[BartSimpson]

Delwin Delwin:

Yeah they are already there, haven't you read about it ? They are slaughtering innocent men women and children by the hundreds; Bombing hospitals, firing on crowds, the whole nice yards, I'm kind of surprised you haven't heard.

There's an old saying: If you don't start nothin' there won't be nothin'.

The Palestinians elected Hamas and now they bear the consequences of their vote.

[BartSimpson]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Sounds more like Israel is being quietly sanctioned by the West for defending itself.

Nailed it.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStor ... l-24684849

$1:

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday questioned whether President Barack Obama used a federal agency to impose an economic boycott on Israel after the Federal Aviation Administration banned U.S. airline flights to Tel Aviv because of safety concerns amid fighting between Israel and Hamas.

The State Department rejected Cruz's comments as "ridiculous and offensive."

"The facts suggest that President Obama has just used a federal regulatory agency to launch an economic boycott on Israel, in order to try to force our ally to comply with his foreign-policy demands," Cruz said in a statement in which he posed five questions about the agency's actions, including whether it was politically motivated.

The FAA said its prohibition was in response to a rocket strike that landed about a mile from the airport as hostilities between Israel and Hamas militants rages on, with more than hundreds of Palestinians and dozens of Israelis killed in intense fighting.

The FAA's actions also come after a Malaysian jetliner was shot down over Ukraine where pro-Russia separatists have been battling government forces. Rebels shot down two Ukrainian fighter jets on Wednesday.

Cruz said tourism is an $11 billion industry for Israel and the flight ban may be a crippling blow. Long before the flight prohibition, the fighting could have affected tourism in Israel.

State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf called the Texas senator's comments "ridiculous and offensive." She said the FAA makes its "decision based solely on the security and safety of American citizens, period."

Catherine Frazier, a spokeswoman for Cruz, said the Obama administration's foreign policy was itself "ridiculous and offensive."

In a statement, the powerful American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which holds considerable sway with Congress, expressed concerns with the FAA ban and urged a review of the policy.

AIPAC said Israel has been subjected to hundreds of rockets the past two weeks and air travel has been safe and uninterrupted.

"The American people have shown in this difficult moment that they stand strongly with our democratic ally," AIPAC said. "Now is not the time to send the entirely wrong message with a ban on flights to Israel."

The FAA said Wednesday it is working closely with the Israeli government to review new information it has provided and to determine whether safety concerns have been resolved.

[N_Fiddledog]

Kuwaiti Cleric Suwaidan: Do Not Agree to Ceasefire until They Bow Before Us, We Must Erase Israel

[BartSimpson]

N_Fiddledog N_Fiddledog:

Kuwaiti Cleric Suwaidan: Do Not Agree to Ceasefire until They Bow Before Us, We Must Erase Israel

But, yeah, it's Israel's fault for not wanting to agree to all of Hamas' terms in exchange for being made to bow down to Hamas.

[llama66]

Jesus... I had no idea about the attack on the family here in Calgary. I think if these people want to be stupid and pull this shit the government needs to strip them of citizenship/landed immigrant/PR and send the entire family back from whence they came, bleeding heart groups be damned.

When these thugs think its ok to attack people in the streets of Canadian cities it shows they have no regard for Canadian Morales and beliefs. We don't need them or their shit. Time to move on from the great multicultural experiment.

[Goober911]

N_Fiddledog N_Fiddledog:

Kuwaiti Cleric Suwaidan: Do Not Agree to Ceasefire until They Bow Before Us, We Must Erase Israel

And the point being what?
We know there are wackos out there.
On both sides to be fair.
Look to the Buddhists murdering Muslims. But the NPP well she is silent.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfre ... f-politics

[llama66]

Think about that.... Buddhists murdering Muslims... that takes talent to piss Buddhists off (to the point where they actually want to kill you)....

[Goober911]

llama66 llama66:

Think about that.... Buddhists murdering Muslims... that takes talent to piss Buddhists off (to the point where they actually want to kill you)....

Talent. Quite the post. Do some searches on Google.
You have a limited or locked in view that Buddhists are non violent.

[BartSimpson]

Goober911 Goober911:

And the point being what?
We know there are wackos out there.

If you're asserting that this cleric is a whacko in his community then please provide us with something to substantiate your point of view. From wheer I sit it would seem that the applause that kept interrupting him speaks to the opinion of his audience. It's also fair to say that Kuwait is not precisely a bastion of free speech so if this guy is really out of line with popular thought in Kuwait then why isn't he in jail?

[llama66]

Not really, violence goes against the Noble Eightfold Path and whole Ahimsa (not to injure) concept (not to mention the 5 precepts). Violence in Buddhism is exception, rather than the norm. Buddhism believes in the sanctity of life, and therefore violence would mutually exclusive with the Buddhist concept of Ahimsa.

Al this is basic Buddhism.

[Unsound]

http://stoptheriots.ca/

Ezra's petition regarding the Calgary violence. I signed it, hope a few of you do as well.

Regardless of your position on what's going on in tghe middle east I think all Canadians should be able to agree that violent protests have no place in Canada and that police abdicating their responsibilities in this matter simply cannot stand.

In the interest of fairness, if anyone has seen any alternate views of what happened in Calgary, or seen any justification for the shameful lack of police response I'd love to see a link. So far Ezra's version is the only one I've seen.

[llama66]

Unsound Unsound:

http://stoptheriots.ca/

Ezra's petition regarding the Calgary violence. I signed it, hope a few of you do as well.

Regardless of your position on what's going on in tghe middle east I think all Canadians should be able to agree that violent protests have no place in Canada and that police abdicating their responsibilities in this matter simply cannot stand.

In the interest of fairness, if anyone has seen any alternate views of what happened in Calgary, or seen any justification for the shameful lack of police response I'd love to see a link. So far Ezra's version is the only one I've seen.

Thanks, signed. Dark Day when thugs can attack Canadians without fear of repercussions.

[Goober911]

llama66 llama66:

Jesus... I had no idea about the attack on the family here in Calgary. I think if these people want to be stupid and pull this shit the government needs to strip them of citizenship/landed immigrant/PR and send the entire family back from whence they came, bleeding heart groups be damned.

When these thugs think its ok to attack people in the streets of Canadian cities it shows they have no regard for Canadian Morales and beliefs. We don't need them or their shit. Time to move on from the great multicultural experiment.

What happens to those that are Pro Israel and commit the same offense?

[Goober911]

llama66 llama66:

Not really, violence goes against the Noble Eightfold Path and whole Ahimsa (not to injure) concept (not to mention the 5 precepts). Violence in Buddhism is exception, rather than the norm. Buddhism believes in the sanctity of life, and therefore violence would mutually exclusive with the Buddhist concept of Ahimsa.

Al this is basic Buddhism.

So how is it working out??

[Goober911]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Goober911 Goober911:

And the point being what?
We know there are wackos out there.

If you're asserting that this cleric is a whacko in his community then please provide us with something to substantiate your point of view. From wheer I sit it would seem that the applause that kept interrupting him speaks to the opinion of his audience. It's also fair to say that Kuwait is not precisely a bastion of free speech so if this guy is really out of line with popular thought in Kuwait then why isn't he in jail?

No, everyone just love Muslims. I mean really. Try harder from where you sit.
And do try harder.