lesser danish toon

we've already seen the islamic street's tolerance for any type of art that could be considered anti-islamic. so it should be of no surprise that after a danish cartoon depicting muhammed as a terrorist, the islamic street has erupted in protest & violence.. saudi arabia recalled it's ambassador from denmark, gunmen raided the EU office in gaza.. all of this over a cartoon.

i would really appreciate the same type of reaction from the islamic community over the genocide in Darfur.. a genocide perpetrated by islamic arabs against Christian and animist africans.. since Feb 2003, over 400,000 people have died at the hands of these muslims.. yet, there is silence on this topic in the islamic community.. just like there is silence when major terrorist attacks occur. 1.3 BILLION people, and not a word to say about the actions of the people who represent them in the name of allah.

HOWEVER, should there be a film or a cartoon or an essay about anything anti-islam, there are protests, CAIR statements, KILLINGS.. saudi arabia will recall it's ambassador, yet in it's embarassment of riches, will do nothing to prevent the genocide at the hands of islamists across the red sea..

so, in short, there is a double standard. the prosepect of a koran touching the ground seems to be far more important for news headlines than the death of hundreds of thousands in the name of allah.. its either that people don't care or they're too PC to call a spade a spade..

black market love..

from middle east newsline:
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ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Iran was said to have acquired a nuclear bomb.
A leading U.S. nuclear proliferation expert said Teheran obtained an atomic bomb about a decade ago from the nuclear black market. The expert said Iran sought to produce additional nuclear weapons through technology from Pakistan and other countries.

"The one functional device Iran has," Mansoor Ijaz, a U.S. nuclear scientist, said, "is the result of clandestine transfers from Pakistan's rogue black market nuclear scientist, Abdul Qadeer Khan, who sold the Iranians antiquated but highly effective Chinese bomb designs and parts, including spherical shell casings, spherical Krytron detonation switches and empirical software testing modules."

On Saturday, Iran threatened to launch a missile strike against the West. The commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Maj. Gen. Rahim Safavi, said Teheran could retaliate with the Shihab-3 intermediate-range missile against what he termed was British efforts to foment unrest in western Iran.

finding those pesky WMD's

time for some news you won't read or see in the mainstream media.. the united nations has found that iraq sent wmd's out of town leading up to the second iraq war.. did you read that right ?? the UNITED NATIONS found this to be the case..
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from world tribune:

The United Nations has determined that Saddam Hussein shipped weapons of mass destruction components as well as medium-range ballistic missiles before, during and after the U.S.-led war against Iraq in 2003.

The UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission briefed the Security Council on new findings that could help trace the whereabouts of Saddam's missile and WMD program.
The briefing contained satellite photographs that demonstrated the speed with which Saddam dismantled his missile and WMD sites before and during the war. Council members were shown photographs of a ballistic missile site outside Baghdad in May 2003, and then saw a satellite image of the same location in February 2004, in which facilities had disappeared..
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obviously, the notion that bush didn't lie and people died doesn't play well with the peaceniks out there.. i doubt seriously this UN report will get much coverage in the mainstream media..

then there is this little diddy in the Jerusalem post about saddam wanting to launch a WMD attack on israel in gulf war I..

The former deputy of the Iraqi air force, General Georges Sada, revealed on Saturday that that former dictator of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, ordered him during the first Gulf War to bomb Israeli population centers with chemical weapons.

The ousted dictator, said Sada in recently published book, Saddam's secret's, ordered 96 Russian fighter jets to be armed with chemical weapons and sent to bomb Israel...

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kinda interesting how a man without WMD was planning to use the WMD's he didn't have on Israel..

Seasonal Crudites with Hamas and Baba Ganoush

"You won't believe that this sophisticated spread is also perfect for phase 1. Asparagus, bell peppers and broccoli are arranged on a platter with your choice of hamas and baba ganoush for dipping."
Original recipe yield: 2 servings.
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mmmMMMmmm just makes you long for a healthy lunch, doesn't it ??

