Entries from August 2006

August 29, 2006

Winning the War Against Lies

Bloggers to the Rescue
Since governments seem incapable of refuting lies, and media outlets often seem part of the conspiracy to perpetuate terrorism, bloggers are picking up the slack of reporting what actually happens in the world. Read More…
In Lebanon It’s Clear that Hizballah Lost
Why are we so stupid and so gullible? Western media [...]

August 26, 2006

News and Commentary: August 26, 2006

Helping Saddam?
What’s sad, but important, to admit is that the United States at one time helped to build up Saddam Hussein. Nothing is more embarrassing than our attempt to cover up his genocidal atrocities, especially in an operation called Anfal (“The spoils of war”) that is coming to light in Saddam’s current trial. [...]

August 25, 2006

News and Commentary: August 25, 2006

“Struggle for the Sunni Triangle”
Almost all American troop deaths in the last year have been in the provinces of Baghdad and Anbar. Nouri al Maliki’s plan is to turn complete control of the other 16 provinces to Iraqi forces by the end of this year. In another year, the goal is to turn [...]

August 22, 2006

Hizballah Prepares for Its Next Attack

What Agreement?  Hizballah Returns to its Strongholds
Hizballah, in direct violation of a United Nations cease-fire agreement, is returning to the former strongholds from which it was cleaned by Israel.  Iran and Syria are hard at work rearming their terrorist sons.  Other terrorist groups have vowed to share in the upcoming next attack on Israel. Further [...]

August 22, 2006

To Live In Israel

How Many Terrorists?
Of the 4.5 million Palestinian Arabs living in Israel, approximately 9,000 are in Israeli jails, either suspected of, charged with, or convicted of terrorism. This is a percentage (2 tenths of 1 percent) that is significantly lower than the percentage of American citizens who are in prison.  Additionally, what does this say about [...]

August 18, 2006

Israel’s Troubled History

Self-Defense in 1967
“Israel is a free country, which recognizes the rights of its citizens, whatever their race or religion, and which prospers through business and trade. “
Israel was attacked in 1967 by its Arab neighbors. It defended itself very ably, and following the agression that it did not initiate, it decided that it was [...]

August 17, 2006

News and Commentary: August 17, 2006

“The Party of God” Already Plans to Violate Cease Fire
Although the Israeli army is transitioning out of Lebanon as the Lebanese army takes over responsibility of protecting its southern border, Hizballah (Arabic: “The party of God”) has already agreed (?) with the Lebanese cabinet that it will not disarm according to United Nations Resolution 1701, [...]

August 14, 2006

News and Commentary: August 14, 2006

Left-Leaners Don’t Believe There is a Terrorist Threat
“The mindset of the Left blogosphere is that there’s no real terrorist threat out there. We wouldn’t have any serious problem if we’d just do something different — raise the minimum wage or reduce the number without health insurance”
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Journalists Kidnapped
How often do you hear of Americans [...]

August 14, 2006

Misrepresenting the Truth in Lebanon

Photographer Notes Staging and Bias in Lebanon
The allegations that were made about biased reportage and photography in Qana recently have now been levelled against reporters in several other areas in Lebanon.   Read More…

August 13, 2006

Israel Attempts to Protect Lebanese Civilians

In the “it’s interesting what AP doesn’t report to you” category, there are several instances where Israel has sent commando teams to root out Hizballah terrorists from Lebanon instead of dropping bombs on them. Why? Because they knew Lebanese civilians were in the area. Read More…