palestinian' Muslims was Haj Amin al-Husseini, the grand mufti of Jerusalem. He conspired with the Nazi genocide, attempting to "solve the problems of the Jewish element in Palestine and other Arab countries" by employing "the same method" being used "in the Axis countries". Husseini, who lived in Berlin during WWII, (and was also declared a Nazi war criminal at Nuremberg) wrote the following in his journal: "Our fundamental condition for cooperating with Germany was a free hand to eradicate every last Jew from Palestine and the Arab world. I asked Hitler for an explicit undertaking to allow us to solve the Jewish problem in a manner befitting our national and racial aspirations and according to the scientific methods innovated by Germany in the handling of its Jews. The answer I got was: 'The Jews are yours'." He intended to build a death camp for Jews patterned after Auschwitz and it would have been located in Nablus.  Fast forward to today... The current milieu of Jew-hatred, residing in the West Bank and Gaza, was first generated by the late (Thank G-d) Yasser Arafat...who was trying to follow in the footsteps of Husseini (Arafat referred to Husseini as "our hero"). Children are taught, from the moment they emerge from the womb (and before, as their moms listen to PA TV), to hate Jews with every breath they breathe...to their very last heartbeat... So what does this have to do with the Fort Hood Jihadist? Tons... Chances are good that Dr. Nidal Malik Hasan was reared in your average 'Palestinian' household...one that thinks Jews are 'apes and pigs' and must be eliminated. Video after video of cherubic-faced pre-schoolers can be heard spewing the kind of sewage heard from the lips of suicide-bombers on their last video before they destroy innocent Jews. A culture that names sports fields after dead terrorists and gives out candy in the streets, as they dance, after a terror attack kills thousands of infidels...especially Jews. This is the culture that Hasan emerged from...the empirical evidence is overwhelming. There was NOTHING moderate about his culture. And as Robert Spencer so aptly put it: "He was a "moderate." Until he wasn't." How many "moderates" can we afford to tolerate? Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Culmination Israel's capture of a cargo ship loaded with 500 of tons of weapons (sailing from Iran to Syria) is demonstrable proof that President Obama's Kiss an Autocrat's Ass foreign policy approach is a glaring failure. (The weapons were then to be brought overland to Hezbollah in Lebanon.) It is painfully obvious that Iran has no fear of the self-proclaimed messiah who rose from the all important job of cheese-line organizer to become leader of the free world. After all, whenever Obama proffers an olive-branch, or long-winded mea culpa the Meshugana Mullahs perceive it to be a sign of utter spinelessness. If O (concerning Iran) continues to walk the Path of the Wussy: Western Civilization will be reduced to a desolate Islamic outpost. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Path To listen to Syria, or their puppet-master Iran...you'd think whatever you're watching is a David Copperfield illusion. But their slight-of-tongue made no impression on the Israeli Navy this week... This past Tuesday evening, the Israel Naval Forces discovered arms and ammunition on a cargo ship making its way from Iran to Syria...and intentioned for the murderous hands of the terrorist group Hezbollah. On board, and verified through photos and video, were more than 60 tons of weaponry in dozens of containers. And a considerable number of Iranian-made 122 mm. Katyusha rockets, assault rifles, mortar shells and grenades. But according to the Syrian Foreign Minister, Walid Moallem, no such materials were on board. "Unfortunately there are official pirates (referring to the IDF) disrupting the movement of goods between Iran and Syria...I stress, the ship was not carrying Iranian arms bound for Syria...It was carrying [commercial] goods from Syria to Iran." Really? What is that industrial strength colon-blow? Perhaps the Syrian FM has watched The Wizard of Oz so often, he believes that Westerners are as gullible as he. But alas, he is amiss in his calculation...for we know who the 'man is behind the curtain'...he's a pernicious Persian looking to crush the West, starting with our vulnerable friends in the Holy Land. Sorry Walid...neither Israel nor the US are as naive as your delusions...and I believe, before this year ends...the IDF will make that unequivocal. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Syria As our dithering Dandy-In-Chief continues his pregnant pause on sending necessary troops to Afghanistan, there's 'good' news for his Iran strategy... O has given Iran extension after extension concerning nuclear negotiations. And although those gifts of time have not resulted in any talks...they have provided Iran much time to help out one of their creations: Hezbollah. Here's a refresher...in the early 1980s, Iran's Revolutionary Guard created and trained Hezbollah (both on the US Terror List), the very vermin that killed hundreds of Americans, including 241 Marines in 1983, who were in Beirut as peacekeepers. Now, it's been reported, from reliable sources, that Hezbollah is storing weapons in civilian homes positioned south of the Litani River in direct violation of UN Resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah. Oh, and by the way...right under the nose of a UN presence in the area. The UN is aware of Hezbollah's activities...and they have done...um, NOTHING... And just to make sure that the safely stored arsenal can actually reach their first target (Israel), Hezbollah's brethren, Hamas, held a successful launch of a rocket (from Hamas' stronghold in the Gaza Strip) which could reach Tel Aviv. And that rocket was Iranian-made. Moreover, to add to the concern, is the only truth coming out of the Goldstone report (on the Gaza war), which states that more than 8,000 rockets have been fired at Israeli civilians, by Hamas, since 2001. So...I guess you can say those Busy Persian Bees have used their extensions like good Mohammedans, against the infidels. Well on behalf of the infidels...I lay the blame, for the precarious position Israel (and the West) is now in, upon Obama and the UN. Israel represents the West and is in the vanguard of the War on Terror, and any gains made by the enemies of the West are made in the minds and hearts of the Arab Street. Pauses (Obama), oversights (UN), and compromise are ALL viewed as weakness to be conquered. Haven't we helped our enemies enough? I believe so... Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#O No need to wax euphoric over the report that our nation's GDP grew 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Why? Because it was totally induced by artificial stimuli (provided by a false messiah). The uptick in the economy is a direct result of President Obama's Cash for Clunkers program and generous financial incentives for first time home buyers. And like all artificial stimuli (onetime government handouts)--the effects will be temporal. Despite O's striking socialistic proclivities--the only proven way to grow the economy is via the private sector. Sadly, the stimulus package is a pillaging leviathan that provides billions of tax dollars for the public sector. And when this happens--history tells us--the private sector suffers. G-d save us! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Artificial Many are familiar with one of Aesop Fable's, The Fox And The Grapes, from which the phrase 'sour grapes' comes from. It relates to an inaccessible goal and the human response to it. For a more recent example, you need look no further than the NY State 23rd district race... Deirdre Scozzafava was chosen by the 11 Republican Party county chairs located in the 23rd Congressional district, as the Republican nominee for the special election to fill John M. McHugh's seat in Congress. That district has been in GOP hands since the late 1800s. And it is a conservative district. Having this knowledge, one must seriously wonder why she was chosen... Scozzafava is pro-choice, pro-gay marriage and a fiscal liberal. She's also supported by The Working Families Party and ACORN. She does NOT reflect the GOP platform in the least. Question: Was there a gas leak in the room in which this decision was made? Because that's the only excuse I can imagine... That said...once the true conservative republican, Doug Hoffman, was forced to run solely on the Conservative ticket, every prominent Republican/Conservative in the country endorsed him...including: Sarah Palin, Fred Thompson, Dick Armey, Tim Pawlently, Rick Santorum, Steve Forbes, James Dobson, Michele Bachmann, Dana Rohrabacher, AND the Club for Growth and the Family Research Council. Pressure began to mount on the GOP for their imbecilic choice...Scozzafava's numbers were plummeting, and Hoffman's began to soar. Scozzafava halted her campaign, and soon after, dropped out of the race. So, of course, like a good sport, she threw her support to Hoffman, right? Wrong-o... In typical liberal mode, she showed she didn't have a team bone in her morbidly-obese body. This putrid, sour grape threw her support to the opposition party candidate. Well, she did have more in common with his views, that's true...but when she didn't get her way, she flipped her party the bird and cried wah, wah, wah...all the way home... This should be a stark wake-up call to the GOP: If you continue to lean left...along with your fantasy, fence-straddling candidate comes a spineless, thumb-sucking cry-baby who will surely drag you further left...into the losers column. Is that how elections are won? I think not... Here's to you, Doug Hoffman...Rock On! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Putrid President Obama's search for the perfect (intellectual) solution to Afghanistan is derived from his towering hyper-arrogance. His public flouting of Gen. McChrystal's request for more troops can be read as the following: I--not the guy with all stars, medals and ribbons--know what's best. Unfortunately, O's arrogance is creating an untenable (not to mention deadly) situation for our troops in the theater. The longer he engages in haughty intellectualism, the longer our warriors will be without the lifesaving reinforcements they so desperately need. And in the end--the war will be lost: Along with many American lives. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Deadly It's unequivocal, emanating not only from the teachings of the Quran but also from the Arab Street, that anti-Semitism is on the rise globally. No assistance is really necessary in this tide...but, nonetheless, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) endorsed the paltering Goldstone Report with another anti-Semitic resolution...and here's an expected result... The lower house of the Bahrain parliament had passed legislation banning any dealings with Israelis...that means, "whoever holds any communication or official talks with Israeli officials or travels to Israel will face a fine...and/or a jail sentence of three to five years..." said Jalal Fairooz from the Shiite Al-Wefaq bloc. Guess it's just more of that 'love' (fools keep trumpeting) springing from Islamic teachings...you know, tolerance and acceptance from the religion of 'peace'...kind of gives you that warm and fuzzy feeling inside...perhaps warm enough to don a burqa...NOT... The lies of the Goldstone Report, shockingly chaired by a supposed Zionist (an obvious poser), have fueled the already hyper-hysteria of hate coming out of Arab States...and evidenced since the re-birth of the Jewish State in 1948. There was no neutrality nor truth in this evil assessment of Israel's defensive action in Gaza...and it has done nothing but further fueled the venom spewed from those who loathe the Jewish people. There's still hope with Bahrain...the legislation passed the lower house of the Bahraini parliament, but must still pass the upper house, whose members are selected by the king. Israel hopes the Bahraini Royal Family will annul this extreme bill... FYI...Bahrain, a pro-Western country with Sunni rulers and a Shiite majority, is considered an American ally and hosts the US Navy's 5th Fleet. But the influence that caused the passage of this bill thus far, should be of concern to the US. For the sake of Israel, who is in the vanguard of the War on Terror...and ultimately, for our sake...the Goldstone Report must be considered moot. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Goldstone As expected, the 2010 mid-term election is looking grim for Democrats. Expected because all the American people needed to see was the Dems feckless policies in action and they'd clamor for the GOP again. But there are too many in the GOP that cease to get it, and time is running out... In a foolish and myopic manner, forces within the GOP are attempting to lasso the base and drag them from center right, to the left...all with NO empirical evidence that a single election has ever been won acquiescing to the left.  But does that convince this vocal pseudo-GOP minority not to take this reckless path? Well, if the race in New York's 23rd congressional district is any example...it doesn't appear so... The NY GOP has put its full weight behind a liberal candidate, in this Tuesday's special election...one who does NOT represent republicans in the 23rd district NOR in the State itself. Dede Scozzafava, is pro-tax, pro-choice, pro-gay marriage AND she's supported by The Working Families Party and ACORN...(and Newt Gingrich, what's up with that?).  Somebody's not getting it... On the other hand...we have Doug Hoffman...a conservative republican (running now as an independent) who represents true conservative principles. He advocates smaller government, lower taxes, traditional marriage AND he's been endorsed by Sarah Palin, Fred Thompson, Dick Armey, Tim Pawlently, Rick Santorum, Steve Forbes, James Dobson, Michele Bachmann, Dana Rohrabacher AND the Club for Growth and the Family Research Council, to name a few. This should be a no-brainer for the GOP...but somebody apparently forgot to ask them to engage their grains.  If this race is an indication of where the GOP intends to go (left) in 2010, the party is in grave danger of becoming obsolete. Voters, as we can see from the Town Hall turn-outs and the Tea Parties nation-wide, do NOT want the choices of either liberal or liberal-lite. They want clear and distinct choices...liberal OR conservative...NOT a blend of the two. There's an old adage that if my political opponent is committing suicide, there's no reason for me to kill him. Well, the Dems are committing suicide...decision by decision...but it appears that the GOP thinks it's time for a suicide pact... So, I believe it's time for some intervention... The GOP must abandon this sinking liberal-lite ship and grab a conservative life-preserver...and take a cue from Reagan, who stood on conservative principles and offered a better way to all...he DIDN'T walk across the isle and abandon his core values to be liked. He got it. And he won. And we can win too, if we follow his course. If we believe our principles will bless all Americans, there is NO reason to compromise. Reagan knew that...do we? http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Critical It is due time (concerning gays in the military) to sweep aside the endless drivel and slick sophistry and speak the truth: The law should triumph over evil. The 1993 Eligibility Law (which has survived judicial scrutiny) specifically states that homosexuality is incompatible with military service. This, of course--should be the final word on the issue, not such feckless Clintonian policy as Don't ask, Don't Tell. This law acts as bulwark against gay activists (and their brainwashed political lapdogs) who desire to use the military as a social experiment by forcing a demoralizing, nefarious and medically dangerous behavior on it. In the end--it is the law, not policy--that must win out. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#LEGAL OK, honestly...does anybody of substance (or active gray matter) take the IAEA seriously? These deficient detectives would be better represented by wearing big red noses and exploding shoes...and for our entertainment...the circus has come to town, again... After the revelation of the secret Iranian nuclear site in Qom this past September (something that was known to the CIA since 2004), the IAEA wanted to view the site. And the polite little buggers that they are, they waited to make an appointment with Iran to see the site... Imagine that... That's like the police allowing a perp to clean up the crime scene, before they investigate the crime. What the...now either they are the most incredible imbeciles that have ever trod this terra firma, or they are pushing an agenda of feckless and false peace by aiding and abetting murderous thugs to accomplish their dreams of 'peaceful' nuclear energy...as they usher in a new kind of world. A world where infidels are kept in their place by the rulers of a global Ummah (collective Arab world). And that makes you and me...well, let's just say, not sitting first class...but no-frills...with the possibility of lots of chills and thrills (but not up our legs). A kind of luminous phantasm careening toward our front door. And even an idiot knows, this is never good... Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#We Among the erroneous and fatuous beliefs attributed to Obama prior to his 'coronation', were such absurdities as O making car and mortgage payments, giving out free healthcare, eliminating the national debt and--magically becoming a 'peace-time' President--bringing peace between terrorists and the West (oh, THAT'S what the Nobel was for...guess Ahmadinejad is the next 'winner'...). And having 'accomplished' sprinkling that stardust on the minds of his minions...he's now handling the Middle East conflict with the same surreal acumen... Obama has demanded that Israel commit to a significant expulsion of Jews from their homes in Judea and Samaria, PRIOR to a revival of peace talks with the Palestinian Authority (PA). PRIOR...That would be prior to the PA ceasing their daily vicious rocket attacks upon the Israeli civilian population. And prior to the daily attempts of suicide bombers sneaking past Israeli security to murder innocent Israelis. And prior to ceasing and desisting the indoctrination of their children with Jew-hatred. AND prior to doing ANYTHING they have EVER promised, as a result of former negotiations...including agreeing that the Jewish State has a right to exist. Not very perspicacious, for a Prez... Now if O is a savior of sorts...he's either incompetent, ignorant, impotent...or just plain Meshugana (crazy)... I'm going with Meshugana (and I'm being kind). And I think O should go with it too...it works well with his MO of claiming plausible deniability on everything that goes awry (which has become quite a menu).  Because only a schmuck would claim sanity with such a record of 'accomplishments'. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Messiah So, where's the usual torrent of invective from the left? You, know--from all those Hollywood blowhards like George Clooney who have lobbied feverishly to end the genocide in Darfur. After all (during his campaign) President Obama promised that upon taking office he would move immediately to take tough measures against the Islamic regime in Khartoum. Well, what happened? Not only does the carnage continue at the behest of the regime, but it is carried out with relative impunity. Finally, just last week Obama stated that he wanted to begin a substantive dialogue with Khartoum. Wow! Again, where is the outrage from the left? Oh, that's right--how could I forget: A white liberal like Clooney would never dare criticize the first black president (even if it means more dead Africans). http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#WHITE President Obama's dogmatic jihad against Rush Limbaugh, Fox News, the US Chamber of Commerce, the insurance industry, etc.--is a pathetic and greatly disingenuous diversion away from the truth: It is (first and foremost) the American people that passionately object to O's attempt to recreate America in his Marxist image. The average Joe is outraged over ObamaCare, cap and trade, the stimulus package and a host of other Marxist programs that are specifically designed to bring us closer to the European model. From Tea Parties to Town Hall meetings--millions of citizens have expressed their disgust and utter disdain for an administration that seeks to dismantle the American way of life. But I fervently believe that Obama is the greatest gift the conservative (grassroots) movement has received in decades. The more he attempts to foist his all-suffocating and onerous Marxist agenda on the public--the more people are inclined to join the movement. And the end result will be glorious: Obama will serve one term--and be remembered as nothing more than a pimple on the ass of history. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Pimple When you hear the name of Switzerland...what comes to mind? Cheese? Chocolate? Watches? Clandestine bank accounts? How about minarets? You know, the tall, slender tower most often found attached to a mosque, used in the traditional call to prayer for Muslims (Muslim criers)...5 times a day. For your information...there are 90 mosques in Switzerland. Two (in Zurich and Geneva) have minarets, with three more planned. Muslims comprise 350,000 of a total population of 7.5 million Swiss (the majority come from Turkey and the Balkans). Christians comprise 77% of the total population. Now, minarets didn't appear until 80 years after Mohammed's death. Many believe it was created to show the infidel world the superiority of Islam over other religions...precisely what the Quran teaches. So, it's no wonder, that even in 'neutral' Switzerland...there has begun a movement to ban the building of minarets... A bi-partisan, anti-minaret campaign, which began in Switzerland more than a year ago, and has increased in number...have been accused of corroding free expression with their poster, which shows a veiled woman in front of a Swiss flag pierced by several minarets. But they now accuse their critics of doing the same thing by banning the poster promoting the campaign ahead of a referendum next month. According to CNSNews.com, the chairman of the anti-minaret campaign, Walter Wobmann, told a major Swiss news organization that it planned legal action against the cities and towns that have banned the poster, most likely on the basis of an infringement of free speech. On November 29, thanks to the Swiss People's Party's (SVP) collection of signatures...the Swiss people will be able to vote on a referendum to the Swiss constitution that will be amended to add the line, "the construction of minarets is prohibited." Democracy still ROCKS... But, apparently the Swiss government...in their downward moral spiral and their fear of ending up on the bloody end of an Islamic sword...has no problem squashing the free speech of it's native-born citizens...and acquiescing to Muslim superiority. I guess their cheese is not the only thing with holes in it...I'm thinking there's one big cavern in between their leaders ears. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Swiss President Obama's refusal to fight to win in Afghanistan is born out of a hyper-liberalism that dictates a disquietingly deep-seated belief that there is a moral equivalence between America and the rogue regimes that seek to castrate it. A glaring for instance was Obama's America Sucks Tour--in which he not only proffered endless apologies and embarrassing bootlicking exhibitions--but he also declared that there was very little that separated our nation from Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Russia and Sudan. Based on this lethally flawed belief, Obama denies that America posses the moral compass to prosecute a War on Terror--and thus--we must partner with the aforementioned nations in order to seek-out the root causes that produce such unbridled anger, strife and discontent for the West. Wow! Is there any doubt that Barack Obama is Jimmy Carter on crack/cocaine? http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#CARTER As Iran marches unabated towards nuclear proliferation--the West, as usual--continues to dither. In fact (only a few short days ago) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed with Russia that new sanctions against the Islamic Republic are premature. Premature? This feckless (not to mention dangerous) statement further underscores a foreign policy that can best be described as outrageously sissified. As Tehran ratchets up the rhetoric (as well as their nuclear weapons program)--the Obama Administration seems to be suffering from a severe case of NO BALLS (NB). And, unfortunately--this case of NB will soon leave us all choking to death on an Islamic mushroom cloud. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#An The idol of O, Saul Alinsky, believed in using any means to a desired end. That included going back on your word...as Obama did with our allies in Eastern Europe (missile defense)...in order to garner favor with the Kremlin... But alas...as with the 2016 Olympics debacle...he failed yet again. (Hmm...I see a pattern here...) Only this time, his failure has done much more damage than merely losing the Olympics to Brazil. He reneged on promises made to our friends...a radar system in the Czech Republic and a missile interceptor base in Poland...he took the word of the United States, that allies have always been able to depend upon...and made it mud. (Well, he kept a campaign promise of changing how the world views the US...Before O: Faithful. After O: Deceitful.) But wait...he's done much more...he's been busy blowing kisses to our enemies...like Putin...in hopes that the Bear would show some support for tightening sanctions against Iran.  Yeah...Good luck! Blowing kisses to the Kremlin is like spitting into the wind...here's why: Russia possesses a major portion of the world's oil reserves, of which Iran is a customer. Iran is their major arms client and the Bushehr plant construction was a $1 billion dollar deal. Tarzan syndrome: They want to be a world power again...(pound your chest here). We will get NO help from Putin, on Iran or anything else. We are his nemesis...and all the unctuous rhetoric O's teleprompter can scroll out, won't change the Bear's growl: It's against the US and Israel. And let me interpret this for O...that means NO HELP WITH IRAN. Feel your own spittle yet, O? We do... Shalom through strength...  http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Kisses As I had mentioned in a previous blog--pathological tax cheat Charles Rangel has been able to remain at his post (as chairman of the powerful House ways and means committee) simply because he's black. Now comes a chilling report from the New York Post that Speaker Nancy Pelosi has received a caveat from the Congressional Black Caucus stating that (if she dare remove the congressman from his esteemed perch) she will most certainly lose the African-American vote. Once again we see a venal and self-absorbed African-American leader (aided by professional grievance-mongers) able to survive by playing the ever popular and durable race-card. This is, unquestionably--racial politics at its absolute worst: Despicably supremacist to the core. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#DES At first learning of Obama being awarded the Nobel Peace Price, most people chuckled, assuming it was a joke. Those attending the announcement audibly gasped...and with good reason...this formerly prestigious prize was usually given for accomplishments...something the nine month old president is, well...without. So, how, on God's green earth, did this vacuous dandy achieve the unachievable? I believe there were two reasons for this bizarre occurrence...  First, those that voted for and presented the award to O (five Norwegian socialist politicians/academics) are no fans of America...and after being treated to the 'America Blows Tour' by our lying luminary, they realized the 'one' has come: An honest-to-goodness self-hating American. The stuff dreams are made of in the Land of the Midnight Sun... Now, second...The War in Afghanistan is crucial in the War on Terror. Candidate Obama repeatedly told Americans that Afghanistan would be his main focus and he would provide our military leaders there with everything they need to succeed. Our military leaders have made it abundantly clear that they need reinforcements. Obama has been sitting on his hands (while they're over his mouth). Why? Perhaps it's the pressure of the Prize that has become the obstacle now. It was given erroneously...for 'intention' rather than accomplishment. And his intention is 'peace'...so how can he justify sending more troops into Afghanistan to fight?  He can't. And as he dithers, American fighting men die. It was clear, when Arafat was given this award, that it had lost its credibility. But this recent recipient has helped demote the once most coveted Prize to Booby. Well what do you know...he finally accomplished something... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Nobel Those left in a state of mental chaos and frantic disbelief over President Obama being awarded the Noble Peace Prize need to take a deep breath in order to understand the following: It is no surprise whatsoever that the Norwegians are giving this once highly distinguished prize to a man (think Jimmy Carter) who loves to hate America. After all--European intellects are infatuated with self-hating Americans. And Obama (irrefutably) is the most eloquent and articulate self-hating American in our nation's history. From the UN to Germany to Turkey--our rhetorical leader has unashamedly excoriated, ridiculed, mocked and crapped on our country in front of millions of cheering foreigners. So given the Euros love of Americans who hate America: Obama be da man. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#DA In their interminable efforts to demonize the Jewish State, on October 18th, the UN Human Rights Council (HRC)--which is made up of some of the world's biggest human rights violators, including China, Cuba, Russia, and Saudi Arabia--will vote to advance the Goldstone Report concerning the recent Gaza war, and consider its strong suggestion to indict Israeli political and military leaders. What a freakin' surprise... And by the way...the disgraced HRC has approved a minimum of 26 resolutions condemning Israel since the council's founding in 2006. So this is just par for their anti-Semitic course... The less-than-balanced Goldstone Committee apparently dismissed the Israeli report of July 30, 2009, which provided the facts and legal motive for the Gaza operation (Cast Lead). As I mentioned earlier this week, the Goldstone Report unjustly portrayed Israel's defense of its citizens as "war crimes," while disregarding the premeditated plot of Hamas to operate from within their civilian populace (using women and children as human shields). I'm getting tired of the UN's cadence concerning Israel...why don't they stop the charade and just goosestep already... Here's a first...I will give the State Dept. (who has a pro-Arab propensity) credit for declaring Goldstone's findings unfair toward Israel. State Department spokesman, Ian Kelly, said, "While the report makes overly sweeping conclusions of fact and law with respect to Israel, its conclusions regarding Hamas' deplorable conduct and its failure to comply with international humanitarian law during the conflict are more general and tentative." But we need to do much more than the State's comments...this Jewish-scapegoating has to end...and having been Israel's loyal friend for years--that relationship must continue to stand...unwaveringly. And we can start by pushing back, with all our might...against this UNfair, UNending campaign. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#UN I am of the belief that when Barack Obama (during the presidential campaign) declared that Afghanistan was the "central front" in the war on terror, and thus a war of "necessity" that must be won--he was being beyond disingenuous, in fact--he was lying. Obama's tough campaign rhetoric was designed to assuage his critics who (at the time) claimed he was an anti-war, doctrinaire liberal. Now that he has become commander in chief--his dovish predisposition has been exposed in the form of refusing to send the necessary troops to win the war in Afghanistan. Chillingly, Obama's refusal is based on his liberal worldview that lofty speeches, olive branches and endless apologies are far more potent when it comes to combating Islamists than bullets and bombs. This is truly the foreign policy of useful idiots and other assorted nuts. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#USEFUL I just came back from viewing the largest enema offered to Americans yet...and it was prepared and administered by the largest hypocrite on the left side of the isle...  According to the Random House Dictionary, a documentary is "A work, such as a film or television program, presenting political, social, or historical subject matter in a factual and informative manner and often consisting of actual news films or interviews accompanied by narration."  THAT eliminates Michael Moore's latest offering from this category. This work, as in his other works, is sheer unadulterated propaganda.  Moore has surely missed his calling. He could have used his talents, as few as they may be, on telling the truth in his 'documentary', Capitalism: A Love Story. It was a fable...but not about Capitalism.  He carefully crafted, not with facts but with an ocean of half-truths--a disinformation piece that used the name of Capitalism, with the imagery that would have better been dressed in horns and holding a trident.  Weaving into his tale, he brought several 'personal' stories that had less to do with the free market, and more to do with lack of personal responsibility, and examples of what happens when the government sticks its filthy digits into the free market (i.e. Community Reinvestment Act, which was never named, but blamed on the free market in the flick). Add to that a sea of tears from individuals who were used by the fat filmmaker to lie to his audience.  Oh, what a guy that Michelin Man is...  And he did throw a few Libs under the bus (Dodd, Rubin, Geithner) because of their involvement with banking institutions...but it was like a drip from an eyedropper into an ocean of lies. All means to an end: Demonizing something never discussed in the film...capitalism.  He even threw a bone to naive Christians with interviews with Marxist priests who loathe the very system that allows people to freely give to the ministry that supports them.  Moore is a self-hating Capitalist. He has made millions upon millions under the system he claims is evil. But to fool those in his audience with the IQ of a grape tomato, he dresses his morbidly obese body in blue collar clothes...and laughs all the way to the bank...yes the very institutions he excoriates.  Bottom line: Moore's movie is proof that even a filthy, fat and grotesque troll, like Michael, can profit in the free market. Too bad it's on the backs of those who were ill- educated in the de-evolving, NEA controlled, American school system...which is exactly why they can be fooled by Moore.  God Bless the free market! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#More Western leaders who tenaciously advocate land for peace (as a viable tool to end the Israeli/Palestinian conflict) are suffering from terminal naivete. The Islamic doctrine Waaf, which states once Islamic territory, also Islamic territory--stands as a belligerent bulwark against any lasting peace accord. And as a result of this doctrine--Palestinians believe (wrongly, of course) that all of Israel belongs to them. That is why the PLO, Hamas and Fatah charters deny Israel's very right to exist by calling for its brutal extermination. Once again, truth explodes the liberal canard that Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance. In fact, Islam is the very reason we will never see peace in the Middle East. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#TERMINAL "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle." --Sun Tzu, The Art Of War Since his time on the campaign road, Obama has made statements such as, "We've got to get the job done there (Afghan) and that requires us to have enough troops so that we're not just air-raiding villages and killing civilians, which is causing enormous pressure over there." Besides the obvious 'moral-booster' of lying about our troops, he made it abundantly clear that he planned to do what was necessary for us to win ("get the job done") in Afghanistan. Now, General Stanley McChrystal, leader in Afghanistan, has urgently requested 40,000 more troops to fight the re-energized Taliban forces. So, surely the Commander-In-Chief sent them right? Um...nope... He apparently had a different priority list which included taking a family junket over to "the City of Spires" to make a pitch for the 2016 Olympics...which he failed to secure (being eliminated in the first round). But of course when he arrived back at the White House, he made the order? Um...nope... OK, call me ridiculous, but if someone wanted to be Commander-In-Chief of the US Armed Forces, besides serving in the ranks (which he didn't)...you'd think he'd at least prep himself with Sun Tzu's work...but alas alack, he has not... How can I be sure of this? Simply...he does not know his own forces, nor the enemy. And as Tzu's war strategy suggests: "If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle." Do our forces know the enemy? Yes. Do they know themselves? Yes. But they are not being permitted to proceed as THEY know best because the 'Commander' has not kept his word to make sure they were supplied with what is required "to get the job done." The real problem here is Obama, because of his extreme ignorance on warfare, doesn't know whether he wants our troops to plug the insurgents...or hug them. And that makes for a pernicious milieu for our defenders...and ultimately, for us. In warfare...the more we know, the stronger we are...and in conclusion, concerning world powers and insurgents...it's only... Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Plug "The hatred and contempt for men, women and children that was manifested in the Shoah, was a crime against God and against humanity. This should be clear to everyone, especially to those standing in the tradition of the Holy Scriptures, according to which every human being is created in the image and likeness of God (Gen 1:26-27). It is beyond question that any denial or minimization of this terrible crime is intolerable and altogether unacceptable." Pope Benedict XVI Recently, on the floor of the Congress...a representative from the State of Florida, Alan Grayson, committed beyond a faux pas and more like an atrocious offense against Jews globally... In his attempt to garner attention to himself, this is what Grayson said in response to the hyperbole he used against Republicans and healthcare reform, the day prior: "I apologize to the dead and their families that we haven't voted sooner to end this holocaust in America (referring to the supposed healthcare crisis)." In an attempt to acquire 15 minutes of fame for himself, Rep. Grayson minimized the most heinous act committed against mankind, by mankind in our history...and the premeditated extermination of a minority ethnic/religious group. His abominable rhetoric reveals that Rep. Grayson is the sad example of what happens in a society when history has been revised and minimized due to an undetectable stream of disdain. This unique black mark left in history by the Shoah should NEVER be used in a hyperbolic moment to make a political point. Rep. Grayson has shown Jews and all those who have been personally touched by the Holocaust, that he is an odious, callous soul who doesn't deserve the time of day...no less Floridians vote when his term is done. Rep. Grayson has indeed made himself known, and to those who would never have known he existed...but he did so in an infamous way. Rep. Grayson may try to apologize, but the fact is Grayson is a disgrace to America and American values...and an apology will never remedy that. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Grayson For those who are a bit unclear on exactly what Zion and Zionism is...allow me (from the jewishvirtuallibrary.org): Zion, Zionism - (Mount) Zion is an ancient Hebrew designation for Jerusalem, but already in biblical times it began to symbolize the national homeland... attachments to Zion gave rise to Zionist longings and movements since antiquity, culminating in the modern national liberation movement of that name. The Zionist cause helped the Jews return to Palestine in this century and found the state of Israel in 1948. The goal of Zionism is the political and spiritual renewal of the Jewish people in its ancestral homeland. OK, then...on Sept. 15, 2009, the United Nations Human Rights Council's Gaza Fact Finding Mission published a report that unjustly portrays Israel's defense of its citizens as war crimes, while disregarding the premeditated plan of Hamas to operate from within their civilian populace (using women and children as human shields). This committee, that prepared this 'glowing' report, was headed by a man who is supposed to be a Zionist. What's that? Yup, you read that right... According to his daughter, Judge Richard Goldstone "is a Zionist and loves Israel." She continued, "I know better than anyone else that he thought that however hard it was to accept it, he was doing the best thing for everyone, including Israel." Really? Well let's take a cursory look at what her father, the Zionist, reported: Myth about Israel: -Claimed Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeted civilians, under the guise of defensive actions. Truth about Israel: -the IDF drop thousands of warning leaflets, made over 200,000 telephone warnings to 'Palestinian' civilians, aborted missile strikes to prevent civilian casualties, opened a field clinic for 'Palestinians' on the Gaza border, and transferred tons of humanitarian aid during the conflict. Myth about Hamas: -The report did not find evidence that Hamas used civilians as human shields. Truth about Hamas: -In a video, by PalestinianMediaWatch, Hamas terrorists admit to the use of human shields. Myth about Goldstone Report: -The report claims to be objective and untainted by bias or politicization. Truth about the Goldstone Report: -One of the 4 members of the Goldstone Mission, Professor Christine Chinkin, had already made up her mind, having signed a letter prior to the cessation of the conflict, plainly stating that Israel's actions in Gaza amounted to "war crimes" and that 'Palestinian' rocket attacks were not significant enough for Israel to respond in self-defense. (Yeah, tell that to the families of the 15 innocents killed by those 'insignificant' attacks.) And there's so much more spewed out and aimed at the Jewish State...and the head of this commission was a Zionist? A man who claims Ahavat Eretz Yisrael (Love for the Land of Israel), would not write or agree to such an erroneous report. All I can say is...in the words of the late Casper Ten Boon, a man who died in the Concentration Camps for hiding Jews from the Nazis: 'Even if a mouse lives in a cookie jar, it doesn't make him a cookie'. Mr. Goldstone, sadly, is a mouse...not a cookie. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Zionist The current occupant of the White House has not disappointed concerning his Middle East policy. Those of us who knew that he was on the wrong side of the security fence in the region...also knew he would betray our only friend in the region (Israel)...but certainly not to the degree that he has. Obama has repeatedly said that the US would be a leader in the world...but with his GPS...I believe we should follow Germany's lead... Shocked by that? Don't be...the US has always been the country Israel could count on no-matter-what. Administration after administration...even Carter's disgraceful term...we were forever stalwart supporters of the Jewish State. That is, until the last presidential election. O's is the first vehemently pro-Arab administration to 'grace' 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., to Israel's dismay. At every turn, so far...O has been in opposition to Israel. This unprecedented behavior has caused the enemies of freedom in the region (which are many) to rejoice. The only democracy, once a fascist state, to show unwavering support for the Jews? None other that the former Third Reich's stomping ground...led by Angela Merkel. German Chancellor Merkel, daughter of a Lutheran Pastor, worked and studied at the Central Institute for Physical Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences in Berlin-Adlershof from 1978 to 1990. She was awarded a doctorate for her thesis on quantum chemistry and worked as a researcher. The lady is certainly no slouch...and on Sunday, September 27th, the conservative won a 2nd term in Germany. That would mean...the German people knew how she stood on many issues...including Israel...and wanted her to remain in leadership. And where exactly does she stand, as opposed to Obama? Merkel: In her first term, she made her position unequivocal, "Germany will never abandon Israel but will remain a true friend and partner." Obama: No such statement of support for the Jewish State. Merkel: Demanded that Hamas "immediately and permanently" stop its rocket attacks on Israeli territory, and terms these attacks "criminal activity." Obama: "We continue to call on Palestinians to end incitement against Israel." (Incitement?) On Monday, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said, "Israel congratulates Angela Merkel on her victory in the general elections...During her first tenure she showed deep friendship to Israel, impressive sensitivity to the past, and devotion to the special relationship between the two people and two states." Israel knows a friend when they see one...and hear one. The Jewish State is the one and ONLY true democracy in the region. And, they are the only free state in the vanguard of the War on Terror. If we are to be true to our values, we will abandon Obama's dangerous direction of ditching our allies...and instead follow the lead of a true lover of liberty: Chancellor Merkel and Germany. We would again be viewed as a loyal friend to our allies (which is not the current perception under O) and surely cause tsuris in terrorist grottos globally. Finally...something to bring *auszeichnungen to the Fatherland... Shalom through strength... *auszeichnungen - German for awards; accolades. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Here Endless diplomacy is the opiate of cowards, chumps and those that reside in the deadly recesses of denial. While Iran races towards nuclear capability--Western leaders continue to use failed diplomatic stratagems in an attempt to mollify a ruthlessly barbaric regime. In the real world, the Islamic Republic of Iran will not be deterred from their anti-Semitic machination (mushroom cloud over Jerusalem) by mere olive branches and lofty overtures. The Tyrants of Tehran must be read the riot act: Either comply--or face the wrath of military action. What is needed today--in the face of such ominousness--is not another "peace in our time" diplomatic moment, but rather clear and decisive action that will (once and for all) eradicate this looming threat. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Opiate With an interminable rant of the Mullah's lapdog Mahmoud, long-range missile tests and the innumerable lies told concerning their (Iran) nuclear activities...the time has come to put an end to this dangling danger to the free world... No nation, aside from Israel, is willing to thwart the Mullah's machination...and stupefyingly, Obama and his ilk keep playing goalie...against their own side. (Schmuck's never cease to be efficacious for the enemy...) But can the Israelis be successful in setting Iran's nuclear dreams back years? I believe so... According to a detailed report compiled by the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) in Washington--and released this past April--it concludes that the Jewish State has all the necessary resources for a profitable strike. Despite reports by the US Military, and various intelligence sources, that Israel could do little damage to Iran's capabilities...the CSIS report asserts that the destruction of only 7 to 9 targets would be enough to paralyze the Iranian program, and catalogs the targets this way: 1. Lashkar A'bad - site of secret uranium enrichment plants in the north near the Turkish border.2. Tehranb - for the central laboratory for developing atomic armaments as well as more uranium enrichment facilities. 