Statements, comments and forecasts that have no substance, but just might turn out to be relevant.
1.George Friedman: Should the al Assad regime -- or the Syrian regime without al Assad -- survive, Iran would therefore enjoy tremendous influence with Syria, as well as with Hezbollah in Lebanon. The current course in Iraq coupled with the survival of an Alawite regime in Syria would create an Iranian sphere of influence stretching from western Afghanistan to the Mediterranean. This would represent a fundamental shift in the regional balance of power, and probably would redefine Iranian relations with the Arabian Peninsula. This is obviously in Iran's interest. It is not in the interests of the United States, however. PG: The Saudi's are aware of this, so Iran shouldn't hold its breath as regards Syria.
2.Daniel Pipes on Egyptian elections: In contrast, the victorious Islamists, who despise democracy, made little effort to conceal their electoral success through fraud. Some of them went so far as proudly and unapologetically to assert that it's their Islamic duty to be dishonest. Tal'at Zahran, a leading Salafi, called the democratic system "infidel," "criminal," and "out of the Elders of Zion." He cynically observed that "it is our duty to forge elections; God will reward us for this." PG: Where is the elite media? How were 52 million votes cast when only 40 million were registered?
3. Brett Stephens considers an Obama victory in November to be a slam dunk: "What should readers who despair of a second Obama term make of all this? Hope ObamaCare is repealed by the High Court, the Iranian bomb is repealed by the Israeli Air Force, and the Senate switches hands, giving America a healthy spell of Hippocratic government. All perfectly plausible. And the U.S. will surely survive four more years. Who knows? By then maybe Republicans will have figured out that if they don't want to lose, they shouldn't run with losers. PG: Cannot argue with him. Another 4 years of Obama? Phew!
4.US President Barack Obama plans to accelerate the pace of American aid to Egypt, a top State Department official said on Wednesday, as the most populous Arab nation reaches a critical stage in its uncertain transition away from autocratic rule. Undersecretary of State Robert Hormats, part of a US delegation that held unprecedented talks last week with Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, said Washington wanted to provide "more immediate benefits" to Egyptians, who earlier this month conducted their first democratic elections in decades. (Reuters) PG: Another four years of Obama...good luck with that America.
5.According to a report published by Spanish newspaper ABC on Monday and Tuesday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez may only have 9-12 months to live as a result of his decision to prioritize presidential duties over personal health. Chavez's prostate cancer was reportedly discovered in January of 2011, at which point his prognosis was five years. Since that initial diagnosis, Chavez has repeatedly postponed treatments or skipped them altogether in the interests of concealing his illness and protecting his political position. PG: And as if to confirm this, the FT reports that Venezuelan bonds took a big jump upwards. Follow the money.
6.WSJ: Garden State Gov. Chris Christie has a message for the top 1% of income earners: Please occupy New Jersey. "I'm going to start going after a lot of these hedge-fund guys who are in Connecticut and New York and say, 'You're going to get a better deal with us,'" says the country's most important Republican not running for president. Mr. Christie's new tax-reform plan also offers an improved deal to the bottom 99%, which is why he may be able to move it through New Jersey's Democratic legislature: a 10% cut in tax rates across the board. PG: Watch and learn BO. First you control spending, then u cut taxes for all.
7.Three members of an Afghan Canadian family were found guilty of the "honor killing" of three siblings and a fourth relative on Sunday after a high-profile trial that has fascinated Canadians. "It is difficult to conceive of a more despicable, more heinous crime," Canadian media quoted Judge Robert Maranger as saying after the verdict. "The apparent reason behind these cold-blooded, shameful murders was that the four completely innocent victims offended your completely twisted concept of honour." PG: The judge said it all. While the Muslim organizations in Canada condemn this behaviour, they demand different aspects of Sharia Law be implemented here. I says to these people: If you cannot live here under Canadian Law, get the hell out of my country!
8.A government-run Saudi Arabian newspaper reports that for the first time in the conservative Muslim country, women will be allowed to attend soccer matches in one of the country's stadiums. Al-Sharq newspaper on Saturday quoted unnamed officials as saying that women will be able to watch the matches in a new facility that will be completed in 2014 in the western port city of Jeddah. PG: Sensational! It must be Hillary's influence. But women drivers? Never! Allowing women drivers in Saudi Arabia will tempt them into sex, promote pornography and create more homosexuals, according to some conservative Muslim scholars.
