Stephen Glover in a column for the Daily Mail - "Yes Israel has been sorely provoked. But there can be only one winner if it carries on like this".
Basically the gist is that Israel shouldn't have launched a military campaign because it's playing into the hands of Hamas and their bankrollers, Iran, and giving them more propoganda material to use against them.
So they should have just sat back and accepted the fact that daily rocket attacks are to be the norm? Great advice, especially if you don't have to live in the areas that are subject to these attacks.
I believe the philosophy here is that if you can't see it, it's not happening and we don't have to worry about it.
The obvious and most fatal flaw in this logic exposes the fault line that runs through most Western media establishments which is WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING for Jihadis to produce propoganda! We could withdraw completely from Iraq and Afghanistan, Israelis could all jump onto a ship and leave the land for the Palestinians to fight over - it wouldn't make a scrap of difference! According to their holy book, we are the bad guys and until we convert to Islam and sacrifice all free will, we are and will remain to be viable targets.
What they inevitably fail to grasp is the significance of Israel as a precursor to our own fate. It's a geographically convenient starting point for a global movement that has the world in its sights. Hitler could have only dreamed of having the same amount of influence in the world that the Islamists currently have. If Hitler had the internet and the media, we'd all be speaking German!
For what it is worth, here is my comment that I submitted - I very much doubt it will be published!
"I think you are being a little short sighted, perhaps even nieve, with regards to the propoganda victory. Regardless of what Israel or any Western state do or don't do, Jihadi propoganda will be ongoing. Truth matters not to these people who will twist any event to suit their own agenda.
The media can do more to shut down the combined Jihadi threat to Western society than any military manoevre in any theatre of operation, instead you collectively offer up airtime and column inch after column inch of opinion, mostly in condemnation of the disproportionality. If Iran are rubbing their hands together with glee, it's not because Israel has chosen to react militarliy to Hamas's blatant provocation, but because the Western media is doing their job for them in making Israel's plight unjustifiable."
Wednesday 31 December 2008
Kids TV - Hamas style
The youngest of my children loves Mickey Mouse, especially Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. A peaceful, fun, and educational show that has been key in his early development of being able to count, recognise colours etc. Their adventures are innocent and even the rogue (Pete) is a chirpy, harmless character.
Sadly, it would seem, children in the Middle East are privy to a less entertaining broadcast - "Hamas Children TV Bunny 'Assud' replaces 'Martyred' Brother 'Nahoul the Bee', vows to Liberate Al-Aqsa, 'Eat Jews'.
I like Assud's entrance:
"Assud: "I come from the diaspora, bearing the Key of Return. This is the Key of Return. Do you see it? Allah willing, we will use this key to liberate our Al-Aqsa Mosque. Here is a picture of the noble Al-Aqsa Mosque. Here it is, can you see it? Allah willing, we are the soldiers of the Pioneers of Tomorrow."
....and after a bit more talk of the 'pioneers of tomorrow' comes this epihany:
"I, Assud, Will Get Rid of the Jews, Allah Willing, and I Will Eat Them Up"
See the clip for yourself - I can only hope the low budget production appearance of the show is indicative of the low viewing figures.
It would seem that martyrdom is a common theme in the show - I particularly like the character 'Farfour' who looks surprisingly like Mickey Mouse. Unfortunately though, he was killed by an Israeli soldier last year for not handing over the 'land papers'.
What chance do the children have?
This tactic is straight out of the Nazi handbook. Hitler Youth anyone?
Hitler Youth was an ideological extension of Nazism in that the future of Nazi Germany at the time was in the hands of the children. In the same way Hitler wanted his chidren indoctrinated in anti-semitism, the Palesinians want their children indoctrinated in....oh wait a minute....anti-semitism.
But I thought the Jews were the new Nazis?
Sadly, it would seem, children in the Middle East are privy to a less entertaining broadcast - "Hamas Children TV Bunny 'Assud' replaces 'Martyred' Brother 'Nahoul the Bee', vows to Liberate Al-Aqsa, 'Eat Jews'.