HAMAS WINS !! HAMAS WINS !! HAMAS WINS !!
so suicide bombing and jew hatred will get you elected in the muslim world.. this should be no surprise. israel is facing a bad situation gone worse.. the now 'legitimized' hamas, who still calls for the total destruction of israel, is in charge of the PA. washington will now be in the unique position to negotiate with terrorists if they want to continue the 'road map' to peace.. but, of course, we already know that the bush doctrine does not apply to israel's terrorist neighbors.. we'll hunt them down and root them out all over the world, unless the terror is against israel. then, we'll tell them to give up land and keep taking it and taking it and taking it until our goals are complete in the middle east.. how anyone can take the bush doctrine seriously is beyond me..

but here we are - facing a world with a terrorist led PA.. a group sworn to the destruction of israel as a state - and yet, will be at the negotiating table trying to convince us otherwise (just wait and see) the world will embrace these terrorists turned politicians, just like they embraced the father of terrorism himself, yasser arafag. i mean arafat. (he didn't REALLY die of AIDS, we're told)

let's remember yasser's favorite motto: "We shall hold talks as though there is no terror and wage terror as though there are no talks. "

look for more of the same.

this does, however, possibly shake up the kadima party in israel. the israeli public may not be as anxious for 'peace' with people who outwardly call for their destruction.. so this may bring the likud party back in to power.. which would be interesting indeed. that being said, anything the israeli government wants to do has to be ok'd by washington.. and washington doesn't seem to have the appetite to do what is best for israel.

so, sit back and watch it all unfold.. remember this picture:

















it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood..

and iran.. iran so far away..

2006 is stinkin' busy in the working world.. i haven't had a lot of time to sit around and blog.. been running around working to and fro.. often thinking that i'm burning up the prime years of my life working hard to accomplish little for people who seem to care even less.. but i digress..

we care a lot.

speaking of caring.. it's interesting that the 3 blogs i've got this year all have to do with iran.. last year it was the tsunami taking the headlines.. this year, it's iran.. we've got some serious trouble brewing over in that part of the world and it looks like the posturing is being taken to an even higher level. israel is sabre rattling.. france is now saying they will nuke anyone who launches a terrorist attack against them. (that will be interesting since the terrorist attacks coming their way will be from within - but maybe france nuking themselves is poetic justice) the united states is saying that the time for talking has passed.. the russians and chinese are strangely quiet on the topic.. russians wanna help iran enrich uranium in russia.. the chinese want iran's energy resources for it's soon to be epic energy crisis.. europe has taken the lead on this one.. and as with anything that europe takes the lead on, it has turned in to a disaster.

while the aclu and friends decry the united states as a theocracy on the rise, they ignore a theocracy in practice in ancient persia. they ignore a man who has called for israel to be wiped off the map.. they ignore a man with such messianic visions that he has said that his government's purpose is to facilitate the arrival of the 12th prophet, or mahdi. they ignore a man who apparently is planning a nuclear weapon test before march, all the while claiming the program to be peaceful..

iran is going to be a serious problem.. and a problem for some time. messianic visions and atomic weapons don't make a good match. i anticipate israel will take unilateral action against iran sooner than later. i anticipate an attempted terrorist attack on us soil related to this.. i don't think it is just a coincidence that the timing of bin laden's message and iran's threats are similar.. i don't think the growing relationship among iran, syria and russia is accidental either..

it will be very interesting to see how this all unfolds.. as the people within the united states bicker and fight over NSA spying, judicial candidates and abramoff scandals, the rest of the world gets just a little more dangerous..

the price of unintended consequences..

the united states, already deeply involved in the reconstruction of 2 islamic states, deferred the iran issue to the europeans for resolution. given the european history in dealing with potential (and current) threats, this move may have damning consequences felt world wide.

i'm a firm believer that when you are a leader, you cannot take time off from being a leader. even when you feel taxed and stretched, people look to leaders for leadership.. there are no off days.

one of george bush's apparent miscalculations was to allow the iranian issue to fester under the watchful eye of the europeans. while the united states took time to shore up efforts in iraq and afghanistan, the iranians put more moves on the euro's than barry sanders on sunday.

the iranians are following the north korean playbook to a tee. it appears as if they have had discussions, not only on arms, but on strategy as well. everyone knows that the iranian missile program is based on the north korean one.. now, their strategy in dealing with the world community is a copy as well.. a copy with one major twist.

the new iranian president has an apolcalyptic view of his nation's role in the return of the 12th prophet, or mahdi. he has taken a more aggressive stance - threatening israel, threatening the global oil markets and his neighbors.