9.The Transportation Security Administration says screeners at New York's Kennedy Airport violated procedures when they asked two elderly women to show them medical devices concealed beneath their clothing. The action followed complaints by 85-year-old Lenore Zimmerman and 88-year-old Ruth Sherman that they were effectively strip-searched while traveling separately through the airport in November. Zimmerman had to remove a back brace, which was put through an X-ray machine. Screeners inspected Sherman's colostomy bag. PG: The stupidity of some of these TSA folks is mind boggling.
10.A man recently married his deceased girlfriend in a combination funeral and wedding ceremony. Chadil Deffy, also known as Deff Yingyuen, placed a ring on the finger of Sarinya "Anne" Kamsook, his girlfriend of 10 years, during the ceremony in Thailand's Surin province.
Read more: http://main.aol.com/2012/01/18/man-marries-dead-girlfriend-thailand_n_1213316.html?1326908244?test=latestnews
“I used to be sane, then I got better.” - Unknown
“The world is not dangerous because of those who do harm but because of those who look at it without doing anything” - Einstein
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Under The Radar - Israel and Turkey
So, according to the press, Israel and Turkey are mortal enemies. After the Mavi Marmara provocation, and the UN conclusion that cleared israel, Turkey cut its diplomatic ties to Israel. One would assume that that would be the end of that. But is it? Here at the Inconvenient Truth we traditionally look at what people do, not what they say. At the same time we follow the money to attempt to validate the actions. Since the break in diplomatic relations the following has caught the eye.
1.Israeli exports to Turkey in 2011 equaled exports to Germany, according to an analysis by Meitav Investment House Ltd. of Central Bureau of Statistics data, which show that exports to Turkey totaled $1.85 billion in 2011, 42% more than in 2010. Israeli exports to Turkey totaled $132.1 million in December 2011, 51% more than in the corresponding month. Imports from Turkey also jumped. Read more http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000717731&fid=1725
2.Despite the breakdown in diplomatic and military ties, the IAF continued to maintain an open line of communication with the Turkish Air Force to prevent potential misunderstandings when pilots from both countries encounter one another flying over the Mediterranean. This has been reactivated. Read more http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=250410
3.The State Prosecutor's Office in Israel said in its response to an appeal filed with the High Court of Justice that Turkish-Israeli relations remain special and vital despite the tensions. The State responded to an appeal against the government's decision to extend the arrangement according to which 800 foreign workers from Turkey will be employed by Israel Military Industries through a construction company. This appeared as a news flash in the top Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot, and was subsequently not followed up (but has been verified). Read more http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/1,7340,L-4171152,00.html
4.Two weeks ago, The Turkish military attache to Israel attended an IAF briefing for foreign military officers at the Uvda Air Force Base on the sidelines of the IAF joint maneuvers with the Italian Air Force. The officer said that the IAF would also likely invite Turkey to participate in a large-scale international aerial drill that it will be hosting in Israel in 2013.
5.In a brief notice to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE), IAI announced that it has signed a four-year $1.6 billion arms deal with an Asian country. The country requested to remain anonymous. Rumour has it that Turkey was that country, but since we follow the money this will be confirmed (or not) over a period of time through the numbers.
6.ANKARA, Turkey - An epic French documentary about the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime has appeared on Turkish television to mark international Holocaust Remembrance Day — the first time the film has been aired on public television in a majority-Muslim country. State television TRT's documentary channel showed the first episode of filmmaker Claude Lanzmann's "Shoah" late Thursday — the eve of the day of remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust. The film has been subtitled into Arabic, Farsi and Turkish by the Paris-based Aladdin project
With strengthening ties to Greece and Cyprus as a background, we are witnessing a crawling improvement in relations between Israel and Turkey. Even though, according to most of the media the crisis is full-blown, nothing stays the same and it will be interesting to see how this unfolds.
