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``Everything changes,'' Ronaldo said through tears. ``People said Brazilian soccer was decadent and in crisis. But this will prove that Brazil's soccer is alive.''

What about the Christian Palestinians.

Penny and Reynolds, get the hint? They are Palestinians. Not suicide bombers.

At least one individual knows the danger that lies ahead for both Christians and moderate Muslims who are Palestinian. And unlike Reynolds and Damian Penny, the author knows the difference of attitudes among Palestinians and doesn't put them all in one category under a bigoted intent.

Soon after the Israelis killed a top bomb maker for the Hamas, the Hamas threaten that they will avenge the killings.

US appeals court rules foreign "terrorist states" can be sued

Ok but how do they collect.

The duplicitous Danish government. First on anti-immigration policies in Europe which was precipiated by the anti-Muslim rhetoric of Pim Fortyun and now this.

Basically, it amounts to the "not in my back yard but it's ok in yours" mentality.

Update: The J.P. spins the story in a different manner.

Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, whose country today takes the rotating presidency of the European Union from Spain, said yesterday he agrees with the US call that Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat needs to be replaced.

However. given his statements that "...We must abandon the idea of calling a major international peace conference to find a solution to this conflict....It is not a good idea. we cannot even get the two parties to the negotiating table."

Then he stated that Denmark "...will instead propose, on behalf of the EU, that we begin with series of meetings on specific subjects, like for example the question of Palestinian refugees, the security problems between Israelis and Palestinians, the status of Bait-ul Moqadas."

We shall wait and see if these are his exact words.

And what has the E.U. said on ousting Arafat? They are against it. We think the government of Demark is duplicitous.

Rafik Hariri goes to France.

New Israeli bombardment against south Lebanon

Denmark embarks on a new era in laws on immigration.

Since Europe is becoming anti-Semitic, this can only be a reflection of the underlining bigotry that European governments hold. Unless of course it is directed only at Muslims.

Go ask guys like Andrew Sullivan about that one.

But hey Andrew was for Pim Fortyun so pay no mind to that, we'll just leave you with Andrew's latest on the subject of Europe and its people's unabashed hatred of Jews.

EUROPEAN ANTI-SEMITISM: Abe Foxman is a bit of a hysteric, but this time he might be onto something. A survey of European attitudes toward Jews found some uncomfortable data:

"...Among the 2,500 people polled in late May and early June as part of our survey, 45 percent admitted to their perception that Jews are more loyal to Israel than their own country, while 30 percent agreed with the statement that Jews have too much power in the business world. Perhaps most telling, 62 percent said they believe the outbreak of anti-Semitic violence in Europe is the result of anti-Israel sentiment, not anti-Jewish feeling. The contrariness of their own attitudes suggests that Europeans are loath to admit that hatred of Jews is making a comeback."

Haven't been to Daddy Warblog's site for some time, but when it was visited, found out he was talking about polls and suicide bombers.

The Daddy does some fast fact checking and writing to bolster his comments:

The piece does, however, indicate one of the problems with the Shrub's grand non-plan for the Middle East:


"...Opinion polls conducted in Palestinian areas show a majority of people favour suicide bombings against Israeli civilians as a tactic to liberate land occupied by Israel."

But recently a group of Palestinian intellectuals took out an advertisement in Palestinian newspapers condemning suicide attacks as counter-productive, but their call has been widely ignored."

What the Daddy did not say is that support (if you can believe the polls in the first place) for suicide bombers is waning. Attribute it to the Israeli incursions or the Moderate Palestinians voicing their concerns, but the fact is, the Daddy misrepresented what is taking place in the Middle East.

As for the numbers of 80 percent, they don't jive with the 30 percent of those polled that do not support either the Hamas or Arafat. And of the 30 percent who support Arafat all would have to support suicide bombers to reach the 60 percent.

An interesting article on corporal punishment in Canada. Religious family believes in strap

A similar case was decided in Mississippi. The father was charged with abuse for using a belt. The court found the father to be innocent of the charge of abuse.

Did the 2002 election start a precedent in elections? Ask the Czechs.

Here we go, as Arafat only issues a house arrest for the Hamas leader, what does the Israeli government do? Noam Federman to be released to house arrest

Ok so neither side is really interested in stopping terrorists. Will one of these nit wits raise the flag on Noam Federman and worship him?

Missed LeBoutillier's comments on vouchers? It's here.

As was stated before on the house arrest of the Hamas leader by the P.A., it's a joke. And Arafat is a joke.

Palestinian woman killed in Gaza

Hizbullah hints deal possible if another prisoner released

Ben-Eliezer: Ten illegal settlements to be dismantled within 24 hours

This is the right thing to do. We'll see how the thug Arafat responds. The Hamas? Don't expect anything but more terror. The Kach, an uprise in their terror.

U.S. to Confer with UN, EU, Russia on Palestinian Aid

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State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher has refuted press reports that President Bush has made U.S. financial aid to the Palestinians contingent upon Chairman Yasser Arafat's removal, saying "that's not what the president said."

Pay no attention to the spin that is coming from the jounalists in their Op-Ed pieces. Pay no attention to Arafat or the Israeli hardliners. The Palestinian expates are donating money and time to the formation of a Palestinian state.

They are pissed that the money they send is going to the P.A. and not the needy and what about "baby bombers". Quoting the article,

Nasser Dana, an engineer in a construction firm, is of the view that Palestinian expatriates should bring up their children in the best possible way and teach them the highest morals.

This will be their greatest contribution to the new generation who "are the builders of our country's future", he said.

How about the donations? In the article it is stated:

However, he lamented the fact that donations sent to Palestine do not always reach the needy.

The current situation is not an issue for Palestine alone, he pointed out.

"It is not just an Arab or Muslim issue. It is a global issue. The world powers must do their utmost to resolve it and even American President George W. Bush has said that the violence must stop on both sides, Israel must stop its mad frenzy. The world must do something now before it is too late," he warned.

S. Al Kurdi, a Palestinian working for one of the government departments, said throughout Palestinian history, they had never been so close to getting a country of their own than now.

Duh. Reynolds has the light finally come on?

I HOPE THAT THIS STORY IS TRUE:


U.S. intelligence sources in Washington are saying that the job of taking out the suicide bombing infrastructure of the extremist Hamas group will be done by Egyptians.

Under the guise of helping the Palestinian Authority with their reforms so called Egyptian experts will begin to appear in the West Bank and Gaza. Only they'll be intelligence operatives, and soon designated suicide bombers and their support teams will begin to disappear. The United States has extracted a promise from Egypt not to station forces permanently in the Palestinian enclave. "(The Egyptians) are absolutely ferocious" one U.S. intelligence officer says admiringly.


(Via Fred Pruitt).


posted at 10:05 AM by Glenn Reynolds

And who is the cult?

Some jounalist named Brendan O'Neill states:

Are these people serious? My immediate reaction to the picture was to laugh. There is something almost surreal about it, this cute child unknowingly dressed up as a lethal weapon. I don't believe the photo was faked by the Israeli army, as Palestinian officials and conspiracy theorists are already claiming, but nor do I think it symbolises some deep, dark, murderous streak within the Palestinain people.

This being said about the "baby bomber" picture. Hear!! Hear!!

Israel off money laundering blacklist

Will there be a Highway Beautification Act in Lebanon's future.

"Driving in and out of Beirut is very dangerous....Billboards of tanned women with shapely buttocks popping out of black string underwear seem to have particularly angered religious leaders after some of the advertisements appeared yards away from churches."



That driver safety thing can get you every time.

Much fanfare has been made about the "baby bomber" picture that was found.

Generalized statements made about a race of people is racist. You would think that the Israelis would learn this after what Hitler did. But they use the tactic Hitler did by using words that are laced with their own seed of hate.

What did one Israeli official say.

"What is obvious is that Palestinians are feeding the hatred of Jews and Israelis to their children at the earliest possible age," said David Baker, an official in the office of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

This is the same tactic that bigots of all races use. A generalization of a race repesented by a small segment of individuals. The same could be said by taking the Kach and their efforts and say Jews are trying to liquidate Palestinians in the settlements. True hell no. The same applies with the Palestinians.

Admittedly, the family was involved with militants and do not represent the majority of Palestinians. But the bigots like David Baker show their hatred and wear it comfortably because that is what dumbass bigots do.

They are the trash of society.

The privatization of Lebanon's state owned businesses is one key to peace in the region.

Arafat's mental state seems to be worsening.

Reality will be setting in soon for Israel's officials that the settlements may have to be given up.

With all of the rhetoric coming from guys like Reynolds, Raimondo, Penny and others about how bad Bush's speech was or how good it was, they all have a short term memory on the past.