I like Assud's entrance:
"Assud: "I come from the diaspora, bearing the Key of Return. This is the Key of Return. Do you see it? Allah willing, we will use this key to liberate our Al-Aqsa Mosque. Here is a picture of the noble Al-Aqsa Mosque. Here it is, can you see it? Allah willing, we are the soldiers of the Pioneers of Tomorrow."
....and after a bit more talk of the 'pioneers of tomorrow' comes this epihany:
"I, Assud, Will Get Rid of the Jews, Allah Willing, and I Will Eat Them Up"
See the clip for yourself - I can only hope the low budget production appearance of the show is indicative of the low viewing figures.
It would seem that martyrdom is a common theme in the show - I particularly like the character 'Farfour' who looks surprisingly like Mickey Mouse. Unfortunately though, he was killed by an Israeli soldier last year for not handing over the 'land papers'.
What chance do the children have?
This tactic is straight out of the Nazi handbook. Hitler Youth anyone?
Hitler Youth was an ideological extension of Nazism in that the future of Nazi Germany at the time was in the hands of the children. In the same way Hitler wanted his chidren indoctrinated in anti-semitism, the Palesinians want their children indoctrinated in....oh wait a minute....anti-semitism.
But I thought the Jews were the new Nazis?
Change thats looks the same?
Obama getting in a few rounds before the real work starts.
In my opinion I don't think it would be appropriate for Obama to lend his opinion on what's going on in Israel just now, I just love the thought that people who voted him in might just be starting to think 'what have we done?'.
I remember the scorn poured from a great height over Bush after his famous "..we must stop the terror, I call on all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorist killers....thank you, now watch this drive" and I'm glad Obama is being afforded the same treatment.
Obama managed to hoodwink a nation into believing he could fix the world and he's going to have to let them down gently. Quite a good start I'd say...
In my opinion I don't think it would be appropriate for Obama to lend his opinion on what's going on in Israel just now, I just love the thought that people who voted him in might just be starting to think 'what have we done?'.
I remember the scorn poured from a great height over Bush after his famous "..we must stop the terror, I call on all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorist killers....thank you, now watch this drive" and I'm glad Obama is being afforded the same treatment.
Obama managed to hoodwink a nation into believing he could fix the world and he's going to have to let them down gently. Quite a good start I'd say...
Tuesday 30 December 2008
Don't hate Hamas, they're educated!
'We must adjust our distorted image of Hamas' - Times Online
We must, must we? Why? What will happen if we don't?
Our distorted image? This implies that some underhand movement has been surrepticiously making Hamas appear as something they are not and we are all of the same opinion.
If you can stomach it you can read it for yourself however the gist is that the reporter has been back and forth to Gaza in the last 18 months, had a good time whilst he was there and met some nice people who are now dead thanks to Israelli aggression. He goes on to say that Hamas aren't a terrorist organisation as designated by the UK and US and that in 2006 there was an opportunity for peace that was wasted by Bush's rejection to deal with them because of their charter that called for the destruction of Israel.
But get this, the rank and file of Hamas are educated - can you believe it? Boasting over 500 PhD's between them, wow! I bet the civilian population of Israel who day in day out live in fear of being blown up by a Palestinian rocket (fired deliberately at them rather than military installations) feel better now knowing that a well educated person has authorised the attack. Clearly anyone with less than a PhD isn't intelligent enough to understand why innocent civilians are being targeted - which IS a war crime by the way, just in case you weren't sure.
For the avoidance of doubt, let's get something straight. You don't tell me what I must do, I shall decide that for myself because I'm a Westerner and currently have that option.
Hamas's charter says it all - "The Islamic Resistance Movement is a distinguished Palestinian movement, whose allegiance is to Allah, and whose way of life is Islam. It strives to raise the banner of Allah over every inch of Palestine, for under the wing of Islam followers of all religions can coexist in security and safety where their lives, possessions and rights are concerned."
The lack of peace in the region has a little to do with land and a lot to do with religion and whilst this is the case, there is no solution regardless of whether you get the two sets of politicians in a room talking or not.
