What a powerful statement
August 18, 2006My internet died right after I got it last Tuesday; today, a mechanic of my ISP dropped by and after doing some measurements, the cause popped up: the wall plug where my the coax cable enters my house was severely broken. He replaced it, reset the able modem, and then everything worked again.
Anyway, I’m happy the cease fire in Lebanon is holding. All we can do now is hope that Hezbollah will finally be disarmed; but I’m not expecting it to be. At least it’s a good thing to see the Lebanese democratic government take over control of the south again, instead of Hezbollah– because, do not get me wrong, I despise them just as much as I despise the Israeli government; they both consist of murderers and killers. Hezbollah is completely different from the Palestinian organisations who are truly fighting an oppressor.
What intrigued me today was German Bundeskansler Andrea Merkel. She specifically said that it was unimaginable to have German troops be part of the stabilisation force, of course due to the 2nd World War. This makes total sense, and is completely understandable.
However, it got me thinking. What a powerful statement would it be to see the Israeli armed forces working together with German soldiers. Not only would it mean a lot for Israel, it would also mean a lot for present-day Germans, who still feel a misplaced guilt for the war, even though they have no relationship whatsoever with what happened.
Cooperation between the two countries on a military ground may herald in a new era, where the events of the 2nd World War no longer cloud the judgements made upon either Israel or Germany. But I ain’t holding my breath.
“misplaced guilt for the war”
Well, if there are still people alive from that time maybe they should feel guilt.
Better that than to pretend it never happened.
I would like to hear your thoughts on media manipulation by Reuters and Hezbollah.
please see
http://www.zombietime.com/reuters_photo_fraud/
http://eureferendum.blogspot.com/2006/08/corruption-of-media.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vPAkc5CLgc
Comment by mikesum32 — August 19, 2006 @ 3:37 am
Well, if there are still people alive from that time maybe they should feel guilt.
What part of “even though they have no relationship whatsoever with what happened” don’t you understand?
I would like to hear your thoughts on media manipulation by Reuters and Hezbollah.
Irrelevant. Other than the fact that the name of one single photographer, who has been fired after the discoveries, it is part of the present-day media-controlled world. Israel does exactly the same.
Other than that, if you want to cope with the death of 54 innocent women and children in Qna by pointing out the things you point out, go ahead. It changes nothing about the fact that they DIED.
Comment by Administrator — August 19, 2006 @ 5:39 pm
Take it up with Hezbollah. Maybe they’ll learn not to play with fire.
Not going to spring a rubbery one over the Israeli civlians killed though?
Comment by Joseph — August 19, 2006 @ 6:48 pm
Not going to spring a rubbery one over the Israeli civlians killed though?
Israel has the most powerful country in the world behind it, as well as a financial pool the size of the Atlantic. The Lebanese do not. Neither do the Palestinians who live mostly in refugee camps– and if they’re lucky, they live in refugee camps that are not attacked by Israel.
Israel is the opressor, Israel has taken land that does not belong to them in any significant way, and they refuse to share, kicking out people who have lived there for centuries, maybe even millenia, while in the meantime building up an apartheid state.
Sure, you go ahead and support the opressor. I don’t give a shit.
Comment by Administrator — August 19, 2006 @ 8:00 pm
1) didn’t the hezbos start this by invanding israeli soil, kidnapping soldiers and launching rockets at civilians (that same day)
2) there have allways been jews in palestine, just because most of them and the christians were forcefully converted to islam doesn’t mean that israel doesn’t have the right to exist.
3)there are hundreds of thousands of israeli muslims (which aparently don’t feel the need to blow themselves)
4)didn’t the palestinians start every war that ended with israel victory and “land grab”??
Comment by Hugo — August 19, 2006 @ 9:02 pm
1) didn’t the hezbos start this by invanding israeli soil, kidnapping soldiers and launching rockets at civilians (that same day)
Like I have said before, did The Netherlands invade Russia when Arjan Erkel was held hostage there? Did the US invade The Netherlands when Nathalee Holloway went missing on Aruba (Aruba is Dutch)?
