These are the four main pillars of the current World Conflict , or perhaps we should already refer to it as `` the undeclared World War III '' : against it . They become accomplices , by omission , and this applies to

These are the <cardinal>four</cardinal> main pillars of the current World Conflict , or perhaps we should already refer to it as `` the undeclared <event>World War III</event> '' : against it . They become accomplices , by omission , and this applies to


*1 .


Suicide murders are not a new invention


but they have been made popular , if I may use this expression , only lately .


Even after September 11 , it seems that most of the Western World does not yet understand this weapon .

Even after <event>September 11</event> , it seems that most of <loc>the Western World</loc> does not yet understand this weapon .


It is a very potent psychological weapon .


Its real direct impact is relatively minor .


The total number of casualties from hundreds of suicide murders within Israel in the last three years is much smaller than those due to car accidents .

The total number of casualties from <cardinal>hundreds</cardinal> of suicide murders within <gpe>Israel</gpe> in <date>the last three years</date> is much smaller than those due to car accidents .


September 11 was quantitatively much less lethal than many earthquakes


More people die from AIDS in one day in Africa than all the Russians who died in the hands of Chechnya - based Moslem suicide murderers since that conflict started .

More people die from AIDS in <date>one day</date> in <loc>Africa</loc> than all the <norp>Russians</norp> who died in the hands of <gpe>Chechnya</gpe> - based <norp>Moslem</norp> suicide murderers since that conflict started .


Saddam killed every month more people than all those who died from suicide murders since the Coalition occupation of Iraq .

<person>Saddam</person> killed every <date>month</date> more people than all those who died from suicide murders since the <org>Coalition</org> occupation of <gpe>Iraq</gpe> .


So what is all the fuss about suicide killings ?


It creates headlines .


It is spectacular .


It is frightening .


It is a very cruel death with bodies dismembered and horrible severe lifelong injuries to many of the wounded .


It is always shown on television in great detail .


One such murder , with the help of hysterical media coverage , can destroy the tourism industry of a country for quite a while , as it did in Bali and in Turkey .

One such murder , with the help of hysterical media coverage , can destroy the tourism industry of a country for quite a while , as it did in <gpe>Bali</gpe> and in <gpe>Turkey</gpe> .


But the real fear comes from the undisputed fact that no defense and no preventive measures can succeed against a determined suicide murderer .


This has not yet penetrated the thinking of the Western World .

This has not yet penetrated the thinking of <loc>the Western World</loc> .


The U.S. and Europe are constantly improving their defense against the last murder , not the next one .

The <gpe>U.S.</gpe> and <loc>Europe</loc> are constantly improving their defense against the last murder , not the next one .


We may arrange for the best airport security in the world .


But if you want to murder by suicide , you do not have to board a plane in order to explode yourself and kill many people .


Who could stop a suicide murder in the midst of the crowded line waiting to be checked by the airport metal detector ?


How about the lines to the check - in counters in a busy travel period ?


Put a metal detector in front of every train station in Spain and the terrorists will get the buses .

Put a metal detector in front of every train station in <gpe>Spain</gpe> and the terrorists will get the buses .


Protect the buses and they will explode in movie theaters , concert halls , supermarkets , shopping malls , schools and hospitals .


Put guards in front of every concert hall and there will always be a line of people to be checked by the guards


and this line will be the target , not to speak of killing the guards themselves .


You can somewhat reduce your vulnerability by preventive and defensive measures and by strict border controls but not eliminate it and definitely not win the war in a defensive way .


And it is a war !


What is behind the suicide murders ?


Money is , money and power and cold - blooded murderous incitement , nothing else .


It has nothing to do with true fanatic religious beliefs .


No Moslem preacher has ever blown himself up .

No <norp>Moslem</norp> preacher has ever blown himself up .


No son of an Arab politician or religious leader has ever blown himself up .

No son of an <norp>Arab</norp> politician or religious leader has ever blown himself up .


No relative of anyone influential has done it .


Would n't you expect some of the religious leaders to do it themselves , or to talk their sons into doing it , if this is truly a supreme act of religious fervor ?


Are n't they interested in the benefits of going to Heaven ?


Instead , they send outcast women , naive children , retarded people and young incited hotheads .


They promise them the delights , mostly sexual , of the next world , and pay their families handsomely after the supreme act is performed and enough innocent people are dead .


Suicide murders also have nothing to do with poverty and despair .


The poorest region in the world , by far , is Africa .

The poorest region in the world , by far , is <org>Africa</org> .


It never happens there .


There are numerous desperate people in the world , in different cultures , countries and continents .


Desperation does not provide anyone with explosives , reconnaissance and transportation .


There was certainly more despair in Saddam 's Iraq than in Paul Bremmer 's Iraq ,

There was certainly more despair in <person>Saddam</person> 's <gpe>Iraq</gpe> than in <person>Paul Bremmer 's</person> <gpe>Iraq</gpe> ,


and no one exploded himself .


A suicide murder is simply a horrible , vicious weapon of cruel , inhuman , cynical , well - funded terrorists , with no regard to human life , including the life of their fellow countrymen , but with very high regard to their own affluent well - being and their hunger for power .


The only way to fight this new `` popular '' weapon is identical to the only way in which you fight organized crime or pirates on the high seas : the offensive way .


Like in the case of organized crime , it is crucial that the forces on the offensive be united and it is crucial to reach the top of the crime pyramid .


You can not eliminate organized crime by arresting the little drug dealer on the street corner .


You must go after the head of the `` Family '' .


If part of the public supports it , others tolerate it , many are afraid of it and some try to explain it away by poverty or by a miserable childhood , organized crime will thrive and so will terrorism .


The United States understands this now , after September 11 .

<gpe>The United States</gpe> understands this now , after <event>September 11</event> .


Russia is beginning to understand it .

<gpe>Russia</gpe> is beginning to understand it .


Turkey understands it well .


I am very much afraid that most of Europe still does not understand it .

I am very much afraid that most of <loc>Europe</loc> still does not understand it .


Unfortunately , it seems that Europe will understand it only after suicide murders arrive in Europe in a big way .

Unfortunately , it seems that <loc>Europe</loc> will understand it only after suicide murders arrive in <loc>Europe</loc> in a big way .


In my humble opinion , this will definitely happen .


The Spanish trains and the Istanbul bombings are only the beginning .

The <norp>Spanish</norp> trains and the <gpe>Istanbul</gpe> bombings are only the beginning .


The unity of the Civilized World in fighting this horror is absolutely indispensable .


Until Europe wakes up , this unity will not be achieved .

Until <loc>Europe</loc> wakes up , this unity will not be achieved .


*2 .


Words can be lethal .


They kill people .


It is often said that politicians , diplomats and perhaps also lawyers and business people must sometimes lie , as part of their professional life .


But the norms of politics and diplomacy are childish , in comparison with the level of incitement and total absolute deliberate fabrications , which have reached new heights in the region we are talking about .


An incredible number of people in the Arab world believe that September 11 never happened , or was an American provocation or , even better , a Jewish plot .

An incredible number of people in the <norp>Arab</norp> world believe that <event>September 11</event> never happened , or was an <norp>American</norp> provocation or , even better , a <norp>Jewish</norp> plot .


You all remember the Iraqi Minister of Information , Mr. Mouhamad Said al-Sahaf and his press conferences when the US forces were already inside Baghdad .

You all remember the Iraqi Minister of Information , Mr. <person>Mouhamad Said al-Sahaf</person> and his press conferences when the <norp>US</norp> forces were already inside <gpe>Baghdad</gpe> .


Disinformation at time of war is an accepted tactic .


But to stand , day after day , and to make such preposterous statements , known to everybody to be lies , without even being ridiculed in your own milieu , can only happen in this region .


Mr. Sahaf eventually became a popular icon as a court jester ,

Mr. <person>Sahaf</person> eventually became a popular icon as a court jester ,


but this did not stop some allegedly respectable newspapers from giving him equal time .


It also does not prevent the Western press from giving credence , every day , even now , to similar liars .


After all , if you want to be an anti-Semite , there are subtle ways of doing it .


You do not have to claim that the holocaust never happened , and that the Jewish temple in Jerusalem never existed .

You do not have to claim that the <event>holocaust</event> never happened , and that the <norp>Jewish</norp> temple in <gpe>Jerusalem</gpe> never existed .


But millions of Moslems are told by their leaders that this is the case .

But <cardinal>millions</cardinal> of <norp>Moslems</norp> are told by their leaders that this is the case .


When these same leaders make other statements , the Western media report them as if they could be true .


It is a daily occurrence that the same people who finance , arm and dispatch suicide murderers , condemn the act in English in front of western TV cameras , talking to a world audience , which even partly believes them .

It is a daily occurrence that the same people who finance , arm and dispatch suicide murderers , condemn the act in <language>English</language> in front of western TV cameras , talking to a world audience , which even partly believes them .


It is a daily routine to hear the same leader making opposite statements in Arabic to his people and in English to the rest of the world .

It is a daily routine to hear the same leader making opposite statements in <language>Arabic</language> to his people and in <language>English</language> to the rest of the world .


Incitement by Arab TV , accompanied by horror pictures of mutilated bodies , has become a powerful weapon of those who lie , distort and want to destroy everything .

Incitement by <norp>Arab</norp> TV , accompanied by horror pictures of mutilated bodies , has become a powerful weapon of those who lie , distort and want to destroy everything .


Little children are raised on deep hatred and on admiration of so - called martyrs ,


and the Western World does not notice it because its own TV sets are mostly tuned to soap operas and game shows .


I recommend to you , even though most of you do not understand Arabic , to watch Al Jazeera , from time to time .

I recommend to you , even though most of you do not understand <language>Arabic</language> , to watch <org>Al Jazeera</org> , from time to time .


You will not believe your own eyes .


But words also work in other ways , more subtle .


A demonstration in Berlin , carrying banners supporting Saddam 's regime and featuring three - year old babies dressed as suicide murderers , is defined by the press and by political leaders as a `` peace demonstration '' .

A demonstration in <gpe>Berlin</gpe> , carrying banners supporting <person>Saddam</person> 's regime and featuring <date>three - year old</date> babies dressed as suicide murderers , is defined by the press and by political leaders as a `` peace demonstration '' .


You may support or oppose the Iraq war , but to refer to fans of Saddam , Arafat or Bin Laden as peace activists is a bit too much .

You may support or oppose <event>the Iraq war</event> , but to refer to fans of <person>Saddam</person> , <person>Arafat</person> or <person>Bin Laden</person> as peace activists is a bit too much .


