John Ball's Ghost

Insolitus Vicis

2009-07-10T22:56:00.002-04:00

I am laying John Ball's Ghost to rest (temporarily) and will be focusing my unfortunately limited energy on a new blog that will be a little more focused on local Canadian issues as well as more personal input. I may update JBG from time to time but for now most of my thoughts will be going to the new blog.

Stephen Harper: Neo-Con Asshole, Warmonger and now, Plagiarist.

2008-09-30T16:55:00.003-04:00

Stephen Harper copies Australian PM John Howards speech supporting an attack on Iraq 2 days prior-WORD FOR WORD.
Stephen Harper, like all Neo-Con warmongering assholes, belongs in the dust bin of history. Stephen Harper is an embarassment to all Canadians. Not only was the attack on Iraq a bad idea from the beginning, as many of us said from the beginning, but this dunderheaded Bush ass-sucker couldn't even bring himself to write his own speech, instead, standing up in front of Canada with what appears to be a speech written by...who knows? Some speechwriter in the White House in Washington, DC?

Shame on you, Stephen Harper, you warmongering Neo-Con fascist Bush wannabe clown.

If You Tolerate This, Then YOUR Children Will Be Next.

2008-09-30T15:32:00.006-04:00

All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing~Edmund Burke

Voices from the Past Comment the Wall Street Bailout Plan.

2008-09-27T13:07:00.010-04:00

Thomas Jefferson: "If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issuance of their currency, first by inflation and then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all their property until their children will wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered."

Andrew Jackson: "It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their selfish purposes. Distinctions in society will always exist under every just government. Equality of talents, of education, or of wealth can not be produced by human institutions. In the full enjoyment of the gifts of Heaven and the fruits of superior industry, economy, and virtue, every man is equally entitled to protection by law; but when the laws undertake to add to these natural and just advantages artificial distinctions, to grant titles, gratuities, and exclusive privileges, to make the rich richer and the potent more powerful, the humble members of society-the farmers, mechanics, and laborers-who have neither the time nor the means of securing like favors to themselves, have a right to complain of the injustice of their Government. There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses. If it would confine itself to equal protection, and as Heaven does its rains, shower its favors alike on the high and the low, the rich and the poor, it would be an unqualified blessing. "

John. F. Kennedy: "We are opposed around the world by a monolithic and ruthless conspiracy that relies primarily on covet means for expanding its sphere of influence; on infiltration instead of invasion, on subversion instead of elections, on intimidation instead of free choice, on guerrillas by night instead of armies by day. It is a system which as conscripted vast human and material resources into the building of a tightly-knit highly efficient machine that combines military, diplomatic, intelligence, economic, scientific, and political operations. Its preparations are concealed, not published. Its mistakes are buried, not headlined. Its dissenters are silenced, not praised. No expenditure is questioned, no rumor is printed, no secret is revealed."

Fact Of the Day

2008-09-23T11:47:00.004-04:00

According to Forbes Magazine, the world now has 358 billionaires.
Their combined net worth exceeds the combined net worth of the world's poorest 2½ billion people.

Who to Vote for in the Upcoming Canadian Election?

2008-09-23T11:17:00.002-04:00

Do you think that global empire, supporting the broken policies of Bushism, handouts to corporate cronies, tax cuts for the wealthy, North American Union, massively increasing the military budget and secrecy in the Prime Ministers Office are hunky-dory?
Do you think we need a leader who is looks uncomfortable in anything other than a suit and tie or a bad sweater? Are you naive enough to believe that a Minority right wing idealogue government will be just as moderate and cautious as a Majority right wing idealogue government?
Are you a big supporter of the Neo-Con agenda and the Clash of Civilizations, where fake Christian bible bangers, oil companies and insane bloodthirsty zionazis can work in conjunction to make a hideous malformed monster that will be busy bombing and maiming and murdering millions of brown people for the next one hundred years?
Then vote for the Conservative Party.

Are you of the mind that the solution to every problem facing the Western World is a tax increase? Do you believe that making promises to voters is just a tool to be used to fool them into voting for you? Do you think the best position is no position at all?
Are you comfortable with shelling out more of your hard earned money to bail out polluters and line the pockets of environmental study groups using faulty science and incorrect data because the agenda has to fit around the science, and not vice versa?
Do you think that cronyism and bureacratic boondoggles, billions of missing taxpayer dollars and routine violation of the Elections act is just business as usual? Do you want a Prime Minister for whom English is possibly a third or fourth language?
Then vote for the Liberal Party.

