Misery Index

Differences Between Palestine & Israel Demonstrations

noreply@blogger.com (Misery Index) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:22:00 +0000

Tell me, who is peaceful, and who is violent? And remember, in England, the police do not normally wear firearms on their sides.

It is being reported that the entire bill for just last weekends riots over the Israeli military action in Gaza in London (one weekend ALONE) is MORE THAN £1 MILLION ($1.45 million USD). Cars were overturned. A Starbucks coffee shop next to the Israeli Embassy was seriously smashed. More here.

So, who is the cause of all this violence? Lets take a look, shall we? And both these videos are from London, on the same day. And all of this in the name of religion. Oh wait.. God is suppose to be peaceful, Allah says kill all those who aren’t Muslim. Good thing I don’t believe in either because in the “religion” that I follow? We don’t waste our time trying to tell the world that we are right and they are wrong. We just laugh at them and go merrily on our way, amused. And no I'm not Wiccan or Pagan either so don’t even go there. But I will say this, if someone comes after me all in the name of God or Allah, then they are personally gonna meet the person they follow. And I ain’t kiddin. I don’t discuss, argue or fight over religion... EVER.

Pro-Palestine

From January 11, 2009 in London.

Pro-Israel

From January 11, 2009 in London. The same day as above.

Take a guess at who is who....

From January 4th, 2009 in London.

From January 11, 2009 in London

More from January 3rd in London. This time the Bobbies are in riot gear.

So tell me, how long is it before the firebombs start? And how long before this level of violence reaches the United States, as it has everywhere else in the world.

12-Year-Old Muslim Beheads Man On Video [Video]

noreply@blogger.com (Misery Index) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:50:00 +0000

PLEASE NOTE BEFORE WATCHING. This video is VERY VERY GRAPHIC and shows a child slitting and cutting the head off of a man. I could not watch it past 0.24 seconds (and those of you who really know me, knows this says something about the video).

ADDITIONALLY, by pressing “play” on the video, you are certifying that you are of legal age in the city, county, state, and country to view such videos.

Get ready… it’s pretty.. well… graphic. One of the most graphic I have ever seen. And one of the most shocking, knowing that a young child is killing this man with a knife. This is not fake. This is not Hollywood. This is REAL. This is murder. This is radical Islam. And all in the name of God.

Pro-Palestinian Violence in New York City

noreply@blogger.com (Misery Index) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:42:00 +0000

And so it begins in the United States. But then again, Pro-Palestinian and Pro-Israel violence has been going on at UC–Berkley campuses for nearly 10 years.

9 arrested in NYC pro-Palestinian rally CNN

NEW YORK (CNN) — At least nine protesters were arrested in a pro-Palestinian rally in New York that injured seven police officers, authorities said.

The extent of injuries varied from minor to serious, New York police said. Two officers sustained head injuries.

Detective Cheryl Crispin said the protesters taken into custody faced charges ranging from disorderly conduct to reckless endangerment.

In a statement, the NYPD said the officers were injured when trying to break up a fight between two demonstrators.

The demonstrators had gathered on Manhattan’s West Side on Sunday afternoon to protest the Israeli incursion in Gaza.

Over on Atlas Shrugs, there is a description of a woman who was carrying an Israeli and American flag while walking home. She was attacked after a rally, near her home, by a pack of Pro-Palestinian people. As a side note, the woman and man in this account, are not Jewish.

“After walking home from the 42 Street & 7th Avenue Pro-Israel rally, I watched the Muslim rally participants march up 8th Avenue closely controlled by many NYC police to keep them moving along. Even so, it appeared that many of the young men and women were eyeing the bystanders on the sidewalk in threatening way almost challenging someone to disagree with their “death to Israel” and “God Bless Hitler” chants.

I went back to my apartment where I met my boyfriend who had also just returned from the second Pro Israel rally on 39th Street & 7th Avenue. We walked outside the building and across a major midtown avenue on the West Side to buy some groceries. He was still carrying the Israeli flag and we were both wearing baseball caps with the American flag and USA on the brims. A large number of Muslims were milling around since it seems that their rally had reached its end point and was dispersing. Six Muslim men were being photographed with posters with the words, "Praise Hamas and Hezbollah, Reopen the Ovens" and were taking photos of themselves and their posters. Seeing us with the Israel flag, they began screaming, "You're assholes, Kill the Jews, We are going to kill you, This is OUR country," etc.

We went into the corner deli and they began banging on the window and stood outside in a very threatening mob waiting for us to leave. I heard one man say, "She is a female" - very observant. I don't know what this was suppose to signal to his fellow terrorists. When we left the deli a mob of the original Muslims and others who joined them came up to us screaming death to the Jews, and one man around 19/20 years old ran up and with force and hatred threw an egg into my friend's eye. This may not seem like much but I am sure the intent was for the egg shells to be lodged in his eye. The egg was not thrown from afar against his coat but was thrown like a rock would be - to inflict as much harm as possible. The assailant then grabbed our Israeli flag, threw it to the ground, and was spitting on it and wiping his feet on it. When we asked a traffic cop to make an arrest, the assailant ran away down the block but the traffic agent did not answer us nor did he call 911. He passively stood by doing NOTHING.

Two people standing on the street took photos of our attack and said they would email us with the photos to identity the criminals. We then walked back across the street to our building and were followed by a pack of Muslims - about 8 or 10 - who continued to threaten, mock and scream at us. They seemed surprised at our ferocious counter verbal attack. However, they came right within 6 inches of us saying they would kill us. One of the men was about to attack me when my boyfriend saw the assault about to begin and said, "If you touch her, I swear I'll kill you." At that point the original traffic control cop came over and a second traffic agent joined him and forced the crowd to disperse. They asked us to go into the apartment building lobby which we did.

We immediately called the police and asked to make a police report. Two NYC policemen came to the apartment about an hour later hour and took the information. They were very courteous and said they will file the report and a detective is to contact us tomorrow. They apologized for taking so long to come by but explained that there were many incidents of a similar nature that were taking place as the Muslim rally broke up. They also shared that 2 NYC police officers had been attacked at the rally and that the Muslims are 'out of control.'