3. Arak - in central Iran, where a heavy water plant is under construction to manufacture plutonium for weapons. 4. Isfahan - in central Iran, near which a small research reactor and a cluster of laboratories for uranium enrichment, centrifuges and weapons development, are situated. 5. Natanz - the main center for uranium enrichment. 6. Ardekan - at the southern tip of Iran, where more uranium enrichment facilities are located. 7. Saghand - Iran's main uranium mining region. 8. Bushehr - on the Persian Gulf shore, Iran's biggest nuclear reactor built by Russia. 9. Gachin - near the Strait of Hormuz, the site of more uranium mines and enrichment facilities. The CSIS think tank believes Israel has the resources AND firepower to accomplish the job. The charts in the report contain a range of technical details illustrating how many PG bombs the Israeli Air Force F16I or F15F bomber-fighter planes can carry, what amount of fuel is required to reach their Iranian targets, and at what stage of their return voyage they would need to refuel. A very convincing study... The major roadblock is Obama's hopelessly, unchanging, evasive blather...along with our 'friends' Russia and China...which has allowed the crazy clerics even MORE time to finalize their cruel cabal. Back in April...according to a NYT article, an Israeli official was quoted as saying that Jerusalem would give the Obama administration till late this year to stop Iran's uranium enrichment program...subsequently, Israel will be compelled to act. That time is approaching with celerity...it's time for O to let go, and let Israel...do the dirty work for us all. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Let Most Americans have had more than enough of the president's 'America Blows Tour'...where O has demeaned and demoralized, on the world stage, the country that has allowed him to ride atop its coattails of capitalism into the highest office in the free world (although, he wishes it involved a crown and scepter)... And so O was given another opportunity to rectify his bad behavior toward his country...in front of world leaders (and assorted tyrants) in his first address to the United Nations General Assembly...instead, O proceeded to continue his 'Tour'... Regarding torture: "On my first day in office, I prohibited -- without exception or equivocation -- the use of torture by the United States of America. (Applause.) I ordered the prison at Guantanamo Bay closed, and we are doing the hard work of forging a framework to combat extremism within the rule of law. Every nation must know: America will live its values, and we will lead by example." Nice, the Palterer-In-Chief gave the listeners the unequivocal impression that we habitually implement torture upon prisoners. Regarding our troops in Iraq: "In Iraq, we are responsibly ending a war. We have removed American combat brigades from Iraqi cities, and set a deadline of next August to remove all our combat brigades from Iraqi territory. And I have made clear that we will help Iraqis transition to full responsibility for their future, and keep our commitment to remove all American troops by the end of 2011." The Traitor-In-Chief gave our bloodthirsty adversaries a timeline for their machinations. Regarding the Middle East conflict (this takes the cake for me): "We continue to call on Palestinians to end incitement against Israel...and we continue to emphasize that America does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements." "Incitement?" Is that what Obama now calls terrorist attacks upon innocent civilians? Well, that goes right along with one of his advisers (Brzezinski) beliefs that Qassam rocket attacks on Sderot were not lethal, just annoying. And whoa, O...it is YOU not AMERICA that does not accept "the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements." This is ISRAEL'S land...and if they want to build Lego castles and play tiddlywinks interminably upon it, that's THEIR business...since they are a sovereign nation. Whatever subject you choose, O continues to pathologically lie like a rug (I guess that's the consequence of NOT being a stand-up guy)...and he is indeed keeping his campaign promise of changing how the world views America. He is assuring that our allies see us as untrustworthy, and our enemies see us as conquerable. With all due respect to the office of President...O has just moved from 'useful idiot' to 'efficacious schmuck'...that's the ONLY promotion Obama deserves. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Cancel We are all familiar with the worst president of our time (so far)...Jimmy 'Dhimmi' Carter. His jugular pumps a shade of anti-Semitism most thought more endemic to Arabs. But Carter's case of anti-Jewitis is not isolated... Jimmy's former national security adviser, Zbigniew Brzezinski (Zbig), says that the pro-Israel lobby in the US is too powerful and uses the media to shut down criticism and influence the government. But there's more...he has also claimed that Hamas attacks on Sderot were not lethal, just annoying. Annoying? Tell that to the families of the 15 people who have been killed by Qassam rockets lobbed upon innocent Israelis since attacks began in 2001... (Hmm...just wondering if Zbig is sucking on Georgia goobers like his former boss...) And here's a big 'surprise'...Obama has made Zbig an advisor and has praised him as "someone I have learned an immense amount from", and "one of our most outstanding scholars and thinkers." Well, now that further clarifies the origin of O's anti-Semitic mind-set, a long history of O allying himself with anti-Israel buddies (i.e. Rev. Wright, Father Pfleger, Louis Farrakhan, etc.). Are peanuts the new 'jelly belly' in O's office? For the record...I do not hate peanuts OR peanut farmers...just the roasted Goober whose heart is so filled with disgust for the Jewish nation that he can't help spreading the hate around...through his books, his rhetorical spewage, his former cabinet members...and his terrorist support. Proof positive that a constant diet of gobbling goobers will only kill your gray matter... Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Peanuts These days, we're all sick of hearing about banks...many big banks receiving our hard-earned tax dollars, and then refusing to give loans to small businesses, etc. But there is one bank that has finally cut their nose to spite their face... Bank of America Corp (BofA), the largest U.S. retail bank, used their depositors' money to give credit cards, mortgages, and accounts to illegal aliens. That got them in a heap of trouble with the depositors. Some closed their accounts, and many boycotted the bank. Pretty bad, huh? Well you ain't heard nothing yet... Lance Corporal Chris Fowlkes, 20, of Gaffney, S.C....was a Marine who perished in Afghanistan. His hometown chose to bring honor to him and a neighbor placed small American flags along the route of the funeral procession. But one business, the Bank of America...had a problem with the flags... The branch manager ordered the removal of the flags placed to honor Fowlkes, over fears that people would be 'offended'. AND the manager took the flags and made the citizen go in to get them, if she didn't want them thrown away. I'm sorry, did you just feel that spittle land on Chris' grave? The backlash then began...so far, that BofA branch has lost $1.5M in cancelled accounts in Gaffney alone...but now the news is spreading. The Bank of America released a statement apologizing for the incident: "We want to ensure the community knows how deeply proud we are of the men and women who have sacrificed so much in service to our country." They further said the incident was a "miscommunication in corporate policy." Really? What kind of statement was given to this manager that she misunderstood? Either the person responsible for dictating the bank's corporate policy is Rain Man, minus the math skills, and should be fired. Or, if that branch manager is so incapable of comprehending the simple fact that the American flag should be respected and honored for what it represents...then she is incapable of being a manager...or a teller, for that matter. My strong suggestion concerning Bank of America: Give them your pink slip. Because a company that cannot respect the country in their name...doesn't deserve a penny of that country's currency. God Bless America! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Time Clearly the most pernicious and lethal individual that dwells within our boarders is Nancy Pelosi. By assaulting the CIA with a battery of false accusations, the Speaker has made our nation susceptible to attacks that would make 9/11 look like a fender bender. Her ballistic binge has cause many experienced agents and operatives to flee the agency, leaving it totally void of the seasoned veterans that have played a key role in keeping us save over the past 8 years. And those that do remain will most certainly ponder the question: Should I risk my live for a turncoat government? Unfortunately, the first female Speaker of the House has also turned out to America's most deadly domestic terrorist! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#NANCY So, you think the Congress took ACORN's grimy digits out of your wallet? Think again... The big announcement from Congress that they were voting to defund ACORN has a long journey before it is written in stone. Those votes were on amendments to different bills...and they're not seeing a presidential pen for some time...if ever.  In the meanwhile...ACORN is still eligible for beaucoup bucks...OUR bucks...BILLIONS of our bucks! And, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-MN, says, "don't think that the Democrats won't try to strip the ACORN language from whatever bill finally makes it to the White House." She's spot on...ACORN was responsible, in part, for the democrat landslide this past election. The massive voter fraud, which they are still being indicted for in numerous states...contributed to the outcome. So...the Dems owe a wee bit to this cadre of cons...so they will, in all probability, create a wag-the-dog...and quietly rip the language out of the bills, like a pickpocket in a crowd of tourists in Times Square... So, are citizens powerless? Far from it...there is way Americans can stop any further funding from going to ACORN immediately...and it will take unrelenting pressure upon Barack Obama... It's called the Suspension and Debarment Program. Bachman explains, "The government debarment and suspension procedures are intended to prevent poor performance, waste, fraud and abuse in federal procurement and nonprocurement actions. Debarment or suspension of an organization, business or individual from doing business with the federal government is not meant to be a punishment, but a procedure to ensure that federally funded business is conducted legally with responsible persons." (Wow...that could be applied to almost every subvention program the government runs...imagine the savings...!!!) Halloween is just one month away...so why not be a haunt?! That's right...haunt the President and insist that he implement this program with his former trainees...so they can go back into their caves...and stop sucking the lifeblood out of the taxpayers... If O does indeed implement this program...I, for one, will be grateful and say 'fangs a lot'! (Sorry, I couldn't resist.) http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#The The level of mendacity is towering! Imagine--politicos like Obama, Pelosi and Dodd telling us that illegals will not be entitled to ObamaCare. Truth be told--irrespective of which bill finally passes: Medical officials will not be allowed to question the legal status of any individual applying for government health care. This, of course--follows the caustic paradigm (federal law) that is now in play concerning emergency room treatment (which is bankrupting hospitals across the country). Joe Wilson was correct: You lie! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#LIE Well, you have to say one thing for the 'Beast on the East River'...they are consistent... Putting aside the fact that a majority of the hundreds of UN Resolutions concerning the Middle East conflict have been critical of Israel, and have ignored the 'palestinians' acts of terror upon innocent Israelis...a report released Tuesday, Sept 15, containing the results of a UN investigation, led by former South African judge Richard Goldstone...accused Israel of "war crimes and crimes against humanity" in their Gaza Strip campaign (Operation Cast Lead) against the terror group Hamas. The Operation ended in January. Although the report made a passing reference to the rockets/missiles fired at Jewish civilian targets by the 'Palestinians', the bulk of the 575-page report condemned Israel. Gee...what a freaking surprise!!! The IDF (Israel Defense Forces), as a rule, takes painstaking care to avoid civilian casualties...often warning civilians by phone prior to their retaliatory attacks. The majority of collateral damage was caused directly by Hamas' actions of using their frailest citizens, women and children (which they consider chattel) as human shields. References to these abominable actions in the report? Zilch... And, the 'equitable' former chief UN war crimes prosecutor, Goldstone, said he planned to pass his findings on to the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Gee, what a *mensch...a guy like this is hard to find (unless, of course, someone forgets to curb their dog and you discover him on the bottom of your shoe)... The UN's vile disdain for the Jewish State has been catalogued for years...it appears now, to be an obsessive addiction that requires some rehab...or, perhaps, a disease of the heart, requiring a transplant. Shalom through strength... *mensch - Yiddish/German for human being; "a person of integrity and honor." http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Hatred In July of this year, Mossad (Israel's International Intelligence Agency) stopped a Russian freighter on its mission: To bring cruise missiles to Iran. The ship Arctic Sea was carrying x-55 cruise missiles and S300 anti-aircraft rockets hidden in stealth compartments amid its cargo of timber and sawdust. Apparently, Putin's bear cubs have switched from Vodka to *wood alcohol... There were reports that Bibi had disappeared for 14 hours on Sept. 9th. Some reports and confirmation from those in Bibi's administration were that he did indeed go to Russia to meet with Medvedev and Putin. But other reports, from former Mossad agents, were that no such trip occurred. Did he, or didn't he? Allow me to offer my theory... I believe Bibi did indeed make a trip to meet with Putin and Medvedev...in order to discuss their influence with the former Persian empire and their nuclear program. Why? For political cover. When the Iranian nuclear facilities are attacked, Israel will legitimately be able to say that they made a diplomatic attempt with Russia to avoid this action, but Putin refused to use his influence. Brilliant...and de rigueur... Those who know the only possible solution for the Iranian threat upon the West is an attack upon Iranian nuclear facilities...also know, Israel is in the frontlines for the West...and the least the rest of the West can do is support their courageous efforts to ensure the security of their citizens...and ours. The bear has been hibernating since the fall of the USSR...but Bibi knows there are former KGB cubs still growling and walking to and fro seeking whom they may devour. Shalom through strength... *Methyl alcohol (wood grain alcohol/methanol) is toxic to the human body and is known to cause brain damage. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Bear Let's not mince words: The most appalling aspect of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to the UN (later this month) is the incontestable fact that he has American blood on his hands. Iranian made explosive devices, which have maimed and killed scores of US troops in Iraq--were discovered in Mesopotamia several years ago. Not to mention the fact that Iran's proxies Hezbollah and the Revolutionary Guard were deployed to the region to create bloody mayhem. It is these egregious details that should prompt our Commander in Chief to sternly oppose this rat bastard's feet from ever touching-down on our precious soil. But I suspect that when MA's plane does land--Obama will be there to greet him with butt-ready lips! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#BUTT Having just visited the anniversary of the greatest terror attack our nation has ever seen...many citizens have turned their attention to our national security. And one of our greatest foreign threats: Iran. Israeli Intelligence and Atomic Energy Minister, Dan Meridor, recently said, "The time is now. There is no more time to waste, and that's not only the Israeli perspective, it's much more general." Indeed, Meridor is correct...evidence has now become clear that Iran is not years away from nuclear capability but rather mere months away. And although Israel is a featured target in the rhetoric coming out of the former Persian empire...the US is considered 'the Great Satan' by Iran...meaning the bull's-eye is much larger... Now, Meridor clarifies that he was referring to the international community making a concerted effort to hinder Iran's efforts...but is this a potential reality? Not at all... Why? It is not merely Iran, who is our problem, but rather 2 other countries, that--if they are not in the chorus of voices against the Mullahs--all efforts are moot. Those two entities are none other than: China and Russia. Steve Schippert, co-founder of the Center for Threat Awareness and managing editor for ThreatsWatch.org. (in an interview for FrontPageMag.com) said: "The 11-shipment Russian supply of 80 tons of enriched uranium nuclear fuel for the Russian-built 1,000 megawatt light water reactor is a sweeping Iranian victory and troubling in several respects. From a strategic view flying by at 20,000 feet, it is indicative of Iran and Russia's deepening common alignment against the United States. It's an alignment - an allied partnership beyond nuclear cooperation - that also includes China...I have and will continue to refer to Russia and China as the Iranian Protectorate. No nation at the UN Security Council has been more steadfast or consistent in resistance to US and Western sanctions efforts there than either the bear or the dragon." Schippert is spot on...and these two roadblocks are giving hope to Iran. Because Iran desires regional dominance (a Muslim Caliphate in the Middle East), and treasures the support of the bear and the dragon.  How Russia benefits: They possess a major portion of the world's oil reserves, of which Iran is a customer. Their gains are fiscal and emotional (Tarzan syndrome): Iran is their major arms client and the Bushehr plant construction was a $1 billion dollar deal. How China benefits: Monetarily: They signed a massive long-term energy deal with Iran worth billions of dollars. The National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) has given them, as Schippert puts it, "diplomatic cover necessary to ink the deal, affording the oil-starved dragon energy relief and enriching the Iranian regime during economic plight." All three have supercilious goals: Iran seeks regional dominance (and the destruction of Israel). Russia seeks to be restored to superpower status (no friend of Israel). China desires to establish itself as the next superpower (also no friend of Israel). The bear and the dragon are the fuses lighting the mushroom. (And, by the way...you're not paranoid...the three really are taking about us in the huddle...) We will find it an impenetrable three-fold cord of terror, since Russia and China--in pursuit of their own gluttonous goals--will feed Iran until they vomit their hate, toward the West, in a nuclear projectile...that few will be able to recover from...if any survive. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Minutes So, Barry "super-genius, I like the way that sounds" Obama...and keeper of the healthcare keys...laid out one of the largest piles of drek, for the public's consumption, any president has ever done.  It's for sale...but NO citizen is buying it...and O's inference that most Americans opposing his machinations upon our healthcare system are "confused" is disparaging, to say the least. So, there's no legitimate opposition, in O's eyes...we either agree or we're *famisched? Well, anyone listening to this **mishegoss could reasonably develop vertigo... Bottom-line: O is trying to implement the 'public option' which will eventually push out private insurance companies simply because, with a public option, the government becomes player AND referee. And remember...the government doesn't have to make a profit...the private sector has to make a profit to stay in business, and if the government needs to expand the program, they simply raise taxes. What got us here: The impotence of the Republican Party to confront the lie of the country having a healthcare 'crisis'. What will get us where we want to be: Courageous citizens who demand that their representatives actually represent them in the real issues concerning healthcare: Tort reform and allowing the a la carte purchase of healthcare across state lines. O's speeches could be better utilized in poison control units as emetics...but as far as possessing value for our medical dollar? Worthless... It was the largest load of auditory offal my ears have ever had the misfortune to encounter...48 minutes of auditory offal, to be exact. *famisched - (fuh -'mished) Yiddish for confused; mixed up. **mishegoss - (mish-i-gahs) Yiddish for craziness. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Minutes Allow me to understand the following: Dare oppose ObamaCare and you will be labeled a racist, bigot and hate-monger. Wow! So, upon being threatened with such virulent and toxic labels--those who oppose are expected to fall silent (capitulate) and just allow Obama to implement socialized medicine? Which--by the way--would make us all serfs in his kingdom of Hope and Change. Well, just call me a racist. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Just While the neutered (think Obama and his acolytes) continue to preach the immorality of waterboarding, the left-leaning Washington Post recently ran a story that explicitly detailed how 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed's intractability was eventually shattered by the so-called controversial interrogation technique. And, as a result--KSM revealed myriad terror plots that were to be executed on US soil--which also included an attack on the Brooklyn Bridge. Only those that lack a pair would deem it immoral to splash water in the face of a mass murderer in order to save thousands (if not millions) of innocent American lives. Neutered, indeed! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#NEUTERED Those of us who are up to snuff on the activities of the former Persian empire know we are now down to the wire... Neither the EU nor the US (with O at the helm) will do squat about the Persian petards planned for Israel or the 'Great Satan' (us)...so with all Israeli PM Binyamin "BiBi" Netanyahu has on his plate (i.e. being surrounded by seething 'neighbors', etc.), I believe he needs to do two things: Ignore the delays and blather of the world community, who care nothing for the survival of the Jewish State. Lock and Load. No world leader will assist you. No world leader will vocally support you. All world leaders will condemn you when your crucial work is done. But freedom-loving souls, globally, will salute you...as they collectively breathe a sigh of relief. Because in the current milieu of craven narcissists and arrogant autocrats...there will only be... Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Ignore The very thought that our commander-in-chief would prosecute the intrepid warriors that extracted lifesaving information from 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohamed is beyond insane. In fact, I dare say: It is outright treason! Most clear minded Americans are of the belief that (if need be) in order to procure vital info from a KSM type--the inch by inch removal of a particular male organ is totally acceptable. This might not sit well with O and his flock of squeamish pansies, but we the people know that in order to halt the propagation of pure evil--righteous violence is permissible. AMEN! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#INCH A new school year brings new challenges to both teachers and students. But one startling challenge in the UK, could be our next insurmountable hurdle... Robin Simcox, Researcher for The Center for Social Cohesion (a non-partisan think-tank in the UK), has spent some time in UK inner city schools this past year promoting discussion and debate on current events, through workshops in secondary schools. Along his journey, he encountered an alarming phenomenon. According to Simcox, "When discussing the day's headlines in class, the pupils assured me that the McDonalds restaurant chain was in the habit of paying the Jews to kill the Arabs. When I attempted to challenge their flippant comments that "America and the Jews try to kill all the Muslims" and ask them why anyone would do such a thing, their reply was 'because they're evil'." Now, how on earth do you think these teens got that mindset?  I believe two ingredients created this: 1) An influx of Muslims to the inner city; and 2) The government's acquiescence to the demands of the Muslim community. These two combined have created a milieu that expresses and reflects the same hatred and sheer ignorance found in Muslim-controlled countries. Hatred of the West, including Jews and Americans...and a dismissive denial of the Holocaust.  Why should we give a hoot about something going on 3,460 miles away from our shores? Because the UK is the economic and democratic powerhouse of Europe.  They began adding 'inclusive' language in their legislations, we followed suit. They have cowered to the cries for Sharia law, and we are on the precipice of doing the same.  We must now draw the line with the next generation...by telling the truth. And that includes, the truth about the past. Because acquiescence to hateful values, trepidation to speak out in truth, and the tolerance and acceptance of historical revisionism...will 'educate' our young to 'bite the hand that feeds them'...and then kill it. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Educating When an organism is poisonous, it has a habit of, whether intentionally or not--infecting all who come in contact with it. The United nation has become such an organism. As I had reported earlier this week, on August 28th, the IAEA released their findings that Iran had decreased its expansion of uranium enrichment. The IAEA head, Mohamed El Baradei, was accused of concealing facts in his final report, which spoke contradictions to that conclusion...now those accusations appear to be true... The UN has been plagued by scandal after scandal. It has long outlived its usefulness and now has become this poisonous mass infecting all it touches. Although created independently of the UN, the IAEA reports to both the UN General Assembly and the Security Council.  Just enough to contaminate it... But the providers of the Intel that refuted El Baradei's findings, have ratted the rat out. Six nations, including the US, Israel, Britain, France, Netherlands and Japan--provided El Baradei with recent and detailed info on the achievements made by Iran in its race to develop an A-bomb. The Intel revealed that Iran is running clandestine military nuclear projects laterally to its civilian nuclear energy program. But Mohamed...whoops...left it out of the report... You have to ask: Why conceal this Intel? Is El Baradei a sympathizer with the Mullahs' agenda? Was a deal made with the crackpot clerics that would make his November retirement more cushy?  Was this an act of omission or commission on El Baradei's part? Either way...the results will ultimately have a 'glowing' affect on all. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Sin The egregious treatment of the CIA by President Obama (and his rapid lapdog AG Eric Holder) is demonstrable evidence that he simply does not care about our troops. Remember, our warriors in the theater of battle rely heavily on the crucial Intel that is provided to them by the men and women of this fine organization. By the administration launching a political investigation against it (concerning so-called torture techniques) will only serve to greatly diminish the amount of Intel made available to our soldiers battling the enemy in both Iraq and Afghanistan. And the end result, without question--will be truly catastrophic: More dead GI's. Way to go, O! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#WAY OK...it's official...the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are either diabolical liars, as naive as the day is long on June 21st in Fairbanks, AK...or incredibly stupid.  Hmmm, quite a menu... On August 28th, the IAEA released their findings that Iran had decreased its expansion of uranium enrichment, but added that charges that Tehran had studied how to build atom bombs appeared credible. And so the news is...???? Those that are able to see that Iran has never decelerated their march toward nuclear weaponization, know that the Mullahs have taken advantage of every scintilla of every opportunity the incredibly stupid have afforded them...and they WILL accomplish their nuclear goals... Iranian news agency, Fars, reported that Iran's emissary to IAEA Ali Asghar Soltanieh stated that, "Iran's nuclear activities are peaceful." Soltanieh continued concerning the report, "It shows Iran has continued its cooperation with the agency ... but at the same time will not accept any political pressure to take measures beyond its legal commitments." Interpretation..."you are free to look this far, and no further." And Iran continues it's proclamation that they have no designs on a nuclear weapon.  It's unequivocal what Iran is doing with these 'extensions'...making plans...building dreams...stirring their caldron of machinations against the West.  These constant delays, gullible reports and paltering proclamations are providing the enemies of freedom the time necessary...to make our nightmares come true. Iran, when questioned, always declares that women are free under their regime. We know this is NOT the truth. They also declare that they have peaceful nuclear purposes for their uranium enrichment activities...what do YOU think is the truth? Hmm... Shalom through strength...   http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Iran I will always remember Ted Kennedy for his pugnacious assault on Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork: "Robert Bork's America is a land in which women would be forced into back-alley abortions, blacks would sit at segregated lunch counters . . ." Kennedy, unmistakably--was the complete antithesis of Ronald Reagan. He dogmatically opposed all tax cuts, disdained any and all US military buildups--and rabidly supported the destruction of innocents in the womb. The Lion of the Senate has left behind a liberal legacy of caustic legislation (such as the Immigration Reform Act of 1965, which flooded the country with unskilled immigrants)--as well as a seditious anti-Iraq war record that gave aid and comfort to the enemy. And may we never forget the millions of unborn babies that were slaughtered on the altar of liberalism that Ted Kennedy gleefully constructed. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#DEAD Question: How would you view someone who would exploit your vulnerability, in a life-and-death situation...simply to gain broader appeal and accolades? Vermin, right? Well, you can also call him Barack Obama...a rose is a rose...(and this one may have been fertilized with rat manure)... The President has offered Israel stiff pressure on Iran to stop its nuclear program, if Israel agrees to end building homes for Jews in Jewish areas, which are claimed by 'Palestinian' Arabs. With all due respect...what freakin' chutzpah!! The anti-Meddler is suggesting WHAT?? I believe this is referred to as...um, MEDDLING... But O goes further here...he not only meddles in Israel's national security affairs, but he is offering NO details nor guarantees of success. Let me see, so thousands of Jews remain in temporary housing because O didn't learn his history/geography lessons about the land's true owners? And the entire Jewish population is more vulnerable to Iran's nuclear weaponization, because O is a foreign policy neophyte? What a repulsive way to eek out a legacy... My humble advice to Bibi: Don't believe the Arm-Twister-In-Chief...he appears to follow his own form of a Quranic dictate known as Taqiyyah...it's OK to lie to the infidels, in order to further Islam, but in O's case, in order to further his agenda. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Believe You know that country in the Northern part of Europe, known for making good cheese, watches, and some really good quality knives? Well, they're also becoming known for creating something else...hate... The Swedish were 'neutral' during WWII...unwilling to take a stand against the Nazis...and considering their recent behavior, there is no longer a need to wonder why... In a piece on Ynetnews.com, Adi Porat says it all, "In the country that likes to present itself as equal and neutral, Israel is considered the greatest nemesis of our time." Here's a case in point...reports about terror attacks during the first Intifada didn't identify the perp as a suicide bomber, but instead, that "four Israelis and a Palestinian were killed in an explosion," as if the unfortunate 'Palestinian' merely happened to be at the scene of the blast...when HE was the bomber. Nothing like neutrality, huh? Oh, but there's much more...recently, the Swedish paper, Aftonbladet, published on it's website an article accusing the IDF of harvesting 'Palestinian' organs. It was an egregious lie. The Israeli government declared that it expected the Swedish government to officially condemn the article. PM Bibi Netanyahu stated , "We do not want the Swedish government to apologize, we want it to issue a condemnation." The Swedish response? Although Swedish Ambassador to Israel Elisabet Borsiin Bonnier's condemned the report, the Swedish government said that didn't represent their position. What?? So they're OK with the hateful paltering? Hmmm...interesting. While some might say Sweden is taking this stance for political reasons...many know this is merely a facade for good ole, enduring anti-Semitism! You know...it's no wonder there is a growing Muslim population in Sweden (nearly 10 million)...they must feel right at home. I have to say...I do love cheese, use watches...and on occasion, need a good quality knife. But from now on...if it's made in Sweden: I don't want it! Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Made Yes, indeed...our Military has more than enemies abroad...and I'm not talking about terrorist cells right here on our sod...they have one right on Pennsylvania Avenue... It has long been known that Obama is no friend of our Military. And in his typical elitist style, he is continuing on the path he has so carefully followed. remember now, the empirical evidence that proves his disdain for our troops in the past: Commander-in-Chief, who never thought it necessary to join the ranks. Accused our troops, on the campaign trail, of "air-raiding villages and killing civilians." In Feb. 2007, he said that the Iraq War should never have been waged and that it was a waste of 3,000 American lives (referring to our slain heroes). He hired Jamillah Muhammad (a black Muslim, who led anti-military counseling in Chicago during the Gulf war to steer young blacks away from supposedly racist military recruiters who she claimed took advantage of their joblessness and poor education) as a senior campaign staffer. Earlier this year...he considered a proposal that would have made veterans use private insurance to pay for treatment of combat and service-related injuries. Do I really need to go any further? But I will... In April, Obama stated concerning CIA agents who conducted interrogations on terrorists, "It is our intention to assure those who carried out their duties relying in good faith upon legal advice from the Department of Justice that they will not be subject to prosecution." That was then, this is now... Attorney General Eric Holder, a member of Obama's cabinet, today announced that he had appointed Assistant U S Attorney John Durham, "a career prosecutor with the Department of Justice and who has assembled a strong investigative team of experienced professionals, will recommend to me whether there is sufficient predication for a full investigation into whether the law was violated in connection with the interrogation of certain detainees." Um...I guess O went back on his word?! Imagine that... And in case some are confused by O's verbal defecation on not being responsible for what the AG does...you'll need a shovel and higher boots...the AG does O's bidding... So, how does this hurt the military? The mere fact that our Justice Dept. is accusing our Intelligence Dept. of torturing these prisoners, emboldens the jihadists in the field...giving them a false justification for targeting our troops. Thanks, O...as if I didn't already have enough reasons to be appalled by the thought of you...this takes the cake. Our troops deserve greater accolades than ever before. Their service is the right thing...under the wrong man. Hoo-ah!! Oo-rah!! Hoo-Yah!! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Further "Wherever the pilgrim turns his feet, he finds Scotsmen in the forefront of civilization and letters. They are the premiers in every colony, professors in every university, teachers, editors, lawyers, engineers and merchants...everything, and always at the front." English writer Sir Walter Besant And a veracious statement this once was...the Scots have given us Inventors like: Alexander Graham Bell; John Logie Baird; Robert Davidson; Composers like: Robert Burns and Judith Weir; Actors like: Ewan McGregor; Tom Conti; Brian Cox, etc....in so many ways, the Scots have made magnanimous contributions to civilization globally...but that was long ago and far away... By their atrocious actions this past week, the Scots have confirmed they are no longer to be looked to for beneficent offerings to our world...  We were able to see the lose of the courage in those that produced the Scottish champion William Wallace (the true-life hero of the movie 'Braveheart'), diminish to the point of acquiescing to Muslims recent demand that doctors and nurses refrain from eating in front of their Muslim patients during Ramadan. And we have now seen the gross lack of any compassion from the Scottish National Party (SNP) for the families of the victims of Pam Am Flight 103. The flight that was blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland on December 21, 1988.  Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi was the Libyan terrorist found guilty of the crime of killing a total of 270 people (259 on the plane and 11 on the ground) of which 180 were Americans. He was sentenced to life in prison. But that was then, and this is now... In a supposed show of 'compassion', the Scots allowed Megrahi to go home to Libya because he has prostate cancer. Now doesn't that just bring a tear to your peepers?  I mean, forget about how the 259 victims (of which 14 were infants and children) on the plane were mutilated and torn to smithereens as they plummeted to the earth in a terrorizing inferno.  Why bother having compassion on their families, or respect for their memories...who cares... And what of the innocent also on the ground in Lockerbie...11 were callously killed that night...pieces of the plane--and pieces of bodies--landed in fields, in backyards, on fences, and on rooftops. And the plane's fuel, already burning before it made impact, landed on houses, causing the houses to explode.  Apparently, these innocent are considered akin to 'infidels' by the SNP...not worthy of mourning or justice. That should please the Muslim world... Sound unkind to make such accusations against the the Scots? But what other conclusion can be made? If their show of 'compassion' was an attempt to prove to the Muslim world that they can be forgiving...they are truly awry in their reasoning. When forgiveness is granted, it does NOT negate consequences. And if you murder 270 innocent people, showing no mercy, whatsoever...mercy shall not be granted you. Punishment should have its place in a just society... This decision has unequivocally proven that the Scots cannot be trusted to reason justly in a civil society...nor be respected going forward... Sorry, Sir Walter Besant...the Scots have now taken a backseat on justice. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Scots The Middle East conflagration is not as complex as the Euro-intellects and State Department bureaucrats build it up to be. In fact--it is fairly simple to comprehend: The Palestinians (inspired by Koranic doctrine) believe Israel does not have a right to exist, and thus--must be driven into the sea. The manifestations of this convoluted and wretched mindset can be seen in the daily rocket attacks from Gaza, the insidiously anti-Semitic speeches delivered by high ranking Fatah members, and the Death to the Jews curriculum being taught in Palestinian schools. Whether Oslo, or the so-called Road Map--these peace initiatives have all been glaring failures due to one reason: The Palestinians have never been interested in land for peace--but rather death to Israel. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#DEATH Mubarak and the House of Saud are getting worried. So worried they are even willing to collaborate with their sworn enemy--the Jews--in order to prevent the annihilation of their kingdoms by Iran. What a difference a day makes... Imagine that...desiring to work in concert with Israel--the Saudis, who see Jews as "descendants of apes and pigs," want to have a working relationship with them? And on Egyptian TV (controlled by the Egyptian government), Sheik Said Al-Afani and Sheik Muhammad Abd Al-Salam said "Jews Are the Offspring of Snakes and Vipers and Were Behind All Wars"--why the push to work with these "offspring of vipers and snakes"...no concern of getting bitten? The truth is...Egypt and Saudi Arabia are Sunni Muslim and the Persians are Shia...and Ahmadinejad has made it unequivocal that he intends to take their kingdoms from them, devouring the entire Middle East...to create a unified Muslim continent, ready for a one world Caliphate. And Mubarak and the Saudi Princes are not down with it... So they are willing to 'lower' themselves to work with or use the Jews to squash the Persians. Gee...if I were Israel...I would jump at their overtures of friendship...NOT. BUT...because Israel is the first target, they will collaborate...for their very survival. And, of course, Israel will do the dirty work...as always. When the job is done...things will return to the normal, daily fare of Israel's neighbors...turning back into their enemies. The more things change, the more they stay the same. The moral here: Threat of annihilation does indeed make strange bedfellows. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Threat The incontestable evidence that Western Civilization is teetering on the brink of insanity can be found in its slavish desire to hasten a Palestinian State. With Gaza (a post facto PS) as a bloodcurdling example--why would anyone seek to reward such a horde of brain-dead, murderous thugs with their own nation. Democratic leaders must remember: The Palestinians not only viciously attack Israel (from Gaza) because they hate Jews--but they also do it to demonstrate their intense vitriol for democracy. By advocating a Palestinian State--Western Civilization will not only be giving birth to a nation that will be used as a base of operations for the violent extermination of Jews--but also the total deconstruction of democracy. Now--how insane is that? http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#HOW Intelligence and education are wonderful things, but without wisdom, are worth a pile of *drek. That's exactly the results the largest internet search engine, Google has acquired with their recent actions...opening up a domain specifically for the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Gaza Arabs. They have taken a political stand, not one based upon facts...and not a wise business choice, to boot. There is a preponderance of evidence to prove that there is, in fact, no such people as 'palestinians'. 'Palestine has never existed as an independent entity...ever. It was controlled by Rome, by the Ottoman Empire and, temporarily, by the British following WW I. The Brits then consented to restore part of the land to the Jewish people as their homeland. But, hey...don't believe me, here's Palestine Liberation Organization executive committee member Zahir Muhsein, in an interview printed in a Dutch newspaper (Trouw) on March 31, 1977: "The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct "Palestinian people" to oppose Zionism. "For tactical reasons, Jordan, which is a sovereign state with defined borders, cannot raise claims to Haifa and Jaffa, while as a Palestinian, I can undoubtedly demand Haifa, Jaffa, Beer-Sheva and Jerusalem. However, the moment we reclaim our right to all of Palestine, we will not wait even a minute to unite Palestine and Jordan."  Now let's remember...Arabs control 99.9% of the Middle East. Israel represents 1/10th of 1% of the region. So almost EVERYTHING is not enough for the Arabs, huh? A wee bit of a covetous crew... The Middle East conflict is a hot property, and to tread upon this sod ignorantly is not only feckless...but egregious. Google that... Shalom through strength... *Drek - Human dung, feces, manure or excrement; inferior merchandise or work; insincere talk or excessive flattery. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Google So here we are, coming up on 7th month of Obama's first term, and it doesn't even look like he is dazzling his favorites anymore... It seems the Saudis are putting pressure on O to encourage Israel's plans to attack Iran's nuclear facilities. The Royal family is at odds with Iran and its Shiite theocracy. Why? Because the Saudis know the Mullah's plans include usurping their power and the destruction of the Saudi kingdom, in order to facilitate a global Caliphate.  Interesting how some in the Arab world hold their Muslim noses long enough to let the Jews do their bidding...how 'tolerant'... The Egyptians, who also wouldn't mind Israel targeting Iran's nuclear possibilities, think O is not likely to support a strike by Israel...and they're correct. O erroneously believes that when his words flow out of his anterior orifice, they mesmerize the hearers into a state of nirvana...where all happiness and acquiescence is possible. (Hey just wondering, are those cigarettes O smokes, or blunts?) Honestly, I believe Iran welcomes O's prose with open arms...because they utilize every second of his feckless delays...to keep on building their big bang. And no amount of winsome words will hinder their machinations.  Shalom through strength...   http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Arabs It has become disgustingly apparent that President Obama has a strong affinity for those who just love to bash America. Obama will be presenting the Medal of Freedom (our nation's highest civilian award) to former Irish President Mary Robinson. Robinson, on more than one occasion (particularly following 9/11) has excoriated America foreign policy, as well as calling Israel a Nazi State that brutally, painfully and methodically subjugates Palestinians. Well, I guess we can just add Robinson to the growing list (which includes Chavez, Castro, Ortega, Assad and Ahmadinejad) of tyrants and thugs Obama has reached out to that just love to whack America. