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Hamas has once again attempted to burst out of draconian Israeli policies with violence, and once again Israel has responded with overkill. After the misadventure in Lebanon some of us had hoped that Israel had learned that it was not free to launch expansive military campaigns in response to perceived threats to its security. But they have not and are looking like the military is out of control.
The killing of over 225 people, many innocent civilians, on December 27 is so out of proportion to the claimed provocation by Hamas that it raises the question of whether it was really a campaign tactic by the ruling coalition that is struggling to stay in power. It also raises the question for me of what right does Israel have to isolate, starve and kill those it disapproves of.
Yes, any nation has a right of self-defense. But the minimal impact of the Hamas rocket attack that Israel uses to justify this horrendous bombing campaign is simply does not justify this blitzkrieg.
It is time for the United States, the primary provider of money and armaments to Israel, to cut off any additional aid to them until the end this campaign, accept Hamas as the rightful government in the Gaza and get serious about negotiations to end the madness.
Israel has to stop relying upon violence in return for violence. It has never succeeded and will not now. Hamas will return the favor with more violence, then Israeli leaders will respond with more killing. What is gained with all this? Death and destruction.
Israel get big mileage out of the refusal of Hamas to recognize Israel, but that is a paper tiger. There is no real threat from this refusal and has to be viewed as posturing by Hamas. Israel, afterall, does not recognize Hamas, so there seems to me to be nothing to be gained by shaping policy around that fact.
It is time for the UN to impose sanctions on Israel for its refusal to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza and now over its brutal military attacks. Israel is a rogue nation and can no longer tug at our heartstrings as in danger of attack from Arab nations.
Israel is threatened by its own government much more than any external party. If the citizens of Israel will not reign in their government, the world must do it for them.
90 Responses to "Israeli Overkill"
I don't think any of you are understanding that Hamas is a terrorist organization plain and [expletive deleted] simple. It grew out of the Muslim Brotherhood, and has ties to Al Qaida. It's end state is world domination. To start this they want to take back historically muslim countries from western influence. So it is no surprise to me what has been going on. Hamas is just pulling another play from there wickedly simple playbook. Generating under reported attacks, in order to get an over-reacted response from the government of Israel and then broadcasting it with it's huge media arm. Making Israel (including the West) look like the bad guy.
Check out this video:
Or Google "Sderot video" without the quote marks and see what you get. Hamas has as a WRITTEN part of their Constitution the eradication of Israel.
Would you tolerate the same type of attacks on Plattsburg, NY from Canada? Or on Tucson AZ from Mexico? No? I didn't think so.
What is called for here, in my opinion, since this has lasted seven years, and suicide bombers much, much longer, is a variation of the "Pax Romana." There are no "innocent civilians", when the civilians are the ones who voted Hamas into power. Israel should invade northern Gaza, and literally decimate them. Kill one of every ten people. You cannot make peace with ANYBODY if you do not speak their language. And the only language Hamas understands is violence, the more brutal the better. They still send rockets? Fine. Decimate them again. Sooner or later, Hamas and Al Quaida will realize that other nations have finally caught on to their tactics, and are replying in kind.
Some Texas village is missing its' idiot. However, they just called and offered us money to keep him.
Israel's response to any opposition to their thievery seems seems to be in direct proportion to the arrogance, propaganda and immorality of their policies. While I don't care a hoot if the zionists eradicate themselves from the gene pool over a piece of land they never had much, if any, legitimate claim to, it gals me to no end that I'm forced to sponsor, finance, accept and thereby legitimize such depravity.
Well said, Phil.
When Erika says: "What each "people" generally must figure out is how to conduct effective policing operations that take dangerous individuals off the streets without bringing whole populations they are trying to protect into the violence," she doesn't realize we're not talking about "dangerous individuals," we're talking about the government.
That's tough to digest. Hamas is the government. It's not deviants and crazies and terrorists who are shooting missiles into Israel, it's a terrorist government. And to complicate matters even further, it's a government that was elected by the people once upon a time.
When the government of Gaza engages in terrorist behavior, that can't be handled as a police action.
When Israel pulled out of Gaza under the leadership of Sharon, it pulled out unilaterally. It ended the occupation without asking anything in return. That was a mistake. And Hamas translated the termination of the occupation as an act of weakness.
There is, unfortunately, no reconciliation possible between Israel and Hamas. Like Al Quaida, Hamas can't be reasoned with.
They can't be reasoned with; they don't have the best interest of the Palestinians at heart; they're a cancer in the body of the state. They're a horror that even the Palestinians don't know how to deal with. This is the Twilight Zone.
The only solution is dealing with the problem in a wider context. Bring the neighborhood into a discussion of the problem. Bring Saudi Arabia, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt – bring them all into a roundtable discussion.
Part of the reason the West Bank and Gaza are festering and suffering the way they are is because the other Arab states won't let them move into their countries.
Refugees from the horrors of the second world war and the holocaust were able to move and find new homes for themselves. The Palestinians would like to also, but they're locked into that suffering prison they're in.
And the answer isn't to let them all into Israel either. That's why there's a sporadic discussion of a two-state solution.
This is a much more complicated problem than our moderator Phil would like to think it is.
Your comment about "a piece of land they never had much, if any, legitimate claim to," was stunning in its lack of knowledge. Jerusalem has been the center of the Jewish religion and people since the 10th century BC. I believe their claim in quite strong.
Yes, they respond 10 fold to all attacks. If you throw rocks at them, they will kill you for it. Over 50 years of Palestinian terrorism have not created a moderate people.
No, America should not fund Israel.(they are the largest recipient of US foreign aid) Vote against your Congressman and Senator until they change who we give money to.
If you have no more facts than you display, it is best to not speak til you have learned more, lest you embarrass your self.
If this were a religious war, it would be being fought in a mental institution. No faithful Jew, no faithful Christian (and many Palestinians are Christians) and no faithful Muslim sets out to spill the blood of innocent people. Only crazy people do that (like the perpetrator of the "Santa Claus" massacre.) Crazy people tend to gravitate toward religious symbols and images. That does not make them "religious." There is no way any sane person could imagine that what is happening in Gaza right now can possibly accomplish anything except to deepen and intensify hostilities between people who have already given each other lots of reasons to hate each other. Who profits from this? Not the Palestinians. Not the Israelis. Maybe the bankers? The arms dealers? The folks who want to divide and conquer the world for corporate gain?
Israel thinks it can use this assault to stop Hamas from launching rocket attacks? Come on. How can anyone believe that? What it really will do is guarantee that there will be another small army of 10 to 14 year-old boys and girls who will be totally prepared to strap the explosives to their bodies in the name of "justice" when their time comes. Don't tell me Israel doesn't know that after sixty years of this nonsense.
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Good article Phil…..
Its time for the American TAXPAYER to cut the purse string to Israel. Let them fend for themselves.
"I don't think any of you are understanding that Hamas is a terrorist organization plain and [expletive deleted] simple."
Curious Doc, Im sure the British Redcoats thought the same thing of OUR Guerilla fighters, who we so colloquially and admiringly called Patriots…
After all, HAMAS was elected DEMOCRATICALLY, just like our government was.
"Before I get to those, I want to point out that the election was monitored by the National Democratic Institute, with Jimmy Carter in the lead, and according to their analysis, the election was fair. "
So, unless you wish to call Jimmy Carter a LIAR……
Israel has rejected HAMAS, HAMAS has rejected Israel. They DESERVE each other….
I hate to frighten readers, but the outcome for this perennial, millenial old, internecine rancor between Israel and their regional neighbors has but one outcome and the clock is now in the sweephand mode to midnight; ie., theater level nuclear war, no doubt leading to a strategic showdown between the superpowers along with massive die-off of Palestinians, Syrians,Egyptians, Iranians along with collateral damage to other less openly hostile Arab nations enveloping nations far removed from the conflict.
Many would say this is simply the endgame, the Armageddon of the Bible etc. Not really, its simply a bunch of people who's religion and lifestyles are as oil is to water, never to mix. The Israeli's as well as their Arab neighbors are a stiff-necked, contentious lot that are still operating in their neolithic modus operandi except they are now armed with modern weapons and nukes instead of bows, slings, spears and swords.
