Sunday, September 9, 2007
Joyce Friermuth
Joyce Friermuth of Rockaway is a biggot, just read her op-ed in the daily record. If she was my friend I would call her a stupid slut
Monday, September 3, 2007
Bush Allows U.S. Truckers to lose jobs to Mexicans
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied a petition that would prevent Mexican Truckers from driving into the U.S., the Bush Administration says it agrees with the courts ruling and believes this will benefit the consumer, by lowering costs for various products. When will Americans learn that when Republicans say that they went to protect the consumer it doesn't mean they want to protect you and me. We are citizens first, consumers second. Republicans tell us they want to help Americans by keeping costs down for the consumer. Now think about this, if products cost jack shit that means the people making it, you and me, are getting paid jack shit. Republicans want to keep both costs and wages low, Democrats want to keep costs low while keeping wages high, strong. Even Teddy Roosevelt, the republican president said, the lowest wages should be sufficient enough to enable morality, enable workers to care for the immature (little kids) health and provide for their education, and enable workers to partake in recreation activities. Democrats want a country where someone who follows the rules, observes the law, works forty hours a week can have a life that he or she enjoys. Not one where they are constantly in debt, flooded with bills and fear the government. Remember when they say the care for the consumer, remember it doesn't mean they care for the average American.
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Zionist Justification For Israel
The current nation of Israel is a complete hyprocaracy. Since its inception it has been the biggest violator of human rights and international law, second only to the U.S. It has continuously lied to it's allies and neighbors even its own citizens. One, surely can assume Israel has neither heard of, or has an equivalent in its tounge, of the popular Americian phrase: Practice What You Preach. You can be certain they know this phrase: Do As I Say Not As I Do.
The Israeli Lobby and pro-Zionist groups as well as the Israeli government, even their own declaration of Independence, use the U.N.'s Partition of Palestine Ruling as justification for Israels existence. These groups also use the morality argument, it's whats right, it's only moral that the Jews have a homeland, after all they just like us Americans, as well. All justifications for Israels existence are built on hypocracy.
The Israeli Declaration of Independence cites the U.N. Partition of Palestine as justification for it's existence, yet they do not follow, not a one, of the guidelines, requisites of the plan. It's says Jerusalem shall be an international city, not a capital for Israel or Palestine. So guess what Israel does, they make Jerusalem their capital, in complete violation of the ruling that they use to justify their existence. The ruling says Israel or Palestine cant expand their borders by force, so what does Israel do; expand their borders by force. The U.N. Plan also says access to all holy sites must be restricted, and all holy sites cannot be desecrated. What does Israel do? They restrict access to holy Jerusalem for Muslims and Christians, in violation of the plan, they also desecrate holy sites: Building a tunnel under the Dome of the Rock, and putting a wall through, one of the oldest churches, it's property separating the church from the parishioners. Israel, in violation of the plan discriminates on the basis of race and religion. An example, in Israel in order to receive the U.S. equivalent of social security, medicare, disability you must have served in the military. In Israel only Jews can serve in the military. The moral person would turn their backs to Israel and give it back to the Palestinians.
The Israeli Lobby and pro-Zionist groups as well as the Israeli government, even their own declaration of Independence, use the U.N.'s Partition of Palestine Ruling as justification for Israels existence. These groups also use the morality argument, it's whats right, it's only moral that the Jews have a homeland, after all they just like us Americans, as well. All justifications for Israels existence are built on hypocracy.
The Israeli Declaration of Independence cites the U.N. Partition of Palestine as justification for it's existence, yet they do not follow, not a one, of the guidelines, requisites of the plan. It's says Jerusalem shall be an international city, not a capital for Israel or Palestine. So guess what Israel does, they make Jerusalem their capital, in complete violation of the ruling that they use to justify their existence. The ruling says Israel or Palestine cant expand their borders by force, so what does Israel do; expand their borders by force. The U.N. Plan also says access to all holy sites must be restricted, and all holy sites cannot be desecrated. What does Israel do? They restrict access to holy Jerusalem for Muslims and Christians, in violation of the plan, they also desecrate holy sites: Building a tunnel under the Dome of the Rock, and putting a wall through, one of the oldest churches, it's property separating the church from the parishioners. Israel, in violation of the plan discriminates on the basis of race and religion. An example, in Israel in order to receive the U.S. equivalent of social security, medicare, disability you must have served in the military. In Israel only Jews can serve in the military. The moral person would turn their backs to Israel and give it back to the Palestinians.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Interview with the Head of the Catholic Church in Jerusalem
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Interview with the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem Michel Sabbah
By Alessandra Borghese Newsweek International - December 2003
Dec. 23 issue — When Pope John Paul II appointed Michel Sabbah as the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem in 1988, it was the first time the Holy Land’s indigenous Roman Catholics were led by a fellow Palestinian. Previously, Rome had always sent an Italian to fill the sensitive post.
