Monday, February 12, 2007

New outburst of love from the Religion of Peace™

Fake Muslim outrage over Israeli excavations takes a new twist: Egyptian MP: Nothing will work with Israel except nuclear bomb.

(AP) Israeli excavations near the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem sparked angry reactions on Monday from Egyptian parliament members, including one who said only a nuclear bomb could stop Israel.

The excavations, which aim to salvage artefacts before construction of a pedestrian bridge leading to the complex also sacred to Jews, have angered many Muslims who fear the work will harm the foundations of al-Aqsa mosque. Israel says the holy places will not be harmed.

"That cursed Israel is trying to destroy al-Aqsa mosque," Mohammed el-Katatny of President Hosni Mubarak's National Democratic Party (NDP) told a heated parliament session held to discuss the Israeli digging.

"Nothing will work with Israel except for a nuclear bomb that wipes it out of existence," he said.

Egypt was the first Arab state to sign a peace treaty with Israel in 1979, but many Egyptians still regard Israel as an enemy because of its continued conflict with Palestinians.

Several Egyptian lawmakers at Monday's session called on the government to abolish all agreements with Israel, but the house has little say in national security issues or foreign policy, ultimately dictated by Mubarak who has rejected similar calls in the past.

"The war with Israel is still ongoing whether we like it or not," NDP lawmaker Khalifa Radwan said.

Mohamed Amer, another ruling party member, said: "What this [Israeli] gang is doing makes me demand that we trample over all the agreements we signed."

Israeli authorities said on Monday they would reconsider the planned construction work near the mosque in response to Muslim protests but would continue to search for ancient artifacts in the area.

Crossposted at Eye On The World.

Maybe on the day I no longer receive male 'size ehnancement' SPAM

REPORT: NORTH KOREA TENTATIVELY AGREES TO DISARM

BEIJING (AP) -- The U.S. envoy to talks on North Korea's nuclear program said Tuesday that negotiators reached a tentative agreement on initial steps for the communist nation's disarmament.

Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill said the agreement outlined specific commitments for North Korea and would set up working groups to implement those goals to begin meeting in about a month. He declined to give other details.

"I'm encouraged by this that we were able to take a step forward on the denuclearization issue," Hill said.

College Principals Should Stand Up For Free Speech Instead Of Supporting The Censors

I was going to write my own words on this, but it started off with the headliner "Spineless Pricks" and degenerated from there.... So here's bits and pieces from around the net

From the Guardian Patricia Fara said

senior college officials were locked in urgent talks about how the material came to be published and what action to take against the student.

In a statement issued by Clare College, a senior tutor, Patricia Fara, said: "Clare is an open and inclusive college. A student-produced satirical publication has caused widespread distress throughout the Clare community.

"The college finds the publication and the views expressed abhorrent. Reflecting the gravity of the situation, the college immediately began an investigation and disciplinary procedures are in train."

Stupid fucking cow. What views were they? Let's go to the press release from the National Secular Society

“Satire aimed at religion is no different to satire aimed at any other ideas and should not be punished or restrained. The freedom to poke fun at those who take themselves too seriously is a time-honoured tradition in this country. Regrettably, it is rapidly being eroded by cases like this. We urge you to think again and stand four-square behind the satirists, instead of disciplining them.

We would like to remind all concerned that satirising religion – even if that religion is Islam – is not racism, as this episode has been dubbed. Religion and race have very different characteristics. We would have heartily joined the condemnation if the satire had been racially motivated, but according to the reports we have read, the issue of Clareification in question was devoted to religious satire.

“We would like to draw your attention to a case that is pending in France at the moment, in which a satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, has been brought to court by an Islamic organisation for re-publishing the Danish cartoons that are at the centre of so much controversy. In the French case, academics, artists and politicians of all hues have rushed to the defence of the magazine. Letters of support and statements defending free speech have been issued by some of the most influential people in the country – including Mr Sarkozy, who is potentially the next President of France.

“Your own reaction – as reported – does not bear comparison with the principled French reactions. It sides with the oppressors and censors who are doing so much to retard open debate in academe and elsewhere.

“We call on you to support the publishers of the magazine and to tell the would-be censors that their protests have been heard but that they will not prevail. Without the freedom to debate, discuss and, yes, mock, ideas and ideologies, there can be no informed political discourse. Satire is an indispensable tool in the operating of a truly free society.”
Hear, hear.

From the Independent

In a rare move, Clare College fellows have called a Court of Discipline, which will sit in judgment on the student. An insider at the college said: "It's the first time in living memory a Court of Discipline has been set up."