When you walk down the street, do you see a mass of homogenous entities who are all equal and the same, beings who despite their obvious differences are mandated to be equal in skill and intelligence? Do you think its important to ensure that we have employed enough wheelchair bound Bangladeshi lesbians as policewoman? Have you made up your mind that whenever a gun is used to kill someone, it was committed by the gun, and not the criminal who fired it?
Are you labouring under the illusion that banning a tool used in a criminal offence will be any incentive at all to the criminal?
Do you think that massive tax hikes are the solution to our economic woes and that every special interest group deserves to be supported directly out of your wallet?
Then vote New Democratic Party.

Hope this helped you make up your mind about this very important decision.

Mushroom Cloud Over Wall Street

2008-09-22T23:01:00.011-04:00

Excellent article by Mike Whitney that lays bare the treason and stunning crime that is being openly displayed by the banksters and their minions in New York and Washington, DC. Read it and weep for our broken down future and the sorry state of affairs we have callously left for future generations.

My thoughts:

This is the beginning of what we "conspiracy theorists" have been literally and figuratively screaming to all of the television watching mesmerized sheep for years and years, the socialization of corporate banking and the literal robbing of the citizenry to line the pockets of the already filthy rich.
The New World Order. If you live in the United States of America, its right there on your dollar bill.
Corporate welfare good.
Individual welfare bad.
Corporate socialism good.
Citizen organized socialism bad.
Greed is good. Prudency is foolish and "unrealistic". Lying is patriotic. Telling the truth is hateful.
Fiat currency backed up by a printing press and the promises of proven liars is good. Sound money backed up by real precious metals and tangible assets is just a fantasy.
Trillions for the bankers and shim sham men who have run gigantic hedge firms and investment banks into the ground. Nothing for working people who have had a run of bad luck or simply lost their jobs.

Four legs good. Two legs...better.

Welcome to 1984. 2008 Style.
And someday soon, maybe not this year, but some time in the near future, as you are standing in line at barb wired regional Homeland Work Camp waiting for your bowl of reconstituted soya mush after 14 hours of patriotic duty making weapons for the Neverending War on Terror, hopefully you will take some time to reflect on how you stood by and did nothing while you are your progeny were literally....sucked dry.

Fox News: 12 Year Old Girl Exposes Truth about Georgia

2008-08-14T19:26:00.004-04:00

Fox "News" inadvertently lets the truth slip about the real situation in Georgia.
The media is lying to you.

THINK FOR YOURSELF. DO NOT LET THE MEDIA THINK FOR YOU.
INVESTIGATE. QUESTION.

While You are Enjoying Watching the Olympics....

2008-08-10T23:23:00.004-04:00

....Remember they are being hosted by a Chinese Communist government whose origins come from the ashes of the deaths of tens of millions of Chinese after the rise of Mao Zedong.....Tianamen Square Massacre......government control of the internet and free speech, government control of families vis a vis the one child only policy....the murder and sanctioned elimination of Tibetan nationalists, repression of Uighur Muslims in the far West of China, and the list goes on and on.
The Chinese government is an organ of the elite.

Despite what the mainstream media tells you, and how they continually dismiss and try to minimize the crimes of the Chinese government, this is a repressive, backwards, murderous group of thugs and control freaks whose crimes are applauded in the smoky backrooms of the New World Order and the Corporatist Elite.

For these reason I refuse to watch or acknowledge these Olympic Games, as I view China's hosting of the games as an abomination of justice and a slap in the face to the millions who have died under the thumb of Marxist Leninism and its various tentacles. Let me add that this is not an attack on the Chinese people, but rather an attack on their repressive, backwards, New World Order government, which has kept the Chinese people from flourishing as long as they can remember.

Chinese police beat Tibetan Protestors

Did U.S., Israel Provocateur S. Ossetia Conflict?

2008-08-09T20:41:00.002-04:00

Dead civilians in South Ossetia. But you will not hear much about it on CNN or Faux News. Because they are too busy reporting ad nauseam about the extramarital shenanigans of CFR darling John Edwards.

In order to find out what’s really going on in Georgia, you have to read the international press on the internet. Bush, McCain, and Obama may cast blame on Russia, but reading the international press you get a different perspective.