Remember, Bush focused much of his attention on the moderate Palestinians? Well the speech is a culmination of efforts of establishing diplomatic ties with moderates in Lebanon, Syria and of course moderate Palestinians. Even Mr. Netanyahu the hardliner recognized that moderate Palestinians wanted peace with Israel.

The guys like Penny who call out generalized bigoted statements against Palestinians should open their books to the same page Netanyahu is on.

Otherwise they will continue to find themselves in the same company with Arafat when he makes his statement that he will "kneecap" anyone who runs against him.

Curious on what the boys at Indy Media thought of Bush's speech?

Even though it was someone's piece not affiliated with Indy Media, the underlying sentiment is there. Not much difference then those Kach dudes calling Bush hitler.

Seven Kiryat Haim men indicted in gang rape

The Kach begin the harrassment of their own kind.

Will the warbloggers point this out. No.

Sharon is losing control as Ben-Eliezer angers Sharon with plan in "Al-Quds"

Lebanese Jew charged with spying for Hizbullah

A Lebanese immigrant was indicted for espionage yesterday for providing Hizbullah with maps of Tel Aviv, pinpointing the locations of gas depots and electrical power stations, and forwarding classified information about IDF plans to a Hizbullah official.

Today's school voucher ruling lays it perfectly in the hands of the parent and out of the hands of political influence.

States that have mandated public school funding through their constitutions will have to revist the Blaine Amendment. Adios to the bigoted history in that Amendment.

Brad Edmonds comes up with some shaky thoughts on the pledge decision. Too bad that the signatures to the birth of the separation of the church and state was done under "the year of our Lord".

Should that be changed too?

Damian Penny theorizes:

Two cheers for Bush's speech The President outlined his vision for an 'interim' Palestinian state in a major speech yesterday, and it's much better than I had expected. Bush rightly notes that a Palestinian state, interim or otherwise, is simply not possible or desirable without major reform of the Palestinian Authority. Before a viable, independent Palestinian state can be declared, this attitude has to change. Israelis - and Palestinians, who Bush did not, however, deal with the biggest problem of all: the growing culture of "martyrdom" among the Palestinian people, brought on largely by the steady stream of anti-Israel, anti-Jewish propaganda to which Palestinians are exposed in their schools, in their mosques and on their televisions. All the reform in the world is useless as long as Palestinian children want to blow themselves up and take as many evil Jews with them as they can. certainly are entitled to a better future than what "martyrdom" can bring - deserve better.

What is it with lawyers and their desire to misrepresent the facts with opinions. Where in the hell do they get these facts from? Counselor, your out of line. Put up the proof that : Palestinian children want to blow themselves up and take as many evil Jews with them as they can.

And not just one or two. Your comments are "Palestinian children" to mean ALL Palestinian children.

It seems bigotry is flowing through this lawyer's comments.

Reynolds spins again:

SYRIA IS FEELING THE PRESSURE and launching a new diplomatic initiative.


posted at 08:54 AM by Glenn Reynolds

The article that Reynolds links to should offer some clues to the professor. It had a picture.

Hint it deals with oil. Reynolds likes to think that Syria is changing under the threat of war, but it goes beyond that. It's about money, economics and the changing of the guard in Lebanon.

Well a judge has decided that a law citing 'terrorist' groups is unconstitutional.

What precipitated the ruling? A Justice Department case against seven American supporters of an Iranian exile group, the People's Mujahedin.

The Lebanese smoking case as well a the Lindh case may be affected by the ruling.

A while back a story was written on how the U.N. has targeted the Catholic Church. Here is proof.

What did the court say?

The three-judge panel said a case could not proceed against a person who is not in Belgium.

"If a person is not found on the territory, we find it inadmissible," the court said in its 22-page ruling.

The Vatican had better get some cajones and scream about Father Seromba and the four Rwandans, two who were nuns and sentenced between 12 and 20 years for their role in the 1994 genocide of the country's Tutsi ethnic minority.

And the findings in each case are surrounded by corrupt testimony and evidence.

The headlines read Israel scorns Palestinian elections.

But here is the underlining threat. The possibility that there may be support for a candidate other than Arafat.

"..Thirty-five per cent of Palestinians would vote Mr Arafat, compared to 19 per cent for the imprisoned Fatah leader, Marwan Barghouti, and 13 per cent for Sheikh Ahmed Yassin of Hamas, according to a recent poll by the Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research in Ramallah."

Add it up and you come up with almost a third not supporting any candidates listed. That is why the Israelis are pissed. Arafat is just the red herring.

The Brits maybe pissed about Bush's statements on the leadership in a future Palestine. But here is the meat of the article.

"...Opinion shared by the independent, which said that although it was "hard to envisage a lasting peace so long as Yasser Arafat holds the reins of Palestinian power ... what Bush omitted to say. And is surely as true, is that the cause of peace is unlikely to be furthered while prime minister Ariel Sharon holds power in Israel."

Either Sharon will fall in line or he will be next. Tough times will develop within Israel's own government if Arafat is gone and the settlements are changed.

Proof that Arafat is a hapless leader. "It will be decided by my people and no one else," Arafat said.

His people? Beware of a leader who uses the statement, "my people." They are not his people.

As for the polls that are being taken by Israel, they are skewed at the moment because it puts Arafat against a Hamas leader. The Palestinians are tired of Arafat. And the popularity of the Hamas leader is even less. This shows that the suicide bombings are not popular as what the Israeli officials want the public to believe. Ask the majority of Palestinian parents about suicide bombings and they will say, they don't want their child to follow the path of extremists.

Arafat answers with election dates

The day after Bush's speech, Arafat sees the writing on the wall. A Coup in waiting if he doesn't comply.

Abu Sayyaf ambush kills soldier, wounds 6: military

In reading the opinion of the 9th Circuit, one big question arises. Was the daughter instructed by the Act to say "under God" and if she was not, would she be injured by the law. The answer is No.

The 9th Circuit pushed this latest one and the 9th Circuit has been notorious on the standing argument. They threw out all reasoning in the Thomas case.

The State challenging the Federal law is where the standing issue really is. At no time is the daughter forced to recite anything and suffer a punishment for not reciting it.

While there is no doubt there is an increase in bias attitudes towards Muslims. This is a piss poor way of going about to correct the bias attitudes.

Change must come from the family and the individual. The State has no business in directing attitudes by bringing religious instruction into Public Schools. Hell, the 9th Circuit has just struck down a 1954 Act that was pushed by the Knights of Columbus. And that was stretching it.

Look for big changes in Lebanon. Lebanon Dropped From Money Laundering Blacklist

Justin Raimondo that lovable writer with a duplicitous nature finds himself battling God.

Or may be he has just found religion. But don't go looking for him in the "Amen Corner" unless of course he is talking about China.

That is when his real religion and the duplicity of this writer emerge.

When can you find a writer who likes to attack those who support Israel but cite them when it comes to China. Just read what he writes about the country. You will get the drift.

3) The Religious Angle – Pat Robertson has descried the anti-China lobby gathering force among religious conservatives as "morally irresponsible and politically ignorant. Few things bring people together like a common enemy," he writes. "To some, China has done a masterful job of playing the villain. The China bashers prosper in direct mail and media campaigns, but they do not have the weight of righteousness on their side." [Wall Street Journal, June 30, 1998]

This nails the Sinophobes' lobby for what it is: a cynical attempt to cash in on the gullibility of all too many conservatives, who are sincere in their anti-Communism but know next to nothing about China. Wiliiam McGurn, editor of the Far Eastern Economic Review, and for many years associated with the conservative National Review, said it best. While not arguing that Beijing has established freedom of religion, he writes: "When American critics declare that things are getting worse, it prompts the great unasked question: Compared with what?" The "criticism now leveled by American Christian activists seems less a snapshot of China in the late 1990s than a caricature drawn from the high days of Maoism a generation ago."

Raimondo the wannabe Libertarian (if there is such a thing) will drum up words of the "Amen Corner" when it suits his agenda, then with sharp words stab those same individuals in the back.

There is a dishonesty in his writing at times, the same dishonesty found in the words of those he attacks. Amazingly the Guru Robertson’s words became Raimondo's mantra; Monnnnnnnney.

His own personality has got the best of him again. Here is a passive/aggressive warblogger; attack the one side while reaming silent to other's war crimes. Pay no attention to the antiwar shtick.

There is no denying that Raimondo has been soft on China, soft on Pakistan and soft on Arafat. Did he come out hard on Arafat only giving a house arrest to the Hamas leader. No. But when Arafat agreed with Bush, he lets him have it. His duplicity and agenda shows again.

It was pathetic, really, to see that Chairman Arafat hailed Bush's long-awaited speech as "a serious effort to push the peace process forward" – even after Bush called for his ouster! Oh, the hapless Palestinian leader insisted, but he didn't mean me! The Saudis echoed this empty claim, averring that any endorsement of a Palestinian state – no matter how "provisional," no matter how many conditions are attached to its founding – is better than nothing.