Without the photos, it will be near impossible to find the Muslims involved. Even with the photos, I am not sure if the police can find the assailant or make an arrest. I am told by an attorney friend, that just the act of following and threatening is a crime in and of itself. Whatever it takes, we'll take it as far as possible to prosecute.

Any ideas as how to pursue this would be welcome. This attack could happen to anyone. This attack happened in midtown Manhattan, a major American city on a Sunday afternoon. Our country is under attack from within. We need to do much more than attend rallies."

IDF Finds Hamas Tunnel Under Civilian Kitchen Sink [Video]

noreply@blogger.com (Misery Index) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:21:00 +0000

Hamas Map Seized in Gaza [Video & Picture]

noreply@blogger.com (Misery Index) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:17:00 +0000

IDF Shows A Hamas Booby Trapped School And Zoo [Video]

noreply@blogger.com (Misery Index) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:13:00 +0000

Need I say more?

Live Video From Gaza [GazaCam]

noreply@blogger.com (Misery Index) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:51:00 +0000

Here’s the latest live video stream from Gaza (no guarantees on whether it will work with your browser). Requires Windows Media Player; Mac users should install Flip4Mac.

It’s real and its live. Watch the trees in the lower center, and you can see them moving. And make sure you crank up the volume if you see action. I could actually hear the call to prayer. And I could hear ARV’s during bombing.

Gaza Live Webcam

Gaza Date and time

There is a second link however, it seems to go up and down.

If you would like to make a desktop page of the above feed, check out instructions on this page. It’s very simple.

Some images below.

Obama Asks Bush To Notify Congress To Show Him The Money.

noreply@blogger.com (Misery Index) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:38:00 +0000

First, remember that Obama CONSTANTLY says that there is only one President, and only one Administration at a time. He’s used that line many times recently to duck hard questions.

Obama has asked Bush to notify Congress “on his behalf” that he wants to access the second half of the $700 billion fund, according to White House press secretary Dana Perino.

The idea is to make the money available to the new administration shortly after Obama takes office Jan. 20th.

So if there is only one President at a time, or one Administration at a time, then why did Obama ask Bush to notify Congress that he wants the money? I mean seriously… I’m REALLY starting to HATE Obama’s morals and ethics, or rather, lack of.

Via FOX.

Hamas Child Abuse

noreply@blogger.com (Misery Index) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:24:00 +0000

The media will certainly show these pictures.

But why don’t they show these pictures of Hamas encouraged children? Of Hamas with weapons in civilian areas? Of Hamas training children?

Hamas Brainwashing of Children

noreply@blogger.com (Misery Index) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:02:00 +0000

Imagine here in the United States, children’s shows teaching kids that bombs and killing Jews is more precious than that child’s own life.

Imagine a music video teaching the same. After a five-year-old finds out that her mother wore a bomb belt to a suicide terror attack, she sings: “Now I know what was more precious than us.” She then swears to follow in her mother’s footsteps, as a suicide bomber.

Via FrontPageMag,

“In addition to the video featuring the daughter of a suicide bomber, this collection includes a music video depicting a boy’s transition from childhood to adulthood, climaxing in his heroic Martyrdom death; a puppet show promising world Islamic supremacy, death of infidels and the conversion of the White House into a mosque; and a talk show segment featuring kindergarden aged kids marching in military formation, brandishing weapons and calling for Jihad and Martyrdom.”

And all of this, all this sacrifice of life and killing, in the name of God.

Obama Expects Americans To “Sacrifice” For Economy.

noreply@blogger.com (Misery Index) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:53:00 +0000

Obama is now saying that fixing the economy over the long term will require “sacrifice” from every American and scaling back some of his campaign promises.

“Our challenge is going to be identifying what works and putting more money into that, eliminating things that don’t work, and making things that we have more efficient. But I’m not suggesting, George, I want to be realistic here, not everything that we talked about during the campaign are we going to be able to do on the pace we had hoped.”

Gee, what a surprise. Obama, the Savior, who promised the moon, the sun and the stars to get elected, is now doing what I expected, and what all politicians do, and going back on his campaign promises.

"At the end of the day, are you really talking about over the course of your presidency some kind of grand bargain? That you have tax reform, healthcare reform, entitlement reform including Social Security and Medicare, where everybody in the country is going to have to sacrifice something, accept change for the greater good?"

"Yes," Obama said.

"And when will that get done?"

"Well, right now, I’m focused on a pretty heavy lift, which is making sure we get that reinvestment and recovery package in place. But what you described is exactly what we’re going to have to do. What we have to do is to take a look at our structural deficit, how are we paying for government? What are we getting for it? And how do we make the system more efficient?"

"And eventually sacrifice from everyone?"

"Everybody’s going to have to give. Everybody’s going to have to have some skin in the game," Obama said.

Gee, is this the way to get every American to “serve” in Obama’s Socialist Administration?

30 North Gaza Residents Killed By Hamas Weapons Dump Inside A UN School

noreply@blogger.com (Misery Index) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:40:00 +0000

At least 30 people were reportedly killed and 53 wounded in an explosion in a UN-run school in the town of Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip, according to Palestinians. Hundreds had sought refuge at the school. However, three officials at Shifa hospita, where some of the wounded were taken, said at least 42 people were killed and that the number of dead would likely rise. Ma’an news was reporting both numbers.

The Israel Defense Forces issued a statement saying that the school grounds were currently being used by terrorists to fire mortar shells at the troops. Two neighborhood residents confirmed that militants were firing mortars near the school, then fled into a crowd of people in the streets. Additionally, an IDF spokesperson reported that a missile launcher and a number of anti-tank missiles were found at a Palestinian school yard along with two dead Hamas soldiers. According to the IDF, among these two dead were members of a Hamas launching cell, including operatives brothers Immad Abu Askar and Hassan Abu Askar. Residents said that the Abu Askar brothers were known low-level Hamas militants.