Hamas has declared it's allegiance to Allah and the destruction of Israel. Hamas are bankrolled by Iran and Syria, both fundamentalist Islamic strongholds in the Middle East. Removing this statement from their charter is as good as them admitting that they refuse to carry out the word of Allah and you don't have to have a PhD to understand that this will never happen.
Thus there will never be peace in the region whilst there are Muslims who are prepared to kill and be killed in the name of Allah to carry out his instructions twinned with the vast quantities of incoming international aid as a sweetener to the ongoing 'attempts' at dialogue and peace.
Unfortunately the reporter has completely discounted this fundamental and unremovable ingredient in the mix.
Peace will only come about when one of these groups ceases to exist. Until then we are destined to witness the bloody race of who gets there first.
We must, must we? Why? What will happen if we don't?
Our distorted image? This implies that some underhand movement has been surrepticiously making Hamas appear as something they are not and we are all of the same opinion.
If you can stomach it you can read it for yourself however the gist is that the reporter has been back and forth to Gaza in the last 18 months, had a good time whilst he was there and met some nice people who are now dead thanks to Israelli aggression. He goes on to say that Hamas aren't a terrorist organisation as designated by the UK and US and that in 2006 there was an opportunity for peace that was wasted by Bush's rejection to deal with them because of their charter that called for the destruction of Israel.
But get this, the rank and file of Hamas are educated - can you believe it? Boasting over 500 PhD's between them, wow! I bet the civilian population of Israel who day in day out live in fear of being blown up by a Palestinian rocket (fired deliberately at them rather than military installations) feel better now knowing that a well educated person has authorised the attack. Clearly anyone with less than a PhD isn't intelligent enough to understand why innocent civilians are being targeted - which IS a war crime by the way, just in case you weren't sure.
For the avoidance of doubt, let's get something straight. You don't tell me what I must do, I shall decide that for myself because I'm a Westerner and currently have that option.
Hamas's charter says it all - "The Islamic Resistance Movement is a distinguished Palestinian movement, whose allegiance is to Allah, and whose way of life is Islam. It strives to raise the banner of Allah over every inch of Palestine, for under the wing of Islam followers of all religions can coexist in security and safety where their lives, possessions and rights are concerned."
The lack of peace in the region has a little to do with land and a lot to do with religion and whilst this is the case, there is no solution regardless of whether you get the two sets of politicians in a room talking or not.
Hamas has declared it's allegiance to Allah and the destruction of Israel. Hamas are bankrolled by Iran and Syria, both fundamentalist Islamic strongholds in the Middle East. Removing this statement from their charter is as good as them admitting that they refuse to carry out the word of Allah and you don't have to have a PhD to understand that this will never happen.
Thus there will never be peace in the region whilst there are Muslims who are prepared to kill and be killed in the name of Allah to carry out his instructions twinned with the vast quantities of incoming international aid as a sweetener to the ongoing 'attempts' at dialogue and peace.
Unfortunately the reporter has completely discounted this fundamental and unremovable ingredient in the mix.
Peace will only come about when one of these groups ceases to exist. Until then we are destined to witness the bloody race of who gets there first.
Sunday 28 December 2008
Sharia law at work
Here's a great example of Sharia Law at work - British Mother facing jail in Dubai after being convicted of adultery.
The fact the woman is British is irrelevant in Sharia Law. The fact that the evidence may be circumstantial is irrelevant in Sharia Law. The fact she is a woman IS relevant in Sharia Law but unfortunately not in a good way.
This is the same Sharia Law that Britain has recently adopted, thanks Gordon. So much for the Magna Carta and one law for all.
Everyone who enjoys the freedoms of Western society should oppose Sharia Law at every turn - especially women.
Unless of course you are happy to stay in the house and only go out in public dressed modestly and accompanied by a male relative. You can get around this of course by getting married however you will need to walk several steps behind your husband as a show of respect. Don't worry though, if you don't show enough respect your husband has the right to beat you so you'll know next time.
You think I'm exaggerating? I wish I was.
The fact the woman is British is irrelevant in Sharia Law. The fact that the evidence may be circumstantial is irrelevant in Sharia Law. The fact she is a woman IS relevant in Sharia Law but unfortunately not in a good way.