Since life is growth and motion, a fixed point of view kills anybody who has one - Brooks Atkinson
1.Israeli exports to Turkey in 2011 equaled exports to Germany, according to an analysis by Meitav Investment House Ltd. of Central Bureau of Statistics data, which show that exports to Turkey totaled $1.85 billion in 2011, 42% more than in 2010. Israeli exports to Turkey totaled $132.1 million in December 2011, 51% more than in the corresponding month. Imports from Turkey also jumped. Read more http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000717731&fid=1725
2.Despite the breakdown in diplomatic and military ties, the IAF continued to maintain an open line of communication with the Turkish Air Force to prevent potential misunderstandings when pilots from both countries encounter one another flying over the Mediterranean. This has been reactivated. Read more http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=250410
3.The State Prosecutor's Office in Israel said in its response to an appeal filed with the High Court of Justice that Turkish-Israeli relations remain special and vital despite the tensions. The State responded to an appeal against the government's decision to extend the arrangement according to which 800 foreign workers from Turkey will be employed by Israel Military Industries through a construction company. This appeared as a news flash in the top Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot, and was subsequently not followed up (but has been verified). Read more http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/1,7340,L-4171152,00.html
4.Two weeks ago, The Turkish military attache to Israel attended an IAF briefing for foreign military officers at the Uvda Air Force Base on the sidelines of the IAF joint maneuvers with the Italian Air Force. The officer said that the IAF would also likely invite Turkey to participate in a large-scale international aerial drill that it will be hosting in Israel in 2013.
5.In a brief notice to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE), IAI announced that it has signed a four-year $1.6 billion arms deal with an Asian country. The country requested to remain anonymous. Rumour has it that Turkey was that country, but since we follow the money this will be confirmed (or not) over a period of time through the numbers.
6.ANKARA, Turkey - An epic French documentary about the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime has appeared on Turkish television to mark international Holocaust Remembrance Day — the first time the film has been aired on public television in a majority-Muslim country. State television TRT's documentary channel showed the first episode of filmmaker Claude Lanzmann's "Shoah" late Thursday — the eve of the day of remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust. The film has been subtitled into Arabic, Farsi and Turkish by the Paris-based Aladdin project
With strengthening ties to Greece and Cyprus as a background, we are witnessing a crawling improvement in relations between Israel and Turkey. Even though, according to most of the media the crisis is full-blown, nothing stays the same and it will be interesting to see how this unfolds.
Since life is growth and motion, a fixed point of view kills anybody who has one - Brooks Atkinson
Monday, January 16, 2012
Israel - The Miracle Continues....
1.Israelis develop cancer 'cluster bomb'
Israeli medical researchers say they have developed a new technique for blasting cancer tumors from the inside out which reduces the risk of the disease returning after treatment. Tel Aviv University Professors Yona Keisari and Itzhak Kelson are about to start clinical trials of a pin-sized radioactive implant that beams short-range alpha radiation from within the tumour. Read more http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4166115,00.html
2.Israel's unemployment rate falls to all-time low
Israel's unemployment rate fell to 5% of the civilian labor force in October 2011, an all-time low, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported today. The unemployment fell from 6.2% in January to 5.6% in May and 5% in October.
3.Israel, The Third Nation on the Moon?
Won't Israels neighbors be jealous? but what else is new............
If all goes according to plan, by December 2012 a team of three young Israeli scientists will have landed a tiny spacecraft on the moon, explored the lunar surface, and transmitted live video back to earth, thereby scooping up a $20 million prize (the Google Lunar X Prize), revolutionizing space exploration, and making the Jewish State the third nation (after the U.S. and Russia) to land a probe on the moon. And they’re doing it in their spare time. Read more..http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f1b_1301625399
4.Israel, Cyprus sign defense agreements - reports
The agreements were signed during the official visit to Israel by Cypriot Minister of Defense Demetris Eliades, at the invitation of Minister of Defense Ehud Barak, who said Cyprus and Israel share common values and wish for peace with their neighboring countries. Eliades also said that the natural gas reserves found in the exclusive economic zones of Cyprus and Israel opened a new chapter in relations between the two countries.
5.IAI signs $1.6b arms deal
In a brief notice to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE), IAI announced that it has signed a four-year $1.6 billion arms deal with an Asian country. It did not name the customer or the systems that would be sold, but said that advances would be paid in exchange for guarantees in the same amount. The customer requested to remain anonymous.