IDF reported that Hamas was firing mortar bombs at Israeli soldiers from the UN school.

The infantrymen returned mortar fire into the school grounds, the army said. Defense officials told the AP that booby-trapped bombs in the school triggered the secondary explosions which killed the Palestinians on the site. The following video was released via the IDF showing Israel firing upon Hamas targets with secondary explosions. It is unclear whether the school is included in these videos.

“Hamas has in the past fired at Israel and at troops from inside schools, cynically using civilians, as is proven by UAV footage,” the army said.

The UN said hundreds of people from a Gaza City refugee camp had gone to seek shelter in the school…

“I am appealing to political leaders here and in the region and the world to get their act together and stop this,” said John Ging, the top UN official in Gaza. “They are responsible for these deaths.”

RANT ON

Of course Hamas will say that Israel hit the school and that they had nothing to do with it. It’s not like Hamas has used schools before as weapons dumps right? Especially since that exact school had been used before to fire rockets and mortars for Hamas. And there is a 2007 video of Hamas firing mortars into Israel from this same school yard.

Now you may think Israel was wrong for firing on a school however, do you think its right that Hamas is firing mortars from the same location with innocent civilians inside? But the thought to ponder in all of this is WHY WAS THERE A SECONDARY EXPLOSION today? And WHY did the UN allow Hamas to CONTINUE to use this location as a firing point since it was revealed in 2007? Just thoughts to ponder!

And last week a science teacher and headmaster at a UN school was killed. By day he was a teacher, at night, he built rockets for Islamic Jihad. Hamas hailed him as a martyr who led Islamic Jihad’s “engineering unit” – its bomb makers. Although the UN denies any knowledge of this, and his family denies the claim while Islamic Jihad posters filled his home, the man’s body was wrapped in an Islamic Jihad flag at his funeral.

At the UN school, a handwritten notice was posted on the gate at the entrance to the school declaring the man “the chief leader of the engineering unit”, would now find “paradise”.

It is also known that Hamas hides weapons at schools.

Meanwhile, back to today, hundreds of innocent civilians had headed to a UN school for safety. And Hamas decides to use the grounds around the school to fire at Israeli troops, knowing full well that Israel would fire back at them. Then when Israel did fire back, it set the booby-traps off INSIDE the school. Nice guys, them Hamas eh?

So how can you fight a terrorist organization, that uses schools as weapons dumps. That fires weapons from schools and school yards, while innocents are inside? And what kind of government puts its own innocent civilians at risk, while that same government should be protecting its own innocent civilians?

But yet, neither Israel nor Hamas (Palestine) has a monopoly on what is right or what is wrong either.

Via The Jerusalem Post and the New York Times

The True Nature Of Hamas, And The Children They “Protect”.

noreply@blogger.com (Misery Index) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:31:00 +0000

How would you feel if your child went to summer camp, and from the age of 5 or so, was taught how to kill Jews while at camp, required to wear wearing paramilitary clothing?

Q: What are you holding in your hand?

A: A rifle.

Q: What are you going to do with it?

A: Shoot the Jews.

How would you feel if you had a child that was 5-7 years old and said the following:

Q: Do you want to be a martyr?

A: Yes.

Q: Why do you want to?

A: To kill the Jews.

Q: Why are they shooting at us?

A: Because they’re animals.

And then use said children, as human shields?

Or what about dressing your children up for a stage “show” as a suicide bomber? Or how about bloodying their hands symbolizing the Ramallah Massacre?

Need I say more?

It’s Appropriate To Use Hamas Flag, But Not Terrorist Israel Flag At Demonstration.

noreply@blogger.com (Misery Index) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:44:00 +0000

“Its appropriate to fly the Hamas flag … but I don’t think it’s appropriate to fly the Israeli flag anywhere in America … that flag represents a terrorist state.”

When asked if he thought Hamas was a terrorist organization, his answer is “Absolutely not, that’s right wing spin. That’s pro-Israel spin.”

When asked if Hamas targets civilians, his answer is “No.”

How typical for San Francisco and for California. Forget the red, white and blue, green is the new color of San Francisco,and I don’t mean “green” as in environment friendly.

Hamas Propaganda Of “Ghetto” Is False. [TRUTH via Video]

noreply@blogger.com (Misery Index) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:35:00 +0000

Im sure you have heard that Gaza is being called a ghetto, comparing it to the Jews being placed in the Warsaw Ghetto in Germany. I’m sure you have heard they have nothing. No food. No medical supplies. No fresh water. I’m here to say BULL CHIPS!

The video below was taken on December 3, 2008 and uploaded on January 3, 2009. Does this look like a suffering city to you? Does this life look miserable? Does this really look like a third-world country? Do these people look like they are starving from lack of food? Does this really look like a prison? Does it look like they have no shelter? Does this really look like a concentration camp? Does this really look like a city where people make only $2 a day?

Group In Oklahoma City Says Offensive Against Hamas Is “Illegal And Immoral”.

noreply@blogger.com (Misery Index) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:26:00 +0000

Nice Sign. Yesterday, about 200 Palestinian supporters, marched in front of the state capital at noon, urging the United States to take a neutral stand in the Mideast.

The protest was organized by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, OK chapter.

People walked in front of the Capital building in a circle during the noon hour chanting, “Stop the killing, free, free Gaza!” and “Free, free Palestine; occupation is a crime!”

Michael Abdulaziz-Gipson, a board member said the group is calling upon public officials and congressmen to stop the Israeli attacks and potential occupation of the Gaza Strip. “We are asking the American public not to become desensitized,” he said, noting that the general population is being forced to stay in their home.

According to Razi Hashmi, the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ executive director, America should take immediate steps to end Israel’s “illegal and immoral” offensive against the Gaza' Strip’s Hamas rulers. “We as Oklahomans and as Americans should be concerned about this conflict because our taxes are going towards Israel,” Hashmi said. “We should not allow our government to give Israel a blank check to allow the destruction of hopes for peace in the Middle East.” However in a rather confusing statement, Hashmi also said as an American citizen, he agrees with the U.S. description of Hamas.

