Sun Jul 23, 2006 5:28 pm
benji wrote:Why is it so hard for people to understand the difference between intentionally targeting innocents as Hezbollah has done for nearly three decades, and accidental unavoidable casaulties resulting from actions directed at terrorists (who are preventing civilians from leaving by force, are hiding their weapon caches and forces in civilian housing locations, etc.)?
Is the "intelligisa" point of view really so prevalent that people cannot look at things themselves instead of simply repeating the "popular" view?
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Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:18 am
Once, there was a small nation created by international consensus from the ashes of a world war. It included two main nationalities and it was the only free nation in the region, surrounded by larger neighbors who resented it and coveted its land, which they felt rightfully belonged to them. In spite of that, it was a prosperous and free republic, and its citizens enjoyed one of the highest living standards in that part of the world.
As a result of the hostile attitude of its neighbor countries, this tiny country had developed a well trained and superbly equipped military, with advanced weapons and its own arms industry. It was also allied with the Western democracies both by its values and by strategic and practical necessity.
One of this small country`s warlike neighbors had a number of its former natives in a part of the tiny nation and began orchestrating riots and other terrorist activity among them in an effort to subvert and conquer their neighbor. When the government of the small country attempted to restore order, the larger nation accused it of violating its former nationals' human rights and committing an "occupation."
A propaganda campaign was begun, claiming that the small country had committed "war crimes" and violated international law. Huge, violent demonstrations were organized by leaders of the larger nation to agitate for the "independence" of their former countrymen.
The larger nation claimed that it could not control the popular anger in the "street" and that it would be forced to go to war and plunge the region into chaos. The case was frequently made that the small country was "racist" and should never have been created at all.
A quartet of nations, including the Western democracies the small nation was allied with, came together to find a solution and a peace plan was created -- without the input or agreement of anyone from the small country.
The peace plan involved a trade of land for peace, with the former nationals of the larger nation to have an independent state on a large part of the small country`s land.
No one in the Quartet would have considered repatriating the natives of the larger nation back to their original home country, or giving them some of the larger nation`s territory to live on.
When the leaders and diplomats of the small nation protested at this one-sided settlement, they were bullied into acceptance with threats of withdrawal of all aid and military assistance by the very western allies they had counted on for support in preserving their freedom. Instead, they were offered guarantees for the security of their remaining territory.
They were likewise abandoned by the international body that had brought them into existence in the first place. They reluctantly accepted the Quartet`s diktat, counting on the guarantees they were given for their security and territorial integrity. Certain politicians in the small country were even happy at the settlement, since the "occupation" was ended and peace preserved. And the international community congratulated them on making sacrifices and bold moves for peace.
After Munich, Czechoslovakia was forced to withdraw to indefensible borders, leaving a large part of its superb defenses and arms works in the hands of "Slovakia," a German satellite.
Less than a year later Slovakia became Germany`s bridge for invasion, and the tiny country was crushed between Hitler`s Germany and Pilsudski`s Poland. The international community did nothing to honor its guarantees, nothing whatever...and alone, without a single voice being raised in protest, the Czechs were crushed.
When the Western democracies threw Czechoslovakia to the wolves they eliminated Hitler`s worry about a strong adversary on his eastern border, paved the way for the Comintern Pact with Russia and virtually guaranteed World War Two. Had the West stood by Czechoslovakia, Hitler would never have dared to move.
Those who favor bullying Israel into a so-called peace settlement would do well to remember the last time the West betrayed a strong ally to preserve "peace in our time." They might want to consider what a victory of this kind for the forces of Islamic fascism might mean to the West and preserving its freedom.
And the Israelis would do well to remember that all the security guarantees in the world are no substitute for defensible borders and a strong military. And that `security' is not something that can be left to others.
History bites back, especially to those who forget its lessons.
I'm saying they're not better than Nazis because they are using the same "expansionism (or whatever you call it in English)" theory Hitler and Mussolini used back in the 30's and the 40's.
