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Israel launches deadly Gaza raids
news.bbc.co.uk — All of this in response to the Dimona suicide bombing and Tuesday's rocket attacks from Gaza that struck Sderot earlier: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7228566.stm Of course, BBC reporting fails to mention Tuesday's incidents which sparked this latest escalation. Are there any G-d fearing people working at BBC anymore?
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- Iconoclast25, on 02/08/2008, -6/+18FTA:
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"What was the fault of a teacher, an emissary on a sacred mission?" the ministry said in a statement.
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Hamas says it has fired 40 rockets and 60 mortars at southern Israel
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Well, duh, I wonder if there's a connection? Throw 100 imprecise munitions at Israel in the hopes you kill some random citizen and then whine because a single munition goes astray in the counter-strike which took out six terrorists plus the single innocent party. Maybe if you don't locate your murder squads next to schools the teachers and students would be less likely to be collateral damage? Maybe if you didn't shoot at all no one would fire *BACK* at you? Nah, that sort of logic requires a level of evolution vastly higher than the average palestinian terrorist.- Jvlach, on 02/08/2008, -11/+3That is a ridiculous position. The US Government has its military bases and government facilities strategically placed in densely populated areas. Have you ever been to D.C., When was the last time you saw an American school or hospital in the middle of the forest? Read "The Art of War" it is a basic defense strategy. Hamas is a terrorist group to us, to Palestinians they are Paul Reveres Minute Men. Unfortunately unsympathetic ignorance like this is what allows war to continue. Ron Paul 2008!
- yonoz, on 02/08/2008, -5/+9The US doesn't fire at civilians from within DC, but who knows what you people believe.
- these3remain, on 02/08/2008, -3/+6"unsympathetic ignorance" is what allows war to continue? Hardly. The problems in the Middle East aren't due to unsympathetic ignorance; it is due to the age old conflict with it's origins in the enmity between the child of promise, Isaac, and the works of the flesh, Ishmael and their respective descendants - the Jewish people and the Arabs. It is Ron Paul posters like yourself who insult other digg posters that detract from his cause; particularly the ones that are so obviously anti-Israel. Perhaps it is your own "unsympathetic ignorance" you should be examining.
- Jvlach, on 02/08/2008, -4/+2You missed the point of what I was saying. I was simply stating that terrorism is in the eye of the beholder, and everyone will use basic defense strategy to promote their cause whatever it may be. If disagreeing is insulting than I guess I'm guilty.You assume that I am anti-Semitic because of that?
As a member of the armed forces having served 2 tours in Iraq, I feel that I have a perspective on terrorism that may differ from popular culture and I graciously accept any criticism. I will tell you this, those people we call terrorists are fighting for a cause they are willing to die for. We call that terrorism, the situation is not black and white. If you believe you understand Middle Eastern politics so well why don't you get a first hand perspective, sign up for the military and volunteer for a deployment. I think it might change your vigilance.
- Jvlach, on 02/08/2008, -4/+2You missed the point of what I was saying. I was simply stating that terrorism is in the eye of the beholder, and everyone will use basic defense strategy to promote their cause whatever it may be. If disagreeing is insulting than I guess I'm guilty.You assume that I am anti-Semitic because of that?
- Iconoclast25, on 02/08/2008, -1/+5Unfortunately, isolationism as proposed by Ron Quixote had as much to do with the rise of Fascism and WW II as the Treaty of Versailles. Those of us who actually paid attention in history class and even read the text are aware of this; we really don't want to see it happen again, because the nuclear and biological weapons make the stakes far higher.
Do yourself a favor and study the events of 1919 - 1938 . . . you'd be absolutely floored at how insane your candidate appears in light of the historical record. - these3remain, on 02/10/2008, -0/+2I didn't assume you were anti-semitic. I don't need to be deployed in the middle east to understand the Biblical perspective, which is what I did address. While I'm sure that the terrorists believe in their cause, I firmly believe in Israel's right to exist while the terrorists do not. I am not a relativist when it comes to Israel; I am unashamedly pro-Israel and will be until Christ Himself returns. As I stated, the reasons behind the conflict in the Middle East has little to do with the superficial issues that you think you understand from being deployed. The roots extend far back into Biblical history and will not be resolved by men.
I'm not afraid to be deployed; I'm too old to be.
- Jvlach, on 02/08/2008, -11/+3That is a ridiculous position. The US Government has its military bases and government facilities strategically placed in densely populated areas. Have you ever been to D.C., When was the last time you saw an American school or hospital in the middle of the forest? Read "The Art of War" it is a basic defense strategy. Hamas is a terrorist group to us, to Palestinians they are Paul Reveres Minute Men. Unfortunately unsympathetic ignorance like this is what allows war to continue. Ron Paul 2008!
- these3remain, on 02/08/2008, -5/+6Considering how many muslims live in Great Britain and their steady and growing influence there, I would have to say there are very few G-d fearing people (except SampleX, of course) in general, since they live in a post-modernist, secular humanist society. Since there is a dearth of G-d fearing people in the msm in the US, I'm sure it must be that much more of a rarity there. At least the BBC acknowledged that HAMAS has no intention of recognizing Israel's right to exist. And I agree w/ Iconoclast - perhaps they need to rethink where they fire their mortar rounds from and relocate them away from schools, mosques, hospitals, etc.
