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"The Quickest Way Of Ending A War Is To Lose It" tag:typepad.com,2003:post-607473382009-01-05T01:13:35-05:002009-01-05T06:13:35Z2009-01-05T06:13:35ZHas everyone conveniently forgotten that Hamas is genocidal? They are not interested in peace or diplomacy, they are simply interested in eradicating the Jews. Period. Hamas militants need the violent clashes. It's what they do. It's their day job, paid for through myriad and seedy channels by Iran, under the general auspice of 'Holy War'. Hamas is an illegal terrorist organization, its purpose the destruction of Israel. Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIranIslamIsraelPalestineWar On Terrorhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2009/01/the-quickest-way-of-ending-a-war-is-to-lose-it-.html"Whatever it is I am against it!"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-593372202008-12-02T08:29:05-05:002008-12-02T13:29:05Z2008-12-02T13:29:05ZI received the below e-mail from David Horowitz, the Editor of Front Page, this morning, and I have to say I agree with him, we are beginning to sound like winging Liberals.
Like it or not, and my own huge reservations regarding his appeasement policies aside, Barack Obama is here to stay. We had better start getting used to it, otherwise we will spend the entire next term screaming like headless chickens doing an impersonation of Graucho Marx in "Dunk Soup": "Whatever it is I am against it!"Alexandra MCurrent Affairshttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2008/12/whatever-it-is-i-am-against-it.html"We Are All Jews Now!"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-494609702008-05-06T07:41:16-04:002008-05-06T11:41:16Z2008-05-06T11:41:16ZThe famous painting by Otto Dix 'The Skat Players' 1920, Gallerie der Stadt Stuttgart, Germany URGENT MESSAGE: Due to the large number of comments on this post (almost 400 at present), and 550 on the previous one, in order to circumvent the new Typepad system which allows only 50 per page, I have changed the display to show newest comments...Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIranIslamIsraelPalestinehttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2008/05/we-are-all-jews.htmlIntroducing The Angel Of Death (Repeat)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-418421322007-11-21T02:01:10-05:002007-11-21T07:01:10Z2007-11-21T07:01:10ZBy now, at the tail end of 2007, we all know who Mohammad-Ali Ramin is. But when I first wrote about him some eighteen months ago he was a relative unknown, and aside from the odd flutter at the beginning of this year, when he claimed in a December 28th interview with a Tehran-based 'Baztab' news website that Hitler was Jewish, he is still keeping his powder relatively dry. I still say, fasten your seat belts, it's going to be an explosive ride:
"We will acquire this [nuclear] technology and export it to all the 150 countries. This is the power we have not yet used."
Mohammad-Ali Ramin's looks are deceptive, for he is Ahmadinejad's architect of the Caliphat, charged with the careful planning and realization of the global Dar-al-Islam, the time when Islam has subjugated the whole world, the time when Islam will be 'tolerant' for there will be none left to oppose or differ.Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIranIslamIsraelhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2007/11/introducing-the.htmlPolitics Of Terror Reign Supremetag:typepad.com,2003:post-362526682007-07-09T07:35:12-04:002007-07-09T11:35:12Z2007-07-09T11:35:12ZWhat the hell are these people still doing in Great Britain? We will never learn will we. No, not until the politics of terror reign supreme, the delusional denial suffocates us to a painful death and liberal deranged PC-thinking chokes us with the perpetual whining: “we don’t want to hurt people’s feelings..”....eh?
In turn, the Liberals in America have brought every argument of this nature down to accusations of racial prejudice, and ad hominem attacks of being against other cultures if you dare declare that America has a culture of it's own. They have entirely managed to kill any sense of proud heritage they once had, in favor of some sort of misplaced democracy which allows others to spit on their culture. Why? Why should the Americans and the British allow others to spit on their culture whilst living in THEIR country? What's next? We all have to speak Arabic, and live by the Law of Shari'a just so as not to upset our Islamic friends who think our infidel culture is inferior and we should all be dead or converted.Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIslamIsraelhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2007/07/politics-of-ter.htmlThe Power Of Demonizationtag:typepad.com,2003:post-344461542007-05-24T06:30:10-04:002007-05-24T10:30:10Z2007-05-24T10:30:10ZIn order to understand why I'm concerned on their behalf, we have to make sure we understand exactly what demonization is. It isn't just calling somebody evil, because the whole implication is that you're rhetorically making the person out to be worse than he really is. For example, it isn't demonization to say, "Satan is the devil." That's just the literal truth. Nor is it demonization to say, "Hitler was Hitler," or, "Stalin was Stalin," or, "Pol Pot was Pol Pot," or, "Dubya is Dubya," or, "Teddy Kennedy is Teddy Kennedy."
