Washington Post disgusts, again August 30, 2006
Posted by Delilah in : General, Islam/Arab Phobia, Washington Consensus, World, Lebanon , add a commentUpdate: CAIR has the transcript (pdf) [via AntiWar.com]
The two authors of the paper on the Israeli lobby that created such a fury last spring about all the usual zionista crowd in politics and the media - aka AIPAC assets - were in town this week. They spoke at an event hosted by the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and was broadcast on c-span. It can be seen here. They basically reiterated their analysis of the destructive influence of the Israeli lobby in our politics and media and offered a full-fledged analysis of the Israeli onslaught on Lebanon - as a case in point. And… they named names, boy, did they ever, including Chris van Hollen, our poor excuse of a Rep. in the House - himself a proven AIPAC tool.
If you watch carefully, you’ll see this WaPo’s gossip scribe, squirming on the edge of his first row seat - clearly uncomfortable for some reason. If you read his nonsensical account of the event, you’ll know why: poor a-hole dude was sitting in a room full of Muslims, listening to criticism of Israeli influence in our policies and media! Yikes.
Results based analysis, please August 13, 2006
Posted by Delilah in : General, Islam/Arab Phobia, World , add a commentThe Guardian (UK) is having a bit of a hissy fit in reaction to a letter sent to the British gvt by UK Muslims, signed by 3 Labour MPs, which drew a rather defensive response, I might add.
See, the Guardian pretty much agrees that the UK foreign policy stinks to high heaven:
There is indeed a plausible argument that military action in recent years has made Britain less, not more, secure.
As if that was the only issue. But, says the Guardian - in outrage, don’t go around thinking Britain means any harm to Muslims or Arabs, oh no:
But even within the bleakest possible analysis of Mr Blair’s foreign policy, it is still simply not true that the West is waging war on Islam.
In other words, we shouldn’t believe the death and destruction we see with our very own eyes, daily.
Excuse-me, Guardian. How about we stick to the results of “Mr. Blair’s foreign policy” : the numbers speak for themselves. Death and destruction are the bleakest reality of Muslims affected by your country’s war mongering, that’s a fact. Your whiny “analysis” in the face of it is quite irrelevant.
The terrorism political drama August 10, 2006
Posted by Delilah in : General, Political Islam, Islam/Arab Phobia , add a commentI’m certainly happy cops everywhere are working hard to foil potential terrorist attacks but I don’t see how it is efficient for them to go around posturing on tv and trying to make political gain out of it. I find that pathetic.
So - Republicans are, once again, trying to say that only they can deal with “terra”, because, you know, they are “strong on national security” and pundits are wondering (almost wishing, it seems) that us poor idiot folks will keep on falling for the balloney.
Bullshit. From where I sit, the threat of terrorism is worse than it was a few years ago. What the hell have they been doing but stoking hate and war? Enough with the warmongering and arrogance. We, the civilians end up being the victims, be it in London, DC or Beirut. ENOUGH.
Let there be sunshine July 27, 2006
Posted by Delilah in : General, Islam/Arab Phobia, Lebanon, Media , add a commentI have to disagree with The Angry Arab when he says:
I am opposed to inviting Israeli propagandists on Arab TV. I am opposed to normalization with a state that is premised on religious preference, racism, terror, mass violence, and displacement. But Arab news stations now invite Israeli propagandists.
Au contraire, they are usually so over the line that they undermine their own filthy cause:
AlJazeera today invited this really fascist Israeli professor at Bar Ilan University–he fulminated and got so angry, that he started to drool. He said many crazy things. One of them: he said that there have been clashes in South Lebanon between “Khizbullakh”–I think that he meant Hizbullah here but I am not sure–and other Shi`ites opposed to “Khizbullakh,” and he accused AlJazeera of suppressing those news. He did not identify who whose Shi`ites were. Could they have been supporters of Michael Husayn Young, the well-known leader in South Lebanon? He also promised the people of South Lebanon that villages will be destroyed one after another.
See? Crazy, murderous people - let them come out to the light and be seen by millions.
PS: What’s up with the “khitzboolaaa” pronuniciation defect that all Israelis I hear seem to have? European Americans don’t have that problem, so is this just another case of Israelis having trouble hearing Arabic? Mind you, it’s hard to listen while blasting artillery and dropping bombs on people.
Israel’s idiots, our “representatives” - sic July 25, 2006
Posted by Delilah in : General, Iraq, Islam/Arab Phobia, So-called Democrats, US Congress, Lebanon , add a comment
The So-called Democrats are having a hissy fit because the President of Iraq condemned the “criminal Israeli aggression in Lebanon” and failed to “condemn Hezbollah”. Meanwhile, we haven’t heard a word about the devastataion in Lebanon from the hordes of So-called Democrats lining up on cable news to “support Israel” - not a word. They are as cluelessly insular as their Israeli masters, continuously parrotting them.
Schumer sounded pathetic, haranguing the Iraqi President on c-span a moment ago: “Where do you stand on the war on terror?” still trying to sell us that old tired, ineffective line. Hey, Schumer and assorted Israeli tools, the game is up, you’re seen for what you are and you are being challenged on it. Deal with it or get out of the People’s House.