Read the rest of this fantastic article by Kurt Nimmo.

The US/Israeli Proxy War on Russia: Oh the Hypocrisy

2008-08-09T19:00:00.006-04:00

And of course the Western media has gone out of its way to pin the blame on Russia. Meanwhile, acting with absolute and utter chutzpah the American administration has demanded that "Russia to cease attacks on Georgia by aircraft and missiles, respect Georgia's territorial integrity, and withdraw its ground combat forces from Georgian soil...".
Because, as we all know, respecting territorial integrity is the hallmark of the Bush Administration and the American government.
And here is McInsane's solution:

“We should immediately call a meeting of the North Atlantic Council to assess Georgia’s security and review measures NATO can take to contribute to stabilizing this very dangerous situation,” McCain said.

Calling on NATO to “stabilize this dangerous situation” is not going down well with Russia, where images of dead Russian peacekeepers and of frightened Ossetian refugees streaming across its borders have put the country in a very vengeful mood. It’s hard to imagine what measures NATO could take under a McCain presidency, but in the mind of a man who thinks US troops should stay in Iraq for 100 years, and who runs around singing “Bomb Bomb Iran!” it’s not hard to guess–and even harder not to be horrified by what it may mean come January 2009, should he win.

McCain’s call to NATO-ize the war is not only frightening, it’s also delusional: both NATO and US forces are already stretched beyond the breaking point, even by Joint Chief of Staff chairman Michael Millen’s own recent assessment.

Stunning and laughable hypocrisy, once one examines what is really happening in Georgia and Ossetia.

Here is a different perspective:

War in Georgia: How the Caucasus Erupted.

Zionist USA and Zionist Israel crap another diaper.

US Attacks Russia through client state Georgia.

War between Russia and Georgia orchestrated through USA.

Internet 2: Say NO to Internet Censorship

2008-08-07T19:30:00.004-04:00

Say NO! to corporate and government control of the Internet. Say NO!, to the ever slowly tightening grip that government has on our freedom of speech.
If we all stand together and say ENOUGH. NO MORE.

It is time to take a stand now or lose our freedoms later.

Thinking for Yourself makes you an Enemy of Government

2008-08-02T01:34:00.002-04:00

"The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who is able to think things out for himself... Almost inevitably, he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable."~H. L Mencken

Central Banking: The Creation of Fiat Money Makes us Slaves

2008-07-28T23:36:00.002-04:00

"Banking was conceived in iniquity and was born in sin.
The Bankers own the earth. Take it away from them,
but leave them the power to create deposits,
and with the flick of the pen they will
create enough deposits to buy it back again.
However, take it away from them, and
all the great fortunes like mine
will disappear and they ought to disappear, for
this would be a happier and better world to live in.
But, if you wish to remain the slaves of Bankers
and pay the cost of your own slavery,
let them continue to create deposits."

Sir Josiah Stamp, Governor of the Bank of England

Title links to the documentary From Freedom to Fascism, which explains the diabolical fraud and criminality of Fiat Central Banking that enslaves us all.

George Galloway on Iran

2008-07-28T22:14:00.003-04:00

Audio only but well worth taking the 7 minutes to listen to. George Galloway, British MP and truth-teller, destroys an ignoramus on his radio show regarding an attack on Iran.

More Innocents Murdered: Canada Needs to Leave Afghanistan

2008-07-28T21:47:00.005-04:00

Canadian troops have killed a two-year-old boy and his four-year-old sister by opening fire on a car they feared was about to attack their convoy outside Kandahar city, the Canadian Forces announced Monday.Facing an urgent decision about what to do when a speeding car failed to heed repeated warnings to pull over, a gunner finally pulled the trigger on the cannon of a light armoured vehicle.The 25-millimetre round tore through the little girl's skull and left a gaping wound in her younger brother's chest, witnesses said.The children's mother later frantically paced the hallways at the local hospital, shrieking and cursing foreign soldiers between sobs.One police officer at the Kandahar city hospital said he saw the mother scream: "My innocent children have been killed by foreigners – for no reason!" Rest of the article here.

Can we put aside the notion of "Supporting Our Troops" for a moment here and ask ourselves some questions?