During the demonstration, one protestor held a sign that showed a swastika inside the Star of David. According to Hashmi, the man carrying the sign, identified only as a college student from OK City, was asked to leave and the sign removed a “couple of minutes” after the demonstration started. Also according to Hashimi, the man has been banned from future protests organized by the organization. According to Hashmi, the organization distributed rules before the demonstration that no offensive signs or banners would be tolerated. “The Star of David is a sacred symbol of faith and Muslims are stressed by Islam to respect all symbols of faith and I apologize,” Hashmi said. “This [sign] does not reflect our personal views.”

However, unless the video below was taken within the first few minutes of the protest, the sign is seen during the demonstration. But then what do you expect from a group who defends Hamas?

Michael Barlow, past president of the Jewish Federation of Greater OK City watched the protest commenting, “War is unfortunate, but the question is: What is Israel to do, with scores of missiles being shot into Israel population centers daily?” “How long do you allow missiles to be shot into your country from another country?” Barlow added that it is difficult for Israel to negotiate with Hamas leaders when they do not recognize Israel’s right to exist.

United Methodist minister Rev. Andres Tevington of the Church of the Servant in OK City said the Israelis and Palestinians should quit “illegitimately calling on the name of God” in this fighting. “We call upon the U.S. to help both sides see there is a different way to do this,” he said.

Rev. Kristen Brown, a United Methodist minister attended the protest saying, “I saw that this isn’t really a religious issue, this is an issue about people who are living under military occupation for 40 years and they’re in a very desperate situation,” she said.

RANT ON

What irritates me more and more, is the use of children in these protests. How can a child, who is aged 2-7 years old, have a mental ability to understand the protest, and understand the purpose of these signs, or the babies swaddled in bloodied cloth they carry? How can these children make a voluntary choice at their age to make a voluntary consent to participate in these protests. Any child who is a minor, should not be allowed to participate in these protests, if they are a credible organization, who is looking out for a child’s best interest. These children do not have the mentality to make an informed consent to voluntarily participate in these protests. This is nothing more than encouraging racism.

And how can you call for the end of an “illegal and immoral” offensive against a terrorist organization and still say you support the U.S. designation of Hamas as a terrorist organization?

Fox News PWNS Former Terrorist PLO Legal Advisor Buttu.

noreply@blogger.com (Misery Index) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:14:00 +0000

HamasPalestinian Legal Advisor, Diana Buttu, says “Absolutely not” and “you are blaming the victim” to Hamas being the aggressors here. She also claims that is not a question of Israel responding, it is a question of Israel initiating attacks on Gaza, and that their actions are a violation of International Law. [Listen for Jarrett laugh after she says that statement.]

Says “Absolutely not” to Hamas using humans as shields and firing rockets from high civilian population areas and if Hamas is responsible for the high death rate of civilians. Her defense is that Jarrett has never been to the Gaza Strip and he does not know what it looks like that Israel is targeting Government buildings and schools. Note, she never directly answers the question of Hamas firing rockets from civilian areas, in numbers around 6,000 over 18 months, or comments about using Mosques as armories.

She also says that the Hamas rockets do not have explosive heads. Well the last time I checked a .45 bullet doesn’t have one either, but that doesn’t stop it from killing someone either.

She also says it is wrong to blame victims because Israel is using US backed weapons to attack Gaza. That these are war crimes are Israel should be prosecuted. So obviously this woman justifies any rocket that Hamas fired into civilian areas prior to Israel attacking Gaza wasn’t a war crime?

Jarret informs Buttu that he has been to the Gaza Strip, that he has met with terrorists, and that this was the end of the interview. Buttu continues to tell Jarret that he’s wrong and the feed ends.

PWNED!

Here Buttu talks with CNN. Here again she talks about how over 1600 people were killed from Israeli attacks prior to Israel attacking Gaza, but never talks about the over 6000 rockets that were sent from Gaza to Israel in the same time. And she says the only way for peace, is for Israel to end the occupation [of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem].

She really does defend Hamas in this video saying they are a political organization with domestic roots that is portrayed differently outside the world. And that this is a “homegrown organization”.

If All The Citizens in Gaza are Innocent, Why Do So Many Show Up For Hamas Rayyan’s Funeral?

noreply@blogger.com (Misery Index) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:18:00 +0000

Seriously, it’s an honest question, not filled with sarcasm. Really, I don’t understand.

In this first picture from the AP, the caption reads: “Palestinians carry the bodies of senior Hamas leader Nizar Rayyan and his family during their funeral in Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip. Rayyan, his four wives and eight children were killed in an Israeli air strike on their home on Thursday.”

And if all the citizens of Gaza are innocent and victims of Hamas, then who are all of these people attending the funeral?

I mean really, if all these people are innocent civilians and not Hamas supporters, then why are they at Rayyan’s funeral?

I’m just really confused at what I hear pro-Palestinian protestors saying, and what I see in pictures.

So, if you support a terrorist organization, but are not directly involved with the terrorist organization, then you are innocent?

So can anyone explain this contradiction to me without blowing a microchip in the process?

Here’s another example from about a month ago at a funeral for four Hamas gunmen.

Especially since this picture is from the Hamas Anniversary celebration from Dec. 14, 2008? If the citizens of Gaza are innocent, they why are they celebrating Hamas’ anniversary?

Or did all these people really just have nothing better do do that day than to go to a celebration support a terrorist organization?

Obsession, Radical Islam’s War Against The West. [Full Video]

noreply@blogger.com (Misery Index) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:40:00 +0000

This is an award-winning documentary on Radical Islam that has been out for a couple of years however, I think it’s time to bring it back to the surface. My first experience with this movie was back in September when it showed up inside my local Sunday newspaper where some 28 million copies of this DVD have been distributed for free.

Using images from Arab TV, rarely seen in the West, Obsession reveals an “insiders view” of the hatred the Radicals are teaching, their incitement of global jihad, and their goal of world domination.