The college chaplain has also been involved in talks aimed at trying to ease racial tension and is known to have met members of the Islamic Society and a local imam to discuss how best to quell fears over potential racial clashes.

Major cultural cringe. Euch. I have an inkling the local Imam and the Islamic society would be opposed to satirising Mohammed. Just a an inkling. Mohammed, according to "authentic" sources did say on the subject of free-thought.


Our values aren't all the same. Values such as equality, freedom of expression trump totalitarian quasi-facist ideals, for fucksake.

Thanks to Religion of Pieces and Steve at Pub Philosopher, who has several excellent posts up.

Also Granny Wetherwax at New English Review and Brownie at Harrys Place in the comments sums up the outrage quite succcintly when addressing another commentor

I'll tell you what's "offensive". What's "offensive" is that some 19-year old student has had to be whisked off to a secret location because there are now very real concerns for his safety, and all because he printed a cartoon some other people find "offensive".

If you want to get angry about something, fucking get angry about that.

Indeed.

March On The Pentagon

From Jeff Epstein (with thanks to Michael):


This is no laughing matter! What you're witnessing is the unification of the "left" with our Islamic enemies - cross-pollination between terrorist-host organizations and those fifth column degenerates that are planning to march on the wall. The following two paragraphs are from an address that I recently delivered in Dallas:


"This past July, the Islamic Circle of North America in conjunction with the Muslim American Society attracted close to ten thousand of their supporters to a convention in Hartford, Connecticut. Featured speakers included Muzammil Siddiqi, Mahdi Bray, and Siraj Wahhaj. Siddiki, the former president of the Islamic Circle of North America personally tutored Adam Gadahn, aka Azzam the American – the treasonous, former USC student who is currently serving as a mouthpiece for Al Qaeda. Bray is the executive director of the American Muslim Society Freedom Foundation – an organization that is associated with the menacing Muslim Brotherhood. Siraj Wahhaj sits on the advisory board member of CAIR - the self-appointed advocacy group for American Muslims and a terrorist front organization with deep rooted ties to Hamas

Siraj Wahhaj was identified by the US Attorney's office as a co-conspirator of the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing. He testified in defense of Omar Abdul Rahman – the blind Sheikh who's serving a life sentence for his role in the attack. Wahhaj has openly called for the US Government to be replaced with a Muslim Caliphate - something in keeping with CAIR's long term objectives. According to CAIR's chairman, Omar Ahmad, Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith but to be dominant. The Koran should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on earth."

It should also be noted that Muslim Student Associations across the United States and Canada have been sponsoring paintball outings to prepare Muslim students for combat against us. That's right – paramilitary training taking place on our very soil.

The following two paragraphs are from the National MSA's online publication:


o Firearms: Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) said: "Indeed, power is shooting, power is shooting, Power is shooting." [Sahih Muslim] Though there are arms training available to the public, most of them are expensive. If you cannot get someone to teach you, buy books about shooting techniques. However, one can join a club or go to a local shoot range, usually located on the outskirts of any town. Use caution when training and always be wary of gun laws and safety.

o Paintball is an excellent way to learn about combat. Paintball is a relatively new sport that involves two groups playing capture-the-flag. They shoot paintballs at each other using special marking air guns. Many paintball fields have been springing up across the country in recent years. The terrain used can vary from rugged hills to forest to desert settings .This high-adrenaline game has exploded into a multi-million dollar sport with amateur and professional tournaments across the country. Some mosques organize trips to such fields throughout the year.


Please trust that I am dead serious when I tell you that the future of our nation is in peril. Political correctness and apathy will only jeopardize the security and well-being of future generations. All patriotic Americans must unite and confront this evil in earnest. We can no longer go it alone and need your help!

Jeffrey Epstein
http://www.americastruthforum.com/

Banned By Your Tube?

Islamic Teachings: Cruelty From The Qur'an [by NickGisburne]

Nick (Angry Atheist) Gisburne states that his Your Tube account was revoked because he posted this video below. But, it is up at Your Tube here. I'm not sure how this works at Your Tube: get banned, sign on as a different user? It will be interesting to see if this video stays posted.




Hat tip: Michelle Malkin

Crossposted at The Dougout

Storm Track Disinformation: Muslim Cleric Nixes Valentine’s Day

I am posting this for WC at The Gathering Storm:


Storm Track Disinformation: Muslim Cleric Nixes Valentine’s Day

Could Islam get any more constipated? Not that fundamental Christians who believe the celebration of Halloween is an act of devil worship are any better. Still it’s entertaining to see such narrow mindedness revealed for what it is.