There's really no need for Iran to be so intransigent concerning nuclear inspections. If they allowed proper inspections of their nuclear facilities and it was verified that they were simply enriching uranium to the lower levels of concentration necessary for domestic power production then no doubt that would defuse the situation immensely, but Iran's arrogant "crazies"; i.e., Mullahs are trying to reestablish Iran as a major, regional player in terms of nuclear and military capability. They are ultimately trying to reestablish the caliphate of old with Allah, their one god, their only god in their collective minds as the ruler of all. They do have public leaders, but these leaders have to clear everything with the religious "kingpins" as they do now even in Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern nations. Refuse to tow the mark and you end up in the cross hairs of the religious police whose powers transcend that of the civil authorities!?
Iran is also supplying most of the radical elements in the Middle East including Hamas with both the money and the necessary conventional armaments to confront the U.S. in Iraq as well as Israel.
Saddam, although a monster in his own right was the right man for the job in terms of keeping many fractious elements at bay allowing the region to maintain some element of stability.
Thank you George W. Bush, Dick Cheney et al. driven by their flawed neocon agenda to stir up a regional "hornets nest" with their removal of Saddam…!
People in the Middle East only respect rule through overt strength, albeit good or bad, gravitating towards strongmen or Mullah's for their guidance and leadership. Their religion is so entertwined with their politics that never shall the two find separation except as under someone like Saddam who did not tolerate the meddling of religious factions within his government. He knew all too well the downside to their toxic meddling.
Israel will not wait for Iran to tout how it now has it's first nuclear capable IRBM targeting them. They are sitting on minimally 100 plus thermonuclear single delivery and MRV'd warheads with the capability of delivering them with the same efficacy as the United States. I personally believe when the sweephand hits midnight then they should be the one's to throw the lights out switch on civilization as we know it.
Why should the U.S. do their insanely motivated dirty work?! I, like so many other planetary citizens are exhausted by Israel, their neighbors and the endless b.s. that's associated with their regional dog and pony show. Get in on and get it over! At least survivors wherever won't have to contend with supporting this insane, endless nonsense until the 12th of forever.
The human race itself will survive, especially south of the equator, but it will never achieve it's current level of sophistication for a long time to come. It will be the dawning of a new "dark age" for humanity… : |
Carl Nemo **==
Wars are about overkill! Why would you want – or be stupid enough? – to fight a "fair" war? War is not about fairness or symmetry or balanced response, it is about inflicting death and destruction on the opponent.
From a strictly military point of view, the line by Sean Connery in The Untouchables says it quite succinctly: "If one of them pulls a knife, you pull a gun. If they send one of yours to the hospital, you send one of theirs to the morgue."
We should not be underwriting either Israel or the Arabs in the region. Israel does not need us to protect its own borders and/or interests; for the present and the foreseeable future, there is no likely combination of Arab/Muslim military power that can defeat Israel. Nor do we need to be swapping saliva with the "Palestinians"; ultimately, their interests are in conflict with our own.
Most sincerely,
T. J. Flapsaddle
The fact that Hamas was elected does not absolve them of the crimes of terrorism. It just makes the voters guilty of voting for terrorism.
The people of Gaza are not in general innocent, any more than the people of Germany were innocent in WW2. True, some are. But they as a people voted for Hamas. They voted for terrorism.
Carl Nemo is largely correct, and I won't pick bones with him about his views. We differ on some aspects of the problem, but I suspect we can agree to respectfully disagree.
However, the views of many of the rest sound Neo-Nazi to me. What would you have the Israeli people do, supply the Palestinians with the ovens and the Zyklon-B gas? My God, don't they have the right to defend themselves?
And as for those of you taking swipes only at Israel, don't you know that the Gaza strip has a Southern border with Egypt? How come Egypt doesn't come in for some flack for not helping "the poor, poor, Palestinians"?
My heart bleeds for those who elected a terrorist government…..NOT!!!
Some Texas village is missing its' idiot. However, they just called and offered us money to keep him.
1/20/09- The End of an Error.
I find the "outrage" expressed in Arab countries against Israel's actions interesting. Where was the Arab "outrage" over Hamas routinely bombing Israel? There was NONE!
Some people call Israel's actions "disproportionate". Roughly 12 arabs were responsible for 9/11 and, in response, the USA killed tens of thousands of Iraqis who had nothing to do whatsoever with 9/11 not to mention the over four thousand American lives lost in Iraq (so far). Now THAT is disproportionate.
Some people say that killing in response to killing is wrong. We put convicted killers to death all the time in the USA notwithstanding the fact that it is no deterrent to further murders. It is what it is. Retaliation and revenge. We call it justice.
Lastly, Hamas is a terrorist organization. They don't wear uniforms. They don't fight conventional wars. They hide amongst civilians and then complain that civilians get killed when Israel retaliates. What's wrong with this picture? Unless and until Hamas realizes there will always be consequences if they indiscriminantly bomb Israeli cities, this conflict will never end. As long as Hamas (and Iran as well for that matter) remain committed to wiping Israel off the map (as they have openly stated is the case) this conflict will never end. You can't negotiate with terrorists. We won't. Neither will Israel although god knows they've tried to no avail. But where is the Arab outrage at Hamas? Anybody?
The Palestinians CHOSE Hamas in democratic elections so there ARE no innocents as far as I'm concerned. It's exactly the same as the American people electing Bush for a second term. There are no innocents there either. But at least, since we've elected Obama, we have at least corrected OUR mistakes. Will the Palestinians ever do likewise? Time will tell.
Right on Bluesman!!!
Some reading material for those individuals less educated amoung us.
Hamas grew out of the Muslim Brotherhood, a religious and political organization founded in Egypt with branches throughout the Arab world. Beginning in the late 1960s, Hamas's founder and spiritual leader, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, preached and did charitable work in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, both of which were occupied by Israel following the 1967 Six-Day War. In 1973, Yassin established al-Mujamma' al-Islami (the Islamic Center) to coordinate the Muslim Brotherhood's political activities in Gaza. Yassin founded Hamas as the Muslim Brotherhood's local political arm in December 1987, following the eruption of the first intifada, a Palestinian uprising against Israeli control of the West Bank and Gaza. Hamas published its official charter in 1988.
The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in 1928 by the Egyptian activist Hasan al-Banna, the Sunni Muslim Brotherhood is one of the oldest, largest and most influential Islamist organizations. Egypt has historically been the center of the Brotherhood's operations, though the group maintains offshoots throughout the Arab-Muslim world — including in Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, the Palestinian territories (Hamas), Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Sudan — and is also active in the United States and Europe. Islam expert Robert Spencer has called the Muslim Brotherhood "the parent organization of Hamas and al Qaeda."
Some may not know this but the Muslim Brotherhood also has branches in the United States under the guise of the Muslim Students' Associaction.
The Brotherhood was founded in accordance with al-Banna's proclamation that Islam be "given hegemony over all matters of life." Accordingly, the Brotherhood seeks to establish an Islamic Caliphate spanning the entire Muslim world. It also aspires to make Islamic (Shari'a) law the sole basis of jurisprudence and governance. Toward this purpose — encapsulated in the Brotherhood's militant credo: "God is our objective, the Koran is our Constitution, the Prophet is our leader, struggle is our way, and death for the sake of God is the highest of our aspirations" — the Brotherhood since its founding has supported the use of armed struggle, or jihad. The Brotherhood supports the waging of jihad against non-Muslim "infidels," and has expressed support for terrorism against Israel, whose legitimacy the Brotherhood does not recognize, and against the West, particularly the United States.
In recent years, the Brotherhood has attempted to forge a reputation as a moderate and reformist Islamic group that has renounced its violent past. Lending plausibility to this reputation has been criticism of the organization by radical Islamist groups, who have condemned the Brotherhood's willingness to participate in the political process as heretical. These groups have also criticized the Brotherhood for supposedly abandoning violent struggle as a means of establishing an Islamic empire.