This is all about a proper response. Israel’s war on the Lebanese people was disproportionate. Oh, and the missiles only came AFTER Israel attacked Lebanon.
there have allways been jews in palestine, just because most of them and the christians were forcefully converted to islam doesn’t mean that israel doesn’t have the right to exist.
I never said Israel has no right to exist. On the contrary– I applaud a state for Jews to feel safe and call home. However– they should learn to play nice, turn Jerusalem into a Vatican-like ‘country’, and they should let Palestinians have their own state, and return the land they stole. The keyword: co-existance.
there are hundreds of thousands of israeli muslims (which aparently don’t feel the need to blow themselves)
Right. They live in an apartheid state. Ever wondered why about half of the victims of Hezbullah’s missiles were Arabs? Did you ever think about that? Of course you did not, so I’ll tell you.
The Israeli government does not build bomb shelters in Arab neighbourhoods. Only in Jewish ones.
didn’t the palestinians start every war that ended with israel victory and “land grab”??
No, they did not.
Comment by Administrator — August 19, 2006 @ 9:26 pm
just because most of them and the christians were forcefully converted to islam
I forgot to address that issue: contrary to the popular media myth: the Islam is historically one of the most religiously tolerant religions. For instance, in European parts that once were Islam (i.e. Iberia), Christians were fully allowed to practise their religion, without any problems.
And what’s even more fun: did you know that Christinaty and Jewism are recognised faiths in… Iran? And that they even have seats in parliament over there?
What I mean to say is: the Islam, contrary to Christianity, does not historically know the concept of forced conversion (like Christianity has, i.e. in Africa and South America). Where the bible preaches to spread Christianity, the Koran does not do that at all.
Comment by Administrator — August 19, 2006 @ 9:58 pm
>Irrelevant. Other than the fact that the name of one single >photographer, who has been fired after the discoveries, it is part of >the present-day media-controlled world. Israel does exactly the >same.
Irrelevant? I think it is very relevant. How is manipulation of the media irrelevant ? Israel does exactly the same ? Did you even read what I linked to ?
Do they stage scenes by placing toys in rubble?
Do they have the same womans house blown up 3 or 4 times ?
Do they bring the dead out in front of the cameras and pretend to care until they get a good shot?
Hezbollah is manipulating the media to see there way They started this whole thing.
Your “I hate the Hezbollah and the Israeli government equally” stance reminds me of those in the USA that say “maybe science is right about the age of the universe, or maybe god created it and left dinosaut fossils to test our faith”
One is an elected government and the other is a bunch of Jew-hating thugs.
What part do you not understand?
Comment by mikesum32 — August 19, 2006 @ 10:05 pm
I know, in the present-day being critical of Israel you are immediatly a ‘Jew-hating thug’.
Weird, that, normally, Jews try to seperate ‘Israel’ from ‘Jews’, but that whenever you are critical of ‘Israel’… It suddenly is synonymous with ‘Jew’.
Funny, that.
Comment by Administrator — August 19, 2006 @ 10:11 pm
>I know, in the present-day being critical of Israel you are immediatly >a ‘Jew-hating thug’
Being critical of Israel is totally seperate from kidnapping, terrorism, and murder.
A Saudi Arabian newspaper published an article that claimed Jews drink children’s blood.
Can you not see the anti-jewish bias ?
>Weird, that, normally, Jews try to seperate ‘Israel’ from ‘Jews’, but >that whenever you are critical of ‘Israel’… It suddenly is synonymous >with ‘Jew’.
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>Funny, that.
Considering Israel is just over 80 per cent Jeiwsh by ethnicity and over 75 per cent by religion, trying to seperate the country from it’s people seems rather futile. So whoever tries to seperate the two, just tell them they are full of shit.
If Isreal was mostly Arab and Muslim, I doubt Hezbollah (party of God!!) would be so angry.
I’m pretty sure Jew-hating thug is the proper description of Hezbollah.
Comment by mikesum32 — August 19, 2006 @ 11:39 pm