A woman walks into an Israeli restaurant in mid-day , eats , observes families with old people and children eating their lunch in the adjacent tables and pays the bill .

A woman walks into an <norp>Israeli</norp> restaurant in mid-day , eats , observes families with old people and children eating their lunch in the adjacent tables and pays the bill .


She then blows herself up , killing 20 people , including many children , with heads and arms rolling around in the restaurant .

She then blows herself up , killing <cardinal>20</cardinal> people , including many children , with heads and arms rolling around in the restaurant .


She is called `` martyr '' by several Arab leaders and `` activist '' by the European press .

She is called `` martyr '' by several <norp>Arab</norp> leaders and `` activist '' by the <norp>European</norp> press .


Dignitaries condemn the act but visit her bereaved family and the money flows .


There is a new game in town :


The actual murderer is called `` the military wing '' ,


the one who pays him , equips him and sends him is now called `` the political wing ''


and the head of the operation is called the `` spiritual leader '' .


There are numerous other examples of such Orwellian nomenclature , used every day not only by terror chiefs but also by Western media .


These words are much more dangerous than many people realize .


They provide an emotional infrastructure for atrocities .


It was Joseph Goebbels who said that if you repeat a lie often enough , people will believe it .

It was <person>Joseph Goebbels</person> who said that if you repeat a lie often enough , people will believe it .


He is now being outperformed by his successors .


*3 .


Huge amounts of money , which could have solved many social problems in this dysfunctional part of the world , are channeled into three concentric spheres supporting death and murder .

Huge amounts of money , which could have solved many social problems in this dysfunctional part of the world , are channeled into <cardinal>three</cardinal> concentric spheres supporting death and murder .


In the inner circle are the terrorists themselves .


The money funds their travel , explosives , hideouts and permanent search for soft vulnerable targets .


The inner circles are primarily financed by terrorist states like Iran and Syria , until recently also by Iraq and Libya and earlier also by some of the Communist regimes .

The inner circles are primarily financed by terrorist states like <gpe>Iran</gpe> and <gpe>Syria</gpe> , until recently also by <gpe>Iraq</gpe> and <gpe>Libya</gpe> and earlier also by some of the <norp>Communist</norp> regimes .


These states , as well as the Palestinian Authority , are the safe havens of the wholesale murder vendors .

These states , as well as <org>the Palestinian Authority</org> , are the safe havens of the wholesale murder vendors .


They are surrounded by a second wider circle of direct supporters , planners , commanders , preachers , all of whom make a living , usually a very comfortable living , by serving as terror infrastructure .

They are surrounded by a <ordinal>second</ordinal> wider circle of direct supporters , planners , commanders , preachers , all of whom make a living , usually a very comfortable living , by serving as terror infrastructure .


Finally , we find the third circle of so - called religious , educational and welfare organizations , which actually do some good , feed the hungry and provide some schooling , but brainwash a new generation with hatred , lies and ignorance .

Finally , we find the <ordinal>third</ordinal> circle of so - called religious , educational and welfare organizations , which actually do some good , feed the hungry and provide some schooling , but brainwash a new generation with hatred , lies and ignorance .


This circle operates mostly through mosques , madrasas and other religious establishments but also through inciting electronic and printed media .


It is this circle that makes sure that women remain inferior , that democracy is unthinkable and that exposure to the outside world is minimal .


It is also that circle that leads the way in blaming everybody outside the Moslem world , for the miseries of the region .

It is also that circle that leads the way in blaming everybody outside the <norp>Moslem</norp> world , for the miseries of the region .


The outer circle is largely financed by Saudi Arabia , but also by donations from certain Moslem communities in the United States and Europe and , to a smaller extent , by donations of European Governments to various NGO's and by certain United Nations organizations , whose goals may be noble , but they are infested and exploited by agents of the outer circle .

The outer circle is largely financed by <gpe>Saudi Arabia</gpe> , but also by donations from certain <norp>Moslem</norp> communities in <gpe>the United States</gpe> and <loc>Europe</loc> and , to a smaller extent , by donations of <norp>European</norp> Governments to various NGO's and by certain <org>United Nations</org> organizations , whose goals may be noble , but they are infested and exploited by agents of the outer circle .


The Saudi regime , of course , will be the next victim of major terror , when the inner circle will explode into the outer circle .

The <norp>Saudi</norp> regime , of course , will be the next victim of major terror , when the inner circle will explode into the outer circle .


The Saudis are beginning to understand it , but they fight the inner circles , while still financing the infrastructure at the outer circle .

The <norp>Saudis</norp> are beginning to understand it , but they fight the inner circles , while still financing the infrastructure at the outer circle .


Figuratively speaking , this outer circle is the guardian , which makes sure that the people look and listen inwards to the inner circle of terror and incitement , rather than to the world outside .


Some parts of this same outer circle actually operate as a result of fear from , or blackmail by , the inner circles .


The horrifying added factor is the high birth rate .


Half of the population of the Arab world is under the age of 20 , the most receptive age to incitement , guaranteeing two more generations of blind hatred .

<cardinal>Half</cardinal> of the population of the <norp>Arab</norp> world is under the age of <norp>20</norp> , the most receptive age to incitement , guaranteeing <cardinal>two</cardinal> more generations of blind hatred .


Some of the leaders of these various circles live very comfortably on their loot .


You meet their children in the best private schools in Europe , not in the training camps of suicide murderers .

You meet their children in the best private schools in <loc>Europe</loc> , not in the training camps of suicide murderers .


The Jihad `` soldiers '' join packaged death tours to Iraq and other hotspots , while some of their leaders ski in Switzerland .

The Jihad `` soldiers '' join packaged death tours to <gpe>Iraq</gpe> and other hotspots , while some of their leaders ski in <gpe>Switzerland</gpe> .


Mrs. Arafat , who lives in Paris with her daughter , receives tens of thousands of dollars per month from the allegedly bankrupt Palestinian Authority , while a typical local ringleader of the Al-Aksa brigade , reporting to Arafat , receives only a cash payment of a couple of hundred dollars , for performing murders at the retail level .

Mrs. <person>Arafat</person> , who lives in <gpe>Paris</gpe> with her daughter , receives <money>tens of thousands of dollars</money> per <date>month</date> from the allegedly bankrupt <org>Palestinian Authority</org> , while a typical local ringleader of <org>the Al-Aksa brigade</org> , reporting to <person>Arafat</person> , receives only a cash payment of <money>a couple of hundred dollars</money> , for performing murders at the retail level .


*4 .


The civilized world believes in democracy , the rule of law , including international law , human rights , free speech and free press , among other liberties .


There are naive old - fashioned habits such as respecting religious sites and symbols , not using ambulances and hospitals for acts of war , avoiding the mutilation of dead bodies and not using children as human shields or human bombs .


Never in history , not even in the Nazi period , was there such total disregard of all of the above as we observe now .

Never in history , not even in the <norp>Nazi</norp> period , was there such total disregard of all of the above as we observe now .


Every student of political science debates how you prevent an anti-democratic force from winning a democratic election and abolishing democracy .


Other aspects of a civilized society must also have limitations .


Can a policeman open fire on someone trying to kill him ?


Can a government listen to phone conversations of terrorists and drug dealers ?


Does free speech protect you when you shout `` fire '' in a crowded theater ?


Should there be death penalty , for deliberate multiple murders ?


These are the old - fashioned dilemmas .


But now we have an entire new set .


Do you raid a mosque , which serves as a terrorist ammunition storage ?


Do you return fire , if you are attacked from a hospital ?


Do you storm a church taken over by terrorists who took the priests hostages ?


Do you search every ambulance after a few suicide murderers use ambulances to reach their targets ?


Do you strip every woman because one pretended to be pregnant and carried a suicide bomb on her belly ?


Do you shoot back at someone trying to kill you , standing deliberately behind a group of children ?


Do you raid terrorist headquarters , hidden in a mental hospital ?


Do you shoot an arch-murderer who deliberately moves from one location to another , always surrounded by children ?


All of these happen daily in Iraq and in the Palestinian areas .

All of these happen daily in <gpe>Iraq</gpe> and in the <norp>Palestinian</norp> areas .


What do you do ?


Well , you do not want to face the dilemma .


But it can not be avoided .


Suppose , for the sake of discussion , that someone would openly stay in a well - known address in Teheran , hosted by the Iranian Government and financed by it , executing one atrocity after another in Spain or in France , killing hundreds of innocent people , accepting responsibility for the crimes , promising in public TV interviews to do more of the same , while the Government of Iran issues public condemnations of his acts but continues to host him , invite him to official functions and treat him as a great dignitary .

Suppose , for the sake of discussion , that someone would openly stay in a well - known address in <gpe>Teheran</gpe> , hosted by the <norp>Iranian</norp> Government and financed by it , executing one atrocity after another in <gpe>Spain</gpe> or in <gpe>France</gpe> , killing <cardinal>hundreds</cardinal> of innocent people , accepting responsibility for the crimes , promising in public TV interviews to do more of the same , while <org>the Government of Iran</org> issues public condemnations of his acts but continues to host him , invite him to official functions and treat him as a great dignitary .


I leave it to you as homework to figur out what Spain or France would have done , in such a situation .

I leave it to you as homework to figur out what <gpe>Spain</gpe> or <gpe>France</gpe> would have done , in such a situation .


The problem is that the civilized world is still having illusions about the rule of law in a totally lawless environment .


It is trying to play ice hockey by sending a ballerina ice - skater into the ring or to knock out a heavyweight boxer by a chess player .


In the same way that no country has a law against cannibals eating its prime minister , because such an act is unthinkable , international law does not address killers shooting from hospitals , mosques and ambulances , while being protected by their Government or society .


International law does not know how to handle someone who sends children to throw stones , stands behind them and shoots with immunity and can not be arrested because he is sheltered by a Government .


International law does not know how to deal with a leader of murderers who is royally and comfortably hosted by a country , which pretends to condemn his acts or just claims to be too weak to arrest him .


The amazing thing is that all of these crooks demand protection under international law , and define all those who attack them as `` war criminals , '' with some Western media repeating the allegations .


The good news is that all of this is temporary ,


because the evolution of international law has always adapted itself to reality .


The punishment for suicide murder should be death or arrest before the murder , not during and not after .


After every world war , the rules of international law have changed , and the same will happen after the present one .


But during the twilight zone , a lot of harm can be done .


The picture I described here is not pretty .


What can we do about it ?


In the short run , only fight and win .


In the long run , only educate the next generation and open it to the world .


The inner circles can and must be destroyed by force .


The outer circle can not be eliminated by force .