However, numerous statements by the Brotherhood's leadership believe its moderate posture. Ali Sadreddine Bayanouni, the leader of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood, has repeatedly disavowed violence while concurrently pledging his support for the terrorism of Hamas and Hezbollah. Muhammad Mahdi Othman Akef, a prominent leader of the Brotherhood, has expressed his support for suicide bombings in Israel and Iraq "in order to expel the Zionists and the Americans." He has also denounced the United States as a "Satan," saying: "I have complete faith that Islam will invade Europe and America, because Islam has logic and a mission." Many other leaders of the Brotherhood have likewise justified terrorism against Israel and the United States, with many defending the September 11 terrorist attacks against America. Jews are another common object of the Brotherhood's hatred. Of the Jewish people, Sheik Yousef Al-Qaradhawi, the spiritual leader of the Brotherhood, has written: "There is no dialogue between them and us other than in one language — the language of the sword and force."
Even as it is deemed insufficiently militant by some Islamist groups, the Brotherhood has had a discernible influence on contemporary jihadist terrorism. Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the architect of 9/11, was a member of Muslim Brotherhood. More prominently still, Abdullah Azzam, a Palestinian Muslim Brotherhood preacher, was a mentor to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
This is why I don't cry at night over the blood of Hamas.
Extremely dry eyes here also Doc. Thanks for the background info.
Sorry man, but I just can't get behind the people of Israel halting their Gaza incursion. Hamas and the residents of Gaza were given a modicum of autonomy and they've blown it, pun intended!
Gaza is infested with a terrorist mentality and philosophy. They're an Islamic cancer!
Who said the people of Gaza were innocent? But since you have brought the subject up…the people of Gaza are no more innocent than the people of Israel…or the people of the United States, for that matter. We all elect and tolerate leaders who authorize the killing of human beings who ARE innocent…children, for example.
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"Who said the people of Gaza were innocent"?
The people that say Israel has no right to bomb Gaza for the acts of Hamas, because they might kill "innocent" civilians, thats who said they are innocent. That answer your question? Did you have a point or are you just trying to muddy the debate by implying both that there are and are not any innocents?
Exactly. Israel did the proverbial "count to 10″ and warned them to stop it or else. Thats more than *any* other country in the world would have done imo.
Im still not sure what it is that Hamas wants Israel to do. Can they really be that stupid to expect Israel to just give up and die? Israel is already out of Gaza, right? Do they want permission to send suicide bombers into Israel? Do they think Jews are fools?
After all is said and done though, I dont understand why we give Israel money. They're richer than us arent they?
My point had nothing to do with innocence or guilt, which is why I wondered why you replied to it as you did. My point is that assaulting people and destroying their property tends to make them angry, not submissive. Therefore, Israel's current assault in Gaza is more likely to decrease Israel's security rather than improve it.
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Its war. Israel didnt want war, but it was forced on them. In any war there are only 2 choices. You either fight back or you find a diplomatic solution. Hamas offers no rational diplomatic solution.
"The fact that Hamas was elected does not absolve them of the crimes of terrorism. It just makes the voters guilty of voting for terrorism."
So Adam, you dont mind when the Palestinians throw rocks, and then get Apache Helicopters as a response….??
How very ZIONIST of you….
How many Israelis were killed by those HAMAS Missiles again? How many Palestinian CHILDREN have been KILLED?
HAMAS only responded due to the CRAP that Israel has been pulling on the Gaza Strip for months.
Israel has crossed the line this time, and its high time for America to CUT the purse strings on Israel & tell AIPAC to go pound sand!!
"Jerusalem has been the center of the Jewish religion and people since the 10th century BC. I believe their claim in quite strong."
DOCUMENTATION history guy. UNBIASED documentation please…and the Bible does NOT count as an unbiased source.
And I imagine all the other tribes in the area just left the region, huh? Best land in the area, and every other tribe just gave it up w/o a fight…HMMMM, pretty lame argument.
If 11th century scribblings are your guidepost, I should be able to go back to my native homeland, Germany, and kick those squatters off my land….
"How come Egypt doesn't come in for some flack for not helping "the poor, poor, Palestinians"? "
Egypt has been PAID OFF, in order to look the other way… to the tune of MILLIONS of American dollars.
"Egyptian police fired in the air near the Gaza border town of Rafah on Sunday to prevent Palestinians entering Egypt after Israel launched air strikes to destroy tunnels along the tense frontier.
"Dozens of civilians tried to break through the Barahma crossing after Israel launched air strikes along the Gaza-Egypt border. They were repelled by Egyptian police firing in the air," the official said."
"This is why I don't cry at night over the blood of Hamas."
Yeah, it appears you dont cry over the blood of DEAD CHILDREN either……
How very ZIONIST of you…
We can all take action now. Boycott Israeli interests. Money talks. This is something we all can do now. Just google "boycott israel" and you will find lists of companies owned and operated by Israel. The names may suprise you, like Home Depot, Coke and Sara Lee.
As Obama said if my children were threatened I would fight back. Today more Palestinian children are in danger than Israeli children. The sword slices both ways.
If you really care, boycott Israeli companies NOW.
I wonder what threat a bunch of Doctors were to Israel?? Maybe they were afraid the TRUTH about the killings would leak out to the world, and spoil their media campaign about how threatened they are by the rock throwing terrorists of HAMAS…
I guess when they cant shoot and kill 12 & 14 year old girls on their way to school, they go for the Doctors instead…
Gaza relief boat damaged in encounter with Israeli vessel.
"CNN correspondent Karl Penhaul was aboard the 60-foot pleasure boat Dignity when the contact occurred. When the boat later docked in the Lebanese port city of Tyre, severe damage was visible to the forward port side of the boat, and the front left window and part of the roof had collapsed. It was flying the flag of Gibraltar.
The Dignity was carrying crew and 16 passengers — physicians from Britain, Germany and Cyprus and human rights activists from the Free Gaza Solidarity Movement — who were trying to reach Gaza through an Israeli blockade of the territory."
"Egypt has been PAID OFF, in order to look the other way… to the tune of MILLIONS of American dollars."
A source – unbiased – would be appreciated. Or are you looking at foreign aid figures? In which case, how does that equate to being a pay-off?
As for "NO Israelis killed by Hamas' rocket fire" – I don't remember who made this allegation – from
"Four Israelis have been killed."
This is at the end of a fairly long article pitying the poor, poor Palestinians – who ELECTED a terrorist government.
And, I might add, a hell of a lot more Israelis have been killed by Palestinian suicide bombers – or don't they count??
Some Texas village is missing its' idiot. However, they just called and offered us money to keep him.
1/20/09 – The end of an error.
Expound Baal upon your comment "HAMAS only responded due to the CRAP that Israel has been pulling on the Gaza Strip for months." What exactly has Israel done to merrit being attacked daily by rockets?
I just can't get my head around the idea that bombing a civilian population is war. To me, it just looks like a massacre. However intransigent Hamas may be (and I'm really not convinced that they are as intransigent as they have been painted), I simply can't see how there is any justification for slaughtering people who do not have the means to defend themselves, even if you assume that they definitely would shoot back if they could.
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What would you suggest Israel do instead? There are only 2 choices in war – fight or diplomacy. Since Hamas will not negotiate there is only war.
So Baal I haven't heard your response yet to the question: "What crap has Israel been pulling on the Gaza Strip?"
Please let us know so we can understand how Israel has crossed the line.
Your silence speaks volumes. You have nothing but lies to offer, do you?
You're quite sure Hamas won't negotiate? Must be you didn't see this: http://www.imemc.org/article/58125 It seems to me that this time it was Israel that refused to negotiate.
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So what should Israel do? Just turn the other cheek? Smile and say "more rockets please"? You have to be out of your mind. No one in their right might would do that.
"My point is that assaulting people and destroying their property tends to make them angry, not submissive. Therefore, Israel's current assault in Gaza is more likely to decrease Israel's security rather than improve it."
Whoaaaaa there. Back up the truck. I believe it was Hamas rocket attacks that started this or did you not get the memo?
