Comments on: Arabisc: The Blazing Middle East

By: Cindi, a fed up American

Cindi, a fed up American — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 17:42:09 +0000

This message goes out especially to Mr. John Smith. You speak as an ignorant brainwashed American. Bush has got to you. Maybe if we leave the rest of the world alone, they will not hate us so much. If a country bombed us almost daily for years at a time, you would hate them too and dance in the street when someone showed them the same. Other countries do not have the power to send their military over here to make war on our land, so they send suicide bombers. I don’t say that this is right, but it is reality. Because we put on camoflauge uniforms and call it a military does that make us any different/better when we go to foreign lands and kill innocent people?? When they do it, it is terrorism. When we do it, we call it “collateral damage”. This is WRONG and Bush is WRONG. He is sending the world to a 3rd World War. He is the only one to blame for the way that the World perceives America. The world hates Bush and I beleive that at least half of the American people do too. If hezbollah is the only one in danger, why are we evacuating the American Citizens? Have you ever been out of America? I took my children on vacation to Beruit last summer. That could be us over there right now, in danger of being murdered by hands that our country has defended for generations and I am damn angry. Mass amounts of people are dying at the hands of Israel. They need to be stopped.*** I now pray that the entire Middle East comes together and stops them(the true terrorists)” by any means necessary.” ***

By: Cindi, a fed up American

Cindi, a fed up American — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 17:19:49 +0000

I think that people are forgetting that Israel has almost 10,000 hostages that they call prisoners(most have never been charged) and they fired first. I do not completely defend Hezbollah, but they seem to be the only people that are standing up for the Palestinians and the Lebanese. These countries are already poor and have nothing, let them be! Why pick on someone that is so much smaller than you? Fight someone your own size. You see the Palestinian children on the news throwing rocks at the Israeli soldiers and being met with machine guns. Who is the terrorist? The Palestinians are fighting with their lives for land smaller than most major US cities. LET THEM HAVE IT. Israel is like the bully on the playground and America is responsible because we stand in their backs as defense rather they are right or wrong. What do they have on us? Why do we risk our lives and reputation to defend them time and time again? They do not return the favor. How can 30 some Israeli’s be dead while 300-400 Lebanese and we beleive that Israel is only after Hezbollah. They are murdering innocent people and the US doesn’t care because they are only ARABS. George Bush has brainwashed the American people into beleiving that all Arabs are terrorists and we must kill them to protect ourselves. BUT they are people of GOD just like us. Our brothers and sisters and until WE as Americans stand up and tell Bush that he is wrong and the Israeli’s are NO BETTER than Hitler, slaughtering innocent people because of their land and religion, this hatred and ignorance will never end. When an Arab calls for Jihad he is a terrorist. Wher is Israel any different?! God wants us to love one another, not kill each other. Most of us pray at night for world peace, but do nothing to make it happen. One voice does make a difference. If we stand by silent, we are just as guilty as the ones firing the weapons. **When an Arab calls for Jihad, he is a terrorist. Where is Israel any different?!.**

By: Sabah

Sabah — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 10:45:33 +0000

Stop the WAR>>>>????

By: Niel

Niel — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 08:55:19 +0000

Stop War against Lebanon NOW.
bush be fair and do not increase hostilies between peoples whose desiny to live as neighbours.
Bush you will go after 2008 and you will leave destruction and hatred among peoples who can otherwise live in PEACE, SECURITY and LOVE.
STOP WAR NOW gentlemen.

By: Niel

Niel — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 08:50:42 +0000

Some people are ignorant or do not want to hear and listen and see. One say Hezboallah in Jordan: what a ridicules? Also another talk nonesense. Peace in the Middle East should be a priority for Israel and their government should work for that. America is always the real supporter of terrorist state. American government mentally should change to support equity, justice, and human rights. But not using internationally prohibited weapons of mass destructions. Some people has to watch the CNN and other senders where children are masscared with cluster bombs. We say always Israel can live in peace with her neighbours if and only if she dismanlte the mentally of racial supremacy and military violence against civilians. Because of the American policies and Israeli aggressions now every where in the world extremism begin to spread and my next few years will see a radical American movements (from white and black and other ethnicities) against the imperishing Bush support to Wars all over the world.

By: John smith

John smith — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:36:58 +0000

All as I hear is Israel is killing civilians but I have not seen any one prove that these people are not Hezbollah fighters. I think before people start screaming about civilians being killed they should have proof they are truely civilians and post the proof with their claims the civilians are being killed. I will bet more Hezbollah fighters have been killed than civilians and they are just claiming to be civilians. Hezbollah is to afraid to put on a uniform showing who they are and hide behind civilians mostly women and children putting them in harms way. Israel soliders are wearing uniforms and not hiding behind the women and children. So it seems to me Hezbollah are the ones commiting war crimes not Israel. Since Hezbollah are the ones screaming for help to stop Israel it tells me Israel is definately hurting Hezbollah to the point that they feel it. I also see no reason the the USA to presure Israel to stop or be less agressive because Hezbollah would not do that if it was the USA being attacked they would celebrate just like they did when 9-11 happened and many Americans died. The United Nations had it chance to force Hezbollah out of Jorden as they had a resolution requiring it but sat back for years and allowed Hezbollah to radomly fire rockets into civilian target at their will. So the United Nation should shut up and stay out of it because they did not forefill their own resolution. The UN should start to look in the mirror and see how hopeless and supportive they are to terrorist. The UN lets their own soliders rape women and children they have been sent to protect. The sit in a room and talk while people are tortured and killing. They sit around and talk while terrorist sponsoring countries develope Nuclear weapons. They pass resolutions condemming countries but sit back and let the keep doing what they do. So as I say since the world is to afraid to stand up to terrorist and thugs they could at least shut up and allow the people who are will to not run and hide and reward these terrorist for their hidious deeds. The United Nations is a waste of time and money and is a spineless orginization that is willing to give terrorist what they want so they can do nothing but talk for the money they get paid.