This is the same Sharia Law that Britain has recently adopted, thanks Gordon. So much for the Magna Carta and one law for all.
Everyone who enjoys the freedoms of Western society should oppose Sharia Law at every turn - especially women.
Unless of course you are happy to stay in the house and only go out in public dressed modestly and accompanied by a male relative. You can get around this of course by getting married however you will need to walk several steps behind your husband as a show of respect. Don't worry though, if you don't show enough respect your husband has the right to beat you so you'll know next time.
You think I'm exaggerating? I wish I was.
Disproportionate response?
An excellent article regarding whether the Israelli attacks against Gaza are disproportionate.
And regarding International law on civilian casualties:
The charge that Israel uses disproportionate force keeps resurfacing whenever it
has to defend its citizens from non-state terrorist organizations and the rocket
attacks they perpetuate. From a purely legal perspective, Israel's current
military actions in Gaza are on solid ground. According to international law,
Israel is not required to calibrate its use of force precisely according to the
size and range of the weaponry used against it.
And regarding International law on civilian casualties:
Luis Moreno-Orampo, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal
Court, explained that international humanitarian law and the Rome Statute of the
International Criminal Court "permit belligerents to carry out proportionate
attacks against military objectives, even when it is known that some civilian
deaths or injuries will occur." The attack becomes a war crime when it is
directed against civilians (which is precisely what Hamas does).
Israel attacks Gaza
The media bias machine has been in full throttle over the last few days following the continued Israeli attacks on Gaza.
If you read/watched nothing but the mainstream media you would be forgiven for thinking that Palestine/Israel had lived in perfect harmony under the ceasefire in the last 6 months until the evil blood thirsty zionists got bored and decided to inflict some seasonal bloodshed. How nice that world of ignorance must be.
The real story of course is the Palestinians, led by their 'democratically elected' representitives Hamas, have continued to fire rockets at Israel throughout the so called ceasefire although you'd be hard pressed to find much coverage on mainsteam media outlets.
Thus the warning from Israel's PM (Ehud Olmert) on 25th December '08 went unheeded and Hamas are now reaping the whirlwind. Where's the problem? It's justice coming home to roost plain and simple.
Innocent people are always caught in the crossfire - just as they are in Israel - this is an unfortunate fact of life. It just so happens that in Israel/Palestine there is a higher risk of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
What is unforgiveable is the media's coverage of the events and true to form they jump on the bandwagon and start to report on the business as usual victims - the Palestinians. What they fail to report on is the devastating accuracy of the Israeli attacks, the fact that only Hamas installations were targeted, the fact that Hamas deliberately locate their installations in civilian areas to reduce the risk of attack and maximise the sympathy vote should an attack happen.
But Israel are starving the Palestinians to death so they feel they have no choice but to retaliate and fire rockets at their Israelli aggressors.
Really? So what were the Israellis upto on 10th December, 2008? I'll tell you. They were delivering 100 million sheckels (around $25.6 million) by armoured cars to Gaza at the bequest of the World Bank in order to honour their agreement under the Oslo accord as Hamas didn't have enough money to cover their payroll.
So how's this for irony. Hamas, whose own charter calls for the destruction of Israel has somehow squandered the international aid it has received from the Paris Pledging Conference (around $7.7 Billion pledged between 2008-10 - source) and in order to cover its payroll gets a bailout from....Israel!
Can you imagine the phone call...
Hamas - "Yes, hello, World Bank? Our people have been raking in quite a lot of overtime lately organising the destruction of Israel and buying in rockets so we're a bit short of cash, can you help?"
World Bank - "Of course we can. Now I know you've not really kept your side of the Oslo accords and have been a bit naughty not taking care of your people in favour of buying weapons but hey, nobody is perfect. How's this for a plan, we get Israel to honour their agreement and give you a quick cash boost of $100 million delivered by armoured car so you can continue your struggle?"
Hamas - "Schweet."