Submitted by Baal on December 30, 2008 – 7:53pm.
"This is why I don't cry at night over the blood of Hamas."
Yeah, it appears you dont cry over the blood of DEAD CHILDREN either……
How very ZIONIST of you…"
Why, Baal, what a remark, practically equating the word "Zionist" with "piece of feces". You wouldn't have chosen your screen name, the god that the Israelites were strictly forbidden to worship because you are an anti-Semite, huh??????
"Zionism is an international political movement that originally supported the reestablishment of a homeland for the Jewish People in Palestine (Hebrew: Eretz Yisra'el, "the Land of Israel"), and continues primarily as support for the modern state of Israel."
You see anything to object to there, hmmmmmm??? The United Nations made Israel a nation in 1948, and ever since then, the Arabs have tried to deatroy her. Why? Because in the words of one of their Imams, Israelis "are the descendants of dogs and pigs and monkeys."
Perchance you agree with the Imam?
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Yes, I'm quite sure. Maybe you haven't seen this:
Monday, December 15, 2008
Hamas refuses to renew Gaza truce
December 15, 2008
THE Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas which controls Gaza said overnight that a troubled Cairo-brokered truce with Israel will not be renewed when it runs out later this week.
But a spokesman for outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert insisted his government remained keen to see the six-month-old truce extended beyond Thursday provided Hamas halted rocket and mortar fire against southern Israel.
Note that this is from an Islamic website.
Some Texas village is missing its' idiot. However, they just called and offered us money to keep him.
Phil Hoskins,
I have been on this website for some years, and you have many times "outed" yourself as being gay. Don't you realize that if the Islamic world gets its way, and a worldwide Caliphate is established, you and all other gays in the world will be lined up for the railroad cattle cars for a one-way ticket to their ovens?
How in the name of all that is holy could you write such a biased, anti-Semitic article? Look at that YouTube video I referenced earlier. See the pallet loads of missle bodies in ranks around the buildings? They came from Gaza, each with a payload of shrapnel. What do you expect the Israelis to do? Stand around and go "Ho-hum. If they kill me, or my wife, or my children, that's OK"??
Some Texas village is missing its' idiot. However, they just called and offered us money to keep him.
John, I wrote in opposition to the Israeli military actions, not in defense of Hamas nor any effort to establish a Caliphate. It is entirely possible, I suggest, to chew gum and walk at the same time.
I see nothing gained by excessive military force in Gaza nor anywhere else. It has never solved any problems there and is unlikely to now or in the future.
My being gay has nothing to do with it and it seems to me you must be really desperate to try to bring that into the discussion.
For that matter, orthodox Jews would do away with gays too, so I don't think your point is valid.
Phil Hoskins
Hamas Charter (1988)
The Charter of Allah: The Platform of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
(What Serves for The Mission Statement)
"In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate You are the best community that has been raised up for mankind. Ye enjoin right conduct and forbid indecency; and ye believe in Allah. And if the People of the Scripture had believed, it had been better for them. Some of them are believers; but most of them are evil-doers. They will not harm you save a trifling hurt, and if they fight against you they will turn and flee. And afterward they will not be helped. Ignominy shall be their portion wheresoever they are found save [where they grasp] a rope from Allah and a rope from man. They have incurred anger from their Lord, and wretchedness is laid upon them. That is because they used to disbelieve the revelations of Allah, and slew the Prophets wrongfully. That is because they were rebellious and used to transgress." Surat Al-Imran (III), verses 109-111 Israel will rise and will remain erect until Islam eliminates it as it had eliminated its predecessors. The Islamic World is burning. It is incumbent upon each one of us to pour some water, little as it may be, with a view of extinguishing as much of the fire as he can, without awaiting action by the others.
[First reference to annihilation of Israel.]
…the Islamic Resistance Movement erupted in order to play its role in the path of its Lord. In so doing, it joined its hands with those of all Jihad fighters for the purpose of liberating Palestine. The souls of its Jihad fighters will encounter those of all Jihad fighters who have sacrificed their lives in the land of Palestine since it was conquered by the Companion of the Prophet, be Allah's prayer and peace upon him, and until this very day. This is the Charter of the Islamic Resistance (Hamas) which will reveal its face, unveil its identity, state its position, clarify its purpose, discuss its hopes, call for support to its cause and reinforcement, and for joining its ranks. For our struggle against the Jews is extremely wide-ranging and grave, so much so that it will need all the loyal efforts we can wield, to be followed by further steps and reinforced by successive battalions from the multifarious Arab and Islamic world, until the enemies are defeated and Allah's victory prevails. Thus we shall perceive them approaching in the horizon, and this will be known before long: "Allah has decreed: Lo! I very shall conquer, I and my messenger, lo! Allah is strong, almighty."
[Second reference to Israel and the annihilation of the Jews.]
Article 7
…………….The prophet, prayer and peace be upon him, said: The time will not come until Muslims will fight the Jews (and kill them); until the Jews hide behind rocks and trees, which will cry: O Muslim! there is a Jew hiding behind me, come on and kill him!
And this isn't a threat??????????????????????
Article 13
…Since when did the Unbelievers do justice to the Believers? "And the Jews will not be pleased with thee, nor will the Christians, till thou follow their creed.
[i][A reference to the evil being done by the Jews AND the Christians.] [/i]
Article 14
The Muslim women have a no lesser role than that of men in the war of liberation; they manufacture men and play a great role in guiding and educating the [new] generation. The enemies have understood that role, therefore they realize that if they can guide and educate [the Muslim women] in a way that would distance them from Islam, they would have won that war. Therefore, you can see them making consistent efforts [in that direction] by way of publicity and movies, curricula of education and culture, using as their intermediaries their craftsmen who are part of the various Zionist Organizations which take on all sorts of names and shapes such as: the Freemasons, Rotary Clubs, gangs of spies and the like. All of them are nests of saboteurs and sabotage. Those Zionist organizations control vast material resources, which enable them to fulfill their mission amidst societies, with a view of implementing Zionist goals and sowing the concepts that can be of use to the enemy. Those organizations operate [in a situation] where Islam is absent from the arena and alienated from its people. Thus, the Muslims must fulfill their duty in confronting the schemes of those saboteurs. When Islam will retake possession of [the means to] guide the life [of the Muslims], it will wipe out those organizations which are the enemy of humanity and Islam.
[Wipe out = Annihilation. According to the Hamas Charter those who do not accept Allah as the God of the World, and Islam as their religion, will all be exterminated; including the JEWS and the CHRISTIANS.]
The Hamas,…will only be of help to all associations and organizations which act against the Zionist enemy and those who revolve in its orbit. Hamas posits Islam as a way of life, it is its faith and its yardstick for judging. Whoever posits Islam as a way of life, anywhere, and regardless of whether it is an organization, a state, or any other group, Hamas are its soldiers, nothing else.
I triple-dog-dare any one of you who have made anti-Isreali posts to reply and tell me exactly how on Earth you can have a peace with anyone whose publicly stated purpose is to kill you, and who adamantly refuses to come to a truce table, and if they do, then adamantly refuses to abide by that truce. Remember, those rockets did not fire themselves during the "Truce".
And also remember, they are talking about Christians, too. (Pastor Agnostic, I guess this means your life is safe, as long as you pay the tax the followers of Islam impose upon "Infidels".) I guess my neck is on the chopping block, since I have been a born-again Christian since 1975.
John, I wrote in opposition to the Israeli military actions, not in defense of Hamas nor any effort to establish a Caliphate. It is entirely possible, I suggest, to chew gum and walk at the same time.
I see nothing gained by excessive military force in Gaza nor anywhere else. It has never solved any problems there and is unlikely to now or in the future.
My being gay has nothing to do with it and it seems to me you must be really desperate to try to bring that into the discussion.
For that matter, orthodox Jews would do away with gays too, so I don't think your point is valid.
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If the Muslims accomplish their stated goal of a world-wide Caliphate, your being gay will have a lot to do with it, as will my being a born-again Christian.
And I've never heard of Orthodox Jews being suicide bombers, or firing rockets into another nation.