Here we need financial starvation of the organizing elite , more power to women , more education , counter-propaganda , boycott whenever feasible and access to Western media , internet and the international scene .


Above all , we need a total absolute unity and determination of the civilized world against all three circles of evil .

Above all , we need a total absolute unity and determination of the civilized world against all <cardinal>three</cardinal> circles of evil .


Allow me , for a moment , to depart from my alleged role as a taxi driver and return to science .


When you have a malignant tumor , you may remove the tumor itself surgically .


You may also starve it by preventing new blood from reaching it from other parts of the body , thereby preventing new `` supplies '' from expanding the tumor .


If you want to be sure , it is best to do both .


But before you fight and win , by force or otherwise , you have to realize that you are in a war , and this may take Europe a few more years .

But before you fight and win , by force or otherwise , you have to realize that you are in a war , and this may take <loc>Europe</loc> <date>a few more years</date> .


In order to win , it is necessary to first eliminate the terrorist regimes , so that no Government in the world will serve as a safe haven for these people .

In order to win , it is necessary to <ordinal>first</ordinal> eliminate the terrorist regimes , so that no Government in the world will serve as a safe haven for these people .


I do not want to comment here on whether the American - led attack on Iraq was justified from the point of view of weapons of mass destruction or any other pre-war argument , but I can look at the post-war map of Western Asia .

I do not want to comment here on whether the <norp>American</norp> - led attack on <gpe>Iraq</gpe> was justified from the point of view of weapons of mass destruction or any other pre-war argument , but I can look at the post-war map of <loc>Western Asia</loc> .


Now that Afghanistan , Iraq and Libya are out , two and a half terrorist states remain : Iran , Syria and Lebanon , the latter being a Syrian colony .

Now that <gpe>Afghanistan</gpe> , <gpe>Iraq</gpe> and <gpe>Libya</gpe> are out , <cardinal>two and a half</cardinal> terrorist states remain : <gpe>Iran</gpe> , <gpe>Syria</gpe> and <gpe>Lebanon</gpe> , the latter being a <norp>Syrian</norp> colony .


Perhaps Sudan should be added to the list .

Perhaps <gpe>Sudan</gpe> should be added to the list .


As a result of the conquest of Afghanistan and Iraq , both Iran and Syria are now totally surrounded by territories unfriendly to them .

As a result of the conquest of <gpe>Afghanistan</gpe> and <gpe>Iraq</gpe> , both <gpe>Iran</gpe> and <gpe>Syria</gpe> are now totally surrounded by territories unfriendly to them .


Iran is encircled by Afghanistan , by the Gulf States , Iraq and the Moslem republics of the former Soviet Union .

<gpe>Iran</gpe> is encircled by <gpe>Afghanistan</gpe> , by <gpe>the Gulf States</gpe> , <gpe>Iraq</gpe> and the <norp>Moslem</norp> republics of the former <gpe>Soviet Union</gpe> .


Syria is surrounded by Turkey , Iraq , Jordan and Israel .

<gpe>Syria</gpe> is surrounded by <gpe>Turkey</gpe> , <gpe>Iraq</gpe> , <gpe>Jordan</gpe> and <gpe>Israel</gpe> .


This is a significant strategic change and it applies strong pressure on the terrorist countries .


It is not surprising that Iran is so active in trying to incite a Shiite uprising in Iraq .

It is not surprising that <gpe>Iran</gpe> is so active in trying to incite a <norp>Shiite</norp> uprising in <gpe>Iraq</gpe> .


I do not know if the American plan was actually to encircle both Iran and Syria , but that is the resulting situation .

I do not know if the <norp>American</norp> plan was actually to encircle both <gpe>Iran</gpe> and <gpe>Syria</gpe> , but that is the resulting situation .


In my humble opinion , the number one danger to the world today is Iran and its regime .

In my humble opinion , the number <cardinal>one</cardinal> danger to the world today is <gpe>Iran</gpe> and its regime .


It definitely has ambitions to rule vast areas and to expand in all directions .


It has an ideology which claims supremacy over Western culture .


It is ruthless .


It has proven that it can execute elaborate terrorist acts without leaving too many traces , using Iranian Embassies .

It has proven that it can execute elaborate terrorist acts without leaving too many traces , using <norp>Iranian</norp> Embassies .


It is clearly trying to develop nuclear weapons .


Its so - called moderates and conservatives play their own virtuoso version of the `` good - cop versus bad - cop '' game .


Iran sponsors Syrian terrorism ,

<gpe>Iran</gpe> sponsors <norp>Syrian</norp> terrorism ,


it is certainly behind much of the action in Iraq ,

it is certainly behind much of the action in <gpe>Iraq</gpe> ,


it is fully funding the Hezbollah and , through it , the Palestinian Hamas and Islamic Jihad ;

it is fully funding the <org>Hezbollah</org> and , through it , the <norp>Palestinian</norp> <org>Hamas</org> and <org>Islamic Jihad</org> ;


it performed acts of terror at least in Europe and in South America and probably also in Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia

it performed acts of terror at least in <loc>Europe</loc> and in <loc>South America</loc> and probably also in <gpe>Uzbekistan</gpe> and <gpe>Saudi Arabia</gpe>


and it truly leads a multi-national terror consortium , which includes , as minor players , Syria , Lebanon and certain Shiite elements in Iraq .

and it truly leads a multi-national terror consortium , which includes , as minor players , <gpe>Syria</gpe> , <gpe>Lebanon</gpe> and certain <norp>Shiite</norp> elements in <gpe>Iraq</gpe> .


Nevertheless , most European countries still trade with Iran , try to appease it and refuse to read the clear signals .

Nevertheless , most <norp>European</norp> countries still trade with <gpe>Iran</gpe> , try to appease it and refuse to read the clear signals .


In order to win the war it is also necessary to dry the financial resources of the terror conglomerate .


It is pointless to try to understand the subtle differences between the Sunni terror of Al Qaeda and Hamas and the Shiite terror of Hezbollah , Sadr and other Iranian - inspired enterprises .

It is pointless to try to understand the subtle differences between the <norp>Sunni</norp> terror of <org>Al Qaeda</org> and <org>Hamas</org> and the <norp>Shiite</norp> terror of <org>Hezbollah</org> , <org>Sadr</org> and other <norp>Iranian</norp> - inspired enterprises .


When it serves their business needs , all of them collaborate beautifully .


It is crucial to stop Saudi and other financial support of the outer circle , which is the fertile breeding ground of terror .

It is crucial to stop <norp>Saudi</norp> and other financial support of the outer circle , which is the fertile breeding ground of terror .


It is important to monitor all donations from the Western World to Islamic organizations , to monitor the finances of international relief organizations and to react with forceful economic measures to any small sign of financial aid to any of the three circles of terrorism .

It is important to monitor all donations from the Western World to <norp>Islamic</norp> organizations , to monitor the finances of international relief organizations and to react with forceful economic measures to any small sign of financial aid to any of the three circles of terrorism .


It is also important to act decisively against the campaign of lies and fabrications and to monitor those Western media who collaborate with it out of naivety , financial interests or ignorance .


Above all , never surrender to terror .


No one will ever know whether the recent elections in Spain would have yielded a different result , if not for the train bombings a few days earlier .

No one will ever know whether the recent elections in <gpe>Spain</gpe> would have yielded a different result , if not for the train bombings <date>a few days earlier</date> .


But it really does not matter .


What matters is that the terrorists believe that they caused the result and that they won by driving Spain out of Iraq .

What matters is that the terrorists believe that they caused the result and that they won by driving <gpe>Spain</gpe> out of <gpe>Iraq</gpe> .


The Spanish story will surely end up being extremely costly to other European countries , including France , who is now expelling inciting preachers and forbidding veils and including others who sent troops to Iraq .

The <norp>Spanish</norp> story will surely end up being extremely costly to other <norp>European</norp> countries , including <gpe>France</gpe> , who is now expelling inciting preachers and forbidding veils and including others who sent troops to <gpe>Iraq</gpe> .


In the long run , Spain itself will pay even more .

In the long run , <gpe>Spain</gpe> itself will pay even more .


Is the solution a democratic Arab world ?

Is the solution a democratic <norp>Arab</norp> world ?


If by democracy we mean free elections but also free press , free speech , a functioning judicial system , civil liberties , equality to women , free international travel , exposure to international media and ideas , laws against racial incitement and against defamation , and avoidance of lawless behavior regarding hospitals , places of worship and children , then yes , democracy is the solution .


If democracy is just free elections , it is likely that the most fanatic regime will be elected , the one whose incitement and fabrications are the most inflammatory .


We have seen it already in Algeria and , to a certain extent , in Turkey .

We have seen it already in <gpe>Algeria</gpe> and , to a certain extent , in <gpe>Turkey</gpe> .


It will happen again , if the ground is not prepared very carefully .


On the other hand , a certain transition democracy , as in Jordan , may be a better temporary solution , paving the way for the real thing , perhaps in the same way that an immediate sudden democracy did not work in Russia and would not have worked in China .

On the other hand , a certain transition democracy , as in <gpe>Jordan</gpe> , may be a better temporary solution , paving the way for the real thing , perhaps in the same way that an immediate sudden democracy did not work in <gpe>Russia</gpe> and would not have worked in <gpe>China</gpe> .


I have no doubt that the civilized world will prevail .


But the longer it takes us to understand the new landscape of this war , the more costly and painful the victory will be .


Its understandable recoil from wars , following the horrors of World War II , may cost thousands of additional innocent lives , before the tide will turn .

Its understandable recoil from wars , following the horrors of <event>World War II</event> , may cost <cardinal>thousands</cardinal> of additional innocent lives , before the tide will turn .


I 'm leaving , Captain ,


I must go


There 's blood upon your hand


But tell me , Captain , if you know Of a decent place to stand - Leonard Cohen

But tell me , Captain , if you know Of a decent place to stand - <person>Leonard Cohen</person>


Only time right now for some quick thoughts on Haditha .

Only time right now for some quick thoughts on <event>Haditha</event> .


Or rather , Haditha 's elevation as Iraq 's official , bad apple atrocity .

Or rather , <event>Haditha</event> 's elevation as <gpe>Iraq</gpe> 's official , bad apple atrocity .


Even for those who try to pay attention to what filters through the fog of war crimes , these things tend to run together .


Haditha is n't Abu Sifa where , according to Iraqi police , US forces '' on a rampage '' executed a family of 11 , then bombed their house , burned their cars and slaughtered their animals .

<event>Haditha</event> is n't <gpe>Abu Sifa</gpe> where , according to <norp>Iraqi</norp> police , <norp>US</norp> forces '' on a rampage '' executed a family of <cardinal>11</cardinal> , then bombed their house , burned their cars and slaughtered their animals .