Enough about his duplicity and now about his latest. Words?

Given Raimondo's words, maybe Arafat should be gone. According to him, he is a hapless leader. Agreed, he is, thus the support stated on this site for Bush's speech.

Yesterday Reynolds was lamblasted on this site. And Raimondo is in the sights so it must be stated that thank God that President Bush doesn't listen to guys like Raimondo when it comes to foreign policy in the Middle East. Unfortunately, however he must have have been listening to him on China. But that is a different story for another time.

Now that deserves an Amen and calming hum of monnnnnnney.

Lebanese financial institutions clear 862,772 checks in April

Who should hold title to the Shaba Farms?

Syria or Israel? No, documents provide information that Lebanon should hold title.

A while back, the warbloggers disputed that there was an increase in violence against Muslims after 9/11. Well here is what the warbloggers ignore.

What would happen if John Podhoretz was right when he stated:

Case closed. Bye-bye, Yasser. Bye-bye, PA.

Would Israel agree to the 1967 borders? Or would there be civil unrest among the Israeli militants who are many of the settlers? Not so fast John, before you gush over Arafat leaving, there are some internal problems that Israel will have to deal with. Now explain that one.

Iran supports EU Proposal for Creation of Independent Palestinian State Based on 1967 Borders

As everyone knows that was incorporated in Bush's speech. So who will be the first to capitulate? Sharon or Arafat.

Defense chief, US general assure Abu Sabaya is dead

Is he?

Pirates, not Abu Sayyaf, holding 3 Indonesians

The Kach speak

Author: Efraim (---.3web.net)
Date: 06-24-02 14:54

The nazi Bush is on TV right now -(and I use the word nazi - because anyone who would try to make a state that wants to do worse then hitler - and this is what the arabs always say, is a true nazi)

It is time Israel pulled it ambasador out and cut off all relationship with the States for one month!!

It is either Hashem or Bush --

No time to waste

The removal of 13 outposts tommorow is just a start of the ethnic cleansing of Yesha's Jews.

So who will it be, their own they terrorize or innocent Palestinians in the settlements.

Ronald Bosrock: Perceptions aside, Lebanon's economic recovery continues

So who planted the bomb that targeted a Palestinian school teacher near Ein el-Hilweh?

The blogosphere is buzzing with what Bush had said in his speech.

Leading the hypocratic oath of bigotry and out right bullshit is the the king of spin: Alah Mohamednoway Reynolds.

Fortunate for us, Reynolds and his crew are not advising the president on foreign matters because we would all be in a world of shit.

Bush did recognize that not all Palestinians are bad to include those that are enlisted in some make-believe Palestinian Airforce that are dropping from the sky as was so childishly hinted at in a lampoon that Reynolds found so intriguing.

What did Bush have to say? Here is an excerpt:

For too long, the citizens of the Middle East have lived in the midst of death and fear. The hatred of a few holds the hopes of many hostage. The forces of extremism and terror are attempting to kill progress and peace by killing the innocent. And this casts a dark shadow over an entire region. For the sake of all humanity, things must change in the Middle East.

It is untenable for Israeli citizens to live in terror. It is untenable for Palestinians to live in squalor and occupation. And the current situation offers no prospect that life will improve. Israeli citizens will continue to be victimized by terrorists, and so Israel will continue to defend herself.

In the situation the Palestinian people will grow more and more miserable. My vision is two states, living side by side in peace and security. There is simply no way to achieve that peace until all parties fight terror. Yet, at this critical moment, if all parties will break with the past and set out on a new path, we can overcome the darkness with the light of hope. Peace requires a new and different Palestinian leadership, so that a Palestinian state can be born.

What does Reynolds key in on? Here is what the brilliant professor said what Bush is meaning in his encryptic message, but before you read it, make sure you have your handy dandy decoder ring.

NOT SO WOBBLY NOW: Bush says become a Western-style democracy and then we'll talk peace. And no more Arafat -- we're tired of that terrorism shit, dudes, and we're not fooled.

This isn't just an Israel / PLO thing, it's a signal to some other people. (Look at the passage following the reference to "people of Muslim countries" in the text).

Reader S.E. Brenner says the BBC was so miffed it dropped the speech suddenly halfway through. "No dancing in the streets of Soho tonight."


posted at 05:44 PM by Glenn Reynolds

Ok so what was said after "people of Muslim countries? Here it is:

I have a hope for the people of Muslim countries. Your commitments to morality, and learning, and tolerance led to great historical achievements. And those values are alive in the Islamic world today. You have a rich culture, and you share the aspirations of men and women in every culture. Prosperity and freedom and dignity are not just American hopes, or Western hopes. They are universal, human hopes. And even in the violence and turmoil of the Middle East, America believes those hopes have the power to transform lives and nations.

This moment is both an opportunity and a test for all parties in the Middle East: an opportunity to lay the foundations for future peace; a test to show who is serious about peace and who is not. The choice here is stark and simple. The Bible says, "I have set before you life and death; therefore, choose life." The time has arrived for everyone in this conflict to choose peace, and hope, and life.

Well you readers out in blogosphere, your either with Bush or your not. And the brain-dead warbloggers are trying to spin some sense that this was a win for their side.

Truth be told that Reynolds and his crew lumped Palestinians into one big group of people with the intent on supporting their demise in not having their own state and recognition of sovereignity. They could never understand the separation between innocent Palestinians and terrorists. Why, could it be their own bigotry? Hmmm. Regardless of their calling now, their actions equate to what one does when one wants a race of people to have no rights.

Bush does understand this. How, here it is:

I can understand the deep anger and despair of the Palestinian people. For decades you've been treated as pawns in the Middle East conflict. Your interests have been held hostage to a comprehensive peace agreement that never seems to come, as your lives get worse year by year. You deserve democracy and the rule of law. You deserve an open society and a thriving economy. You deserve a life of hope for your children. An end to occupation and a peaceful democratic Palestinian state may seem distant, but America and our partners throughout the world stand ready to help, help you make them possible as soon as possible.

This is a win for the Palestinian people. The same sentiment stated on this site towards the Palestinians. Palestinians who are many times terrorized by their own.

Could the bigots distingush this, hell no. Ask any member of the Kach who terrorize their own people. No difference and guess who played along with this group.

Next Reynolds in his brilliance states:

READER TRENT TELENKO notes this part of the speech, aimed at Syria:


"I've said in the past that nations are either with us or against us in the war on terror. To be counted on the side of peace, nations must act. Every leader actually committed to peace will end incitement to violence in official media, and publicly denounce homicide bombings. Every nation actually committed to peace will stop the flow of money, equipment and recruits to terrorist groups seeking the destruction of Israel -- including Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Hezbollah. Every nation actually committed to peace must block the shipment of Iranian supplies to these groups, and oppose regimes that promote terror, like Iraq. ****And Syria must choose the right side in the war on terror by closing terrorist camps and expelling terrorist organizations.**** "

Yes, Bush is throwing down the gauntlet to a lot of folks in terms that they must surely understand. This presumably explains the sudden increase in cooperation we've seen in the last week or two.

UPDATE: Reader Dick Aubrey analyzes the speech:

When Bush was making his speech in the fall, laying out, among other things, what he expected the Taliban to do, I said to my wife (gleefully), "They can't do it. They're screwed. We win." Which is to say there was no way the Taliban could even pretend to meet the requirements. The really good part is that in that case, and this, the requirements were eminently reasonable, desirable, and beyond quibble.

I love it.

posted at 07:39 PM by Glenn Reynolds

Too bad Reynolds doesn't seem to know shit on the subject. But hey everyone has an opinion.

As was stated on warblogger's watch board:

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There is a changing of the guard in Lebanon and Syria is losing its grip. The hardliners are losing to Rafik Hariri and Lahoud is losing ground in his own country. The hardliners in Syria know this and are becoming isolated. But do the nit wits distinguish between hardliners and moderates in Syria, hell no. They can't see it.

But Bush does. How? Here it is:

We must also resolve questions concerning Jerusalem, the plight and future of Palestinian refugees, and a final peace between Israel and Lebanon, and Israel and a Syria that supports peace and fights terror.

And finally here is the truth of all that is happening in the Middle East. Bush nails it:

In the work ahead, we all have responsibilities. The Palestinian people are gifted and capable, and I am confident they can achieve a new birth for their nation. A Palestinian state will never be created by terror -- it will be built through reform. And reform must be more than cosmetic change, or veiled attempt to preserve the status quo. True reform will require entirely new political and economic institutions, based on democracy, market economics and action against terrorism.