- Terri84, on 02/08/2008, -5/+10“We are a nation that drinks blood and we know there is no better blood than the Jews’… …we will quench our children’s thirst with your blood” -- A message from Hamas to the Jews.
Honestly, as much as I want peace, I want these Hamas ***** to die.- sk11, on 02/08/2008, -3/+2Why not just send them a few vials every now and then?
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- sk11, on 02/08/2008, -3/+2Why not just send them a few vials every now and then?
- yellowcakewalk, on 02/08/2008, -11/+5Collective punishment is a war crime under the Geneva Conventions. Just thought I'd remind you folks that wank off to reports of dead arabs.
- yonoz, on 02/08/2008, -6/+9Does it pain you to see Israel defending its citizens?
- glasnostic, on 02/08/2008, -1/+3you cant call it defense when you are the aggressor. sorry..
remove all settlements, and then you can call it defending.
- glasnostic, on 02/08/2008, -1/+3you cant call it defense when you are the aggressor. sorry..
- these3remain, on 02/08/2008, -6/+5"wank off to reports of dead Arabs'? Why would you make a baseless, immature comment like that? Is your own sex life that bankrupt that you "wank off" to reports of dead conservatives or Israelis or whomever else you dislike? Or are you a product of the academically failing public education secular humanist indoctrination system and thus lack the appropriate communication skills including vocabulary? While your initial statement is correct the remainder of your post detracts from your credibility.
- yonoz, on 02/08/2008, -6/+9Does it pain you to see Israel defending its citizens?
- these3remain, on 02/08/2008, -5/+7Another recent story tells how close the British are to sharia law - the Archbishop of Canterbury (who should probably be defrocked for this incredibly stupid comment) believes that Britain should adopt sharia law. The US isn't far behind Britain because of the ignorant, politically correct secular humanists and the msm's liberal propaganda machine.
- sk11, on 02/08/2008, -2/+3Secular humanism looks positively attractive compared to the endless cycle of violence and murder that religious insanity invokes on a daily basis in the middle east! Does that not bode well for yahwee/jesus/allah?
Do wake up and note that the archbishop is actually christian and not a secular humanist. Further that he only advocated the discussion on whether to introduce non-criminal aspects of sharia law for British muslims who request it. In this regard it's not entirely different from certain jewish laws which are already recognised in Britain.- these3remain, on 02/10/2008, -1/+2The Archbishop is not a Christian by any Biblical standard. Wake up yourself - if you know any Christians, ask them. His recommendation is not only the epitome of foolishness in what was once a democratic country but it demonstrated his own lapse into ecumenism which indicates that he is not a Christian, but a secular humanist. It's not religious insanity that is responsible for the violence in the middle east just as it's not religious insanity responsible for the violence in our own culture. It is man's sin nature that is responsible for violence and murder which is why violence and murder is not only relegated to the middle east. The Bible is very clear about the fact that there will be wars and rumours of wars - not due to religious fanaticism , necessarily, but due to the fact that all of mankind has a sin nature. The roots of middle eastern conflict go back to Biblical origins; regardless, the bottom line is man's sin nature that is responsible. Secular humanism does nothing to make the world a better place.
- sk11, on 02/11/2008, -1/+1As for the archbishop not being christian, I think you'll find that you are isolated to say the least in that assertion. Secular humanism does not advocate religious law, you need to rid yourself this ignorance: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_humanism. Secular humanism REJECTS the supernatural and the spiritual!!
Violent religions, violent ideologies encourage violence. Why do we not go round butchering jews, just as the nazis did, after all, are we not affected by the same "sin nature" as they were? I have never woken up one day and thought, hmm, what I really want to is gas a few million jews and invade Poland. Just as, I'm sure, you've never felt the urge to murder thousands of anti-communist protesters. Why has there not been a bloody jihad between microsoft/mac/linux fans yet? Germans aren't more evil than the rest of us, Russians don't have a predilection to expunge those that don't agree with them, their unshakable faith in their ideologies led them to commit horrific acts of violence, it wasn't just due to some random idiots deciding they'd like a punch up.
- sk11, on 02/11/2008, -1/+1As for the archbishop not being christian, I think you'll find that you are isolated to say the least in that assertion. Secular humanism does not advocate religious law, you need to rid yourself this ignorance: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_humanism. Secular humanism REJECTS the supernatural and the spiritual!!
- these3remain, on 02/10/2008, -1/+2The Archbishop is not a Christian by any Biblical standard. Wake up yourself - if you know any Christians, ask them. His recommendation is not only the epitome of foolishness in what was once a democratic country but it demonstrated his own lapse into ecumenism which indicates that he is not a Christian, but a secular humanist. It's not religious insanity that is responsible for the violence in the middle east just as it's not religious insanity responsible for the violence in our own culture. It is man's sin nature that is responsible for violence and murder which is why violence and murder is not only relegated to the middle east. The Bible is very clear about the fact that there will be wars and rumours of wars - not due to religious fanaticism , necessarily, but due to the fact that all of mankind has a sin nature. The roots of middle eastern conflict go back to Biblical origins; regardless, the bottom line is man's sin nature that is responsible. Secular humanism does nothing to make the world a better place.
- sk11, on 02/08/2008, -2/+3Secular humanism looks positively attractive compared to the endless cycle of violence and murder that religious insanity invokes on a daily basis in the middle east! Does that not bode well for yahwee/jesus/allah?
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