The current issue of Islam Q & A has issued a 7,535 word treatise on the evils and dangers of St. Valentine’s Day. Hat tip to Sweetness & Light.

Here are some excerpts from the treatise.

Allaah has forbidden imitation of the kuffaar…..Allaah tells us in the Qur’aan that imitating and obeying the kuffaar may constitute riddah (apostasy). Allaah also forbids following them, obeying them, or following their whims and desires and bad characteristics.

The purpose of Valentine’s Day in these times is to spread love between all people, believers and disbelievers alike. Undoubtedly it is haraam to love the kaafirs…It is a mistake to confuse what they call the day with what the real intentions are behind it. The love referred to on this day is romantic love, taking mistresses and lovers, boyfriends and girlfriends. It is known to be a day of promiscuity and sex for them, with no restraints or restrictions…

It takes a twisted mind to see innocence as evil.

They are not talking of pure love between a man and his wife or a woman and her husband, or at least they do not distinguish between the legitimate love in the relationship between husband and wife, and the forbidden love of mistresses and lovers. This festival for them is a means for everyone to express love…Wow!! I didn’t know I was such a pervert sending a Valentine’s card.

Read the rest at The Gathering Storm.

Must Have Been One of Them "UFOs" (Unacknowledged Fatwa Objects)

Some interesting background info on the Iranian-Hezbollah MANPADS missle attacks on our aircraft in Iraq over on Northeast Intelligence. (That most recent one killed a young female officer from the next town over from me. One week short of coming home.) http://www.homelandsecurityus.com/


The Iranian-Hezbollah MANPADS Threat
Submitted by Sean Osborne on Sat, 2007-02-10 23:35. read more

"Make no mistake; there is no doubt that Hezbollah, the acknowledged 'A-Team' of international islamo-fascist terrorism, has the capability to strike the interests of the United States any time, any where, on the ground or in the air." --Sean Osborne

FLASHBACK: POSSIBLE SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE FIRED AT COMMERICAL AIRCRAFT IN U.S.?
By Sean Osborne, Associate Director, Military Affairs

10 February 2007: In the past month, a rash of U.S. military and contractor helicopters have been shot out of the sky during combat operations in Iraq. The most recent, and fifth chopper to be shot down, was the USMC CH-46E Sea Knight in the vicinity of al-Karma, Al Anbar province. The weapon used was MANPADS (Man-Portable Air Defense System).

Based upon my research, it is a virtual certainty that the MANPADS used to bring down these US helicopters in recent days are Iranian-supplied. The weapons Iran has provided are either Chinese-made QW-1 or Iran's own copy-cat Mithaq-1, both of which are comparable to the US-made Stinger MANPADS. It is also probable that Iran has supplied the terrorists with Russian made MANPADS such as the SA-7,Grail, SA-14 Gremlin and SA-16 Gimlet.Click "read more" above to view complete analysis.


The flashback is quite interesting, radar images and all.

Oh yeah, and Spokane hosts the latest "unknown chemical odor" incident.

Incident at Spokane mall - 37 treated at hostpitals after exposure to "chemical odor"
Submitted by admin on Mon, 2007-02-12 12:55.
12 February 2007: Hundreds of shoppers were evacuated from the NorthTown Mall in Spokane, Washington yesterday afternoon and 37 were treated at two local hospitals after being exposed to an "unknown chemical odor." Hazardous materials teams and other first responders were dispatched to the NorthTown Mall at approximately 3:30 p.m. yesterday after noxious fumes of unknown origin sickened nearly 40 people inside. Victims complained about eye, nose and throat irritation, and were treated at two local hospitals. Officials are uncertain of the nature or origin of the chemical irritant at this time. Officials closed the mall to shoppers following the evacuation and an investigation of the incident is continuing.

After One Attack Too Many - Proposed Constitutional Admendment

I like this idea. If you like it, put it on your blog and pass it around. This is the future, if you ask me.