In other words, demonization involves some form of exaggeration. It is a subspecies of hyperbole, which is exaggeration for rhetorical effect.
Furthermore, demonization has a particular rhetorical effect in mind. I recently criticized Dubya's stubborn refusal to alter tactics in Iraq until long after it should have been obvious that the tactics required changing (as tactics, in wars, always do). And I expressed the basic idea of, "Dubya stubbornly insisted on trying to win the war on the cheap," by accusing him, tongue-in-cheek, of having thought that he could establish a stable and just society in Iraq with "six Marines, a K-9 unit, and some high-tech weapons," or something to that effect. Alexandra MCurrent Affairshttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2007/05/the_power_of_de.htmlThe Democratic Congress' Fatal Self-Deceptiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-341915922007-05-18T03:37:41-04:002007-05-18T07:37:41Z2007-05-18T07:37:41ZMeanwhile the Democratic Congress continues on its suicidal path toward the destruction of its own party. I can't remember in which on-line forum I said, shortly after the mid-term elections, that I thought the Democrats' apparent success would turn out to be a disaster for them, and that Hillary's candidacy had just taken a major hit. My reasoning was that the Congress, being rendered stupid by their hatred of Dubya, would take entirely the wrong lesson from those elections, and would proceed to spend the next two years making it absolutely clear that no matter how bad an idea it is to give Republicans power, giving Democrats power is, mirabilu dictu, an EVEN WORSE idea.Alexandra MCurrent Affairshttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2007/05/the_democratic_.htmlThe Black Pleasure Of Hatred And Cultural Provincialismtag:typepad.com,2003:post-339350002007-05-11T07:57:17-04:002007-05-11T11:57:17Z2007-05-11T11:57:17ZI have been musing on this recently because of the monotony with which the most horrific accusations are hurled casually and incessantly at George W. Bush, including comparisons to Hitler -- and how widespread is this Bush-hatred on the Left.Alexandra MCurrent Affairshttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2007/05/the_black_pleas.htmlSunday's On It's Waytag:typepad.com,2003:post-326053322007-04-07T05:21:58-04:002007-04-07T09:21:58Z2007-04-07T09:21:58ZOnce Easter settles into your heart for good, hope can never be lost. No matter how bleak things may seem, the God who sprung the Resurrection on an unsuspecting world (and, to be candid, a not terribly grateful one, all in all) well, who knows what surprises He has in store for us? Easter assures the Christian of two quite remarkable things about the Eternal, Omnipotent, Omniscient God of the universe: (1) He loves surprises, and (2) He loves us.
Or, as the Christian songwriter/performer Carman Licciardello put it:
On Friday night, they crucified the Lord on Calvary,
But He said, „Don't dread; in three days
I'm gonna live again, you'll see.