israel cannot stand for a nuclear iran.. it would not surprise me at all to see a strike against iran in the next couple of months. iran may make the assumption that with the sharon stroke, israel may not be in a position to make such a strike, but i think that line of thinking is folly. israel, most assuredly has been training and planning such a strike for years. israel, more than any country on earth, knows what to take from the empty words and demands on the euro's.

the only country on earth that can lead right now is the united states, but will that happen ?? will israel have to act alone and withstand the global outcry and condemnation ? will israel utilize nuclear weapons of their own to neutralize the iranian threat ??

none of these options seem palatable, but that's what happens when the one country that is capable of leading decides to defer to those who cannot.

may you live in interesting times..

well, i'm back from blogging vacation.. since i last logged on i've been to new york, connecticut, new jersey, florida, belize and guatemala.. we've seen Christmas come and go and a new year start.. so, i guess here, today, on 1/10, it's time to get back on the blog.

2005 was a very interesting year.. we've seen the biggest threat to american sovereignty appear internally. we've watched once great men become small shadows of their former selves (congressman murtha). we've seen one group of people set on destroying another set of people in the united states. we've seen corruption on both sides of the aisle. we've seen natural disasters on an unprecedented scale. but through all of this we've seen democracy wake in the middle east. we've seen a constitution and 3 votes in iraq. we've seen people, at the risk of their lives, going to vote so to have a say in their future government. we've seen an outpouring of support from great americans to help their own through 2 devastating hurricanes. we've seen the united states provided assistance to india and pakistan through their devastating earthquake. we've seen the united states take the lead in assistance post tsunami. and we've seen one of the most remarkable economic recoveries in history. after 9/11, an inherited recession, 4 hurricanes in florida, katrina, rita, tornadoes, wildfires and the like, the us economy is booming. home ownership is at an all time high.

so here we are in 2006. we start the year with ariel sharon incapacitated with a stroke. we again watch as all of the world focuses in on the middle east, and Jerusalem in particular. iran's leader is saying that the holocaust did not happen.. he's suggesting Israel be moved to europe.. he's calling for the destruction of the Jewish state. we see a building relationship between russia and iran.. we all stand by and watch as advanced russian arms pour in to the islamic state. then we're reminded of the the little diddy about gog & magog.. and an alliance between russia and persia and their ultimate involvement against Israel.

the bush administration appears to be forcing the new Israeli leaders to accept hamas as a partner in the 'roadmap to peace.' once again, the bush administration turns a blind eye to history and God's word. for the non-religious, that doesn't mean much, but for professing Christians, esp one who is leading the most powerful nation on earth, it should mean everything. Genesis 12:3 couldn't be more clear.. "I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you. All of the families of the earth will be blessed." those words are very clear and it relates to the descendants of Abraham - the Jews. each time the united states pushes Israel's security to the brink.. forcing them to give up land and deal with their enemies, the bush administration is inviting trouble for the united states. rice, bush and company, as professing Christians should understand this.. unfortunately, it appears they do not.

so here we are in 2006.. a new year, with much promise and much to be thankful for. not only that, there is so much to look forward to. depending on your point of view it's either exciting or unsettling, but regardless, we do live in interesting times.

further evidence of global warming..

no need for winter coats anymore.. confirmed.

iran - months away from a nuke..

inaction, delay and endless debating have brought us a treat for the new year..

from the jerusalem post:

IAEA chairman Muhammad ElBaradei on Monday confirmed Israel's assessment that Iran is only a few months away from creating an atomic bomb.

If Teheran indeed resumed its uranium enrichment in other plants, as threatened, it will take it only "a few months" to produce a nuclear bomb, El-Baradei told The Independent.

On the other hand, he warned, any attempt to resolve the crisis by non-diplomatic means would "open a Pandora's box. There would be efforts to isolate Iran; Iran would retaliate; and at the end of the day you have to go back to the negotiating table to find the solution."

further evidence that the united nations is the most worthless time waste in the history of the world

Persian Mahdi

for those who are not familiar with the term 'mahdi' in islam, it is a reference to the end times leader that will overcome the oppressors of islam. this is a very big deal for muslims around the world. the appearance of the mahdi is the signal that the day of judgement is fast approaching.

an explanation

"The Holy Prophet Muhammad(SAW) has prophesied about several events that will occur just before the advent of the day of judgment. Among these, Rasulullah(SAW) has foretold the advent of one of his descendants, Al Mahdi (the guided one), which will materialize when the believers are severely oppressed in every corner of the world. He will fight the oppressors, unite the Muslims, bring peace and justice to the world, rule over the Arabs, and lead a prayer in Mekkah at which Isa(pbuh) (Jesus) will be present."
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now, it appears as if the new iranian president is beginning to think of himself in this light.. which could be very dangerous indeed.