By: El Oso, El Moreno, and El Abogado » Blog Archive » Amateurism, Individualism, and Collectivism

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 22:17:03 +0000

[...] The bad news: hierarchy is precisely what we wanted to avoid. The unattainable pot of gold was equal voice by every voice … and in that we failed. The good news is that increased organization, articulation of roles, and transparent policy will ensure our longterm existence in the 21st century media market. When bombs hit Bombay and when missiles strike Beirut, our understanding of those events won’t be bottlenecked by the understanding of a few dozen reporters. We will hear directly from those who ride the trains, those who tell their stories and their histories as the missiles come down. [...]

By: Amjad

Amjad — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 07:36:30 +0000

As a Palestinian. I am starting to doubt the Palestinian cause when Israel withdraws from Gaza and we reply to it through “gangs” that claim to be Muslims or Nationalistic who fire rockets into Israel.

As a Palestinian living in the territories, I want to tell all my Muslim brothers in the Islamic world that the Palestinian strugle can only be labeled at the majority that try to get rid of the occupation. But the Palestinian gangs that fire rockets into Israel after the withdrawl, should not be considered anything but outlaws that do not represent the Palestinian population but represent them selves.

Salaam Ala Man Itba3 Al-Hoda

By: Winds of Change.NET

Winds of Change.NET — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 05:47:17 +0000

Blogs are now an accepted news source

Gulf War One was the first war reported from cable TV. The Iraq War was the first war in which the internet was a communication tool taken for granted. From March 2003: Hours before the…

By: Kesher Talk

Kesher Talk — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 03:33:52 +0000

Blogs are now an accepted news source

Gulf War One was the first war reported from cable TV. The Iraq War was the first war in which the internet was a communication tool taken for granted. From 2003: Hours before the United States attacked Baghdad yesterday, CNN…

By: MIke

MIke — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 21:13:30 +0000

I go to sleep every night knowing that in the end , all the fools who perpetrate war, fighting over pieces of land on this tiny little planet in the middle of an ordinary galaxy surrounded by interstellar omnipotence will never realize how petty thier purpose looks from most of the known worlds’ views. It is simple. We all want cell phones, big screen t v s, hot tubs , pools and whatever we want to eat, when ever we want to eat it. The old school jihadists, who are quickly killing themselves out, even as I write this, won t be around 20 years from now. Thankfully , they will have all blown themselves to bits or died from stupidity. And then the blessed capitalism will rule . It is the only way. We allwant shit, and we dont want anyone trying to take it away from us just because your grandfather killed My grandfather. If yuo fought and lost the war, get over it. can you imagine Mexico trying to take back Texas ?
If ya lost, lick your wopunds and make the best of what ya got. The lines are drawn.
The U S will never let Israel fall, I hope all arabs reading this take this to heart, we will never let Israel fall, the real estate can not be done without. We need a base over there and israel comes furnished. so please realize this, .. we have to have a place to land if we have to come and fuck ya ll up, so we will never let them fall. enjoy your wealth, oil isn t forever, when we no longer need you, .. the opec nations will fall into theologic darkness as the world once again takes off and leaves them .ya ll keep prayin, … why not 6 or 7 times a day, .. and we ll keep playing golf and going to the nudie bars and getting rich…absalomalakim, motherfucker
with love from houston texas, ….MIke

By: jennifer

jennifer — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 21:00:26 +0000

Should Isreal lay down their arms and be like the Lambs led to the slaughter? They have the right to defend themselves.

By: Niel

Niel — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 07:50:22 +0000

I just want to contribute to this debate. I praise the solidarity of the Lebanese people, the strong Palestinian/Lebanese solidarity, their abilities, capabilities and strength in confronting a “state terrorism” launched by Israel. I also praise what Hezboallah, although I am not sdid and condmen the autrocities of the Israeli military machinery that exceeded all proportions in using not only the conventional weapons, but also the internationally prohibited weapons (of mass destructions). The Lebanese are today more stronger than ever, yes they are suffering and paying a high bill. On the other side I can not imagine a peacefull solution in the Middle East without really the Israeli’s decline from their racist and zoinist ideologies and their imperialist zeal to expand their tinny state. If Israel wish to have peace behave with respect to your neighbours and forget your imperialist dreams and I guarantee for you peace and peace. Stop now the war against Lebanon and Palestine and dismantle your arsenal of mass destruction Israel…

By: bharat

bharat — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:48:45 +0000

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