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#LOVE The hottest topic on everyone's lips lately is healthcare reform. The most discussed proposal is HR 3200 (because the Senate hasn't formulated one yet, though they're out peddling it). And it appears the more that is revealed about this atrocity of a bill...the more the citizenry is in opposition. (Probably the most pernicious tactic of the administration is to label the truthful revelation of the elements of the bill as 'myths'...but they indeed are not.) Putting aside the fact that the majority of people are happy with their current healthcare (80% in CNN poll), the majority do desire some changes...and here are the answers to the healthcare questions that would work for a free-market society, such as ours: Malpractice Insurance Reform (Tort reform). Allowing the purchase of health insurance across state lines, as we allow with auto insurance, which permits competition, which in turn creates a consumer-friendly milieu and would allow people to keep the same insurance from job to job.  Allow the purchase of al a carte insurance, which can only be accomplished when the government relinquishes control over private insurance.    These are the right reforms for a free-market system and a free people, which has become burdened by an invasive government...release the federal tentacles...and all will be well (pun intended). Many have become sick of how our elected leaders have molded an intrusive system...but if any form of this lethal bill is passed...we will truly know what sick is...if we make it that far (no myth, page 425). http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Right Part of the Palestinian Authority (PA), Fatah, just had another leadership election...such a monotonous event...tons of infighting...2,300 delegates in attendance made for another huge rowdy-dow...and the result? Well... Abbas' chosen successor? The hardliner Abu Maher Ghneim, 71. So the 'moderate' terror group founded by the grandfather of modern terrorism, the late (thank G-d) Yasser Arafat, has now replaced its old regime with younger homespun facades, specifically Jibril Rajoub from Hebron (he was Arafat's national security adviser), Mohammad Dahlan (mastermind of an Israeli school bus attack in 2003), and Marwan Barghouti, who is serving a life sentence in Israel for multiple terrorist attacks (and the murder of 5 innocent Israelis). Now about Ghneim...he was a close associate of former Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Chairman Yasser Arafat. The two worked together, with Abbas, to create the Fatah terrorist group and afterward the PLO, and fought jointly as terrorists in the 1960s. And we thought our representatives were miscreants...  So, here's a question...what has changed in the Middle East situation by this election? Bupkis...absolutely nothing. Hamas may hate Fatah, and Fatah may loathe their rival Hamas...but their agenda remains the same...they are brethren and they desire: To see the death of their enemy Israel...and all Jews. Israel is still dealing with a collective homicidal mindset and it matters not from whose vantage point you view this--Hamas or Fatah...it ALL amounts to the elimination of the Jewish State, NOT the recognition of it. Putting lipstick on this pig (pun intended), and a hideous shade at that...just wastes more time and endangers more innocent Israeli lives. So let's get a tissue, wipe this Gaza boar clean, and deal with first things first...Israel's right to exist! Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Election On Feb 12, 2008, The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) did a great deed for our country and for the families of 241 Marines, who lost their lives at the hands of one of the most venal terrorist groups on our planet: Hezbollah. The IDF brought justice that day by killing the mastermind of the 1983 attack in Beirut: Imad Moughniyeh (pronounced Mug NEE uh). He plotted the craven attack to take place as our Marines, who were in Beirut as peacekeepers, were sleeping. And since that time...NO ONE in the Arab world would give him up. And our country, sadly, was not pursuing the fiend.  But Israel kept track of the vermin...and finally brought justice to the memories of our brave fallen. Now it's time to show how much we appreciate Israel's steadfastness to us. We must stand by our friends, who are under threat of revenge by Hezbollah...for taking Moughniyeh out. Israel has stated that they will hold Hezbollah and Lebanon itself responsible for any attempt to slaughter Israelis overseas. And we MUST support them in this accountability.  Because if we don't, we will show our friends, we are not to be trusted. And send an unequivocal message to our enemies, we are as weak as ever. In a post 9/11 world...the failure to give our support is tantamount to suicide. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Alone Contrary to popular belief...the election of Barack Obama has already resulted in a renaissance of sorts...and one reminiscent of the nascent stages of American democracy... For countless years considered the purest and most democratic form of government, the New England Town Meeting (aka Town Hall Meeting) actually has Colonial roots. The first documented gathering of voters in America took place in Dorchester, MA in 1633. A Town Meeting Square tablet memorializes the estimated location of the meeting house, which was also used as a school. The substance of this historic first was that the townsmen, by vote, agreed to meet at common intervals to handle the "good and well ordering of the affayres of the Plantation." Shortly thereafter, the larger Boston area began implementing the practice.  This form is also considered: Direct Democracy. And we are now in a resurgence not unlike that of the very genesis of our republic, some 300 years ago... Connecticut State Historian, Christopher Collier, put it this way: "It's obviously the most democratic form of government one can imagine. It's the closest to the people, it involves the largest number of people, its the most open." Indeed it is...and Americans are recapturing the fever of democracy...thanks to Mr. Obama's compulsion to undemocratically force his radical agenda down their throats. Hundreds upon hundreds of concerned American citizens are overflowing Town Hall meetings across the country repeating what our nation's forefathers did 3 centuries past... And they will NOT be told to pipe down or shut up or be still...just because you won, Mr. Obama. This is America...we speak our minds freely. We speak truth to power. We elect our leaders to serve us, not bow down to worship them. And we rise up to confront them, when they are perniciously wrong. This is not the FIRST time, in my life, that I 'm proud of my country (unlike some)...but it is a particular shining moment, which I am thrilled to be alive to see: The time America found its voice...again! Thank you, Mr. Obama...you've been an enormous help in solidifying democracy and freedom in America...like no one else ever has. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Direct For those who have poo-pooed the notion that Barack Obama wants to be a dictator, consider ObamaCare. It is a Euro-style health care system that will not only micromanage every aspect of the doctor/patient relationship---but it will also co-opt over 20% of our GDP. This is a huge step towards controlling the middle class, which makes up 75% of the nation. And, as Saul Alinsky fervently preached: Control the proletariat--and you control the country. Make no mistake: ObamaCare is part of a well crafted machination designed to morph America into a dictatorship run by a left-wing, Ivy League narcissist who believes he knows best. Well, poo-pooh no more! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#WELL Remember the Palestinian Authority minority party that our current administration, and the former, referred to as 'moderate'? Yes, that's right, Fatah...well, they are again revealing who they REALLY are... Courtesy of PA-TV [PA-TV (Fatah), Aug. 4, 2009] and Palwatch.org: "We have in our midst the hero Khaled Abu-Usbah, hero of the operation [terror attack] led by the Shahida (Martyr) Dalal Mughrabi [loud applause from the audience]. We salute him and welcome him. And [we salute] the hero, the Shahida (Martyr) Dalal. [He shouts:] All the glory! All the glory! All the glory! All the sisters here are Dalal's sisters." A few reminders about this 'moderate' gaggle: Fatah means "conquest by means of jihad [Islamic holy war] in Arabic."  Fatah Charter states in Article 12, "Complete liberation of Palestine, and eradication of Zionist economic, political, military and cultural existence."On March 30, 2007, Hamas spokesman, Dr. Radwan, said on Fatah TV, "Palestine...will be liberated through the rifle," which means Israel will be destroyed through violence. Then quoted Muhammed, "...O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, come on and kill him!" (Sahih Muslim book 41, no. 6985) US State Dept. designated Fatah a terrorist group in August 2007. So what did these two Islamic thugs do that was so praiseworthy? Why they hijacked two Israeli buses in 1978 wherein 37 innocent Israeli civilians, 12 of them children, were brutally massacred and 76 wounded. Was this a moderate act? And what exactly is there to cheer about...the only good Jew is a dead Jew? This erroneous AND perilous perspective on this terror group is the real problem. The Bush administration was just as amaurotic as the current occupant of the White House...and this is not just dangerous for Israel, but it broadcasts to our enemies that they can come and get us, because we're as clueless as we were on 9/10. If we can't discern the difference between a moderate and a monster...we're dead already. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#These Yes, people...it's the president who refused to support the Iranian people who protested in the streets of Tehran against the Mullahs, because he said we shouldn't "meddle"...violating his own belief... State Department spokeswoman Megan Mattson condemned legitimate Arab evictions from Jerusalem. These particular Arabs were occupying a Jewish housing complex illegally for almost a century. Obama believes the evictions in eastern Jerusalem represent violations of Israel's agreement under the "Road Map" peace plan. PM Netanyahu's spokesperson, Mark Regev said, "The eviction yesterday in Jerusalem was a result of a ruling by our Supreme Court that had to decide in a dispute between two parties over the legal control of a property." O ostensibly can't stop playing the race card...making this an Arab-Israeli issue instead of a dispute between two parties over the legal authority of a property. And correct me if I'm wrong (and I'm not)...but isn't this "meddling?" Just what O used as an excuse for NOT supporting lovers of freedom in Iran? Perhaps O should pedantically, as he always does, explain to the citizenry HIS definition of "meddling"...because there appears to be a wee bit of a double standard concerning his application of "meddling." This apparent non-meddling on O's part is on the heels of his demand for Israel to halt all "settlement activity," or Jewish construction in Jerusalem and Judea-Samaria.  Can't beat that hands-off, non-meddling foreign policy, now can ya?! Netanyahu solidly rejected the State Department demands, stating at a cabinet meeting that Israel's sovereignty over Jerusalem was not up for discussion. "Imagine what would happen if someone were to suggest Jews could not live in or purchase [property] in certain neighborhoods in London, New York, Paris or Rome...The international community would certainly raise protest. Likewise, we cannot accept such a ruling on East Jerusalem"...in order words: Israel can rule Israel. O is proving he is king, indeed: King of inequity. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Stop This week, on the 4-year anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from Gaza, Israeli PM Netanyahu observed, "Israel uprooted 10,000 of its citizens from their homes and Gaza has turned into a terror base under the control of Hamas, and sponsored by Iran." Indeed...the Israeli government ripped Israeli citizens from their homes and lives in Gaza, and handed it, by our arm-twisting...to their enemies. Who quickly turned a thriving and productive community into a terror base from which they have, from that day, launched rockets into Jewish civilian areas. All as a 'gift' from the former Persian empire...with 'love'...a bloodthirsty love for dead Jews. Netanyahu continued, "Israel expects the 'Palestinians' to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, it expects that the refugee issue be resolved outside of Israel and the implementation of effective security solutions with international guarantees - all these are conditions for the advancement of a sustainable and stable peace agreement." The PA has already made itself clear on what it will NOT do: Everything that Israel has stated above. And without the first (recognition of the Jewish State), you can forget about the rest...they are moot. Gaza is clearly a microcosm of a 'palestinian' state. It (PA) has taken, US and world community monies, under the pretense of aiding the poor, establishing housing and commerce for their people of Gaza. None of which materialized. But what DID occur was a weapons depot, 'Palestinian' women and children used as human shields, and much destruction and brutality, inflicted by Hamas et al, upon innocent Jews in nearby Israeli cities (i.e. Ashkelon). And now the US is insisting upon another 'Gaza' (Judea-Samaria)? Isn't one terror base enough? Each innocent Jewish life that has been destroyed because of our 'meddling' is on our heads. How much culpability do we want for the murder of more Jews? And do we really want to fool with the G-d of Israel? He has promised in Genesis 12:3 to bless those that bless Israel and curse those that curse Israel. With the shape that Obama has been molding out republic in, can we really afford a pox? I think not... One terror base is indeed enough...and if we push our allies to surrender yet more of their land, Mr. Obama, you can be sure of this...in the words of Ed Norton from the Honeymooners, "a pox on you and your ancestors." Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#One Most people are unaware of the many differences in the Arab world...especially concerning Islam. The majority of Muslims are Sunni (85%) and the second largest group are the Shia (15%), which includes Iran.  But there is one common goal, no matter what disparities exist: The elimination of the Jewish State. 'The end justify the means' mentality of the loathers of Israel, are similar to the Saul Alinsky left in our country. Ethics and morality are relative...the only thing that really matters is achieving ones goals. And while the Saudis (Sunni) are at grave odds with Iran (Shia), they collaborate together on destroying Israel. The Saudis do NOT want Iran to acquire nuclear weapons because they know the Mullah's aim is to establish an Islamic Caliphate that will devour the entire Muslim world. And that means the House of Saud kisses its goodies goodbye...tyrannical power, money and all... On Friday (July 31st), Saudi FM Prince Saud al-Faisal, resoundingly rejected any participation in peace talks with Israel. Why? Because, as much as they fear Iran's dreams coming to fruition, their disdain for the Jews goes to a deeper level in their sick souls. Al-Faisal stated that the Saudis would not consider any of the steps recommended by O's administration until Israel accepted Arab demands "to withdraw from all occupied Palestinian territories." Going sidebar with an FYI: There are several reasons that the land of Israel belongs to the Jews, including:  History supports it. All archeological evidence proves it. Muhammed says so in Sura 5:23-24 Back from sidebar: Obama's unabashed support and favor for the Muslim world, over our ally Israel, has emboldened Israel's and our enemies to believe they will finally be able to accomplish their mutual goal...and we won't do a dang thing about it.  The Muslim world will utilize useful idiots, like O, and every and any situation to their advantage and will finally fulfill what they hold to be gospel: Jews are their obstacle to paradise.  What an egregious prospect. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#World As the slow-learner, O, begins pulling back all his stringent rhetoric toward the Jewish State, he is fecklessly sending his minions to prove to the world...he still doesn't get it... Special Middle East envoy, George Mitchell, stopped off in Damascus prior to joining O's emissaries in Israel this week. Why, you ask? Well, he was exploring the possible resumption of Syrian-Israel talks. Imagine that...talks with Syria, a country that has been on the U.S. State Department's list of terror-sponsoring countries since 1979. Now whatever O is sucking into his anterior orifice is apparently causing a wee bit of a psychotic break... Just a few facts about Syria...they harbor, give financial aid, political support, artillery and military training to terrorist organizations, including Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, Hezbollah and other extremist groups whose objective is to annihilate Israel and terrorize innocent Israeli citizens. And, may I stress further that, Hezbollah is the group that was responsible for, among several attacks on US citizens: Killing 241 Marines, as they slept, in 1983. They were in Beirut as peace keepers. So, what has possessed this administration? Are they so cold-hearted that they would even consider any talks whatsoever, with a country that loathes us, and our friends, so fiercely? (Oh how I wish Patton were still alive because someone ought to slap O's face for dishonoring our fallen heroes by desiring talks with these murderous goons.) Should we talk with Al Qaeda? (OK, O would say, of course...but it's a rhetorical question.) Talking with, or worse, asking Israel to talk with these sand rodents makes about as much sense. It really IS a no-brainer... Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Brainer It is commonly known to all (all, that is, except feminist groups), that Islam uses its misogynistic dictates to crush and enslave women's will. And its draconian fist has come out swinging in Gaza... The freely elected majority of the Palestinian Authority (PA), the terrorist group Hamas, have established a new law requiring all women to cover their hair with the Muslim hijab. Last weekend, "modesty patrols" were patrolling the streets of the Gaza Strip enforcing the new edict. (They are even patrolling the beaches! What kind of beach attire do they allow...400 count Egyptian cotton sheets, on your bed at night, at the shore by day?) I think here we need a little background on this 'custom' of covering a women's hair... Muslim women are required to cover their hair because it seduces men. And Muslim men are told that Allah has given them a higher libido than infidel men. (They have also been told that Muhammed had the libido of 30 men...that's why he had to be satisfied whenever he desired.) They are taught that when men are aroused, they are expected to be satisfied immediately (which is one reason why men are not considered guilty in the case of rape). If a woman's hair is uncovered, and a Muslim man is aroused and decides to rape her...SHE is responsible, not the man. Based solely upon this, Islam is not a religion...it's a misogynist's paradise. The PA, and their ilk, just can't stop subjugating women. They cover them. They beat them (and that's where the covering comes in handy...covers the bruises). They treat them like chattel.  And this is who we insist be permanent neighbors of Israel, where women are free? Okee Dokee... If O really cares about the Middle East situation, as he purports, then he should be outraged by the digits extending out from the savage fist of Islam, to again crush women. That is a much more critical issue. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Fist By injecting himself into the Cambridge situation, Barack Obama displayed a hyper--arrogance befitting of a king who derives immense and intellectual pleasure from lecturing his subjects. He felt it was his duty to (condescendingly) inform the serfs (that would be you and me) that this situation presents a "teachable" moment. Yes, it does present a "teachable" moment. But, unfortunately--Obama (due to stratospheric hubris) is unteachable. It is impossible to teach a Me Monster like Obama that meddling in local issues is in direct contravention of the tenets, principles and charter of the POTUS. Hail to the Arrogant One!!! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Hail Obama, and his crew, didn't "meddle" with Iran during the protests that followed the sham election because they had trepidation that Iran would blame the US for the protests. O said nothing to support those who longed for freedom and...the Mullahs blamed us anyway... The bottom line is...the Muslim world will always blame us no matter what...so, O, 86 the concerns and do what is RIGHT, for a 'change'... Why? Here are a few reasons... Israel is our one and only friend in the Middle East. Over 200,000 Americans live in Israel. We have obtained crucial Intel from Israel in fighting Islamic terrorism. Israel is the ONLY fully functioning democracy in the region. The Islamic world sees Israel as the 'Little Satan' and the US as the 'Great Satan'. They believe we are in control and dictate or concur with Israel's movements. They will blame us anyway....so...let's stop this moronic game and give Israel our blessing... If Israel deems it necessary to take out Iran's nuclear facilities, then so be it. Because be sure of this...they START with the 'Little' one...and end with the 'Great' one. The feeblest of minds can follow the dots...now I know O is so proud of his GPA at Harvard, that he's barred his academic records from being released...but I believe even a 'genius' like O can follow this one... It's time to say "Mazel Tov" to our faithful friends...and put an end to the blather of this keffiyeh-clad nuclear gadfly. Shalom through strength...and Mazel Tov, Israel...Libi holech imcha (my heart is with you)! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Blame There is no doubt, that if the government runs our healthcare that would mean severely limiting our treatment options in order to reduce the costs related to treating some of our illnesses. Especially for seniors... I think an apropos response would be, 'uh oh'... Some facts...seniors would be forced to accept the realities of aging and surrendering certain advanced and life-saving treatments because of their advanced years. The Feds would play God and decide who still has worth to the society at large, and who is expendable. Or, as Rod Serling's Twighlight Zone's episode, 'The Obsolete Man' so aptly put it...they could decide: "You are obsolete." Nothing like feeling valuable when you retire...or should I say, IF you retire... I believe Betsy McCaughey put it succinctly in her article in the Washington Times, Obamacare "will reduce access to care, pressure the elderly to end their lives prematurely, and doom baby boomers to painful later years."  How can we be sure this is the path that the elderly will be led down (and that's all of us, eventually)...Ms. McCaughey told former Sen. Fred Thompson in a radio interview, "One of the most shocking things is page 425, where the Congress would make it mandatory absolutely that every five years people in Medicare have a required counseling session...they will tell [them] how to end their life sooner." With whom will these sessions be? Dr. Kevorkian? I believe the only one that will benefit from Obamacare is Dr. Death (and his ilk), who clearly has the potential to get a permanent gig. When costs are too high, you get the hook...the older you get, the more your government market value plummets...enter the 'good' doctor of doom for a counseling session... "Right this way, the cadaver counselor has been waiting for you..." (Chopin Piano Sonata Funeral March Op.35 plays in the background).   Obama has said repeatedly that if you like your plan, you can keep it...well, that's a LIE...page 15 of the 1,018 page Healthcare proposal states you will be forced to give up that plan for a managed care-style plan, which will limit your access to specialists and tests.  If you like choice? As we say in NY, FAGETABOUTIT...THERE IS NONE...like it or not! If you're like me, you like a bargain or a sale...but this is neither...and when it comes to your health, without which all else is moot...who wants a deal? We want the best care, most innovative procedures and pharmaceutical breakthroughs...not a 'blue light special'!  'Doctors' like Kevorkian should be unemployed, not given a permanent gig as the taxpayers pallbearer. Something to consider: Depends are better than da-grave...so, tell your representatives NO to O...while you still can. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Obamacare While campaigning to be Commander-in-Chief, Barack H. Obama explicitly stated that he would not allow Iran to build a nuclear weapon. Was he telling the truth?Well, according to a recent statement issued by Secretary of State Clinton--Obama was telling anything but the truth. While speaking on Thai television, Clinton said the following: "If the U.S. extends a defense umbrella over the region, if we do even more to support the military capacity of those in the Gulf, it's unlikely that Iran will be any stronger or safer because they won't be able to intimidate and dominate as they apparently believe they can once they have a nuclear weapon." Manifestly the Administration has already ceded to the fact that the Islamic Republic will eventually have a nuclear weapon. By doing so, Obama has openly flouted the trust of the American people. He promised safety and security, but instead--has delivered danger and retreat. Barack H. Obama: Master of Mendacity. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Barack As the old axiom goes, 'He who controls the seas, controls the world'...and this is indeed true. A country is not sovereign if it cannot protect its shoreline from foreign invaders. Additionally, and economically...90% of world trade is made by ocean transportation.  I'm telling you this because a new development, concerning Russia, should give us great pause...it has done so for Israel... In September 2008, Moscow announced renovation had commenced on the Syrian port of Tartus to provide Russia with its first lasting naval presence on the Mediterranean. Then anchored 10 warships in the port. Yesterday, the Russians announced that the naval base will be expanded and modernized to become "fully operational." Interesting... So, the Russians are tight with Syria's Assad, and have built the nuclear facility near Bushehr, the puppet regime of Iran (the country that has promised to eliminate Israel...and then to deal with the US). And now they are getting their party hats ready for when the nuclear dust settles... Something to consider, ya think? Russia has also sold 85 tons of nuclear fuel to the Iranians for the Bushehr plant (a gift we can live without). Fifty Russian naval personnel and 3 berthing floats are currently deployed at Tartus with space for up to a dozen warships will be reinforced with a new berthing float supplied by 2 tugboats from their Black Sea Fleet. What many may not have considered is that Russia is using Iran as a useful idiot. Putin is not willing to win at the cost of dying, but Iran, on the other hand, is willing, for its gutter god Allah, to die killing their perceived enemies. So Russia will gladly sell Iran what they need to do Russia's dirty deeds...vicariously, of course.  Now Russia has military access to 4 seas: Atlantic and Indian Oceans and the Mediterranean and Red Seas.  Putin is fast becoming Czar of the High Seas...a Czar O apparently hasn't thought of for his list yet...but one that will happily become our worst, post-Cold War nightmare... I'm guessing that this makes O's foreign policy look as though it was formulated by one who is 'four sheets to the wind' and blinded as a result... Um, I feel safe...how about you?  http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Putin Some believe that Obama's enemies are Republicans or Conservatives...but this isn't true. Although many of his opposition may indeed identify themselves as such, O's enemies encompass a much broader category... He believes that "mankind is and has been divided into three parts: The Haves, the Have-Nots, and the Have -a-Little, Want Mores." The latter "seek the safe way, where they can profit by change and yet not risk losing the little they have." Oh, by the way, the 'He' at the beginning of the last paragraph, is not Obama...it's Saul Alinsky, from his book, 'Rules For Radicals'. But it sure sounded like something O would say... And oh yeah..."The Have-a-Little, Want Mores" are "--the Middle Class." Aka, as I like to put it...O's Infidels... You know...we're those "social, economic, and political schizoids"...holding those desiring the "greater good" back. According to Alinsky (and his conduit Obama), they (Middle Class) are "torn between upholding the status quo to protect the little they have, yet wanting change so they can get more, they become split personalities."  Nice assessment.  What an appalling view of the hardworking in our society. A bunch of egotistical, myopic, hedonists whose only concern are material things. And that's exactly how O has approached everything from his campaign (Saul Alinsky's son agrees) to his disastrous healthcare bill...demonizing the "Haves" who actually create the free market opportunities, and appealing to O's Infidels as animals caring only of themselves and their greeds. There's much more to say on this, but for now...let me leave you with a quote from O's 'Bible'...page 10 of 'Rules For Radicals'...so you can comprehend what path O is leading us down: "A Marxist begins with his prime truth that all evils are caused by the exploitation of the proletariat by the capitalists. From this he logically proceeds to the revolution to end capitalism, then into the third stage of reorganization into a new social order of the dictatorship of the proletariat, and finally the last stage -- the political paradise of communism."  When a man cannot even depart from the language of his mentors...we have one brainwashed, sick puppy...who will perniciously piddle on us all...  http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Who With the military option considered anathema--the Obama Administration obviously believes that MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) will be a viable deterrent against a nuclear Iran.If true--this thinking is seriously flawed. Lest we forget, the Soviet Union never talked about the total annihilation of America. The communist/atheist regime's main concern was survival, as well as superpower status. Tehran, on he other hand--has blatantly expressed its desire (based on religious doctrine) to exterminate Israel.  And by acting on such doctrine--the Islamic Republic believes it will hasten the return of the missing Imam.So, to think that nuclear armed (religious) fanatics can be simply contained--is nothing short of pure MAD(ness)! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Think He just can't help himself...when he's not kissing his mirror, or swooning over the sound of his voice on his iPod, he's still busy kissing Arab booty. If it's not apologizing to the Muslim world for America's "mistakes," it's declaring Hamas has a legitimate case against Israel, or it's releasing 5 Revolutionary Guard commanders (on US Terror List), members of the elite Quds Force who premeditated dozens of attacks on Americans in Iraq...O just can't resist... And as he puckers up to the Arab street, he never seems to miss a chance to flip our only friends and true allies in the Middle east, the bird (if not stabbing them in the back). His latest jab? Well the State Dept. confirmed that as many as 1,350 Iraqi 'Palestinians' will be resettled in the US...Southern CA, to be exact. Although State is categorizing them officially as "Iraqi Refugees" it really is O's way of letting the 'brethren' know he means business, when it comes to their position against Israel. Oh, that O...he's a card...the death card, that is... In the past, the US was reluctant to accept 'Palestinian refugees' because it would adversely affect its relationship with Israel...and is the reason that between 2007-2008, only 16 'Palestinian refugees' were accepted into the US. But this planned massive influx makes a clear statement to the Jewish State: "We don't give a flip about our ties with you...and here's our bird to prove it!" The State Dept. has always been way too pro-Arab for most Americans, but this is the first president who makes them look...pro-Israel. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Still There's good news, for those who gave up on the notion that any in the congress have integrity...you can add another to the list you can count on one hand (and have fingers left over): Rep. John Fleming, M.D. (La.)... The congressman/doctor has drafted a resolution, House Resolution 615, which challenges his colleagues that if they vote for the healthcare plan for the rest of America, they should actually use the plan themselves. That's right...if they think it's so perfect for us, it should be just perfect for them. Kudos, Rep. Fleming, but I say go further: If it's good enough for your constituents, it IS good enough for you. No choice. Because, truth be told...we will have less of a choice in a plethora of things, including our healthcare, if Obama's healthcare bill is passed...for instance:  Taxes go up to pay for this $1.5 trillion program: No choice.  Your employer can't afford healthcare, or the penalty for not providing it, so you lose your job: No choice. You must have healthcare (by law), or you will pay a penalty: No choice. Is this the 'change' you were 'hoping' for?  And Obama is pushing this 1,000+ page bill through without your representatives having ample time to read it (those, that is, who desire to read it). And there are a lot more 'goodies' in-store for your wallet from cover to cover... Honestly, I think the idea of, 'if it's good enough for your constituents, it's good enough for you' should be standard...on every bill that involves our wallets. No exemptions. No choice. Caveat to Congress: Be careful what you vote for...the health plan you vote for, may be your own. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Caveat The European Union foreign policy czar, Javier Solana, has spoken for the international community: If Israel and the PA are not prepared to compromise enough to bring about a Palestinian State, the international community should just acknowledge such a state and make its dawning a fait accompli.  In other words: We're tired of waiting for this birth...it's time for a C-Section! Can anyone say: Unmitigated gall?  Every single bit of compromise has been done by the Jewish State (above and beyond reason, since the land belongs to Israel). Promises kept? ONLY by Israel. Concessions made? ONLY by Israel. Offers extended? ONLY by Israel.  As for the PA...NO concessions have been made by them. Instead...Targeted attacks made on civilians? ONLY by 'Palestinians'. Treaties and agreements broken? ONLY by 'Palestinians'. World monies misappropriated and used for terrorist attacks? ONLY by 'Palestinians'. The greatest problem existing in this situation is: 'Palestinians' want to kill Israelis, and Israelis don't want to be killed. I think this is an impasse... So, it's time to violate Israel's sovereignty and force them to give their land to a 'neighbor' who wants them dead?  Here's another example, to add to the myriad examples already out there, that a 'Palestinian' State would be Jew-Free, and therefore bad neighbors...a Palestinian Authority (PA) senior official and head of the 'negotiations department' (is that a joke?), Saeb Erekat, stated in an interview with an Arabic newspaper that Jews will NOT be permitted to stay in a 'Palestinian' State: "[Likewise], nobody should agree to Israeli settlers remaining in the Palestinian [state]." Jew-Free? I guess that will make a great welcome mat... Israel has been willing to, and has already compromised to gain even a semblance of peace, which has been nonexistent to date. The PA? Not willing nor have they compromised one iota...and they're proud of it (remember, in their mindset, compromise is a sign of weakness).  And let's not forget...we have seen a microcosm of a 'Palestinian' State in the form of Gaza: A weapons depot and launch pad for terror attacks against innocents. Why would the EU think Israel wants more of that? Why would ANYONE want more of that? So, listen...coming from countries with a long history of anti-Semitism, should the EU be playing a political OB GYN?  No freaking way...so put down the scalpel, Solano, and step away from the table. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Solano Hey, remember Miguel Estrada? On May 9, 2001, George W. Bush nominated Estrada to the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit; the court is very influential, and is considered a stepping stone to the Supreme Court. Here are Miguel's background and credentials: Honduran native. He graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a bachelor's degree from Columbia University. Graduated magna cum laude from Harvard law school. He was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. He began his legal career by clerking for Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. He was the Deputy Chief of the Appellate section of the U.S. attorney's office in the Southern District of New York. He argued 15 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, as Assistant Solicitor General (where he served with now Chief Justice John G. Roberts). He had the bipartisan support of the American Bar Association, the League of United Latin American Citizens, the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the National Hispanic Bar Association, former Solicitor General Seth Waxman and countless others. Here are Sonia Sotomayor's (current nominee to the Supreme Court) background and credentials: She is of Puerto Rican descent, and was born in the Bronx. She graduated with an A.B., summa cum laude, from Princeton University. He received her J.D. from Yale Law School. She was an editor of the Yale Law Review. She worked as an Assistant District Attorney in New York for five years. She played an active role on the boards of directors for the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund (considered the Latin ACLU). She served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Comparable credentials, yet the Democrats decided to filibuster Estrada in order to prevent the Senate from voting on his confirmation. Why? The facts I left out were that Estrada is a strict constructionist concerning the Constitution, similar to the original intent of the Founder's themselves. He is a staunch pro-life advocate. And he doesn't believe in judicial empathy, concerning decisions. They were successful in their endeavor of preventing the full Senate vote, treating Estrada with utter disrespect, considering him "Hispanic in name only" and that he was nominated merely because he was Hispanic. In light of his impeccable credentials, that was truly egregious. But what of Sotomayor? Similar credentials (but not as prestigious as Estrada), and yet she gets a pass from Dems. And why? I failed to mention that Sonia is a judicial activist (by her own statements), does not hold to the Founder's original intent and instead takes a Darwinian approach to the Constitution. She is staunchly pro-choice. And she believes in judicial empathy (by her own statements). She will get a 'yay' from the Dems, but will the GOP Senators have the righteous chutzpah to vote 'nay', out of principle? One surely will (Sessions), but the rest? We shall see... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Sonia On several occasions, both the Bush administration and the current occupant of the White House...considered the minority party of the Palestinian Authority (PA) 'moderate', and desirers of peace. Really? That's news, because if you take a look at their origins and background, you will discover: They're as moderate and peace-loving as my Aunt Fanny... The facts: Fatah was founded around 1959 by the late (thank G-d) Yasser Arafat and Mahmoud Abbas (current leader of Fatah and of the PA). Fatah means "conquest by means of jihad [Islamic holy war] in Arabic." Fatah Charter states in Article 12, "Complete liberation of Palestine, and eradication of Zionist economic, political, military and cultural existence." On March 30, 2007, Hamas spokesman, Dr. Radwan, said on Fatah TV, "Palestine... will be liberated through the rifle," which means Israel will be destroyed through violence. Then quoted Muhammed, "O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, come on and kill him!" (Sahih Muslim book 41, no. 6985) US State Dept. designated Fatah a terrorist group in August 2007. Fatah gave over $350,000 in grants to Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade leaders, of which many serve in Fatah security forces. By the way...Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades is responsible for a plethora of suicide bombings, deadly shootings and rocket attacks on innocent Israelis, and it's listed by the US State Department as a terrorist organization. So...considering just these few facts, why does US policy deem the Fatah party to be "moderate?" What exactly are they basing their weighty conclusion upon? The words of Abbas, one of the founders of the terror group, whose charter calls for the eradication of Israel? But wait, there's more...Fatah activist Kifah Radaydeh said in a PA TV interview on July 7, 2009, "It has been said that we are negotiating for peace, but our goal has never been peace. Peace is a means; and the goal is Palestine. I do not negotiate in order to achieve peace. I negotiate for Palestine, in order to achieve a state." Well, well...peace is not even a consideration, according to a spokesperson of this 'moderate' party. So what the heck is the Obama administration doing here? Pushing Israel into annihilation, under the guise of negotiation? Seems unequivocally so... Let's get one thing straight before any 'negotiations' restart: Fatah wants peace, like an Imam wants bacon. How 'moderate' is that? Ask my Aunt Fanny... Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Fatah On the first day of their 3-day deliberations at the Italian village of l'Aquila, French president Nicolas Sarkozy said that partner G8 members had decided to give Iran a chance for arbitration until September, that would be the next time the G8 meets (in Pittsburgh), at which time they would assess the progress Iran has taken towards immobilizing its nuclear behavior. Now, now...it's not polite to laugh at numb nuts...even assorted, domestic or foreign ones... The absolute greatest gift that can be given to Mahmoud and the Mullahs is time to continue their machination. How thoughtful of the G8 to make Iran's dreams come true, huh? I must say...I am astounded and mystified that all 'the smartest people in the room' at the G8 conference, are clueless to comprehend that the maniacal Mullahs are determined to build their nuclear arsenal, AND they intend to use that munitions store as they have specified on numerous occasions: To kill the Jews.   Oh, and by the way...Sarkozy didn't specify how the G8 proposes to bring an unenthusiastic Iran to the bargaining table OR how they will persuade Russia and China (who won't budge) to endorse the additional sanctions he implied would be implemented. At this point, I believe this is necessary...here's a little primer for 'the smartest people in the room' to consider, prior to Pittsburgh: When you say, "we'll give you more time" to Iran, they hear, "keep building your arsenal." When you say, "let's engage in international discourse" to Iran, they hear, "keep building your arsenal. When you say, "What I do believe is that Iran has legitimate energy concerns, legitimate aspirations" to the world, Iran hears, "keep building your arsenal." So, for the sake of all of us out here orbiting around you G8 geniuses: WAKE UP AND SMELL THE PLUTONIUM-239...before it's OUR last breath.  Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Gift Personally, I've had it with Obama's mea culpas...because they are not for his behavior (which offends interminably), but for yours and mine... Ever since he 'oooed' and 'aaahhed' his way into the White House, he has been assigning fault to America for everything from the dubious spike in the planet's temp to Mexican drug lords killing Mexican police chiefs (with guns supposedly made in America...hey, guns don't kill people...people kill people, but that's for another blog). He went to Europe and said he's sorry, for us (for what, saving their behinds twice?). He went to the Middle East, and said he's sorry, for us (our soldiers have died saving these ungrateful nomads, who happen to loathe us infidels). He apologized to Mexico for the drug war because Americans smoke the pot Mexicans won't smoke (take a trip across the border to Matamoras some time and tell me who ISN'T smoking wacky tobacky). And it goes on and on and on... Hey O...if it's my bad, I'll apologize with my own little mouth...I think you have enough of your own personal mess to give a mea culpa for. Since it's apparent, from much of what the 'Dear Leader' has said in the recent past...that he is not well acquainted with American history...allow me: Without America (partial list): Europe would be under the draconian rule of Germany, enslaved and ruthlessly oppressed. The 'Final Solution' would have come to fruition and no Jews would remain in Europe. The Japanese would rule Asia, and democracy would be a foreign concept to the millions oppressed by either the Emperor or Military control. Millions of Afghan people would still be living under the repressive Taliban regime. 25 million Iraqis would still be enduring the vicious dictatorship of Saddam Hussein. The following inventions would never be: Light Bulb; Cotton Gin; Refrigeration; Ocean Current Mapping; Penicillin; Polio Vaccination; Ether; Traffic Light; Baseball; Steam Engine; Internet; Automobile; Gatlin Gun; Revolver; Fire Hydrant; Cash Register; Coca-Cola; Vacuum Cleaner; etc., etc., etc... Billions of dollars in foreign aid would have never been granted. Are we a perfect nation? No nation is, because nations are comprised of imperfect people (although I'm not sure the 'Dear Leader' would concur concerning himself). But this constant debasing of our country reveals a deep-seated ingratitude that should never reside in someone as fortunate as Obama. So, O...do us all a favor: Reserve your regrets for yourself...cause it's not our bad, all the time. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Not Modern feminism has once again demonstrated its alarming acquiescence when it comes to the raw misogyny of Islam. World renowned feminist, Dr. Unni Wikan--a professor of social anthropology at the University of Oslo--made the following statement concerning the recent outbreak of Norwegian women being raped by gangs of Muslim immigrants: "Norwegian women must understand that we live in a multicultural society and adapt themselves to it." Wikan even had the temerity to suggested that all Norwegian women wear veils in order to assuage Muslim males who believe (according to Islamic doctrine) that an uncovered women is a vile affront. This disquieting episode (once again) underscores the failure of modern feminism to address the misogynistic practices that are so endemic of Islam. An alarming acquiescence. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Alarming Finally a politician--who not only had the courage to defy the gods of political correctness--but also stomped on their grapes. Rep. Peter King (R-NY)--fed up with the ubiquitous media attention Michael Jackson is receiving said: "This guy was a pervert, a child molester; he was a pedophile. And to be giving this much coverage to him, day in and day out, what does it say about us as a country."Wow, give this guy a Klondike Bar.In one honest moment, King eviscerated the hyper-sycophantic rhetoric, accolades and plaudits being bestowed upon the so-called King of Pop. The congressmen waxed truthful about a highly bizarre individual with a depraved and psychotic craving for young boys.  