From Redneck Texan:


Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Background and justification

Whereas Religion is defined as an institution dedicated to improving social conscience and promoting individual and societal spiritual growth in a way that is harmless to others not participating in or practicing the same;

Whereas the United States of America was founded on the ideals of individual rights, including the individual right to practice the religion of choice, or no religion, and that there would be no compulsion to religion, nor state sanctioned religion, nor a “religious test” for participation in the body politic;

Whereas Islam includes a complete political and social structure, encompassed by the religious law, Sharia, that supersedes any civil law and that Islam mandates that no secular or democratic institutions are to be superior to Islamic law;

Whereas Islam preaches that it and it alone is the true religion and that Islam will dominate the world and supplant all other religions and democratic institutions;

Whereas Saudi Arabia, the spiritual home of Islam does not permit the practice of any other religion on its soil and even “moderate” Muslims states such as Turkey actively suppress other religions;

Whereas Islam includes as its basic tenant the spread of the faith by any and all means necessary, including violent conquest of non-believers, and demands of its followers that they implement violent jihad (war) against those un-willing to convert or submit to Islam, including by deception and subversion of existing institutions;

Whereas on 9/11/2001 19 Muslim high-jackers acting in the name of Islam killed 3,000 Americans, and numerous other acts of terrorism have been directed at American people around the world;

Whereas representatives of Islam around the world including Osama Bin Laden (architect of 9/11), the president of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, HAMAS, Hezbolla, and other Islamic groups have declared jihad (war) on America, and regularly declare that America will cease to exist;

Whereas there is no organized Islamic opposition to violent proponents of Islam;

Therefore: Islam is not a religion but a political ideology more akin to Fascism and totally in opposition to the ideals of freedom as described in the United States Constitution.

Be it resolved that the following Amendment to the Constitution be adopted:

Amendment 28
Article I

The social/political/ideological system known around the world as Islam is not recognized in the United States as a religion.

The practice of Islam is therefore not protected under the 1st Amendment as to freedom of religion and speech.

Article II
As representatives of Islam around the world have declared war, and committed acts of war, against the United States and its democratic allies around the world, Islam is hereby declared an enemy of the United States and its practice within the United States is now prohibited.

Article III
Immediately upon passage of this Amendment all Mosques, schools and Muslim places of worship and religious training are to be closed, converted to other uses, or destroyed. Proceeds from sales of such properties may be distributed to congregations of said places but full disclosure of all proceeds shall be made to an appropriate agency as determined by Congress. No compensation is to be offered by Federal or State agencies for losses on such properties however Federal funding is to be available for the demolishing of said structures if other disposition cannot be made.

The preaching of Islam in Mosques, Schools, and other venues is prohibited. The subject of Islam may be taught in a post high school academic environment provided that instruction include discussion of Islam’s history of violence, conquest, and its current war on democratic values.

The preaching or advocating of Islamic ideals of world domination, destruction of America and democratic institutions, jihad against Judaism, Christianity and other religions, and advocating the implementation of Sharia law shall in all cases be punishable by fines, imprisonment, deportation, and death as proscribed by Congress. Violent expressions of these and other Muslim goals, or the material support of those both in the United States and around the world who seek to advance these Islamic goals shall be punishable by death.

Muslims will be denied the opportunity to immigrate to the United States.

Article IV
Nothing in this amendment shall be construed as authorizing the discrimination against, of violence upon, nor repudiation of the individual rights of those Americans professing to be Muslim. The individual right of conscience is sacrosanct and the practice of Islam within the privacy of home and self is strictly protected to the extent that such individuals do not violate the prohibitions described in Article III.


This is what we did to German Nazism, and it is what we did to Japanese Shintoism in the aftermath of WWII.

The fact that we have not done this to Islam in Iraq and Afghanistan proves that we are not yet serious about fighting this war.

Everything written in this proposed admendment is right, and just, and according to the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution of the United States of America. It follows like rain falls from storm clouds.

I can not wait until we get this serious. God speed the day to us, no matter what that means. Bring it on.

We need to end the b.s.

Fuck It - We Ain't Giving Up The Ghost

Cambridge University might be willing to commend their spirit into the hands of their Father, but we here at Infidel Bloggers Alliance are not ready to do so. Screw the Muslims and their pussy-assed sensitivity.

Cambridge University can't find the backbone to stand behind a student who criticizes Islam (thanks to Religion of Pieces):


A CAMBRIDGE University student is at the centre of a race-hate probe after printing anti-Islamic material in a magazine.

The 19-year-old second year student at Clare College was in hiding today (Friday, 09 February) after printing the racist cartoon and other vile material.

The article is said to be so inflammatory the undergraduate has been taken to a secret location for his own safety.

Today (Friday, 09 February), senior college officials were locked in urgent talks about how the material came to be published and what action to take against the student at the centre of the scandal.

A university spokesman said police had been made aware of the incident.