Also, your article came across as blaming the Israelis, with Hamas being totally innocent of any wrongdoing.
Some Texas village is missing its' idiot. However, they just called and offered us money to keep him.
You might want to re-consider your claim that "orthodox Jews would do away with gays too."
"Israel remains the only country in the Middle East to declare homosexuality as legal and is reportedly moving towards a civil partnership scheme that will benefit gay couples."
Some Texas village is missing its' idiot. However, they just called and offered us money to keep him.
"It had no intention of allowing a comprehensive peace settlement when Egypt stood ready to deliver but received, and obediently accepted, a separate peace exclusive of the rights of Palestinians and the remaining peoples of the region."
"And, I might add, a hell of a lot more Israelis have been killed by Palestinian suicide bombers – or don't they count??"
When they deliberately target and KILL innocent CHILDREN and bomb CIVILIAN homes? When the IDF shoots a 12 year old girl in the head while she was herding sheep?
NO, they do NOT count…. for THEY set up the game, made the rules and have made it very clear that THEY will NEVER accept a Palestinian State on thier border… They have consistantly REJECTED the Two State peace solution.
Israel has gone rogue, and its time for America to cut the purse strings.
"Don't you realize that if the Islamic world gets its way, and a worldwide Caliphate is established, you and all other gays in the world will be lined up for the railroad cattle cars for a one-way ticket to their ovens? "
John, I know some "Christians" who would do the same thing if they were in a similar situation.
Abortion Doctor hit list ring a bell??
The Middle East "problem" should be addressed by us atheists, since we think both of your "belief systems" are a threat to civilized society because all it does is create divisiveness and hatred…
Imagine, claiming exclusive rights to some land just because a 2000 year old book says you have the right to it….
Pretty nifty deal considering the folks who wrote the book, begat the ones making the claims to the land.
Odd. I seem to remember having read some passages in "The Book" talking about how Israel was supposed to deal with "the people of the land" which might well have served as models for the Hamas document quoted above. And aren't the Palestinians Semites. I thought they were. I'll go check that out right now.
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"You see anything to object to there, hmmmmmm??? The United Nations made Israel a nation in 1948, and ever since then, the Arabs have tried to deatroy her. Why? Because in the words of one of their Imams, Israelis "are the descendants of dogs and pigs and monkeys."
Perchance you agree with the Imam?"
John, Israel was unilaterally created by the WESTERN POWERS, with absolutely NO input from Arab nations in the region…
Imans are typically uneducated, religious whack jobs. Do you judge all people from Kansas based on the rantings of the pastor from Westburo Baptist church? If not, why not?
DOUBLE STANDARD, perhaps?
Judging an entire culture and race based on the inane rantings of a religious nut case is hardly trying to find common ground….
I call your references to whack job Imans, and raise you Israels REFUSAL to recognize any DEMOCRATICALLY elected government of the Palestinian peoples.
Until the Palestinians have a VOICE in our government equally as free & respected as AIPACS, peace will NEVER come to the Mid-East.
Oh, heres a link so you can read up on Egypt getting PAID OFF, not to interfere in Gaza…
"Egyptians demand that Mubarak open the Rafah crossing-point into Gaza, break off diplomatic relations with Israel, even send weapons to Hamas. And there is a kind of perverse beauty in listening to the response of the Egyptian government: why not complain about the three gates that the Israelis refuse to open? And anyway, the Rafah crossing-point is politically controlled by the four powers that produced the "road map" for peace, including Britain and the U.S. Why blame Mubarak?
To admit that Egypt can't even open its sovereign border without permission from Washington tells you all you need to know about the powerlessness of the satraps that run the Middle East for us.
Open the Rafah gate — or break off relations with Israel — and Egypt's economic foundations crumble. Any Arab leader who took that kind of step will find that the West's economic and military support is withdrawn.
Without subventions, Egypt is bankrupt. Of course, it works both ways."
Seems like your BOOK says the same thing John…..
Deuteronomy 20
"When the LORD your God hands the city over to you, kill every man in that city with your swords. 14 But take the women and children, the cattle and everything else in the city, including all its goods, as your loot. You may enjoy your enemies' goods that the LORD your God has given you. 15 This is what you must do to all the cities that are far away which don't belong to the nations nearby. 16 However, you must not spare anyone's life in the cities of these nations that the LORD your God is giving you as your property. 17 You must claim the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites for the LORD and completely destroy them, as the LORD your God has commanded you. 18 Otherwise, they will teach you to do all the disgusting things they do for their gods, and you will sin against the LORD your God.
Isnt it a terrible thing to be a DOUBLE STANDARD HYPOCRITE??.. especially when one uses their invisible cloud being to justify that hatred.
Yeah, I know all about the God of the Old Testament telling the Israelis to kill every living thing in the towns they conquered. That was a common practice of warfare at that time. But this is 2009 AD, not 2009 BC. And the important thing is to remember that you cannot make peace with:
1. people who have as their written, stated mission your eradication.
2. people who act upon that mission statement, regardless of any "truce" that happens to be in place – over 5,000 rockets have been fired into Israel.
3. people whose leaders only speak the language of violence, the worse the violence the better.
All they understand is violence greater than they can inflict. Read their Charter above. They have NO interest in a peace treaty. Their ONLY interest is in wiping Israel off the map (as a matter of fact, their maps don't even have Israel on them) and killing every Jew in the world.
If you are defending Hamas, you are defending Hitler. "Schtoke up the ovens, Adolph! And get out a bigger supply of Zyklon-B gas!"
THAT is what you are saying, like it or not.
Some Texas village is missing its' idiot. However, they just called and offered us money to keep him.
You can prove ANY position using the bible if you are willing to ignore some versus while clinging to others.
There is enough Kool-Aid to go around for every position.
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Heyyyyyyyy, sexy ladies (and dudes)! Are you sick of Psy and "Gangnam Style" yet? I fervently hope not, since the song doesn't appear to be going anywhere anytime soon. Not only has it inspired countless remakes and other YouTube hits, it seems like it's pretty much taken over the entire freakin' world. So of course I feel like it's my duty to introduce you to the latest and greatest: At least 1,000 prisoners at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in the Philippines dance to the song, racking up over a million hits in just four days.
Yeah, it's as awesome as it sounds. If you'll remember, a thousand inmates from this very same prison also danced to Michael Jackson's "Thriller," and that remake alone garnered over 50 million hits. What is it about convicted felons and criminals breaking out into synchronized choreography to overplayed pop hits? We may never know ...
Enough with the chatter and words and stuff. Here is the prisoners' take on "Gangnam Style":
Pretty impressive, right? And how about the fact it looks like it's pouring rain while they're doing it? I'm sure after days, months, years of idleness and monotony, being part of an international YouTube sensation and pretending to bounce around on an invisible horse during a lively dance routine with your buddies would be quite a welcome release from everyday prison life. I'm actually kind of jealous of how much fun they seem to be having. Hmmm, you know, maybe I should head on over to the Philippines and ...
Er, anyway, in case you missed it, and shame on you if you did, here is the CPDRC inmates' take on "Thriller":
Fifty million views and counting! Kudos to everyone involved in making both of these videos. Not entirely sure how else I'd be able to waste my day without them!
Do these videos inspire you to go to prison? I mean, what do you think of these inmates dancing to pop hits?
Image via Ryan Christopher/YouTube
Why are they in the pouring rain? Is this a punishment?
They have a exercise period every day. I think this counts. It's also once a year.