What more will we hear of Abu Sifa , now Haditha has become the representative and inevitable example of honour 's exception ?

What more will we hear of <event>Abu Sifa</event> , now <event>Haditha</event> has become the representative and inevitable example of honour 's exception ?


Because along with Haditha comes Jesse Macbeth , allegedly a former Army Ranger and Iraq war veteran , whose claims that massacre was method rather than madness rapidly went viral on the Net .

Because along with <event>Haditha</event> comes <person>Jesse Macbeth</person> , allegedly a former Army Ranger and <event>Iraq war</event> veteran , whose claims that massacre was method rather than madness rapidly went viral on the Net .


His story was unsubstantiated and exteme , yet plausible because it was extreme , and provided a template to the pattern of force on exhibit in Iraq .

His story was unsubstantiated and exteme , yet plausible because it was extreme , and provided a template to the pattern of force on exhibit in <gpe>Iraq</gpe> .


A pattern rarely admitted by the West 's institutional media .

A pattern rarely admitted by the <loc>West</loc> 's institutional media .


But Macbeth , it now appears , is the Pentagon 's timely strawman to buttress its case for Haditha 's exceptionalism , and to discredit influential anti-war voices such as Iraq Veterans Against the War .

But <person>Macbeth</person> , it now appears , is the <org>Pentagon</org> 's timely strawman to buttress its case for <event>Haditha</event> 's exceptionalism , and to discredit influential anti-war voices such as <org>Iraq Veterans Against the War</org> .


Whether unaware or not of his status as a COINTELPRO asset , it does n't matter ,

Whether unaware or not of his status as a <org>COINTELPRO</org> asset , it does n't matter ,


because regardless , Macbeth became a lucky charm for those who refuse to believe the program of horror in which US troops are engaged ,

because regardless , <person>Macbeth</person> became a lucky charm for those who refuse to believe the program of horror in which <norp>US</norp> troops are engaged ,


and there are many .


Similar stories may now be said to have been `` debunked , '' without examination or a straining of battlefield ethics .


It was a scandal 20 years ago when Ronald Reagan - the Bush family 's post-Hinkley Zombie - in - Chief - honoured the SS dead at Bitburg , and by turn paid homage to the old fascist `` anti-communist '' front of the Republican Heritage Groups Council .

It was a scandal <date>20 years ago</date> when <person>Ronald Reagan</person> - <org>the Bush family 's</org> post-Hinkley Zombie - in - Chief - honoured the <norp>SS</norp> dead at <gpe>Bitburg</gpe> , and by turn paid homage to the old fascist `` anti-communist '' front of <org>the Republican Heritage Groups Council</org> .


It was , perhaps , merely a prefigurement of the Nazi stain in America 's own blood cult , and what should be a crisis of conscience on Memorial Day .

It was , perhaps , merely a prefigurement of the <norp>Nazi</norp> stain in <gpe>America</gpe> 's own blood cult , and what should be a crisis of conscience on <date>Memorial Day</date> .


On supposedly progressive forums I 've seen many apologies for Haditha , and for the other Hadithas still cloaked in denial .

On supposedly progressive forums I 've seen many apologies for <event>Haditha</event> , and for the other <event>Hadithas</event> still cloaked in denial .


Do n't judge the troops too quickly , or too harshly , some write ,


because `` Hell is full of heroes . ''


Heaven , meanwhile , fills with children .


There is no decent place to stand , not in a massacre .


Sorry Jeff


I have posted to you before about this


and I really do not care one iota .

and I really do not care <cardinal>one</cardinal> iota .


There are too many people in the world ,


resources are limited under current economic models


and this has always gone on .


It 's all about real estate


and this is just foreplay ,


the fucking starts with China ,

the fucking starts with <gpe>China</gpe> ,


deal with it .


As war has become more technologically advanced more civilians have died ,


look at Goya for god 's sake .

look at <person>Goya</person> for god 's sake .


It 's not right ,


it 's not wrong ,


it just is ....


Grow up


and quit bitchin ....


Forward over the fallen


and quit moaning over the downsides of Globalisation .


Try reading Philip Caputos ' A Rumour of War .

Try reading Philip Caputos ' <work_of_art>A Rumour of War</work_of_art> .


Anonymous 2:52 , if someone would kill your family - would you also say it 's not right , it 's not wrong , it just is ?

<person>Anonymous 2:52</person> , if someone would kill your family - would you also say it 's not right , it 's not wrong , it just is ?


With attitudes like that , there truly is no hope for this planet anymore .


We might as well push the reboot button right now .


`` hell is full of heroes ''


what the fuck does that mean ?


Is this a good thing ?


Is slaughtering people a good thing ?


And what 's anonymous on about ?


`` Grow up


and quit bitchin '' ?


Do we roll over and say this sort of thing is okay just because the ' current economic models ' say so ?


Anonymouth .


A - non - entity .


I think for most Americans the sanctity of the god - fearing soldier going out and making the world right is too near and dear a concept .

I think for most <norp>Americans</norp> the sanctity of the god - fearing soldier going out and making the world right is too near and dear a concept .


`` Support the troops , not the regime ''


That 's a noble idea until you 're supporting the weight of an armoured vehicle on your chest .


The disallusionment of this country is progressing apace


and I sense the growing desperation as people realize that just believing we 're on the right side might not necessarily make it so .


The first `` anonymous '' poster here is certainly a fellow with his own screwed up head stick up his own disgusting ass .


I also think his own understanding of the artistic works he references - Francisco Goya 's Disasters of War and Caputo 's book -- is also supremely naive .

I also think his own understanding of the artistic works he references - <person>Francisco Goya 's</person> <work_of_art>Disasters of War</work_of_art> and <person>Caputo</person> 's book -- is also supremely naive .


I suggest he take an elementary course in art appreciation at his local university or community college .


`` It 's not right ,


it 's not wrong ,


it just is ... ''


i am so glad some anonymous fuck posted this --


it only proves jeff 's point -LRB- made implicitly and explicitly throughout this entire blog -RRB- that there is a cancer in this country that continues to eat at it : a cancerous heritage linked to nazism and fascism and slavery and holocaust and slaughter ...

it only proves <person>jeff</person> 's point -LRB- made implicitly and explicitly throughout this entire blog -RRB- that there is a cancer in this country that continues to eat at it : a cancerous heritage linked to nazism and fascism and slavery and <event>holocaust</event> and slaughter ...


anonymousfuck proves it , america !

anonymousfuck proves it , <gpe>america</gpe> !


kudos to him for standing up for the ' convictions ' of his national socialist fathers .


when the police state crushes HIS family , we 'll all just laugh a say , `` well , fucker , it just IS ... ''


In the fields the bodies burning As the war machine keeps turning


Death and hatred to mankind Poisoning their brainwashed minds


Politicians hide themselves away


They only started the way


Why do n't the go out to fight ?


They leave that up to the poor


Time will tell on their power minds


Making war just for fun


Treating people just like pawns in chess


Wait till their Judgement Day comes


Now in darkness world stops turning


Ashes where the bodies burning


No more War Pigs have the power


Hand of God has struck the hour


Day of Judgement , God is calling


On their knees the War Pigs crawling


Begging mercy for their sins


Satan laughing spreads his wings


Happy Mammonorial Day


The Anonymous at 2:52 PM , albeit lobotomized by the iron triangle 's propaganda , hit upon a major point we should all be aware of .


Iraq , or Iran for that matter , are just foreplay .

<gpe>Iraq</gpe> , or <gpe>Iran</gpe> for that matter , are just foreplay .


The real act occurs when the Empire takes on China .

The real act occurs when the Empire takes on <gpe>China</gpe> .


The only way an industrial power can take on another with ten times its population base is by using what it thinks is its overwhelming advantage .

The only way an industrial power can take on another with <cardinal>ten</cardinal> times its population base is by using what it thinks is its overwhelming advantage .


That would be a massive nuclear strike , incincerating all opposition before it could mobilize , and using its new warfighter technology to mop up everything else .


In the long run , it may be that the Middle Eastern conflagrations are designed to harden the American people to the inevitability of genocide .

In the long run , it may be that the <norp>Middle Eastern</norp> conflagrations are designed to harden the <norp>American</norp> people to the inevitability of genocide .


Not that it really is inevitable : but it would make ruling a whole lot easier for a government controlled by the military front of the world 's largest private equity firm .


'' .. when the police state crushes HIS family , .. ''


The problem with that catchy idea is that the participants of empire are mostly assured they have a safe haven *when* the bottom falls out or assume they do more so than smuks like me or you .


Let 's face it :


Money buys some security ;


a lot of money buys a lot of security ,


and those that have access to it KNOW what 's going on and have made plans accordingly .


Unfortunately anon 2:52 is n't that far off in Twilight Zone kind of way -

Unfortunately <person>anon 2:52</person> is n't that far off in <work_of_art>Twilight Zone</work_of_art> kind of way -


although I do not agree with h / hr ethic morality , there are too many people on earth RIGHT NOW ,

although I do not agree with h / hr ethic morality , there are too many people on <loc>earth</loc> RIGHT NOW ,


that is , if they ALL WANT to have a car and drive to the mall - and a lot of them are waking up to that idea , which , as it stands now , is impossible .


His nonchelant benign God force mannerism is appalling and is apparent in the Neo-Con World of the Project for a New American Century , which if I 'm not mistaken , did address the issues of exactly what is being said here .

His nonchelant benign God force mannerism is appalling and is apparent in the <norp>Neo-Con</norp> World of <org>the Project for a New American Century</org> , which if I 'm not mistaken , did address the issues of exactly what is being said here .


Anotherwords : You are either with us or against us .

<person>Anotherwords</person> : You are either with us or against us .


Even if you 're with us you might die a horrible death ,


but you still have a chance albeit a minor one .


To paraphrase :


`` They who hold the gold , makes the rules .


Those who hold the gold AND the guns make the reality . ''


From LRC blog :


A Breakdown in Thinking


Posted by Butler Shaffer at 12:53 PM

Posted by <person>Butler Shaffer</person> at <time>12:53 PM</time>


News reports inform us that American military officials are now convinced that a unit of Marines killed some 24 unarmed Iraqis , including women and six children .

News reports inform us that <norp>American</norp> military officials are now convinced that a unit of <norp>Marines</norp> killed some <cardinal>24</cardinal> unarmed <norp>Iraqis</norp> , including women and <cardinal>six</cardinal> children .