A spokesman f o r Cambridgeshire Police said: "This is a matter for the university authorities to deal with."

He added that an investigation was not yet in progress.

The student magazine, Clareification, printed a cropped copy of the cartoon of the prophet Mohammed next to a photo of the president of the Union of Clare Students.

The cartoon was captioned with the president's name and vice versa.

There was also comment suggesting one was a "violent paedophile" and the other was "a prophet of God, great leader and an example to us all."

The cartoon was the same one which caused riots across the world when it was printed in a Danish newspaper.

For his own safety and that of others, the student, who is British, has been taken out of his current accommodation and put in a secure place.

The paper had been renamed Crucification for a special edition on religious satire.

The front page included headlines stating: "Ayatollah rethinks stance on misunderstood Rushdie".

On page six, pictures were shown of Muslims holding placards reading: "Behead those who insult Islam" and "Freedom go to Hell."

Enraged students have bombarded the Union of Clare Students with complaints and vice-president of the university's Islamic society described it as "hugely offensive" and "crude unabashed prejudice."

In a rare move, Clare College fellows have called a Court of Discipline which will sit in judgment on the youth responsible for sparking what is being regarded as one the most embarrassing incidents for the university in years.


God save us from these fucking pussies. God help us. God, help us, please, our people have given up the ghost.

UPDATE: Motoons Schmotoons writes in and says, we need to support this kid by publishing the cartoons ourselves. Yes, sounds like a good idea to me. Here you go, you motherfuckers.

Israeli missile test 'successful'

(BBC) Israel has carried out a successful test of its Arrow missile, the defence ministry has said.

One of the missiles was fired at night and destroyed what Israeli media said was a target similar to Iran's long-range Shahab-3 missile.

The test took place as Iran celebrated the 28th anniversary of its Islamic revolution.

Israel considers Iran its greatest threat since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in Iraq in 2003, analysts say.

More here.

Sunday, February 11, 2007

Want a good laugh, and rise in heart rate?

Take a good look around

Yankee Doodle Is Confused About His Macaroni

A commenter named Yankee Doodle left the following comment here at IBA this morning:


President Whateverhisnameis in Iran (called there "the monkey") is neither popular nor respected. But, if attacked, many Iranians, out of national pride, may side with him, since he's their "monkey".

Either a declared nuclear capability or an American attack might just solve domestic problems for "the monkey", as he either gains prestige or people rally around the flag.Personally, I wonder if Iran might not be vulnerable to a charm offensive. There are a great many people there tired of the stonings, the religious police, the foreign religion (Islam comes from Arabia), the rise in AIDS, drug addiction and prostitution -- all caused by failed policies of Iran's idiotic regimes.

It's kind of like if you had President Hillary Clinton in charge, and America gets attacked. People like Hillary are to blame for many of the problems here, but wouldn't we defend America?

Besides all that, not one of the 9/11 hijackers was an Iranian. 9/11, 7/7, Madrid, Bali, Beslan, Kashmir.... it all gets traced back to Medina and the universities of hatred there, hatred funded and spread around by the Saudi royal family, our knife-in-the-back friends. Riyadh is the criminal hideout here, not Tehran. They could clamp down on those preachers of hatred, they could stop funding new mosques around the world, they could stop training mullahs in radicalized Islam and sending them to those new mosques, exactly the same way they DO prevent Christianity from "staining" their sorry-ass desert kingdom -- but, they don't. They're the ones we need to get by the private parts and hold accountable.

Iran isn't ready to go umpteen rounds in the ring with America, and "the monkey" knows it. Besides which, one nuke does not a power make. You still have to deliver it. We can shoot down their planes and missiles. That leaves terrorists. Bin Laden already has small nukes since 1996, and he's been able to maintain them. Just another argument that we should be all over Bin Laden like "ugly" on "the monkey's" face.

I think we're barking up the wrong tree.


Here is my response to the Yankee Doodle dandy:


With all due respect, (because clearly you have studied these issues, you are not an ignoramus), I think you don't understand that there isn't just one tree up which to bark.There is a Sunni tree and there is a Shiite tree. In my opinion, the Iranians are just as dangerous as the Sauds. And, what's more, we know they will work together. Iran is funding you Hamas and Hizbollah, and you MUST know that, my friend, since you have studied the issue so much.

And, I am surprised at how many learned people, like you, who study these issues, don't seem to look at a map. There is clearly a broad strategy to our war. We attacked Afghanistan and Iraq first, because we had legal justification to do so, no matter what the UN said. We now have bases in Afghanistan and Iraq, and we have our naval forces stationed in the Persian Gulf.