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Garrison Brewing Company, Nova Scotia, Canada
Posted by Mike Campbell on Tuesday, November 1, 2005 in Nova Scotia, Regional Scenes, Brewery Info - 10 comments
I'm a fan of Halifax's Garrison Brewing Company and will often order their product when I'm at a restaurant or at the local beer seller. Garrison arrived on the Halifax brewing scene in 1997 which was really a watershed year for local breweryana, with Propeller Brewing Company and the Maritime … read more »
Halifax's Earliest Boozeries
Posted by Alan McLeod on Friday, August 5, 2005 in Nova Scotia, Regional Scenes, Beer and Law, Web Resources - 2 comments
Mike has done some excellent research with a map he has found showing the first places of libation in his hometown and my old stomping grounds of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Go read. If he'd scan the map we could put it up here as some interactive history with an edjificational twist. Just thinking of …
Nova Scotia Beer College
Posted by Alan McLeod on Friday, February 25, 2005 in Nova Scotia, Regional Scenes, Beer News - 5 comments
Big news from my old stomping grounds: • "The Labatt Beer Institute, which officially opened in Halifax on Wednesday, will train students on everything from the history of beer to how to pour it properly. "What I would have thought in my day is that there was very little about beer that the …
Nova Scotia: Maxwell's Plum, Halifax
Posted by Mike Campbell on Saturday, November 6, 2004 in Nova Scotia, Pubs and Tavs - 34 comments
As I've mentioned at my bio on the sidebar, I've noticed that Maxwell's Plum, a pub in downtown Halifax, is now offering 160 brands of beer, with 60 brands on tap. I haven't been by yet, but I promise some dedicated reportage in the coming months. I'm thinking of maybe going at them alphabetically …
Midtown Tavern, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Posted by Alan McLeod on Friday, November 7, 2003 in Nova Scotia, Pubs and Tavs - 51 comments
Midtown Tavern, R.I.P. • David Swick has the whole story in Halifax Daily News: • "A city that prides itself on its heritage, and a legendary tavern whose days are numbered. Sounds like a match made in tippling heaven. Operators of the Midtown Tavern in downtown Halifax have applied to the … read more »


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his section discusses specific techniques by which the Carnatic violinist executes the various classes of ornament. (The author is a practicing violinist and a longtime student of Carnatic violin. Remarks on technique in this article draw on direct study with, or close observation of, several South Indian artists of the violin--including V. Thyagarajan, T.N. Krishnan, L. Shankar, L. Subramaniam, and Lalgudi Jayaraman.)
According to most accounts, the earliest master musicians to successfully adapt the violin to Carnatic music were Balasvamy Diksitar (1786-1858), disciple and younger brother of the saint-singer Muttusvamy Diksitar; and Vadivelu (1810-1845), one of the Tanjore Quartet (four brothers, all famous musicians). Both men studied the Western style of playing the violin before going on to experiment with applying the instrument to their own music.
The Carnatic violinist, sitting cross-legged, braces the instrument lightly between chest and hollow of the right ankle, where the scroll of the violin rests. The left hand is thus freed from having to support the instrument as in the Western hold, and the player moves with ease among the various positions. (The term "position" on the violin refers to the placement of the left hand relative to the end of the fingerboard. In first position the index finger is at an interval of a second above the open string; in second position it is a third above the open string; and so on.)
Barbara Benary (an accomplished player of both Western and South Indian classical violin) has traced the development of left-hand technique during the century-and-a-half since the violin's assimilation into the Carnatic tradition. She describes a progression from the initial style which used mostly discrete fingered notes in the Western manner (the "four-finger" style), through a slide-based ("two-finger") style, to the sophisticated blend of slides, oscillations, and fingered clusters which is found in the playing of today's concert artists (Benary 1971:38).
C. S. Ayyar comments on a typical method in the preface to his Tyagaraja collection:
The fingering technique with 4 fingers enables one to produce the gamakas . . . highly enriched with a sense of true notes without any dissonance. . . . The 1-finger and the 2-finger technique now-a-days adopted in the first grip position on the four strings, I regret to add, entirely kills the emission of the full and pure tone of the violin. . . . The usual grip positions used by the South Indian in European terminology are the 1st and the 3rd, the fourth being restricted to the steel [i.e., the highest] string only. (Ayyar 1955:iii)
The passage invokes a standard justification for using all four fingers of the left hand: this preserves the integrity of the various svaras in the raga . If only one or two fingers are used, then a slide from one svara to another blurs together all the intervening pitches--destroying by "dissonance" the true colors of the raga . (Of course it could be argued that the voice itself, after which instrumentalists model their playing, has only one "finger," yet this does not prevent vocalists from showing the raga in its true colors.)
Various motions of the hand and fingers are used for the different classes of gamakas . The first class considered here is jaru , the slides; it includes etra-jaru (ascending) and irraka-jaru (descending). These slides vary from quite short to very long, and are usually executed on the violin by one finger as it tracks a movement of the forearm up or down the violin neck. The whole hand, thumb included, moves with the finger in an outright shift from one position to another. A crucial element here is the thumb's movement, although this may not be obvious in very short slides. In some mordent-like ornaments, the hand (with thumb) returns immediately to its former position; in other cases, the slide leads to and ends in a new area of melody elaboration.
Powers calls the ornaments of the second class-- gamaka --"the most characteristic of South Indian music" (1959:1/149). They include nokku , odukkal , kampita , and orikai . These are often termed "deflections," after the associated vina technique of deflecting or pulling the string sideways to modulate the pitch. On the violin no such technique exists; instead these ornaments are produced by short slides up and down the string, or by rolling a fingertip (or a group of adjacent fingertips acting as a unit) forward and backward. The deflections are usually executed without changing position, that is, with the thumb stationary. But some broad kampitas (oscillations) may be played on just one finger, by sliding the entire hand back and forth between two positions.
According to Benary, the wrist is the foremost source of motion for the wide variety of oscillations, rolls, and short slides which comprise the deflection class.
If . . . two svaras are connected by a gamaka , they should blend into a continuous sound. Finger one slides up to cover most of the interval between its former position and the place where finger two will be. But finger two cannot come down sharply. It must take over smoothly from finger one. The fingers are touching sides and their tips are adjacent. The smooth transition between the two fingers is accomplished by a rolling motion of the wrist. It is the same motion by which, in the western technique, hand vibrato is made. Only here the motions are much slower and more deliberate. (Benary 1971:73)
All manner of kampitas are made with this general motion. They range from the microtonal, in which the oscillation is so narrow that (as in Western vibrato) it does not impinge on either of the neighboring half-tones, to the broad wave whose limits are an interval of a third apart. The microtonal kampita may be executed by one finger alone, rolling on its tip, or by two fingers lying very close together. The larger waves may use one, two, or more fingers, depending on the size of the interval and on the player's fingering style. When three fingers are used, the middle one of the three joins in the rolling contact with the string. The goal is always to transform the sequence of finger-contacts into a continuous glide.
This description applies to the playing of most violinists; a variation can be seen in the technique of L. Subramaniam. He strives for less motion in the wrist and hand, and more motion among individual fingers. For instance, in an oscillation between one note and another a whole tone distant, he prefers to keep the lower finger in its place and to slide through the entire interval with the higher finger. His explanation for this technique is that it allows the hand as a whole to remain calm and relaxed, while ensuring accurate intonation by fixing one of the limits of the oscillation (personal communication).
The third class of ornament is janta , the fingered stresses; these include sphurita , pratyahata , ravai , and khandippu . The violinist produces jantas with fingers placed precisely along the string at scale degrees of the raga , rather than placed together with sides touching as for deflections. Thus the different tones involved (in a turn, for example) can be sounded quickly, distinctly, and in tune.
In practice, the ten ornaments do not fall neatly each into one class as depicted in Table 1. For example, nokku and odukkal are described there as stresses, but their typical execution (by rolling or sliding) puts them in the deflection class rather than among the crisp fingered stresses. Orikai , too, has attributes of both deflection and stress. A broad kampita executed on just one finger partakes of slide as well as deflection. And khandippu , a dynamic accent which is classed with the fingered stresses, may be executed on the violin with an explosive slide or roll up and then back down again, rather than by simply fingering the upper limit of the ornament.
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Lent Prayer 2013 - Kyrgyzstan
Project(s): 26-849, 26-895, 26-1025
Country/Region: Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan
Since 2010, Kyrgyzstan has endured a period of considerable political instability. Although a new constitution was introduced that guaranteed religious freedom following a revolution in that year, the central government remained weak and collapsed in August 2012. Christians in Kyrgyzstan have continued to experience discrimination throughout these turbulent years, and it is unclear if the recent establishment of a new government will change their condition.