As has been stated many times on this site, without a change in Lebanon, there won't be peace. With a changing of the guard, the terrorist in Syria become isolated, and the Palestinians who have lived as refugees will be freed from the poverty that breeds the terrorists that use them for their own hatred.

In the end, if Bush can pull it off, the Palestinians will win. How? Here it is:

Leaders who want to be included in the peace process must show by their deeds an undivided support for peace. And as we move toward a peaceful solution, Arab states will be expected to build closer ties of diplomacy and commerce with Israel, leading to full normalization of relations between Israel and the entire Arab world.

Israel also has a large stake in the success of a democratic Palestine. Permanent occupation threatens Israel's identity and democracy. A stable, peaceful Palestinian state is necessary to achieve the security that Israel longs for. So I challenge Israel to take concrete steps to support the emergence of a viable, credible Palestinian state.

As we make progress towards security, Israel forces need to withdraw fully to positions they held prior to September 28, 2000. And consistent with the recommendations of the Mitchell Committee, Israeli settlement activity in the occupied territories must stop.

The Palestinian economy must be allowed to develop. As violence subsides, freedom of movement should be restored, permitting innocent Palestinians to resume work and normal life. Palestinian legislators and officials, humanitarian and international workers, must be allowed to go about the business of building a better future. And Israel should release frozen Palestinian revenues into honest, accountable hands.

I've asked Secretary Powell to work intensively with Middle Eastern and international leaders to realize the vision of a Palestinian state, focusing them on a comprehensive plan to support Palestinian reform and institution-building.

Ultimately, Israelis and Palestinians must address the core issues that divide them if there is to be a real peace, resolving all claims and ending the conflict between them. This means that the Israeli occupation that began in 1967 will be ended through a settlement negotiated between the parties, based on U.N. Resolutions 242 and 338, with Israeli withdrawal to secure and recognize borders.

That will piss off Sharon and the hardliners on the right who are linked to the Kach.

In the end what this amounts to is as Arafat goes so do the warbloggers, because what is left is their own hatred and the world won't stand for it because hate breeds hate. And their hate would be left to start again.

Police search powers strengthened

The legislative proposal from CDA Lower House MP Van de Camp will allow a city mayor, after first gaining approval from the local council, to identify a safety-risk area in which police would be allowed to conduct on-the-spot searches of people for the possession of weapons.

The CDA is doing this while they talk of federalism.

Fat people fight back against the airlines.

While president Bush champions a healthy lifestyle and reducing those calories, a fat lawyer seeks fat bucks in a lawsuit that targets airlines who charge fat people two seats to fly.

Ted Turner may hold the only cure to the foot and mouth disease.

Al Qaeda says it is behind synagogue attack, vows more

Elections in the PNG

Papua New Guinea's national election has been marred by deaths, violence, stolen ballot boxes, multiple voting and incomplete electoral rolls since voting started on June 15.

A happy ending for the North Korean defectors.

Okay, the Palestinians are said to have the Hamas leader under house arrest, while an Israeli gunship unloads on a Hamas leader.

Please, no smoking

Lebanese arrest two citizens illegally entering from Israel

Abu Sabaya ordered his men to shoot dead American hostage Martin Burnham if soldiers got too close, a captured Abu Sayyaf bandit was quoted on Sunday as saying.

Palestinians put Hamas leader under house arrest

Arafat is going to have to do more than this. A house arrest for the Hamas is a joke.

What nice jugs you have but what happened to your hands.

Why is it that blogers like to show "Ann Coulter's jugs" in some pic that is lousy in graphics and a lousy attempt at getting hits.

Damn it.

Andrew Sullivan take note:

"...SOCIALLY LIBERAL, INTELLECTUALLY CONFUSED [Jonah Goldberg]
Folks, my point below wasn't that it's logically or philsophically impossible to be socially liberal and fiscally conservative. In a sense that's what libertarians are, and they are nothing if not consistent. My point was that most of the people who brag about being socially liberal and fiscally conservative are difference-splitters and people-pleasers with no coherent world view of their own. I am sure there are some brilliant and rational people out there who are, in fact socially liberal and fiscally conservative. But in my experience the people who tout their "indpendent" philosophy as some sort of ingenious synthesis are quite often simply shallow thinkers trying to be non-conformists on the cheap. It's similar to the people who think splitting the Congress and the Presidency between Republicans and Democrats is a check-and-balance tactic the founders would have approved of. It's not, by the way. And -- oh yeah -- I've got many McCain supporters chiefly in mind when I say these things."

Fits Sullivan to a tee. And Goldberg probably doesn't even know it. But then again Goldberg supported McCain.

Saudi Arabia finally admits al Qaeda presence

No kidding.

Ted Turner and Blair's wife have a little in common.

Is Implanon effective? No.

A 32-year-old Amsterdam woman, M Klein, who thought she was protected from conceiving a baby by using an Implanon contraceptive implant, claimed she later discovered she was 20-weeks pregnant.

An Update on the Nurse who commited her own form of euthanasia. One of her victims, was a Chinese who was picked to be a judge on the United Nations Yugoslavia Tribunal.

Trouble for Lebanon is on the horizon. Lahoud is one so-called Christian bastard who is bringing Lebanon down. His pro-Syrian stance is reflected in his complacency towards militants thus you have the militants thumbing their nose at the U.S. and now the E.U.

Stoiber rejects the American way

Conservative German chancellor candidate Edmund Stoiber on Tuesday ruled out radical, US-style economic reforms and pledged an immigration crackdown if he won autumn elections.

Police station destroyed in bomb attack

A bomb attack on a police station in Dordrecht on Wednesday morning caused large-scale damage, but no injuries were reported, police said.

John Paul II – Restless in the Service of Dogma

Poland studies request to seek extradition of alleged death-camp guard from U.S.

Poland is reviewing a request from the Simon Wiesenthal Center to seek the extradition of John Demjanjuk, an alleged guard at Nazi death camps, from the United States to face war crimes charges, an official said Monday.

Cyclist problems

On a list of Copenhageners' top-ten traffic and environmental problems compiled by business institute IFKA, overcrowded cycle paths in the capital are now Copenhageners' fourth biggest traffic concern, topped only by pollution from lorries and cars and chronic parking problems. According to the new survey, people have become less and less tolerant over cyclists' behaviour toward both drivers and other cyclists. 50% of all capital city residents cycle on a daily basis.

Indonesians abducted; Abu Sayyaf suspected

Woman minister upsets closet Taliban

Powerful Islamic fundamentalists have launched a fierce attack on Sima Samar, the Minister of Women's Affairs, accusing her of blasphemy and demanding that she be given "appropriate punishment" which, under sharia law, means death.

Ruins unearthed in Israel may date to time of Jesus

It is payback time.

Columbian rebels release Dutch biologist Roelant Jonker

Del Ponte is suggesting that the ICTY caseload be distributed to Bosnia's local courts.

What the hell, that is justice, given that most of the tried will be Serbs.

The Washington Times has now picked up on an article that was posted on this site two days ago.

The Times reported that "Jan Peter Balkenende, the Christian Democrat leader and likely prime minister, said incitement in the mosques was 'no longer acceptable.' He swept the left out of power last month pledging to reverse the state policy of promoting multiculturalism."

However, the taped sermons did not urge Muslims to directly engage in violence. If this is the trend in this part of Europe, then expect to see all web sites that promote or have any speech of this kind to be banned.

You may hate him or like him, but Raimondo is right on in his latest.

The Kach, and the soldiers of Hindutva are a bunch of bigoted terrorists. No better than what the Muslims have. Plain and simple.

Key Figure in Sept. 11 Plot Held in Secret Detention in Syria

This guy was tucked away on purpose. Atta.

The likelihood that al Qaeda rank and file are in refuge camps in Lebanon is high.

Troubling is Lebanese President Emile Lahoud's statements. Added to his statements, the Lebanon police do not enter the Palestinian camps thus the militants hide out there.

Unfortunately, the Palestinians who live in the refuge camps are many times terroized by their own.

The headlines may read U.S. prevented major Israeli attack on Syria but the truth of the matter is Israel can not fight Syria, Lebanon and deal with the terrorists at one time. The bravado displayed by the Israeli officials is tellling of their arrogance on the matters at hand.

David Magen, chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, said "Only international intervention and somebody up there recovered and saved them from a harsh military blow."

Highly unlikely given the problems the IDF had with a rag tag group of terrorists in Jenin.

As has been stated over and over on this site, Lebanon is key to the peace effort in the region.

According to the article, U.S. diplomats issued a warning to Lebanon and in the wake of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's meeting with President George Bush, the two men discussed the prospect of an outbreak of violence against Israel.

With the recent elections, it would be against all reason for the U.S. to promote a possible rift in a movement that may bring about a change in Lebanon's government.

We'll say it again, Rafik Hariri is the key to any negotiations in the region.