Joking apart, this is quite sad. Why aren't the media hauling Hamas over the coals for not providing for their own people? I mean, according to the BBC, Hamas's primary activity is building schools and hospitals. If this is the case, what have they done with the billions of dollars in international aid received from a panel of donors following the Paris Pledge (11% from the US and Canada, 53% from Europe, and 20% from Arab countries)?
One truth that is blissfully ignored by the media that Palestine is the biggest receiver of International Aid in the whole world. I feel I need to repeat that in order for its magnitude to really take hold...the whole world! But why?
The answer is revealing as it is simple - it is used to keep the peace process going.
Put simply, as long as there is conflict, there is a need for a peace process. Whilst there is an ongoing peace process, Hamas have money coming in.
Peace would bankrupt Hamas - is the picture becoming clearer? If peace was achieved, they would have nobody to blame for their variety of shortcomings as not only a political party but as human beings.
If you read/watched nothing but the mainstream media you would be forgiven for thinking that Palestine/Israel had lived in perfect harmony under the ceasefire in the last 6 months until the evil blood thirsty zionists got bored and decided to inflict some seasonal bloodshed. How nice that world of ignorance must be.
The real story of course is the Palestinians, led by their 'democratically elected' representitives Hamas, have continued to fire rockets at Israel throughout the so called ceasefire although you'd be hard pressed to find much coverage on mainsteam media outlets.
Thus the warning from Israel's PM (Ehud Olmert) on 25th December '08 went unheeded and Hamas are now reaping the whirlwind. Where's the problem? It's justice coming home to roost plain and simple.
Innocent people are always caught in the crossfire - just as they are in Israel - this is an unfortunate fact of life. It just so happens that in Israel/Palestine there is a higher risk of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
What is unforgiveable is the media's coverage of the events and true to form they jump on the bandwagon and start to report on the business as usual victims - the Palestinians. What they fail to report on is the devastating accuracy of the Israeli attacks, the fact that only Hamas installations were targeted, the fact that Hamas deliberately locate their installations in civilian areas to reduce the risk of attack and maximise the sympathy vote should an attack happen.
But Israel are starving the Palestinians to death so they feel they have no choice but to retaliate and fire rockets at their Israelli aggressors.
Really? So what were the Israellis upto on 10th December, 2008? I'll tell you. They were delivering 100 million sheckels (around $25.6 million) by armoured cars to Gaza at the bequest of the World Bank in order to honour their agreement under the Oslo accord as Hamas didn't have enough money to cover their payroll.
So how's this for irony. Hamas, whose own charter calls for the destruction of Israel has somehow squandered the international aid it has received from the Paris Pledging Conference (around $7.7 Billion pledged between 2008-10 - source) and in order to cover its payroll gets a bailout from....Israel!
Can you imagine the phone call...
Hamas - "Yes, hello, World Bank? Our people have been raking in quite a lot of overtime lately organising the destruction of Israel and buying in rockets so we're a bit short of cash, can you help?"
World Bank - "Of course we can. Now I know you've not really kept your side of the Oslo accords and have been a bit naughty not taking care of your people in favour of buying weapons but hey, nobody is perfect. How's this for a plan, we get Israel to honour their agreement and give you a quick cash boost of $100 million delivered by armoured car so you can continue your struggle?"
Hamas - "Schweet."
Joking apart, this is quite sad. Why aren't the media hauling Hamas over the coals for not providing for their own people? I mean, according to the BBC, Hamas's primary activity is building schools and hospitals. If this is the case, what have they done with the billions of dollars in international aid received from a panel of donors following the Paris Pledge (11% from the US and Canada, 53% from Europe, and 20% from Arab countries)?
One truth that is blissfully ignored by the media that Palestine is the biggest receiver of International Aid in the whole world. I feel I need to repeat that in order for its magnitude to really take hold...the whole world! But why?
The answer is revealing as it is simple - it is used to keep the peace process going.
Put simply, as long as there is conflict, there is a need for a peace process. Whilst there is an ongoing peace process, Hamas have money coming in.
Peace would bankrupt Hamas - is the picture becoming clearer? If peace was achieved, they would have nobody to blame for their variety of shortcomings as not only a political party but as human beings.
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