Obsession examines how seemingly isolated acts of terrorism are seen by radical Islamists as an integral part of a global war or jihad for world domination.

Walid Shoebat is shown in this video. He was born in Bethlehem and became a member of the PLO. He was jailed and after his release came to the US and continued his anti-Israel activities. In 1993, he studied the Jewish Bible in a challenge to convert his wife to Islam. Six months later, Walid realized that everything he had been taught about Jews was a lie.

Nonie Darwish is also in this video. Her father headed the Egyptian military in Gaza and the Sinai when Gaza was under Egyptian control in the fifties. In 1978 she emigrated to America. After 9/11 she realized that her culture of origin is in a head of collision with the rest of the world, and started speaking out about terrorism. She believes that her support to Israel does not take away from her love of her culture of origin.

Mary Matalin, former Assistant to the President, Counselor to Vice President & Political Strategist and Commentator said about the movie:

For those people who don’t understand the threat posed by Radical Islam, and especially for those people who do understand the threat - ‘Obsession’ demonstrates in the clearest possible terms that we must stand up and defend our way of life.

Major General Bentley Rayburn (Ret) of the USAF had to say about ‘Obsession’:

As a retired Air Force Major General who has lived and traveled through the Middle East and has commanded major combat organizations in key Muslim countries, I believe ‘Obsession’ is a movie that every American ought to see. It is the most accurate description I’ve seen of the great struggle that the western world will face for many years to come."

Now the movie does have its share of refuters, calling the movie nothing but a lie filled with propaganda. One such website is “Obsession With Hate” saying that

“there are those who have misused Islam to promote an anti-Western militant ideology” but “Obsession is not an honest critique of violent radicalism. Instead, it is a propaganda piece that seeks to cast a wide net of suspicion of against Muslims by blurring the line between violent radicalism and mainstream Islam.”

“As such, it does not call on credible experts and reputable scholars but resorts to shady characters like “former-terrorist” Walid Shoebat, who has made such outlandish statements as: ‘Islam is no the religion of God Islam is the devil.’”

Those who oppose this movie, mostly Muslims, are quick to note that the movie was produced and made by Jews saying again, it is nothing more than propaganda against Muslims produced by Jews.

Either way, Obsession does show some interesting things. Only you yourself can decide what to get out of this movie, and what the movie is trying to say.

Below is the movie, in it’s entirety. The movie can also be downloaded via Google Video for your iPod.

Son of a Hamas Founder Converts To Christianity Through Free-Will Thought. [Entire Fox Documentary Video.]

noreply@blogger.com (Misery Index) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:04:00 +0000

This is what can happen when you ask “What if?” “What if everything I’ve been told, been taught is a lie?” And then sent out to decide what is right and what is wrong for oneself.

Mus’ab Hassan Youself is the son of Sheikh Hassan Youself, the man who is one of the Hamas founding members. Mus’ab has decided to abandon his Muslim faith, denounce his father’s organization, move to America and become a Christian. Youself has sought asylum in the US and now attends an evangelical Christian church in San Diego, CA.

This is a person, who was “inside” Hamas. Who’s father is one of the founding members of Hamas. This is a person, who has turned away from Islam, turned away from Hamas, turned away from his family and made an informed decision about what Hamas really is. This is the person that everyone should be listening to. “I call upon the Palestinian people to open its eyes and see what Hamas was doing…”

He has said the true nature of Hamas and radical Islam was discovered during a stint in an Israeli prison. He renounced his Muslim faith, left his family behind in Ramallah and converted to Christianity.

“Islam is not the word of God,” said Youself. “If you want to be offended it’s your problem. But you know something? Go study. Think for a second that I might be right. So wake up, look at your path, see where you’re going. Are you really going to heave with 72 virgins after you kill yourself and kill another 20 people?”

About his father (who is seen left in the center, wearing the blue shirt) and Hamas, Mu’sab said Hamas betrays the Palestinian cause and tortures its own members. He also states;

“The Hamas leadership, including my father, they’re responsible; they’re responsible for all the violence that happened from the organization. I know they describe it as reaction to Israeli aggression, but still, they are part of it and they had to make decisions in those operations against Israel [for] which there was the killing of many civilians.”

Mu’sab has said there will never be lasting peace between Israel and Hamas.

“There is no chance. Is there any chance for fire to co-exist with the water?” “Its not about Israel, it’s not about Hamas: it’s about both ideologies.”

AUGUST, 2008

Mus’ab announced that he left Islam. From an article on Haaretz titled: “I’ve left a society that sanctifies terror.” (Right are the three founding members of Hamas with Mus’ab’s father’s picture on the far left)

A moment before beginning his supper, Masab, son of West Bank Hamas leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef, glances at the friend who has accompanied him to the restaurant where we met. They whisper a few words and then say grace, thanking God and Jesus for putting food on their plates.

It takes a few seconds to digest this sight: The son of Hamas MP who is also the most popular figure in that extremist Islamic organization, a young man who assisted his father for years in his political activities, has become a rank-and-file Christian. “I’m now called Joseph,” he says at the outset.

Masab knows that he has little hope of returning to visit the Holy Land in this lifetime. “I know that I’m endangering my life and am even liable to lose my father, but I hope that he’ll understand this and that God will give him and my family patience and willingness to open their eyes to Jesus and to Christianity. Maybe one day I’ll be able to return to Palestine and to Ramallah with Jesus, in the Kingdom of God.

Nor does he attempt to hide his affection for Israel, or his abhorrence of everything representing the surroundings in which he grew up: the nation, the religion, the organization.

“Send regards to Israel, I miss it. I respect Israel and admire it as a country,” he says.

“You Jews should be aware: You will never, but never have peace with Hamas. Islam, as the ideology that guides them, will not allow them to achieve a peace agreement with the Jews. They believe that tradition says that the Prophet Mohammed fought against the Jews and that therefore they must continue to fight them to the death.”

Is that the justification for the suicide attacks?