Some of the victims had been shot `` execution style . ''


One government official stated that this atrocity showed `` a total breakdown in morality . ''

<cardinal>One</cardinal> government official stated that this atrocity showed `` a total breakdown in morality . ''


What on earth do these officials think all war is , if not a `` breakdown in morality ? ''


If the systematic slaughter of tens or hundreds of thousands of human beings does n't represent a `` breakdown in morality , '' what does ?

If the systematic slaughter of <cardinal>tens or hundreds of thousands</cardinal> of human beings does n't represent a `` breakdown in morality , '' what does ?


Do we have to wait for some major offense , such as illicit sex in the oval office ?

Do we have to wait for some major offense , such as illicit sex in <fac>the oval office</fac> ?


I would go even further than this :


`` war is the mobilization of immorality . ''


Would these apologists for such killings have been satisfied if the same deaths to the same innocents had been brought about by aerial bombs ?


I am reminded of a distinction one of my students tried making a few years ago in contrasting suicide bombers with militarily disciplined killing :

I am reminded of a distinction <cardinal>one</cardinal> of my students tried making <date>a few years ago</date> in contrasting suicide bombers with militarily disciplined killing :


`` at least we have the decency to drop bombs from airplanes , '' he declared .


I wonder what kind of spin the twits at Faux News are putting on this for their audience of the bloodthirsty !

I wonder what kind of spin the twits at <org>Faux News</org> are putting on this for their audience of the bloodthirsty !


On this Memorial Day weekend , it would be worthwhile for Americans - whose government is running this abattoir - to recognize the immorality of their support for such madness .

On this <date>Memorial Day</date> weekend , it would be worthwhile for <norp>Americans</norp> - whose government is running this abattoir - to recognize the immorality of their support for such madness .


Those who wave their flags , or emblazon their cars with `` support the troops '' messages , are as much to blame for this so - called `` breakdown in morality '' as anyone else .


Out of a sense of moral decency , this weekend might be an appropriate occasion to remove such symbols from their cars , homes , and - better yet - their minds !


Question : did U.S. troops in WW2 shoot children while their mothers tried to shield them , screaming for mercy ?

Question : did <norp>U.S.</norp> troops in <event>WW2</event> shoot children while their mothers tried to shield them , screaming for mercy ?


Remember Maggot , the Telly Savalas rapist - character from `` The Dirty Dozen ? ''

Remember <person>Maggot</person> , the <person>Telly Savalas</person> rapist - character from `` <work_of_art>The Dirty Dozen</work_of_art> ? ''


Jim Brown machine - gunned him for messing with a German woman in a simple act of field justice .

<person>Jim Brown</person> machine - gunned him for messing with a <norp>German</norp> woman in a simple act of field justice .


That sort of moral action seemed fairly unremarkable to people back then .


Fast - forward to today 's GI : innured to violence by a lifetime of ultra-violent `` Kill Bill '' movies , ultra-violent FPS video games , he has become the thing an earlier generation was taught was most detestable : a nazi storm trooper , a self - appointed SS death 's - head executioner .

Fast - forward to <date>today</date> 's GI : innured to violence by a lifetime of ultra-violent `` <work_of_art>Kill Bill</work_of_art> '' movies , ultra-violent FPS video games , he has become the thing an earlier generation was taught was most detestable : a <norp>nazi</norp> storm trooper , a self - appointed <norp>SS</norp> death 's - head executioner .


Bereft of any sense of the sacred , he shoots little girls without compunction .


He is , quite literally , insane , a `` Natural Born Killer . ''


These atavistic carrion - birds surely will come home to roost ,


and one thing seems undeniable :

and <cardinal>one</cardinal> thing seems undeniable :


it 's not going to be pretty when they do .


I do n't just mean the troops returning from Iraq : I mean the whole malevolent Culture of Death .

I do n't just mean the troops returning from <gpe>Iraq</gpe> : I mean the whole malevolent Culture of Death .


Go for a drive in any U.S. city

Go for a drive in any <norp>U.S.</norp> city


and witness the seething hatred Americans have for each other .

and witness the seething hatred <norp>Americans</norp> have for each other .


`` Your streets will be smeared with blood , '' as the prophecy has it .


A society built on lies , where respect for human life is absent , where every media outlet mirrors the bloodlust , is a society doomed .


`` And what rough beast , its hour come round at last ? ''


Iraq has been a training ground .

<gpe>Iraq</gpe> has been a training ground .


Sane people come home scarred for life from such a place .


The real psychopaths graduate to high paying private security contractor jobs and are destined to become the Praetorian Guard for the New World Order .

The real psychopaths graduate to high paying private security contractor jobs and are destined to become <org>the Praetorian Guard</org> for the New World Order .


On that last video game piece , I just posted a comment , referring to a serial killer toy set .


And an article about it .


the article was written 17 years ago about a kid who was not yet near puberty .

the article was written <date>17 years ago</date> about a kid who was not yet near puberty .


Kind of Bart or Lisa 's age back in the days of the original simpsons .

Kind of <person>Bart</person> or <gpe>Lisa</gpe> 's age back in the days of the original <work_of_art>simpsons</work_of_art> .


The kid who bought that toy would be in their mid to late 20s right now , possibly with a tour or two of Iraq under their belts .

The kid who bought that toy would be in their <date>mid to late 20s</date> right now , possibly with a tour or <cardinal>two</cardinal> of <gpe>Iraq</gpe> under their belts .


It 's not the `` Kill Bills '' or the video games that cause this bullshit , not even serial killer toys .

It 's not the `` <work_of_art>Kill Bills</work_of_art> '' or the video games that cause this bullshit , not even serial killer toys .


It 's the lack of true culture and connection to anything that really fucks things up .


It 's not the movies ... or the games .


That is it .


After all , ALL life is sacred .


Or none .


there is no middle ground .


-LRB- PS I am a carnivore ,


things die for me to live .


The life they had is sacred too . -RRB-


To all of you who have never been in a war ....


there is no morality in war . ''


I heard a WW2 vet say this tonight .

I heard a <event>WW2</event> vet say this tonight .


Could n't agree more .


It 's one good reason why wars should be last resorts instead of the cool graphics embellished infotainment spectacles that they are .

It 's <cardinal>one</cardinal> good reason why wars should be <ordinal>last</ordinal> resorts instead of the cool graphics embellished infotainment spectacles that they are .


It 's also why the ultimate responsibility for this lies at Washington 's doorstep .

It 's also why the ultimate responsibility for this lies at <org>Washington</org> 's doorstep .


& , ultimately , at our doorsteps .


Washington sold us a bill of goods

<org>Washington</org> sold us a bill of goods


& we were too damn lazy to uncover the bill of goods .


Hell , I bet more Americans do more research to buy a f*cking clothes dryer than they did before they bought this war , hook line & sinker .

Hell , I bet more <norp>Americans</norp> do more research to buy a f*cking clothes dryer than they did before they bought this war , hook line & sinker .


Of course , a lot of Americans have flip flopped over to the against column .

Of course , a lot of <norp>Americans</norp> have flip flopped over to the against column .


I just hope they do n't try to scapegoat these boys for acting badly in reeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaal goddamn bad situation that WE sent them into .


& I do mean WE .


I thought this was a bad idea from the start ,


but what did I do to stop it ?


Wrote my representatives & garnered a collection of condescending form `` You just do n't understand the situation '' letters in return , signed a couple of petitions marched in a march .......


woo - fucking - woo .


In other words , I did n't do shit .


But then , neither did anyone else .


You do n't have to be drunk to cause a car accident .


When Roman soldiers asked John the baptist how should they prepare themselves for this Messiah in the book of Luke , John responded , '' Do not terrify men with a view to extortion , neither accuse anyone falsely ;

When <norp>Roman</norp> soldiers asked <person>John the baptist</person> how should they prepare themselves for this Messiah in <work_of_art>the book of Luke</work_of_art> , <person>John</person> responded , '' Do not terrify men with a view to extortion , neither accuse anyone falsely ;


and be content with your wages .


For an excellent exposure of Chinese Communism go to www.ninecommentaries.com

For an excellent exposure of <norp>Chinese</norp> Communism go to www.ninecommentaries.com


The following four paragraphs are taken from this website .

The following <cardinal>four</cardinal> paragraphs are taken from this website .


For the Chinese Communists killing is also necessary for practical reasons .

For the <norp>Chinese</norp> <norp>Communists</norp> killing is also necessary for practical reasons .


The Communist Party began as a group of thugs and scoundrels who killed to obtain power .

The <norp>Communist</norp> Party began as a group of thugs and scoundrels who killed to obtain power .


Once this precedent was set , there was no going back .


Constant terror was needed to intimidate people and force them to accept , out of fear , the absolute rule of the Chinese Communist Party .

Constant terror was needed to intimidate people and force them to accept , out of fear , the absolute rule of the <norp>Chinese</norp> <org>Communist Party</org> .


In a normal society , people show care and love for one another , hold life in awe and veneration and give thanks to God .


In the East , people say , `` Do not impose on others what you would not want do to yourself . ''

In the <loc>East</loc> , people say , `` Do not impose on others what you would not want do to yourself . ''


In the West , people say , `` Love thy neighbor as thyself . ''

In the <loc>West</loc> , people say , `` Love thy neighbor as thyself . ''


Conversely , the CCP holds that `` The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles . ''

Conversely , the <org>CCP</org> holds that `` The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles . ''


In order to keep alive the `` struggles '' within society , hatred must be generated .


Not only does the CCP take lives , it encourages people to kill each other .

Not only does the <org>CCP</org> take lives , it encourages people to kill each other .


It strives to desensitize people towards others ' suffering by surrounding them with constant killing .


It wants them to become numb from frequent exposure to inhumane brutality , and develop the mentality that `` the best you can hope for is to avoid being persecuted . ''


All these lessons taught by brutal suppression enable the CCP to maintain its rule .

All these lessons taught by brutal suppression enable the <org>CCP</org> to maintain its rule .


In addition to the destruction of countless lives , the CCP also destroyed the soul of the Chinese people .

In addition to the destruction of countless lives , the <org>CCP</org> also destroyed the soul of the <norp>Chinese</norp> people .


A great many people have become conditioned to react to the CCP 's threats by entirely surrendering their reason and their principles .

A great many people have become conditioned to react to the <org>CCP</org> 's threats by entirely surrendering their reason and their principles .


In a sense , these people 's souls have died - something more frightening than physical death .


Back in 1903 , Yale Divinity School established a number of schools and hospitals throughout China that were collectively known as ' Yale in China . '

Back in <date>1903</date> , <org>Yale Divinity School</org> established a number of schools and hospitals throughout <gpe>China</gpe> that were collectively known as ' <org>Yale in China</org> . '


One of ' Yale in China 's ' most important students was Mao Zedong .