It's refreshing to finally hear a politician speak so candidly (and unrehearsed).Kudos to the real King. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Kudos This past July 4th, when most grateful Americans were gathering around BBQs, dipping in the pool and watching parades and fireworks, to celebrate America's birthday...one of America's best-known Pastors was jabbering to jihadists... On our nation's B-Day, rather than addressing citizens celebrating freedom, Rev. Rick Warren chose to implore about 8,000 Muslim spectators at the ISNA (Islamic Society of North America) with rhetoric such as "Muslims and Christians can work together for the common good without compromising my convictions or your convictions." Hmm...now that's fascinating... Now, before going forward, let's remember that Rick Warren is the same cleric that visited Syria and said, of the terrorist State: "It's a moderate country, and the official government rule and position is to not allow any extremism of any kind." OK...you can snicker here... In the age of information, it doesn't take a library degree to find out about such an organization. Especially one that is considered, by your government, as a "unindicted co-conspirator" in the Hamas-support trial of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF).  Let's go a little further with the background on the ISNA: Founded in 1981, by the Saudi-funded Muslim Students Association (MSA). And with the help of 'Palestinian' Islamic Jihad's (PIJ) the North American head, Sami Al-Arian (who pled guilty to 1 count of "Conspiracy to make or receive contributions of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)," terrorist group). ISNA concentrates greatly on supplying Wahhabi theological indoctrination resources to the majority of mosques in North America.  The editor of the Islamic periodical New Trend, has stated, "ISNA controls most mosques in America and thus also controls who will speak at every Friday prayer, and which literature will be distributed there." Which means more Wahhabi indoctrination. They have been listed as "one of 25 American Muslim organizations" that "finance terrorism and perpetuate violence," in 2003 by U.S. Senators Charles Grassley and Max Baucus of the Senate Committee on Finance. It didn't take much to dig this little bit of info up on the terrorist financier...I think Warren, with his vast resources, could have easily discovered their 'activities' and connections. Is this the ilk of individuals with whom we want to 'make nice'?  What's the empirical evidence that verbally hugging Islamic thugs has brought peace or cooperation? This 'talking to terrorists' mindset is extremely pernicious...as well as making all who indulge in this feckless endeavor...'useful idiots' to our enemies.  And what's with this statement by Warren, "As the two largest faiths on this planet - more than 1 billion Muslims and 2 billion Christians - as Muslims and Christians, we must believe in this. As more than half the world, we must do something to model what it is to live in peace, to live in harmony."? Islamic terrorists have committed over 13,535 deadly terror attacks since 9/11...hardly a paradigm for peace. So what in the world is Warren thinking? You don't ignore truth in order to gain 'peace'. That's the kind of 'peace' Islamists want. They murder, subvert and enslave to their gutter religion...in order for Islam to rule...and THAT is their definition of peace. Additionally, the Quran commands Muslims not to take unbelievers as friends, Jews and Christians, in particular (Quran 5:51; 5:80; 3:28; 3:118; etc.). So on what foundation does Warren base this living "in peace" and "harmony?" Correct me if I'm wrong (and I'm not)...Warren is a pastor of an evangelical church. His calling is to shepherd his flock, not woo Wahhabists to remain in their dirty deeds, while smoking a peace-pipe with misguided Christians.  Wooing Wahhabists, without telling them the truth about their false doctrines...is like purposefully driving a knife into your brethren and God's Chosen...what Muslims refer to as "the people of the Book"...in order for you to have a legacy of diplomacy (we remember your feckless trip to Syria, sir).  So, Rev. Warren, with all due respect: Stick to preaching the Word to the faithful...not flipping the faithful the 'bird'! Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Warren The most egregious aspect of President Obama's sugar-loaded overtures (concerning Iran) have to do with the hard fact that the Islamic Republic is directly responsible for hundreds of US causalities in Iraq. It is beyond disturbing that Obama would even consider dialoguing with a regime that has taken great pleasure in blowing our boys to bits.As Commander-in-Chief, one would expect him to have nothing but great disdain and scorn for a regime that has American blood on its hands. But, alas--we are talking about a man whose towering ego (and agenda) obscures even the most rigid facts. I believe this to be Obama's most intolerable transgression. It not only diminishes America's superpower status--but it also affronts the very sensibilities of every military family who has lost a loved one in Iraq (via Iranian meddling).   Egregious! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#E The Stoning of Soraya M. is a must-see film for those who naively believe that Sharia law is benign. It courageously flouts Political Correctness, while explicitly depicting the macabre realities of the world's most deadly decree.All those involved in this historically accurate and poignantly stirring movie are to be applauded. For it unapologetically exposes the brutally, misogynistic treatment of women in Iran (via Islamic based Sharia law). Whether it be stonings, beatings or hangings--the weaker vessel is deemed mere fecal material in the land of Persia.  Perhaps President Obama should view this film before he decides to (yet again) extend another olive branch to the homicidal thugs of Tehran.Let us hope so...   http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Before Well, the Iranian Mullahs weren't kidding around when they said they would not tolerate further protests over the dubious June 12th presidential elections. Because after all...their decrees are holy. And soon after, reports surfaced of the hangings of 6 supporters of defeated presidential candidate Mousavi.  But hey, this is nothing new...when you've got Sharia Law, you've got it all... Hangings, beheadings, amputations, stonings, crucifixions and so much more. Harsh and brazen acts of inhumanity and merciless judgments can all be found in Sharia.  And no more worries about privacy or civil rights...they are moot...because they don't exist under Sharia. I know, you've probably heard that these are radical laws created by extremists who have 'hijacked' the religion. Not so...it comes right out the Quran and the Hadiths...the 'holy' books of the "religion of peace." Here's just a sampling of the fun-filled world of Sharia straight from Muhammed: Those who consume alcoholic beverages or gamble? Hope your back is calloused because you will be whipped. (Sura 5:90-91) Wife-beatings? Whenever a husband feels it necessary to keep his wife in line. (Quran 4:34) If you steal, write a last will and testament for one of your hands. Chop, chop...(Quran 5:38) If a woman commits adultery? She will be stoned to death. (Quran 24:2) Because remember that it is ALWAYS a woman's fault in the case of adultery. Don't care for Islam, Muhammad, the Quran or even Sharia? Well it's death for you. Tired of Islam, want out? Awww, too bad, no other religion allowed...Not a good chance of getting out and still be breathing. Death for you. I guess Sharia is not as innocuous as you might have been told, huh? So here's a caveat: It's quite possible that you might be hearing favorable mutterings about Sharia Law, now that Harold Koh is the State Department's legal adviser. Why? Because he's a big supporter...and another useful idiot for the religion of peace.  Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Acts A mistake many in the West make is they view situations in the Middle East through Western eyes...and this perspective is not only erroneous, but pernicious... The too oft practice of what is known as Honor Killings, is the misogynist attitude of Muslim men, come to fruition. Honor Killing is the practice of murdering the female member of the family who is perceived to have stained the family honor. It is practiced in many parts of the Muslim world.  Despite the fact that we have had Honor Killings here on our sod, most Americans haven't the foggiest idea what the heinous practice is...and therefore, neither do they care.  But there's good news...in the theaters right now, is a depiction of a true story of an Honor Killing committed in Iran...a cold, slap in the face for those of us who refuse to see the truth.  The film, 'The Stoning of Soraya M.', was 1 hr. 56 minutes that sealed for me, a deep disdain for the religion that dictates and provokes a hatred of women that has become systemic in the Arab world...emanating out of the Quran. This was the true story, about a woman, whose degenerate husband decided he no longer wanted his wife of 20 years (who bore him 4 children) but instead desired a 14 year old girl. Instead of granting her a divorce (where he would be responsible to support her and the children), he developed a machination to accuse her of adultery, when she was helping a recently widowed man and his son. He threatened other men in town to lie as witnesses and they found her guilty...sentencing her to death by stoning. Just another gift from Sharia Law...because remember...women are considered chattel in Islam... The stoning scene was one of the most distressing scenes I have ever encountered in a film. To watch men brutalizing a defenseless woman was nefarious. They placed her in a ditch up to her waist, tied her arms behind her (disabling her defense)...then proceeded to bludgeon her slowly and methodically...all the while screaming "Allah Akbar"...god is great. Her father disavowed her and cast the first stones...and her husband cast several stones, which surely contributed to her demise. They even had her two sons hurl stones at their innocent mother. The scene took 20 minutes...and I'm sure took several years from my life in horror. If we, in the West, are ever to grasp the threat we are under by those following hard after Islam...we all must see this film. Especially women. I, for one, will never be the same. And will expose this insidious, misogynist religion for what it is: A criminal creed against women. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Stoning Our nation's collective tear (not to mention hyper-deification) over the demise of Michael Jackson is telling. There once was a time when an entertainer--with a demonstrable penchant for young boys--would have been cast asunder in shame and dishonor.  But, sadly--as our culture turns increasingly nihilistic--perverts like Jackson are often elevated to the status of 'King of Pop'--a status that is endemic of a nation that now believes talent, fame and fortune trumps the vile act of child molestation.    In the final analysis--we should draw comfort that Michael Jackson's world-tour is dead. A tour, no doubt--that would have placed many young boys in harm's way.But in today's changing culture--it is this very analysis that is considered vile. How telling. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#How Have you ever wondered why Obama took so long to use strong language toward Iran during the early days of the protests? I had suggested that the reason was that he was angry at the protesters. Sounds odd, but think about this... During his campaign, O said he would talk with the former Persian Empire--now turned Terrorist State--without preconditions. Which flew in the face of one of the Bush doctrines of NOT negotiating with terrorists. And after his inauguration, as if in a race against the clock, he immediately wanted to pave the way for talks with the Iranians, by inviting their 'diplomats' to July 4th celebrations (is O even residing on the same planet as us?)--the election took place--and the protests broke out concerning the fraudulent election results. O's response? "Very Concerned"...in other words, cricket chirps. Allies around the world spoke out against the farce of an election and the violence against protesters...O's response? "Appalled and outraged"...in other words, stronger cricket chirps. Innocent Iranians longing for their rights are killed, including the brutal murder of a 16-year-old girl. O's response...um, you know. So why the measured response? Doesn't the leader of the free world love freedom?  Nope. The leader of the free world only cares about...the leader of the free world! He is quite enamored with his rhetorical elegance, and of course, believes everyone 'blessed' enough to hear him---is enamored as well. And that audience includes world leaders and tyrants like Mahmoud and the Mullahs. But those darn protesters longing for that blasted liberty...they went and got in the way of the flow emanating from his orifice...and ruined the possible legacy of his gilded prattle.  How dare they interfere with such petty ideals as freedom...how egregious! Reality seems to have hit the emanater of the gilded prattle this week...he finally admitted that "direct dialogue or diplomacy with Iran" would be "affected by the events of the last several weeks."  Well, big, fat, hairy Duh Detective!  But the gilded one still doesn't get it...he then said, "I would suggest that Mr. Ahmadinejad think carefully about the obligations he owes to his own people. And he might want to consider looking at the families of those who've been beaten or shot or detaine...That's where I think he and others need to answer their questions."  Um, I believe Mahmoud ORDERED the beatings and shootings, and detentions, so the only reason he would look "at the families of those who've been beaten or shot or detained" would be to eliminate loose ends...it's the way of the thug. Besides obtaining a good education on the history of the former Persian Empire, O might consider keeping his gilded trap shut, when it feels compelled to slam our standards, and open it fully for freedom...I think we will be much more enamored by that! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Protesters Iranian women (via a women's advocacy group) can overthrow the Mullahs. Sound wacky? But think about it... Who are the first in society to be protected when a crisis arises? Women. No one wants to see harm come to a woman. Why? We are considered the weaker sex (physiologically, we are) and being the child-bearers in the social order, we should be protected and honored.  OK...who are oppressed the most in Muslim society? You got it, women. And after the video of 16-year-old Neda Sultani's shooting death disseminated worldwide, the support mounting against these barbaric ogres is at an all-time-high.  This is the window of opportunity women needed to stand up against this misogynist religion and it's perpetrators. I think groups like NOW (National Organization for Women) should step in and aid the women of Iran by standing up to the Mullahs and demanding freedom for women in the Muslim world.  With their influence...who knows what will happen...??? And think how their membership will grow...and their coffers as well... I think all true patriots should contact NOW and demand that they stand with the women of Iran for freedom...they support women's rights, don't they? Well there has never been a more opportune time for them to fulfill their mission to their gender. NOW will never have such a golden opportunity dropped in their lap...and it would be a crime against humanity for them not to seize it.  You can reach NOW at their website: http://www.now.org/ or by phone: 202-628-8669. I say: Down with the Mullahs...NOW! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#With How blatant can the PA get? Pretty blatant...now they've decided to use their youth (well brainwashed since birth) to woo the rest of the West: Our youth. And how exactly? Why with Hip Hop, homeslice... A week ago, 50 groups and soloists from the West Bank and Gaza assembled to participate in HipHopKom, the first 'Palestinian hip hop competition, geared toward selecting the best up and coming 'Palestinian' rap group. Wow, how rad of the radicals... One rap group, Pikafi ('Enough is Enough'), uses the West's rap to remonstrate Israel's treatment of the 'Palestinians'. Are they referring to the way Israel allows 'palestinian' women the right to dress, act, and converse with whomever they please? Or perhaps it's the way Israel tries to protect 'Palestinians' from becoming collateral damage when their 'brethren' use them as human shields? A member of another group, Da Arabic MC (DAM), stated their purpose, "We're not trying to be, 'hey we're hip hop; we're gonna free Palestine; we're gonna bring all the refugees back'. We're realistic: it's harder than that. So we're just sparking the kids' minds so the youth won't be going to drugs or leaving school or doing bad things that will kill our cause or kill our resistance to kill our fighting and get our liberty at the end." Oh snap! Really??? Um, yeah right...the 'Palestinians' loathe anything from the West...our music, our respect for women, our straight out values. But, they do love to hate the 'infidels' (that's you and me)...and this time they are taking what's ours and using it against us (can anyone say 9/11?). And there is NO freedom in the PA-controlled areas...everything is under their control. So is there hope that this new music movement will make a difference with the 'Palestinian' population? Not likely...these teens' minds have been so polluted by paltering poop about Israel, Jews and the West, that nothing but more lies can ever emanate from them. There's little fear on the part of the PA that there will be a rebellion on the part of the 'Palestinian' youth...because they trained their little cyborgs well...and they will ultimately do as they have been programmed: Kill the Jews (and anyone else that is not hip to their jihad jive)... I'm not down wit it, r u? Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Ploy Maybe the next time President Obama decides to proffer another one of his feeble (not to mention longwinded) mea culpas to the Muslim World--he should begin with a salvo across the bow of Islam's nefariously tainted past?   Perhaps Obama can muster enough testosterone to mention the fact that Constantinople (now Istanbul) was once a thriving Christian metropolis until it was savagely seized by Muslim jihadists in 1453. Not only were thousands slaughtered in the name of Allah, but over 60,000 of the city's denizens were sold into slavery. He can further underscore this irrefutable and disquieting fact by mentioning that one of Christendom's most revered churches, Hagia Sophia (in Istanbul) is still under Muslim control. But this will never happen as long as Obama the Mediator is feverishly at work drawing a moral equivalence between America and the Islamo-barbarians that lust after its very demise. Maybe the next time? Yeah, right! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Maybe Some simple facts to help you decide... Q. Who really runs Iran? A. The Mullahs run the whole shebang. They chose the two candidates. They dictated the election results. They dictate policy. They dictate (and salivate at) the nuclear program. Q. Will the nuclear program change under a President Mousavi? A. Short answer: No. Long answer: Nooooooo.  The Mullahs will NEVER give up their nuclear dreams because it is attached to religious dogma. They believe they must create chaos in the world (i.e. nuclear) in order to bring about the end of this world through the arrival of their "12th Imam" or "Mahdi"...and this is an imperative. Mousavi is a hardliner and is in total favor of destroying Israel with a mushroom cloud. And anyone else who becomes an obstacle to their goal. Q. Are these protests about the election? A. No. They are about democracy. The regime is about theocracy.  Q. Will the Mullahs surrender power? A. NEVER! If the protests continue, they will have a violent, bloody crackdown on the Iranian people utilizing two terrorist groups (of their creation, being a terrorist State): The Iranian Republican Guard and Hezbollah.  Q. Why should America care about this? A. Iran is marching toward nuclear weaponization. When the dust settles from these protests, the question will still remain: Will we allow Iran to go nuclear?  Additionally, We should care about this because it is this regime that was responsible for the deaths of 241 of our brave Marines as they slept, (in Beirut as peacekeepers in 1983). Not to mention Khobar Towers, the American Embassy in Beirut, and the bombing of a Jewish Center in Buenos Aires, to name a few.  Our (or should I say O's) reluctance to speak out in support of the protesters is a betrayal of our core values as a democracy. O is more concerned about his legacy, than he is with liberty for all. He wants to appear the rhetorical magician...wooing a tyrannical regime with his golden tongue (when in reality, he has that tongue solidly fixed upon their draconian boots). A sad day for the lovers of liberty...should we give hoot? You do the math... Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Should If the forces of democracy triumph in Iran--it will not only be a victory over the purveyors of autocracy, tyranny and subjugation--but also over the leader of the free world, Barack H. Obama.Lest we forget, President Obama's Cairo speech was intended to befriend the bloodthirsty, anti-Semitic mongrels of Tehran, not those Iranians we now see risking life and limb in the quest for liberty. Obama's Mea Culpa diplomacy--while a booming endorsement of the status quo in the Islamic Republic--was a diplomatic dagger in the back of all young Persians longing to taste freedom's glory. Truth be told, the catalyst for the historic events unfolding on the streets of Tehran is the Iraq War. The battle in Mesopotamia has brought freedom to millions of Iran's neighbors who once labored under the draconian boot of despotism.  (A war, mind you--that Obama fiercely opposed.)Triumph in Iran--is victory over O. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Triumph So, the head of the geniuses at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have just declared what Israel (and conservatives) have been warning for quite some time: He has a "gut feeling" that Iran is trying to build a nuclear weapon. No duh detective... In a BBC interview, IAEA chief Mohamed El Baradei said, "It is my gut feeling that Iran would like to have the technology to enable it to have nuclear weapons. They want to send a message to their neighbors, to the rest of the world, 'Don't mess with us.'" His "gut feeling?" With all due respect, did this putz just figure out how to pull his head out of his tailpipe? Iran's leader has spewed his plans, written his plans and literally verbally defecated his plans to develop a nuclear weapon to 'wipe Israel off the map'...you know, just create the usual world chaos that will usher in the 12th Imam or Mahdi....and in the process, rid the Muslim world of their greatest enemy: Jews, Christians and the rest of the infidels. El Baradei is just as clueless as our 'Dear Leader'...they are so self-serving that they are oblivious to the facts on the ground...and that's way too perilous for those of us who reside under their headship. The Mousavi brouhaha is simply a distraction from a program that will not be altered under a different president...the mad mullahs will keep 'cultivating' their components until they can plant 'mushrooms' on all the infidel's land. You don't have to be a genius from the IAEA to get this... Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Duh A brand spanking new radio show is on the scene...and it couldn't have arrived at a better time for our Republic. Telling the truth about threats foreign and domestic...and what we can do, in innovative ways, to keep our nation safe. And if that doesn't wet your appetite...it's hosted by an absolute security policy wonk: Frank Gaffney.  Gaffney is the founder and President of the Center for Security Policy in Washington, D.C.. He was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Forces and Arms Control Policy in the Reagan Administration. He's the lead-author of War Footing: Ten Steps America Must Take to Prevail in the War for the Free World (Naval Institute Press, 2005). A weekly columnist for the Washington Times, TownHall.com, and JewishWorldReview.com. and his columns appear periodically in WorldNetDaily.com, the New York Post and FrontPageMagazine.com. 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Secure Freedom Radio: For the survival of American democracy. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Security "They but wish that ye should reject Faith, as they do, and thus be on the same footing (as they): But take not friends from their ranks until they flee in the way of Allah (From what is forbidden). But if they turn renegades (change to other religions), seize them and kill them wherever ye find them; and (in any case) take no friends or helpers from their ranks." --Quran-4:89 The Quran is replete with verses similar to the one above. They are not clandestine, but rather available to anyone who desires to see them. But it appears that former (thank God) President Jimmy Dhimmi Carter is either ignorant of the Quran...or just plain ignorant. I must say that I find it incredible that Carter was a graduate of Annapolis...but he is proof that red herrings pop up everywhere (even if they have a hard, brown bumpy shell). These verses are not only in the Quran, but are primary sources for terror groups such as Hamas (the duly elected majority party of the PA)...as the foundation upon which to carry out their murderous machinations.  But does Carter get it? Nah...he continues, as you read this, on his hug-a-thug campaign to give legitimacy to Hamas and end a global boycott of the terror group. Gee, what a guy... But on this current journey, something 'horrible' happened...it appears some roadside bombs were planted near a crossing between Israel and Gaza on a route Carter's caravan took to meet with the terror group's leaders.  They did happen to miss their target, though (and believe me, they wouldn't have if Carter wasn't such a useful idiot). But you'd never guess what happened next...Hamas jumped in like Mighty Mouse to say, "Here I am to save the day!" Wow, what valiant champions those bloodthirsty terrorists are... Um...does anybody besides me think this was contrived, by the PA, for media consumption?  Even a cursory look at the Quran and the Hamas Charter would give an imbecile a decent understanding of the mindset of these killers. And the realization that they are willing to die for their atrocious archetype. But does Jimmy Dhimmi get it? Of course not. He's on a mission...a mission from Allah to save as many terrorists the dried up roasted nut can...before he goes the way of all appeasers: Dead with egg on his face...but unfortunately, he'll take many innocents with him. How stupid can an infidel be? Just watch Jimmy...he's the epitome. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Jimmy Jews, Evangelical Christians and Zionists of every stripe were surely not disappointed this past Sunday by what they heard from Israeli PM Binyamin 'BiBi' Netanyahu.  Why? Because he told the pure, unadulterated truth to his people and the world. Here are the highlights of BiBi's speech... Israel's olive branch, yet again: "I turn to you, our Palestinian neighbors...let us start negotiations for peace immediately. I say to you...we want to live with you in peace and good neighborly relations. I want our children will dream of a better future and realize it. That we will put our energy into plowshares and pruning scissors, not swords... I do not want war. No one in Israel wants war. Let us join hands and work at peace. There is no end to the flourishing we can bring to our two nations." The crux of the matter: "The simple truth is that the root of the conflict is the refusal to accept the Jewish people's right to exist in its historic homeland. Whoever thinks that the enmity to Israel is the result of our occupying Judea and Samaria is confusing cause and effect...We vacated the Gaza Strip to the last centimeter and received a rain of missiles on our communities and our children. Hamas and Hizbullah keep saying that their aim is to free Akko, Beersheva and Haifa. Even the moderate Palestinians, even now, are unwilling to say the simplest thing: Israel is the state of the Jewish People and it will stay that way." The demand to settle Palestinian refugees inside Israel is incompatible with the continued existence of Israel as a Jewish state...It is possible to solve this problem outside the borders of Israel. There is wide national agreement about this among us...Judea and Samaria are not a foreign country for us. This is the land of our forefathers. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The right of the Jewish people over our country does not come from the suffering we have been through. Some say if it weren't for the Holocaust there would be no State if Israel. But I say that if Israel had been established in time there would not have been a Holocaust...Our right to establish our country here stems from one fact: Israel is the homeland of the Jewish people and it is here that our identity was forged." Israel's vision for a two-state solution: "In our vision we see two states side by side, each with its own flag and anthem. We do not want Kassams on Petach Tikva or Grads on Tel Aviv. We want peace. We must make sure that the Palestinians cannot create an army. We cannot be expected to agree to a Palestinian state without receiving guarantees that it will be demilitarized. We ask the international community for an express commitment that the Palestinian state's area will be demilitarized with effective measures - not like the ones in Gaza." In conclusion: "Arabs must choose between the way of peace and the way of Hamas...The Palestinian Authority must create law and order in the Gaza Strip and demilitarize Hamas. Israel will not negotiate with terrorists who wish to annihilate us. Hamas will not even let Red Cross representatives visit a soldier who is being held captive in Gaza - Gilad Shalit...I call upon Arab leaders and Palestinian leaders: Let's go in the path of Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat, Yitzhak Rabin and King Hussein. Let's go in the path of Prophet Isaiah, who spoke thousands of years ago, they shall beat their swords into plowshares and know war no more. Let us know war no more. Let us know peace." For the doubters of BiBi's ability not to kowtow to political expediency...I believe he has dispelled your concerns. BiBi gets it...all will be possible when the Arabs admit that the Jewish State, and the Jewish people, have a right to exist...and in their homeland. Until this happens, peace in any form, will be ephemeral. Most apropos here is Golda Meir's prescient quote: "We will have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than they hate us." Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#World Obama's declaration (that he does not want to run the auto industry) is exceedingly disingenuous. Why? Because as Auto-crat, he can ram his environmental policy down our collective throat. He will, by way of verbal fiat--force GM to make small vehicles (including hybrids) that are so-called environmentally friendly. Thus, not only appeasing the enviro-psychopaths in his own party, but also Europe's intelligentsia (which is currently fixated on reducing cow flatulence).  Sadly, this tact will destroy what is left of the industry. Why? Because the facts (even during economic consternation) clearly indicate that Americans are buying far more trucks and SUV's than matchboxes.But, hey--when did Obama ever let the facts trump ego? http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Auto Yes it's former (thank God) US President Jimmy 'Dhimmi' Carter busy sticking his goober where it doesn't belong: Anywhere, generally...the Middle East, specifically. From the time our embassy was assailed and hostages were taken due to the correct perception by Islamists of then President Carter as a paper tiger, to his now uninvited meddling in the 'peace' process, Carter is the fungal rash that annoys the hell out of you and the more you attempt to rid yourself of it, the more it returns.  Carter stated in the past that the reason Hamas was victorious was because it was "shrewd in selecting candidates." I guess bribing the people with supplies and services had nothing to do with it. Why you're right, Mr. Carter, the people must have been dazzled by one of those brilliant, machine gun-totting, Qassam lobbing, Jew-hating, misogynists. Wouldn't you? His concern has not been for the innocent Israelis that are the target of Hamas and Fatah (the duly elected PA government)...no, he is concerned with the reconciliation of Hamas and Fatah (two terrorist groups)..."All efforts of the international community should be to reconcile the two, but there's no effort from the outside to bring the two together." What a magnanimous machination, sir. Now again, this over-roasted nut is playing the terrorist uniter in the Holy Land...he claims Mideast peace is not possible without Hamas. Well I guess he's correct...someone has to hold the rocket launcher while the other discharges the rocket.   It's bad enough that we have to endure that Huckleberry Hound kisser in the list of US presidents, but must we continue to listen to his perniciously moronic rhetoric until we want to toss our cookies? I think Carter is either evil or incredibly stupid. Since I can't see his heart, I will leave God to judge his motives and go with incredibly stupid. In the words of Forrest Gump, "Stupid is as stupid does"...but in this case...it just keeps on doing. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Carter Israeli PM Bibi Netanyahu will be giving a major speech on Mideast Peace on Sunday. It is expected that he will offer the 'Palestinians' a state of their own with interim borders. But, of course, the IDF will retain freedom of operation in their state, to prevent further terrorist attacks, because anything less would not be adequate for national security. And with the PA's record on negotiations...none of it will fly...   OK...somebody get me off this ride, I'm starting to get sick... No one can convince me that Bibi is not aware of the political drill here. Israel offers everything but the kitchen sink, the 'Palestinians' say NO and continue their terror attacks on innocent Israelis...the world condemns Israel...and we start ALL OVER AGAIN... Is it me, or are you getting a little lightheaded? Look, Israel knows what they must do, as distasteful as it may be to elitist world leaders. They must do all that is within their power to ensure minimal harm to their citizens...because this is for the ultimate survival of the Jewish State...which was intended to be the safest place on earth for Jews, post WWII....yet it has never come to fruition... Unfortunately, for Bibi, our President is only adding speed to this carnival ride. And his haste is toxic for Israel and its continued existence. Pressuring the Jewish State to surrender their land and lives like no other leader in our nation's history, this treacherous idiocy will end in the Arab world's definitive desire: No more Jews. Do we really want a hand in this genocide of the Jewish people? The empirical evidence for those who have persecuted the Jews is not promising. Somebody might want to notify Obama... Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Really At all times, national security should trump political expedience. Unfortunately, President Obama doesn't subscribe to this venerated standard.   Obama's pedantic refusal to release classified documents--which (according to former Vice President Dick Cheney) would explicitly show that enhanced interrogations netted the CIA vital, life saving intelligence--is drenched in self-interest.If O released the documents, he would then be forced to admit that waterboarding is a valuable tool in the War on Terror. And such a declaration, most certainly--would eviscerate his Hope and Change foreign policy approach that has mesmerized the dupes of the world. It is a shocking day in America when political expedience trumps our very survival. Shocking, indeed. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Shocking They've had enough. That's what the pro-Western majority declared through the election process on Sunday in Lebanon. The March 14 Coalition of Christians and Sunni Muslims won at least 70 seats in the country's 128-member parliament. So, Iran, via Hezbollah, lost... Awww...back go the party hats... This is a setback for a salivating Iran...who cannot wait to sink its nuclear teeth into tiny Israel. And Hezbollah's loss has removed the possibility for a prime location to target their prey. And here's a bulletin...Hezbollah announced it will not lay down its arms despite the loss....WOW, really? Well I for one am shocked... These virulent thugs who, among their dastardly deeds, killed 241 US Marines (in Beirut as peacekeepers in 1983) as they slept. Forget an election loss, they should be eternally grateful they still have their wazoo attached. The lovers of liberty still reside in Lebanon. They had, for years, sadly attempted to appease Hezbollah and their ilk...which is what gave them the chaos, death and destruction they experienced from the time of the Lebanese Civil War with the PLO through to Hezbollah's briefly seizing control of downtown Beirut in an attempt to boost their political power in 2008. I believe the Lebanese people finally got it: Capitulation leads to collapse...and they have shown Ahmadinejad, Nasrallah and their peeps...this hood ain't as good as it used to be. Let's hope the fire in Lebanon's belly will rise to the surface and scorch Hezbollah's tukis all the way back to Damascus. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Lebanese So, what is Barack H. Obama's strategy concerning Iran? Total, unadulterated appeasement. During his speech in Cairo last week, Obama uttered the following pacification: "No single nation should pick and choose which nations hold nuclear weapons."  Putting aside the egregious implications of moral equivalence--this statement explicitly demonstrates that Obama is mentally yielding to the fact that the Islamic Republic will go nuclear. Our Commander in Chief (manifestly) adheres to the liberal worldview that containment is far superior to confrontation.   This worldview, particularly when it comes to Islamo-thuggery--has been a demonstrable failure. Our attempts to contain bin Ladenism in the 90's (vs. confronting it) caused the deaths of over 3,000 Americans.  But this time the weapon of choice won't be a commercial aircraft--but rather a nuclear device capable of untold death and destruction.  Scary how appeasement continues to be the opiate of the gutless. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Appeasement America will soon be preparing to celebrate its greatest gift as a nation--the freedom of our republic, given to us by God and established by our Founding Fathers upon Judeo-Christian principles. Some will celebrate with BBQs, some with parades, picnics and fireworks. But an invitation has gone out to a lot that I believe would much rather be: The uninvited... As stated by the New York Times Mark Landler, "Last Friday, the State Department sent a cable to its embassies and consulates around the world notifying them that 'they may invite representatives from the government of Iran' to their Independence Day celebrations..." Hmm...let's ponder this for a moment... We, an independent (for now), free society, which respects the rights of the individual...and we have founding documents which ensure the following: Freedom of Speech Freedom of Religion Freedom of Assembly Freedom of the Press Right to Bear Arms And, for its citizens, Iran ensures...none of the above. They are a theocracy ruled by draconian, maniacal Mullahs who loathe anything that is in opposition to Muhammad's commands. They especially despise 'infidels' (Jews and Christians first, then all other unbelievers).  So my question is...what would make the POTUS think Iran's 'diplomats' would like to join in our infidel, freedom-fest?  See, now this is where I really have to insist that liberalism causes psychosis in its adherents. (Psychosis [aka psychotic break], in short, is defined as a symptom of mental illness typically characterized by a distorted or nonexistent sense of objective reality.) There is no rhyme or reason to O's conclusion that Iran's leadership would be interested in joining those they consider to be inferior to them and those they see as "apes" (Jews) and "pigs and dogs" (Christians).  Did O think Ahmadinejad wanted to share a dog-in-a-blanket with the dogs on a blanket?  This kind of reasoning sounds less like it's manufactured by his wit and more like it's a product of his wazoo... The last thing a Muslim regime wants from its mortal enemy is an invitation to celebrate everything they loathe and oppose. The POTUS and his ilk need to remove the western thinking cap when dealing with Muslim, terrorist-supporting, regimes...and try viewing the situation through the eyes of the hateful, bloodthirsty Islamists who vow with every fiber of their being...to kill the infidel.  And if O did, there would be a few less party hats necessary for the 4th. Our only 'loss' is, I understand: Iran is developing its own fissionable 'fireworks'...perhaps they'll save them for a future date. Should be a blast... Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Celebrating In order for the free world to remain free, its leader, Barack H. Obama--must discard pantywaist diplomacy. For it is this type of diplomacy that explicitly emboldens the vampires of Islamo--bloodlust.O's sugarcoated speechifying has done nothing to dissuade the Tyrants of Tehran, the Dregs of Damascus (and their rabid lapdogs) from their demonic quest of a global Islamic hegemony. And proof of this can be witnessed by Iran's stridently bold and unfettered march towards nuclear capability. The more apologies the President proffers, the more bellicose and acerbic Ahmadinejad becomes. And why not--history dictates that the soft and fuzzy approach is viewed as a sign of profound weakness in the Muslim World. If President Obama continues down this sordid path--America will be reduced to a mere colony in a global Islamic Kingdom. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Mere It's finally happened. The attitude of entitlement has breached our borders and is now forcing itself upon our only friend in the Middle East... President Obama recently said Israel MUST cease the expansion of its West Bank (Judea-Samaria) settlements as part of a wider agreement toward Middle East peace. The must 'must' is an imperative...a demand. Merriam-Webster defines 'demand' as a: asking especially with authority b: something claimed as due. Interesting...so O 'demands' that a sovereign nation, Israel--stop building on its own land.  Okee Dokee, Dear Leader!  But wait...O is not Israel's leader, unfortunately...he's ours! So why is he demanding that another country obey his commands? Delusional? Megalomaniacal? Perhaps...but it comes out of a liberal ideology...a sense of entitlement...and a life-long, careful pro-Arab, anti-Semitic indoctrination from various life choices (i.e. his pastor, his church, his friends, his education, his role models, etc.).  O also promised his real friends, the PA, Jerusalem as the capital of a 'Palestinian' State.  So is BiBi and company shaking in their boots? Well, today the Interior Ministry's Jerusalem office approved a plan to build a new Jewish hotel in East Jerusalem.  Looks like demanding gets you nowhere, O... This iron-fisted diplomacy used toward our friends, while we blow kisses to those who desire to blow us up, is beyond specious...it borders on unhinged psychosis. O needs to come to a screeching halt with his abominable behavior toward our comrades in the war on terror. Because the side he's wooing, will only make kissy face with a bunch of 'infidels'...if their sword first kisses our throats. Try to halt that with a demand... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Demanding I have a question for you...Honestly...how stupid are we? What substance from an alternate universe must slam into the grey matter of our collective leaders' minds in order for them to understand what the deal is in the Holy Land? Apparently nothing has done the job, as of yet... Why would I ask such a question? Here's the whole ball of wax...you judge for yourself... The PA (Palestinian Authority) is the ruling government in the 'Palestinian' areas in Israel. They are comprised of the majority parties of Hamas (on the US Terror List) and Fatah (also on the US Terror List). They have been duly elected by the 'Palestinian' people. Both terror groups have, as their common goal, the destruction of the Jewish State (and consequently, the Jewish People). Here's the kicker... Our government is having our US troops TRAIN the PA military forces...which will be used to kill members of the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) and innocent Israeli citizens (the prime targets of the PA forces). And all with YOUR tax dollars!!! Bet you didn't realize your money could do so much...harm, that is. And this ain't hearsay...Lt. Gen. Keith Dayton, designated by the United States to be a "security coordinator," has been appointed to train 1,500 'Palestinian' military troops. They'll be available for "immediate deployment" in the area linking Jenin and Nablus, which is less than an hour from Israel's inhabited coastal area. Oops...I think Israel missed catching that kiss... Now remember...our government believes Fatah is a 'moderate' terror group. We have already sworn we would not give the PA any US funds if Hamas is a ruling member of the PA...and the training of the military was on the agreement that Fatah would not create a coalition rule with Hamas. Well...all signals show the PA is taking every opportunity to include and assimilate Hamas into its military forces for joint operations against Israel. Now, I'm flabbergasted and appalled...aren't you? Well if, as Forrest Gump puts it, "Stupid is as stupid does" then we are glaring IDIOTS! The 'Palestinians' have never, EVER kept one agreement they have made (lying is permitted if it is done to infidels [that's us] for the sake of Allah [Taqiyyah]). They have promised innumerable times to cease the violence toward innocent Israeli citizens and have never done so. And we now know that they are going back on their promise not to join forces with Hamas to govern the 'Palestinian' occupied areas...so what do we do? Why train their terrorist thugs to kill our friends, that's what. Nice work, O, if you missed projectile vomiting on BiBi's shoes while he was in the States...you just did... The majority of the American people love the State of Israel. They are our friends and a fellow democracy. They have helped us incalculable times with Intel to keep our country secure. And this backstabbing behavior, on the part of this administration, is not the manner in which the citizenry of this country desires to show our kinship with our faithful ally. O, and his ilk, want a Jew-free Israel...this is clear by his insistence that no more Jewish settlements be built in Judea-Samaria (and he reinforced this by NOT planning to visit Israel on his Middle East trip this week). But this operation is barbaric. Training the enemies of our friends, makes us our friends' enemy. And we're not ready for this kind of 'change'... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Training That Islam is a religion of "peace and tolerance" has literally become axiomatic. It is sermonized from the White House to the ivory towers of academia and beyond. But--to believe such tripe--one has to be in serious denial of the facts.One common thread of truculence that runs through every jihadist is anti-Semitism. If we are to believe said axiom--than such stinging hatred of Jews must come from outside the realms of Islamic dogma and doctrine?   The answer to this question can be served-up in one word: No.The Koran (which was considered, by Hitler--to be a treasure trove of anti-Semitic prose) contains virulent, Jew-hating writings that are explicitly debasing. The most infamous is Sura 5:59-60 which refers to Jews as "apes" and "swine."  