“More than that. An entire society sanctifies death and the suicide terrorists. In Palestinian culture a suicide terrorist becomes a hero, a martyr. Sheikhs tell their students about the ‘heroism of the shaheeds.’

And yet, in spite of the criticism of the place he left, California can’t make the longings disappear.

“I miss Ramallah,” he says. “People with an open mind. … I mainly miss my mother, my brothers and sisters, but I know that it will be very difficult for me to return to Ramallah soon.”

Below are excerpts from an interview which aired on Al-Hayat TV (Cyprus) on August 19, 2008. In this video, he talks about his childhood, his father, his involvement with the hatred of Jews, and his path to leaving Islam.

JANUARY, 2009

Fox News did a documentary with Mu’sab Hassan Youself titled “Escape From Hamas” that was shown on Fox News. Below, in six parts, is the entire documentary.

PART ONE PART TWO PART THREE PART FOUR PART FIVE PART SIX

RANT ON

Believe it or not, no rant, but congregations to this brave young man who made a free will decision for himself. That in itself says a lot since Hamas does not encourage independent free-will thought, but encourages sightless unthinking followers instead. And obviously the young man was so disturbed at what he realized about Hamas and Islam that he turned his back on his own father and family. By rejecting Islam he has turned into a apostate which a fatwa can be called on him. The four major Sunni Madh’hab (schools of Islamic jurisprudence) and the Twelver Shi’a Jafar madhab agree that a sane adult male apostate must be executed since the Qur’an states that Allah (God) despises aspostasy. [Qur’an 3:72, 3:90, 16:106, 4:137 and 5:54]

Now if only more people would listen to what he has to say and think for themselves instead of being mindless and sightless sheep being lead to a slaughter all in the name of God.

NYC Mayor Supports Israel [Common Sense]

noreply@blogger.com (Misery Index) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:03:00 +0000

“There is no proportional response to terrorism” - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s response to question from CNN’s Betty Nguyen if Israel’s bombing is extreme.

Bloomberg says that a country’s government has a responsibility to protect it’s people, and that Hamas broke the cease-fire several months ago. Prior to the cease-fire, Hamas was only sending one or two rockets a day. When the cease fire ended, Hamas decided to send hundreds of rockets and mortars across the border on a daily basis, a large increase in attacks thus intentionally trying to kill more innocent Israeli civilians. Thus, Hamas was the one who started the conflict back up again, on an increased basis and larger scale, and thus Hamas’ refusal to end the rockets is what is killing the people of Gaza. Hamas, who claims to be a government, is not protecting its people’s best interests but putting their own people in the middle of the attack.

Hamas has been sending rockets across the border since 2005 killing innocent civilians in Israel, and Israel finally retaliated and they are made out to be the “bad people” since they are killing innocent civilians while trying to take out terrorists.

Take a look at the video from CNN below.

And I leave you with this to ponder. If all the people in Gaza are just innocent civilians, they why on December 14th, did hundreds of tens of thousands of people show up in Gaza to support Hamas’ 21st anniversary of existence? Maybe, just maybe, because they support terrorists.

Have a look at BBC’s video of the celebration.

“The mass rally – with its sea of green flags – is being seen as a show of strength by Hamas…”

“The Associated Press said the crowds filled an area in Gaza City which can accommodate 150,000 people.”

“In a statement on its website, one of Hamas’ senior officials, Mahmoud Zahar, paid tribute to the organization on its anniversary. ‘Hamas has gone from stone-throwing to guns and rockets, from a support of a few thousand people to a backing of millions in Arab countries and around the world’, he said.

Fox News said,

“about 300,000 Hamas supporters crowded into a dusty outdoor arena and spilled over into nearby streets. Many waved flags and sported baseball caps in the Islamic group’s signature green color.”

“The huge turnout at the Gaza rally was a pointed display of strength directed at both Israel and Fatah, and further evidence of the Muslim militant group’s unchallenged control over 1.4 million Gazans.”

So tell me, doe the pictures below, taken on Dec. 14th, 2008s look like a forced celebration of a few innocent non-Hamas supporting citizens of Hamas? Because to me, it looks more like an entire region of terrorist supporting civilians who are celebrating the existence of Hamas. And I would assume that 1.5 million people, if they did oppose Hamas, could easily overrun the amount of Hamas terrorists that do exist in Gaza if they really wanted to.

Hezbollah Supporter Leads Anti-Israel Protest in Washington.

noreply@blogger.com (Misery Index) — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:17:00 +0000

So quick question to think about while watching the below video from 2000 first before we get to 2009. The man in the middle, when the spread asks “Who here supports Hezbollah” does it not seem that the man in the middle raises his hands, not once, not twice, not three times, not four times, not five times, but six times to show his support for Hezbollah in this October 2000 video? And also, what do you hear from the crowd? Do you hear support or laughter?

The rally in 2000 was to mark the second Palestinian Intifada. The man speaking is Islamist leader Abdurraham Alamoudi who was the founder and executive director of the American Muslim Council, who at this rally announced his support for Hezbollah. He was convicted in 2007 as a “major player in the financial support of terrorist” and was sentenced to 23 years in prison.

Well, the man in the video is Mahdi Bray. After media attention on the above video, Bray claimed he was just having a bit of fun, and not approving Alamoudi’s words in a Northern Virginia Daily news article.

The majority of the people they were kind of raising their hands, and kind of cheering, and so on because this was so uncharacteristic of al-Amoundi. We didn’t know he had a problem with law enforcement. He was considered the pillar of the American Muslim community.

You saw me pumping my fists. You didn’t see me raising my hands. If they had shown the audience, you would have seen people in the audience raising their hands and falling out laughing. For him to come and make these kinds of radical rants, no one took him seriously.

Mahdi Bray has worked with International ANSWER, a group who has recently organized over 50 Anti-Israel protests in the United States in the past week, a group who was founded by members of the Workers World Party (WWP) and members of the Party for Socialism and Liberation(PSL). I recently blogged about ANSWER who has been accused for a few years of anti-Semitism, and supporting Hezbollah and Hamas.