Defense attacks prosecution witness and evidence in smuggling case against Lebanese men

A case charging two Lebanese men with running a cigarette smuggling ring to support the militant group Hezbollah boils down to one letter, a federal prosecutor said during closing arguments Tuesday.

Lebanon probes cleric assault case

A must read for Andrew Sullivan since he seems to be such a woman's rights advocate.

REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THREATS, BIAS AGAINST MUSLIMS SINCE 9/11

Interviewers from the Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence found Muslim women feel especially vulnerable.

Sure he would, they are Muslims.

More child molestation.

First instinct is to question if a so-called confiscated video is what it is said to be.

The intsructor is wearing a mask. Hmmm.

Andrew missed this one.

Sullivan whines:

"...THE EU AND HIZBULLAH: The French are still unwilling to designate Hizbullah a terrorist organization. At least they got knocked out of the World Cup."

But did he see the E.U. has declared The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades on the terror blacklist.

No. I wonder why.

Andrew Sullivan is in a caddy mood:

"...THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT AND ISLAMISM: They’re natural allies in many respects - the belief that women should be subservient to men, that homosexuality is an abomination, and so on. And they have every right to co-operate at the U.N. But why the Bush administration should want to ally itself with Islamist states in this fashion is beyond me, except pandering to their extremist wing. How can the First Lady champion women’s rights in Islamist countries, while her husband blesses those in America who find such repression of women something to admire and aspire to?."

What happened to the Amen Corner and Israel? Stay tuned for another group jumping on the Bush express. That will piss the "little ole" miss muffet.

Buchanan plays deep throat via Andrew Sullivan via some nit wit.

Evidently, Woodward and Bernstein had plan on taking the secret to their grave. If Buchanan dies, I guess we will know then. My bet is it was Liddy. Now there is a winner.

Reynold's link warning:

"...ERIC S. RAYMOND has a long post about gay priests and the Catholic sex scandals, to which Tim Wilson has posted a lengthy response.

UPDATE: Tony Adragna says that lots of priests are taking advantage of adult women, and minor girls, but that people aren't talking about it.


posted at 09:21 PM by Glenn Reynolds."

Reynolds in his idiocy again links to a site that quotes Richard Sipe: "sexual abuse of minors is only part of the problem [in the Catholic Church]. Four times as many priests involve themselves sexually with adult women, and twice the number of priests involve themselves with adult men."



Richard Sipe is an ex-priest who is the champion of sorts among the "married priest" advocates. His books that attack the Church's stance on celibacy are the bibles of the group.

His other comments include:

"..Generally, 30 percent of U.S. priests (estimates established from all sources) are either involved in homosexual relationships, have a conflict about periodic sexual activity, feel compelled toward homosexual involvements, identify themselves a homosexual, or at least have serious questions about their sexual orientation or differentiation. Approximately half of these men act out sexually with others. The reporting of homosexual behaviors has increased significantly, and the reliable estimates of percentage almost doubled from 1960 to 1994."

and

"...Many Eastern Rite churches have maintained the tradition of a married clergy. The late patriarch Cardinal Maximos Saigh had no scandals, no pedophilia, no sexual abuse, no adultery, and few divorces. He wrote to the Vatican, "With the freedom of choice (celibacy or marriage) we have to deplore less faults and admire more virtues."

Both statements made by Sipes are false.

Reynolds focuses only on the Catholic Church, but what the link does do is show how Sipe's agenda falls apart.

"...Almost 42 percent of respondents in a 1990 study on sexual harassment in The United Methodist Church reported unwanted sexual behavior by a colleague or pastor; 17 percent of laywomen said that their own pastor had harassed them. In 1997, jurors awarded more than $3.7 million to seven of eight women who accused former United Methodist pastor Barry Bailey of sexual misconduct. Mr. Bailey was pastor of the 10,500-member First United Methodist Church in Fort Worth, Texas, until he was forced out in 1994. In another case, the Rev. Jeffrey Stallworth, pastor of Anderson UMC in Jackson, Miss., pleaded guilty earlier this month to sexually assaulting a Maryland woman. He faces up to a year in prison."

Because of Sipe's agenda on the celibacy laws in the Church, Sipe's words and data are questionable. And Reynolds needs to bone up on his links. As a teacher of the law, he does a piss poor job at getting to the facts.

Islamic Bloc, Christian Right Team Up to Lobby U.N.

Salameh: Arabs should not expect significant political gains from EU deal

“Arabs are often impatient with the Europeans, and say: ‘Why don’t you develop a common strategy or a common policy so that you can play the expected role that would counter the American policy in the Middle East?’”

Residents demand mosque's closure

Residents surrounding a mosque in Tilburg demanded on Monday its immediate closure.

In a letter to Mayor Stekelenburg, the residents said they felt threatened by the radical sermons from the mosque's imam.

Young blacks found less tied to liberalism

School vouchers, one issue that gains favoritism among younger blacks.

Forest worker arrested for devastating US fire

A US Forest Service employee was charged on Sunday with starting a fire that has burnt more than 42,000 hectares and destroyed at least 24 homes across four Colorado counties.

Who was deep throat? Woodward and Carl Bernstein have promised to identify the source only after his death.

Hmmm. So he must be older then them or what?

Here is a new twist. The E.U. includes the The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades on the terror blacklist.

Israel´s Separation Wall

Israel is at a loss about how to stop Palestinian suicide attacks. Operation Protective Shield, the full-blown invasion of the Palestinian territories with tanks and troops last April, was supposed to destroy what Israel calls the Palestinian "terrorist infrastructure". Certainly for a while, the invasion significantly reduced the number of suicide bomb attacks. But the past few weeks have seen a new surge of bombings and an even greater number of attacks has been prevented at the last moment.

Laura Bush concerned about signal sent by W. Bank fence

Seventeen dead in Jerusalem blast

Seventeen people have been killed and around 40 injured in a suicide bomb attack on a bus in Jerusalem.

Euro-mediterranean Association Agreement Between The Ec, Its Member States And Lebanon - Signature...

Lebanon agrees EU trade deal

The commercial aspects of the deal include talks on economic co-operation aimed at cuts in tariffs and quotas and free trade in industrial goods by 2010.

An interesting article from a Czech perspective on the Romas

For this wedding however, it was decided to bring the bride to the groom's house on the first evening as some Albanian thugs in her village had threatened her father and family, and were seeking to ruin the wedding or worse.

Inquiry launched against imams

The public prosecutor announced on Friday it had launched a criminal investigation against Muslim imams accused of making praying to Allah to destroy Islamic enemies.

The taped sermons did not urge Muslims to directly engage in violence, however, Interior Minister De Vries and The Hague Mayor Deetman demanded that the public prosecutor immediately launch an investigation.

Mummy redux Sarcophagus to be opened after 4600 years

The Czechs didn't follow the trend in their own elections.

The left won.

Compensation is good business for some attorneys.

Drudge has a report on his web site about Alaska warming.

Well having spent a few years forecasting weather in Alaska, the trend is nothing new. Want proof?

Barrow climatological data.

A period around the 1940's saw the same warming with a cooling afterwards. The whole thesis is bunk. And as for the spruce bark beetle, you can blame enviromental groups on that one.

Because 15 years ago they gripped about harvesting the beetle kill trees to stop the spreading of the infestation.

And Stevens is just making it a politcal issue, because he is the King of pork barrel spending.

It has been stated many times on this site. There will not be peace in the Middle East unless there is a change in Lebanon.

In the latest coming out of Lebanon, Christians are attacking Christians.

Evidently Bishop Gregoire Haddad was assaulted by a Christian man who berated Haddad for his views.

The television footage had shown the Christian man punching the priest and knocking him down.

Was this a setup?

President Emile Lahoud expressed "profound horror" at the attack but the television footage showed security forces standing by during the attack.

Germany gets tough new gun laws

Family, friends gather at Martin Burnham's funeral.

US orders expulsion of Iraqi UN envoy for espionage.

Fathers like this one, give fathers a bad name.

This is one father who does not deserve custody of his kids.

Belgium diamond raid linked to al-Qaeda

Flirting is good for you

This woman was after some rump roast.

Damian Penny joins the brigade of no it didn't happen on a backlash against Muslims.

He cites an EEOC report that does not give a true snap shot of what happens beyond the EEOC.

Anybody who has had to deal with the EEOC knows the organization will hide the cases or call them not legitimate when they are.

Happens all the time in harrasment cases.

One has to ask, why would Bush come out and publicly say it happened and the government say it happened and wasn't pleased with the backlash. Afterall the nutcases did shoot off a few rounds at "Middle Eastern" men after 9/11.

The ADL in their own wisdom kept a list.

Anchorage can be taken off, however, the guy is in prison for fraud and the FBI is investigating the guy on if he was the one who destroyed his business.