When troubles try to bury you and make it hard to pray
It may seem like Friday night
But Sunday's on its way.Alexandra MReligion and Spiritualityhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2007/04/sundays_on_its_.htmlWhat Matters Moretag:typepad.com,2003:post-309506882007-02-27T05:36:18-05:002007-02-27T10:36:18Z2007-02-27T10:36:18ZToo many times has it been proven, that what matters more is political survival; even at the cost of suspending every sense of civic duty in the process.Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIslamWar On Terrorhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2007/02/what_matters_mo.htmlThe Jury Is Outtag:typepad.com,2003:post-305449702007-02-16T08:03:27-05:002007-02-16T13:03:27Z2007-02-16T13:03:27ZThe heat is on for the Mullahcracy for they are facing a difficult dilemma: Fueling sectarian violence in Iraq, they are convinced, is the best strategy of driving American troops out of Iraq and eventually out of the Middle East. But, on the other hand, if Sunnis and Shias don't cease their wrangling, Muslims end up turning to secularism as their savior; the ultimate death knell for the expansionist theocracy.Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIranIraqWar On Terrorhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2007/02/the_jury_is_out.htmlRestoring Humility To Our National Psyche In The Face Of Nihilism (Repeat)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-302158002007-02-08T01:15:12-05:002007-02-08T06:15:12Z2007-02-08T06:15:12ZIn many ways, the term 'Clash of Civilizations' contains the seeds of a most comprehensive truth. I am afraid though that we will have to come to terms with the fact, that the lines will prove to be much more blurred and drawn criss-cross throughout our society. Just when we reluctantly acknowledge the reality of a long-drawn-out conflict centering around religious beliefs; just when we thought that the factions could be limited to those of Judea-Christian beliefs versus Islamic ones, must we realize, that the scope is far wider: Faith versus Skepticism with all its variations such as cynicism, pessimism, disbelief, agnosticism, atheism, and anti-Semitism. In short, the rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless, otherwise called Nihilism.Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIraqIslamWar On Terrorhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2007/02/restoring_humil.htmlNuclear Communist Islamofascismtag:typepad.com,2003:post-301080542007-02-05T15:10:01-05:002007-02-05T20:10:01Z2007-02-05T20:10:01ZNow let me repeat, it's the Islamic Revolution worldwide -- that's what these thugs are after. But as long as Green party clown Fritz Kuhn dutifully points out that its all about dialogue and negotiation, as long as he dismisses religion alltogether as any sort of serious motivator, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will always appear as the regional scapegoat. Creating a State of Palestine will always be heralded as the solution to bring peace to the Middle East -- much like Alexander the Great was cutting the Gordian knot.
Poppycock of course -- as so often, Amir Taheri helps to put the record straight:
Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIranIslamReligion and Spiritualityhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2007/02/nuclear_communi.htmlFaces Of Eviltag:typepad.com,2003:post-155364672007-01-31T08:02:23-05:002007-01-31T13:02:23Z2007-01-31T13:02:23ZOnly days after the first annual International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, it is of particular importance to put a face to evil whenever possible, hence the link to Hossein's picture from Holy Crime's list of Iran's 'Most Wanted' -- don't miss the Mullahcracy's panoptic who's who of butchers and henchmen.Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIranIslamWar On Terrorhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2007/01/faces_of_evil.htmlShari'a And Human Rightstag:typepad.com,2003:post-154294272007-01-26T03:04:06-05:002007-01-26T08:04:06Z2007-01-26T08:04:06Z"I sadly think that a gentler Sharia is unlikely to emerge since today we are presented with the anti-intellectualism, authoritarianism, and moral depravity of these self-appointed Salafi guardians of Sharia."Alexandra MIslamReligion and Spiritualityhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2007/01/sharia_and_huma.htmlNo Union In The Statestag:typepad.com,2003:post-153765962007-01-24T10:55:55-05:002007-01-24T15:55:55Z2007-01-24T15:55:55ZAnd then there is the mother of all wild-cards, which would be changing everything: If Iran were to conduct an underground nuclear test in the next 12 months, we'd all enjoy the spectacle of Democrats falling over each other, reassuring the American people that a nuclear Iran would not be tolerated under their watch....Alexandra MCurrent Affairshttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2007/01/no_union_in_the.htmlThe Big Push - To Take America Down A Peg Or Two tag:typepad.com,2003:post-153624932007-01-23T14:16:02-05:002007-01-23T19:16:02Z2007-01-23T19:16:02ZI am no longer surprised by the bold-faced audacity, with which the left attempts to discredit all and every efforts to defeat acknowledged evil in the form of proxy terrorists from Iran and Syria, hellbent to bring death and destruction to our way of life; irrespective whether Democrat or Republican, to them we are all Infidel scum.Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIranIraqWar On Terrorhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2007/01/the_big_push_to.htmlDanger And Opportunitytag:typepad.com,2003:post-153337772007-01-22T08:44:12-05:002007-01-22T13:44:12Z2007-01-22T13:44:12Z"The Chinese have a character for crisis; it's danger and opportunity. And our job now is to press the opportunity."