Bray is also involved with:

Muslim American Society – Executive Director. Group has been reported to be a front group for the Muslim Brotherhood.
National Coalition to Protect Political Freedom – Founding Board Member. Group has been reported to have lobbied and litigated against U.S. counter-terrorism laws, provided legal counsel to terror suspects, and works to overturn terrorist convictions.
American Muslim Council (AMC)– Advisory Board. This groups claims to fame are, The Chairman of this group was imprisoned for terror-related convictions in 2003. AMC was a part of the National Coalition to Protect Political Freedom. AMC created the National Islamic Prison Foundation below. AMC was a longtime supporter of Sudan’s National Islamic Front, which was and still is on the State Dept.’s list of terrorist organizations.
Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC)– Advisory Board. Formed a coalition to repeal and amend the Patriot Act. MPAC asserts that Hezbollah “could be called a liberation movement.” Found and executive director Salam AL-Marayati justified the existence of Hamas as a political entity and a provider of social programs and “educational operations”. MPAC justified the 1983 bombing of the American Marine barracks in Lebanon as a “military operation” rather than a terrorist attack. Claims Israel was established by terrorism and that they are the “worst terrorists in the world.” And a lot more.
Interfaith Alliance Foundation – Advisory Board
Coordinating Council of Muslim Organizations – President
National Islamic Prison Foundation (NIPF) – Head. Created by American Muslim Council. A Saudi-supported outreach program seeking to convert US prison inmates to the Islamic faith. Tells them when they are released from prison, they will be able to find food and shelter, as well as assistance in finding employment, in virtually any mosque or masjid. The indoctrination of American inmates is a strategy described in al Qaeda training manuals.
Imam Jamil Defense Fund – National Mobilization Chairman. Organization provides legal aid for Jamil Abudullah Al-Amin (aka H. Rap Brown), who was twice on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitivies” list and is now serving a life sentence for murdering a police officer.
“The Crescent Report” – Host of the Muslim-oriented radio talk show, sponsored by Wahhabi Saudi Arabia.
“Activist Training Seminars” – A project of his whose objective is to train at least 1,000 people in the “skills necessary for effective activism.”
Lots more damming information at “When Islamists Get Caught: MAS Edition”, “Leader of Muslim Brotherhood Front Group Appointed to Virginia Commission on Immigration”, “The Mendacity of MAS”

Muslim American Society and ANSWER Anti-Israel Protest in Washington

This protest was held this past Friday at the Israeli Embassy in Washington and then headed to the Egyptian Embassy. Brian Becker, who heads ANSWER also made an appearance which can be seen in video 3 below.

These crimes could not be committed [against Gaza by Israel] and would not be committed without the explicit consent and support and financing provided by the Bush Administration. And so in that sense we are here to say, that this is a US backed Israeli atrocity and justice demands that the United States Government cut all aid to Israel today, otherwise and because of it the US is guilty of war crimes too.

[Oh okay, so I guess it didn’t matter that Bush just gave $85 MILLION dollars to the UN for Gaza and the West Bank right? No aid for Israel, no aid for Gaza. An eye for an eye.]

Bray, meanwhile, had to say, “We’re here to say the violence must stop.” “And we’re here to say that there must be a ceasefire, a truce and that basically the sanctity of life is important.” He also had to say in one of the videos, that the people were there to represent the Muslims. [Wait, isn’t this SUPPOSE to be anti-war, and not about anti-Semitism?]

Once again, just that, kind of a layout of what we want to do here today.

First of all, we’re here to protest the occupation of Palestine. We’re here to protest the slaughter in Gaza. We’re here to protest the 18 months of siege that has taken place in Gaza, before the bombs dropped, people were dying because they couldn’t get food, medicine, medical attention, clean drinking water, etc. So, that’s why we’re here.

[Sure, I’ve given my own terms for a ceasefire and truce. Gaza stays the way it is, Israel stays the way it is. However, if a rocket comes from Gaza into Israel, that means that Israel can send a Hellfire missile back across to Gaza. If two rockets come from Gaza, then two Hellfire missiles go back across to Gaza. Fair deal. But if Iran sends anything over to Israel, then that’s a whole different ballgame.]

One angry protestor spoke against Barack Obama wanting to know why he was silent and why he wasn’t president now. But pointed out when Georgia was attacked by Russian, Obama spoke on that issue against Russia. That Obama doesn’t seem to represent “Change”.

And that “President Obama, despite all he said on television, that is illegal. That is immoral. That is inhuman. And reason for him to make a decision now.” And additionally said that Obama is a subservient to the current Administration.

[Can be seen and heard in the first video below. Obama has in the past stated that Israel has the right to defend itself. And obviously, these protestors want the United States to start a war with Israel. NOT GONNA HAPPEN. If these people want help to defend Gaza, then they can just take the next plane over there, and join Hamas. But instead, they choose to stay safely here, and whine, instead of paying homage to their country, and serve the country they seem to show more allegiance to than the United States.]

More Pictures Here, and Here.
Additional Videos Here1, Here2 and Here3.

And remember ladies, gentlemen and kiddies, I’m not Jewish, I’m not Muslim, and I’m not Christian. I don’t look at a person by their sex, their race or their religion. I look at a person by their actions. And all I see are anti-Israeli hypocrites in these protests. It was okay when Hamas was sending rockets across the border and killing civilians and children in Israel. It was okay when bombs were set off near schools and school buses in Israel. But now, the tables turned, and the bullied becomes the bully. An eye for an eye.

Brian Becker Says US Guilty of War Crimes [Not The ANSWER Again…]

noreply@blogger.com (Misery Index) — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:02:00 +0000

Brain Becker is the Director of ANSWER and the International Action Center. He is a member of the Secretariat of the World Workers Party of the United States, a socialist organization.

ANSWER is suppose to be an anti-war, anti-racism, anti-terrorist, anti-imperialist organization however, they have been accused of serious anti-Semitism in the past, with some serious Jew bashing, chants of support for Hezbolla and Nazi flag waving at previous demonstrations. And they seem to be a supporter of terrorist groups such as Hamas.