Moreover--this is the most oft-recited passage by terrorists prior to carrying out martyrdom operations against innocent Jews the world over.To believe that Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance is to deny the bloody and macabre facts. And it may be this very denial that precipitates the final days of Western Civilization. G-d save us. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Us It seems that President Obama's foreign policy approach "wax apologetic and carry a big olive branch" has done nothing to pacify the maniacal misfits that litter the globe. Whether it be Kim Jong-Il (detonating yet another a nuclear device) or Muhmoud Ahmadinejad (deploying naval warships to international waters)--these murderous loons are growing more bellicose and warlike with each and every mea culpa that passes through O's lips.Time is of the essence--and our Commander in Chief must come to the stark realization that appeasement (remember Neville Chamberlain) equals death and destruction. Truth is--if America (and for that matter Western Civilization) is going to survive--the maturation of Barack H. Obama is a moral imperative. But--thus far--the man-child from Hawaii has yet to flash even a scintilla of adulthood. Remember Chamberlain! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Remember Only 7 months after Tzipi Livni failed to form her own coalition government, she's putting together an official "opposition government" or a "shadow cabinet." No biggie, you say? After all, there should be firm alternatives to the policies of PM Netanyahu, right? Wrong... This is a critical time for the survival of the Jewish State. If there was ever a time for solidarity, it's now... Why? What's the big whoop? Playing in the shadows with a pretend (and contentious) government sends the most perilous message to the enemy: We're divided, so come conquer us. And they will... Olmert was the first one to give a paper tiger facade to the Arab world by humiliating the second most powerful military in the world: The IDF (the US being the first, of course). In simple terms: If you shrink, don't blink, or you will surely sink. As the enemy is always looking for the chinks in your armor in order to compromise and conquer...why present it to them on a silver platter? Is Livni aware of this? You bet...this lady is no slouch...she entered the IDF in 1976 and served until 1979. She earned the rank of lieutenant and served as an instructor at the officers' training school. And she was a Paris agent for Mossad (Israel's overseas intelligence agency) in the early 80s when it conducted a series of missions to kill 'Palestinian' terrorists in European capital cities (ah, the good old days).  Honestly, I would have more respect for her if she would do what she used to: Put country before political expediency. But that's not the character trait that's being revealed at this time... This 'shadow government' idiocy is looking less like solid, reasonable opposition, and more like sour grapes. Israel's survival is of greater importance than who is 'queen for a day'. If Livni sincerely cares about her nation (and I believe, in her heart of hearts, she does), then stop the feckless, backstabbing contention and stand with BiBi...because if you don't...the land, upon which you and your countrymen finally stand, will be shared with the fishies in the Mediterranean Sea... Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Livni Barack H. Obama's premise that Guantanamo has been used as a terrorist recruiting tool is laughable. The idea is fully spurious on many levels, but the most obvious is that on 9/11 Club Gitmo did not exist.Furthermore, this belief was fashioned in the 'America is to Blame' mosh-pit of radical liberalism which has produced such loons as Nancy Pelosi, Ted Kennedy and Ron Kuby. Enough said? The fact is the greatest terrorist recruiting tool is the Koran, which explicitly demands either conversion, subjugation or death of all non-Muslims. In point, the Koran is considered (by most Muslim scholars and schools of Islamic jurisprudence) as the quintessential blueprint for the total destruction of Western Civilization.   But don't expect Obama to ever acknowledge this fact. Why? Because he is much too comfortable blaming (you guessed it) America. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Tool It is unequivocal by now that Obama has no intentions of addressing the problem and threat Iran poses. He neither has the spine nor the testicular fortitude to make the hard decisions that must be made in order to protect the citizenry of America...or for that matter, freedom-loving people globally.  So what is left for free people to do when faced with such dire prospects as Iran has presented to the world, on numerous occasions? There is only one solution... Obama has clearly relinquished his position as leader of the free world by refusing to deal with Iran's threats. So it is now left to PM Benjamin 'BiBi' Netanyahu to do what must be done in order to foil Iran's plans and send an unambiguous message to terrorists and terrorist states that free people will not allow tyrants, thugs, or mullahs to take away the liberty that God has given to all men. Will BiBi perform the actions necessary to hinder, or at least postpone the mad mullah's machination? Well, between O and BiBi...there is no contest... BiBi was born in Tel Aviv, raised in Jerusalem, spent his adolescent years in the US, but returned to Israel to fulfill his military obligations. Netanyahu volunteered for an elite commando unit of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and participated in several daring operations, which included the Beirut Airport Operation during the War of Attrition and the release of hostages from a hijacked Sabena Airlines aircraft at Ben-Gurion Airport, an operation in which he was wounded. He was discharged from the IDF after 6 years, following the Yom Kippur War, with the rank of captain. Obama was born...well, it's reported he was born in Hawaii, but no credible evidence has yet surfaced to confirm this fact. He was raised in Hawaii and Jakarta, Indonesia by his mother and stepfather. He later attended Columbia University and Harvard University graduating with degrees. He chose not to serve his country in the Armed Forces. But instead chose to be a community organizer (a teacher with ACORN) and to pursue a political career.  BiBi, by his choices, has proven that he will put his own life on hold for the sake of his country and countrymen. Obama, in contrast, chose to pursue self-interest over self-sacrifice.  So, will BiBi make the unpopular yet crucial decision to attack Iran's nuclear facilities?  Well, just in case the Arab world, and their liberal ilk, think Israel is down for the count...I believe the Jewish people (by the grace of the G-d of Israel) will "rise from the ashes of the phoenix"...and rock your world...while preserving ours. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Bust With Pakistan experiencing an Islamo-meltdown, President Obama better realize that charisma--accompanied by smooth, rhetorical embellishments (verbal bullsh**)--isn't going to secure the Islamic nation's nuclear weapons.The trepidation concerning Pakistan's nuclear cache is that it might end up in the sinister hands of the Taliban or al Qaeda. And with these Islamic elements on the march, and moving towards Islamabad--the fear is palpable. If these weapons are to be secured, Obama must construct a viable plan utilizing US Special OPS. He must eschew any and all attempts to use Pakistani intelligence (ISI)--which has been infiltrated by Islamofascists with a deep antipathy for the West. Pakistan presents a huge (not to mention dangerous) challenge to Obama. And, in order to meet that challenge--he will have to set aside his superficial and child-like oratory and get real--very real. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Get With all the offers Israel has made over the years, and the PA has rejected...the question arises: What exactly is it that the 'Palestinians' and the Arab world wants?  It's certainly not land, they've been offered everything but the kitchen sink and turned it down. It's not money...billions have passed through their corrupt little digits...most squandered and much used to attack innocent Jews. So what do they want? A careful look at their requests can prove very revealing... -Who lives in the settlements? The Jewish people.  -What is attacked? The settlements.  -What does the PA always request be removed or prevent the building of? The settlements.  -What happens when Jews accidentally enter the 'Palestinian' areas? They are killed in cold blood.  So...in essence, they want a Jew-free Gaza, West Bank...and if possible...a Jew-free Israel (or as they call it 'Palestine')! It's a silent genocide... I just wonder what the response would be if the Israelis demanded an Arab-free Jerusalem? The screams of hatred spewed toward the Jews would be heard globally. But what of these Jew-free zones demanded by the PA, the Arab world and the West? No one seems to have a problem with them. Obama (the first pro-Arab president) tows the genocidal line, insisting upon the cessation of settlements. Even the Israeli government has bought into this furtive genocide of its people by agreeing to remove settlements. We can no longer call ourselves civil, compassionate or humane if we do not put an end to this second, yet clandestine attempt at the elimination of the Jewish people. The Israelis have always desired shalom...but not the kind of peace that Hitler wanted...or the PA: The last breath of every Jew on earth. Think about it... Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Genocide Talk is cheap...an oft used cliché. But it was never truer than at the much anticipated meeting between Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin "BiBi" Netanyahu... O, as usual, schmaltzing it up in his pedantic style (I just loathe his verbal cadence...it's so calculated and condescending)...empty rhetoric that adds nothing to the discourse. And BiBi, was way too conciliatory...I kept thinking "BiBi, get your tongue off his boots!" So what came out of these 'talks'? Bupkis, nada, rien, nothing!  O, who thinks all things became new when he entered the White House, blathered on about a focus on efforts to create a Palestinian state in Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem. But without an agreement that the PA would accept Israel's right to exist, this will never happen. Netanyahu hoped to gain Obama's support for stalwart action on Iran...but it ain't happening. O said he would give Iran no deadline, seek talks with the former Persian Empire and, if Iran didn't respond to diplomacy, he would not take 'sanctions' off the table? Say what? Sanctions? Been there, done that...empirical evidence proves that a slap on the wrist of sanctions has never worked. Walking softly will do nothing...but getting whacked with a big stick gets results every time... Will the US help logistically support the Jewish State?  Well, here is yet another example that talk is cheap...O may have gone out of his way to affirm the U.S.-Israel alliance at the meeting...but his actions prior to the meeting speak volumes to the contrary... According to Anne Bayefsky, of Eye On The UN, Obama has shown his true colors by his approval of the following action:  - Agreeing with this statement from the UN Security Council: "The Security Council supports the proposal of the Russian Federation to convene, in consultation with the Quartet and the parties, an international conference on the Middle East peace process in Moscow in 2009."   - And that statement also makes commendatory indications to the 2002 Arab "Peace" Initiative. A Saudi proposal to force Israel to withdraw to vulnerable borders prior to what most Arab countries still deem to be a final shove down the road...to Israel's ultimate ruin. Now the question is: Does Israel have our pragmatic support, as in all times past? Tragically I believe the answer is unequivocally NO. The US, led by the pro-Arab Obama administration (hey, has the State Dept. now taken up residency in the Oval Office?), will not help Israel by confronting Iran, or supplying Israel with strategic support in the certain event that Israel must confront Iran militarily. O's words are cheap talk, his actions show a contemptible walk...and Israel will inevitably have to fly solo. As in myriad times past...Israel will be left to themselves...and the G-d Who protects them. Godspeed, BiBi! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Forget Clearly, the key question concerning American--Israeli relations is: Will BiBi Netanyahu contravene Barack H. Obama's olive branch diplomacy and attack the Islamic Republic of Iran? The answer to this question is deeply rooted in the inner most recesses of Netanyahu's psyche. If he (as we are led to believe) is implacably hawkish--and bent on the survival-at-any-cost theory--then Tehran's nuclear ambitions are toast. But if the Jewish leader (who, at times--has displayed disquieting signs of political expediency) kowtows to Obama--Israel will be violently devoured in a mushroom cloud.When the dust finally settles on this tumultuous period of history--let us hope that hawkishness won out over political expediency.  G-d bless the Jewish State. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Over Pope Benedict XVI is visiting Israel. And hopes are that he will bring the peace that Christianity offers...the kind that does not compromise truth. Well, if you're hoping for that, your hopes will be dashed... The Pope called on "all those responsible to explore every possible avenue in the search for a just resolution of the outstanding difficulties, so that both peoples may live in peace in a homeland of their own within secure and internationally recognized borders." I have to ask, has the Pope been that sheltered that he is unaware of the ongoing terror attacks that Israel has had to endure for years? From that statement, one would assume that he is unaware of who the historical owners of the land are (Jews), and oblivious to the terror attacks perpetrated upon innocent Jews daily by the PA and their ilk. But the Pope is a very learned and intelligent man.  So is the Pontiff confused? Perhaps this further information can help answer that question... In a meeting Thursday, PM Binyamin 'BiBi' Netanyahu said of his conversation with the Pope, "I asked him as a moral figure to make his voice heard loudly and continuously against the declarations coming from Iran about their intentions to destroy the state of Israel...It cannot be that at the start of the 21st century, a state arises that says it intends to destroy the Jewish state and that a very strong and aggressive voice isn't heard condemning this phenomenon...Blocking the Iranian danger will advance peace...We want peace with the Palestinians, but one that brings security. We do not seek to rule a different people, but we also do not want an Iranian-backed terror state to develop beside us and endanger Israel."  In essence, he asked the pontiff to denounce the Iranian regime. The Pope's response? The pope replied by stating that he believes that the moderate elements in the region should be strengthened and the extremist ones should be fought. He added that as pope, he leads the global battle against anti-Semitism.  Really? Nice soft-shoe there... Then the blatant anti-Semitic statements spewed by Ahmadinejad must be condemned and the regime, run by the mad Mullahs, must be denounced plain and simple. Why the detour? Has the PC-bug bitten the Vatican?  No matter the reason for the verbal diversion, by ignoring the obvious the pontiff is endangering current and future generations in the region. Ignoring truth, and the facts on the ground, is doing a grave injustice to the innocent in Israel, as well as the 'Palestinians' used by their leaders as pawns in their bloodthirsty battle against the Jewish State. Honestly...I'm not sure the Jewish Carpenter, Who started the church, would be pleased with such cowardice or disingenuousness. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Danger Well, it seems that the Bush Doctrine of not negotiating with terrorists is dead. And here's the evidence... Iran is categorized as a terrorist state for their funding of terrorist activities and terrorist groups (i.e. Hezbollah, etc.) The Iranian Revolutionary Guard is a terrorist organization.  These are established facts. So, our Bootlicker-in-Chief has been a busy bee this Spring...he arranged the release of US journalist Roxana Saberi with an exchange deal where Washington agreed to free 4 senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards intelligence officers arrested in Irbil, northern Iraq in January 2007. Tehran calls them "diplomats", but they ran terror operations and covert arms supplies from Iran to Sunni and al Qaeda insurgent webs. Bravo, Barry...now that's bootlicking at its best... Only problem is that when you let an enemy, such as this, know you can be bought and sold...you expose weakness to be compromised, and you endanger the national security of our entire nation. But Barry, in all his vast ivy league knowledge, didn't know that--but, of course, he would have learned that if he had actually served in the armed forces...but he didn't... Barry has made one of the worst mistakes that can be made: Showing the enemy the chinks in your armor. Look for more kidnappings to follow...these are all tests of our armor...and Barry is putting a dangerous model on display. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Exposing Personally, I've had it. The disdain for the military from the left, whether it be the current occupant of the White House and his ilk, the media, or elitists from Hollywood to your local college campus...is beyond egregious...for me, it borders on treasonous... The hatred for our troops is so deeply seated in these ungrateful wretches, when they think they are honoring our warriors, they just insult them all over again...case in point: Hollywood gave an Academy Award for a documentary about the military--committing acts of torture around the world... Gee, thanks for the encomium... Let's also recall the Commander-in-Chief, who never thought it necessary to join the ranks--accused our troops, on the campaign trail, of "air-raiding villages and killing civilians"... When your commander thinks you blow, what's left? And let's not leave out those 'open-minded', 'tolerant' profs from our examples...their contributions of loathing the military have been too great to number...but let's look at one glaring example, for fun: These fraudulent facilitators of greater knowledge have, in the recent past, tried feverously to block military recruiters from campuses. The result was the people speaking vociferously through their representatives and the Solomon Amendment (1995-97), which denied federal funds to institutions of higher education that denied military recruiters access to campuses or the establishment of ROTC programs. The profs didn't learn their lesson...they challenged it all the way to the Supremes...but, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the Solomon Amendment did not infringe on the First Amendment rights of schools that objected to it.  Awww...hatred can only take you so far...but not far enough to kick the ones protecting you...huh? Here's a paradigm for the current administration: Israel, whose military is attacked almost daily--always states before an investigation, that the Israeli Military is the most ethical military in the world. Now, I greatly respect the IDF, but on ethics...the US Military is number one. But our government has an aversion to stating such truth. Instead, they opt to apologize for our troops behavior before any facts are known concerning an incident.  Now, there's an all-time morale booster for the guys! Disgraceful... I'd like to ask all these 'patriots' what they have sacrificed for our great nation? Our troops, current and former, have given up their freedoms to protect ours. Some have given precious time. Some have given up careers and dreams. Some their physical health...and some their very lives. All so we can enjoy the blessings that those liberties produce.  Lesson for all Libs: I know it's a foreign term in your vernacular...but instead of spewing your bile at our heroes...try two simple words: Thank you. It may not easily roll off your treasonous tongues...but the troops deserve it. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Change Toby Keith recently stated that President Obama is doing a "great job" by sending 17,000 additional troops to Afghanistan. Well, with all due respect to the country music mega-star (who selflessly supports the troops): What the hell is he talking about?Sending additional troops (without a cogent game plan) to combat Islamo-thugs is both feckless and highly dangerous. Obama's musings on Afghanistan have been nothing short of schizophrenic. He has waffled, flip-flopped and spoken from the halls of mental chaos about the Afghan theater. Our Commander in Chief has no idea whether he wants to build a Jeffersonian democracy, just keep the enemy off-balance and on the run, engage in a tickle fight with "moderate" Taliban leaders, or something in between. To the contrary, Toby--this does not constitute a "great job," but rather a seriously flawed tactic propounded by a seriously flawed president whose lack of foreign policy acumen is treacherously glaring. What the hell? http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Great Here's a riddle: What do you call a country where almost 100% of the population is comprised of 'Palestinians'? A 'Palestinian' State, right?  Well, that describes the Kingdom of Jordan. Jordan has a demographic that is 70% 'Palestinian'. Now, as Israel does, if the Bedouin population is incorporated in that category, the figure rises to 100% 'Palestinian'. With these kinds of stats, I think the PA should share in the Kingdom rule...don't you? But I'm not thinking King Abdullah will allow that to happen...because it was tried before...and his daddy halted that goal... September 1970 is known as 'Black September' in Arab history and also as the "era of regrettable events." It was a month when Hashemite King Hussein of Jordan moved to crush the autonomy of 'Palestinian' organizations (like the Palestinian Liberation Organization [PLO]) and restore his monarchy's rule over the nation. The violence resulted in the deaths of thousands of people, the vast majority being 'Palestinian' (approximately 30,000). The armed clash ended July 1971 with the ejection of the PLO and thousands of 'Palestinian' miscreants to Lebanon, where they reeked havoc on infidels (Lebanese Christians), and since then have monopolized the country, causing Christians there to cower through appeasement.  Now, Jordan has lots of land (45,495 sq mi, to be precise). They have a population comprised of mostly so-called Palestinians. So why the cry for a 'Palestinian' State?  Well, because like most of the Arab world...they have no concern for these 'refugees'...even though they are Muslim brothers. They are using them as leverage to attain their long-desired goal: The elimination of the State of Israel. And if they would give the 'Palestinians' land on which to reside, the 'Palestinians' would lose their victimhood status, and the Arab world would not only lose their entertainment (terrorism against Jews and other 'infidels'), but their major tool to rid the Middle East (and the world) of Jews, would be gone. Truth be told, 'Palestinians' are really Jordanians. Here's an informative statement made to the UN by Israeli Ambassador Yehuda Blum on December 3, 1979: "Let me remind the Jordanian representatives of the record. Between 1922 and 1946, Trans-Jordan remained an integral part of Mandated Palestine. In 1946, it became the independent Palestinian Arab State in that area. When King Abdullah came to the Jericho Conference in December 1948, which was attended by Palestinian Arabs west of the Jordan River, he was crowned 'King of Palestine'. Abdullah, in fact, wanted to rename his country 'The Kingdom of Palestine'. King Hussein, in his memoirs, indicates clearly that Trans-Jordan was arbitrarily siphoned off from the rest of Mandated Palestine. Crown Prince Hassan of Jordan, in the Jordanian National Assembly on February 2, 1970, stated unambiguously: 'Palestine is Jordan and Jordan is Palestine. The nation is one and the land is one.'"  Additionally, another by the current PM, Binyamin 'BiBi' Netanyahu, given to the UN on December 11, 1984: "Clearly, in Eastern and Western Palestine, there are only two peoples, the Arabs and the Jews. Just as clearly, there are only two states in that area, Jordan and Israel. The Arab State of Jordan, containing some three million Arabs, does not allow a single Jew to live there. It also contains 4/5 of the territory originally allocated by this body's predecessor, the League of Nations, for the Jewish National Home. The other State, Israel, has a population of over four million, of which one sixth is Arab. It contains less than 1/5 of the territory originally allocated to the Jews under the Mandate.... It cannot be said, therefore, that the Arabs of Palestine are lacking a state of their own. The demand for a second Palestinian Arab State in Western Palestine, and a 22nd Arab State in the world, is merely the latest attempt to push Israel back into the hopelessly vulnerable armistice lines of 1949." They ('Palestinians') are in the land that is rightfully theirs: Jordan...so, it's time to leave the Jewish State alone. We all know the truth. It's time to end this charade. Jordan IS Palestine. Period. Shalom through strength...in this world, it's the only way.  http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Hashemite Now that Maine--by legalizing same sex marriage (joining Massachusetts, Iowa and Vermont)--has acquiesced to the pagan gods of sodomy. The very sane among us muse over how we, as a nation--have plummeted into the pits of such morally depravity.Well muse no more, the reason is rather simple: Most conservative leaders (be they religious or political) out of fear of retribution from the doggedly radical homosexual movement--have cowered from telling the truth. These so called leaders could not bring themselves to convey that not only is homosexuality antithetical to Judeo-Christian doctrine, but it (according to most medical studies) is a high-risk behavior. Such practices as sodomy, rimming and fisting have a profoundly deleterious effect on the human body. From lethal infections to varies types of cancer, these practices are clearly and demonstrably caustic. (This, of course--is a major contributing factor [along with suicide] as to why the average homosexual's lifespan is a paltry 42 years.) Political philosopher Edmund Burke stated: "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." We now find ourselves mired in the pits of moral depravity because our leaders--when expected to confront a vile iniquity--decided, instead--to cower. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Deciding Are Americans truly demanding health care reform? Well, according to a recent survey of registered US voters--the answer is a resounding no.The survey explicitly revealed that less than 6% of voters considered health care a pressing matter. And when presented with a comprehensive list of hot-button issues to select from--health care (compared to terrorism, immigration, the economy, etc.) did not fare very well. In fact--nearly 95% of voters placed health care at the very bottom of the list. Truth be told, the only reason we are enmeshed in this interminable dialogue concerning health care reform is due to Republican cravenness. Back in the 90's, when Democrats (in an attempt to usher in socialized medicine) stated falsely that our health care system was "broken," the GOP--in an attempt to avoid the label "mean-spirited"--refused to confront this spurious claim.  Thus, the stage has been set for President Obama and his fellow Dem(agogues) to ram socialized medicine right down our collective throats.  Cravenness: A sin committed by the spineless. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Sin There's a lot of discussion of late concerning Pakistan. In the recent past, our relationship was tenuous at best...the former Pakistani leader was paid by us to help in the War on Terror...but did he and the new President Ali Asif Zardari aid in this endeavor? A resounding NO.  And this rogue government is still demanding money in exchange for no help. The Taliban still runs free in the tribal mountain areas, they continue to allow bin Laden to hole up in the tribal areas, and they sponsor terror attacks on their neighbor (and our friend) India.  So what's a democracy to do? There have been many suggestions, including further money and appeasement (O favors this one), but the most sound proposal has come from Ralph Peters. He suggests that we leave Pakistan to India. That indeed is brilliant... Why you ask? Allow me to elucidate... India is a democracy which borders the Middle East.  We have a significant commercial relationship with the Subcontinent.  It is nuclear capable and has an army of about 200 million men (much like China). They may not be technologically advanced in their military but neither is Pakistan...and they dwarf Pakistan's military by a ratio of 3:1.  They understand the mindset in Pakistan and if attacked by the Pakistanis, they would be damaged, but Pakistan would be utterly destroyed by India...and Pakistan (with all its loonies) knows this.  So India is the perfect watchdog for this rogue state. And apparently India thinks so as well...Indian elite troops, Kharga Corps, are being trained by Israeli military instructors in India and Israel in the skills of operating in Taliban and al Qaeda dominated areas, perhaps yet with biological/radiological weapons.  Nicknamed "Hindi Shakti" (Indian Power), these select Indian units received specialist instruction from Israeli elite and commando forces in tactics for engaging in combat maneuvers behind enemy lines. We have poured money into the Pakistani coffers for too long, of which some has been turned around into weapons used against our brave troops. Time to 86 this 'brilliant' strategy... India has tasted of the fruits of freedom and they like it...so they can be trusted to keep the zealots at bay...and by sheer numbers, and now by military tactics...they can handle the tribal loons without our concern.  It's time to pull the plug on Pakistan...and slide it on over the Subcontinent....our only friends in the Middle East (Israel) have made sure they're ready. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Pulling Those that remonstrate against the practice of waterboarding reside in the cesspools of moral chaos. Imagine, waxing indignant over the simulated drowning of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammad whose Islamo-machination incinerated over 3,000 innocent Americans.The irrefutable fact is (according to CIA and FBI officials)--by spraying KSM's face with a garden hose (WB)--we were able to extract vital Intel concerning future terrorist plots. Thus, this greatly anathematized interrogation tool is directly responsible for saving thousands, if not millions of American lives.Yet the remonstrators (in all their hyper-piety) view waterboarding--which clearly thwarts the propagation of bloodcurdling evil--as wholly immoral. It is this very brand of convoluted and perverse logic that compels me to the tangible conclusion that these individuals truly do reside in the cesspools of moral chaos. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Moral At a Planned Parenthood meeting in 2007 Barack H. Obama stated the following: "We need somebody who's got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it's like to be a young teenage mom. The empathy to understand what it's like to be poor, or African-American, or gay, or disabled, or old. And that's the criteria by which I'm going to be selecting my judges." Wow! This highly ominous proclamation clearly indicates that President Obama is going to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter (a liberal) with a hyper-doctrinaire liberal. You know the type, one who not only takes a Darwinian approach to the Constitution--but also has an unbridled fixation to impose his personal dogma on the citizenry.  In short, the new jurist will be a Belligerent in Black who will use judicial fiat as a battering-ram to knock down the few remaining bulwarks of freedom we the people have left.Obama the Ominous: The storm clouds are gathering. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Storm How many times have you heard this one: Israeli occupation is the reason there is no peace in the Middle east? Ad nauseam?    Well, ostensibly, O and his top advisers are confident of this falsehood, and that the 'Palestinian' problem is the main obstacle to accommodating Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Iran. Intentionally blind to Israel's assertion of US support for its security in a hostile region, Obama is planning to pressure the Netanyahu government hard for instant engagement on the Middle East conflict without further impediment. Sec. of Defense Robert Gates and National Security Adviser Gen. James Jones are the leading advocates of placing Israel in the line of fire.  Hmm, isn't this where O and BiBi break into a kick-line singing the words of the immortal Cole Porter, "friendship, friendship, just a perfect blendship"? Um...yeah... The only thing O has accomplished in his first 100 days is to show us, and the world, how to plunge a dagger in your friends' back, while kissing your enemies' tukis... Our only ally (and democracy) in the Middle East and the country that always knew we would stand behind/alongside them, is now considering its options for its survival...options they never thought they would ever have to contemplate. Nice 'change' O...now you want to twist that knife, while you're at it? O intends to dictate, to a sovereign nation (Israel), what they will and will not do concerning their national security. Israel will have NO say in the process. BiBi will simply follow O's commands.  O's plan for our friends: 1. Israel must freeze settlement activity on the West Bank and construction in East Jerusalem.  2. Israel would have to abandon large segments of the West Bank (by the way, the IDF's presence there is the only reason the West Bank is not the twin of Gaza).  3. Israel must remove authorized communities and unauthorized outposts and hand over the historic heart of Jerusalem to the PA. 4. The Israeli government would be required to accept an independent 'Palestinian' state, even if its government is dominated by the terrorist group Hamas (who, by the way, will never accept Israel's right to exist [hey, there's equity for ya!]). The Netanyahu government will find O and his officials hearing-impaired not only on Israel's legitimate concerns on 'Palestinian violence toward innocent Israeli civilians, but also on a nuclear-armed Iran. Wow, does O have testicular fortitude or what? How in the world did he ever think he had the right to tell an autonomous nation what to do, with no thought taken to the peril that those directives would cost in innocent lives? Armed with this knowledge of Obama's intentions, it's up to us (and our representatives) to let 'the man who would be king' know we will not allow him to abandon our stalwart friends in their time of need. He may have no problem throwing his friends and family under the bus...but true Americans are faithful to their friends...come hell or high water... With his disloyal course of action, maybe we should check O's birth certificate, after all? Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Real Rich Lowery, editor of National Review, scribbled the following: "If Barack Obama's presidency were to end on Day 101, it would be a smash success. He's popular; the nation's mood is lifting; he's adored abroad; and he's already put his stamp on economic policy."  It is this type of genuflection (from certain scribes on the right) that causes me to convulse.Putting aside O's Marxist, domestic agenda--his foreign policy has been an exercise in acerbic, anti-Americanism. His speech in Strasbourg, where he stridently castigated America's "arrogance," marked a new low in presidential ethics.  By rebuking his own country on the world stage, O not only emboldened the nefarious forces of Islamofascism (who labor tirelessly to bring about America's bloody demise)--but he also defecated on the graves of American soldiers who liberated Europe from the throes of Nazism."A smash success," only if your rating President Obama on his uncanny ability to rip America a new one. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Smash Riding on his high personal poll ratings, Obama intends to do his will concerning the PA. His last attempt, through Sec. of State Clinton, didn't fare well when Americans found out...so now O's trying another slight of hand... O's administration has requested Congress make minor changes in US law that would permit the continued provision of funds to the Palestinian Authority (PA) even if Hamas officials remain part of a 'Palestinian' unity government...which they will since they are the majority party voted in by the 'Palestinian' people. O asked for the changes as part of a $83.4-billion emergency spending bill that also includes funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The bill would provide $840 million for the PA and for rebuilding Gaza post-Operation Cast Lead...the operation that was necessary to put a stop to the daily barrage of rockets from Gaza into innocent civilian areas in Israel. It isn't appalling enough that O is determined to fund these terrorists, knowing full well that the funds will be confiscated and used to kill innocent Jews...but the fact that he's requesting the money be attached to funds to support our troops in carrying out their job of protecting us, is egregious.  US officials assert that O's proposal doesn't amount to recognition of Hamas or assisting the terrorist group. Really? How are you going to pull that one out of your hat? Hamas and Fatah ARE terrorist groups. They comprise the PA. If you give the PA the money, Hamas (the majority party) gets the money...and they summarily turn that dough into ammo, to kill innocent Jews. And now for your next magical trick... The mere fact that Barry is persistent about this proves he is either clueless about the entire situation...which I doubt...or he truly loathes the Jewish State and is getting his digs in under the guise of 'helping' the poor little 'victims'. The volunteer for his disappearing act is our tax dollars...and they will never return...along with the innocent Jewish lives lost by Barry's 'generosity'. Poof! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#My The talk of a two-state solution in the Middle East has been part of the Arab Street's daily fare for almost 42 years...and it won't be ending any time soon... In order to comprehend the Israeli-Palestinian situation correctly, the following must be understood: The so-called Palestinians and their Arab/Muslim brethren have no intention of ever seeing a 'Palestinian' State side-by-side with Israel. Why? There are two primary reasons... First, in order to have two states, living side-by-side...the PA (that would include, Hamas and Fatah, which comprises the PA) and their ilk including Hezbollah (let's save time here and say the Muslim Brotherhood and it's tentacles), Iran, Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, etc....would all have to accept Israel's right to exist. Ain't happening...a slab of bacon has a better chance of sliding down an Imams throat... Second, the establishment of a 'Palestinian' State would remove the 'victimhood' status from so-called Palestinians. Millions, upon millions of dollars are donated by world governments for the poor battered 'refugees' (which is summarily confiscated by Hamas et al to fund their Jihad against the Jews). Israel is loathed and condemned daily for their 'treatment' of the 'innocent' and 'displaced' settlers...a source of Muslim recreation. And the Arab Street's main grievance for a lack of peace in the Holy Land (Israel's existence) would be no more. What would a terrorist have left to live for? Hopes and dreams of peace are ideals that will never be realized or manifested in the Holy land...and it will NOT be Israel's fault. It's so-called neighbor-wannabes, and their kin, will ensure it will never happen...as long as they live. Shalom through strength. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Two Imagine a president (not vitiated by the dictates of Political Correctness) who would not only order the waterboarding of terrorists detains, but also any and all coercive interrogation methodologies that would extract lifesaving Intel from the enemy. Including such methodologies as: The inch by inch remove of an Islamo-barbarian's *schmeck.And, imagine--he would do all of this without proffering one single mea culpa to the UN, EU, ACLU, Arab autocrats or Dick Durbin. Imagine. *Yiddish for penis. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Imagine We've all heard about it...Barry and his 'charm offensive'...Obama believes he can charm just about anyone into seeing things his way. The Iranians, the Europeans, Chavez, the Saudi Prince, etc....(well personally...I find his 'charm' offensive). But I believe Barry is no Prince Charming, but rather a Snake Charmer... Snake charmers use an instrument to apparently hypnotize the snake...Barry just uses his Cheshire Cat Smile...Ooo, how charismatic... But a snake charmer has to keep his eyes on the snake or he can get bitten, as some have. In the case of Barry...it will be impossible, even if he was willing, to keep his eyes on these snakes...and in that case we are the ones who will get bitten...and a poisonous bite it will be. O may think he is charming and is able to sway our enemies, but truly he is nothing but a useful idiot who is only charming himself into the deception that he can bring change by flashing his ivories. What he is actually doing is giving enemies, like Iran, more time to develop nuclear capabilities. And the message to the Arab Street that we are able to be compromised. Thanks for charming us into peril, Barry...I guess it's a change from getting a bite taken out of our wallets...snakes on the Hill can take care of that. In fairy tales, Prince Charming brought a happy ending, but this 'charmer' will not be as gracious... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Prince Despite the endless remonstrations (not to mention hyper-prissiness) of President Obama over enhanced interrogations, waterboarding--when it came to extracting vital intel from Islamo-killers--was a highly successful tool.According to former CIA director Michael Hayden, after enduring several session of waterboarding, 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shiekh Mohammed exposed several key terror plots to US interrogators. Subsequently, these machinations where foiled and thousands of innocent American lives were saved.  Unfortunately this fails to resonate with a man who not only sat at the feet of an anti-American fanatic for 20 years, but also just returned from a global ass-kissing tour of the world's most truculent, anti-American tyrants.  Truth is, President Obama has perfidiously demonstrated that he is willing to sacrifice scores of American lives if, by prohibiting the most successful interrogation tool available could win him the friendship and plaudits of a said tyrants.  Will America ever survive the Priss-in-Chief? http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Will "The most fundamental paradox is that, if we're never to use force, we must be prepared to use it and to use it successfully. We Americans don't want war, and we don't start fights. We don't maintain a strong military force to conquer or coerce others. The purpose of our military is simple and straightforward: we want to prevent war by deterring others from the aggression that causes war. If our efforts are successful, we will have peace and never be forced into battle. There will never be a need to fire a single shot. That's the paradox of deterrence." --Ronald Wilson Reagan Without a strong military to protect a nation's sovereignty...a nation is not. Vulnerable to all who desire to pillage, conquer or enslave. And when one is honored enough to take the oath of office for the presidency...in which he vows to protect the US from enemies foreign and domestic...that entails using a military that is strong... Now let's take Obama...a man who on the campaign trail in Nashua, NH said, concerning Afghanistan "gotta get the job done"...which "requires us to have enough troops that we're not just air raiding villages and killing civilians which is causing enormous problems there"...and is now the commander-in-chief of the US Armed Forces. One could be baffled as to why this man would want to be the leader of a force he never desired to serve as a foot soldier, and one he accused of callously slaughtering innocents.  Well wonder no more...O didn't want to be a leader of the military, but a fifth column in it. With his words, he now blows kisses to the troops...but his plan is quite devious. He is surreptitiously using backdoor methods to destroy the strongest military in the world... Firstly, he is cutting supplemental spending, which is needed to continue combat operations and Special Operations (Spec Ops) like on the Horn of Africa (i.e. Pirates) and the Philippines (Counter Terrorism). Secondly, he plans to eliminate "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" which would allow Homosexuals to serve openly in the military...which would severely hamstring combat readiness and unit cohesion. (But he wouldn't know that since he never served.) Thirdly, he is not allowing enhanced interrogations, which will dramatically reduce the amount of intel we receive, not only as it pertains to terrorist attacks on US soil, but also attacks against our troops abroad. It was these very techniques, employed by the Bush administration, that have kept us safe for over 7 years. A nation is only as strong as its military. Obama knows this. And with that knowledge he will destroy the nation that allowed him to live free and achieve his dreams (which is now everyone else's nightmare). Shalom through strength...in this world, it is the only way to peace... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Down It's two minutes to midnight for Israel. Unlike the Cold War, where those a part of MAD (mutually assured destruction) did not desire to lose their own lives...the Mullah's, and their puppet (Ahmadinejad), are willing to die for their caustic cause. And they have made it abundantly clear that they will indeed wipe Israel off the map...and they will begin as soon as they have the nuclear capability... But Iran's ghoulish goal is not altruistic in nature, but rather mercenary. Ahmadinejad believes he will usher in his messiah. by creating world chaos...as well as receive his 72 virgins in paradise. In March of this year, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nancy Soderberg, said the plan for an Israeli strike might be moved up if Israel thought Russia was going to follow through on its promise to supply Iran with a surface-to-air missile system that would greatly perplex an Israeli attack. In addition, IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi said that his military must ready for a strike on Iran?s nuclear facilities if diplomatic efforts fail. And they will, because you cannot sit down at the negotiating table with those who are hell-bent on your destruction. It's 2 minutes to midnight...it's time for Israel to lock and load...they may never get another chance to take this stand...in one piece. Shalom through strength... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Easier The liberal mantra that enhanced interrogations (conducted by the CIA) have been exploited by al Quaeda as a recruitment tool against America is pure tripe. Libs have been spewing this drivel for several years now without proffering one stitch of bedrock evidence to support their claim.  Of course, the savvy observer knows that said tripe clearly flies in the face of 1,400 years of Islamic history. A history punctuated by bloody jihad against Jews and Christians long before the birth of America, or the advent of waterboarding.  