Let's hope that 'pressing the opportunity' does not stand for 'saving face' but does instead represent the will for decisive action against would be mass-murderer, Thug-In-Chief Ahmadinejad and his entire Mullahcracy.Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIranIraqIslamWar On Terrorhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2007/01/danger_and_oppo.htmlFailure Is Not An Optiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-151357942007-01-11T13:41:44-05:002007-01-11T18:41:44Z2007-01-11T18:41:44ZNo matter the eloquence, no matter how persuasive the logic and arguments, the opposition has long abandoned any interest in reason. Were it not so, the safety of unconditional hatred would have to be abandoned, which is of course much too inconvenient, for it is tantamount to pooping out the pacifier from a baby's mouth.Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIranIraqWar On Terrorhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2007/01/failure_is_not_.htmlWhere Was The Outrage?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-150039762007-01-04T11:59:21-05:002007-01-04T16:59:21Z2007-01-04T16:59:21ZA dear friend in New York sends me this in an e-mail:
"The last few days’ news coverage in Europe of the pending and then the actual execution of Saddam Hussein has been bewildering. It has removed some of the satisfaction of justice finally being done. It is unbelievable how the “world” now in a reinvigorated fashion is calling for the ban of the death penalty. Where were these cries when Saddam Hussein, apart from all his well documented atrocities, regularly had innocent people condemned to death and executed by his favorite method – by hanging. But Saddam hanged people publicly letting the poor victims’ bodies remain hung for hours for public display and “games”. Where was the outrage by the world? Where was the outrage of the world when 9 innocent Jews were hung in a public spectacle accused of spying for Israel and where their through the wall air condition units were deemed to be secret radio transmitters? Nothing of what was allowed Saddam Hussein, was ever afforded to his innocent victims – Christians, Jews, Kurds and Shiites.Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIraqIslamhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2007/01/where_was_the_o.htmlBlind Justice (New Year's Thread)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-149242982006-12-30T10:08:40-05:002006-12-30T15:08:40Z2006-12-30T15:08:40ZSaddam is dead, but our Thug-In-Chief is very much alive, albeit politically wounded.
I don't know why the news about Saddam's hanging fails to stir any emotion in me. Well, other than being incensed by the reaction from the left. Thanks to Jim @ Gateway Pundit for the display of bullshit, such as this classic from Huffington Post:
"Saddam indeed was a brutal dictator.
The fact that atrocities worse than those caused by him are now going on during the occupation, should make the Bush administration feel ashamed that they have made Saddam's brutal dictatorship look like a walk in the park."Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIranIslamhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/12/blind_justice.htmlIran's Middle Finger Is Firmly Uptag:typepad.com,2003:post-148603082006-12-26T12:40:15-05:002006-12-26T17:40:15Z2006-12-26T17:40:15ZAhem, this is no surprise to anyone, least of all ATB readers, who had a heads up nudge well ahead of time.
Well, I don't know what the appeasing, rabid anti-Semite ElBaradei was playing at, but the astonishing admission of one of Iran's top officials, that they were playing games with the IAEA so as to gain more time to complete their true nuclear ambitions, namely the acquisition of a nuclear bomb, as I revealed exclusively ahead of the MSM already in February, is something that ElBaradei certainly cannot deny anymore. I have never trusted that man, and his image as the Director General caught sleeping at the wheel grows more suspicious every day.Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIranIslamhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/12/irans_middle_fi.htmlDemonizing Christmas....Has Anything Changed?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-148225592006-12-23T02:00:27-05:002006-12-23T07:00:27Z2006-12-23T07:00:27ZI wrote this post at this time last year, and I am curious my gentle readers...has anything changed? My friend Francis Porretto, whose blood pressure rises at the mention of the subject, doesn't seem to think so. See for yourselves...
This is an outrage.
Let me say this out loud and clear: "I am a devout Christian", and whilst I am at it "I am fiercely pro-Israel". So there you have it. Put that in your pipe and smoke it you rabid anti-Semites, you fanatical Islamofascists and you militant Jew hating Holocaust deniers.
Now we have that out of the way, we can continue...
"...Attacks on Christmas dominate today's headlines – judges banning nativity scenes, retailers renaming Christmas trees "Holiday trees," schools forbidding children from singing Christmas carols and even banning the colors red and green!