Students at a Barnabas-funded Bible college in Kyrgyzstan
The country's repressive religion law, passed in 2009, is the source of many restrictions on Christian life. It requires each congregation to apply for registration, which is a cumbersome and lengthy process. Some churches are unable to register, either because they do not have 200 founding members, or because they cannot get approval from the State Commission for Religious Affairs and their local councils. Unregistered religious activity is banned, as is all worship in homes or public locations. The law also forbids the distribution of religious literature and materials in public and places significant restrictions on evangelism. However, the weakness of the government has meant that some of these powers have not been fully used.
The power vacuum left by the weakness of the secular government is often filled by Muslims, who strongly influence village elders to make life hard for Christians. Christians are often refused land for the burial of their loved ones. Leaving Islam is seen as betraying one's Kyrgyz identity and family, and ethnic Kyrgyz who convert to Christianity often face severe pressure and threats from their family and local communities. Many ethnic Russian believers have emigrated to Russia, and thousands more unemployed Christians have left to find work there, reducing numbers and often depriving churches of leadership.
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Kyrgyzstan General Fund (Ref. 26-849)
Church buildings (Ref. 26-895)
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Vice Chief of Naval Operations ADM Mark Ferguson, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, Defense Undersecretary Robert Hale, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James Amos testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the impacts of sequestration in Washington, February 12, 2013© Flickr/ D. Myles Cullen / OSD Deputy Secretary of Defense
WASHINGTON, February 20 (By Carl Schreck for RIA Novosti) – The US military is bracing for a looming wave of across-the-board budget cuts known as the "sequestration" that Pentagon officials say would dangerously erode the United States' defenses.
"Sequestration will put us on a path toward a hollow force and inflict serious damage on our national security," outgoing US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta wrote in a letter informing Congress on Wednesday that the Pentagon will place its civilian workforce on administrative leave if the budget cuts are not averted.
The automatic sequestration cuts were established by US lawmakers in 2011 as a sort of budgetary guillotine set to fall on the entire federal government should Congress fail to implement more than $1 trillion in fiscal cuts.
But with no deal in sight as the March 1 deadline approaches, the Pentagon is staring at a possible $500 billion in cuts across the entire US Defense Department over the next decade should Congress and US President Barack Obama fail to reach a budget deal.
Lawmakers and top US military brass have been sounding the alarm in recent weeks about the dangerous impact the cuts could have on the combat-readiness of US troops and the nation's image in the eyes of friends and foes.
"The world is watching us," Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said in testimony to the US Senate's appropriations committee last week. "Our friends and our enemies are watching us ... and they need to know that we have the political will to forestall sequestration."
The heads of the four branches of the US military told the Senate Armed Services Committee last week that sequestration would result in a significant loss of military personnel, a dearth funding for training, and degraded arms and equipment.
The US army alone would see its ranks shrink by 100,000 soldiers next year due to the budget cuts, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno said in his testimony to the committee.
US Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos told the committee that US forces' "qualitative combat edge will be severely eroded by the impacts of sequestration, leaving America's men and women with inadequate training, degraded equipment, and reduced survivability."
Obama has used his executive power to insulate military personnel from the cuts, though Panetta informed the Defense Department's 800,000 civilian employees in a memo Wednesday that they would be furloughed should the March 1 deadline pass with no deal.
"In the event of sequestration we will do everything we can to be able to continue to perform our core mission of providing for the security of the United States, but there is no mistaking that the rigid nature of the cuts forced upon this department, and their scale, will result in a serious erosion of readiness across the force," Panetta wrote in the memo.
Defense budget expert Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution, a Washington-based policy think tank, told RIA Novosti on Wednesday that some of these officials' dire warnings are "dramatizations."
"For example, our force will not become hollow and we will not fall from superpower status and capability," O'Hanlon said, though he added that the cuts are "at best hugely disruptive and a hugely inefficient policy."
The cuts would indeed "affect readiness"—primarily in training and maintenance—but their greatest impact may not be directly linked to the battlefield, O'Hanlon said.
"I believe it will be the insidious effects—convincing many civilian employees that the government is not a reliable employer, slowing down many weapons contracts in ways that make purchases more expensive over time, wasting a year as policymakers focus on a manufactured crisis rather than real substantive issues," he said.
The United States spent $718 billion on defense and international security assistance—or 20 percent of its budget—in 2011, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and some defense budget analysts say reining in the Pentagon's funding would be prudent fiscal policy and could be done without harming national security.
A recent report by the Center for International Policy, a liberal-leaning Washington-based think tank, concluded that claims of military job losses due to the sequestration are "grossly distorted," that military contractors already have considerable backlogs of military orders to keep their businesses rolling; and that the impact on the economy would be limited to a few specific geographic pockets.
"Despite claims made by defense contractor-funded reports, the Pentagon is not a jobs program," the report's co-author, William Hartung, told The Fiscal Times. "Pentagon spending is a drag on the economy, not a spur to economic growth."
Others say that slashing US defense spending is sound policy, but not through across-the-board cuts mandated by sequestration.
"Reductions of $500 billion in defense spending over the next decade would not hurt our national security if they are intelligently applied," former Pentagon official Lawrence Korb and Max Hoffman of the Center for American Progress wrote in a recent essay for CNN. "After more than a decade of war, it is time to get real about reducing defense spending."c
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Full Cheek Bits: English Horse Bits
If you need a bit that gives you maximum control over your horse, the full cheek bit is it. None of the other types of bits for horses offers as much guiding effect or stability as the full cheek snaffle bit. When riders are circumspect in its use, it can be used to safely tame even the strongest-willed horse in preparation for the show ring.
The full cheek snaffle bit gets its name from its prominent bit cheeks. The cheeks of these bits are much longer than usual as they extend both upward and downwards beyond the bit rings. These bit cheeks allow the rider to exert plenty of pressure on the horse's cheeks and bars. They exert far more lateral pressure on the horse's mouth than usual. Where most snaffle bits only apply lateral pressure via the bit rings, full cheek bits apply lateral pressure via both the bit rings and bit cheeks as both are in direct contact with the horse's mouth. The lateral guiding effect is thus far greater with the full cheek bit with the longer cheeks providing additional leverage. The cheeks also function as stoppers. They prevent the bit from being pulled through the horse's mouth, making them the ideal bit for horses with nervous mouth. No matter how often the horse worries or takes hold of the bit, the cheeks will ensure that the bit stays fixed in the horse's mouth.
It's important to keep in mind that the full cheek snaffle bit is not for every horse. Younger horses are likely to shy away from the full cheek snaffle bit because it can be rather uncomfortable at the outset. Timid horses will also tend to panic and reject the bit. If you intend to use this type of bit for the schooling phase, you should tend to start out by using a gentler bit to get your horse used to the feeling of having a bit in his mouth before employing the full cheek snaffle. The full cheek bit also tends to get caught on things easily because the long cheeks taper towards either end. Experts recommend that they be used with bit guards to prevent them from hooking onto or jabbing the horse's mouth. If you use these bits for horses sensibly and take all safety precautions, they will teach even the most stubborn horse to pay attention to its rider's signals.


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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The Portland Timbers mirror the personality of first-year coach Caleb Porter. With two matches left and a playoff berth within grasp, the team is all business.
The Timbers are in first place in Major League Soccer's heated Western Conference, a point ahead of Real Salt Lake and two points in front of the Seattle Sounders.
Portland and New York are atop the race for the Supporter's Shield for the team with 53 points in 32 games, although the Red Bulls hold the tiebreaker with more wins.
The even-keeled Porter has his team believing that it's not "if" but "when" the Timbers earn their first post-season berth since joining Major League Soccer in 2011.
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New discoveries in microbiology are yielding exciting information about microbial communities and the roles that they play in our bodies and in all life. Learn about this exciting new frontier of knowledge and how to explore these intercultural relationships in culinary, artistic, philosophical and practical ways.
In this course we will work with the microcosmos in new and ancient forms, from compost to kefir. Practical concepts and experiences fermenting foods and beverages will be an important component of the course.