Moreover, libs cannot point to one single Muslim (in the days leading up to 9/11) who was being held and 'tortured' by our government that might have provoked the 19 Islamo-hijackers to incinerate 3,000 American innocents.The fact is--jihad against the West is driven by sadistic, Koranic dogma (and nothing else)--which fiercely demands the subjugation and or eradication of all non-believers (particularly Jews and Christians). Sadly, liberals--who find it easier to blame America-- just don't have the balls to admit this fact. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Time The entertainment industry knows the power they possess. And despite truth, they know they can turn, manipulate and deceive the citizenry with as little as a 15 second spot.  Such is the case with the recent pirate incidents. Because of movies like the Pirates of the Caribbean and the like, few people if any are making the connection between the Somali Pirates and what they truly are...they are romanticized as seafaring adventurers protecting their coast, which couldn't be further from the truth... According to the terrorism wonk, Robert Spencer, in the summer of 2008, Somali pirates became active off the Horn of Africa. The head of the East African Seafarers? Assistance Programme (Andrew Mwangura), confirmed that Al-Shabaab (Somali jihadists), use piracy to fund their jihad: "According to our information, the money they make from piracy and ransoms goes to support al-Shabaab activities onshore." Whoa...you mean the pirates aren't really pirates? Well, shiver me timbers... You see, Al-Shabaab has numerous links to jihadist activity in other areas. Al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen ("Jihadist Youth") is linked to al-Qaeda and promotes the strict application of Islamic law. Heard about this in the media? Or maybe from the 'agent of change' in the White House? Didn't think so... These Pirate Jihadists are actually a repeat of history...before Thomas Jefferson became President, he was an envoy to Europe. He questioned the ambassador from Tripoli as to why they were attacking American merchant ships. The ambassador responded by saying 'we are Muslim, and you are Christian, therefore it's our duty to attack you'. These were the infamous Barbary Pirates... So how about some truth for a change? These 'pirates' are terrorists...they don't don an eye patch, a hat with skull-n-crossbones or parrots perched on their shoulders. They are vicious, bloodthirsty Muslim thugs who fuel, by their activities, worldwide terror...the same that killed 3,000 innocent Americans on 9/11. So, are the Somali Pirates looking for buried treasure? Or are they really "Voluntary Coast Guards?" You can send those to walk the plank...cause you now know the truth. Arrgh! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Shiver Did you hear about the 'Palestinian' fishing boat that exploded as it neared the Israeli coast from the area of Gaza. IDF sources said that the booby-trapped boat was triggered by remote control and intended to explode near an Israeli Navy vessel or a civilian coastal community. Well, Howdy Neighbor!  Honestly, haven't we had enough of this 'peaceful' neighbor bunk? The empirical evidence speaks vociferously that 'palestinians' do not want to be Israel's neighbor...they want to be their undertaker. 'Palestinian' mommies groom their kiddies to blow themselves up killing Jews.  Daily attempts are made (and ignored by the media) to access civilian communities by 'palestinians' donning explosives.  Hamas, the majority party in the freely elected PA government, fires rockets day after day at innocent Israeli neighborhoods. You know, if I were Israeli, I'd be buying my welcome mat right now... And the international community is riding Israel to make friends with THIS?  According to John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, "The Obama administration believes that Israel is as much or more of a problem as it is an ally, at least until Israel's disagreements with its neighbors are resolved."  The 'palestinians' want to kill the Israelis, and the Israelis don't want to be killed. That's a disagreement? What is that, a demonstration of the absence of logic? These so-called peace talks are not a neighborhood initiative...they are a graveyard prospective.  Time for truth...and the truth is...there will be NO peace in the Middle East as long as Islam is practiced as Muhammed designed it.  Shalom through strength...in this world...it's the only way. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#PA The Religious Left's virulent attitude towards Israel continues to be beyond mind-numbing. In a recent speech, the President of the United Church of Christ John Thomas stated: "The question for us is whether we can be brave enough to challenge an occupation seeking to claim the souls of all involved..." Say what! It is strikingly egregious that any major religious figure would use the word "occupation" when discussing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Either Thomas is wholly ignorant of the fact that Israel pulled out of Gaza over three years ago, or he adheres to the invidious Islamic dogma that preaches any land settled by the Jews (including Jerusalem) is considered occupied territory. I believe it to be the latter, and that puts Thomas (and the Religious Left) in the same cabal of Islamic psychopaths as Hamas, Fatah, Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah. You know, the very nut-jobs that live to slaughter innocent Jews in the name of Allah. G-d save the Religious Left. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Save So the crackpot clerics of Iran (and their puppet Ahmadinejad) are on course to fulfill what they believe is their pernicious part (i.e. chaos) in ushering in their 12th Mahdi into the world...and there isn't a dang thing we can or are willing to do about it... We are not speaking about a people who fear being harmed in pursuit of their cause...like the Russians were in the Cold War, but rather a zealous lot who long to die for their cause to gain greater reward (how mercenary). They have stalled for time in myriad ways: They stalled over attending the Iraq Conference. The Iranian chief stalled nuclear talks by giving an incoherent history lecture in Geneva. US-led sanctions stalled at UN. Russia stalled sanctions on Iran. (Hey, wait a minute, aren't these guys building their 'power plant'?) They have used everything from soup to nuts in the menu (Halal, of course) of preventing the delay of their nuclear dreams. They will do and say just about anything (i.e. Ahmadinejad's Christmas message) and use just about anyone (i.e. the IAEA) to stall as they gain more time for their 'nuclear power' project.  Luckily for the Mullahs, the world is full of useful idiots. So, Tehran stop enriching uranium? We've got a better chance of Barry embracing capitalism...which is not in his genes. Nor is it in the genes of the Iranian Imams to cease and desist this quest. The Mullahs will find any which way they can to reach their goal of decimating as many infidels as possible (beginning with tiny Israel) before their messiah ascends...and the chaos that will usher him in will result in our graveyard...and the cemetery of all freedom-loving people on earth. ...and no one will RIP... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Mullah While addressing the Turkish government last Monday--President Obama categorically stated that: "we share the goal of a lasting peace between Israel and its neighbors. Let me be clear: the United States strongly supports the goal of two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security.?This statement (on its face) certainly sounds tenable. But when the facts are seriously scrutinized, one can only arrive at the following conclusion: The two state solution exists only in the realm of convoluted fantasies. Think I'm kidding? In a recent poll conducted by the Norwegian Fafo Institute, only one third of the Palestinian people favor a two state solution. Why? Because the majority of Palestinians adhere to the insidious Islamic notion that all Jews are apes and pigs, and therefore--must be exterminated. And it is this very notion that has motivated the PLO, PA, Fatah, Hamas and Hezbollah to aggressively attack Israel with sustained ferocity. Here's the bottom line: The Palestinians do not, and never will--acknowledge Israel's right to exist. And as long as this implacable mindset prevails--a two state solution remains mired in the outer limits of hyper-delusion. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Hypocritical Allow me to be blunt: President Obama is a towering hypocrite.Earlier this week, while visiting with the troops in Iraq--our Con-artist in Chief stated the following: "Under enormous strain and under enormous sacrifice, through controversy and difficulty and politics, you've kept your eyes focused on just doing your job." Truth be told, a rather large segment of that "enormous strain" and "controversy" was created by Obama and his anti-war, leftist lap-dogs who decried that Iraq was an unwinnable quagmire. And, lest we forget--it was these same miserable louts who accused our soldiers of unconscionable barbarities against humanity. In the final analysis, Obama not only stridently opposed the war--but he also voted against the very strategy that has produced victory in Mesopotamia: The Surge. President Obama, your first words to the troops should have been "I apologize." But, unfortunately--you are far too arrogant to ever admit your hypocritical transgressions. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Hypocritical "We will convey our deep appreciation for the Islamic faith, which has done so much over the centuries to shape the world ? including in my own country." --Barack Obama to the Turkish Parliament April 6, 2009 So our great nation, which was built upon Judeo-Christian principles that insures freedom for all, was shaped by Islam? Really? I don't know, was the President hopped up on Turkish Delight before he gave this speech? Because a sugar-rush would explain the momentary lapse of memory concerning historical facts. OK, there's my concession...now to the facts... Out of 56 signatories of the Declaration of Independence, not one was a Muslim. Out of over 220 plus founding fathers, not one was a Muslim. The cornerstone of western civilization is that "all men are created equal"...the complete antithesis of what Islam teaches. In Islam, women are not equal to men all religions are not equal because Islam is above all other religions. There is no freedom of religion in Muslim countries, no civil rights, ad infinitum. All non-Muslims will be subservient to Muslim men (even Muslim women will be submissive). And we're just scratching the surface... I'll give Obama this much...Islam did do a lot to shape our nation: On 9/11. And because of their 'contribution', we'll never be the same again. Giving them accolades for that is a wee bit morbidly bizarre...to say the least. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Islam The preponderance of evidence--which unmistakably exhibits that we are in the throes of our nation's first post-American presidency--is staggering. While addressing a group of Europeans last week, President Obama spouted the following: "In America there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world. Instead of celebrating your dynamic union and seeking to partner with you to meet common challenges, there have been times where America has shown arrogance and been dismissive, even derisive."I wonder, Mr. Obama--was it "arrogance," or perhaps a "dismissive" or "derisive" attitude that liberated all of Europe from the draconian-grip of Nazism? Perhaps our Commander in Chief (who purports to be a world-class intellect) has forgotten that American blood was ubiquitous on the sands of Normandy over 60 years ago? Obama's talent for anti-American invective (especially while speaking abroad) is second to none. It's becoming disturbingly apparent that the community organizer from Chicago is the most articulate, polished and charismatic self-hating American to ever take the world stage. Barrack Hussein Obama: The man who loves to hate America. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Man Here's a history quiz... Q. Captains and Lieutenants from the terrorist group Hezbollah have been spotted in Iraq. Who sent them there? A. Iran Q. "Explosively formed penetrators" or EFPs, which are being used in Iraq to kill our troops, are made in what country? A. Iran. Q. Imad Mugniyah , the mastermind leader of Hezbollah who was responsible for the murder of 241 US Marines and other military personnel (as they slept) in 1983 in Beirut, was sent there by what country? A. Iran. Q. Hezbollah was responsible for blowing up our embassy in Beirut, and for killing the Marine Corps Commandant in Lebanon, and the head of the CIA in Lebanon in the 1980s. They were also responsible for blowing up the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia in the 1990s. And who sent Hezbollah to those areas? A. Iran. Q. What country is currently, and fervently, developing a nuclear weapon which they have declared they would use to "wipe Israel off the map?" A. Iran. Q. What country's leaders believe they have been sent by Allah to prepare the way for their 12th Mahdi (The Hidden Imam) by creating chaos in the world? A. Iran. So we all can see, if we were not already aware, what Iran has done...and is capable of doing in the future.  All of us, that is...except for Obama. The Obama administration wants Iran as its key military and intelligence partner for resolving America's Afghanistan-Pakistan (aka "Afgpak") quandary. Um, did you get that? Considering the empirical evidence that Iran is a maniacal mass of miscreants chomping at the bit to eliminate Western Civilization...making them a 'military and intelligence partner'?  I don't know about you, but I'd like to see Obama's grades for Western Civ. and Logic...or if he ever took these courses? But Harvard won't allow us to see what Mr. Transparent's records reveal.  So...Obama really did mean he wanted to speak with Iran...with no preconditions...and now he's going to help them make Allah's dreams come true...by giving them access to our military intelligence. (Hey, why not just give us the rope and we'll hang ourselves?) I'm not feeling all too safe right now, are you? OK, you 52% that put this foreign policy genius in the driver's seat...we're headed for a head-on collision...any ideas? I didn't think so...thanks a lot for the peril. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Headed This past week, the current EU President, Karel Schwarzenberg, gave Israel a stern caveat: If the Netanyahu government will not commit itself to establishing a 'Palestinian' state in the heart of the ancient Jewish homeland..."relations [with the EU] would become very difficult indeed." In other words, they [Israel] would incur the displeasure of the European Union. Really? Don't they already have that?  Honestly, is that a threat or a promise? What precise benefit is there to having the EU's favor? They allow you to save them from the next tyrannical takeover?  The EU has some testicular fortitude there (too bad they couldn't locate that during WWII). What stupendous audacity (just like there dream king O), that they would dare attempt to give a sovereign nation an ultimatum, however weak...that if complied with would endanger that country's national security. Is that diplomacy? How about trying that with Iran? Afraid, perhaps, the end result might be a glowing population? The EU has no authority to dictate to a sovereign nation what that country should do with their land. And the EU went further...in an apparent attempt to dangle a carrot over Israel, Luxembourg's FM, Jean Asselborn, said the much discussed and desired upgrading of EU-Israeli commerce and political ties would be contingent upon Israel attaining a peace deal with the 'Palestinians'.  Okee dokee...so in order to reach a 'peace' deal, there needs to be an end to disagreements, right? Well, the 'palestinians' want to kill the Israelis. And the Israelis don't want to be killed. How do you settle that 'disagreement', Jean 'Solomon' Asselborn?  Got nothing? Exactly... So, instead of forcing Israel to allow their enemies to destroy them from within, the EU should focus on cleaning up their ever-growing Muslim problem within their own borders...before Israel pressures them into a two-state solution.  Shalom through strength...Israel gets it...the EU doesn't...do we? http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#EU Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is now Prime Minister of Israel (Thank God). So what's on the menu? Oh just the arduous work of saving Israel from utter destruction... Small potatoes (or knishes)...right? Well sure, if you continue to play the game of 'land-for-(nonexistent) peace'. But I believe Bibi is different. Yes, he's a politician...but he's more than that...he has the chutzpah of a soldier to go it alone, if necessary. And with no friend (but rather a fiend) in the White House...he knows that going it alone is more than a prospect...it's a probability.  BiBi knows the mad mullahs (and their hate-oozing mouthpiece Ahmadinejad) are zealously determined to make Israel disappear from world maps (they're already gone from Arab maps). And if Israel does not act in defense of itself...no one will...certainly not the US, with O in charge.  No matter what phase the Iranians are in of acquiring a nuclear weapon...they will possess the capability sooner rather than later. And, with our pathetic response by Robert Gates, concerning the North Korean missile launch...we have let Iran (and N. Korea) know that they can freely do business on nuclear matters...and we will do NOTHING to stop it. Hey, now that's progressive change for ya...thanks, O (punch in the arm)... Will Israel clandestinely strike Iran's nuclear machinations to set back their atomic clock? They have no other choice. Bibi needs to send a surreptitious salvo into Iran's nuclear facilities. And when they do, the promise to Abraham in Genesis 12:3 again will come to pass...to our (and the world's) benefit.  Shalom through strength...in this world milieu, there's no other way. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Bibi While our Tree-hugger-in-Chief is furiously touting "green energy"--Europe is slowly undergoing an epiphany when it comes to alternative power sources. From Germany to France to the Ukraine, inefficient solar panels are being phased out in favor of nuclear power plants. In fact, Italy is now looking to generate at least 30% of its electricity from recently constructed nuclear facilities.So, while Obama preaches green--and attempts to paralyze the economy with a feckless cap and trade law-- France (which derives over 80% of its power from nuclear energy) is currently the world's leader in nuclear technology. (How embarrassing!) America, with its intellectual heft, vast resources and entrepreneurial spirit--should be the world's leader in this field. But thanks to Al 'Guru' Gore and his flock of bark-lickers (think Obama)--our government rather subsidize the construction of giant pinwheels than the real thing, nuclear power plants. Hey, it's time to stop being green and go nuclear. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Glowing Putting aside President Obama's pusillanimous approach to the War on Terror (oh, I'm sorry, the "Overseas Contingency Operation") we must never forget that our great nation is engaged in an epic struggle against the lethal dogmas of Islam.A struggle, mind you--that will decide the very fate of Western Civilization. Will the West continue to be the shinning paradigm of modernity? or will it (due to political correctness) succumb to the ancient machinations of Mohammed and be replaced by a global Islamic empire? As we ponder these gripping questions, there is one bright-spot in midst of all this perplexity and consternation: The US military. Our valiant warriors, as usual--have answered the call. From Afghanistan to Iraq to the horn of Africa and beyond--these intrepid souls have given their all in order to protect and maintain our constitutional republic. Trust me, if not for them--Sharia would be the law of the land, and burqas would be the new summer swimwear.Waxing eloquent about the debt of gratitude we owe our veterans, Winston Churchill stated: "Never in the face of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few." Again, despite the pusillanimity--let us never forget (not only the struggle, but more importantly) those who are waging it on our behalf. For it is these unique individuals that deserve our unwavering acclaim and veneration. Support our Troops! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Deserve Unbeknownst to the media till now, Israel stealthily carried out an operation in January in the Sudan, in which the IAF (Israeli Air Force) successfully carried out an attack on a convoy of 17 Hamas trucks loaded with weapons heading towards Egypt...with the final destination of Gaza.  Mazel Tov, guys... Our friends know how to keep stealth operations, stealth. They did it in the 80s with Saddam's reactor. They did in September of 2007 with Syria's reactor. They did it in the Sudan against Hamas...and now we need them to do it one more time...against the pernicious Persians. Fizzle their fission device...before they become an atomic gadfly... There is no doubt, according to myriad sources, that Iran is about to possess the nuclear ability to do irreparable damage to the Jewish State. As soon as they have the capabilities in their heinous hands, they WILL use it. Israel is well aware of this...and will be compelled to act to deter this from occurring, despite world condemnation. Survival has a way of compelling one to act, ya know? But Israel's efforts to hinder the miscreant mullahs will bless far more than simply itself...if Iran possesses nuclear capabilities, Europe is in peril, the entire Middle East (sans Syria and Lebanon) are at grave risk...and we're not all too comfy either. Hamas got a raw reminder by Israel's covert operations in January...it's time for Mahmoud and the Mullahs to feel the sting right in their Russian-built nuclear facility...and there's never a better time than the present. Shalom through strength, as Ronnie always said.... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Treat President Obama's endless (not to mention naive) overtures to Iran have proven fruitless. The Islamic Republic has not only stridently rebuffed each one--but has openly demanded that we withdraw all US forces from the Middle East as a precondition before any substantive dialogue can take place.  Say what!Well, maybe now Obama will finally come to the daunting realization that he is not going to bring this pig-headed regime to heel with his charisma? Or, just maybe--the leader of the free world is getting the sense that the Punk of Persia is not going to scrap his nuclear ambitions in favor of (yet) another round of supercilious-rhetoric? Nah!In the final analysis, Barack Hussein Obama is the quintessential narcissist. He is so profoundly in love with himself (and feels that everybody else should be to) that he is totally blinded to the fact that Ahmedinejad (and clerics) despise the very air he breathes. G-d, save us all from this man who covets your throne. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Quint The US $900 million pledge to the PA, has come with an assurance by US Sec. of State Hillary Clinton that no US funds, earmarked for Gaza, would end up in the ?wrong hands.? And by the wrong hands, Clinton is referring to Hamas. Really? They (Hamas) are the legally elected majority in the PA...how will Clinton perform that magical trick? The empirical evidence has shown this is impossible. Billions of dollars have streamed into Gaza from hundreds of countries and international organizations. This money was sent with the intention of motivating Gaza economic development and quality of life for Gazans (to accomplish that, all they need do is eliminate Hamas). But that money has remained largely unaccounted for by the international community. How much money has actually reached 'Palestinian' civilians? No one knows. But what we do know is Hamas has acquired funds curiously during this time to replenish their weapons stock...which they have never ceased to use to pummel innocent Israelis in their homes and schools. In a recent piece I mentioned that the US funds would be transferred through the UN to the PA...and guess what agency at the UN will be the happy messenger? UNRWA. UNRWA, is the United Nations Relief Works Agency, established in 1949 to aid 'Palestinian' refugees. Problem is...they have shown dangerous partiality to Hamas terrorists. Some facts about UNRWA: 1. In 2004, a former UNRWA Commissioner-General, Peter Hansen, exposed to the Canadian Broadcasting Company that UNRWA may very well employ Hamas members. 2. UNRWA has employed numerous high profile terrorists, including top Islamic Jihad rocket maker, Awad al-Qiq, killed in an Israeli air strike last May. Al-Qiq was the headmaster and science instructor at an UNRWA school in Rafah. 3. Another terrorist, Hamas interior minister and head of the Executive Force, Said Siyam was a teacher for over two decades in UNRWA schools. Nice planning there, O...hey...why don't we simply fill their arsenal for them, and bypass the miscreant middlemen?  Not one single penny of this $900 million should find its way into the coffers of the PA. And if it is released to the UN to be 'transferred'...we may live to regret it...by the innocent blood shed, using our funds. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Minding Perspicacious individuals would all agree that how we treat our only ally in the Middle East (Israel), speaks volumes concerning our position in the War on Terror. And this being true, the treatment of the Israeli Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi on his recent visit to DC, unequivocally says that the current administration is putting our national security at peril... To say that Lt. Gen. Ashkenazi was given the cold shoulder would be kind. Not one member of the Obama administration...not even his counterpart, Adm. Michael Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff...would meet with the General. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't this the President who was going to change our image in the world? I guess you could consider betrayal a change. He has succeeded in 'changing' how many of our allies view us...including, England, Poland, Czech Republic, the new governments in Afghanistan and Iraq...and now our greatest ally in the region: Israel. Just in time for opening day...O is batting a thousand... Israel is the only country that truly comprehends the War on Terror...they have been fighting it since 1948. Lest we forget...Israel killed the man responsible for the murder of 241 of our Marines in Beirut in 1983 (Imad Mugniyah). Something no Arab country would have ever done for us. Do we really want to betray friends like this? Shalom. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Betrayal "My job is to communicate to the American people that the Muslim world is filled with extraordinary people who simply want to live their lives and see their children live better lives. My job to the Muslim world is to communicate that the Americans are not your enemy."  -- Barack Obama in Jan. 2009 on al-Arabiya A group of 35 Saudi clerics recently insisted that the kingdom's new information minister ban women from appearing on TV or in newspapers and magazines...and that cleric Abdel Aziz Khoja, who was appointed by King Abdullah on Feb. 14, ban the playing of music and music shows on TV. Hmmm...well, according to Obama's first interview on al-Arabiya in January, the collective Muslim World simply wants to live its lives and "see their children live better lives." Really? Does that include women not being seen and music not being heard? Oh so THAT'S what progressive means... Let's briefly review simply living a Muslim life for women (a partial list): 1. Muslim women have to wear the veil (Hijab). 2. Islam encourages wife beating (women are viewed as chattel). 3. The woman inherits half what a man inherits. 4. The woman's testimony is equal only to half of the man's testimony. 5. Men's status is higher than that of the women. 6. Women, not men, are stoned to death for Adultery. Bottom line...we have freedom and equality for women and Islam...'simply' doesn't. OK, Prez...reconcile that! If we take the Saudi kingdom alone, we betray our values by conducting any semblance of civility with these frauds, precisely because women are treated as property...and not treasured property, at that.  And this gibberish about the Muslim world being "filled with extraordinary people" is stunningly misogynistic. O's profound desire to join hands with these Wahhabi-dispersing fiends, should be disturbing at least...and terrifying at best.  These differences cannot be reconciled by unctuous words or a Cheshire Cat smile. O doesn't get that...do we? We shall see...  http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#OK Sadly, we are living in the throes of the first post-American presidency in our nation's history. President Barack H. Obama has unambiguously demonstrated (by his frequent mea culpas to Islamic-Thugocracies) that America is liable for all the world's ills. And why is this happening? Well, the answer is strikingly simple.  Obama's ideology was birthed and developed in the fever swamps of virulent anti-Americanism. His mentors, Saul Alinsky, Jeremiah Wright and Louis Farrakhan--are among the most acerbic architects of the "blame America crowd" doctrine. And make no mistake (like his gurus)--Obama fervently believes that our nation is an arrogant and imperialistic hegemony that needs to be taken down a notch or two.Obviously, it is this very convoluted mindset that has driven Obama to greatly reduce military spending over the next four years. In fact, he plans on reducing such spending to an ominously historic low of just under 3% of GDP by 2012.  We are now witnessing the caustic manifestations of Obama's leftist training. And it has an eerily familiar attitude: "G-d damn America." http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Caustic Lest we forget, the genesis our current economic tsunami dates back to 1977 when Jimmy Carter signed The Community Reinvestment Act [CRA]. The legislation was designed to meet the credit needs of those on the lower rungs of socioeconomic ladder. In liberal parlance that meant: Giving home loans to individuals that could not afford them.In 1995 (to broaden the insanity) the Clinton Administration decided to greatly expand CRA by allowing Marxist organizations like ACORN to take part in yearly bank reviews to see whether or not these institutions were issuing a "satisfactory" amount of mortgages to minorities. And if they weren't--they were threatened with litigation by the Reno Justice Department. Despite all the left-wing demagoguery to the contrary--it was this highly egregious intervention in the free market system that caused the current global economic crisis. And make no mistake, this crisis cannot be resolved by the very entity that created it: Government. Thus, there's only one feasible solution: The entrepreneurial spirit of the American people. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#One How's your wallet looking these days? A little thin? Well, it's about to get thinner, thanks to our Socialist-In-Chief...and he's doing it via one Thugocracy to another... On his adventures through Sherwood Forrest, O has sent Sec. of State Clinton to announce that $900 million of our hard-earned dough (not his) will be gifted to the PA to aid and rebuild Gaza.  Is that to rebuild missile silos or arms-smuggling tunnels?  And just how is O doing this? Why through the most unreliable, corrupt organization on our turf: The UN. That's right, O is trusting the UN (from the oil-for-food debacle) with our money and having them hand it over to the PA...which is temporarily run by Arafat's creation Fatah (but the majority elected party is another terrorist group, Hamas).  Sheer genius and benevolence.  Now, even though the word, 'schmuck' would normally come to mind here...I am aware that on the campaign trail, O said he thought Hamas had "legitimate claims" against Israel. "Legitimate claims?"  That is beyond whacked...  This allocation of our tax dollars is not the feckless act of a ignoramus, but the calculated act of a ideologue...who is driven by a lifelong, misguided agenda. A betrayal of our republic and of our only friends in the Middle East could not be more evident. O's actions are tantamount to a big wet one being planted on the mouth of the sworn enemies of freedom (let's not forget that Fatah [who temporarily leads the PA] joined other terrorist groups to declare war on the US a few years ago). Caveat to O and his minions: If you're going to plant a smooch on a party, better make sure it doesn't blow up in your face. Shalom. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Obama In a world rife with Islamo-psychopaths--(who labor assiduously to hasten our demise)-- President Obama has yet to even articulate a substantive war plan for Afghanistan. While in campaign mode last year, Obama habitually called Afghanistan "the war," yet (as commander-in-chief) he has seemingly gone AWOL when it comes this critical conflict. Does he desire to establish a Jeffersonian type democracy, or would he rather craft a stratagem that prevents the Taliban and al Quaeda from developing a stronghold by which they can launch attacks against the West? We have no answers to this poignant and pressing question. Why? Because Obama is far too busy extending olive branches to dictators and tyrants from Tehran to Damascus as well as "moderate" factions of the Taliban. Obama, thus far--has been a foreign policy flop. His acquiescent overtures to the puppet master of Hamas, Hezbollah and beyond have been an exercise in futility. Don't expect a coherent policy on Afghanistan to suddenly emerge. It's apparent that President Obama would rather genuflect at the bloodstained altars of Islamo-dictators than win a war. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Whatever Western Civilization's refusal to galvanize against the evil dictates of Islamo-thuggery will prove catastrophic. From Eurocrats demanding that democratic Israel negotiate with Sunni terrorists, to America's rush to shutter Gitmo in order to assuage the Muslim World--the West is in dire decent.  The West's feckless inability to unify in the face of such rampant Islamism continues to be one of the tragic tales of recent history. It has provided the enemy an open door which it has gladly (and violently) exploited. When America refused to properly respond to Iranian virulence in Lebanon (while Europe was busy placating Arafat and the PLO) Islamo-thugs saw this as a profound failure of the West to collectively combat their ideological aggressions.    As this dire descent continues--we now see Sharia courts in Great Brittan and caustic capitulation from President Obama that will pave the way for the Islamic Republic of Iran to go nuclear. The West's refusal to galvanize against such demonstrable evil will be recorded by future Islamic scholars residing in a global Islamic nation.  http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Dire Prerequisites and requisites are necessary for certain jobs for good reason. If you were having major surgery, you'd want to know that your surgeon has been to medical school, done an internship...and had some time performing operations. It surely would not be a comfort to learn your surgeon was fresh out of law school...the results of such a surgery, with a neophyte holding the scalpel, could be fatal... The above example is a microcosm of our national situation... We now have a Trainee-In-Chief with zilch experience as an executive...in any regard. That doesn't give me 'a thrill up my leg'...but a cold chill down my spine...especially concerning foreign affairs. O is now making deals with Vladimir 'George of the Jungle' Putin to dissuade Iran not to build a nuke. IRAN...the same country for which Russia has been hands-on in building them a nuclear facility.  Still missing that last fry in your happy meal, O? And our 'community organizer'-In-Chief is revealing a great want in historical knowledge concerning the former USSR, the KGB...and the deadly gravity of Iran's goal of destroying the 'little Satan' (Israel) and the 'Great Satan' (US) by any means possible...and in so doing, stirring up chaos upon the earth to usher in the 12th Mahdi. Oops, guess he missed that lesson...must have been simply 'present' for the session... That's not all the 'messiah'-In-Chief is doing...he's also betraying our allies in the region namely: Poland and the Czech Republic, who literally put their lives on the line to agree with us to put missile defense systems in their respective countries. You see...he's making deals with Vlady that if Putin indeed talks Ahmadinejad into stopping his naughty nuke behavior, we will not comply with the agreement we made with our allies. Hey, O...better sharpen that knife...you might have missed a few backs on your 'love' journey out of the starting gate...but it's doubtful... Russia and Iran engaging in 'talks' would give Iran the perfect cover to continue its goal of having a nuclear weapon sooner, rather than later.  We are now complicit in helping Iran develop WMD (weapons of mass distraction) in order to continue their WMD development...and spread a fungus cloud over the only democracy in the Middle East. And once they have accomplished this, be sure it will be followed up by an attempt on our shores...and this type of fungus can't be sautéed with onions. OK...you 52% of voters that put this Einstein in office...feel safer? I 'hope' you have a 'change' of underwear on hand when Iran delivers on its promises...you'll need it... Shalom. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Giving While speaking on Palestinian TV last week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was her usual condescending and pedantic self: "I want to do more to connect up our two countries:?having the Palestinian people feel that they have a better understanding of the United States and having the American people feel like they have a better understanding of the Palestinian people.?Well, Hillary--the American people do, in fact--understand the Palestinian people. And we have come to the unabashed conclusion that they (motivated by Koranic law) foster a fiercely nihilistic culture. And it is this morbid law (which ultimately forged the chaotic miasma engulfing the entire Middle East) that demands the bloody abolition of Israel. Memo to Madame Secretary: No amount of condescension will ever change this chilling fact. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Memo It's the Lenten season when many, in preparation for Easter, give up something normally enjoyed as a reminder of the ultimate sacrifice made for salvation. But with the recent revealed travel agenda for the Pope...one must wonder what he has given up for lent... Pope Benedict XVI verified on Sunday that he is coming to Israel in May and will definitely visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial. But, unlike Pope John Paul II, who visited the Temple Mount but did not enter the al-Aksa, Benedict will visit the mosque. In the face of history...is this wise?  Here are a couple of facts that might be considered before the Papal visit: Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Haj Amin al-Husseini, who reigned out of the Al Aqsa Mosque...helped Hitler formulate the 'Final Solution'. Al-Husseini also spread the rumor that the Jews were going to attack the Al Aksa mosque, which started the riots that killed hundreds of innocent Jews. Al Aqsa has a caustic history concerning the treatment of Jews. Visiting Yad Vashem and al Aqsa on the same trip seems to be sending the wrong message. Has the Pope decided to send a hypocritical message for Easter...let's reverence the innocent butchered...and make nice with the followers of the ones who held the cleaver?  If you ask me, that just ain't Kosher.  In order to maintain his integrity, the Pope would have to claim he gave up historical truth for lent...and that's just not worth the sacrifice... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Pope The anti-Semitic hordes that inhabit the Middle East are fixated on one event: The total annihilation of Israel. And they will (as they have explicitly demonstrated) labor feverishly to bring about this macabre scenario. Their seeming fanaticism over certain issues--whether it be a Palestinian State, or the return of the Golan Heights to Syria--are mere diversionary tactics and have nothing to do with the policy of land for peace.In 1999, Syrian foreign minister Faruq al-Shara ominously stated that Syria's interest in negotiating with the Israeli government for the return of the Golan Heights has nothing to do with establishing a peaceful coexistence with Israel--but with the ultimate destruction of the Jewish State. History tells us (whether it's the Oslo, Hebron or Wye Accords) that no matter the level of acquiescence Israel operates on: It will always be considered anathema to the hordes. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Anathema How would you answer the following question: Q. Auschwitz is: a. A type of beer. b. A religious festival. c. A type of bread. d. A Nazi extermination camp. If you were one of 1,000 British pupils aged 11-16 in secondary school...you would have guessed a, b, or c...but not d. According to the London Jewish Cultural Centre, who commissioned the survey: 10% were not sure what it was 8% thought it was a country bordering Germany 2% thought it was a beer 2% said it was a religious festival and a further 1% said it was a type of bread So, there are about 4.5 million children aged 11-16 in the UK, that would be synonymous to 90,000 kids wrongly identifying Auschwitz as a drink and 45,000 mistaking it as a food. Hey...are they wearing party hats at that glue-sniffing bash? What in the world are they shoveling into these kids craniums? Historical facts of an alternate universe? Where most could identify Adolph Hitler from a photograph, those who couldn't, mistook Winston Churchill, Salvador Dali, and Albert Einstein as the fuehrer. Come on...what's the school uniform, a big red nose and exploding shoes? (Winston Churchill was the former Prime Minister of England, for Pete's sake! They must be acquiring their appreciation of Churchill from Obama.) Precisely 1.3 million people were exterminated in that death camp during World War II...if that isn't critical enough to impart to the young...then the once great nation, and our greatest ally...has gone gravely awry. God save the Queen? Better save the children... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Swamps And the story goes...if you put a frog in a pot of boiling water it will jump right out. But, if you put a frog in a pot of lukewarm water and slowly turn it up until it starts to boil, the frog will happily remain in the pot until he is cooked.  This efficaciously illustrates how we can be incrementally destroyed by the ignorance of our environment, or the milieu to which we are allowing ourselves to yield.  In a post-9/11 world, having taken our cues from those who have neither moral courage nor strength of character...say, Europe for instance...it's worth taking a quick peak at how our cousins 'across the pond' and beyond, are standing for liberty: Doctors and nurses in Scotland should refrain from eating in front of their Muslim patients and colleagues during the month of Ramadan. (You bad little infidels, tempting the righteous ones.) Catholic Bishops in England want Islamic prayer rooms to be opened in Catholic Schools, plus facilities for the Islamic cleansing ritual, called 'Wudhu', which is carried out by Muslims before they pray. A Nottingham primary school first cancels, then postpones till after the New Year their Christmas nativity performance because it was scheduled during the Muslim festival of Eid. We are following our 'cousins' well...a brief look at our catalogue of kowtows:  Indiana International Airport decides to install footbaths for Muslim ritual cleansing, because Muslim cabbies demanded them.  Wayne, NJ kowtowed to the complaint of one Muslim parent and now allows Muslim prayer-time in school. Louisiana decides to hold a four-day workshop designed to help them work better with Muslim and Arab families in the school system. (Wait, shouldn't they be trying to understand our culture?) The University of Michigan at Dearborn is planning to build foot baths for Muslim students who wash their feet before prayer.  An elementary school in San Diego created an extra recess period for Muslim pupils to pray.  At George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., Muslim students using a "meditation space" laid out Muslim prayer rugs and separated men and women in accordance with their Islamic beliefs. After 9/11, when Muslims took their cue from the 'gay' activists playbook and couched themselves as victims...we began to play the deadliest game of Simon Says this world has ever seen. Because Simon, in this case, is an ideology longing to rule the world by the sword...and guess which end we're on? The more we continue to cower at the demands of Muslims, the closer we get to losing our precious freedoms and the nearer we get to captivity. Those that gave their all to retain our freedoms, did not do so, in order for us to deal it away as Esau did his birthright for a bowl of stew. We need to consider our actions soberly, at such a time as this. We were the nation that saved Europe from sure destruction and captivity to Nazism. Now our feckless trepidation is causing us to cower into a captivity...we may never escape.  For who will be left to rescue us? Shalom. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Cowering President Obama displays an extraordinary level of ignorance when it comes to Iran. During a recent interview about the Islamic Republic--Obama stated that he desires to re-establish ?the same respect and partnership that America had with the Muslim world as recently as 20 or 30 years ago." Perhaps Obama was to busy studying the works of Saul Alinsky 20 or 30 years ago to notice that Iran was fomenting terror and mayhem--via its proxy Hezbollah--in Lebanon. In the spring of 1983 the Shia terrorist organization--funded by petro-dollars from Tehran--bombed the US embassy in Beirut and a few months later bombed the US Marine barracks killing 241 good men. Manifestly Obama has no regard for history, because if he did--he would come to the stone cold conclusion that extending an olive branch (capitulating) to Iran only produces scores of dead Americans. And, as we all have learned by our government's non-response to the aforementioned attacks: It served to not only embolden Iran--but the entire Islamic World. And it was that Great Emboldening which produced 9/11. If President Obama continues on this lethal course of capitulation with Iran--he'll have to direct some of that stimulus money to the procurement of body bags. Oh, that deadly ignorance. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Oh We're all familiar with the classic children's story, The Little Engine That Could. The story of a long train that must be pulled over a high mountain. Various larger engines are asked to pull the train; for various reasons they refuse. The request is sent to a small engine, who agrees to try. The engine succeeds in pulling the train over the mountain while repeating its motto: "I-think-I-can". Well...along comes a terrorist regime who, because of the politically-correct paralysis of many world leaders, they not only think-they-can develop a nuclear arsenal: They KNOW-they-can. And Iran's Mad Mullahs are counting on this paralysis...they are building their arsenal upon the trepidation of, in particular, Obama and his insatiable desire to be loved and admired by the masses. He dare not say anything that might be considered pro-American or pro-democracy. And, sadly...it's a solid foundation...  