It almost sounds funny, but only if you're not aware of the powerful, malevolent currents beneath the "grinch-who-stole-Christmas" stories. As WND's monthly Whistleblower reveals in its spine-straightening December issue, a lot more than Christmas is at stake – Christianity itself is being undermined and attacked with increasing frequency and venom. Alexandra MCurrent AffairsReligion and Spiritualityhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/12/demonizing_chri.html'Show Me The Bodies'tag:typepad.com,2003:post-148163922006-12-22T17:03:03-05:002006-12-22T22:03:03Z2006-12-22T22:03:03ZNo, our Carter adoring Liberal disqualifies himself as being so completely misinformed or else, just utterly ignorant in his near perfectly blinkered bigotry, so as to argue, that "before the kidnapping of the Israeli soldiers last summer, Hamas was getting ready to recognize Israel".
To believe that, reveals one's unwillingness to take heed of the solemn pledges not to lay down arms, not to abandon this most sacred of jihad, until the complete and total destruction of the State of Israel has been accomplished; it reveals the unwillingness to acknowledge the reiteration of this solemn pledge on innumerable occasions throughout the past six decades, not only by every Palestinian leader, but also by virtually all of Arab's ruling elites. Recognizing the State of Israel in the Middle East is tantamount to blasphemy; anyone who even contemplates tampering with this holiest of aspirations quite literally would be signing his or her death warrant - nothing less.Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIslamIsraelhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/12/show_me_the_bod.htmlA World Aparttag:typepad.com,2003:post-147240682006-12-18T12:56:07-05:002006-12-18T17:56:07Z2006-12-18T17:56:07ZDave Bailey over at FaithFreedom shares with us today his gradual path to the realization, that "despite oft-repeated claims to the contrary, the Koran was definitely not a book of peace".
One week before Christmas, surrounded by the lovely sights and sounds of the Advent season, Dave's reminder of why most Muslims hate us, seems particularly far removed. But our boys and girls in Iraq face this bigoted hatred every day as they miss their families and loved ones especially badly at this time of the year. So let us 'tune-in', as it were, before we send our prayer and thoughts:Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIslamReligion and Spiritualityhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/12/a_world_apart.htmlGrande Conservative Blogress Diva 2007tag:typepad.com,2003:post-147146902006-12-18T03:25:34-05:002006-12-18T08:25:34Z2006-12-18T08:25:34ZGay Patriot, "Blogcasting from the worldwide headquarters of the not-so-vast gay right wing conspiracy" and a Pajamas Media contributor, is hosting the Grande Conservative Blogress Diva 2007 Award. I am thrilled to have been nominated, and honored to be in the company of such incredible icons...Alexandra MWeblog Favouriteshttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/12/grande_conserva.htmlPoliticizing 'An Inconvenient Truth' (Repeat)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-147027372006-12-17T02:34:58-05:002006-12-17T07:34:58Z2006-12-17T07:34:58ZAre we too blasée? Do Republicans not care for the environment? Are we placing partisan ideology before the healthy future of our children?
These and a flurry of related questions that have been bugging me over the last few days.....Alexandra MCurrent Affairshttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/12/politicizing_an.htmlThe Race For Souls (Weekend Thread)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-146846052006-12-15T12:51:39-05:002006-12-15T17:51:39Z2006-12-15T17:51:39ZThe term, 'Southern Christians' needs our attention and Spengler's reminder of Philip Jenkins' fascinating book, 'The New Faces of Christianity: Believing the Bible in the Global South' is indeed timely.
It is timely, because in these foreboding times, clarity of vision is of supreme importance, not least so as to overcome any feeling of despair, but instead, to refocus on how each and everyone of us can do his or her best to forge a better world for our children. Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIranIslamReligion and Spiritualityhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/12/the_race_for_so.htmlPoint Of No Returntag:typepad.com,2003:post-146399862006-12-13T10:42:30-05:002006-12-13T15:42:30Z2006-12-13T15:42:30ZWho would have thought, that utterly traumatized Holocaust survivors and Jews from all over the world, effected by the long process of coming to terms with these unspeakable events, may one day be held accountable for the manner, in which the process of recuperation could possibly have been allowed to dominate the otherwise indisputable right-of-claim based on millenia of Jewish heritage in this area. If anything, this conference, "serve as an opportunity to debunk the claim that the historical, legal and moral basis of Israel's existence is solely, or even mainly, born of European atonement for the Holocaust."Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIranIsraelhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/12/point_of_no_ret.htmlCould It Be?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-145793382006-12-11T10:43:19-05:002006-12-11T15:43:19Z2006-12-11T15:43:19ZCould it be, that in the space of just over 5 short years, even a wake-up call of the epic proportions of 9/11 has been distorted to such a degree, that we have to acknowledge today, either an even bigger attack is needed for us to accept the need to defend and fight for our freedom or accept exposing our Judea-Chrisitan values and principles as hollow and their meaning and dependability as relics of a bygone society.Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIranIraqIslamIsraelWar On Terrorhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/12/could_it_be.html'Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid'....Eh?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-145609692006-12-10T03:27:17-05:002006-12-10T08:27:17Z2006-12-10T08:27:17ZMac Brachman sends me the link to Jimmy Goldberg's WaPo review today of President Jimmy Carter's "despicable book", sending me into a spin of unprecedented proportions on this seemingly peaceful Sunday morning.