SOME 20 PERCENT of Palestinians are Christians, including Yasir Arafat’s wife, Suha, who was born into a Christian family before converting. On a recent visit to Rome, Patriarch Sabbah spoke to NEWSWEEK’s Alessandra Borghese at the Vatican about where Christians stand in an atmosphere of conflict between Muslims and Jews. Excerpts:
BORGHESE: Is it difficult to be a Christian in Israel, and are people heeding the Holy Father’s call for Christians not to leave the Holy Land?
SABBAH: Christians live like others. They’re Palestinians, and as a result life is hard and they suffer; their liberty of movement is limited. They’re humiliated and reduced to begging for their daily bread. Some have left, especially those who are economically able to do so. Others remain by principle, and because they want to stay faithful to their homeland and to the church.
How do you feel about the efforts of the Vatican to negotiate between the Palestinians and the Israelis, and the effort to win recognition for Israel by the Vatican?
There’s a much greater presence of the church, and much greater efforts to facilitate action in the Holy Land and dialogue with the two authorities. However, until now all these efforts have not produced much. For example, we have problems renewing visas even for clergy.
Is it difficult being a Christian Palestinian in a predominantly Muslim and Jewish land?
Christians are part of Palestinian society, and the Palestinians are Christians and Muslims. No one is going to flee because of Islamic influence, but because of the lack of work, or the political tension provoked by the curfew. But there is no Muslim persecution of Christians, and in fact they share the same hope of one day having an independent state.
Don’t you see a desire on the part of Muslims to dominate and convert other faiths?
Just a moment. This isn’t easily understood in the West. We Palestinians know how to live together and how to understand this relationship. We are one people, even if there are some difficulties.
But aren’t you isolating the case of the Palestinians? This isn’t a relationship that is easily exported. To find Christians who are persecuted it’s enough just to look at Vatican reports. Think of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Iraq.
In Arab countries there is no persecution of Christians. I don’t speak of Pakistan, but in Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon—no. Historically there have been some massacres, beginning when Europe entered the Mideast.
Not even any effort at the conversion of Christians?
There’s always that, but much of it is social pressure, that’s all. Nowadays we cannot say there is persecution. There are problems of the majority and minority, disputes of a social nature. These governments are very vigilant about relations between Muslims and Christians. There’s a lot of propaganda in the West; I don’t know why. Let us live in peace and don’t foment fear, it’s fear that weakens us. Our vocation is to live among Muslims and to give testimony to Jesus in a Muslim society. It’s difficult, but we accept it.
What kind of Christmas will this one be in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity?
A Christmas of prayer, calling on God to have pity on this land. We will pray for peace and if there is not peace, the siege will continue.
Do you see suicide bombers as true martyrs?
According to Islam, they are. It’s necessary to treat each one according to his own principles. As Muslims see it, suicide bombers are giving their lives for their country, to gain their liberty. As a Christian, suicide is not permissible in any case, even for your country. You may not kill yourself.
The Israelis, too, are under attack. They are being overwhelmed with continuing acts of terrorism.
Under attack, by whom? Israel occupies and attacks someone else’s land and finds resistance. Israel is not being attacked. When Israel ceases to attack and to occupy [the Palestinian territories], they won’t suffer any further counterattacks. If Israel wants to end violence, it only needs to end occupation. I’m 200 percent certain of this, and I’ve said it many times.
Do you feel January’s elections in Israel will do any good?
Nothing will change. The majority in Israel is for [Ariel] Sharon and [Benjamin] Netanyahu. They’re for the same political line.
What has given you the most comfort in this past year, with so much desperation?