The point being here is people like Penny can voice their opinion, but they better damn well have their ducks in a row and know who they cite and the story behind agencies like the EEOC.

No new Abu Sayyaf hostages, says military

Swedish group files war crimes complaint against Sharon

Another frivolus suit.

In Syria, your two cents can get you more than you bargained for.

US Evangelical leader to air pro-Israel TV ads - in Israel

"Enemies of Israel must clearly understand that when they attack the Jewish State they take on millions of American Christians who passionately embrace the Israeli people".

'Pro-Israel' ad blocks sales of Int'l Herald Tribune Lebanese edition

30 new Israeli violations of south Lebanon, Lahoud confers with Japanese envoy

Well it has happened. Philippine rebels suspected of seizing new hostages

Senator faces racial vilification trial

Liberal Senator Ross Lightfoot will be tried for racial vilification in the Federal Court over comments he made about Aboriginal people being the most primitive race on earth.

Just being chatty or caddy.

What is this, gay priests talking bad about the Pope.

With all of the ADL talk about the rise in anti-Semitism in America, here is article that points to the ADL's real target, blacks.

And here is a pretty good explanation on the evolution of the term anti-Semetism.

The ADL sounds like Reynolds ADL Calls on European Central Bank President to Publicly Condemn Wife's Anti-Semitic and Jewish Conspiracy Statements

The ADL pushes for hate crime legislation.

"We cannot be complacent in the fight against hate," said Mr. Foxman. "After the 9/11 attacks, Arab and Muslim Americans were unfairly singled out for harassment, threats and intimidation. Now we find that anti-Semitism is rising. Our leaders in the Senate must reinforce the message that acts of bigotry and hate are unacceptable in America."

There is always a reason for a poll.

The ADL publishes a poll that said there is an increase in anti-Semitism among Americans.

Well that is bullshit. Oops, that must be an anti-Semitic statement. But then again they make no mention of the increase in anti-Muslim feelings in the U.S.

Why in the hell people think Ken Layne is a smart guy is beyond reason. Want proof on his idiocy?

Republicans Love To Lose!

Want the latests?

FIRST STRIKE: After five days of "positive" ads, Gov. Gray Davis unleashed the first in what will likely be a series of attack ads on Republican opponent Bill Simon -- and with good reason.

There's a new poll floating around Sacramento that shows the embattled Davis trailing Simon by a whopping eight points.

The poll -- which was of likely voters and paid for by the Democratic- friendly Service Employees International Union -- found newcomer Simon at 42 percent to Davis' 34 percent.

Green Party candidate Peter Camejo came in with 5 percent.

But, as with other recent statewide polls, the real news is on Davis' job performance numbers.

They are in the toilet.

Only 34 percent of those surveyed gave Davis a thumbs-up -- and 64 percent turned thumbs down.

"Now these are voters who are very, very likely to vote in November," our source told us. "You can see that Gray doesn't have a lot of choices at this point other than to start making a case against Simon."

In response, one of the contributors to this site nails it on Simon and the election.

Green Eggs and Spam I am.

Israel frees Lebanese prisoner, sparking hopes for Israeli MIAs

Abu Sayyaf may grab new hostages: military

Nude man arrested in Yokohama after World Cup win

Popeye would be pissed

Chips, fried potatoes have a lot of carcinogen

French media praise Troussier

The French said it was Troussier's knowledge of European teams that led to Japan's win. But Troussier may have some things to say about that.

Troussier's no-sex policy bugs Japan's players

Fischer chides India over Kashmir

"There was and is a severe human rights problem in Kashmir," said Fischer at a Berlin news briefing, adding: "We have spoken again and again about this with the Indian side."

Mystery as Kohl slush fund inquiry ends

Ex-chancellor Helmut Kohl's refused to say who gave him a one million dollar secret cash donation.

Right crushes left amid low turnout

French President Jacques Chirac was on course to win an overwhelming parliamentary majority Sunday, after the centre-right scored a decisive victory in the first round of the elections for the National Assembly.

Many times on this site it has been stated that Rafik Hariri should be the go-to guy for the Bush adminstration. Well it turns out that Rafik who is a Muslim, supported Gabriel Murr who was supported by the Christian rightwing.

On the other side, you had President Emile Lahoud's government supporting a pro-Syrian candidate.

Lahoud is a Christian.

Isn't life grand, a Christian supporting Syria and a Muslim supporting a Christian backed candidate. Sharon must be having a piss ant hissy fit over this one.

Palestinians need Hanan Ashrawi

Amen to that.

Sarid calls on Bush to pressure Sharon on settlements

Dozens of new settlements were founded using "diverse tricks" during this government's term, Sarid said. "Just as Arafat lies to the entire world about terror," he said, "so do Sharon and his men about the settlements."

Ain't it the truth.

The other idiot speaks.

Armed Forces wants more US materiel

IN THE FINAL push against Abu Sayyaf bandits, the Armed Forces of the Philippines still needs more war materiel from Uncle Sam.

Man who gave tip seeks $5M reward

The man who reported his missing son to the Scout Rangers, a tip which led to Friday's rescue of Gracia Burnham, now has a request to make of the United States: Show me the money!

P500 bread gave Abu Sayyaf away

"We were able to determine the presence of the Abu Sayyaf when a resident here saw a neighbor bringing bread worth 500 pesos," said Col. Buenaventura Pascual, chief of the 44th Infantry Battalion based in this town.

Ediborah a hero--Gracia

GRACIA Burnham burst into tears a number of times Sunday afternoon when she finally met the children of Ediborah Yap, the Filipino nurse who took care of her and her husband Martin in the jungles of Basilan, calling the nurse a hero.

Syria, Lebanon, first LNG exports

It looks as if Syria will try to maintain control over Lebanon.

Media Deem Reporter Far More Important Than Missionary

Newsmax questions the media. Hmmm.

Lebanon reportedly recruited five Singaporeans to set up terror cell

Burnham saved wife, says wounded soldier

Philippines to 'Destroy' Rebels, Seeks Outside Help

Macapagal to military: Finish the Abu Sayyaf

What is this: How Europe is trying to cut out smoking

The percentage of 15-year-olds who smoke tobacco at least once a week is alarming: 33 percent in Austria, 28 percent in Belgium's Flemish-speaking region, 24 percent in Denmark, 29 percent in France, 29.5 percent in some regions of France, 30.5 percent in Germany, 18.5 percent in Greece, 25 percent in Ireland, 16.5 percent in Portugal and 21 percent in Sweden.

So much for this headline: Why Belgium is world's healthiest nation

In the latest Israeli attack on Arafat's compound, the U.S. is scratching its head on what for.

Good question, the Islamic Jihad took responsibilty for the suicide attack that killed many Israelis. Where is their leader? In Syria.

Who is to blame, the Israelis say Arafat. Now that is being smart.

Find them and send them to their grave.

Beans and Franks = Euroweenies

Glenn Reynolds is part of the in-crowd. How, anti-Semitism now means you can't speak your piece. Here is his latest statements.

"...THE EUROWEENIE ANTISEMITES AT IT AGAIN: Note the combination of anti-Semitism and anti-Americanism:

The wife of the European Central Bank chief has left Amsterdam for her holiday home in France after outraging her Jewish neighbours by draping a Palestinian flag over her balcony and blaming Palestinian's woes on an "elite club of rich American Jews".

She lives near Anne Frank's house."

Is this guy for real or is the ghost of Hitler sitting at his bedside. Never mind the death threats against the woman or the childish statements made by Reynolds on the Palestinian Airforce being represented by the death of some skydivers.

The nice thing about the free press is that guys like Reynolds can show their level of maturity by taking the death of some people and trying to lampoon a race of people. His etiquette in the art of mental masturbation is lacking.

Reynolds must be a sensitive lad, forget the sticks and stones, words really do seem to hurt him. Only certain words of course.

Reynolds needs to grow up.

It seems that the U.S. was not consulted on the rescue attempt of the Burnhams.

Related headlines

Gracia Burnham arrives in Manila for treatment

US blames Abu Sayyaf for hostage's death

$5M bounty still up on 5 most wanted Abu leaders

Israeli army destroys third-century shrine in West Bank cave

Terror comes in many forms. This is another example of when the threat is the weapon.

Fear is the wound.

The message should be loud and clear from the Bush adminstration. DEAD or ALIVE

A while back, a story related to this story was posted on this site. The Amish lost.

Put the triangles on the buggies. As they should.

An elderly man refuses to delete the names and addresses of employees at the retirement home that evicted him

He has been in jail for three months. I question how the man got the personal data. But if it is public, then the guy should be able to post it.

The Trains will not run on time only on tax dollars.