I think they could have a better solution like making allies with the Lebanese goverment and figuring some kind of plan out to capture all or most of the Hezbollah members.
Are you saying they are the one's attacking all the other countries? Get it through your head, the only Arabs that are involved in these wars are terrorist groups that were established because of the Jews taking Palestine's land.
Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:21 pm
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Fri Jul 28, 2006 6:10 am
Judaism shares some of the characteristics of a nation, an ethnicity, a religion, and a culture, making the definition of who is a Jew vary slightly depending on whether a religious or national approach to identity is used. For discussions of the religious views on who is a Jew and how these views differ from each other, please see Who is a Jew?. Generally, in modern secular usage, Jews include three groups: people who practice Judaism and have a Jewish ethnic background (sometimes including those who do not have strictly matrilineal descent), people without Jewish parents who have converted to Judaism; and those Jews who, while not practicing Judaism as a religion, still identify themselves as Jewish by virtue of their family's Jewish descent and their own cultural and historical identification with the Jewish people.
Historical definitions of Jewish identity have traditionally been based on Halakhic definitions of matrilineal descent, and halachic conversions. Historical definitions of who is a Jew date back to the codification of the oral tradition into the Babylonian Talmud. Biblical interpretations of sections in the Tanach, such as Deuteronomy 7:1-5, by learned Jewish sages, is used as a warning against intermarriage between Jews and non Jews because "[the non-Jewish male spouse] will cause your child to turn away from Me and they will worship the gods of others." Leviticus 24:10 speaks of the son in a marriage between a Hebrew woman and an Egyptian man to be "of the community of Israel.", which contrasts with Ezra 10:2-3, where Israelites returning from Egypt, vowed to put aside their gentile wives and their children. Since the Haskalah, these halakhic interpretations of Jewish identity have been challenged.
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Fenix wrote:And benji - a superb post. How old are you, if I may ask, and what is your education?
Fri Jul 28, 2006 9:51 am
wisdom_kid wrote:So you see most of the media in the States is controlled by the Jews and of course they would show their country as the good guy and show the Hezzbollah group as the bad guys. [/color]
Fri Jul 28, 2006 10:02 am
Go flush a spider. There's just as many anti-semites as there are Jews in Hollywood, get your head out of your ass, and think outside the box and step into other people's shoes.
Fri Jul 28, 2006 11:38 am
Fenix wrote:And benji - a superb post. How old are you, if I may ask, and what is your education?
Fri Jul 28, 2006 11:56 am
wisdom_kid wrote:Go flush a spider. There's just as many anti-semites as there are Jews in Hollywood, get your head out of your ass, and think outside the box and step into other people's shoes.
How can you say there are many anti-semites in Hollywood? The list i gave was "outside the box". I bet no one really knew how much Jews are controlling the media. So please say something useful or shut up.
Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:02 pm
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Sat Jul 29, 2006 1:14 pm
Jews have influence over everything in America. Media, Government, you name it. Why else would the US give over $100 Billion in "aid" to Israel?
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Sat Jul 29, 2006 4:35 pm
Matthew wrote:Jews have influence over everything in America. Media, Government, you name it. Why else would the US give over $100 Billion in "aid" to Israel?
They are a powerfull loby groupd with Jew's in the senate, but you make it sound like its a bad thing.
Sat Jul 29, 2006 6:55 pm
Israel is using American made missiles to kill 400+ innocent Lebanese and Palestianian civilians. Women, children, elderly. And for what?
Here are the FACTS: 3 LEBANESE prisoners have been imprisoned in Israel for over 7 years. Hezbollah captured 2 Israeli soldiers on the condition that there would be an exchange. This is not counting the THOUSANDS of Lebanese and Palestianian prisoners that have been imprisoned in Israel for decades. But Israel starts a war over what could have been a simple exchange? Hezbollah did not start this war.
So yes, it is a bad thing.
Sat Jul 29, 2006 9:50 pm