The patience of the people and their hope in the midst of continuous war.
Interview with the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem Michel Sabbah
By Alessandra Borghese Newsweek International - December 2003
Dec. 23 issue — When Pope John Paul II appointed Michel Sabbah as the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem in 1988, it was the first time the Holy Land’s indigenous Roman Catholics were led by a fellow Palestinian. Previously, Rome had always sent an Italian to fill the sensitive post.
SOME 20 PERCENT of Palestinians are Christians, including Yasir Arafat’s wife, Suha, who was born into a Christian family before converting. On a recent visit to Rome, Patriarch Sabbah spoke to NEWSWEEK’s Alessandra Borghese at the Vatican about where Christians stand in an atmosphere of conflict between Muslims and Jews. Excerpts:
BORGHESE: Is it difficult to be a Christian in Israel, and are people heeding the Holy Father’s call for Christians not to leave the Holy Land?
SABBAH: Christians live like others. They’re Palestinians, and as a result life is hard and they suffer; their liberty of movement is limited. They’re humiliated and reduced to begging for their daily bread. Some have left, especially those who are economically able to do so. Others remain by principle, and because they want to stay faithful to their homeland and to the church.
How do you feel about the efforts of the Vatican to negotiate between the Palestinians and the Israelis, and the effort to win recognition for Israel by the Vatican?
There’s a much greater presence of the church, and much greater efforts to facilitate action in the Holy Land and dialogue with the two authorities. However, until now all these efforts have not produced much. For example, we have problems renewing visas even for clergy.
Is it difficult being a Christian Palestinian in a predominantly Muslim and Jewish land?
Christians are part of Palestinian society, and the Palestinians are Christians and Muslims. No one is going to flee because of Islamic influence, but because of the lack of work, or the political tension provoked by the curfew. But there is no Muslim persecution of Christians, and in fact they share the same hope of one day having an independent state.
Don’t you see a desire on the part of Muslims to dominate and convert other faiths?
Just a moment. This isn’t easily understood in the West. We Palestinians know how to live together and how to understand this relationship. We are one people, even if there are some difficulties.
But aren’t you isolating the case of the Palestinians? This isn’t a relationship that is easily exported. To find Christians who are persecuted it’s enough just to look at Vatican reports. Think of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Iraq.
In Arab countries there is no persecution of Christians. I don’t speak of Pakistan, but in Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon—no. Historically there have been some massacres, beginning when Europe entered the Mideast.
Not even any effort at the conversion of Christians?
There’s always that, but much of it is social pressure, that’s all. Nowadays we cannot say there is persecution. There are problems of the majority and minority, disputes of a social nature. These governments are very vigilant about relations between Muslims and Christians. There’s a lot of propaganda in the West; I don’t know why. Let us live in peace and don’t foment fear, it’s fear that weakens us. Our vocation is to live among Muslims and to give testimony to Jesus in a Muslim society. It’s difficult, but we accept it.
What kind of Christmas will this one be in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity?
A Christmas of prayer, calling on God to have pity on this land. We will pray for peace and if there is not peace, the siege will continue.
Do you see suicide bombers as true martyrs?
According to Islam, they are. It’s necessary to treat each one according to his own principles. As Muslims see it, suicide bombers are giving their lives for their country, to gain their liberty. As a Christian, suicide is not permissible in any case, even for your country. You may not kill yourself.
The Israelis, too, are under attack. They are being overwhelmed with continuing acts of terrorism.
Under attack, by whom? Israel occupies and attacks someone else’s land and finds resistance. Israel is not being attacked. When Israel ceases to attack and to occupy [the Palestinian territories], they won’t suffer any further counterattacks. If Israel wants to end violence, it only needs to end occupation. I’m 200 percent certain of this, and I’ve said it many times.
Do you feel January’s elections in Israel will do any good?
Nothing will change. The majority in Israel is for [Ariel] Sharon and [Benjamin] Netanyahu. They’re for the same political line.
What has given you the most comfort in this past year, with so much desperation?
The patience of the people and their hope in the midst of continuous war.