COMMENT: There are probably only two Asian countries who might request this anonymity. That would be China or Turkey. Countries that have made their deals with Israel publicly, are India and Russia.
6.Tamar partners sign two gas contracts for $1.2b
Delek, Isramco, Noble Energy, and Alon Gas signed to contracts with private power companies owned by Edeltech and Turkey's Zorlu. Edeltech had previously signed a gas supply contract with Egypt's East Mediterranean Gas Company (EMG) in 2009, with deliveries due to begin in June 2012. Edeltech has apparently decided not to rely on Egyptian gas, which is currently not flowing due to attacks on pipelines in Sinai, and signed a deal with the Tamar partners.
7.Women Now Majority in Israeli Justice System
More than half of the 646 judges serving on the benches of Israeli courts are women, and Israel’s Labor Court is also presided over by a woman, Nili Arad, with women comprising just over 60 percent of the labor court judges. Israeli female judges vastly outnumber their American counterparts, where in the U.S. roughly one fifth of federal judges are women, while at the state level that number goes up to only 26 percent. Read more http://www.theisraelproject.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspxc=ewJXKcOUJlIaG&b=7712195&ct=11580271#.Tw96OJjYfHh
COMMENT: What say you Hillary?
8.Israeli company produces cancer vaccine
Vaxil BioTherapeutics, a biotechnical company based in Ness Ziona, near Tel Aviv, has produced a ground-breaking therapeutic vaccine for cancer patients which could prevent about 90% of cancers from coming back. Read more http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4170853,00.html
COMMENT: Clearly Israel has declared war again....this time on cancer.
The future is not something we enter, it's something we create - Leonard I. Sweet
Israeli medical researchers say they have developed a new technique for blasting cancer tumors from the inside out which reduces the risk of the disease returning after treatment. Tel Aviv University Professors Yona Keisari and Itzhak Kelson are about to start clinical trials of a pin-sized radioactive implant that beams short-range alpha radiation from within the tumour. Read more http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4166115,00.html
2.Israel's unemployment rate falls to all-time low
Israel's unemployment rate fell to 5% of the civilian labor force in October 2011, an all-time low, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported today. The unemployment fell from 6.2% in January to 5.6% in May and 5% in October.
3.Israel, The Third Nation on the Moon?
Won't Israels neighbors be jealous? but what else is new............
If all goes according to plan, by December 2012 a team of three young Israeli scientists will have landed a tiny spacecraft on the moon, explored the lunar surface, and transmitted live video back to earth, thereby scooping up a $20 million prize (the Google Lunar X Prize), revolutionizing space exploration, and making the Jewish State the third nation (after the U.S. and Russia) to land a probe on the moon. And they’re doing it in their spare time. Read more..http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f1b_1301625399
4.Israel, Cyprus sign defense agreements - reports
The agreements were signed during the official visit to Israel by Cypriot Minister of Defense Demetris Eliades, at the invitation of Minister of Defense Ehud Barak, who said Cyprus and Israel share common values and wish for peace with their neighboring countries. Eliades also said that the natural gas reserves found in the exclusive economic zones of Cyprus and Israel opened a new chapter in relations between the two countries.
5.IAI signs $1.6b arms deal
In a brief notice to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE), IAI announced that it has signed a four-year $1.6 billion arms deal with an Asian country. It did not name the customer or the systems that would be sold, but said that advances would be paid in exchange for guarantees in the same amount. The customer requested to remain anonymous.
COMMENT: There are probably only two Asian countries who might request this anonymity. That would be China or Turkey. Countries that have made their deals with Israel publicly, are India and Russia.
6.Tamar partners sign two gas contracts for $1.2b
Delek, Isramco, Noble Energy, and Alon Gas signed to contracts with private power companies owned by Edeltech and Turkey's Zorlu. Edeltech had previously signed a gas supply contract with Egypt's East Mediterranean Gas Company (EMG) in 2009, with deliveries due to begin in June 2012. Edeltech has apparently decided not to rely on Egyptian gas, which is currently not flowing due to attacks on pipelines in Sinai, and signed a deal with the Tamar partners.