Iran: President Says Light Surrounded Him During UN Speech
By Golnaz Esfandiari

Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad says that when he delivered his speech at the UN General Assembly in September, he felt there was a light around him and that the attention of the world leaders in the audience was unblinkingly focused upon him. The claim has caused a stir in Iran, as a transcript and video recording of Ahmadinejad's comments have been published on an Iranian website, baztab.com. There are also reports that a CD showing Ahmadinejad making the comments also has been widely distributed in Iran. Is the Iranian president claiming to be divinely inspired?

Prague, 29 November 2005 (RFE/RL) -- According the report by baztab.com, President Ahmadinejad made the comments in a meeting with one of Iran's leading clerics, Ayatollah Javadi Amoli.

Ahmadinejad said that someone present at the UN told him that a light surrounded him while he was delivering his speech to the General Assembly. The Iranian president added that he also sensed it.

"He said when you began with the words 'in the name of God,' I saw that you became surrounded by a light until the end [of the speech]," Ahmadinejad appears to say in the video. "I felt it myself, too. I felt that all of a sudden the atmosphere changed there, and for 27-28 minutes all the leaders did not blink."

Ahmadinejad adds that he is not exaggerating.

"I am not exaggerating when I say they did not blink; it's not an exaggeration, because I was looking," he says. "They were astonished as if a hand held them there and made them sit. It had opened their eyes and ears for the message of the Islamic Republic."

Baztab.com reported that during the meeting, Ayatollah Amoli said that "carrying out promises and restraining from fooling people" is the most important duty, presumably of officials . However, it is unclear whether that comment is made in reaction to the claim made by Ahmadinejad.

Critics And Skeptics

Iranian legislator Akbar Alami has questioned Ahmadinejad's apparent claims, saying that even Islam's holiest figures have never made such claims.

Alami told ILNA news agency that it is hard to imagine that someone who is delivering a speech can at the same time focus his attention on the eyelashes of all the people sitting at a distance from him and categorically tell a leading Qom cleric that they did not blink.

Alami said he hopes the film of Ahmadinejad’s comments has not been distributed by people close to the president to make criticizing him "taboo among ordinary people."

However, FardaNews.com, a conservative website, reported that the meeting between Ahmadinejad and Ayatollah Javadi Amoli was private. [Editor's note: FardaNews.com has no relation to RFE/RL's Radio Farda.] The website accused unspecified Ahmadinejad opponents of distributing the CD of the meeting to insult him.

Hossein Bastani, an Iranian journalist based in France, told RFE/RL that Ahmadinejad's comments can be interpreted in two ways.

"One analysis is that this government believes that it came to power with the votes of the so-called lowest class of the Iranian society and these are classes that believe more in such supernatural tales," Bastani said. "Therefore, this government tries, by propagating such rumors, to gain a dogmatic, charismatic, and holy status among those whom they think support them. The second view is that despite the fact that they are trying to fool people, maybe they also believe in these things that are being repeatedly published about them and said by them. This is more dangerous.”

Growing Trend

Since the presidential elections in Iran, many bizarre stories and rumors have circulated about Ahmadinejad. Many of them are related to his devotion to the 12th Imam, also known as Imam Mahdi, who according to Muslims has disappeared and will return at the end of time to lead an era of Islamic justice.
During his September speech at the UN, Ahmadinejad called for the reappearance of the 12th Imam.

In mid-November, during a speech to Friday prayers leaders from across Iran, Ahmadinejad said that the main mission of the revolution is to pave the way for the reappearance of the 12th Imam.

In recent weeks, the president's aides have denied a rumor that he ordered his cabinet to write a pact of loyalty with the 12th Imam and throw it down a well near the holy city of Qom, where some believe the Imam is hiding.

Ahmadinejad's supporters said such rumors are being circulated about the president by opponents in efforts to defame him.