One of ' <org>Yale in China</org> 's ' most important students was <person>Mao Zedong</person> .


During World War II , ' Yale in China ' was a primary instrument used by the U.S. Establishment and its Office of Strategic Services -LRB- OSS -RRB- to install the Maoists into power .

During <event>World War II</event> , ' <org>Yale in China</org> ' was a primary instrument used by the <norp>U.S.</norp> Establishment and its <org>Office of Strategic Services</org> -LRB- <org>OSS</org> -RRB- to install the <norp>Maoists</norp> into power .


' Yale in China ' was run by OSS operative Reuben Holden , the husband of Bush 's cousin , and also a member of the Skull and Bones .

<org>' Yale in China '</org> was run by <org>OSS</org> operative <person>Reuben Holden</person> , the husband of <person>Bush</person> 's cousin , and also a member of <org>the Skull and Bones</org> .


`` Yale in China '' was also closely associated with the New York - based Union Theological Seminary , which has been a center for U.S. subversion of Asia .

`` <org>Yale in China</org> '' was also closely associated with the <gpe>New York</gpe> - based <org>Union Theological Seminary</org> , which has been a center for <norp>U.S.</norp> subversion of <loc>Asia</loc> .


`` The Maoists made China into the world 's largest opium producer . ''

`` The <norp>Maoists</norp> made <gpe>China</gpe> into the world 's largest opium producer . ''


According to Kathy Griggs , this revolutionary terrorist group is controlling the Marines and Army .

According to <person>Kathy Griggs</person> , this revolutionary terrorist group is controlling the <org>Marines</org> and <org>Army</org> .


They all operate together .


They actually promoted communists in the OSS , which was started by William Donovan .

They actually promoted <norp>communists</norp> in the <org>OSS</org> , which was started by <person>William Donovan</person> .


So they promote and use communists , who actually want to get rid of the form of U.S. government as a stepping stone to world domination .

So they promote and use <norp>communists</norp> , who actually want to get rid of the form of <norp>U.S.</norp> government as a stepping stone to world domination .


So this group , now , in the Army and Marine Corp. has communists at the very top .

So this group , now , in the <org>Army</org> and <org>Marine Corp.</org> has <norp>communists</norp> at the very top .


One example of this truth is the goings on at Abu Ghraib U.S. Military Prison , which is located twenty miles west of Baghdad .

<cardinal>One</cardinal> example of this truth is the goings on at <fac>Abu Ghraib U.S. Military Prison</fac> , which is located <quantity>twenty miles</quantity> west of <gpe>Baghdad</gpe> .


A large percent of prisoners there have not commited any criminal acts agaisnt the coalition .

<percent>A large percent</percent> of prisoners there have not commited any criminal acts agaisnt the <org>coalition</org> .


The military has a policy of `` random sweeps '' whenever the base is under attack .


They gather all men in the area between the ages 17 for questioning to Abu Ghraib Prison .

They gather all men in the area between the ages <cardinal>17</cardinal> for questioning to <fac>Abu Ghraib Prison</fac> .


After finding out the men 's innocence they are slated for release .


But because of military bureaucracy this can be as long as one year .

But because of military bureaucracy this can be as long as <date>one year</date> .


General Kapinski states in the `` Taguba Report '' Section 24 -LRB- U -RRB- that as many as 60 percent of Abu Ghraib prisoners are not guilty of any crimes committed agaisnt the coalition .

General <person>Kapinski</person> states in the <work_of_art>`` Taguba Report '' Section 24</work_of_art> -LRB- U -RRB- that as many as <percent>60 percent</percent> of <fac>Abu Ghraib</fac> prisoners are not guilty of any crimes committed agaisnt the <org>coalition</org> .


The release of these innocent prisoners was denied by General Majowski 2nd in command in Iraq .

The release of these innocent prisoners was denied by General <person>Majowski</person> <ordinal>2nd</ordinal> in command in <gpe>Iraq</gpe> .


On the internet type Iraq : Beyond Abu Ghraib : Detention and torture in Iraq .

On the internet type <work_of_art>Iraq : Beyond Abu Ghraib : Detention and torture in Iraq</work_of_art> .


This is the Amnesty International Report .

This is the <org>Amnesty International</org> Report .


Also the February 2004 International Red Cross Report Section 7 which states that 70 to 90 percent of all prisoners held at Abu Ghraib were innocent .

Also the <date>February 2004</date> <work_of_art>International Red Cross Report Section 7</work_of_art> which states that <percent>70 to 90 percent</percent> of all prisoners held at <fac>Abu Ghraib</fac> were innocent .


To announce that there must be no criticism of the president , or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong , is not only unpatriotic , and servile , but is morally treasonable to the American public .

To announce that there must be no criticism of the president , or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong , is not only unpatriotic , and servile , but is morally treasonable to the <norp>American</norp> public .


- Theodore Roosevelt -


Perhaps the whole reason Mao did his thing was because he was against what he learnt from `` Yale in China '' .

Perhaps the whole reason <person>Mao</person> did his thing was because he was against what he learnt from `` <org>Yale in China</org> '' .


Perhaps he was trying to destroy the influence of a group he felt were trying to rule the world .


Just a thought .


Probably wrong , but maybe not .


One practical result of Mao was the cultural revolution .

<cardinal>One</cardinal> practical result of <person>Mao</person> was the cultural revolution .


This probably severed the Chinese zeitgeist from its cultural and spiritual base .

This probably severed the <norp>Chinese</norp> zeitgeist from its cultural and spiritual base .


Its 's easier to commit atrocities in the name of power in this way IMO , well easier to motivate others to do it for you .


Disconnection from the source .


Yet again .


`` A pattern rarely admitted by the West 's institutional media . ''

`` A pattern rarely admitted by the <loc>West</loc> 's institutional media . ''


Rarely admitted that we follow that pattern too .


Its 's always others elsewhere that do that evil stuff .


There seems to be a trend of this sort .


This guy -LRB- Macbeth , great name -RRB- and 911 show a similar pattern .

This guy -LRB- <person>Macbeth</person> , great name -RRB- and <event>911</event> show a similar pattern .


There is -LRB- potentially -RRB- an ugly truth , either US military violence against civilians , or US admin complicity or responsibility for violence against its own and foreign civilians -LRB- in the WTC , Pentagon and various aircraft -RRB- .

There is -LRB- potentially -RRB- an ugly truth , either <norp>US</norp> military violence against civilians , or <norp>US</norp> admin complicity or responsibility for violence against its own and foreign civilians -LRB- in the <fac>WTC</fac> , <fac>Pentagon</fac> and various aircraft -RRB- .


Extreme sensationalist claims surface that may be true -LRB- No jews died in the WTC -RRB- others events that are confirmed , like the van full of Israelis , are shown to be true and suddenly the claim seems even more plausible .

Extreme sensationalist claims surface that may be true -LRB- No <norp>jews</norp> died in the <fac>WTC</fac> -RRB- others events that are confirmed , like the van full of <norp>Israelis</norp> , are shown to be true and suddenly the claim seems even more plausible .


That claim is then exposed as crap , and particularly offensive crap at that , -LRB- especially if you are related to some of the dead Jewish paople from the WTC -RRB- .

That claim is then exposed as crap , and particularly offensive crap at that , -LRB- especially if you are related to some of the dead <norp>Jewish</norp> paople from the <fac>WTC</fac> -RRB- .


Other amazing , hard to credit claims follow , the planes were holograms , or were n't there or whatever .


And the money trail , or the stupidities , like the finding of a highjacker 's passport in the rubble within 12 hours of the event , or the reports of the Seattle Mayor being warned not to fly to the east coast on 911 , or the Bin ladens ' charter flight out of the US during the `` no fly '' period ; all that disappears under the weight of scorn flung at the claims that are wrong .

And the money trail , or the stupidities , like the finding of a highjacker 's passport in the rubble within <quantity>12 hours</quantity> of the event , or the reports of the <gpe>Seattle</gpe> Mayor being warned not to fly to <loc>the east coast</loc> on <date>911</date> , or the <org>Bin ladens '</org> charter flight out of the <gpe>US</gpe> during the `` no fly '' period ; all that disappears under the weight of scorn flung at the claims that are wrong .


Here we will show you the truth , but only in a form you can not possibly believe .


Very clever .


So instead of thousands of US soldiers snapping and killing the odd Iraqi civillian , or five . We have claims that many or all US soldiers are murdering Iraqis by the hundreds .

So instead of <cardinal>thousands</cardinal> of <norp>US</norp> soldiers snapping and killing the odd <norp>Iraqi</norp> civillian , or <cardinal>five</cardinal> . We have claims that many or all <norp>US</norp> soldiers are murdering <norp>Iraqis</norp> by the <cardinal>hundreds</cardinal> .


If that was the case there would be fuck all people left in Iraq .

If that was the case there would be fuck all people left in <gpe>Iraq</gpe> .


Obviously crap , spoken by a nutter , anything he says or anything that comes from a similar place belongs in the same file `` batshit crazy rubbish designed to discredit us '' .


Truth is soldiers do horrible things in war .


things they would probably have never thought themselves capable of .


Most western armies probably do try to moderate this , just for PR reasons and political ones .


But I bet such concerns are far from the minds of military leaders who can not be bothered to equip or supply their own troops properly .


If the army is disciplined and honourable it is designed to prevent such excesses , designed to produce fearsome perfect warriors who will kill you in a million different ways , but only if you are evil and fight them .

If the army is disciplined and honourable it is designed to prevent such excesses , designed to produce fearsome perfect warriors who will kill you in a <cardinal>million</cardinal> different ways , but only if you are evil and fight them .


Pity those armies only exist in niave children 's imaginations , or fantasy novels set in mythical worlds .


All this babbling here will remedy nothing .


Ask God 's forgiveness .


Get out while you can .


Revelation 18 : 18:1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven , having great power ;

<work_of_art>Revelation 18</work_of_art> : <cardinal>18:1</cardinal> And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven , having great power ;


and the earth was lightened with his glory .


18:2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice , saying , Babylon the great is fallen , is fallen , and is become the habitation of devils , and the hold of every foul spirit , and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird .

<cardinal>18:2</cardinal> And he cried mightily with a strong voice , saying , <loc>Babylon</loc> the great is fallen , is fallen , and is become the habitation of devils , and the hold of every foul spirit , and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird .


18:3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication ,

<cardinal>18:3</cardinal> For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication ,


and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her ,


and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies .


18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven , saying , Come out of her , my people , that ye be not partakers of her sins , and that ye receive not of her plagues .

<cardinal>18:4</cardinal> And I heard another voice from heaven , saying , Come out of her , my people , that ye be not partakers of her sins , and that ye receive not of her plagues .


18:5 For her sins have reached unto heaven , and God hath remembered her iniquities .

<cardinal>18:5</cardinal> For her sins have reached unto heaven , and God hath remembered her iniquities .


Here we go again ...


Remember : there is no conspiracy .


Let 's go over this article slowly , shall we ?


First of all , every war has its share of atrocities and massacres , on both sides .

<ordinal>First</ordinal> of all , every war has its share of atrocities and massacres , on both sides .


To think otherwise is to be totally naive and uninformed .


Wait , that is a good definition of the American public in general --

Wait , that is a good definition of the <norp>American</norp> public in general --


but that 's another story .


A few examples of this .


The Boer war : first case of concentration camps , run by the British to exterminate rebels fighting against the British Empire .

<event>The Boer war</event> : <ordinal>first</ordinal> case of concentration camps , run by the <norp>British</norp> to exterminate rebels fighting against <gpe>the British Empire</gpe> .


WWI saw regular massacres of unarmed German soldiers who had surrendered to the allies .

<event>WWI</event> saw regular massacres of unarmed <norp>German</norp> soldiers who had surrendered to the <org>allies</org> .


WWII saw the bombing of Dresden , a target with very little military importance , and home to thousands of refugees .

<event>WWII</event> saw the bombing of <gpe>Dresden</gpe> , a target with very little military importance , and home to <cardinal>thousands</cardinal> of refugees .


Berlin was sacked and thousands of German women raped by the Red Army in 1945 .

<gpe>Berlin</gpe> was sacked and <cardinal>thousands</cardinal> of <norp>German</norp> women raped by <org>the Red Army</org> in <date>1945</date> .


Korea witnessed several civilian massacres .

<gpe>Korea</gpe> witnessed several civilian massacres .


Vietnam had My Lai , and the Tiger Force .

<gpe>Vietnam</gpe> had <event>My Lai</event> , and <event>the Tiger Force</event> .


So , today , there are massacres in Iraq ?

So , today , there are massacres in <gpe>Iraq</gpe> ?


The cynic in me just replies : `` And this is ... news ? '' .


Repeat after me , people :


if dumb - as - bricks Americans did not want their precious military to be sullied by civilian massacres , they should not have given President `` W '' Bush the right to invade .

if dumb - as - bricks <norp>Americans</norp> did not want their precious military to be sullied by civilian massacres , they should not have given President <person>`` W '' Bush</person> the right to invade .


Except very few American citizens had the courage to stand and protest .

Except very few <norp>American</norp> citizens had the courage to stand and protest .


And , you mean , the army is now trying to hide the horrible , horrible fact that dozens , maybe hundreds of civilians were murdered in cold blood by US soldiers ?

And , you mean , the army is now trying to hide the horrible , horrible fact that <cardinal>dozens</cardinal> , maybe <cardinal>hundreds</cardinal> of civilians were murdered in cold blood by <norp>US</norp> soldiers ?


And this is a conspiracy ?


Wake up , people !


Ever since war exists -LRB- meaning : the dawn of time -RRB- , civilians have been brutalized , raped , tortured and murdered ,


and the higher - ups have covered this by saying drivel and b*llshit such as : `` We do n't torture people in America . ''

and the higher - ups have covered this by saying drivel and b*llshit such as : `` We do n't torture people in <gpe>America</gpe> . ''


-LRB- actual Presidential quote -RRB- .


Please , people , there is no conspiracy here : just a bunch of morons , realizing they have unleashed horror on innocents and trying to cover their asses .


Why do you think only lowly soldiers and no generals have been convicted ?


Because generals have the power , that 's why !


So , one soldier stood up and talked about some razed shithole in Iraq ?

So , <cardinal>one</cardinal> soldier stood up and talked about some razed shithole in Iraq ?


Maybe he is going overboard and creating a fancy tale of horror ?


So what ?


That 's not a cover - up , that 's just some dumb -- and scarred for life -- white trash making shit up .


Of course , the US military is going to jump at the chance to sweep the real skeletons under the carpet , so to speak .

Of course , the <gpe>US</gpe> military is going to jump at the chance to sweep the real skeletons under the carpet , so to speak .


Business as usual , and war is good business .


Nothing to see here , people , move along .


This is the result of more than 60 years of military conditioning .

This is the result of <date>more than 60 years</date> of military conditioning .


In WWII , most of the soldiers refused to shoot at people , and shot either in the air or -- at least -- above the heads of enemy soldiers .

In <event>WWII</event> , most of the soldiers refused to shoot at people , and shot either in the air or -- at least -- above the heads of enemy soldiers .


In Iraq , well - conditioned army psychopaths are going to shoot at everything that moves .

In <gpe>Iraq</gpe> , well - conditioned army psychopaths are going to shoot at everything that moves .


You do n't like it ?


Too bad , you voted for the moron .


Twice .


One last time :


repugnant ?


Yes .


Disgusting ?


Obvious ?


Conspiracy ?


No .


It 's just the normal m.o. of the biggest military machine ever created on Earth .


Yay , USA !


Home of the psychos and Land of the militaro - industrial complex !


All praise God , and pass the ammo , we are going to smoke ourselves some Iraqis !

All praise God , and pass the ammo , we are going to smoke ourselves some <norp>Iraqis</norp> !


All in the name of God , and freedom , and democracy , and justice , and a foetus ! -LRB- as Bill Hicks would say -RRB-

All in the name of God , and freedom , and democracy , and justice , and a foetus ! -LRB- as <person>Bill Hicks</person> would say -RRB-


40 years from now , more horrors , more massacres are going to be unearthed ...

<date>40 years from now</date> , more horrors , more massacres are going to be unearthed ...


No conspiracy here , people ,


Probably just in time for the next senseless war .


the dumbs leading the sheeps is more like it .


Some mapmakers draw their conclusions on time and space with civil holidays spread out neatly across the spectrum .


There is no `` now '' in Remembrance Day or Groundhog Day or Memorial Day or any other ICON of DAYS .

There is no `` now '' in <date>Remembrance Day</date> or <date>Groundhog Day</date> or <date>Memorial Day</date> or any other ICON of DAYS .


Now is not the reason why we have the ICON of DAYS .


Now is silent and the landscaape is mindscape is timescape is sanctified .


Sure you can protest Rembembrance Day .

Sure you can protest <date>Rembembrance Day</date> .


Just do n't wear a poppy .


Now that 's making a statement .


DA : speaking of `` razed shitholes in Iraq '' is employing the language of dehumanization , yes ?

<person>DA</person> : speaking of `` razed shitholes in <gpe>Iraq</gpe> '' is employing the language of dehumanization , yes ?


Is a razed shithole in Iraq terribly different from a razed shithole in , say , Waco , Texas ?

Is a razed shithole in <gpe>Iraq</gpe> terribly different from a razed shithole in , say , <gpe>Waco</gpe> , <gpe>Texas</gpe> ?


Please do n't forget that the Iraqis never did anything to us 'ns .

Please do n't forget that the <norp>Iraqis</norp> never did anything to us 'ns .


We 're the bully in their yard ,


and might makes right in the doublespeak of the fascisti .


`` Profits , not people , '' dude .


In your little history lesson -LRB- why not go back to the Romans who slaughtered everyone in Carthage , or , for that matter , the Israelites in the OT , commanded by Yawheh to slaughter man , women , and child ? -RRB- , you mention the bombing of Dresden .

In your little history lesson -LRB- why not go back to the <norp>Romans</norp> who slaughtered everyone in <gpe>Carthage</gpe> , or , for that matter , the <norp>Israelites</norp> in the <work_of_art>OT</work_of_art> , commanded by Yawheh to slaughter man , women , and child ? -RRB- , you mention the bombing of <gpe>Dresden</gpe> .


I 'll toss in Hiroshima and Nagasaki ,

I 'll toss in <event>Hiroshima</event> and <event>Nagasaki</event> ,


but those pilot - murderers were at one remove from the slaughter they were , uh , enabling :

but those pilot - murderers were at <cardinal>one</cardinal> remove from the slaughter they were , uh , enabling :


they did n't have to look at the mother trying to shield her kids before pulling the trigger .


Obviously , the pilots did n't think too much about what was happening on the ground , or they would lose their minds -LRB- their souls had already been burned away , whether they knew it or not -RRB- .


I 'm sure there were GIs shooting innocents in WW2 ,

I 'm sure there were GIs shooting innocents in <event>WW2</event> ,


but that kind of atrocity is not emblamatic of the war , in the way that napalm drops and tiger teams are emblamatic of Vietnam , and Fallujah and Abu Graib and Hadifa will be emblamatic of Iraq .

but that kind of atrocity is not emblamatic of the war , in the way that napalm drops and tiger teams are emblamatic of <event>Vietnam</event> , and <event>Fallujah</event> and <event>Abu Graib</event> and <event>Hadifa</event> will be emblamatic of <event>Iraq</event> .


Denying the effects of violent culture is denying the effects of operant conditioning .


Yes , at the root of our monstrous age is the loss of any sense of the sacred , or , more specifically , the acute sense that humans are created in the image of God and that God is very much real and keeping notes ,


but surely one step towards rediscovering human dignity is acknowledging that culture matters .

but surely <cardinal>one</cardinal> step towards rediscovering human dignity is acknowledging that culture matters .


No one `` turns off the tv '' before first realizing that tv is unhealthy -LRB- Jerry Mander 's book is brilliant in this regard -RRB- , just as no one will `` avert their eyes from the Imperium '' without realizing that Empire - worship is nothing but Moloch - worship .

No one `` turns off the tv '' before first realizing that tv is unhealthy -LRB- <person>Jerry Mander 's</person> book is brilliant in this regard -RRB- , just as no one will `` avert their eyes from the Imperium '' without realizing that Empire - worship is nothing but Moloch - worship .


Moloch ?


Indeed .


As Mother Teresa put it , `` If we accept that a mother can kill even her own child , how can we tell people not to kill one another ?

As <person>Mother Teresa</person> put it , `` If we accept that a mother can kill even her own child , how can we tell people not to kill one another ?


Any country that accepts abortion , is not teaching its people to love , but to use any violence to get what it wants . ''


Ouch !


Religiosity !


But most certainly the U.S. is `` using any violence to get what it wants , '' and has been for a long time .