7.Women Now Majority in Israeli Justice System
More than half of the 646 judges serving on the benches of Israeli courts are women, and Israel’s Labor Court is also presided over by a woman, Nili Arad, with women comprising just over 60 percent of the labor court judges. Israeli female judges vastly outnumber their American counterparts, where in the U.S. roughly one fifth of federal judges are women, while at the state level that number goes up to only 26 percent. Read more http://www.theisraelproject.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspxc=ewJXKcOUJlIaG&b=7712195&ct=11580271#.Tw96OJjYfHh
COMMENT: What say you Hillary?
8.Israeli company produces cancer vaccine
Vaxil BioTherapeutics, a biotechnical company based in Ness Ziona, near Tel Aviv, has produced a ground-breaking therapeutic vaccine for cancer patients which could prevent about 90% of cancers from coming back. Read more http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4170853,00.html
COMMENT: Clearly Israel has declared war again....this time on cancer.
The future is not something we enter, it's something we create - Leonard I. Sweet
The Peanut Gallery
Statements, comments and forecasts that have no substance, but just might turn out to be relevant.
1.House minority leader Nancy Pelosi has her own remedy for the jobs dearth: Extend unemployment benefits. "It injects demand into the economy," she insists. But if regulations lead to greater employment, "the economy should be in danger of overheating right about now," Investor's Business Daily noted. PG: The shallowness of some of these politicians is seriously under-estimated.
2. James Dines: Obama believes government-created jobs will lead to stronger economic growth. Thus the so-called "jobs bill" he's touting. The president has his economics upside
down. In real life, the only reliable way to produce permanent jobs is through private investment that increases economic growth. The point here, which has eluded Obama, is that growth comes first and jobs follow. PG: I suppose that all one needs is a smile and a turn of tongue to be president. Most folks don't see past that.
3. PMW: In response to yesterday's PMW video-bulletin which showed the PA Mufti's speech that Muslims' destiny is to kill Jews, YouTube has frozen PMW's account. All PMW videos are working except this one but the account is frozen and PMW cannot upload new videos for the next two weeks. Check this out http://palwatch.org/main.aspx?fi=452&fld_id=452&doc_id=6099
PG: Anybody who still believes these folks intend anything but genocide, needs a therapist....and quickly!
4.The uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi last year may be over but the militias remain in place. The National Transitional Council (NTC) and its army have not been able to persuade the militias to join the new armed forces, nor have they been able to rein them in. PG: The Libya of today is made up of different gangs who come out at night, looking to stir the pot. So what was all the cheering about? Lawlessness and disintegration. From the frying pan and into the fire.
5.In recent weeks there have been significant signs of a rapid deterioration in relations between Iran and Turkey. This centers on growing Iranian resentment of the critical position that Ankara has adopted towards continued violent oppression by Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian security forces of that country’s popular uprising, while ignoring warnings from Turkey, the Arab League, and other countries to find a solution to the crisis. PG: The arabs will never accept either Turkey or Iranian leadership as long as Saudi Arabia has oil income.
6.A Swedish professor suggested Israel was behind the bloody terror attacks committed by Norwegian terrorist Anders Breivik this past July, stirring up controversy in the country.
Research professor Ola Tunander of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) published an article in the Norwegian academic journal Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift in which he called to further examine Brevik's motives. The Swedish professor linked the bombing at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem carried out by the Irgun on July 22, 1946 to the same date of Breivik's attack. “We have discussed the right-wing extremist Israeli and Judeo-Christian side of Breivik’s network, Israel’s interest in disciplining Norway, and Israel’s celebration of bomb attacks. In this respect, Breivik’s attack appears to resemble a new king David Hotel attack: July 22nd,” he said.
PG: How intellectually deep Professor. This one really takes the cake. Hey Swedes, this deranged specimen is teaching your kids! PRIO director Kristian Berg Harpviken was left with a feeling of "considerable unease". Really?