Join us for a unique exploration into the amazing world of microorganisms and discover how they can inspire us to cultivate more tasty, vibrant, sustainable and collaborative communities.
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READ: My Microbes, Therefore I Am: Fermentation, Health, and Human Identity by Joanna Wright
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Sandor Ellix Katz
Sandor is a fermentation revivalist. His book Wild Fermentation (2003), which Newsweek called "the fermenting bible," and the hundreds of fermentation workshops he has taught across North America and beyond, have helped to catalyze a broad revival of the fermentation arts. A self-taught experimentalist who lives in rural Tennessee, the New York Times calls him "one of the unlikely rock stars of the American food scene." His latest book, The Art of Fermentation (2012), received a James Beard award. Sandor teaches fermentation workshops in Tennessee and many other places. For more information, check out his website www.wildfermentation.com.
Eva Bakkeslett
Eva is an artist, cultivator and gentle activist. She reveals and reclaims forgotten or rejected practices, concepts and cultures to redirect our attention to the patterns that connect us to the earth as a living organism. Through a combination of film and social sculpture events she unites nature and culture, people and crafts to create dynamic and aesthetic experiences. Her gentle actions challenge our thinking to reveal new narratives that inspire and engage us to make sense of and embody, sustainable and thriving ways. Eva shows, lectures and performs her work worldwide. With an MA in Arts & Ecology from Dartington College of Arts she divides her time between her roots in North Norway and Southern England. Visit www.evabakkeslett.com
Dr Stephan Harding
Stephan Harding is Programme Coordinator of the MSc in Holistic Science and resident Ecologist at Schumacher College teaching on the MSc core modules and as part of several of the short courses at the College. He is a close associate of James Lovelock and an expert in the study of Gaia theory and deep ecology. He is the author of Animate Earth and Grow Small, Think Beautiful: Ideas for a Sustainable World from Schumacher College.
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Born in 1958 in England, Philip studied mathematics at New College Oxford from 1976 to 1980. Academia's dull explanation of the world inspired Philip on a counter-journey into the depths of experience, travelling and a re-sensitisation to quality. In 2005, after a fifteen-year career designing intelligent software, culminating in a programme now used in The Netherlands by all Dutch courts, Philip had a chance encounter with Satish Kumar and was moved to come to Schumacher as an MSc student. Philip began and edits the Holistic Science Journal. He is also the convener of a successful inquiry forum called Process and Pilgrimage. Read more.
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The Board of Regents is not a family. Instead, the Board consists of a group of at least 12 elected individuals who manage and direct the business affairs of the College. The Board also appoints college presidents and awards tenure to faculty. Many members are currently business executives or hold other highly-regarded positions in their fields.
Naming guidelines for buildings here at St. Olaf are indicative: "In many cases, the naming of a building or space is closely tied to the origin of the funding for the project and in many cases, the wishes of the donor or grantor may need consideration. The Board of Regents will approve all names for buildings, sites and major spaces." By approving a name for the new Science Center, the Regents have simply been following established procedures.
Contrary to public belief, the regents did not propose the name of the new science center. Instead, the natural sciences and math faculty recommended that the complex be named the "Regents' Hall of Natural and Mathematical Sciences." This recommendation was a way of thanking the regents for donating $21 out of the $33 million dollars needed to build the new science center.
So for those of you who are unhappy with the approved name of the new science center, here are some new ideas for the naming process.
Perhaps what some people want is a more neutral name. Names that simply indicate the purpose of the building without reference to donors would provide a sense of neutrality. Recently on a trip to Luther College, I noticed the simplicity in the names of several buildings -- Center for Faith and Learning, Center for the Arts. But these names are quite boring.
Recall that the guidelines for naming buildings at St. Olaf mention that the wishes of donors or grantors may need consideration. To be fair to all the donors, each should be given an equal chance to name the building. Since the regents donated roughly two-thirds of the money required for construction, two-thirds of the name for the science center should be determined by them.
The next highest donor would then be given a proportional choice. This process would continue until all parts of the name were determined in a fair manner. Unfortunately, this naming scheme is highly impractical.
Most students and faculty have already referred to the complex as the "new science center." Why not simply keep the name as it has been? Signs on the current science center could easily be modified to say "Old Science Center," just like what was done with the "Old Music Hall."
Everyone has probably been inside of Kildahl, Mohn or Boe Chapel several times. All of these buildings have been named after former presidents of the College. I'm sure that other presidents who haven't had a building named after them wouldn't mind having the new science center named in their honor.
But for the rest of the humble students on campus, the name chosen for the new science center seems appropriate. For the Regents who so generously donated the money necessary for construction, the least we can do is name a building after them.


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As a lifetime Alabama resident, attorney Zackery L. Burr is committed to the improvement of our state and believes that this starts with strengthening and protecting our families. Mr. Burr met his wife, Jennifer, while attending the University of Montevallo. After earning his bachelor's degree in history with a concentration in pre-law and political science, Mr. Burr went on to graduate from Alabama's top-ranked and most prestigious law school, The University of Alabama School of Law in Tuscaloosa. During law school, Mr. Burr served in Senator Jeff Sessions' Judiciary Committee Office and Governor Bob Riley's Office of Legal Counsel before accepting a position with the state of Alabama in Montgomery. After working for several years as an Assistant Attorney General for the Alabama Department of Public Safety, Mr. Burr was called to serve people rather than an institution, which is why he founded this law firm.
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The top safety in free agency this year is Jairus Byrd, who may also be the best safety in football. Though he may want to test the open market, the Bills will franchise tag him if they can't get him signed to a long-term deal.
Dashon Goldson is another one of the league's top safeties, but is considered the 49ers' top priority in free agency. He's very unlikely to hit the open market.
There's been a ridiculous amount of speculation surrounding the future of Ed Reed. The Ravens definitely want him back, but once again, they may not be able to afford him. He'll be 35 years old in September, but still plays at a very high level and would draw a lot of interest.
The Falcons badly want William Moore back in 2013, and may use the franchise tag to do so, if it comes to that. He's a versatile and integral part of what the Falcons do on defense, and is still only 27 years old.
Laron Landry showed us how good he can be when he is able to stay healthy, playing in all 16 games for the Jets in 2012. It was the first time he's played in more than nine games since 2009. The Jets can't afford to bring him back, so he'll likely end up with a team that is convinced his injury woes are behind him.
The Packers recently released Charles Woodson, and he'll likely get a lot of looks as a package player to bring in on passing downs. ESPN's Ed Werder has suggested the Broncos and Patriots as potential landing spots.
Since being moved from cornerback to safety in 2011, Glover Quin has become a very good player. One of the top playmakers on the Texans' defense, the Texans will work hard to retain his services.
Ronde Barber, who transitioned from cornerback to safety in 2012, will be on the market as a rotational player if he decides against retirement... Though George Wilson was cut by the Bills and will turn 32 in March, he graded out as Pro Football Focus' eighth best safety in the NFL in 2012... The Lions want Louis Delmas back, but will not use the franchise tag on him, leaving the door open for him to test the market... The Giants are set at safety and will likely let Kenny Phillips walk, and he could get looks as a starter... Chris Clemons played very well against both the run and pass in 2012, and the Dolphins are working hard to re-sign him.
Here are some defensive backs that could be cut by the time free agency begins:
Champ Bailey (DEN) played well during the regular season last year, but was torched by Joe Flacco and the Ravens' speedy receivers in the postseason. Making $10 million in 2013, he may need to take a pay cut to stick around in Denver.
Eric Wright (TB) is set to make $7.7 million in 2013 based on his one good year as a pro, which came in 2011 with the Lions. Buccaneers management now realizes they overpaid him, and they may cut ties.
Dunta Robinson (ATL) hasn't quite lived up to his contract, and his $8 million 2013 salary is a bit steep. He's also set to make $10 million in 2014 and $11.5 million in 2015, his age 32 and 33 seasons. He's unlikely to get any better at this point in his career. With his age and salary both getting too high in the near future, he's a candidate for release.
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