WTF? July 21, 2006
Posted by Delilah in : General, Islam/Arab Phobia, Lebanon , add a comment
Is it me or does this WaPo headline sound a tad sadistic to anyone watching the news? How do you respect someone who thinks this way? Bush Sees Mideast Strife As a Step Toward Peace
US Congress: bought and paid for
Posted by Delilah in : General, Islam/Arab Phobia, So-called Democrats, US Congress, Lebanon , add a comment
(pic thanks to The Angry Arab who says her brother was killed by IDF)
Says WaPo:
Democratic and Republican congressional leaders are rushing to offer unalloyed support for Israel’s offensive against Hezbollah fighters, reflecting a bipartisan desire to not only defend a key U.S. ally but also solidify long-term backing of Jewish voters and political donors in the United States, according to officials and strategists in both parties.
With Israel intensifying its air and artillery attacks on Lebanon and warning of a protracted war, the Senate yesterday unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution endorsing Israel’s military campaign and condemning Hezbollah and its two backers, Iran and Syria. A few hours earlier, Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) delivered his most strident defense of Israel since the conflict erupted a week ago. The House is expected to pass a similarly pro-Israel resolution today.
What else is new? July 20, 2006
Posted by Delilah in : General, Islam/Arab Phobia, So-called Democrats, US Congress, Lebanon , add a comment
We’ve all been nauseated by the US press who, along with the “left” blogs and So-Called Democrats, is outdoing itself cheering on Israel’s latest series of unchecked crimes against humanity in Lebanon. Editor & Publisher’s Greg Mitchell aptly documents the atrocities:
Few Editorials Find Fault with the Bombing of Beirut
It’s one thing to endorse Israel’s right to defend itself and retaliate. It’s another to remain silent on the crime of causing mass destruction and civilian deaths in neutral areas of Lebanon.By Greg Mitchell
(July 18, 2006) — While it’s not surprising that nearly every editorial page in the U.S. has offered support for Israel’s right to retaliate against Hamas and Hezbollah, it’s a disgrace that few have expressed outrage, or at least condemnation, over the extent of death and destruction in and around Beirut — and the attacks on the country’s infrastructure, which harms most citizens of that country.
Pathetic US “left” July 17, 2006
Posted by Delilah in : General, Islam/Arab Phobia, Palestine, Lebanon , add a commentHere it is, in all its glory. This site is supposed to be the “leading (so-called) Democratic blog” - write about anything BUT Israel’s crimes against humanity. Pathetic. And he is not even saying the truth, is he? The reason is won’t deal with the issue is not because it’s intractable, it’s because it would cause the Democratic Party too much headache with the Israel Lobby. Pure and simple. Hypocrits.
Our tax dollars at work…
Posted by Delilah in : General, Political Islam, Iraq, Islam/Arab Phobia, US, World, So-called Democrats, Palestine, Iran, US Congress, Lebanon , add a comment
We, US tax payers, are paying for this Killing, maiming, devastating Arab people and lands, at will, with the tacit and overt support of the “civilized” (sic) world. The US media has been its usual self, blind to Arab suffering, supportive of the Israeli gratuitous onslaught on Lebanon and conducive of its sickening lies and propaganda.
I’ve been nauseated having to follow the news all week-end on CNN, the reporting is so incredibly distorted and ignorant. I remain particularly disgusted by the utter silence from US “lefty” blogs. Crimes against humanity are going on in Lebanon, and the American left tries to cover it up. As for the so-called Democrats in Congress, Barbara Boxer, Diane Feinstein, Joe Biden… outdid themselves on the network, lying for Israel, covering up crimes of a massive scale conducted against Lebanon and its people. John McCain, and a few other bush types were also on, doint Israel’s dirty work of deception and misinformation. (more…)
Predictable and predicted June 3, 2006
Posted by Delilah in : General, Political Islam, Iraq, Islam/Arab Phobia, US, World, So-called Democrats, US Congress , add a commentNo satisfaction at all in being proven right, is there? Anyone with a drop of common sense about them knew damn well that the anglo-american invasion/occupation of Iraq was based on lies, had zero chance of “success” - how could it? - and would end up bringing the anglo-american sphere of influence down a few notches.
As for the nauseating abuses of Iraqi civilians all of a sudden “coming to the surface now” as if Iraqi civilians haven’t been the victims of this crazy misadventure from the start - what took so long?
All we can do is continue to pray for peace and justice - while our politicians - Democrats and Republicans alike - continue to mislead us and kill people in our name. For shame.
Nazis gone wild in Montgomery County now??? May 26, 2006
Posted by Delilah in : General, Islam/Arab Phobia, US, Maryland , add a comment
That’s what it looks like to me looking at this NBC pic of a car that belongs to a family friend!!! Seems to me the white supremacists are getting mighty frustrated NOT getting their way despite all the help they’ve had from cable news and talk radio. Don’t know if this has anything to do with my friends’ ethnicity or faith but nothing surprises me.
It’s notoriously dangerous to incite these people and then let them down, you know - we’re all too aware of the role played by hate radio talk in Rwanda and we’ve been getting a heavy dose of something very close to that for a while in this country.
Add to this the fact that - despite all the cheerleading about a “great economy” that only benefits the richest - it’s not working for these jerks who then have to take it out on the neighbors. Reap what you sow, etc.