Example, the Revolutionary Guards Chief, Mohammad Ali Jafari (which, by the way, are considered a terrorist group), said, "Today, the Islamic Republic of Iran has missiles with the range of 2,000 km (1,250 miles), and based on that all Israeli land including that regime's nuclear facilities are in the range of our missile capabilities." Jafari also believes that neither the US nor the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) "had the ability" to strike Iran. Hmmm...was that said under the influence of the Halal brand of crack? The two greatest militaries in the world did not have the ability to strike Iran? Right... And this is a simple illustration of how 'the little regime that could' has been empowered by the likes of O and his ilk. How PC paralysis has become the fuel for the 'the little regime' and the mushroom cloud that it will produce. I don't THINK-they-can...I know-they-WILL... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Little Talk about complete lunacy: President Obama has authorized the Commerce Department to permit the sale of aircraft parts to Syria so the rogue nation can repair its aging 747 fleet.  This move openly contravenes the Syrian Accountability Act implemented by the Bush Administration. The act--which was executed to prevent Syrian President Bashar Assad from using commercial aircraft (747's) from transporting weapons to Hamas and Hezbollah--is now history.  What makes this even more egregious is the preponderance of evidence available that irrefutably demonstrates Syria has used its commercial jets to supply these terrorist organizations in the past.  As Obama continues his sycophantic overtures to Muslim tyrants--our national security spirals further into the abyss.  There's only two words to describe the Syrian decision: Total insanity.  http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Total Did you ever take notice that Hollywood's apoplectic rage towards those who oppose same-sex marriage never extends abroad to Islamic dictators. You know, the Muslim Neanderthals that not only piercingly oppose the practice, but lead regimes where homosexuality is punishable by beheading? I find it the height of hypocrisy that Tinsel Town 'tough guy' Sean Penn, who used the bully pulpit at the Academy Awards to chastise those that supported California's Prop 8: "I think it's a good time for those who voted for the ban against gay marriage to sit and reflect on their great shame..."--remains totally reticent when it comes to such thugs as Ahmedinejad and Kaddafi who openly advocate the brutal torture and execution of homosexuals in their given countries. What a refreshing change it would be to see Penn (along with his fellow thespians) direct his ire at these Islamic autocrats instead of 80 year old grannies who casted a vote in defense of traditional marriage.  If Hollywood truly desires to be an advocate for homosexual rights, it should turn its collective apoplexy loose on those Islamo-tyrants with blood on their hands. Anything less amounts to towering hypocrisy. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Towering There's nothing like a dose of reality to shock you into sanity...and that's just what some pious Hollywood liberals received this past week...on a hug-a-thug mission to Tehran by Obama... This past week, Obama sent a Hollywood veneer smile to Ahmadinejad and his venal puppet masters in the person of Annette Bening and company.  But, alas...the 'little Susie Sunshine' approach didn't warm the Muslim cockles of their hearts. Ahmadinejad's art adviser returned the gleaming grin with a demand that Hollywood apologize for 30 years of "insults and slanders" about Iranians in their films.  Ouch! Didn't see that one coming, did they... The art advisor mentioned the 2007 war epic "300" for its portrayal of their descendants as bloodthirsty in the Greco-Persian wars, and the destruction of the Iranian flag in the recent film "The Wrestler." These Tinsel Town elitists are amazingly clueless. They would rather believe the claptrap of the liberal talking-heads (who are as clueless as they), than pick up a book and learn about the 'religion of peace'...and how they perceive Hollywood's morality. The movie capital of the world has a big crescent-shaped target on it...cause Islam doesn't concur with LA's loose-living. And they don't protest by staying home from the theater...that have a more palpable way of expressing their views on Hollywood values...and believe me, it's a 'blast'! I understand that O and his worshiping ilk are green on the true nature of Islam...and, in their childlike naïveté, they fecklessly attempted to hug-a-thug...but to no avail. What they did accomplish, however, was to confirm for the ayatollahs that O and his fawning followers are truly useful idiots...and America is more vulnerable for it. Um, thanks guys... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Hug President Obama's genuflection concerning Tehran is obvious: All carrot, no stick. He has decided that dialogue (not the threat of military action) will bring the recalcitrant Islamic Republic to heel. This, yet again--underscores the gross naïveté of our chief executive when it comes to the pressing issue of foreign affairs. Ahmedinejad embraces the institution of dialogue (bureaucratic blather) because it buys him more time to develop the one weapon that will produce a mushroom cloud over Israel.  So, as the international community dialogues (led by dove in chief Obama) the Tyrants of Tehran are marching unimpeded towards nuclear empowerment. And it is that empowerment that will allow them to bring the world to heel. All carrot, no stick--makes the world a very dangerous place. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#All After a recent episode of the popular children's show on Iranian television, 'Uncle Fornaj', I'll bet that Persia's favorite President is thinking the same thing that Art Linkletter used to say: Children say the darndest things. During a call-in segment of the show, 'Uncle Fornaj', the host, asked a young female caller if she was a good girl who obeyed her parents. She answered, "I'm a good girl and my father bought me a doll," adding that the doll was a stuffed monkey. "My father calls it Ahmadinejad." Uh oh...I have a sinking feeling that this little girl's daddy will be making a farewell appearance at his home tonight... It is generally known that the majority of the Iranian people do not like Ahmadinejad...no secret there...but they haven't made a concerted effort, as of yet, to overthrow the Mullahs...so they are stuck with the crazed puppet-perp until they can dethrone the Mad Mullahs. The more appropriate stuffed animal would have been a jackass-marionette...with his hoof on the button. But that would have been too obvious, ya think? As far as the caller: Give that little girl a Klondike Bar... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Children It is of the utmost importance to expose the deleterious influence that Islam has on our culture. And one of the best ways to accomplish this task is for iconic-feminists (think Nancy Pelosi and Hillary) to crawl out from under the blanket of political correctness that smothers Washington and tell the truth: That the so-called religion of peace and tolerance not only promotes misogyny--but demands it. There is, unquestionably--a commanding moral imperative (considering the rash of Honor Killings sweeping America) that these women slash through the layered mantle of PC and lay bare this barbaric truth. And the undeniable evidence to support it can be found in the bloodstained pages of the Koran: "And as for those women whose ill-will you have reason to fear, admonish them [first]; then leave them alone in bed; then beat them?? (Sura 4:34). Make no mistake: It is the staunch adherence (to this Koranic doctrine) that has resulted in the violent deaths of millions of young Muslim women around the globe, including America. So, concerning the issue of exposing Islam's toxic sway on our culture: It will best be addressed when iconic-feminists begin to show some testiculi. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Toxic There are many ways to bring honor to your hometown...a great community achievement or success in your chosen career, among them. But amid the myriad ways to bring respect to your city does not include, and here's a no-brainer, brutally slaughtering your spouse... On February 13th in the Queen City a.k.a. Buffalo, NY, apparently as an early 'Valentine's' gift, Muzzammil Hassan gave his wife a symbol of his 'love' that she'd never forget...her head. Muzzammil, who apparently felt that the constant beatings he gave his wife (which enabled her to get an order of protection against him) were not enough, so he decided to end his reign of terror on Aasiya...and restore his 'honor' by barbarically decapitating her. Restore his 'honor'? Yup... If you are unfamiliar with this barbaric tradition, allow me to introduce you to the dishonorable practice of 'honor killing'. According to Yasmeen Hassan, "The Fate of Pakistani Women" (International Herald Tribune, May 25, 1999), Honor Killings are "acts of murder in which "a woman is killed for her actual or perceived immoral behavior." That "immoral behavior" can include refusing to submit to an arranged marriage, marital infidelity, insisting upon a divorce, speaking to a male without permission, failing to serve a meal on time, or 'allowing herself' to be raped. Most 'honor killings' occur in Muslim countries...but does the Quran sanction this behavior toward women? The simple answer: Yes. Islam is a misogynist cult* where women are considered chattel. Men are rulers of women, the Quran asserts...one of hundreds of Islamic rulings that relegate women to subservience by the virtue of their gender. Men are allowed four regular wives and numberless temporary ones, while any woman having a liaison with another man is automatically condemned to death by stoning. It's undeniably true that Islamic law is unique in giving divine authorization to certain kinds of abuse of women and children. Just a sampling from Mohammed's dictates: "Men are in charge of women..." Qur'an 4:34 "And it is for the women to act as they (the husbands) act by them, in all fairness; but the men are a step above them." (Sura 2:228) "Men have authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the other." (Sura 4:34) Brutality toward women from the Quran 4:15: "If any of your women are guilty of lewdness, take the evidence of four (reliable) witness from amongst you against them; if they testify, confine them to houses until death do claim them..." From the Hadith - Sahi Muslim No. 4206: "There came to him (the Holy Prophet) a woman from Ghamid and said: Allah's Messenger, I have committed adultery, so purify me. ... And she was put in a ditch up to her chest and he commanded people and they stoned her. Khalid b Walid came forward with a stone which he flung at her head and there spurted blood on the face of Khalid and so he abused her." Non-accountability for parents who kill their offspring:  A handbook of Islamic law certified by Al-Azhar as a trustworthy guide to Sunni dogma states that "retaliation is obligatory against anyone who kills a human being purely intentionally and without right." However, "not subject to retaliation" is "a father or mother for killing their offspring, or offspring's offspring." ('Umdat al-Salik o1.1-2). Nice...I guess those kids are sleeping with one eye open... Some women, more recently, were pressured into becoming suicide bombers in order to restore their family's 'honor'. Back to Muzzammil...his Bridges TV (founded in 2004 to combat the negative perceptions of Muslims in western media) from its launch, had ties to CAIR (the Council on American-Islamic Relations), the unindicted co-conspirator in a Hamas terror funding case. Bridges' original purpose was to "fuse American culture with the values of Islam in a healthy, family-oriented way." Well Aasiya appeared to be doing just that, but her 'loving' hubby had a problem with it. Because that moderate myth was for Western consumption, and not to be taken literally. When Aasiya dared to go outside the community and report her husband's abuse, she brought dishonor to him within the community. The only solution? Restore his 'honor' by murdering the source of his disgrace: Aasiya. So, how is the Eerie County DA charging this heinous husband? With second-degree murder. Unbelievable. Is this what we as a so-called civilized society will tolerate in the name of religion? Is this example of inequity and barbarity based upon one man's misogynistic view (Muhammed), the direction in which our culture should be headed? I think not. And for the sake of any future Aasiya's, we better redirect our course...because this is the tip of the iceberg. *Cult - the criteria of a cult is it imprisons its adherents by dictating to them every detail of their lives, and by condemning any member to the death of apostasy for daring to leave its fold. NOTE: Audrey will be a guest on the Doug Giles Show this Tuesday morning at 11:15am to discuss this issue: http://www.clashradio.com http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Bringing This week, Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and two of his colleagues made a visit to the Middle East.  Their first stop was to missile-assaulted Israeli town of Sderot. Following his visit to the Hamas-battered hamlet, Kerry brilliantly articulated, "What has to change is behavior. What has to change obviously is Hamas's consistent resort to instruments of terror." Imagine that...terrorists consistently resorting to...terror. Why that's like thieves resorting to...stealing. Or rapists resorting to...rape.  So, Sen. Kerry, what exactly makes a terrorist, a terrorist? His behavior, Einstein. Numb nuts, like Kerry, are busy stomping their 'carbon footprints' all over the globe to do what? Make asinine statements like terrorist group Hamas consistently resorts to terror?   Isn't it bad enough that these Congressional clowns are robbing us blind under the guise of a stimulus plan...but now they have to spend more of our bucks blathering what a 4 year old can conclude, hoping what the citizenry won't notice what they blather, but how they blather, what they blather.  Enough already...we already have a Jester-In Chief...do we really need more coming out of the clown car? http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Kerry According to their website, the National Organization for Women (NOW) has supposedly been "taking action for women's equality since 1966." Among their activities is the protection of unfettered abortions and the promotion and protection of gay/lesbian rights...NOW also claims to: work to 'stop' violence against women. OK, here I'm a little confused. Their work to 'stop' violence against women, does that include Muslim women? Women want answers... 1. On New Year's Day, 2008, Yaser Said was accused of killing his daughters Amina (18) and Sarah (17) after finding out they had boyfriends (named Eddie and Eric, respectively). Said remains at large. NOW's comments on the incident...(cricket chirps).... 2. ON July 6, 2008 police say, a Pakistani named Chaudhry Rashid strangled his 25-year-old daughter San-deela Kanwal with a Bungee cord in her bedroom because she wanted to end her arranged marriage. This "honor killing" came not in Pakistan, but in Jonesboro, Ga. - a suburb 16 miles outside Atlanta. NOW's comments on the incident...(cricket chirps).... 3. On Feb. 13, 2009, Muzzammil "M" HASSAN, the founder and chief executive officer of Bridges TV, a Buffalo, NY based Islamic television Network he helped pioneer in 2004 amid hopes that it would help portray Muslims in a more positive light, admitted to police that he beheaded his wife, Aasiya Z. Hassan, at the television station. Last month she filed for and received an order of protection against her husband. NOW's comments on the incident...(cricket chirps).... So clue me in...why the silence of these heinous violent crimes against women? Don't these women rate, or was that fact that they weren't getting abortions or following the gay lifestyle, eliminate them from the worthiness of NOW's help? This sham of an organization has pulled the wool over women's eyes for way to long. They have received federal tax dollars for various bogus reasons...and yet legitimate issues concerning women (like Muslim violence) is never addressed. Ok, I'm gonna get mean here...if these insensitive hags cared one iota about their gender, they would haul butt protesting the brutality perpetrated upon women held captive to this barbaric, misogynistic, gutter religion. But the hushed cries of these women are met with indifference. What an abomination. This plague upon Muslim women must be on NOW's radar...because we should all hear a blip...not a chirp. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#NOW Has President Obama's conciliatory (and quite frankly, obsequious posture) towards Tehran produced any fruit? Not exactly. In fact, the level of vitriol has increased with every wave of O's white flag.  Shortly after the President proffered a mea culpa drenched olive branch to Iran on Arabic TV, Ahmadinejad piercingly responded that it would agree to direct talks with Washington only if it withdrew all US forces from Iraq, Afghanistan and the rest of the Middle East, halt impeding its drive towards acquiring nuclear weapons--as well as forsaking Israel as a strategic partner.Furthermore, the Tyrant of Tehran (once again) displaying his virulent, Anti-Semitic propensities has blacklisted all US representatives who are Jewish, including Obama's envoy to Iran, Dennis Ross. This explicitly (and sadly) demonstrates the dearth of foreign policy experience of the "Hope" and "Change" President. And it just might be this dearth of experience that reduces the US to a groveling, third-world country. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Dearth Before the rapid (and not to mention ominous) rise of Darwinism, the overwhelming consensus in Europe was that all human life was sacred, including the unborn. But as this menacing ideology (which advocates the survival of the fittest) started to permeate the minds of Europe's intelligentsia--they began to stridently demand legalized abortion, infanticide, eugenics and euthanasia. And in the end, Europe eschewed its Judeo-Christian heritage in favor of an ism which taught that man evolved out of the murky depths of a primordial swamp. Sadly, this ideology has been Europe's most vile export. And the blood-spattered results are disturbingly palpable: America has aborted over 50 million babies. And given the hyper-devotion that America's intelligentsia (including our President) has for Darwinism--look for this number to escalate dramatically.  In the final analysis, Darwinism is an intellectual jihad which aggressively teaches that all humans are not equal: Particularly those residing in the womb. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Intellectual On this day, that we have set aside as a nation to remember and honor our Presidents, I'd like to salute several of our former leaders for their staunch support of the Jewish State...and some even prior to its rebirth in 1948. I believe you will be heartened to see their support all the way back to the colonial period: John Adams (1735-1826) "I will insist that the Hebrews have done more to civilize man than any other nation." (Letter from John Adams to Thomas Jefferson) "Farther I could find it in my heart to wish that you had been at the head of a hundred thousand Israelites...marching with them into Judea and making a conquest of that country and restoring your nation to the dominion of it. For I really wish the Jews again in Judea an independent nation." (Letter to Mordecai Manuel Noah, 1819) John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) "I believe in the rebuilding of Judea as an independent nation." (Letter to Major Mordecai Manuel Noah) Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) Soon after the Emancipation Proclamation, President Abraham Lincoln met a Canadian Christian Zionist, Henry Wentworth Monk, who expressed hope that Jews who were suffering oppression in Russia and Turkey be emancipated "by restoring them to their national home in Palestine." Lincoln said this was "a noble dream and one shared by many Americans." The President said his chiropodist was a Jew who "has so many times 'put me upon my feet' that I would have no objection to giving his countrymen 'a leg up.'" Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) "The allied nations with the fullest concurrence of our government and people are agreed that in Palestine shall be laid the foundations of a Jewish Commonwealth." (Reaction to the Balfour Declaration) "Recalling the previous experiences of the colonists in applying the Mosaic Code to the order of their internal life, it is not to be wondered at that the various passages in the Bible that serve to undermine royal authority, stripping the Crown of its cloak of divinity, held up before the pioneer Americans the Hebrew Commonwealth as a model government. In the spirit and essence of our Constitution, the influence of the Hebrew Commonwealth was paramount in that it was not only the highest authority for the principle, ?that rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God,? but also because it was in itself a divine precedent for a pure democracy, as distinguished from monarchy, aristocracy or any other form of government. "To think that I, the son of the manse, should be able to help restore the Holy Land to its people." Warren Harding (1921-1923) "It is impossible for one who has studied at all the services of the Hebrew people to avoid the faith that they will one day be restored to their historic national home and there enter on a new and yet greater phase of their contribution to the advance of humanity." Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) Coolidge expressed his "sympathy with the deep and intense longing which finds such fine expression in the Jewish National Homeland in Palestine." "The Jews themselves, of whom a considerable number were already scattered throughout the colonies, were true to the teachings of their prophets. The Jewish faith is predominantly the faith of liberty." Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) "I wish to express the hope that the ideal of the establishment of the National Jewish Home in Palestine, as embodied in that Declaration, will continue to prosper for the good of all the people inhabiting the Holy Land....I have watched with genuine admiration the steady and unmistakable Progress made in the rehabilitation of Palestine which, desolate for centuries, is now renewing its youth and vitality through the enthusiasm, hard work and self-sacrifice of the Jewish pioneers who toil there in a spirit of peace and social justice. It is very gratifying to note that many American Jews, Zionists as well as non-Zionists, have rendered such splendid service to this cause which merits the sympathy and moral encouragement of everyone." (Message to the Zionist Organization of America on the Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, October 29, 1932) Franklin Roosevelt (1933-1945) "The American people, ever zealous in the cause of human freedom, have watched with sympathetic interest the effort of the Jews to renew in Palestine the ties of their ancient homeland and to reestablish Jewish culture in the place where for centuries it flourished and whence it was carried to the far corners of the world." (Greeting to the United Palestine Appeal, February 6, 1937).  "I have on numerous occasions, as you know, expressed my sympathy in the establishment of a National Home for the Jews in Palestine and, despite the set-backs caused by the disorders there during the last few years, I have been heartened by the progress which has been made and by the remarkable accomplishments of the Jewish settlers in that country." (Letter to Senator Tydings, October 19, 1938) Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) "Our forces saved the remnant of the Jewish people of Europe for a new life and a new hope in the reborn land of Israel. Along with all men of good will, I salute the young state and wish it well." John F. Kennedy (1961- 1963) "This nation, from the time of President Woodrow Wilson, has established and continued a tradition of friendship with Israel because we are committed to all free societies that seek a path to peace and honor individual right. We seek peace and prosperity for all of the Middle East firm in our belief that a new spirit of comity in that important part of the world would serve the highest aspirations and interests of all nations. In the prophetic spirit of Zionism all free men today look to a better world and in the experience of Zionism we know that it takes courage and perseverance and dedication to achieve it. "Israel was not created in order to disappear?Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom. "We support the security of both Israel and her neighbors...." (Statement on May 8, 1963) Lyndon Johnson (1963-1969) "The United States and Israel share many common objectives...chief of which is the building of a better world in which every nation can develop its resources and develop them in freedom and peace." Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974) "Americans admire a people who can scratch a desert and produce a garden. The Israelis have shown qualities that Americans identify with: guts, patriotism, idealism, a passion for freedom. I have seen it. I know. I believe that." Gerald Ford (1974-1977) "The United States.. has been proud of its association with the State of Israel. We shall continue to stand with Israel. We are committed to Israel's survival and security. The United States for a quarter of a century has had an excellent relationship with the State of Israel. We have cooperated in many, many fields -- in your security, in the well-being of the Middle East, and in leading what we all hope is a lasting peace throughout the world." (Source: White House Press Conference with PM Rabin, September 10, 1974). "America must and will pursue friendship with all nations. But, this will never be done at the expense of America's commitment to Israel. A strong Israel is essential to a stable peace in the Middle East. Our commitment to Israel will meet the test of American stead, fairness, and resolve. My administration will not be found wanting. The United States will continue to help Israel provide for her security. My dedication to Israel's future goes beyond its military needs to a far higher priority -- the need for peace. My commitment to the security and future of Israel is based upon basic morality as well as enlightened self-interest. Our role in supporting Israel honors our own heritage." Jimmy Carter* (1977-1981) "We have a special relationship with Israel. It's absolutely crucial that no one in our country or around the world ever doubt that our number one commitment in the Middle East is to protect the right of Israel to exist, to exist permanently, and to exist in peace. It's a special relationship." (Source: The White House, May 12, 1977) "...I am opposed to an independent Palestinian state, because in my own judgment and in the judgment of many leaders in the Middle East, including Arab leaders, this would be a destabilizing factor in the Middle East and would certainly not serve the United States interests." (Jimmy Carter at the United Jewish Appeal National Young Leadership Conference, February 25, 1980). (*Note: Now this is before he cracked open his shell and showed us his true colors concerning the Jewish State...just another rotten, liberal peanut.) Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) "Only by full appreciation of the critical role the State of Israel plays in our strategic calculus can we build the foundation for thwarting Moscow's designs on territories and resources vital to our security and our national well-being. "Since the rebirth of the State of Israel, there has been an ironclad bond between that democracy and this one. "In Israel, free men and women are every day demonstrating the power of courage and faith. Back in 1948 when Israel was founded, pundits claimed the new country could never survive. Today, no one questions that Israel is a land of stability and democracy in a region of tyranny and unrest. "America has never flinched from its commitment to the State of Israel--a commitment which remains unshakable. "Israel exists; it has a right to exist in peace behind secure and defensible borders; and it has a right to demand of its neighbors that they recognize those facts. I have personally followed and supported Israel's heroic struggle for survival, ever since the founding of the State of Israel 34 years ago. In the pre-1967 borders Israel was barely 10 miles wide at its narrowest point. The bulk of Israel's population lived within artillery range of hostile Arab armies. I am not about to ask Israel to live that way again. "Since the foundation of the State of Israel, the United States has stood by her and helped her to pursue security, peace, and economic growth. Our friendship is based on historic moral and strategic ties, as well as our shared dedication to democracy. "For the people of Israel and America are historic partners in the global quest for human dignity and freedom. We will always remain at each other's side." George Bush (1989-1993) "The friendship, the alliance between the United States and Israel is strong and solid, built upon a foundation of shared democratic values, of shared history and heritage, that sustains the life of our two countries. The emotional bond of our people transcends politics. Our strategic cooperation?and I renew today our determination that that go forward?is a source of mutual security. And the United States? commitment to the security of Israel remains unshakeable. We may differ over some policies from time to time, individual policies, but never over the principle." Bill Clinton (1993-2001) "America and Israel share a special bond. Our relations are unique among all nations. Like America, Israel is a strong democracy, as a symbol of freedom, and an oasis of liberty, a home to the oppressed and persecuted. "The relationship between our two countries is built on shared understandings and values. Our peoples continue to enjoy the fruits of our excellent economic and cultural cooperation as we prepare to enter the twenty-first century." (Clinton?s reply after Israeli Ambassador Shoval presented his credentials, September 10, 1998). George W. Bush (2001-2009) "For more than a generation, the United States and Israel have been steadfast allies. Our nations are bound by our shared values and a strong commitment to freedom. These ties that have made us natural allies will never be broken. Israel and the United States share a common history: We are both nations born of struggle and sacrifice. We are both founded by immigrants escaping religious persecution in other lands. Through the labors and strides of generations, we have both built vibrant democracies, founded in the rule of law and market economies. And we are both countries established with certain basic beliefs: that God watches over the affairs of men and values every human life." (Forward, (September 3, 2004) "[Israel] is our ally and in that we've made a very strong commitment to support Israel, we will support Israel if her security is threatened." (News conference, February 17, 2005, Jerusalem Post) "The alliance between our governments is unbreakable, yet the source of our friendship runs deeper than any treaty. It is grounded in the shared spirit of our people, the bonds of the Book, the ties of the soul. "...My country's admiration for Israel does not end there. When Americans look at Israel, we see a pioneer spirit that worked an agricultural miracle and now leads a high-tech revolution. We see world-class universities and a global leader in business and innovation and the arts. We see a resource more valuable than oil or gold: the talent and determination of a free people who refuse to let any obstacle stand in the way of their destiny." (Speech to the Knesset, May 15, 2008) It appears that the current administration may have ended this legacy of uncompromised support for our only friends in the Middle East. Their stated goal? To push the 'peace' process harder and further than past administrations. And if this wasn't enough, by executive order (signed on January 27 and appeared in the Federal Register on February 4), President Barack Obama has ordered the disbursement of $20.3 million in migration aid to the 'Palestinian' 'refugees' and conflict victims in Gaza. The order allows hundreds of thousands of 'Palestinians', with ties to Hamas, to resettle in the United States. (Why it's every terrorist's dream come true...we're inviting them to come blow us up...why go for a tiny vein [Israel], when you can go for the whole jugular [US]?) These are not promising signs of our continued support of the Jewish State. And I'm certain that innocent Israelis will be sleeping with one eye open upon learning of our disturbing aid to their enemy.  Our legacy of supporting Jews and the Jewish State is unparalleled in recent history. I pray we never, in practice, betray that heritage.  Shalom. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Saluting Is terrorism rewarded? Absolutely. For simply responding to acts of terrorism by Fatah and Hamas--Israel has received world-wide condemnation--while, paradoxically--these truculent organizations have received massive monetary payoffs and incentives from sundry organizations such as the UN, EU, etc. In fact, these Islamo-terror groups (in most democratic quarters) are seen as the innocent victims of so-called Israeli aggression. And that is why they have been the recipients of overwhelming sympathy, praise and more importantly--millions in taxpayer largesse. Alan M. Dershowitz, Professor of Law at Harvard...recently stated: "The real root cause of terrorism is that it is successful--terrorists have consistently benefited from their terrorist acts. Terrorism will persist as long as it continues to work for those who use it, as long as the international community rewards it, as it has been doing for the past thirty-five years." Well said, professor. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Well On this day, that we have set aside as a nation to remember and honor our Presidents, I'd like to salute several of our former leaders for their staunch support of the Jewish State...and some even prior to its rebirth in 1948. I believe you will be heartened to see their support all the way back to the colonial period: John Adams (1735-1826) "I will insist that the Hebrews have done more to civilize man than any other nation." (Letter from John Adams to Thomas Jefferson) "Farther I could find it in my heart to wish that you had been at the head of a hundred thousand Israelites...and marching with them into Judea and making a conquest of that country and restoring your nation to the dominion of it. For I really wish the Jews again in Judea an independent nation." (Letter to Mordecai Manuel Noah, 1819) John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) "I believe in the rebuilding of Judea as an independent nation." (Letter to Major Mordecai Manuel Noah) Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) Soon after the Emancipation Proclamation, President Abraham Lincoln met a Canadian Christian Zionist, Henry Wentworth Monk, who expressed hope that Jews who were suffering oppression in Russia and Turkey be emancipated "by restoring them to their national home in Palestine." Lincoln said this was "a noble dream and one shared by many Americans." The President said his chiropodist was a Jew who "has so many times 'put me upon my feet' that I would have no objection to giving his countrymen 'a leg up.'" Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) "The allied nations with the fullest concurrence of our government and people are agreed that in Palestine shall be laid the foundations of a Jewish Commonwealth." (Reaction to the Balfour Declaration) "Recalling the previous experiences of the colonists in applying the Mosaic Code to the order of their internal life, it is not to be wondered at that the various passages in the Bible that serve to undermine royal authority, stripping the Crown of its cloak of divinity, held up before the pioneer Americans the Hebrew Commonwealth as a model government. In the spirit and essence of our Constitution, the influence of the Hebrew Commonwealth was paramount in that it was not only the highest authority for the principle, ?that rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God,? but also because it was in itself a divine precedent for a pure democracy, as distinguished from monarchy, aristocracy or any other form of government. "To think that I, the son of the manse, should be able to help restore the Holy Land to its people." Warren Harding (1921-1923) "It is impossible for one who has studied at all the services of the Hebrew people to avoid the faith that they will one day be restored to their historic national home and there enter on a new and yet greater phase of their contribution to the advance of humanity." Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) Coolidge expressed his "sympathy with the deep and intense longing which finds such fine expression in the Jewish National Homeland in Palestine." "The Jews themselves, of whom a considerable number were already scattered throughout the colonies, were true to the teachings of their prophets. The Jewish faith is predominantly the faith of liberty." Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) "I wish to express the hope that the ideal of the establishment of the National Jewish Home in Palestine, as embodied in that Declaration, will continue to prosper for the good of all the people inhabiting the Holy Land....I have watched with genuine admiration the steady and unmistakable Progress made in the rehabilitation of Palestine which, desolate for centuries, is now renewing its youth and vitality through the enthusiasm, hard work and self-sacrifice of the Jewish pioneers who toil there in a spirit of peace and social justice. It is very gratifying to note that many American Jews, Zionists as well as non-Zionists, have rendered such splendid service to this cause which merits the sympathy and moral encouragement of everyone." (Message to the Zionist Organization of America on the Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, October 29, 1932) Franklin Roosevelt (1933-1945) "The American people, ever zealous in the cause of human freedom, have watched with sympathetic interest the effort of the Jews to renew in Palestine the ties of their ancient homeland and to reestablish Jewish culture in the place where for centuries it flourished and whence it was carried to the far corners of the world." (Greeting to the United Palestine Appeal, February 6, 1937).  "I have on numerous occasions, as you know, expressed my sympathy in the establishment of a National Home for the Jews in Palestine and, despite the set-backs caused by the disorders there during the last few years, I have been heartened by the progress which has been made and by the remarkable accomplishments of the Jewish settlers in that country." (Letter to Senator Tydings, October 19, 1938) Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) "Our forces saved the remnant of the Jewish people of Europe for a new life and a new hope in the reborn land of Israel. Along with all men of good will, I salute the young state and wish it well." John F. Kennedy (1961- 1963) "This nation, from the time of President Woodrow Wilson, has established and continued a tradition of friendship with Israel because we are committed to all free societies that seek a path to peace and honor individual right. We seek peace and prosperity for all of the Middle East firm in our belief that a new spirit of comity in that important part of the world would serve the highest aspirations and interests of all nations. In the prophetic spirit of Zionism all free men today look to a better world and in the experience of Zionism we know that it takes courage and perseverance and dedication to achieve it. "Israel was not created in order to disappear?Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom. "We support the security of both Israel and her neighbors...." (Statement on May 8, 1963) Lyndon Johnson (1963-1969) "The United States and Israel share many common objectives...chief of which is the building of a better world in which every nation can develop its resources and develop them in freedom and peace." Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974) "Americans admire a people who can scratch a desert and produce a garden. The Israelis have shown qualities that Americans identify with: guts, patriotism, idealism, a passion for freedom. I have seen it. I know. I believe that." Gerald Ford (1974-1977) "The United States.. has been proud of its association with the State of Israel. We shall continue to stand with Israel. We are committed to Israel's survival and security. The United States for a quarter of a century has had an excellent relationship with the State of Israel. We have cooperated in many, many fields -- in your security, in the well-being of the Middle East, and in leading what we all hope is a lasting peace throughout the world." (Source: White House Press Conference with PM Rabin, September 10, 1974). "America must and will pursue friendship with all nations. But, this will never be done at the expense of America's commitment to Israel. A strong Israel is essential to a stable peace in the Middle East. Our commitment to Israel will meet the test of American stead, fairness, and resolve. My administration will not be found wanting. The United States will continue to help Israel provide for her security. My dedication to Israel's future goes beyond its military needs to a far higher priority -- the need for peace. My commitment to the security and future of Israel is based upon basic morality as well as enlightened self-interest. Our role in supporting Israel honors our own heritage." Jimmy Carter (1977-1981) "We have a special relationship with Israel. It's absolutely crucial that no one in our country or around the world ever doubt that our number one commitment in the Middle East is to protect the right of Israel to exist, to exist permanently, and to exist in peace. It's a special relationship." (Source: The White House, May 12, 1977) "...I am opposed to an independent Palestinian state, because in my own judgment and in the judgment of many leaders in the Middle East, including Arab leaders, this would be a destabilizing factor in the Middle East and would certainly not serve the United States interests." (Jimmy Carter at the United Jewish Appeal National Young Leadership Conference, February 25, 1980). (Note: Now this is before he cracked open his shell and showed us his true colors concerning the Jewish State...just another rotten, liberal peanut.) Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) "Only by full appreciation of the critical role the State of Israel plays in our strategic calculus can we build the foundation for thwarting Moscow's designs on territories and resources vital to our security and our national well-being. "Since the rebirth of the State of Israel, there has been an ironclad bond between that democracy and this one. "In Israel, free men and women are every day demonstrating the power of courage and faith. Back in 1948 when Israel was founded, pundits claimed the new country could never survive. Today, no one questions that Israel is a land of stability and democracy in a region of tyranny and unrest. "America has never flinched from its commitment to the State of Israel--a commitment which remains unshakable. "Israel exists; it has a right to exist in peace behind secure and defensible borders; and it has a right to demand of its neighbors that they recognize those facts. I have personally followed and supported Israel's heroic struggle for survival, ever since the founding of the State of Israel 34 years ago. In the pre-1967 borders Israel was barely 10 miles wide at its narrowest point. The bulk of Israel's population lived within artillery range of hostile Arab armies. I am not about to ask Israel to live that way again. "Since the foundation of the State of Israel, the United States has stood by her and helped her to pursue security, peace, and economic growth. Our friendship is based on historic moral and strategic ties, as well as our shared dedication to democracy. "For the people of Israel and America are historic partners in the global quest for human dignity and freedom. We will always remain at each other's side." George Bush (1989-1993) "The friendship, the alliance between the United States and Israel is strong and solid, built upon a foundation of shared democratic values, of shared history and heritage, that sustains the life of our two countries. The emotional bond of our people transcends politics. Our strategic cooperation?and I renew today our determination that that go forward?is a source of mutual security. And the United States? commitment to the security of Israel remains unshakeable. We may differ over some policies from time to time, individual policies, but never over the principle." Bill Clinton (1993-2001) "America and Israel share a special bond. Our relations are unique among all nations. Like America, Israel is a strong democracy, as a symbol of freedom, and an oasis of liberty, a home to the oppressed and persecuted. "The relationship between our two countries is built on shared understandings and values. Our peoples continue to enjoy the fruits of our excellent economic and cultural cooperation as we prepare to enter the twenty-first century." (Clinton?s reply after Israeli Ambassador Shoval presented his credentials, September 10, 1998). George W. Bush (2001-2009) "For more than a generation, the United States and Israel have been steadfast allies. Our nations are bound by our shared values and a strong commitment to freedom. These ties that have made us natural allies will never be broken. Israel and the United States share a common history: We are both nations born of struggle and sacrifice. We are both founded by immigrants escaping religious persecution in other lands. Through the labors and strides of generations, we have both built vibrant democracies, founded in the rule of law and market economies. And we are both countries established with certain basic beliefs: that God watches over the affairs of men and values every human life." (Forward, (September 3, 2004) "[Israel] is our ally and in that we've made a very strong commitment to support Israel, we will support Israel if her security is threatened." (News conference, February 17, 2005, Jerusalem Post) "The alliance between our governments is unbreakable, yet the source of our friendship runs deeper than any treaty. It is grounded in the shared spirit of our people, the bonds of the Book, the ties of the soul. "...My country's admiration for Israel does not end there. When Americans look at Israel, we see a pioneer spirit that worked an agricultural miracle and now leads a high-tech revolution. We see world-class universities and a global leader in business and innovation and the arts. We see a resource more valuable than oil or gold: the talent and determination of a free people who refuse to let any obstacle stand in the way of their destiny." (Speech to the Knesset, May 15, 2008) It appears that the current administration may have ended this legacy of uncompromised support for our only friends in the Middle East. Their stated goal? To push the 'peace' process harder and further than past administrations. And if this wasn't enough, by executive order (signed on January 27 and appeared in the Federal Register on February 4), President Barack Obama has ordered the disbursement of $20.3 million in migration aid to the 'Palestinian' 'refugees' and conflict victims in Gaza. The order allows hundreds of thousands of 'Palestinians', with ties to Hamas, to resettle in the United States. (Why it's every terrorist's dream come true...we're inviting them to come blow us up...why go for a tiny vein [Israel], when you can go for the whole jugular [US]?) These are not promising signs of our continued support of the Jewish State. And I'm certain that innocent Israelis will be sleeping with one eye open upon learning of our disturbing aid to their enemy.  Our legacy of supporting Jews and the Jewish State is unparalleled in recent history. I pray we never, in practice, betray that heritage.  Shalom. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Saluting The Israeli election is over...and the lurch was to the right...which speaks volumes concerning security. The military and diplomat vote still must be counted, but the results, so far, are Kadima 28, Likud 27. But Netanyahu will have an easier time of forming a coalition government because the right-wing bloc won at least 63 out of 120 Knesset seats. So what does this mean for Israelis? This means the voters did realize that security was the primary issue in the election...and there is hope for innocent Israelis, and for the War On Terror worldwide...because the parties of compromise do not represent the majority. The big winner of the night was the conservative Yisrael Beiteinu (Israel Is Our Home) party, which despite years of disfavor by the media, became Israel's third largest Knesset faction, behind Kadima and Likud, with 15 seats. The time could not be more critical...compromise with Israel's terrorist neighbors will lead to collapse and massive innocent casualties. And their collapse will dramatically affect our perception by the Arab world...since Israel is viewed as the 'Little Satan'...and we are viewed as the 'Great Satan'...but appeasement turns us into a Paper Tiger to our enemies... Will Bibi pull this off...for the sake of the country? I hope and pray...because one more dead Israeli is one too many. Shalom. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Voters With the passing of the Eurosocialist Stimulus Bill in the US Senate and the piecemeal erosion of key security measures implemented by the previous administration, America is spiraling towards an historically bloody cataclysm. Under the tutelage of a haughty and narcissistic political neophyte, our nation is primed for an economic and national security upheaval that will leave Western Civilization in a lethal paralysis. This is not hyperbole--but an unblemished reality brought to us by the stunningly ignorant among us who decided that "hope" and "change" were viable surrogates for substance and experience. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Viable The key cornerstone of Blue Collar Conservatism is a robust national defense. And, without hesitation-- that means a powerful and dominate military that can (if need be) eradicate Islamo-thugs and other extraneous matter in under a microsecond.Pathetically, President Barack Hussein Obama (aka Capitulator in Chief) rather give interviews on Arabic TV in attempt to bring our mortal enemies to heel with his embarrassing mea culpas and syrupy oratory. Obviously, he ardently clings to the Jimmy Carter world-view that its better to dialogue with cretins than to kill them. And that is why Obama's Stimulus Bill offers zilch, zip and nil for national defense. In fact, the President is proposing to cut overall military spending by at least 10 percent. Let's remember, while he is 'laboriously' musing over this cut--our nation is currently fighting two wars.   Some of these cuts would include: the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter ($6.1 billion), the F/A-22 Raptor ($4.5 billion), the Marines? V-22 Osprey ($1.3 billion), the DIG 1000 Destroyer ($3.5 billion), and the Army?s Future Combat Systems ($3.7 billion).   Former Marine, and political pundit--Oliver North expressed his disgust over the cuts: "Even though Iran succeeded in putting a satellite in orbit this week -- demonstrating the capability to launch nuclear-tipped ICBMs.... ballistic missile defense ($8.9 billion) is on the chopping block as well."Blue Collar Conservatism also espouses the virtues of tax cuts (marginal rates, corporate rates, capitol gains, payroll, etc.) and a less intrusive government. But a strong national defense (a moral imperative) trumps all. Why? Because if our nation cannot defend itself--all else is rendered futile. Let us pray that President Obama will come to understand this overriding point before our nation finds itself choking to death on a mushroom cloud. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Choking The State of Israel will conduct early elections this Tuesday, Feb. 10th...and the crucial issue facing Israelis is security. One party, clearly in the lead, has declared red lines that must never be crossed in order for Israel to regain and maintain security for its citizenry. These red lines include: Preserve Jerusalem as the united eternal capital of Israel. Keep the Golan Heights under Israeli sovereignty.  Maintain realistic defensible borders. No return to the pre-1967 lines. No unilateral withdrawals that will turn over territory to terrorists.  Mobilize world support against a potentially nuclear Iran and its proxies - Hizbullah and Hamas.  Israelis want peace...cessation of hostilities...simply put: Security. Likud, led by Benyamin Netanyahu, has the expertise, talent and wisdom throughout its overall Knesset list to best confront the critical challenges ahead.  The Israeli people, especially those in the towns bordering Gaza, are weary. They have been terrorized for too long, on a daily basis, and the response from the Kadima-led government have been tardy, as well as strangely timed to be in proximity with the upcoming elections. Tzipi Livni, standing in for the disgraced Olmert, also pulled out of Gaza before the work was done, according to experts in the area...because honestly...what were the odds that they finished destroying Hamas' ability to continue committing war crimes against innocent Israeli civilians...just in time for Obama's inauguration? How about 1 in a billion... And the Labor Party, led by former PM Ehud Barak, is no better on security. They were ready to give away 92% of Judea and Samaria for a 'palestinian' state.  All true peace-loving people worldwide are weary of this tug-o-war between politicians with the innocent being tugee.  Since Sept. 9, 1993 (date of the Oslo Peace Accords), 1,442 Jews have been murdered by their co-called "peaceful partners." Is this what my Israeli Jewish brethren want? Land-for-blood? Israeli voters...the bottom line is this: It's security first, last, and in-between. Shalom. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#All The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines recruiting as: to fill up the number of (as an army) with new members. Recruiting is usually done using positive incentives...but terrorists in the Middle East think they have a 'better' idea... Samira Ahmed Hassim, known as "the Mother of Believers," was arrested for her role in a ring of terrorists who use rape as a method of "persuading" young women to become suicide bombers. Now, I realize to those of us in the West, this is no incentive...but in the Islamic culture, they are able to persuade them to become suicide terrorists as the only means of reclaiming their 'honor', and as a means to escaping the disgrace they would otherwise face in Islamic society. Hey, nice practice...where can I sign up? So was Hassim successful at her job? Well, she was able to persuade more than 80 young women to become suicide bombers, and "confessed to recruiting 28 female suicide bombers who carried out terrorist operations in different areas." But it doesn't stop with women...men are being sexually attacked in efforts to 'coerce' them to the 'cause'. According to the British newspaper The Sun, Algerian terrorist Abu Bacir El Assimi said, "The sexual act on young recruits aged between 16 and 19 was a means to urge them to commit suicide operations." The story explained that the "intense social stigma" connected to homosexual relations and the "fear of more gay sex attacks leaves Muslims prepared to die." Ya think? But really...are we surprised by the debauched behavior of these bottom-of-the-barrel miscreants? Whether it's 'the mother of believers' or a local terrorist executive, means little...this disregard and detestation for mankind emanates from the ideology of Islam. Woman and children are chattel to be used for selfish purposes...with no end in sight. Until we comprehend this, we will be at a loss to wrap our collective Grey Matter around the terrorist mindset...and therefore fall short of our goal of ebbing the tide of destruction meant just for infidels (that's us). Recruiting via rape? If this doesn't open our eyes...stick a fork in us...we're done! Shalom. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Jihadists The global perception that Israel takes no measures to avoid civilian causalities is a vast calumny driven by European Jew-haters and Muslim warlords. Once one cuts through the thicket of lies and subterfuge--the truth concerning this issue is glaring: Israel takes historic steps to avoid all civilian causalities.     A primary example of this is when Israel--in order to steer clear of civilian causalities in Gaza--regularly telephoned the occupants of certain tactical structures (due to evidence of human shields) that they were being targeted for destruction. In most cases, the calls where dispatched hours before a military strike was to occur. Not to mention the thousands of leaflets that the IDF dropped on residential areas (used by Hamas to launch rocket attacks) to warn its inhabitants of a pending sortie.To lend further credence to this truth--former Brittish Colonel Richard Kemp stated the following: "I don't think there has ever been a time in the history of warfare when any army has made more efforts to reduce civilian casualties and deaths of innocent people than the IDF is doing today in Gaza." Clearly, the preponderance of evidence (that Israel, in fact, does take extraordinary measures to avoid civilian casualties) is overwhelming. Yet this truth is obfuscated by the myriad Jew-haters throughout Europe and the warlords that dominate the Muslim world. These satanic lapdogs labor feverishly to obscure the truth in order to galvanize world-opinion against Israel. And it is this labor that continues to stoke the fanatical flames of Anti-Semitism. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Fanatical The new 'stimulus' bill, that was passed by the house last week, has what is now some of the most expensive words the citizenry has ever seen... In the 680-page bill, one will discover 106 uses of the words ?except? or ?exception," and 560 different "provisions" or "provided thats"...and each one, either alone or in combination, end up costing taxpayers boku bucks... Here are some examples from the bill: On page 368: ?Any such subaward with respect to any qualified low-income building shall be made in the same manner and shall be subject to the same limitations (including rent, income, and use restrictions on such building) as an allocation of housing credit dollar amount allocated by such State housing credit agency under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, except that such subawards shall not be limited by, or otherwise affect (except as provided in subsection (h)(3)(J) of such section), the State housing credit ceiling applicable to such agency.? And on page 252: ?For transit capital assistance grants, $6,000,000,000 (increased by $1,500,000,000), of which $5,400,000,000 (increased by $1,350,000,000) shall be for grants under 5 section 5307 of title 49, United States Code and shall be apportioned in accordance with section 5336 of such title (other than subsections (i)(1) and (j)) but may not be combined or commingled with any other funds apportioned under such section 5336, and of which $600,000,000 (increased by $150,000,000) shall be for grants under section 5311 of such title and shall be apportioned in accordance with such section 5311 but may not be combined or commingled with any other funds apportioned under that section: Provided, That of the funds provided for section 5311 under this heading, 3 percent shall be made available for section 5311(c)(1): Provided further, That applicable chapter 53 requirements shall apply except that the Federal share of the costs for which a grant is made under this heading shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 100 percent: Provided further, In lieu of the requirements of section 1103 of this Act, funds made available under this heading shall be apportioned not later than 7 days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That for purposes of applying section 1104 of this 25 253 Act to this appropriation, the deadline for grantees to enter into obligations to make use of not less than 50 percent of the funds awarded shall be 90 days after apportionment: Provided further, That the provisions of section 1101(b) of Public Law 109?59 shall apply to funds made available under this heading: Provided further, That not-withstanding any other provision of law, of the funds apportioned in accordance with section 5336, up to three-quarters of 1 percent shall be available for administrative expenses and program management oversight and of the funds apportioned in accordance with section 5311, up to one-half of 1 percent shall be available for administrative expenses and program management oversight and both amounts shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2012: Provided further, That the preceding proviso shall apply in lieu of the provisions in section 1106 of this Act.? These pols are disgusting. They are on a gluttonous feeding frenzy...and it's all on our hard-earned dough. And their carefully crafted rhetoric is draining the life out of our kids and grandkids...it doesn't get more parasitic than that. This humongous leach of a proposal reminds me of the old idiom: "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." My response to this, in light of this bill: Oh yes they can... http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#New During his interview on Al-Arabiya, President Obama stated that America is a nation of  "Muslims, Christians, and Jews." It was no surprise that he mentioned Muslims first, after all--the entire interview was an exercise in neurotic-appeasement. Bootlicking aside: If America were predominantly Muslim--it would be a third-world country. Why? Because Islam is a two-headed Leviathan (religious and political) that dogmatically dictates that all non-Muslims are blots of fecal material. And as a result, Christians and Jews living in Muslim countries like Iran, Egypt and Saudi Arabia are afforded no legal rights. It is forbidden for them to proselytize, build a church, erect a synagogue or hold positions in government. And it is this brand of brutal-bigotry that has spawned world-wide terrorist organizations such as al Qaeda, Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, etc. Proxy organizations--financed by homicidal autocrats from Tehran to Riyadh--with a morbidly, psychotic modus operandi: Exterminate the people of "the book," Jews and Christians.  Make no mistake: Muslim aggression accounts for a majority of the global mayhem we witness today. From 9/11 to Bali to Mumbai--Islamo-executioners (motivated by traditional koranic principles) have launched a global jihad in an attempt to violently eradicated non-Muslims. It is this sinister quest (again, motivated by long-established koranic principles) that has created ineffable poverty and deprivation in the Muslim world. One need look no further than Gaza--where Palestinians have eschewed democracy and free-enterprise in favor of Hamas--to see the appalling and squalid manifestations of their irrational choice.   CAIR, America's most influential (and vocal) Muslim organization has emphatically stated it would like to see America become a "Muslim nation." In order for this to happen, the cornerstone of our Republic--the Judeo-Christian doctrine of the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness (which has produced unparalleled freedom and prosperity) would have to be replaced by the three foundational pillars of Islam: Death, tyranny and misery.   And if this nightmare scenario--G-d forbid--ever comes to fruition: America, indeed--would be reduced to a third-world country. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Reduced President Assad of Syria is excited. He's excited about the prospect of 'positive' dialogue with the US. Now where in the world did he get such an absurd idea? From our current administration, of course... Yes, that's correct. Now remember, Syria is one of two countries about which our Senate passed a Resolution (Res. 534) in 2006 stating that it provides financial, military, and political support to Hezbollah. You know, the terrorist organization that has the second most American blood on its hands next to al Qaeda? Those American casualties include: Army officer William F. Buckley, the CIA station chief in Beirut who was abducted by Hezbollah in March 1984 and who died after 15 months in captivity of torture and illness. Navy Seabee diver Robert Stethem, singled out during the 1985 Hezbollah hijacking of TWA Flight 847 and brutally beaten before being shot to death. William Higgins, a colonel in the Marine Corps and commander of the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, who was seized by Hezbollah in February 1988, tortured, and eventually hanged. 241 US servicemen murdered by Hezbollah on Oct. 23, 1983, when a suicide bomber drove a truck rigged with 12,000 pounds of TNT into their barracks at the Beirut airport, as the servicemen slept. 19 US servicemen killed in the 1996 bombing of Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia. So, what would cause Assad to believe that there was even a ghost of a chance of communication to resume with the US? Why it was none other than Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash) from a visiting US congressional delegation.  Smith called the meeting with Assad an "excellent beginning" in relations with Syria. "We are very optimistic in the US with our newly elected President Obama that we have an opportunity for a fresh start in our relations with Syria," Smith told reporters at Damascus International Airport prior to leaving the country.  Now, was that said with or without an AK-47 stuck up his nose? Let's check a look at what Hezbollah thinks of the US, in their leader's own words:  "We consider [America] to be an enemy because it wants to humiliate our governments, our regimes, and our peoples...It is the greatest plunderer of our treasures, our oil, and our resources. . . . Our motto, which we are not afraid to repeat year after year, is: 'Death to America!' "  --Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, at rally in February 2005 Hmmm...sounds like a warm reception is waiting for us in Damascus... Has our government lost its collective mind? Why are we all but blowing kisses to Assad? This is a terrorist State, whose thug arm has reached into the hearts of Americans and ripped with all its might. And we want to play Patty Cake with them?  Before I lose MY mind, let me say this...President Obama's desire for all of mankind to heap accolades upon him should not be at the expense of the memory of our *fallen heroes... Their blood is much too precious to be trampled upon in order to secure reelection...or a legacy. *Note: Help our servicemen and their families by visiting these links: www.soldiersmemorialfund.org and www.standupamericausa.com  http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Blowing Will President Barack Hussein Obama push to have the Hyde Amendment repealed?  Well, given his devotion to Roe and such nihilistic organizations as NARAL and Planned Parenthood,my surmise would be yes.   The Hyde Amendment, passed in 1976--prohibitstaxpayer funding of abortion for Medicare recipients. And the aforementioned organizations have labored assiduously (over the last 33 years) to have it rescinded.   Furthermore, given the fact that Obama just repealed the Mexico City Policy, and has waxed euphoric about passing the Freedom of Choice Act (which would remove any and all restrictions on abortion)--it is apparent that he is dedicated to abolishing all obstacles to unfettered abortion.  I think when it is all said and done--history will remember Mr. Obama as our nation's most fanatical and fervent Abortion President.  Hey--there's no hope in this dope. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#No It's human nature to shift blame for our wrongs to another...better known as a scapegoat. But a perusal of world history, distant and current, reveals there has been one ultimate scapegoat that never seems to catch a break... Anti-Semitism, better known as anti-Jewish sentiments, have been around since the times of King Ahasuerus (a.k.a. Xerxes) (Esther 3:8). Jews have been persecuted for thousands of years. Blamed for everything from the black plague to having created a blueprint to take over the world (from the Russian fabricated Protocols of the Elders of Zion), to the now absurd attempted genocide of a fictitious people group (i.e. 'palestinians'). In the day and age of political correctness and the protection of every possible people group imaginable...you would logically assume that following the atrocities of the Holocaust, Jews would be eliminated from ridicule or blame...but it is simply not so... Since Israel's recent defensive operation in Gaza, anti-Semitic violence has broken out throughout Europe: France: 100 reports of anti-Semitic violence since the start of Israel?s military operation in Gaza on December 27, including: Arson attacks on synagogues and Jewish community centers, and physical assaults in Paris. Britain: A sharp increase in anti-Semitic attacks in recent weeks, including: Arson attacks on synagogues, physical attacks on Jews in London, anti-Semitic graffiti scrawled in towns and cities across the country, British law enforcement also advised prominent British Jews to increase their security measures after some of their names appeared on a "Jewish hit list." Denmark: Anti-Semitic attacks have risen, including: Two Israelis were shot and wounded in a shopping mall in Odense, a public school principal (In nearby Vollsmose) declared that Jewish students are not welcome at his school and advised Jewish parents to send their children elsewhere (the same principal is an active supporter of the Danish Boycott Israel campaign, which concentrates on organizing anti-Israel protest marches in Copenhagen and elsewhere). Italy: A far-left union has already urged its members to blacklist Israeli products, and boycott Jewish-owned or Jewish-run stores. Belgium: The number of anti-Semitic incidents has surged, including: Synagogues and Jewish schools have been attacked in Brussels and Charleroi, Jewish community leaders have received death threats, and the home of a Jewish family was the object of an arson attempt. Greece: The daily newspaper, Avriani, ran a story on Israel?s Gaza operation explaining that a Jewish plutocracy, having made the ?wealth of the century at the expense of the economies of the world,? is organizing ?war machines? in various hot spots around the world with the purpose of controlling the price of oil, redistributing the world?s natural resources and starting a new round of weapons production. Sweden: Incidents included: The Jewish center in Helsingborg being attacked by arsonists twice in one week, the Israeli embassy in Stockholm was plastered with graffiti, and Jews living in Sweden were urged to take additional precautions when out on the street. Spain: A recent poll marks Spain as one of the most anti-Semitic countries in Europe with all major cities having been 'ornamented' with graffiti equating the Star of David with a swastika. Is this how far we've come since the Fuehrer slithered on Europe's sod? It's like his 'eminence' never left. How long will Europe harbor this irrational hatred for a people who have longed to simply abide? Why do Euros fail to see this character flaw? A people, who had to be saved from utter destruction twice in recent history, should have developed a conscience by now, ya think? But apparently not... How long will the world hang their failures on the Magen David*? Interminably... Shalom. *Magen David: a hexagram used as a symbol of Judaism. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Scapegoats So President Barack Hussein Obama--in attempt to mollify the Islamic world--signs an executive order closing Gitmo. Gee, how pathetic is that? If our commander-in-chief had some prunes he wouldn't give a flip about mollifying a horde of vile Neanderthals that advocate misogyny, engage in pedophilia, preach that Jews and Christians are subhuman, suppress religious freedom, finance terrorism, advocate jihad, encourage martyrdom, practice sharia and danced wildly in the streets on 9/11. When will pseudo-intellectuals like Obama learn that the problem isn't America--but Islam. What we need are fearless and gutsy leaders-- like British Prime Minister William Gladstone--who will speak the truth unabashedly. Gladstone (who served as PM 4 times between 1868 and 1894) was obliviously not vitiated by the political correctness of his day. Speaking about the Koran--he said: "So long as there is this book, there will be no peace in the world." Well said, mate. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Well President Barack Hussein Obama's message of "hope" has proven to be an exercise in rhetorical treachery. By repealing the Mexico City Policy (which prevented US overseas tax dollars from going to groups that advocate or perform abortion)--Obama has delivered a clear-cut message of despair: The culture of death is still alive and well. For all his grandiose and bombastic oratory about Washington, Lincoln and FDR--he has instead chosen to follow the architects of Nihilism--Darwin, Nietzsche and Sanger. And by doing so--Obama has forsaken the critical tenets of his proclaimed faith in order to assuage the hounds of hell that control NARAL, Planned Parenthood and NOW. This early dose of moral mayhem (not to mention unfettered infanticide) has created quite a stir. Archbishop Rino Fisichel, president of the Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Life stated: "the arrogance of someone who believes they are right, in signing a decree which will open the door to abortion and thus to the destruction of human life." Monsignor Elio Sgreccia, also an official with the Pontifical Academy for Life--responded sharply: "This deals a harsh blow not only to us Catholics but to all the people across the world who fight against the slaughter of innocents that is carried out with the abortion."  One thing is certain--Obama rigidly subscribes to the most sacrosanct of liberal philosophies: The Inalienable right to life ends at the womb's threshold. And it is this very tortured and truculent philosophy that is responsible for the sickening stench (that fills our collective nostrils) of 50 million aborted corpses. By repealing the Mexico City Policy (while during the same timeframe signing an executive order prohibiting coerced interrogations)--President Obama has propounded the following: That gently spraying the face of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohamed (with a garden hose) is wholly unacceptable--but dismembering an infant--while it's is still nestled safely in the womb--is. My, how quickly hope has descended into despair. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Hope We're all familiar with the childhood story of Pinocchio...a tale designed to discourage little ones from lying. Now it appears we have someone from the same country as Geppetto, who knows how to spot a growing nose... According to Lorenzo Cremonesi, a correspondent for Italy's Corriere della Sera, the casualty figures declared by Hamas and so enthusiastically passed on by the UN, Red Cross and the world media, were gruesomely exaggerated. In other words...HAMAS LIED... Look out...nose on the move... Cremonesi found most beds empty in the major Gazan hospitals. He said, "It is sufficient to visit several hospitals [in the Gaza Strip] to understand that the numbers don't add up." Gaza City's Shifa Hospital (who have asked anonymity for fear of Hamas retaliation) admitted that the death toll had been embellished, and that many of the dead were "youths between the ages of 17 to 23 who were recruited to the ranks of Hamas and then sent them to the slaughter." (Lovely...part of their youth program, I suppose?...) Wait...there's more...Hamas, as well as the UN and the world media, have accused Israel of war crimes. But after Cremonesi interviewed some Gazans, Israeli accusations of Hamas war crimes was instead confirmed. Some of those interviewed claimed that some Hamas members disguised themselves as paramedics and hijacked ambulances to avoid being targeted by the IAF, and even used UN facilities as launch pads for rockets and mortar shells into Israeli civilian areas. Hey...is that thing a nose or a pole-vault? And to the Gazans that asked Hamas not to set up positions near them and their families, Hamas replied, "Traitors, collaborators with Israel, spies of Fatah, cowards! The soldiers of the holy war will punish you. And in any case you will all die, like us. Fighting the Zionist Jews we are all destined for paradise. Do you not wish to die with us?" How amazing it is, that in this day and age, it took a lone Italian journalist to uncover the paltering projectile of propaganda from these pernicious perps (now there's a mouthful for ya). They cloak themselves in lies, proliferate their propaganda (and agitprops)...as they use and obliterate all who stand in the way of their goals. Hamas...they have a nose for lying...do we have the guts to stop that shnoz from running? Shalom. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#And By signing an executive order to close the prison at Guantanamo--President Barack Hussein Obama has once again demonstrated his left-wing, demagogic bent.  Shortly after signing the order--Obama stated: "We intend to win this fight. We're going to win it on our terms."  Of course "on our terms" is not referring to hard power that brought down the Taliban, removed Saddam and seriously damaged al Qaeda. Instead, it is referring to "smart power" which was the weapon of choice during the Clinton Administration.  Problem is--smart power wasn't very smart at all.  This method utilized empty rhetoric, worthless resolutions, criminal investigations and perpetual capitulation to combat global Islamo-terrorism. And in the end, Islamo-terrorism (in all its barbarity) slaughtered scores of Americans from Mogadishu to New York.  By signing such an executive order--President Obama has sent a disturbingly clear and explicit message to the Islamic world: It's open season on infidels, again.  http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#O President Obama has a vision...a vision to deal with the problems between the Islamic world and the West. And he wants us to catch that vision... O thinks we need to ?reboot America?s image in the world and also in the Muslim world in particular.? And he thinks he's got this one in the bag... How? Well, he sees things through Muslim-colored glasses: ?I think the world would see me as a different kind of President, somebody who could see the world through their eyes?.If I convened a meeting with Muslim leaders around the world, to discuss how they can align themselves in our battle against terrorism, but also put our, the relationship between the West and the Islamic world on a more productive footing, I do so with the credibility of somebody who actually lived in a Muslim country for a number of years.? Hmmm...now that's comforting. But the problem is, the way they want to "align" themselves with the West is to convert it. Islam means 'submission'...they are instructed to convert, and too often by the sword (just ask Steve Centanni of FoxNews).  Facts to ponder: There is no freedom in Islam.  There is no equality for women in Islam.  There is no other religion tolerated but Islam in Muslim countries.  In the past 1400 years, 270 million non-believers were murdered by Muslim jihadists.  Islam destroyed the Christian Middle East and Christian North Africa.  Hundreds of thousands of unwilling converts have been (and still are) enslaved by Muslims.  It is estimated that upwards of 60 million Christians were slaughtered during this particular conquest.  And half the Hindu civilization was annihilated, with 80 million Hindus murdered. O's Muslim-colored glasses won't make any of that more palatable...or more easily assimilated. It's best that he begin his presidency on a foundation of truth...but the campaign had its issues with truth, so there's little hope of that.  Muslim-colored glasses? You might as well be blind.  http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#O Bureaucrats who feverishly toil under the delusion that Hamas will one day renounce its Jew-hating habits and spin-chilling savagery against Israel are obviously smokin' some mighty fine weed. A clear head is requisite in order to grasp the most critically compelling fact about Hamas: It was created (in 1987) for the solitary purpose of violently stamping-out Israel. Thus--Hamas has never been interested in issuing renouncements, of any kind--concerning its macabre goal. Its fealty to the destruction of the Jewish State will not be stymied by confabs, diplomacy nor protracted mediations.  And the undeniable proof of this is found in the Sunni Islamic organization's Charter: "There is no solution for the Palestinian question except through jihad. Initiatives, proposals and international conferences are all a waste of time and vain endeavors." So, the roll-your-own crowd will never understand that the only feasible way to truly inject life into any Palestinian-Israeli peace process is via the death of Hamas. And until this is understood: G-d's chosen people will continue to bleed. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Roll The Iraq War is an explicit demonstration that military force is a far better deterrent against Islamo-terrorism than mere rhetoric. And despite the heated, anti-war remonstrations of Barack Hussein Obama, our success in Mesopotamia has prevented another 9/11. During the Clinton years, rhetoric (coupled with an occasional criminal investigation) proved to be a feeble antidote to the poisonous threat of bin Ladenism. In fact, it was this very course that led to the weakening of America on the world stage. From Mogadishu to the USS Cole--the only response proffered by the Clinton Administration came in the form of blather rather than bullets. President Bush, courageously--shunned this pathetic paradigm in favor of military force. By waging war against Saddam (and the al Qaeda elements that already existed in Iraq) Bush, in essence--set up a buffer zone in the heart of the Middle East. A zone that even Osama himself has called the central front in the War on Terror. And the end results have been nothing short of sublime. Not only has al Qaeda's infrastructure been severely crippled--but most of its leadership has either been killed or apprehended throwing the Wahhabist network into a total state of consternation.  Once again (and it cannot be stressed enough) it is far better to fight these Islamo-maniacs over there rather than on the streets of New York or Los Angeles. And the facts are incontestable: It was military force that gave us the buffer zone that has--for the past seven years--kept us safe here at home. It would be prudent of a President Obama to shatter the perilous chains of liberal orthodoxy--and come to the full knowledge that military power is a far better deterrent than rhetoric. So let us pray that the man known for his lofty and soaring oratory--restrains his legendary ego and embraces this telling reality. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Force So, Israel declared that the goals of their operation: Cast Lead, were a success and that they embarked upon a unilateral cease-fire. But is the job finished? Not according to the next likely PM...   Former, and likely to be the next PM, Benyamin "Bibi" Netanyahu believes the job is not finished..."Hamas still controls Gaza and it will continue to smuggle new missiles in through the Philadelphi Route...I believe that in the face of Hamas's terror and its Iranian backing, we must show no weakness and we must show a resolute, iron fist, until the enemy is vanquished.?   And Bibi is correct...Hamas is still in control of Gaza, and by the people's vote...they are claiming victory (got to look good to their Muslim brothers, ya know), and will begin rearming according to the head of Israel's Security Agency (Shin Bet). Why? Because despite the grave damage done to Hamas's weapons smuggling abilities, several of the tunnels used for smuggling have remained intact. Guards, on the Egyptian side of the border, have continually been bribed by Hamas to allow the weapons passage...and will continue to be, since Mubarak will do nothing about it.   The Hamas charter explains unequivocally what the purpose of their existence is: "Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it."   They have no intention of leaving Gaza. No intention of ceasing the violence towards innocent Israelis (including women and children). And no intention of ceasing the use of the most vulnerable in their community as human shields to obtain their goals.   Their 'Hell no, we won't go' attitude is the consequence of their ideology...the very principles for which their people put them in power.   Make peace with them? What for? http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Hell Despite repeated pronouncements by left-wing, anti-Semitic academics (and their howling lapdogs)--the PLO was not created for the singular purpose of establishing a Palestinian State in the West Bank.  Founded in 1964 (while the West Bank was under Jordanian rule)--the PLO's stated mission was acerbically unmistakable: "Push the Jews into the sea."  Imagine--even before the 1967 so-called occupation of the West Bank by Israel--the PLO was calling for the extermination of the Jewish State.  This immutable fact cuts through the rhetorical dung proffered by radical academics that the PLOwas formed with the express purpose of driving the 'occupiers' from the West Bank in order to establish a Palestinian State.   This not only points to the unassailable reality that the Middle East conflagration has never been about land for peace (but rather Israel's right to exist)--it also exposes the sheer mendacity of fanatical and demented Jew-hating academics. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Jew An IV is an apparatus used to bring either medication, blood or nutrients to a patient intravenously. That would be for benevolent purposes. But there are those using their own twisted form of IV for malevolent objectives. Iran has now found an 'IV' to help them with their proxy war on the West... According to DEBKAfile, Iran has now recruited Somali pirates to help them smuggle weapons, in particular the longer-ranged Grads, to Hamas in Gaza. Oh those rascally Persians... There are two probable routes being used. The first involves Iranian ships meeting the pirates prior to entering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, then transferring the arms to their smaller boats. The pirates then go to Eritrea, (they have a strong relationship with that government) and the arms would then go through Sudan to southern Egypt, where they are smuggled via boat to the Sinai. The second route is a tried-and-true method of drug smugglers the world over...the weapons leave ports in Montenegro and Croatia towards the Suez Canal, where the shipment is thrown overboard to be picked up by local pirates and transported to the Sinai.  Tehran is busy rearming Hamas (and other Jihadists firing out of Lebanon) at lightening speed in order to persuade them to continue the war against Israel. With all the talk now of Hamas willing to agree to an unconditional cease-fire (Egypt's cease-fire terms), the Mullahs are panicking.  But again, remember: Their cease-fire is a 'hudna', a pause to rearm...so it is essentially a moot promise on their part.  So if Hamas indeed does announce it agrees to an unconditional 'cease-fire'...watch the rush of activity to the Sinai...when the Somali pirates have had their fill of this deal, Iran will seek out a new 'IV'...maybe someone from the left who views Hamas as 'freedom fighters'? And yes, be sure of this...with their current 'IV'...Hamas will violate the 'cease-fire'...as soon as they are adequately rearmed... ...and the venal circus begins again...complete with UN clown observers and a complicit world media... Shalom. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Hamas Will there ever be a day when the EU puts aside its manic-trepidation in order to speak the truth about Hamas? In a word: No. The EU--led by a cabal of self-absorbed, pusillanimous intellects--refuses to publicly emphasize the sobering realties of the Islamic terrorist organization out of fear that the restless Muslim population within its borders will detonate.  And one of the most sobering realities regarding Hamas can be found in its creed: "eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and sabotaging its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and God's religion [Islam, natch] is made victorious over all other religions."  Ever since the conclusion of WWII--Europe has become dangerously pacifistic in nature. It has turned a blind eye to Islamo-terrorism and its most revolting manifestations--domestic jihad and Sharia Creep. Perhaps the EU (in its classically craven attempt to placate Muslims) should stop castigating Israel for its just and lawful response to Hamas rocket attacks: And place a bid on E-Bay for a sturdy pair. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Place While Israel's defensive operation continues in Gaza, liberal Jews are busy...being enablers of Israel's enemies. Strong words? Perhaps, but truthful just the same...and they have a very well-known financier leading them along... George Schwartz born on August 12, 1930 in Budapest, Hungary was born to an Orthodox Jew...who changed the family surname from Schwartz to Soros in order to allow his family to conceal their Jewish identity and consequently survive the Nazi Holocaust. Georgie boy holds a degree in Economics from the London School of Economics, worked as a stockbroker in London, and has now become one of the world's leading hedge fund investors and currency traders, which therefore makes him an expert in...peacemaking? Well, the billionaire has created a Washington-based group called: J Street...their motto? The New Address for Middle East Peace and Security. Well, well, well...ALL ABOARD!! Da peace train is a comin'...it's a nonstop ta Nirvana...Soros is da engineeya....git ya tickets heeya...(read with a NY accent). J Street declares on its site that, ?While there is nothing ?right? in raining rockets on Israeli families or dispatching suicide bombers, there is [also] nothing ?right? in [Israel] punishing a million and a half already-suffering Gazans for the actions of the extremists among them.? Nice...equating Hamas' actions with Israel's defensive measures. Hamas targets innocent civilians, while Israel targets Hamas terrorists and their logistical abilities to murder innocent Jews. The Gazans have freely voted Hamas into the majority...and let's look at what Hamas believes... Hamas' charter states: "Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it." (The Nazi sympathizer, Imam Hassan al-Banna, founder of the Muslim Brotherhood.) So, Hamas' existence is to "obliterate" Israel. While the Israeli military takes painstaking actions in order not to cause collateral damage. Equating the two is egregious. Soros has done enough malicious deeds with his money, namely Moveon.org and the Soros Documentary Fund, who all share his worldview, "America is a troubling if not sinister influence in the world, that the War on Terror is a fraud and terrorists are misunderstood freedom fighters, and that markets are fundamentally unjust." Oh and, by the way...he made his billions off the free market. Convenient amnesia, I'd say... He now appears to be the Maven of propaganda...or worse...agitprops. The enemy within...and (in Hebrew) a shandeh un a charpeh...(in English) a shame and a disgrace. He makes Jews look bad...he makes Americans look bad. What a prize (booby, of course). Mavens are good. Agitprops are not. Do the math. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Maven I have always held the view that Barack Hussein Obama is--without question--a total, political neophyte. A man--who at this critical juncture in our nation's history--still fails to comprehend the incontestable fact that we are engaged in a global struggle against the dark forces of Islamo-terrorism. And nothing underscores this view more then Obama's pick to head the CIA, Leon Panetta. Why? Well let's review: Panetta has been a vociferous opponent of the CIA's anti-terrorism measures--which includes any and all coerced interrogation methodologies. He has demanded that FISA overseas wiretap laws be completely rescinded. And he would abrogate the CIA's very successful rendition program. Moreover, Panetta (who ran the Office of Management and Budget in 1994) is completely void of any intelligence experience. He is, without hesitation--appallingly wrong for the job. Columnist Ralph Peters put it succinctly about the Panetta selection: "Would you ask your accountant to perform brain surgery on your child." Manifestly, by picking Panetta--the Neophyte-Elect doesn't take Al Qaeda seriously. Remember, it was the aforementioned anti-terrorism methodologies that have helped thwart numerous terrorist attacks that would have resulted in thousands of dead Americans. In 2003--after just a few minutes of coerced interrogation--al Qaeda kingpin (and 9/11 mastermind) Khalid Sheik Mohammad disclosed vital information concerning future terror plots. Intelligence is a serious business. Therefore--it is vitally imperative that it be handled (at all times) by experienced professions. If left to the clueless and oblivious--scores of Americans (both civilian and military) will suffer lethal consequences. If Leon Panetta--after it's all said and done--becomes top dog at the CIA: America will pay the price (for a neophyte's blunder) in blood. http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#America If the EU continues its deadly acquiescence towards Islam--it will soon cease to exist. With a rapidly growing (and tremendously restive) Muslim demographic within its borders, Europe has become the new breeding ground for Islamo-psychopaths who seek to usher in a global Islamic hegemony. By incessantly pandering to these thugs (from Sharia courts in Great Britain to self-declared Muslim territories in France) the Euros have not only failed to assuage their fury--but have emboldened them in their theologically driven blood-quest to dominate all of Europe (and eventually the world). Hyperbole? I think not. The following was brashly stated by Islam's most acclaimed scholar of the 20th century, Sheik Maolana Maududi: "Islam wishes to destroy all states and governments anywhere on the face of the earth which are opposed to the ideology and program of Islam regardless of the country or the nation which rules it. The purpose of Islam is to set up a state on the basis of its own ideology and program--the objective of Islamic jihad is to eliminate the rule of an un-Islamic system and establish instead an Islamic system of state rule. Islam does not intend to confine this revolution to a single state or a few countries; the aim of Islam is to bring about a universal revolution." If the EU continues down this road to ruin (and all signs indicate it will)--it will soon be replaced by Eurostan. G-d save us! http://www.ediblog.com/default.htm#Eurostan "Our fundamental condition for cooperating with Germany was a free hand to eradicate every last Jew from Palestine and the Arab world. I asked Hitler for an explicit undertaking to allow us to solve the Jewish problem in a manner befitting our national and racial aspirations and according to the scientific methods innovated by Germany in the handling of its Jews. The answer I got was: 'The Jews are yours'." -Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, 1930's,  Haj Mohammad Amin al-Husayni (Husseini) With a renewed wave of anti-Semitism globally, and the clear anti-Israel bias in the media coverage of the current Gaza conflict, few are aware that this bias emanates form a venal connection of long ago. A connection between Islam and the former Third Reich. So, with a clear intent to enlighten, the following is a partial collection of facts that will give some insight into what is behind the current situation in Gaza, and what is also behind the abhorrent attitude of many world powers toward Israel and the Jewish people. Prior to 1920, Jews and Arabs lived a peaceful coexistence in the Holy Land. That is, until the rise of, Haj Amin Muhammad Al Husseini (also spelled Husayni). Al Husseini was known to be a brutal man with ambitions of ruling a pan-Ar