Tacit Approval?

But journalist Bastani said that many of the reported stories are based on comments made by Ahmadinejad and his cabinet members.

"Inside Iran, no one in a news [organization] takes the risk of publishing incorrect information about the president, who also controls the Information Ministry, [so] spreading lies about him has serious consequences," Bastani said. "In recent weeks and months, there has been much news similar to the meeting between Ahmadinejad and Ayatollah Amoli. These [reports] include the allocation in at least two cases of heavy budgets for the Jamkaran mosque [at the well where some believe that Imam Mahdi is hiding] or comments by the president that have been quoted by the Iranian media in which he had said in an official meeting that the Hidden Imam will appear in two years."

There has been no reaction from President Ahmadinejad to the distribution and publication of his claim that a light surrounded him while he was addressing world leaders at the UN.

Mohammad Ali Abtahi, an adviser to former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, has warned against the misuse of religious sanctities and written on his website that it is natural that, at a time when the world is expecting a plan to end the deadlock over Iran's nuclear issue, attention is paid to the comments by the country's president.

Ahmadinejad has been criticized inside the country for his seeming lack of tact and his confrontational style on the international stage. His comments about his mystical experience at the UN could well lead to further criticism.

technology is your friend..

you've come a long way, baby

a democratic perspective on the war in iraq

talk about a man without a party.. joe lieberman is talking about things that would put him in the category of zel miller. after recently visiting iraq, joe lieberman offered his assessment on the situation..

from newsmax.com

Fresh from his fourth trip to Iraq in the past 17 months, Sen. Joe Lieberman insists the U.S. must stay in the embattled nation and not abandon "27 million Iraqis to 10,000 terrorists."

"The Iraqi people are in reach of a watershed transformation from the primitive, killing tyranny of Saddam to modern, self-governing, self-securing nationhood – unless the great American military that has given them and us this unexpected opportunity is prematurely withdrawn," the Connecticut Democrat writes in an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal.

Pointing to economic and political progress he witnessed while in Iraq, Lieberman said:
"People are working their way toward a functioning society and economy in the midst of a very brutal, inhumane, sustained terrorist war against the civilian population and the Iraqi and American military there to protect it.

"It is a war between 27 million and 10,000; 27 million Iraqis who want to live lives of freedom, opportunity and prosperity and roughly 10,000 terrorists who are either Saddam revanchists, Iraqi Islamic extremists or al-Qaida foreign fighters who know their wretched causes will be set back if Iraq becomes free and modern ...

"We are fighting on the side of the 27 million because the outcome of this war is critically important to the security and freedom of America. If the terrorists win, they will be emboldened to strike us directly again and to further undermine the growing stability and progress in the Middle East."

Lieberman is encouraged by the numbers of Iraqis who have gone to the polls despite the threat of violence, by Sunni participation in the electoral process and by the thriving independent media in Iraq.

"None of these remarkable changes would have happened without the coalition forces led by the U.S.," Lieberman writes.
"And, I am convinced, almost all of the progress in Iraq and throughout the Middle East will be lost if those forces are withdrawn faster than the Iraqi military is capable of securing the country.

"I am disappointed by Democrats who are more focused on how President Bush took America into the war in Iraq almost three years ago, and by Republicans who are more worried about whether the war will bring them down in next November's elections, than they are concerned about how we continue the progress in Iraq in the months and years ahead.

"What a colossal mistake it would be for America's bipartisan political leadership to choose this moment in history to lose its will and, in the famous phrase, to seize defeat from the jaws of the coming victory."

it's lonely at the top..

the latest american super-heroine awaits the throngs of supporters standing in line for her to sign her book.. and waits.. and waits..

look for the underoos set in time for Christmas

paradise lost..

they say a picture says a thousand words.. here is your socialist french paradise.

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People walk past as a homeless person takes cover from the cold on a Paris sidewalk November 28, 2005, as six homeless have died in France since the arrival of winter temperatures. French authorities have raised their weather alert in 31 departments and asked for increased vigilance to the homeless in Paris. REUTERS/Franck Prevel

so much to be thankful for..

first off - happy thanksgiving to everyone out there !! i hope that everyone has a great day & takes a moment to be thankful for all the blessings we have.

i ran across this article from hal lindsey - and i thought it was appropriate to share. God bless !!
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Thankful for Thanksgiving
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com

One week after the passage of the Bill of Rights in 1789, President George Washington issued the first American proclamation of a national day of Thanksgiving and Prayer. That proclamation declared:

Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor – and Whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me "to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness" ...