Friday, August 10, 2007
FISA Protect America Act S.1927 as Amended
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U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 110th Congress - 1st Session
Alphabetical by Senator Name
Grouped By Vote Position
Grouped by Home State
U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 110th Congress - 1st Session
as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate
Vote Summary| Question: | |||
| Vote Number: | 309 | Vote Date: | August 3, 2007, 09:16 PM |
| Required For Majority: | 3/5 | Vote Result: | Bill Passed |
| Measure Number: | S. 1927 | ||
| Measure Title: | A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. | ||
| Vote Counts: | YEAs | 60 |
| NAYs | 28 | |
| Not Voting | 12 |
| Vote Summary | By Senator Name | By Vote Position | By Home State |
Alphabetical by Senator Name | Akaka (D-HI), Nay Alexander (R-TN), Not Voting Allard (R-CO), Yea Barrasso (R-WY), Yea Baucus (D-MT), Nay Bayh (D-IN), Yea Bennett (R-UT), Yea Biden (D-DE), Nay Bingaman (D-NM), Nay Bond (R-MO), Yea Boxer (D-CA), Not Voting Brown (D-OH), Nay Brownback (R-KS), Yea Bunning (R-KY), Not Voting Burr (R-NC), Yea Byrd (D-WV), Nay Cantwell (D-WA), Nay Cardin (D-MD), Nay Carper (D-DE), Yea Casey (D-PA), Yea Chambliss (R-GA), Yea Clinton (D-NY), Nay Coburn (R-OK), Yea Cochran (R-MS), Yea Coleman (R-MN), Yea Collins (R-ME), Yea Conrad (D-ND), Yea Corker (R-TN), Yea Cornyn (R-TX), Yea Craig (R-ID), Yea Crapo (R-ID), Yea DeMint (R-SC), Yea Dodd (D-CT), Nay Dole (R-NC), Yea | Domenici (R-NM), Yea Dorgan (D-ND), Not Voting Durbin (D-IL), Nay Ensign (R-NV), Yea Enzi (R-WY), Yea Feingold (D-WI), Nay Feinstein (D-CA), Yea Graham (R-SC), Yea Grassley (R-IA), Yea Gregg (R-NH), Not Voting Hagel (R-NE), Yea Harkin (D-IA), Not Voting Hatch (R-UT), Yea Hutchison (R-TX), Yea Inhofe (R-OK), Yea Inouye (D-HI), Yea Isakson (R-GA), Yea Johnson (D-SD), Not Voting Kennedy (D-MA), Nay Kerry (D-MA), Not Voting Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea Kohl (D-WI), Nay Kyl (R-AZ), Yea Landrieu (D-LA), Yea Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay Leahy (D-VT), Nay Levin (D-MI), Nay Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea Lincoln (D-AR), Yea Lott (R-MS), Not Voting Lugar (R-IN), Not Voting Martinez (R-FL), Yea McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting McCaskill (D-MO), Yea | McConnell (R-KY), Yea Menendez (D-NJ), Nay Mikulski (D-MD), Yea Murkowski (R-AK), Yea Murray (D-WA), Not Voting Nelson (D-FL), Yea Nelson (D-NE), Yea Obama (D-IL), Nay Pryor (D-AR), Yea Reed (D-RI), Nay Reid (D-NV), Nay Roberts (R-KS), Yea Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay Salazar (D-CO), Yea Sanders (I-VT), Nay Schumer (D-NY), Nay Sessions (R-AL), Yea Shelby (R-AL), Yea Smith (R-OR), Yea Snowe (R-ME), Yea Specter (R-PA), Yea Stabenow (D-MI), Nay Stevens (R-AK), Yea Sununu (R-NH), Yea Tester (D-MT), Nay Thune (R-SD), Yea Vitter (R-LA), Yea Voinovich (R-OH), Yea Warner (R-VA), Yea Webb (D-VA), Yea Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay Wyden (D-OR), Nay |
| Vote Summary | By Senator Name | By Vote Position | By Home State |
Grouped By Vote Position | YEAs ---60 | ||