If they were a true anti-war organization, then why are they not protesting against BOTH Israel and Hamas from sending rockets on a daily basis across the border into Israel killing innocent civilians. But instead, they choose to only protest Israel. This makes them guilty of anti-Semitism.

This week, ANSWER organized over 50 protests in the United States alone, which I blogged about a few days ago. Just take a look at how “peaceful” and “modest” many were at these protests.

But at one on Friday in Washington , with only about 400 people showing up of a city that has a population of nearly 600,000 (0.06% of the population), in front of the Israeli Embassy, Brian Becker made a few statements about the United States.

These crimes could not be committed [against Gaza by Israel] and would not be committed without the explicit consent and support and financing provided by the Bush Administration. And so in that sense we are here to say, that this is a US backed Israeli atrocity and justice demands that the United States Government cut all aid to Israel today, otherwise and because of it the US is guilty of war crimes too.

Interesting how he fails to mention that Bush just gave $85 million over to the UN for Gaza and the West Bank on December 30th, the most anyone in the world has given since the bombing.

50 Year Old Gulf War Veteran, Out Of Military 15 Years, Gets Involuntary Recall For Iraq Service.

noreply@blogger.com (Misery Index) — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:07:00 +0000

Paul Bandel, 50, has been out of the military for 15 years, just got his AARP card, and has also just gotten involuntarily recalled for Iraq deployment until 2010.

The last missile system the veteran was trained to operate is no longer used by the military.

Back in 1993, Bandel took the option of leaving the Army without retirement. This could be why he is being called back to duty, since he possibly didn’t do his eight-year military service obligation (MSO) if he was enlisted. Another option is that if he was an officer, well, unless he retired formally, by sending a resignation to Human Resources Command, then they can call him back however, even if that is done, I know some pilots that have been “un resigned” and brought back, especially since their reserve commitment is different from the enlisted.

Calls to the Army and the Pentagon about how many men and women in their 50s are being called back to duty were not returned Wednesday to the news station.

Bandel’s wife plans to move in with her elderly parents until his return, due to Bandel’s income being cut in half by returning to military service.

ARMY SHORTAGE

The Army is currently on track to grow to 547,000 active-duty soldiers next year, up from 482,000 before the war. Undersecretary of the Army Nelson Ford says the service needs 580,000 soldiers “to meet current demands and get the dwell time,” referring to the amount of time soldiers have at home between deployments to train, rebuild and spend with families.

DRAFT TIME?

Nixon abolished the draft in 1973 however, some seem to want it back.

Rep. John Murtha (D) said in December that he opposes the all-volunteer army and that a military draft, based on a lottery with no deferments and no exceptions, is necessary during wartime. Rep. Charles Rangel (D) has also called for reinstating the draft as a way to end the Iraq war.

Army Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, who Bush picked as a deputy national security advisor with responsibility for ensuring efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan are coordinated with policy makers in Washington. has said on the matter, “And I can tell you, this has always been an option on the table. But ultimately, this is a policy matter between meeting the demands for the nation’s security by one means or another.”

So much for the promises of the US getting out of Iraq and bringing the troops back home.

The Bailout FAIL.

noreply@blogger.com (Misery Index) — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:18:00 +0000

First it was Wall-Street that got bailed out.
Then it was banks who got bailed out and used the money to buy other banks, meanwhile increasing homeowners mortgage payments.
Then insurance companies became banks to get helping hands.
Then it was 2 of the Big 3 who got bailed out just so the UAW could pay its retirees health benefits and pensions.
Moneywise, more than $1.5 trillion in FDIC loan guarantees, including a $139 billion assist tot he lending arm of General Electric Corp. is given out.
$1.8 million in cash, tax breaks and loan guarantees from the Treasury Department to financial institutions and credit companies.
$300 billion for homeowners from the Federal Housing Authority
$25 billion in cash assistance for auto companies.
And $5 trillion worth of new money, loan guarantees and lending requirements from the Federal Reserve Bank.
For a grand total of about $8.7 trillion dollars’ worth of potential taxpayer commitments for loans, guarantees and other bailout “items”, yet we as the wallet holders can’t see the exact details of all these deals according to the Feds.

NOW,

The newspapers want bailed out.
The Governors of 5 states want $1 trillion in federal assistance.
And the US Steel Industry wants bailed out.

And all this while, the taxpayer stimulus package is still on the backburner while foreclosure rates increase and unemployment increases. So how’s your year looking?

Can I just have my Federal tax refund this year and not an IOU?

STATE BAILOUTS

The governors of New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Ohio and Wisconsin – all Democrats – urged the federal government to provide !1 trillion in aid to the country’s 50 states to help pay for education, welfare and infrastructure as states struggle with steep budget deficits.

The initiate is for a two-year package and was backed by other governors and follows a meeting in December where governors called on Obama to help them.

Gov. Paterson of NY said 43 states now have budget deficits totaling some $100 billion as tax revenues plunge.

The latest package calls for $350 billion to create jobs by building or repairing roads, bridges and other public works; $50 billion to maintain educations; and another $250 in “counter-cyclical” spending such as extending unemployment benefits and food stamps. The remainder would be used to fund middle-class tax cuts, stimulate the housing market, and stem the tide of home foreclosures through a loan-modification program. [Yea, we’ve seen how well those loan-modification programs are, with increases of $300 a month to a homeowners mortgage.]

STEEL INDUSTRY

Industry executives are pleading for a huge public infrastructure investment program – of up to one trillion dollars over two years – under Obama’s proposed stimulus plan.

“What we are asking,” said Daniel DiMicco, chairman and chief executive of the Nucor Corporation, a giant steel makers, “is that out government deal with the worst economic slowdown in our lifetime through a recovery program that has in every provision a buy America’ clause,” the New York Times quoted him as saying. Only two U.S. steel makers are in the top steel producers of 2007.

Basically, the steel industry is petitioning Obama for major infrastructure development, thus stimulating the steel industry.