Washington's proclamation had nothing to do with November or the Pilgrims. It was to acknowledge God's inspiration in the drafting of the Constitution:

... for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted, for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which He hath been pleased to confer upon us ...

In 1863, as the Civil War ravaged the nation, Abraham Lincoln issued a Thanksgiving proclamation, declaring:

The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added which are of so extraordinary a nature that they can not fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever-watchful providence of Almighty God.

President Ulysses S. Grant noted in his 1870 proclamation:

Whereas it behooves a people sensible of their dependence on the Almighty publicly and collectively to acknowledge their gratitude for His favors and mercies and humbly to beseech for their continuance ...

President Woodrow Wilson prefaced his 1918 Thanksgiving proclamation by noting:

It has long been our custom to turn in the autumn of the year in praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God for His many blessings and mercies to us as a nation.
And President Roosevelt's 1942 Thanksgiving proclamation opened with a quote from Psalms 92:1:
It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto Thy name, o Most High ...

Thanksgiving is one of those religious holidays that has withstood a full frontal assault from people like Michael Newdow or American Civil Liberties Union liberals.
That Thanksgiving is "religious" is beyond question. Newdow's current argument before the courts is that "In God We Trust" is an unacceptable endorsement of religion, whereas Thanksgiving Day is an official expression of religion, by Act of Congress, supported by centuries of presidential proclamations. And not just any religion, but the Almighty God quoted by Franklin Roosevelt from Psalms 92:1.

It is for that reason, I believe, that religious exclusionists like the ACLU have maintained such a "hands-off" approach to what is a national expression of religious worship to the Creator God of the Bible. That case could undo decades of legal rulings about the role of religion in American life.
The entire argument that the Second Amendment guarantees freedom of religion was really intended to mean freedom from religion rises and falls on the intention of the Framers of the Bill of Rights. The first presidential proclamation of Thanksgiving ever issued was to acknowledge God's participation in the development and ratification of the very Bill of Rights the ACLU now claims intentionally excludes God from public life.

Taking on the Thanksgiving Day holiday with the argument the Framers intended to stifle public expressions of religious worship would take some pretty fancy historical gymnastics to accomplish. They know that, so they leave it alone.
This year, I am thankful that the American practice of setting aside one day for prayer and thanksgiving to Almighty God has survived the current legal onslaught. God has heard our prayers of thanksgiving for 200 years and for 200 years, America has been the most abundantly blessed nation on the face of the Earth.

I pray you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving with plenty to be thankful for. May God continue to bless each of you, and may God bless America.
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Amen. may you and yours have a very happy thanksgiving and God bless America.

from the desk of michael jackson..

let's think about all of the trials of our friend michael jackson.. there have been many. there are the stories of abuse by his father.. there have been the failed marriages.. there has been the child molestation that didn't happen but did cost him a lot of money.. there have been the child molestations that didn't happen because a court of law said so.. there have been all of the child molestations in between. there has been jesus juice and masterbation.. there has been the claims of racism (now that he's white).. and speaking of being white, there has been the never ending cycle of plastic surgery.. let us not forget the fascination with liz taylor.. there has been a lot go wrong in michael jackson's life..

with all of these things that have happened to mike, do you believe this may call for a time of introspection ?? who do you think mike has to blame for all of these ills ?? i've got the answer for you.. THE JEWS !!!!!

lincoln's words..

From FrontPage Magaizine

taking the fight out of america..

it was just a matter of time before the weakness at home started to translate to weakness abroad.. over the past few days, we've seen our elected officials call for withdrawal from iraq. we've heard them called terms such as 'american hero' and 'patriot' as well as less flattering terms such as 'coward.' now look, i'm not here to impugn the military or public service of any former soldier or current politician, however, i believe it is neccessary to point out a few things.