| Allard (R-CO) Barrasso (R-WY) Bayh (D-IN) Bennett (R-UT) Bond (R-MO) Brownback (R-KS) Burr (R-NC) Carper (D-DE) Casey (D-PA) Chambliss (R-GA) Coburn (R-OK) Cochran (R-MS) Coleman (R-MN) Collins (R-ME) Conrad (D-ND) Corker (R-TN) Cornyn (R-TX) Craig (R-ID) Crapo (R-ID) DeMint (R-SC) | Dole (R-NC) Domenici (R-NM) Ensign (R-NV) Enzi (R-WY) Feinstein (D-CA) Graham (R-SC) Grassley (R-IA) Hagel (R-NE) Hatch (R-UT) Hutchison (R-TX) Inhofe (R-OK) Inouye (D-HI) Isakson (R-GA) Klobuchar (D-MN) Kyl (R-AZ) Landrieu (D-LA) Lieberman (ID-CT) Lincoln (D-AR) Martinez (R-FL) McCaskill (D-MO) | McConnell (R-KY) Mikulski (D-MD) Murkowski (R-AK) Nelson (D-FL) Nelson (D-NE) Pryor (D-AR) Roberts (R-KS) Salazar (D-CO) Sessions (R-AL) Shelby (R-AL) Smith (R-OR) Snowe (R-ME) Specter (R-PA) Stevens (R-AK) Sununu (R-NH) Thune (R-SD) Vitter (R-LA) Voinovich (R-OH) Warner (R-VA) Webb (D-VA) |
| NAYs ---28 | ||
| Akaka (D-HI) Baucus (D-MT) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Brown (D-OH) Byrd (D-WV) Cantwell (D-WA) Cardin (D-MD) Clinton (D-NY) Dodd (D-CT) | Durbin (D-IL) Feingold (D-WI) Kennedy (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Menendez (D-NJ) Obama (D-IL) Reed (D-RI) | Reid (D-NV) Rockefeller (D-WV) Sanders (I-VT) Schumer (D-NY) Stabenow (D-MI) Tester (D-MT) Whitehouse (D-RI) Wyden (D-OR) |
| Not Voting - 12 | ||
| Alexander (R-TN) Boxer (D-CA) Bunning (R-KY) Dorgan (D-ND) | Gregg (R-NH) Harkin (D-IA) Johnson (D-SD) Kerry (D-MA) | Lott (R-MS) Lugar (R-IN) McCain (R-AZ) Murray (D-WA) |
| Vote Summary | By Senator Name | By Vote Position | By Home State |
Grouped by Home State | Alabama: | Sessions (R-AL), Yea | Shelby (R-AL), Yea |
| Alaska: | Murkowski (R-AK), Yea | Stevens (R-AK), Yea |
| Arizona: | Kyl (R-AZ), Yea | McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting |
| Arkansas: | Lincoln (D-AR), Yea | Pryor (D-AR), Yea |
| California: | Boxer (D-CA), Not Voting | Feinstein (D-CA), Yea |
| Colorado: | Allard (R-CO), Yea | Salazar (D-CO), Yea |
| Connecticut: | Dodd (D-CT), Nay | Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea |
| Delaware: | Biden (D-DE), Nay | Carper (D-DE), Yea |
| Florida: | Martinez (R-FL), Yea | Nelson (D-FL), Yea |
| Georgia: | Chambliss (R-GA), Yea | Isakson (R-GA), Yea |
| Hawaii: | Akaka (D-HI), Nay | Inouye (D-HI), Yea |
| Idaho: | Craig (R-ID), Yea | Crapo (R-ID), Yea |
| Illinois: | Durbin (D-IL), Nay | Obama (D-IL), Nay |
| Indiana: | Bayh (D-IN), Yea | Lugar (R-IN), Not Voting |
| Iowa: | Grassley (R-IA), Yea | Harkin (D-IA), Not Voting |
| Kansas: | Brownback (R-KS), Yea | Roberts (R-KS), Yea |
| Kentucky: | Bunning (R-KY), Not Voting | McConnell (R-KY), Yea |
| Louisiana: | Landrieu (D-LA), Yea | Vitter (R-LA), Yea |
| Maine: | Collins (R-ME), Yea | Snowe (R-ME), Yea |
| Maryland: | Cardin (D-MD), Nay | Mikulski (D-MD), Yea |
| Massachusetts: | Kennedy (D-MA), Nay | Kerry (D-MA), Not Voting |
| Michigan: | Levin (D-MI), Nay | Stabenow (D-MI), Nay |
| Minnesota: | Coleman (R-MN), Yea | Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea |
| Mississippi: | Cochran (R-MS), Yea | Lott (R-MS), Not Voting |
| Missouri: | Bond (R-MO), Yea | McCaskill (D-MO), Yea |
| Montana: | Baucus (D-MT), Nay | Tester (D-MT), Nay |
| Nebraska: | Hagel (R-NE), Yea | Nelson (D-NE), Yea |
| Nevada: | Ensign (R-NV), Yea | Reid (D-NV), Nay |
| New Hampshire: | Gregg (R-NH), Not Voting | Sununu (R-NH), Yea |
| New Jersey: | Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay | Menendez (D-NJ), Nay |
| New Mexico: | Bingaman (D-NM), Nay | Domenici (R-NM), Yea |
| New York: | Clinton (D-NY), Nay | Schumer (D-NY), Nay |
| North Carolina: | Burr (R-NC), Yea | Dole (R-NC), Yea |
| North Dakota: | Conrad (D-ND), Yea | Dorgan (D-ND), Not Voting |