What are we doing in Afghanistan?
Are we welcome in Afghanistan? Does the average Afghani want Canadian soldiers occupying their country?
What is the "War on Terror" , and how does one go about fighting an adjective? Can we have a war on "nightmares"? Can we have a war on "fear"? How does somebody know when this "war" is over? Are we really protecting the interests of regular Afghani people, or are we protecting the interests of multinational corporations, oil pipelines and American hegemony?
What would Canadians do and how would they feel if Afghani troops were occupying their country, killing many of them and their innocent children?

I've Got to get to the Airport to catch my Missile...er Airplane!

2008-07-26T18:38:00.003-04:00

Tim Roemer, Congressman and member of the Kangaroo Court 911 Commission:

MISSILE PLANE! I took one of those to Vancouver once! Hell of a ride! got my rear burned up a bit though...

Open Letter to Mindy Jacobs of SunMedia

2008-07-26T18:28:00.002-04:00

In response to: Peace Dove Better Dive for Cover

Ms.Jacobs:
I read with absolute and utter amazement your one sided attack piece on "Muslims/Palestinians" today in the Toronto Sun and felt compelled to reply, just so that you are aware that not all of us are compelled to acquiesce to the constant Zionist lie machine that is such an integral part of the Western and shamefully, the Canadian media.
Many more Canadians, including Jewish Canadians, are starting to feel the same way about Israel and Zionist journalists like yourself who present their one sided views, day after day without so much as a opportunity for retort from the other perspective.

You talk about how "hatred" from "extremist Muslims". Lets take a little look at the hatred that emanates from Israel and its representatives.
Lets start with former Israeli President Moshe Katsav:
"There is a huge gap between us and our enemies, not just in ability but in morality, culture, sanctity of life, and conscience. They are our neighbors here, but it seems as if at a distance of a few hundred meters away, there are people who do not belong to our continent, to our world, but actually belong to a different galaxy." The Jerusalem Post, May 10, 2001
Sounds pretty racist and intolerant to me.
Or maybe we can ask heroic Israeli President Golda Meir about the "so-called" Palestinians:
"There was no such thing as Palestinians, they never existed." Golda Maier Israeli Prime Minister June 15, 1969
Hence, the push in recent years by radical Zionists to delegitimize Palestinians by pretending that they are mere legends, as you so eloquently put it.
Yes, indeed, Jacobs, as you see, the "Muslims" are not the only party that has extremists, no.
Zionist extremists such as Rabbi Yaacov Perrin, quoted in the New York Times on February 28,1994 on page 1:
"One million Arabs are not worth a Jewish fingernail."
In 1949 the United Nations counted 711,000 Palestinian refugees. But according to your first Prime Minister they don't exist.
In 2005, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency estimated 4.25 million Palestinians and their descendants were refugees from their homeland.
The Israeli policy of evicting non-Jews has continued for six decades. On June 19, 2008, the Laity Committee in the Holy Land reported in Window Into Palestine that the Israeli Ministry of Interior is taking away the residency rights of Jerusalem Christians who have been reclassified as "visitors in their own city."

On December 10, 2007, MK Ephraim Sneh boasted in the Jerusalem Post that Israel had achieved "a true Zionist victory" over the UN partition plan "which sought to establish two nations in the land of Israel." The partition plan had assigned Israel 56 percent of Palestine, leaving the inhabitants with only 44 percent. But Israel had altered this over time. Sneb proudly declared: "When we complete the permanent agreement, we will hold 78 percent of the land while the Palestinians will control 22 percent."
Sneb could have added that the 22 percent is essentially a collection of unconnected ghettos cut off from one another and from roads, water, medical care, and jobs. (courtesy of Paul Craig Roberts former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury 1981-1985)

So you see that the Israelis have their fair share of "mind poisoning megalomaniacs".
You want to talk about tribal, medieval barbarism? Well, On February 8, 1988, Newsweek magazine quoted an Israeli soldier: " We got orders to knock on every door, enter and take out all the males. The younger ones we lined up with their faces against the wall, and soldiers beat them with billy clubs. This was no private initiative, these were orders from our company commander. . . . After one soldier finished beating a detainee, another soldier called him 'you Nazi,' and the first man shot back: 'You bleeding heart.' When one soldier tried to stop another from beating an Arab for no reason, a fist fight broke out." In the London Sunday Times, June 19, 1977, Ralph Schoenman, executive director of the Bertrand Russell Foundation, wrote: "Israeli interrogators routinely ill-treat and torture Arab prisoners. Prisoners are hooded or blindfolded and are hung by their wrists for long periods. Most are struck in the genitals or in other ways sexually abused. Most are sexually assaulted. Others are administered electric shock." A recent Amnesty International report concluded that "there is no country in the world in which the use of official and sustained torture is as well established and documented as in the case of Israel."