7.SHEBOYGAN, Wis. – A 10-year-old Wisconsin girl saved her mom's life using CPR skills she learned watching the drama series "Grey's Anatomy." Madisyn Kestell and her 12-year-old friend, Katelynn Vreeke, began using the life saving techniques they had seen on the hit show on Kandace Seyferth, when they found her on the ground suffering an asthma attack and unable to breathe, The Sheboygan Press reported. http://worldasthmafoundation.org/girl-saves-moms-life-using-cpr-learned-watching-greys-anatomy-fox-news.htm
We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid - Benjamin Franklin
1.House minority leader Nancy Pelosi has her own remedy for the jobs dearth: Extend unemployment benefits. "It injects demand into the economy," she insists. But if regulations lead to greater employment, "the economy should be in danger of overheating right about now," Investor's Business Daily noted. PG: The shallowness of some of these politicians is seriously under-estimated.
2. James Dines: Obama believes government-created jobs will lead to stronger economic growth. Thus the so-called "jobs bill" he's touting. The president has his economics upside
down. In real life, the only reliable way to produce permanent jobs is through private investment that increases economic growth. The point here, which has eluded Obama, is that growth comes first and jobs follow. PG: I suppose that all one needs is a smile and a turn of tongue to be president. Most folks don't see past that.
3. PMW: In response to yesterday's PMW video-bulletin which showed the PA Mufti's speech that Muslims' destiny is to kill Jews, YouTube has frozen PMW's account. All PMW videos are working except this one but the account is frozen and PMW cannot upload new videos for the next two weeks. Check this out http://palwatch.org/main.aspx?fi=452&fld_id=452&doc_id=6099
PG: Anybody who still believes these folks intend anything but genocide, needs a therapist....and quickly!
4.The uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi last year may be over but the militias remain in place. The National Transitional Council (NTC) and its army have not been able to persuade the militias to join the new armed forces, nor have they been able to rein them in. PG: The Libya of today is made up of different gangs who come out at night, looking to stir the pot. So what was all the cheering about? Lawlessness and disintegration. From the frying pan and into the fire.
5.In recent weeks there have been significant signs of a rapid deterioration in relations between Iran and Turkey. This centers on growing Iranian resentment of the critical position that Ankara has adopted towards continued violent oppression by Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian security forces of that country’s popular uprising, while ignoring warnings from Turkey, the Arab League, and other countries to find a solution to the crisis. PG: The arabs will never accept either Turkey or Iranian leadership as long as Saudi Arabia has oil income.
6.A Swedish professor suggested Israel was behind the bloody terror attacks committed by Norwegian terrorist Anders Breivik this past July, stirring up controversy in the country.
Research professor Ola Tunander of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) published an article in the Norwegian academic journal Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift in which he called to further examine Brevik's motives. The Swedish professor linked the bombing at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem carried out by the Irgun on July 22, 1946 to the same date of Breivik's attack. “We have discussed the right-wing extremist Israeli and Judeo-Christian side of Breivik’s network, Israel’s interest in disciplining Norway, and Israel’s celebration of bomb attacks. In this respect, Breivik’s attack appears to resemble a new king David Hotel attack: July 22nd,” he said.
PG: How intellectually deep Professor. This one really takes the cake. Hey Swedes, this deranged specimen is teaching your kids! PRIO director Kristian Berg Harpviken was left with a feeling of "considerable unease". Really?
7.SHEBOYGAN, Wis. – A 10-year-old Wisconsin girl saved her mom's life using CPR skills she learned watching the drama series "Grey's Anatomy." Madisyn Kestell and her 12-year-old friend, Katelynn Vreeke, began using the life saving techniques they had seen on the hit show on Kandace Seyferth, when they found her on the ground suffering an asthma attack and unable to breathe, The Sheboygan Press reported. http://worldasthmafoundation.org/girl-saves-moms-life-using-cpr-learned-watching-greys-anatomy-fox-news.htm
We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid - Benjamin Franklin
Monday, January 9, 2012
Under the Radar
Saudi Arabia and this US administration are attached by the hip in a game of power where both sides are using each other for differing reasons with a little financial handshaking thrown into the mix. For the US it's of course the old story again. Control of the oil supply. For the Saudis, the spread of Sunni Islamic power, employing its subsidiary the Muslim Brotherhood. Lets look at the facts. Under the guise of democracy, the Islamic Spring has given birth to three elections. All the elections in Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt have resulted in a Muslim Brotherhood victory. Dictatorships are being replaced by religious and anti-democratic dictatorships, all at the behest of The US. One may ask why? First some background.