President Jimmy 'Cowardly Appeasement Policy' Carter is a disgrace. This we know. We also know that he is a rabid anti-Semite, a coward, and acknowledge the fact that the agreement signed 25 years ago with Iran releasing the 52 American hostages was negotiated and signed by President Jimmy "Cowardly Appeasement Policy" Carter, on January 20th 1981, the day of President Reagan's inauguration, as his last glorious act as President of the U.S. just before he handed the sullied reigns over to Ronald Reagan.Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIranIslamIsraelPalestineReligion and Spiritualityhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/12/palestine_peace.htmlI Am Baaacktag:typepad.com,2003:post-145498892006-12-09T01:43:56-05:002006-12-09T06:43:56Z2006-12-09T06:43:56ZIn my absence, I have been nominated in the 'Best of the Top 250 Blogs' category at The Weblog Awards. Of course the voting already started two days ago, hence I am severely lagging behind!
So on my first day back in the ATB Blogging Oval Office I am already asking you to click into the link on the top of the sidebar and vote (CLICK LINK HERE FOR CONVENIENCE until I put up the link into the sidebar). You can vote once a day every day inclusive of the closing day, which is December 15th. Thank you so much to my faithful readers who have already voted without me saying a word!
I will be back later today with an actual post dealing with some more important issues troubling the world as we speak.Alexandra MWeblog Favouriteshttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/12/i_am_baaack.htmlThe Nativity Storytag:typepad.com,2003:post-142958192006-11-26T01:36:35-05:002006-11-26T06:36:35Z2006-11-26T06:36:35ZWhilst I am still picking up the pieces from my technical issues here on ATB, I am posting an article I know you will find interesting, written by my inimitable publisher over @ NewsBusters, Brent Bozell. Difficult to cut as every word is brilliant, I give you the whole thing, in sincere hope that Brent will not object to ATB's presumptuous indulgence:
"We lead fairly schizophrenic lives during the Christmas season in America. Our popular holiday rituals are bifurcated between the sacred and the secular; between the very worldly commercial extravaganza of Christmas as offered by our department stores – when they have the guts to employ the word “Christmas” – and Christianity celebrating the birth of Our Lord."Alexandra MReligion and Spiritualityhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/11/the_nativity_st.htmlTrading Placestag:typepad.com,2003:post-141221042006-11-15T14:39:57-05:002006-11-15T19:39:57Z2006-11-15T19:39:57ZI wish I could....Alexandra MWeblog Favouriteshttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/11/trading_places.htmlLost In Translation (Weekend Thread)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-140464242006-11-11T13:07:16-05:002006-11-11T18:07:16Z2006-11-11T18:07:16ZIt is my dearest wish, that all 'Passerbys' would redirect their concerns to the Jews and Christians living amongst Muslim bretheren in Islamic countries; any sadness, in what was mistook for hatred against Islam on ATB, should much rather be caused by the fate of those, whose life is made unbearable by violent attacks because they are either Infidels or have the courage to confront the dark ages ingrained in today's Islam.Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIslamhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/11/lost_in_transla.htmlThe Day Aftertag:typepad.com,2003:post-139780302006-11-08T11:37:08-05:002006-11-08T16:37:08Z2006-11-08T16:37:08ZA roundup with obligatory Congratulations; thoughts on the expression 'Every loss contains opportunity'; contemplating 'What does the election mean... for bloggers?' as well as whether the WOT should focus on democratization or shari'a law prevention and more...Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIraqIslamWar On Terrorhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/11/the_day_after.htmlMay Your Voice Be Heardtag:typepad.com,2003:post-139226252006-11-06T10:41:34-05:002006-11-06T15:41:34Z2006-11-06T15:41:34Z"When those who benefit most from living in a country contribute the least to its defense, and those who benefit least are asked to pay the ultimate price, something happens to the soul of that country."Alexandra MCurrent Affairshttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/11/may_your_voice_.htmlThe Blame-Gametag:typepad.com,2003:post-138921832006-11-04T12:10:13-05:002006-11-04T17:10:13Z2006-11-04T17:10:13ZIf anything, the biggest blame for the escalating violence in Iraq is the West's impotence vis-a-vis Islamic impunity and violence and the obsession to rationalize their barbaric behavior in terms which are both divorced from its true source, namely the Quar'an and Sharia law and the mindset of the medieval perpetrators.Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIranIslamWar On Terrorhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/11/blamegame.htmlLife Is What Happens When You Are Making Other Planstag:typepad.com,2003:post-138080272006-11-01T15:41:56-05:002006-11-01T20:41:56Z2006-11-01T20:41:56ZLife right now is what is happening and it's most inconvenient, as my fingers are itching to hit the keyboard again and bring you some of that ATB magic you have all said you have been missing so much....Alexandra MCurrent AffairsWeblog Favouriteshttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/11/life_is_what_ha.htmlNo Sigh Of Relief Anytime Soon (Weekend Thread)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-137118922006-10-28T09:43:22-04:002006-10-28T13:43:22Z2006-10-28T13:43:22ZJews don't do this kind of thing, are not known to commit such unspeakable atrocities. In contrast however, look around the world and place a pin on the map wherever such horrendous crimes against humanity are being committed and you will find, that Islam seems to govern almost all the actions of the perpetrators.Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIslamIsraelWar On Terrorhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/10/so_should_we_br.htmlThe Pallywood Al-Durrah Affairtag:typepad.com,2003:post-136622542006-10-26T05:48:11-04:002006-10-26T09:48:11Z2006-10-26T09:48:11ZA story which I had managed to miss blogging about completely, was covered extensively by my friend neo-neocon who flew to Paris and attended yesterday the second of the three al-Durah defamation trials at Le Palais de Justice.
But first some background
French Judges are carefully examining harrowing television images of a Palestinian father shielding his son from a burst of bullets.
The ghastly television footage transformed 12-year-old Mohammed al-Dura into an international martyr of the second intifada and ignited a lingering controversy. Six years later, France 2, the state-supported channel that captured the exclusive video, is fighting to protect its reputation in a French courtroom, where it is suing three Internet critics who questioned the channel's veracity.Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIslamIsraelWar On Terrorhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/10/the_pallywood_a.htmlThe Devil Doesn't Wear Pradatag:typepad.com,2003:post-136078112006-10-24T04:56:26-04:002006-10-24T08:56:26Z2006-10-24T08:56:26ZWhen in touch with his feminine side, he wears a full head to toe veil called a burqa or niqab, covering nose, mouth, everything really, except for a small crocheted grill over the eyes or simply an opening. The devil is showing the world how to disguise totalitarian militant politics as religion, and strip away every ounce of freedom and dignity from its Muslim women. Europe has finally woken up to the fact that their liberty is in danger of getting swallowed in a pile of politically correct apologetic garbage.Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIslamhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/10/the_devil_does_.htmlThe Bloody Dance Of The Qur'antag:typepad.com,2003:post-135647372006-10-22T06:21:28-04:002006-10-22T10:21:28Z2006-10-22T10:21:28Z"Nomani is making a point here: How can you expect to stop suicide bombers, jihadists and preachers of violence when it is perfectly acceptable to many Muslim males to engage in domestic violence. She quotes another Muslim woman describing the thought process among too many Muslim males: "If it's okay for me to be a savage in my home, it's okay for me to be a savage in the world."Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIslamWar On Terrorhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/10/the_dance_of_th.htmlThe 'Humiliation Of Occupation' Rears Its Ugly Head Againtag:typepad.com,2003:post-135377172006-10-20T05:29:00-04:002006-10-20T09:29:00Z2006-10-20T09:29:00ZI've waited to deal with the following news development because it is so disturbing to me personally, I needed to let my rage subside.