| Ohio: | Brown (D-OH), Nay | Voinovich (R-OH), Yea |
| Oklahoma: | Coburn (R-OK), Yea | Inhofe (R-OK), Yea |
| Oregon: | Smith (R-OR), Yea | Wyden (D-OR), Nay |
| Pennsylvania: | Casey (D-PA), Yea | Specter (R-PA), Yea |
| Rhode Island: | Reed (D-RI), Nay | Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay |
| South Carolina: | DeMint (R-SC), Yea | Graham (R-SC), Yea |
| South Dakota: | Johnson (D-SD), Not Voting | Thune (R-SD), Yea |
| Tennessee: | Alexander (R-TN), Not Voting | Corker (R-TN), Yea |
| Texas: | Cornyn (R-TX), Yea | Hutchison (R-TX), Yea |
| Utah: | Bennett (R-UT), Yea | Hatch (R-UT), Yea |
| Vermont: | Leahy (D-VT), Nay | Sanders (I-VT), Nay |
| Virginia: | Warner (R-VA), Yea | Webb (D-VA), Yea |
| Washington: | Cantwell (D-WA), Nay | Murray (D-WA), Not Voting |
| West Virginia: | Byrd (D-WV), Nay | Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay |
| Wisconsin: | Feingold (D-WI), Nay | Kohl (D-WI), Nay |
| Wyoming: | Barrasso (R-WY), Yea | Enzi (R-WY), Yea |
Monday, July 30, 2007
Arms Sale, somethings not right
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The Bush Administration will be presenting to congress an Arms Sale Package to Saudi Arabia for their approval. The announced arms sale was immediately met with sharp criticism from congress, especially Israel and the Israeli Lobby. So what happened next, Israel and it's lobby bribed the U.S. into increasing its military aide by $30+ billion. Israel should be lobbying for the U.S. to sell huge amounts of military equipment to all the Arab and Muslim countries throughout the globe, the U.S. would then be suckered into financing every aspect of the state of Israel.
Most arm sales are done to raise funds, i.e. profits, or for some other political purpose. But if you examine this current arms sale package to Saudi Arabia you will see that it is worth around $20 billion dollars, you'd think the U.S. government just increase it's income by $2o billion but that did not happen. Immediately we are coaxed into giving those profits, plus another $10 billion dollars to Israel for military purposes (an illegal occupation, expansion of settlements, building and maintenance of a prison fence) and we don't require them to account for 1 cent of it. Why, if the did show where the money went we would be forced to cease giving them any more aide because of the illegal occupation we are so conveniently financing. Israel is the only recipient of U.S. Foreign Aide that does not have to account for it.
Why does Israel need all this money? Just watch the news, you don't see the Israelis living in tents, or praying for water, that's the Palestinians you see doing those things. They need the money not Israel. And if Israel still is dependent on our aide after all these years of being so generous to them, then they need to get someone else to do their accounting.
Am I the only one disturbed by this?
The Bush Administration will be presenting to congress an Arms Sale Package to Saudi Arabia for their approval. The announced arms sale was immediately met with sharp criticism from congress, especially Israel and the Israeli Lobby. So what happened next, Israel and it's lobby bribed the U.S. into increasing its military aide by $30+ billion. Israel should be lobbying for the U.S. to sell huge amounts of military equipment to all the Arab and Muslim countries throughout the globe, the U.S. would then be suckered into financing every aspect of the state of Israel.