There are about 1.3 billion muslims worldwide. They are generally divided between Shiite and Sunni Muslims. Iran sees itself as the leader of Shiite Islam while Saudi Arabia is regarded as Sunni Islam's ringleader. Both countries are oil producing, and both employ their financial resources to advance their ambitions. The bigger picture shows the divide quite clearly. The Sunni's are supported by the West, while China and Russia lean towards the shiites. In fact China and Russia lean towards any anti-US entity. Odd man out is Pakistan where internal rivalries need to play out with everybody competing in this game.
World Shiite population is about 200 million or 15% of Islam. They are aggressive and competitive in their search for dominance in the Islamic world. Iran's search for a nuclear weapon is the perfect alibi for the US to bolster its Allies in the persian Gulf while at the same time securing the oil passages with a massive military presence in the area. Its also pretty good for business. Just recently the American's inked a $30 billion arms contract with the Saudis. This September the Financial Times reported that planned American arms sales to the Persian Gulf will amount to $123 billion: A $67.8 billion package for Saudi Arabia, $35.6 billion for the United Arab Emirates, $12.3 billion for Oman and $7.1 billion for Kuwait.
So the strategy is for the US to get involved in a war or two, create enmity between the sides, withdraw her forces and then supply the party(ies) involved with arms. And of course, all the time spouting lip service in the name of freedom and world peace. According to the media, Israel and the palestinians can create peace in the Middle East, if only they would take the advice of Tom Friedman of the NY Times and his allies in Hollywood. So while the media creates the illusion of hope and optimism and the academic intellectuals create villains and heroes, the real business is taking place under the radar, hiding in plain view. And what are some of the realities?
1.The US fully supports the Islamic Spring basing its position on the philosophy of human rights and democracy.
2.The US fully supports the downfall of a selective number of tyrants as long as the tyranny is not Saudi Arabia or its satellites in the Persian Gulf.
3.The Muslim Brotherhood has won democratic elections in all three of the countries where the Islamic Spring has prospered. A striking similarity to Hamas winning an election in Gaza.
4.The ongoing revolution in Syria can only have one ending. The fall of Assad and his replacement by the Muslim Brotherhood. Thousands of Sunni muslims serving in the Syrian army are defecting to the opposition, daily. This would also be a huge blow against Iran.
5.When rioting began in Bahrain recently, the US State department called for peaceful elections. However, when the Saudi's intervened militarily and executed some of the troublemaking Shiites, Hillary was strangely silent.
The big question is why? There are a few possibilities, depending on the level of belief in conspiracy theories. The obvious conjecture is that Obama grew up in Afghanistan, has sympathy for Islam and this ties into his far left ideology of socialism and world revolution. In short, he is promoting the far left/Islamic coalition. My take is that this a little over the top. Obama is first of all, a politician (A Chicago politician at that) and ideology would be a lesser priority to him. The 2nd option could be that the The US is creating a Sunni coalition to offset the withdrawal of US Forces from Iraq. The withdrawal has strengthened Iran's presence in the straits of Hormuz. This coalition would also include Turkey, with Israel as a silent partner.
From the Saudi point of view, A US-Sunni (Saudi) coalition would strengthen their leadership role in the region and serve as a bulwark to confront Iran. This coalition would however also create unease in Israel with regards to the re-election of Obama as president for a second term. The man has not made a secret of his disdain for the Jewish State. From a financial point of view, the Islamic world is struggling to compete in a world vying for food, water and raw materials. The only question mark is whether these unproductive systems of government implode or explode. For now, this is something that works for all as long as the oil(y) glue holds them together.
If even 50% of what Brigitte Gabriel says is true, it's time to wake up and smell the coffee. She is a lebanese Christian who spent most of her childhood in a bunker in South Lebanon. They say that hell hath no fury like a women's anger.... http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid949801312001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAACEco_Vk~,9bOat4XcfB_88ri1a3UMdKnLpH9aM8Fv&bclid=0&bctid=1271237687001
“Throughout history, Allah has imposed upon the [Jews] people who would punish them for their corruption. The last punishment was carried out by [Adolf] Hitler… Allah willing, the next time will be at the hand of the believers.” - Yosef Qaradawi (Spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood)
There are about 1.3 billion muslims worldwide. They are generally divided between Shiite and Sunni Muslims. Iran sees itself as the leader of Shiite Islam while Saudi Arabia is regarded as Sunni Islam's ringleader. Both countries are oil producing, and both employ their financial resources to advance their ambitions. The bigger picture shows the divide quite clearly. The Sunni's are supported by the West, while China and Russia lean towards the shiites. In fact China and Russia lean towards any anti-US entity. Odd man out is Pakistan where internal rivalries need to play out with everybody competing in this game.