Walk through the tall wrought-iron gates leading to St Patrick's Cathedral, turn right beside the statue of Archbishop Daniel Mannix, walk past St Catherine of Siena and you will come to the eastern transept or side-entrance. Look up and you will see two stone heads, one on each side of the stone arch. One is a lion; the other a man.

It's Kennett the gargoyle

FDP leader wins 'anti-Semitism' row

The leader of Germany's embattled Free Democrats, Guido Westerwelle, emerged victorious in a power struggle Thursday after a Syrian-German quit a state party faction over anti-Semitism charges.

Air France cancels flights to India

Didier Fischer, a Socialist candidate in France, is calling for the movie "Scream" to be withdrawn from the shelves and movies following the murder of a teenage girl by a fellow pupil who said he had been inspired by the film.

The politician is also proposing the creation of an unarmed police force in the schools.

With a possible change in Lebanon's government of course Sharon would 'exercise restraint' in north.

If he didn't, the U.S. would be all over his ass like "white on rice".

OK so if there is an Obesity 'epidemic in Belgium' then this must be Why Belgium is world's healthiest nation.

Beer.

New poll gives right clear majority

Just five days away from the first round of voting in French parliamentary elections, a new poll published Tuesday gave centre-right parties a lead of four and a half percent over the centre-left.

James Kopp is finally extradited.

Good, hope they send the S.O.B. away for life. He has hurt the pro-life movement.

German who insulted Muslims is fined

A 33-year-old German who said "all Muslims should be gassed" was fined Wednesday by a court in Frankfurt.

Yes, it is getting crazy. Now you have both sides getting fined. Good, it serves them.

Police bust international 'drug gang'

Dutch and German police busted an alleged international drug gang in January which was suspected of smuggling 350,000 ecstasy pills and 20kg of cocaine.

Paedophile ordered to remove tattoo

The Groningen court ordered 43-year-old G van D on Wednesday to remove a tattoo from his chest that depicted the face of a boy he allegedly molested for two years.

Men in Orange

The Brits are "bugging out".

More coming out an Iraqi connection and September 11th.

Here is a prime example of the bullshit the Isrealis are pulling. It was well known that the Islamic Jihad group carried out the latest terrorist bombings.

Admittedly, the Israelis know that Islamic Jihad leader Ramadan Shalah made the statements that they did it.

What did the Israelis do? They went after Arafat. What a bunch of chicken shits. You go after those who are responsible.

Here is a statement that is a complete lie:

"...The real issue is how to dismantle the various militias like the Hamas and Islamic Jihad, as well as the Tanzim and the Al Aksa Brigades, which are military wings for the Fatah party and under Arafat's command."

Since the columnist lumps all of them together and leads the reader to believe that the Hamas and the Islamic Jihad are under Arafat's control, then a response is in order. Bullshit.

Who in the hell is the Islamic Jihad leader Ramadan Shalah and what is he doing in Syria. I guess this columnist forgot what he was writing about. And the Hamas could give a rats ass on what Arafat says.

If Sharon wants to play Cowboys and Indians, then he needs to get some cajones and play the game right. But he won't, because he is nothing more than a two-bit thug.

At this point in the game, who gives a rats ass anymore. Both Sharon and Arafat are assholes.

More on the Bush U-Turn

Was Christine Whitman behind the report? Probably.

The secessionists today won a key battle in a bid to secede. Who is it that wants their independence? The people of Hollywood.

Hanging Chads? No, but close.

More on the Lebanese election. Opposition warns state not to steal race from Murr

President Emile Lahoud's government supported a pro-Syrian candidate. Gabriel Murr, was supported by the right-wing Christian groups.

Emile Lahoud considers himself to be a Christian. Interestingly, the article states:

The ministry was prepared to declare Myrna Murr the winner of the vote after her uncle, Gabriel Murr, was unofficially announced the victor late Sunday night. But Myrna Murr’s victory rests on a controversial decision to discount the results from a polling station in the village of Hemlaya.

Not counting the Hemlaya results, Myrna Murr obtained 34,760 votes, just 15 more than Gabriel Murr.

However, if the Hemlaya votes are included, Gabriel Murr wins by a razor-thin three votes.

Just as was stated on this site. Bush didn't do a U-Turn and the the Kyoto Treaty remains the sticking point.

Rush is not always right.

An excellent article on school vouchers

I'm trying to figure out why a Catholic school in Australia will deny a child who is not a Catholic, enrollment in their school, but will allow a child who is not a Catholic who transfers from another Catholic School enrollment.

According to the article, " the school said that he could enrol in another Catholic school in Lancefield and then transfer, or his mother, who was also never baptised, needed to convert to Catholicism before Mitchell's enrolment at St Patrick's."

Hmmm. Doesn't compute. The Catholic school's reasoning is illogical. But the Court's decision was right.

Ten killed in car bomb blast

Find them and send them to their grave.

The Catholic Church goes on a P.R. blitz.

The case of the cussing Colonel

France's Socialist Party on Tuesday urged the media to stop publishing announcements made by the right-wing government.

A good commentary (Why extra surveillance is a blow to liberty) criticizing the Euopean Parliament because it "has decided to give police powers to access communications data on every phone and Internet user."

Email ban after racist message

A 22-year-old man has been forbidden by judicial authorities to send emails after sending a racist message to an Antwerp newspaper.

The daily Gazet van Antwerpen alerted judicial authorities after the man wrote an anti-Semitic email and threatened to take unspecified action.

Crisis defused as Lebanon declares winner in tense by-election

As was told on this site, the election between Gabriel Murr and his niece was close. The official line is:

"...Gabriel Murr became the representative for the Metn region in the Christian heartland of Mount Lebanon, finishing 17 votes ahead of his niece and political rival, Mirna Murr, Interior Minister Elias Murr said."

The loss by Mirna Murr is a blow to the Beirut government and Syria. Just recently, Syrian troops pulled out of the Metn region.

If the trend continues, this could bring internal stability to Lebanon.

Wings lose game one.

For you lawyers out there fighting for fathers.

Here is one denial that contains legal arguments that will make you go Huh?

Res Judicata will be used against you, but what would the State do when you scream custody proceedings are on-going.

The State will then say they have no interest in their own statutes.

But what happens if you make a constitutional challenge against state custody statutes within the original proceedings? The answer is interesting. The Alaska Supreme Court said you can. But you won't find it published.

A father's day call to arms for some. Challenge your state's custody laws based on a constitutional claim. See what happens.

The primary care doctrine and the relationship between the parents is the target.

Reynolds pipes in:

"...WE KEEP HEARING that Mohammed Atta's Prague meeting with an Iraqi intelligence agent didn't happen. But that's not what the Czechs are saying."

As it is. Anyone who (Raimondo) buys the FBI/CIA's report that the the meeting didn't happen, needs their head check.

Of course this has been repeatedly stated on this site. Here and here and here.

Andrew Sullivan gets it when he states:

"...WHAT U-TURN? I know I'll be excoriated as a Bush toady for saying this, but I don't actually get the notion that the Bush administration has done a palpable U-turn on global warming. Check out this story. "Last year, the White House described climate change as a serious issue after seeking opinions of the National Academy of Sciences but was undecided about how much of the problem should be blamed on human activities," the Associated Press reports. This year, in a report to the U.N. no less, the administration argues that "The changes observed over the last several decades are likely mostly due to human activities, but we cannot rule out that some significant part of these changes is also a reflection of natural variability." Wow. What a change. And no one is claiming that the Bush administration has shifted actual policy. It's also a grotesque distortion to say that most conservatives completely rebut the notion of some human effect on global warming. Certainly Bjorn Lomborg acknowledges it. My own view of this weird little summer story is that it's a major Howell Raines coup. A reporter finds some tiny and insignificant change in the wording of administration policy, and Raines puts it on his front page. Drudge takes the bait and Rush follows. Chill, guys. It seems to me that the Bush administration has long held the sensible skeptical position (which does not preclude taking human impact on global warming seriously). The difference between them and Al Gore is that they don't take this as a certainty or buy the notion you have to throw the economy into reverse to prevent it."

Well miracles do happen. Sullivan gets it right.

Rod Dreher is globe-trotting in Holland.

Hope to hell, he didn't go all the way there to find out that: "...The folks I've met are tremendously impressive, and are taking on this liberal paradise like mission territory. Interestingly, most of them didn't care for Pim Fortuyn, who was a radical libertarian, but they absolutely cheer him for standing up to political correctness."

This being said about the conservatives. Hell that's what was being said on this site long before some of the crew at the corner had their light turned on.

French right lead parliamentary polls

Le Pen denies torturing Algerians

"I never found myself in this situation. I defended French officers and non-commissioned officers who had been the victims of violence, but I did not do such a thing myself."

French TV commentator branded 'racist'

What did he say?