first, i think that congressman murtha is misguided. his call for an 'over the horizon' military presence shows no understanding of the role the us military is playing in iraq. i think murtha does some great work with our servicemen, but i think he would be well served to go back to iraq and talk with the soldiers in the ground. i honestly believe he has spent so much time at walter reed that his view of reality is skewed. war is ugly. war is mean. we don't want to be at war. but this war is not one we can quit. instead of claiming that the us is the 'enemy' in iraq, he needs to get over there and look at the work being done for the iraqi people, the rebuilding of iraq. he needs to support the positives that have gone on in iraq - the elections, the constitution, the rebuilding of the infrastructure, the schools.. the list goes on. yet, he has succumbed to the convenient state of mind of the day. if it's hard, quit. if it's difficult, stop doing it. he and his supporters are acting like a gen-y pothead playstation player rather than a leader.

it's even more confusing to see military hating liberals line up behind this hero of the vietnam war. the same people who sold him and his brothers out in that war are now lining up behind him to support his point of view. you would think that would sound an alarm for the distinguished gentleman. apparently not. fortunately, (and yes, i geeked out and watched c-span for the debate on pulling troops out) on the other side of the aisle, there are heros from korea and vietnam who have not forgotten the feeling they had when a weak minded congress sold out our armed forces in the early 70's. they set to work reminding the distinguished gentleman from pa. that the work is not done until it is done.

rep jean schmidt from ohio quoted a marine in her time speaking on the floor:
"A few minutes ago I received a call from Colonel Danny Bop, Ohio Representative from the 88th district in the House of Representatives. He asked me to send Congress a message: Stay the course. He also asked me to send Congressman Murtha a message, that cowards cut and run, Marines never do. Danny and the rest of America and the world want the assurance from this body – that we will see this through"

ms. schmidt was impugned for the comments of one of her constituents. yet, that marine has it right. cowards do run. no one is saying that mr. murtha is a coward, however, it sure seems to have hit close to home for him and all of his friends who are wanting to run.

it's interesting that everyone wants us out of iraq right now, yet there are no calls to remove our forces from germany or japan - where they've been for 60+ years. there are no calls to immediately withdraw from south korea, where they've been for 50+ years. the truth of the matter is that it takes time to take people from one way of life and create another one for them. ( it took more than a decade to rebuild europe.) it's made especially difficult when there is an insurgency funded by foreign persons of interest.. fueled by foreign fighters looking for their 72 virgins in paradise. congressman murtha is also incorrect in his assessment that the us is the target in iraq.. the true primary target for insurgents in iraq are the iraqi people - not the us soldiers. us soldiers are not hanging out in mosques - yet it was 2 mosques that were attacked just the other day. iraqi people are dying in far greater numbers - esp police and military members - than our soldiers. as a matter of fact, the us marines lost close to 8000 soldiers taking iwo jima - one battle over the course of a 45 days or so in WWII. we've lost 2100 in almost 3 years in iraq.. and it is unacceptable. but again, the issue here is resolve and hard work. the items that made this country great are quickly becoming greatly missed.

it's precisely this state of mind in this country that is undermining our status in the world. our allies question our resolve, our enemies solidify their understanding of our weakness. the same chorus of people who just 3 years ago were calling for regime change are now saying that saddam was not such a bad guy.. they are saying we had him pinned in and under control.. they are making the case that it's george bush who is the problem, not the tyrranical dictators who kill hundreds of thousands of their own people. as a matter of fact, it appears as if the left has a particular affinity for these types of people.. in vietnam, the leftists in our country pushed for a complete withdrawal - resulting in the murder of MILLIONS of south vietnamese, laotions and cambodians.. yet these same people are the voice who would champion 'human rights' if you would have coffee talk. these same folks today will tell you that saddam wasn't so bad.. that there were no weapons of mass destruction (ignoring the fact he used them on his own people).. that he was a threat to no one.. they would then conveniently insert a 'bush lied' idiom of some sort and some other juvenile saying.. and that brings us to where we are today..

we are now being told by our allies in the far east that they don't believe we have the resolve to win a war with china, should it come down to that. they see how we are incapable of sustaining popular support for a war in iraq. they see how we have lost our will to finish the job.. frankly, they see that a large part of america has lost it's will to do anything that is right.

the ultimate result of this erosion of confidence in our ability to do what we say we're going to do will hurt us in our dealings with our friends and foes alike. i've made the point that we don't have the will to finish a job anymore.. that we don't have the moral compass to hold true to our commitments. one point i have left out.. it's the point that the people encouraging our 'defeat' or withdrawal from iraq are doing this for one reason only.. they are doing this to regain the power that they have lost in democratic elections on our own shores. what's bad for america is good for them.

hahahahahahaha *gasp* hahahahahahaha !!!

this may be the funniest thing i will read all month.. uber sensitive anti-american hero johnny depp has found his utopia of france unbearable..