WE HAVE IRAN SURROUNDED.

Since you have studied these issues so deeply, you ought to know that America did not buy oil from Iran since 1979, and we didn't buy oil from Iraq until we got rid of Hussein.

Now, what does that tell you? It ought to tell you that we are dependent on Saudi Arabia.

Now, think a little further. If we now buy oil from Iraq and we have Iran surrounded, then what does that say to Saudi Arabia?

It says, their days are numbered.

Now, I am not saying that we will follow through on this strategy, but I am quite sure this was the strategy we started out with. It seems that someone, Lord knows who, has cut Bush's balls off.

John Bolton insists that Bush is going to go through with this, and if there is anyone within the inner circle whom I trust, it is Bolton.

Strike up the band, Yankee Doodle, because in my opinion, the fireworks show is about to start, no matter how you feel about it.

Yankee Doodle Is Confused About His Macaroni

A commenter named Yankee Doodle left the following comment here at IBA this morning:


President Whateverhisnameis in Iran (called there "the monkey") is neither popular nor respected. But, if attacked, many Iranians, out of national pride, may side with him, since he's their "monkey".

Either a declared nuclear capability or an American attack might just solve domestic problems for "the monkey", as he either gains prestige or people rally around the flag.Personally, I wonder if Iran might not be vulnerable to a charm offensive. There are a great many people there tired of the stonings, the religious police, the foreign religion (Islam comes from Arabia), the rise in AIDS, drug addiction and prostitution -- all caused by failed policies of Iran's idiotic regimes.

It's kind of like if you had President Hillary Clinton in charge, and America gets attacked. People like Hillary are to blame for many of the problems here, but wouldn't we defend America?

Besides all that, not one of the 9/11 hijackers was an Iranian. 9/11, 7/7, Madrid, Bali, Beslan, Kashmir.... it all gets traced back to Medina and the universities of hatred there, hatred funded and spread around by the Saudi royal family, our knife-in-the-back friends. Riyadh is the criminal hideout here, not Tehran. They could clamp down on those preachers of hatred, they could stop funding new mosques around the world, they could stop training mullahs in radicalized Islam and sending them to those new mosques, exactly the same way they DO prevent Christianity from "staining" their sorry-ass desert kingdom -- but, they don't. They're the ones we need to get by the private parts and hold accountable.

Iran isn't ready to go umpteen rounds in the ring with America, and "the monkey" knows it. Besides which, one nuke does not a power make. You still have to deliver it. We can shoot down their planes and missiles. That leaves terrorists. Bin Laden already has small nukes since 1996, and he's been able to maintain them. Just another argument that we should be all over Bin Laden like "ugly" on "the monkey's" face.

I think we're barking up the wrong tree.


Here is my response to the Yankee Doodle dandy:


With all due respect, (because clearly you have studied these issues, you are not an ignoramus), I think you don't understand that there isn't just one tree up which to bark.There is a Sunni tree and there is a Shiite tree. In my opinion, the Iranians are just as dangerous as the Sauds. And, what's more, we know they will work together. Iran is funding you Hamas and Hizbollah, and you MUST know that, my friend, since you have studied the issue so much.

And, I am surprised at how many learned people, like you, who study these issues, don't seem to look at a map. There is clearly a broad strategy to our war. We attacked Afghanistan and Iraq first, because we had legal justification to do so, no matter what the UN said. We now have bases in Afghanistan and Iraq, and we have our naval forces stationed in the Persian Gulf.

WE HAVE IRAN SURROUNDED.

Since you have studied these issues so deeply, you ought to know that America did not buy oil from Iran since 1979, and we didn't buy oil from Iraq until we got rid of Hussein.

Now, what does that tell you? It ought to tell you that we are dependent on Saudi Arabia.

Now, think a little further. If we now buy oil from Iraq and we have Iran surrounded, then what does that say to Saudi Arabia?

It says, their days are numbered.

Now, I am not saying that we will follow through on this strategy, but I am quite sure this was the strategy we started out with. It seems that someone, Lord knows who, has cut Bush's balls off.

John Bolton insists that Bush is going to go through with this, and if there is anyone within the inner circle whom I trust, it is Bolton.

Strike up the band, Yankee Doodle, because in my opinion, the fireworks show is about to start, no matter how you feel about it.

Didn't George Bush Used To Have Testicles Attatched To His Body?