I can now speak and write coherently about the latest ghastly statements by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice concerning the Middle East. But it's not easy.
Last week, Rice said America could have no greater legacy than to divide the land of Israel and establish a Palestinian Arab terrorist state to end what she called the "humiliation of occupation." She made the statement at a dinner celebrating the third anniversary of the American Task Force on Palestine. Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIslamIsraelWar On Terrorhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/10/the_humiliation.htmlA Matter Of Interpretationtag:typepad.com,2003:post-134939792006-10-18T04:28:07-04:002006-10-18T08:28:07Z2006-10-18T08:28:07Z"I’m in the business of enforcing democracy. What democracy means is that on controversial issues; even stuff like homosexual rights, abortion, whatever; we debate with each other and persuade each other and vote on it. Either our representatives or through a Constitutional amendment in the states, we decide the question. Now there are some exceptions to that in any liberal democracy, and in ours most of those exceptions are contained in the bill of rights."Alexandra MCurrent Affairshttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/10/supreme_court_j.htmlIslam's Cosa Nostratag:typepad.com,2003:post-134520042006-10-16T10:39:47-04:002006-10-16T14:39:47Z2006-10-16T14:39:47ZNever loose sight of the unique threat posed by Iran. It's the only country run by Islamic purists with enormous piles of cash to invest in their evil cause. It's Islam's Cosa Nostra and 'The Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution', or Revolutionary Guards for short, are their henchmen. Kim Yong-il needs to resort to criminal activities and...Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIranIslamWar On Terrorhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/10/islams_cosa_nos.htmlThe Jagged Edge Of The American Left (Weekend Thread)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-134185182006-10-14T07:15:06-04:002006-10-14T11:15:06Z2006-10-14T11:15:06Z"It is not only about rage and resentment, and how some have come to see them as virtues, as an emblem of rightness. I feel so much, therefore my views are correct and must prevail. It is about something so obvious it is almost embarrassing to state. Free speech means hearing things you like and agree with, and it means allowing others to speak whose views you do not like or agree with. This--listening to the other person with respect and forbearance, and with an acceptance of human diversity--is the price we pay for living in a great democracy. And it is a really low price for such a great thing."Alexandra MCurrent Affairshttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/10/the_jagged_edge.htmlThe Dichotomytag:typepad.com,2003:post-134017112006-10-13T06:40:51-04:002006-10-13T10:40:51Z2006-10-13T10:40:51Z"We expect your retaliation; it's what unites us and divides you", sums up everything that has happened since 9/11. It is the most succinct description of the tragic dichotomy plaguing democratic nations and free societies both East and West:Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIraqIslamWar On Terrorhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/10/the_dichotomy.htmlIgnorance Is Blisstag:typepad.com,2003:post-133684322006-10-11T14:25:19-04:002006-10-11T18:25:19Z2006-10-11T18:25:19ZNorth Korea's nuclear blast, whether real or hyped up, and Thug-In-Chief Ahmadinejad's promise to wipe Israel of the map couldn't be more disconnected as far as they are concerned. 'What has this commie lunatic to do with the Middle East conflict'.
A lot. Apart from being a global add campaign -- don't bother building it yourself, we'd be happy to supply you with all the know-how or with as many nukes as you care to order -- it proves to the Mullahs and their jihadist armies the world over, once you've got it, nobody is going to touch you any longer.
Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIsraelWar On Terrorhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/10/ignorance_is_bl.htmlThe Russian Bear Awakestag:typepad.com,2003:post-133001452006-10-09T11:59:00-04:002006-10-09T15:59:00Z2006-10-09T15:59:00ZAnd Israel needs our steadfast support. Questioning if she is still a strategic asset for the US in light of the mixed military performance against Hizbullah in Lebanon is a legitimate and necessary process, but most of all a welcome opportunity to demonstrate how our fate, our freedom and our way of life is so inextricably linked as never before in living memory. If we wish to preserve what we treasure most for our children and grandchildren, we must close ranks with our Jewish brethren and stand our ground in defense against the onslaught of global Jihad as the precursor for Pax Islamica.Alexandra MCurrent AffairsIranIslamIsraelWar On Terrorhttp://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/2006/10/the_russian_bea.html