(just look at that drama-fag picture.. fag of course referencing the cigarette)

simplistic people, such as depp, who view the world thru their liberal utopian glasses, will continue to be disappointed as their simple minds are stretched on the rack by that evil little word 'reality.' money and fame will buy people like this a bit of respite from that evil little word, but ultimately, like everyone else, the people responsible for these types of things will kill the uber-self important right next to the blue collar guy who makes the things that make the world go round.


DEPP: 'I CAN'T STAY IN RIOT-RAVAGED FRANCE'

Hollywood star JOHNNY DEPP is so shocked by the riots raging through France, he's considering abandoning his home in the country.
The FINDING NEVERLAND heart-throb moved to Europe when life in Los Angeles became too violent.
He has since divided time between the two continents - but he fears France will be scarred permanently by the current troubles.
He says, "It's insane, that setting cars on fire is the new strike.
"I went there (to France) to live because it seemed so simple.
"Now it's anything but. I don't know how they'll recover from this."

details on the sell out of israel..

more on my previous post on rice's visit to israel..
from DEBKAfile:

DEBKAfile Exclusive:
All of Israel’s security branches sent strong written protests to Sharon against the new Gaza crossings deal as exposing Israel to grave terrorist peril.
November 15, 2005, 11:35 PM (GMT+02:00)
US secretary Rice forced the accord through in a diplomatic blitz Tuesday Nov. 15
The protests came from the top levels of Israel’s armed forces, the Shin Beit and all other intelligence services and the police. Rarely before have so many expressions of alarm been rushed to the head of government by all of top security agencies.
By this extreme step -
1. Each of the branches submitted separate warnings to prime minister Ariel Sharon and defense minister Shaul Mofaz. They were alerted to the grave hazards in store when the crossings are reopened later this month and the rest of the accord goes into effect, shorn as they have been of appropriate security controls.
2. Each branch placed its reservations in writing to clearly record where responsibility lies for the worst possible contingencies.
DEBKAfile’s security sources report gloomy forecasts from all the leading officials responsible for Israeli national security and the war on terror. The accord signed Tuesday caught them in the middle of constructing a new security system designed to safeguard the country after Israeli troops were pulled out of the Gaza Strip. The new accord threatens to push this system aside. Israel is divested of the means of keeping terrorists from making free use of the crossings which reopen Nov. 25 and the Palestinian convoys driving from Gaza to the West Bank and back from Dec. 15.
There is no longer any barrier to Palestinian terrorists bringing shoulder-launched anti-air missiles any time to the point from which they can turn Israel’s international airport into a disaster zone and paralyze international air traffic to and from the country.
Our sources reveal that the prime minister’s office made sure the six-page accord left by Rice was not translated into Hebrew. Israeli television and radio audiences were therefore not exposed to its contents.
Israel is denied any veto power over the arrival of terrorists from Sinai to Gaza or from Gaza to the West Bank in both directions. A wanted terrorist can simply board a bus in Gaza and commute to Hebron or Ramallah without restraint. Israel officials may not stop and search it the vehicle, albeit on Israeli soil, let alone make an arrest. They can only gnash their teeth in frustration.
Equally freedom of control is promised the merchandise and container trucks. The
American and European inspectors at the Gaza-Israeli crossings will not allow the Israeli officers free rein to effectively search them for hazardous freights lest the 150-per-day quota be slowed. The Palestinians will thus be quite free to move as many terrorists and as much water material and explosives as they like between the Gaza and the West Bank.
Therefore, when Israeli security leaders saw with dread the collapse of their painfully wrought war on terror – a NATO military mission arrived in Israel as Rice left to study Israel’s tactics and techniques – circles close to Palestinian minister Mohammed Dahlan in Ramallah were crowing with delight. They praised Condoleezza Rice for helping them break down Israel’s regime of crossings and barriers. At last, they said, we can enjoy full freedom of movement.

this is bad policy on the part of the united states. i can't say that enough. this will come back to bite the us on the backside one way or another..