So, Ms. Jacobs, as you can see, and I have provided ample examples, while Muslim extremism most certainly does exist, those of us in the know realize that this extremism is also present on the other side of the coin, and in spades. There are two sides to every story, and despite your attempts to ensure that Canadians remain unaware, there are thousands of us who now feel compelled to speak up when we see examples of such poor, one sided editorial. Unfortunately, the opposite side is rarely either given the opportunity nor even permitted to have their side of the story addressed, which is one of the reasons why print media is becoming a slowly dying dinosaur.
Your attempt today to demonize and dehumanize Palestinians as the ones responsible for the inability of the Americans to achieve a lasting peace in the region is sad at best. I doubt anyone will be hearing the other side of the story in any of your columns anytime soon, yet you continue to call yourself a journalist. You are nothing more than a mouthpiece for one sided, disgusting propaganda. How DARE YOU point fingers at the Palestinian people and call for a change of attitude while completely ignoring the hatred that emanates from the leadership of Israel.

We Will Be Back

2008-03-23T00:08:00.002-04:00

I am taking a hiatus for a few weeks dealing with some personal issues. We will be back shortly.

George W. Bush is a Torturer

2008-03-08T10:25:00.006-05:00

President Bush said Saturday he vetoed legislation that would ban the CIA from using harsh interrogation methods such as water boarding to break suspected terrorists because it would end practices that have prevented attacks.

WATER BOARDING IS TORTURE.

WATER BOARDING IS INHUMANE.

TORTURE IS NOT AN EFFECTIVE METHOD OF INTELLIGENCE GATHERING.

America under George W. Bush Junior aka The Dry Drunk Emperor, has become a hollow shell of its former self. War criminals and murderers, criminals, perjurers and fraud artists usually rise to the top of the pile in American politics, but never before have their crimes and treachery been so brazen. How sad that things could have fallen into such a state in only eight short years. How sad that Americans continue to sleep while their government destroys the foundations and fabric of future generations.

SHAME ON YOU GEORGE W. BUSH. SHAME ON THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE U.S SENATE FOR LETTING THIS MODERN VERSION OF NERO FIDDLE WHILE ROME BURNS.

Bush Endorsement MAY????? be risky for McCain????

2008-03-06T12:29:00.004-05:00

From the article:
"Beware, John McCain. The money comes with a price. Sure,President Bush will raise millions of dollars for your Republican presidential campaign and GOP candidates. But he'll also give you the aura of a presidency tarnished by painful gasoline prices, a sagging economy, the threat of recession, a blemished U.S. reputation around the world, turbulence in the Middle East and many more problems."

Somebody beam me off this alien world. George W. Bush, who has presided over the greatest number of failures, epoch disasters and destruction of civil liberties in American history, MAY harm McInsane's journey to the White House?
In a sane world, George W. Bush would be peeling potatoes in Leavenworth prison, and John McCain would be a used appliance salesman as his intellect matches. In a sane world, a Shrub endorsement would be the kiss of death.
But instead, here we have the media, pondering if this well hurt or help the candidate?
Insanity.

Taking the weekend off to recharge the batteries and do some traveling- (hopefully). Will be back on Monday.

Gaza

2008-03-03T13:44:00.006-05:00

Canadians, please email the Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the leader of the Liberal Party and the leader of the NDP and tell them to stand up and say to Israel "ENOUGH!". Tell them in no uncertain terms that you will no longer vote for any politician or party that stands by while this atrocity takes place.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper: harper.s@parl.gc.ca
Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Bernier: bernim@parl.gc.ca
Leader of the Opposition Stephane Dion: dion.s@parl.gc.ca
Leader of the New Democractic Party Jack Layton: layton.j@parl.gc.ca

Reply from Jack Layton recieved today:

Thank you for your previous email informing me of your concerns surrounding the on-going conflict in Gaza.
Notwithstanding every nation’s right to self-defence, we feel that the Israeli government's response is disproportionate, and the use of rockets against Israeli civilians must be rejected. New Democrats condemn the massive loss of civilian life that is resulting from this escalation.
Israelis and Palestinians want a negotiated resolution. New Democrats are encouraged by the results of a public opinion research published in the Israeli daily newspaper Ha’aretz indicating that a significant majority of Israelis want their government to negotiate a ceasefire with Hamas.
The NDP is urging the Canadian government to work with the world community to call for an immediate ceasefire. We urge the Palestinian leadership to resolve their differences to enhance the prospect of a peaceful resolution. We also urge the government of Israel to cease its blockade of Gaza since, during the present state of escalated violence, the blockade is pushing the civilian health system of Gaza to the brink of collapse, and is running the risk of contravening the prohibition against “collective punishment”.
Again, I appreciate hearing from you on this troubling situation. All the best.

Sincerely,
Jack Layton, MP (Toronto-Danforth)
Leader, Canada’s New Democrats

My comments in reply to Jack Layton:
What will it take for the New Democratic Party to actually condemn this one sided attack in which over 100 Palestinians have been killed, a third of them children? Apparently 100 Palestinian lives are equal to the lives of 1 or 2 Israelis. Disproportion is an understatement Mr.Layton. This is murder on a mass scale.
What would the reaction be if the opposite were true? We would hear worldwide condemnation of the "terror attacks" upon the Israelis, not politicizing and wishy-washy fence sitting. Why then, when Israel launches what is basically a terror attack upon a civilian population, will you, and the NDP Party not stand up and say it is wrong, without attempting to make it seem as though the violence is even handed on both sides? As though Hamas has attacked Tel Aviv with jets and attack helicopters, or Palestinians are rumbling through Netanya in armoured tanks?

Why the Silence from our Politicians on the Israeli Terror in Gaza?

2008-03-02T23:03:00.003-05:00

My email to:
Maxime Bernier: Minister of Foreign Affairs
Stephen Harper: Prime Minister of Canada
Stephane Dion: Leader of the Opposition
Jack Layton: Leader of the New Democratic Party
Peggy Nash: My Member of Parliament

How long is the Canadian government going to remain silently assenting the Israeli invasion, siege and massacre of the Gaza Strip? Why does the Canadian government and most of the Members and Leaders of Parliament continue to be either silent or pretend that Israel is somehow justified in its actions? Why are the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Prime Minister of this country so cowardly and afraid of the various pro-Israel lobbies that they cannot even speak their conscious on this issue? Where is your backbone, sirs? This is a massacre, ladies and gentlemen. We know the story from the Israeli perspective-they are fighting 'terror' and 'defending themselves'. When the kill ratio is 50 or 75 to 1 how can this possibly be classified as self defense? They are creating infinitely much more terror than they are stopping. How many more innocent babies have to die in their cribs and how many more Gazan Palestinian families have to suffer from Israeli terror before the Canadian government will issue a statement condemning, once again, for the umpteenth time, a vicious and extremely heavy handed attack on a civilian population?

HERE IS WHAT YOUR GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS, CANADIANS.

Genocide in Gaza

2008-03-01T12:06:00.002-05:00

The Israeli Terrorist Force:
"What is happening in Gaza is a massacre of civilians, women and children, a collective killing, genocide," Qureia added. "We can't bear what the Israelis are doing, and what the Israelis are doing doesn't led the peace process any credibility."

Israeli-Palestinian clashes kill 45
41 Palestians die, over half civilians. 2 Israeli soldiers die. Sounds like war crimes to me.
Israeli-Palestinian fighting escalated sharply Saturday, leaving 33 Palestinians dead, including a 13-month-old girl.

"There is a huge gap between us (Jews) and our enemies – not just in ability but in morality, culture, sanctity of life, and conscience. They are our neighbors here, but it seems as if at a distance of a few hundred meters away, there are people who do not belong to our continent, to our world, but actually belong to a different galaxy." (Israeli president Moshe Katsav. The Jerusalem Post, May 10, 2001)

"When we have settled the land, all the Arabs will be able to do about it will be to scurry around like drugged cockroaches in a bottle." (Raphael Eitan, Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defence Forces, New York Times, 14 April 1983)

They hate us because we are free.
They hate us because we are free.
They hate us because we are free.

I Swear

2008-02-29T00:49:00.003-05:00

"I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."~Thomas Jefferson