Conveniently forgetting that China has a capitalist economy now, Hugo Chavez proves once again that he is an asslicking supporter of totalitarian oppression and dictatorship, by denouncing this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.Says Sonia and adds:
Country's defense minister says missile defense system "is not in contradiction with any international commitments" of Russia or Teheran.Why be so humble? I say Iran deserves lots of SS-27 missiles. Lots and lots of them, spread evenly over all the places where their army and the heroic Revolutionary Guard reside(d)...
I still don't know who she is, let alone what is W magazine... so here:
The insidious Danny Ayalon writes in JP about almost wall to wall criticism of the "loyalty oath":
It is simply astonishing to hear all the criticism of what should be an uncontroversial amendment.I know that anything stupid or vile of Lieberman's invention would be "uncontroversial" to his pet "diplomat" (Don't let's forget that "The writer is deputy foreign minister and an Israel Beiteinu MK".)
FM tells French, Spanish FMs to solve Europe's problems before coming to Israel...3. The mere fact that Mr Ayalon passed the exams necessary to become a diplomat in our foreign service.
It must have been one heck of a tornado. How do you say in Italian "Luigi, I have a feeling we are not in Napoli anymore... besides, my backside is freezing off..."?
P.S. Google translates it into "Luigi, ho la sensazione che non siamo a Napoli più ... inoltre, il mio sedere è il congelamento off ...". That "off" in the end somehow doesn't inspire...
I have read the ingenious proposal by Fareed Z. on How to end the war in Afghanistan and am still trying to get the bad (very bad) taste out of my mouth. Why ingenious? It looks like with a few small compromises with Taliban, like selling the Afghanistan's women down the river and some such little confidence-building gestures, peace in Afghanistan could be achieved in a jiffy. But I'll let better people write about this travesty. Meanwhile, a question to the history buffs (or just experts) on this quote:
If you look at any good study of civil wars, what you find is that most of them end in a negotiated settlement.I suspect that, like the rest of the article, it is full of crapola, but could someone confirm this feeling for me? Or reverse it?
We complain about mass media aiding and abetting Palywood myth building. But here is an example of mass media creating a myth without any participation of the Palywood. From Fox news site of October 9, 2010:
This is yet another example of the palestinians making a mockery of the concept of truth in order to achieve their goals. The sad thing is, they will get away with it, unless those who truly care for the truth are able to look over what they say with a discerning eye, and influence others to do so.Says Aussie Dave after telling the story you have to read in its entirety.
Of course, it's not only Mahmoud the Mad who is revving up. Debka folks are in a rare tizzy lately. Whether due to falling readership or something in the water - I don't really know. Here are few outstanding examples:
The timeline of this attack revolves around the state visit to Lebanon President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has scheduled for Oct. 13-14, during which he will tour the Israeli border.Oh, it's an attack Mahmoud the Mad will perform directly, with his special stones, blessed by Ayatollah Khamenai. Cancel that gas mask...
The presidents of Iran and Syria agreed in Tehran Saturday, Oct. 2, to support a Hizballah military takeover of Lebanon's power centers, including the capital Beirut, right after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ends his controversial two-day visit to the country on October 13-14.I say, Mahmoud the Mad has to plug the leak in his secretariat. Or check his living room for mikes...
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may not have been tough enough on this issue when she met Syrian foreign minister Walid Muallem in New York Monday, Sept. 27. Damascus also inferred from the tenor of that converstion that Washington would not interfere with a Syrian-Iranian-backed Hizballah attack on Lebanon's centers of power.Have you figured that out already? 37 years ago Israel was hours away from an air blitz against Assad the dad, and it's possible that in the future Israel could find itself hours away from an air blitz against Baby Assad. Wow, I say! Wow...
The 1973 war papers released in Jerusalem, revealing that Israel then was just hours away from an air blitz against Damascus, was a message to Assad that Jerusalem was not aligned with the Americans in this.
DEBKAFILE's counter-terror sources specializing in al Qaeda are increasingly uncomfortable with and skeptical of the comprehensive, imprecise American terror alert embracing all of Europe that was issued Oct. 3 by the US State Department.It couldn't be clearer, stupid! Of course, the American alert is no good for "DEBKAFILE's counter-terror sources"! After all, only DEBKAFILE's counter-terror sources are able to impress DEBKAFILE's counter-terror sources...
I do like the idea:
It certainly looks like Bibi's made his mind:
Next cabinet meeting will see ministers debate legal revision demanding aspiring Israeli citizens pledge allegiance to 'Jewish, democratic Israel.' Decision lauded by Right, slammed by Left, Arab parties.While the details of the oath, such as who exactly will be liable to pledge it for the citizenship, its precise formula and circumstances are not yet clear, some of the details are known:
I understand it now, after reading a Time article Has the European Terrorism Threat Been Overhyped? by one Bruce Crumley from Paris. Er... it means that the article comes from Paris. Bruce comes from... doesn't matter really, what matters is that Bruce is one tough journo that wouldn't be surprised while on his watch. Anyway, Bruce is the Paris bureau chief for TIME, so there.
The Predators are still crisscrossing the skies of Pakistan, looking for more targets. The hapless Pakistanis are still collecting various bits of the bodies in several places where the Predators hit. It looks like there still are suspects at large - or, at least, some buildings still standing. Arrests of the suspects still continue in Europe.
And Bruce C. is already asking whether the whole threat has been overhyped. I can only imagine how tough Bruce C. would have become with CIA and other services, had a large scale attack of several targets in Europe succeeded (deity forbid). I, for one, wouldn't like to be a CIA agent in a case like that.
Anyway, read the whole article. Maybe you will get some sense out of it, where I've despaired. That is, aside of a conclusion that Bruce C. is one tough cookie and all these CIA people better shoot themselves right away, since they are damned if they do and damned if they don't...
Oh, and while you are at it, don't miss the comment by Mr Farrukh Khan, where he puts the dots over the I's...