"Nothing resembles a Korean like another Korean, especially when they are all dressed like footballers, they all measure 1.70 metres."

Cameras to keep watch on Van der G

"...Video cameras will be installed in the Amsterdam Bijlmerbajes to keep Pim Fortuyn murder suspect Volkert van der G under closer surveillance, it was revealed on Monday."

The story never states in a clear manner why.

Greens in anti-smog car ban plan

The Flemish Green Party, has called for a driving ban for half of all the cars on Belgian roads when air pollution is at its height

Sensitivity training in action: Reynolds "THE PALESTINIAN AIR FORCE downs its first plane."

I'm sure the family of the deceased would be impressed. Let's see, the idiot graduated in 1985, so that would put him at about 33 or 34. Give him a few more years, he should reach the age that he understands the etiquette of mental masturbation.

Will the Syrians lose control over the Lebanese government?

Opposition candidate winner ahead by slight margin in Lebanese parliamentary by-election

An opposition candidate received three more votes than a government-backed competitor -- his niece -- in a parliamentary by-election that could influence Lebanon's next general elections, according to unofficial results announced by a television station Monday.

The headlines may read Western evacuations to 'pressure' India, Pakistan but the threat of an escalation between Pakistan and India is real.

For those foreigners in Pakistan, the threat of harm actually comes from the Pakistanis and others in country. In India, the threat is of a war.

The "bugging out" will likely continue. As for nukes, out of the question. The deterrence will work.

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Philippines recalls embassy staff from India, Pak

More on the Bush U Turn

It doesn't sound like the so called new policy is that drastic from Bush's original feelings. Kyoto was the sticking point. The report however, can be found here.

Hot Wings, cold TV ratings
The rave of the Red Wings is not all that hot to T.V. viewers.

Plain and simple. The hockey season is just to damn long. It's summer.

Whether you like them or not, free speech wins.

Good news for the GOP? Hoffa breaks mold, backs pro-labor GOP candidates

Now how many GOP candidates are out there that support the unions. Pataki was one of the better known candidates that got the endorsement. Others who are in Michigan, are mostly running unopposed.

Hoffa did say he was building a bi-partisan pro-worker consenus. That should make everyone happy.

More conspiracy stuff. Anthony Hilder is evidently globe-trotting in China and sending post cards to the U.S.

While on the topic of security lapses and Vreeland. What about Atta and the latest epiphany of sorts.

Raimondo has been touting an FBI/CIA report in his attempt to discount an Iraqi link. Raimondo needs to get some gumshoe experience.

Damian Penny goes on about Mike Vreeland.

He uses an article in the Nation to show a suspect background on Vreeland and dispute a so-called report by Mike Ruppert.

Other stories have been raised on the issue.

Even the Toronto Star had reports here.

This may be one of those unsolved mysteries, that has some truth and some lies. Unfortunately, the story gets involved with less than reputable sources.

And as for the Nation, they still haven't found a reason for Vreeland being on the Navy's switch board directory. It gets to be an embarrassing thing in court when you lie about it and are called on it before a judge.

Let's see. Andrew Sullivan first has a real-war dream that calms his nerves. Now this.

"...PRE-EMPTION: This is the new doctrine for American foreign policy. It needs to be. No responsible American administration can simply sit and wait until a rogue terrorist or terrorist state prepares to use weapons of mass destruction, or just weapons of destruction against citizens of the United States. Perhaps president Bush realizes that many of us need reassurance that he hasn't gone soft or lost focus. Or perhaps it's part of a concerted campaign to prepare the public for war. Whatever, it's a highly impressive speech - yet another one. Still, and I never thought I'd say this about a Bush administration, eloquence is one thing. What we need to see now is action - reform of the agencies that have been too passive in the past, and preparation for taking out the biggest single threat to our security, Saddam."

Doesn't sound like he is all that calm. A little paranoia has never hurt this guy. The greatest security threat to the U.S. is Saddam?

What a damn moron. I guess he missed this headline: Report: Al-Qaida Spokesman Threatens Attacks Against Americans and Jews

What is wrong with Flap Jacks and Bibles?

In St. Petersburg (aptly named) Florida, at the IHOP, a group of religious people would conduct a bible study of sorts. The other patrons became annoyed when the religious folks began proselytizing to them.

The IHOP manager said that members of the group objected to his suggestion that they basically just eat and keep to themselves by swearing at him.

The IHOP manager had to call the sheriff's office to have them escorted from the property.

Mexican Feud

Mexican police in the southern state Oaxaca have arrested 14 suspects in the bloody killing of 26 men and boys from a mountain village. The victims were going home in an open truck when they were ambushed on a country road. Only the driver survived.

The Belgians are "bugging out."

Aussies are "bugging out."

Australian arrested by Israeli troops

Australian officials are trying to gain access to a 55-year-old West Australian man being detained by Israeli forces in Tel Aviv.

This is getting real interesting. Magazine: CIA Was Tracking 2 September 11 Hijackers

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX SUN JUNE 02, 2002 18:04:09 ET XXXXX

U-TURN: BUSH ADMIN OUTLINES 'GLOBAL WARMING' EFFECTS ON AMERICA; ACKNOWLEDGES DAMAGE

Hmmm, will have to wait on this one.

Meanwhile. Read Pinatubo Climate Investigation.

During the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, I briefed NASA and their flight missions for compilling upper atmosphere data. It will be interesting to see the Bush study.

Talk about a family feud. Mirna Murr, whose brother oversees voting in Lebanon as interior minister, is running -- backed by her brother -- against Gabriel Murr, her uncle and the political rival of her father. Gabriel Murr is backed by right-wing Christian groups opposed to Syria's dominance of Lebanon and their one-time civil war enemy, former Communist Party chief George Hawi.

The U.N. is now "bugging out" of Pakistan and India.

Muslim children 'kill' Israelis on UK-made 'Islamic Fun' CD

"...A British company is producing an educational CD-Rom that encourages Muslim children as young as five to 'kill' Israelis."

Nuff said.

First it was the Red Cow.

Now it is the Lamb of God.

"...Just three days before a major Islamic holiday, a lamb was born with white patterns on its black fleece resembling the Arabic words for Allah on one side and Mohammed on the other."

The Forbidden Fruit

A hyperlink from Belgium Post reads.

FORBIDDEN
You don't have permission to access /200206/01/n2060104.htm on this server.

Those Crazy Danes and Europeans

What is with all of the anti-Semitic messages in Europe? Is there a conspiracy or are the anti-immigration folks crossing sides. The Danes; both the left and right are meeting at the point of absurdity and bigotry.

How?

"...It's difficult to understand how we have a government that is so consistent and hard when it comes to criminal justice, but is unwilling to believe, at the same time, that a movement with a webpage like this is violent. That would indicate that their talk is tough, but they're not willing to back it up (with action),' professor Gorm Toftegaard Nielsen told Berlingske Tidende."

This being said about the Islamic extremist group Hizb-ut-Tahrir and their web site, while the Kach continue to promote their extremists attitudes in that part of the region.

Italy shocked by Mafia murder ruling

College drop-out Steven Spielberg finally graduates

Will Lance Bass be the first pop star to go into space?

Woman discovers fingertip in rice ball from Sendai store

Belgian beer health drink of a nation

I'll drinnk to that.

Whats this. The Jerusalem Post gets a letter about a missed meeting in Brussels.

Sam.GOLDBERG Antwerp Antwerp BELGIUM (30 May 2002)
fago@pandora.be

There was Yesterday 29 May,a big meeting in Brussel(solidarity with Israel)Delegation from a few European country's,came.The Jerusalem post,that I read every day did not mention it?I am sure it's a big mistake.Can you repair it.Thks


Hey buzzmachine man take note.

US seeks WTO talks with EU over Brussels' steel tariffs

Belgian coach stresses sex-free first round

"They should be able to get through part of their lives without a woman," said Waseige.

Even Israel is "bugging out" of India.

Let's get the total picture. Just last week, "...A letter stated that if Herben remained firm on his call for a general pardon for all illegal immigrants, he would be killed in his own home....The author of the letter said a general pardon contradicted the ideas of Pim Fortuyn, who was "our God almighty".

This week, another threat is launched but this time it was directed at the wife of European Central Bank president Wim Duisenberg.

What was the beef?

Mrs Duisenburg's defended the Palestinian cause by draping a Palestinian flag from the balcony of her Amsterdam house six weeks ago.

And what happened?

"...The action prompted arguments with neighbours and the chair of Jewish organisation Federatief Joods Nederland submitted an anti-Semitism complaint against Mrs Duisenberg. The flag immediately disappeared."

Dutch remain top in ecstasy production

A week ago this story was brought to you: Social Democrats warm to coming immigrant bill.

Look what happened. Danes roll back welcome mat