Most arm sales are done to raise funds, i.e. profits, or for some other political purpose. But if you examine this current arms sale package to Saudi Arabia you will see that it is worth around $20 billion dollars, you'd think the U.S. government just increase it's income by $2o billion but that did not happen. Immediately we are coaxed into giving those profits, plus another $10 billion dollars to Israel for military purposes (an illegal occupation, expansion of settlements, building and maintenance of a prison fence) and we don't require them to account for 1 cent of it. Why, if the did show where the money went we would be forced to cease giving them any more aide because of the illegal occupation we are so conveniently financing. Israel is the only recipient of U.S. Foreign Aide that does not have to account for it.
Why does Israel need all this money? Just watch the news, you don't see the Israelis living in tents, or praying for water, that's the Palestinians you see doing those things. They need the money not Israel. And if Israel still is dependent on our aide after all these years of being so generous to them, then they need to get someone else to do their accounting.
Am I the only one disturbed by this?
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Israel and the U.S. Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia
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The Bush Administration is planning on a huge arms sale to Saudi Arabia and is hoping Congress will approve the transaction. The sale includes sophisticated satellite guided bombs, fighter jet upgrades and some navy boats. The administration is hoping the arms sale will deter any hostile action on part of the Iranians as well as letting our Arab allies know that we still stand with them. Much of the criticism in the U.S. is coming from the Pro-Israel Lobby saying this sale will result in Saudi Arabia taking a much bigger role amongst the insurgency in Iraq as well as putting Israels safety at risk. That's a bunch of bullshit, so the Saudis have some satellite guided missiles, Israel still is the big dog being it is the first to introduce and the only nation to possess a nuclear arsenal in the Middle East. Can anyone guess how might the US alleviate Israels concerns, how about giving them an extra 30+ billion in military aide. I would be surprised if the Israeli Lobby had a hand in arranging this deal for the Saudis in hope of using it to blackmail the US into giving it more aide. If a threat in the form of a pedophile were to move next door to a family of 3, including a 3 year old child, could you alleviate your concerns for your child's safety by allowing an even bigger threat to the pedophile to live in your house? No you wouldn't, you would do whatever it took to prevent this person from moving in next door, not add more potential violence but that is exactly what Israel is doing. Have we not learned anything from the cold war. Back then if we were able to destroy the U.S.S.R. three times over then the U.S.S.R. wouldn't feel safe until they could destroy the U.S. four times over. Israel already has a larger, better equipped military than all their neighbors combined what more could the possibly need military speaking.
The Bush Administration is planning on a huge arms sale to Saudi Arabia and is hoping Congress will approve the transaction. The sale includes sophisticated satellite guided bombs, fighter jet upgrades and some navy boats. The administration is hoping the arms sale will deter any hostile action on part of the Iranians as well as letting our Arab allies know that we still stand with them. Much of the criticism in the U.S. is coming from the Pro-Israel Lobby saying this sale will result in Saudi Arabia taking a much bigger role amongst the insurgency in Iraq as well as putting Israels safety at risk. That's a bunch of bullshit, so the Saudis have some satellite guided missiles, Israel still is the big dog being it is the first to introduce and the only nation to possess a nuclear arsenal in the Middle East. Can anyone guess how might the US alleviate Israels concerns, how about giving them an extra 30+ billion in military aide. I would be surprised if the Israeli Lobby had a hand in arranging this deal for the Saudis in hope of using it to blackmail the US into giving it more aide. If a threat in the form of a pedophile were to move next door to a family of 3, including a 3 year old child, could you alleviate your concerns for your child's safety by allowing an even bigger threat to the pedophile to live in your house? No you wouldn't, you would do whatever it took to prevent this person from moving in next door, not add more potential violence but that is exactly what Israel is doing. Have we not learned anything from the cold war. Back then if we were able to destroy the U.S.S.R. three times over then the U.S.S.R. wouldn't feel safe until they could destroy the U.S. four times over. Israel already has a larger, better equipped military than all their neighbors combined what more could the possibly need military speaking.
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