But most certainly the <gpe>U.S.</gpe> is `` using any violence to get what it wants , '' and has been for a long time .


Hey , the undead like Cal Thomas say , `` it 's the cost of freedom . ''

Hey , the undead like <person>Cal Thomas</person> say , `` it 's the cost of freedom . ''


Freedom to do what -- obey ?


I like Edward Abbey 's quote -LRB- and we miss you , Ed -RRB- :

I like <person>Edward Abbey 's</person> quote -LRB- and we miss you , <person>Ed</person> -RRB- :


`` freedom begins between your ears . ''


'nuff said .


Anonymous said ...


2:52 PM


Jackass .


Show us your credentials and citations , other than gun ownership and watching WWII glory documentaries , that lead you to conclude that resources and current social state of the world are only resolved through warfare .

Show us your credentials and citations , other than gun ownership and watching <event>WWII</event> glory documentaries , that lead you to conclude that resources and current social state of the world are only resolved through warfare .


Your conclusion is just plain wrong .


Stan Goff on them `` rogue apples '' :

<person>Stan Goff</person> on them `` rogue apples '' :


`` I 'll tell you what the rogue aspect of this was .


Someone got the pictures .


Just like Abu Ghraib .


Anyone who thinks this was a single instance of the intentional killing of civilians , I have beachfront property to sell you in Odessa , Texas . ''

Anyone who thinks this was a single instance of the intentional killing of civilians , I have beachfront property to sell you in <gpe>Odessa</gpe> , <gpe>Texas</gpe> . ''


Oh , and today we have US military convoys running down crowds in Kabul .

Oh , and today we have <norp>US</norp> military convoys running down crowds in <gpe>Kabul</gpe> .


`` Failed brakes , '' they say .


And then shooting at them in concert with their frightened Afghan stooge `` army . ''

And then shooting at them in concert with their frightened <norp>Afghan</norp> stooge `` army . ''


Watch Afghanistan break apart next .

Watch <gpe>Afghanistan</gpe> break apart next .


Bad orchard we have here .


`` Forward over the fallen . ''


You know -- like cockroaches .


Can we stop with the God shit , already ?


Please ?


What kind of God sits idly by while its progeny suffers miserably and needlessly ?


Step back and think how cruel this son of a bitch must be , if you believe in such a thing .


God , the concept , may play a part in this , but only insofar as it is used to justify the killing .


But please do n't insult our intelligence by claiming all of this could be mitigated if we just worshipped some God more frequently and properly .


A couple of years prior , one of the neighbor 's kids was Trick or Treat 'n dressed as Bible Man .....

<date>A couple of years prior</date> , one of the neighbor 's kids was Trick or Treat 'n dressed as Bible Man .....


yeah , that 's right ,


you heard it ...


Bible Man .


Bible Man , Bible Man Spin Me A Verse As Fast As You Can


His Reward


No Reward


Saving Souls Is His Only Reward


Oh Yeah


Here Comes The Bible Man , Now


Here Comes The Bible Man


`` They hate us because of our freedoms . ''


Good one .


Richard , you are so full of shit .

<person>Richard</person> , you are so full of shit .


Heaven is filled with children ... and the people who were not afraid to protect them at any cost .


`` Out damned spot !


Out I say ! ''


Anonymous 3:10pm said


So , by definition , your precious God is not there with them in Heaven , since he failed to protect them at all costs , or any cost , for that matter .


Is cost even relevant to this God of yours ?


Either way , your God is disqualified by your qualifications for entrance into heaven .


I have a couple of questions .


Is Harry Truman in heaven ?

Is <person>Harry Truman</person> in heaven ?


Was Pat Benatar incorrect when she said `` Hell Is For Children ? ''

Was <person>Pat Benatar</person> incorrect when she said `` Hell Is For Children ? ''


HEAR , HEAR .


Start making the connections , people , between http://www.abortionno.org/Resources/pictures_2.html this and http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41186000/jpg/_41186472_kar-child-ap416.jpg this :


that 's what ' intuition ' is all about ...


Dude .


Pat Benatar ?


Hell is paved with the skulls of crapazoid musicians like her .


Question for you .


Was the OT formulation ' what is hateful to you do not do to others ' a fairly rad concept for humans in 1000 BC ?

Was the <work_of_art>OT</work_of_art> formulation ' what is hateful to you do not do to others ' a fairly rad concept for humans in <date>1000 BC</date> ?


Or do you think it normal for that time and place ?


And why did the Israelites embrace and defend their silly silly little Torah for lo those many centuries , beset as they were on all sides by truly blood - thirsty pagans ?

And why did the <norp>Israelites</norp> embrace and defend their silly silly little <work_of_art>Torah</work_of_art> for lo those many centuries , beset as they were on all sides by truly blood - thirsty pagans ?


How did they do it ?


Was it the yoghurt ?


Was it dumb luck ?


Why defend as a paramount rule what amounts to rather remarkable Humanism ?


Explain the evolutionary biology behind that one , please , and , since you 've set the terms of the debate , leave God out of it .

Explain the evolutionary biology behind that <cardinal>one</cardinal> , please , and , since you 've set the terms of the debate , leave God out of it .


Good luck .


As for me , I think if people and their governors were enlightened enough to follow that one tenet of Judaism -LRB- or the Christian or Buddhist formulation -RRB- , we 'd all be a lot better off .

As for me , I think if people and their governors were enlightened enough to follow that <cardinal>one</cardinal> tenet of Judaism -LRB- or the <norp>Christian</norp> or <norp>Buddhist</norp> formulation -RRB- , we 'd all be a lot better off .


oh stop with blaming God for the shithole humanity has made of this world --


all of you who 'd like to bash God or demons or angels or aliens need to look into the mirror to find out why the ground you walk on is cursed .


`` God '' never did shit to you that you know of ,


but you 're quick to blame him for your fucked up life .


real brave of you , shrub .


sorry 'bout that ..


there IS a connection between http://www.abortionno.org/Resources/pictures_2.html and http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41186000/jpg/_41186472_kar-child-ap416.jpg


Last try :


There IS a connection between this and this


Moloch , indeed ... this


It 's Memorial Day !


Wall - to - wall war movies !


I just saw again that quaint little scene in ' Bridge Over the River Kwai ' where Alec Guinness tries to read the Geneva Convention to the fanatic Japanese commander .

I just saw again that quaint little scene in ' <work_of_art>Bridge Over the River Kwai</work_of_art> ' where <person>Alec Guinness</person> tries to read <law>the Geneva Convention</law> to the fanatic <norp>Japanese</norp> commander .


The Japanese throws the book down and slaps Alec Guinness in the face .

The <norp>Japanese</norp> throws the book down and slaps <person>Alec Guinness</person> in the face .


Imagine a prisoner at Abu Graib or Gitmo trying to read the G.C. to his American interrogator .

Imagine a prisoner at <fac>Abu Graib</fac> or <fac>Gitmo</fac> trying to read the <law>G.C.</law> to his <norp>American</norp> interrogator .


Actually , on second thought , do n't try to imagine that .

Actually , on <ordinal>second</ordinal> thought , do n't try to imagine that .


Anonymous Cocksucker said at 2:52 :

Anonymous Cocksucker said at <time>2:52</time> :


Then put your money where your mouth is and kill some of your neighbors .


They 're taking your stuff .


`` Deal with it , '' apparently means `` cheerleadng from the bleachers . ''


If right and wrong actually exist , then it 's wrong .


At least a soldier on a battlefield has the excuse that he was following orders , or that in a free - fire zone he could n't tell the guys in the black hats from the guys in the white hat , because accidents fucking happen .


You do n't .


You see it happening , and tacitly approve .


You 're not merely wrong , not merely insane , you 're actively fucking evil .


If someone close to you dies in one silly - ass war for the juice to run your SUV , or you find yourself sitting in a homeless shelter , or standing on a streetcorner and panhandling for change from strangers who could n't give two shits for you , because the fat slobs who run your company decided to outsource your job to people who will work twice as long and hard as you do for a tenth the pay , your credit rating is in negative numbers and your new address is `` No Fixed Address , '' then I pray that I 'm there when someone repeats those exact same words to you .

If someone close to you dies in <cardinal>one</cardinal> silly - ass war for the juice to run your SUV , or you find yourself sitting in a homeless shelter , or standing on a streetcorner and panhandling for change from strangers who could n't give <cardinal>two</cardinal> shits for you , because the fat slobs who run your company decided to outsource your job to people who will work twice as long and hard as you do for a <cardinal>tenth</cardinal> the pay , your credit rating is in negative numbers and your new address is `` No Fixed Address , '' then I pray that I 'm there when someone repeats those exact same words to you .


I 'm sworn to oppose you and people like you with every fiber of my being .


I will build my home out of your bones ,


your blood will be my mortar ,


and I will build a pillar made of your skulls on my yard .


Thanks for shaking me to my senses .


Of course , you 're right .


Allahu Akbar !!!!


For the record , how can I blame something if I do n't acknowledge its existence .


I believe there is something more than me , or us , but what that something constitutes is pure conjecture .


The concept of God made in man 's image is a conspiracy , plain and simple .


A time - honored strategy to control the masses .


David Koresh may very well be the next Christ figure several hundred years from now ,

<person>David Koresh</person> may very well be the next <person>Christ</person> figure <date>several hundred years from now</date> ,


and if we could be there then , we would tell the orthodoxy created around his legend that they are insane fools ......


and we would promptly be burned at the stake .


Now , as for the psalms , and other enlightening anecdotes , I dig them , baby , wholeheartedly , so long as everybody 's embraced it completely .


If they have n't , and only some have , then the some are lambs to the slaughter .


Hit Me With Your Best Shot .


Fire Away .


I 'm waiting for an answer on Truman .

I 'm waiting for an answer on <person>Truman</person> .


Is he in heaven ?


We all knew that we were letting loose the dogs of war .


It 's going to be hard , but not impossible , for society to put the dogs of war back in their cages .


You 're both right .


No , EricS , shrubmegiddo is simply full of shit .

No , <person>EricS</person> , <person>shrubmegiddo</person> is simply full of shit .


`` How can I blame something if I do n't acknowledge it ? ''


How wise .


Que profundo .


Well , d'uh ,


that 's just called DENIAL , moron .


Like what the Foxsies and oil co. shills do re Global Warming .

Like what the <norp>Foxsies</norp> and oil co. shills do re Global Warming .


What a complete dumshit .


Celebration Shooting Turns Wedding Into a Funeral in Southern Gaza Strip

Celebration Shooting Turns Wedding Into a Funeral in Southern <gpe>Gaza Strip</gpe>


Asad


Gaza - UPI