World Shiite population is about 200 million or 15% of Islam. They are aggressive and competitive in their search for dominance in the Islamic world. Iran's search for a nuclear weapon is the perfect alibi for the US to bolster its Allies in the persian Gulf while at the same time securing the oil passages with a massive military presence in the area. Its also pretty good for business. Just recently the American's inked a $30 billion arms contract with the Saudis. This September the Financial Times reported that planned American arms sales to the Persian Gulf will amount to $123 billion: A $67.8 billion package for Saudi Arabia, $35.6 billion for the United Arab Emirates, $12.3 billion for Oman and $7.1 billion for Kuwait.
So the strategy is for the US to get involved in a war or two, create enmity between the sides, withdraw her forces and then supply the party(ies) involved with arms. And of course, all the time spouting lip service in the name of freedom and world peace. According to the media, Israel and the palestinians can create peace in the Middle East, if only they would take the advice of Tom Friedman of the NY Times and his allies in Hollywood. So while the media creates the illusion of hope and optimism and the academic intellectuals create villains and heroes, the real business is taking place under the radar, hiding in plain view. And what are some of the realities?
1.The US fully supports the Islamic Spring basing its position on the philosophy of human rights and democracy.
2.The US fully supports the downfall of a selective number of tyrants as long as the tyranny is not Saudi Arabia or its satellites in the Persian Gulf.
3.The Muslim Brotherhood has won democratic elections in all three of the countries where the Islamic Spring has prospered. A striking similarity to Hamas winning an election in Gaza.
4.The ongoing revolution in Syria can only have one ending. The fall of Assad and his replacement by the Muslim Brotherhood. Thousands of Sunni muslims serving in the Syrian army are defecting to the opposition, daily. This would also be a huge blow against Iran.
5.When rioting began in Bahrain recently, the US State department called for peaceful elections. However, when the Saudi's intervened militarily and executed some of the troublemaking Shiites, Hillary was strangely silent.
The big question is why? There are a few possibilities, depending on the level of belief in conspiracy theories. The obvious conjecture is that Obama grew up in Afghanistan, has sympathy for Islam and this ties into his far left ideology of socialism and world revolution. In short, he is promoting the far left/Islamic coalition. My take is that this a little over the top. Obama is first of all, a politician (A Chicago politician at that) and ideology would be a lesser priority to him. The 2nd option could be that the The US is creating a Sunni coalition to offset the withdrawal of US Forces from Iraq. The withdrawal has strengthened Iran's presence in the straits of Hormuz. This coalition would also include Turkey, with Israel as a silent partner.
From the Saudi point of view, A US-Sunni (Saudi) coalition would strengthen their leadership role in the region and serve as a bulwark to confront Iran. This coalition would however also create unease in Israel with regards to the re-election of Obama as president for a second term. The man has not made a secret of his disdain for the Jewish State. From a financial point of view, the Islamic world is struggling to compete in a world vying for food, water and raw materials. The only question mark is whether these unproductive systems of government implode or explode. For now, this is something that works for all as long as the oil(y) glue holds them together.
If even 50% of what Brigitte Gabriel says is true, it's time to wake up and smell the coffee. She is a lebanese Christian who spent most of her childhood in a bunker in South Lebanon. They say that hell hath no fury like a women's anger.... http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid949801312001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAACEco_Vk~,9bOat4XcfB_88ri1a3UMdKnLpH9aM8Fv&bclid=0&bctid=1271237687001
“Throughout history, Allah has imposed upon the [Jews] people who would punish them for their corruption. The last punishment was carried out by [Adolf] Hitler… Allah willing, the next time will be at the hand of the believers.” - Yosef Qaradawi (Spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood)
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