A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....08-03-06....JohnHuang2's ~ My Two Cents

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[dutchess]

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Fact-resistant Qana-rrhea outbreak in Media

by JohnHuang2

*"Gaunt and exhausted, tormented with the worry about his missing family, Jamal Fayed yesterday wondered round the vast heap of reeking detritus," evidence of horrendous Israeli war crimes. -- The Independent

*"Israeli officials were desperately scrambling to explain the war crimes" they committed "as the international furore over the devastation rose to new heights yesterday." Evidence against Israel mounted yesterday when a British pathologist said that he suspects that allegations "that a large number of civilians died and are (still) under the rubble are highly credible." -- The Independent

*". . . the evidence of the Israeli army's absolute negligence in trying to protect civilian life is everywhere." -- The Economist

*"We are talking here of massacre, and a cover-up, of genocide." -- London Evening Standard

*"Rarely in more than a decade of war reporting from Bosnia, Chechnya, Sierra Leone, Kosovo, have I seen such deliberate destruction, such disrespect for human life." -- reporter for the London Times

*"Israel's campaign has actually -- has always -- been about: the irreversible conquest of (Arab) land and society." -- the Nation magazine, in a piece entitled, What Israel Has Done

*"Combating terrorism does not give a blank check to kill civilians. However just the cause is, there are illegitimate means, and the means that have been used here are illegitimate and morally repugnant." -- U.N. Special Coordinator for the Middle East

*The Israeli Defense Force has made a hellish battleground among the civilians . . . We are getting reports of pure horror . . . " -- Commissioner General of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency

*The international community cannot permit the wanton killings of "civilians and the destruction of the civilian infrastructure to support life. It cannot be right to wage war on civilian populations. The international community has a responsibility to protect, which it must discharge." -- U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights

*"It is in Israel's interest to behave like a democracy that believes in the rule of law . . . Israelis can't trample over the rule of law, over the Geneva conventions, over what are generally regarded as acceptable norms of behaviour without it doing colossal damage to their reputation." -- European Union External Affairs Commissioner

*"I plead once again, for the respect of international law, including international humanitarian law, whenever force is used -- whether by States or by resistance movements." -- Kofi Annan to the U.N. Commission on Human Rights

*"The increasing violence of the Zionist regime and their military operations against (Arabs) has shattered the hope of the (Arab youth.)" -- French ambassador to Tehran

*"What was more shocking to the world was the human tragedy caused by brutal military attacks (against innocent civilians) by Israeli forces." -- China's Permanent Representative to the U.N.

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Whatever.

But! There is one problem with these "I-AM-SHOCKED-AND-REPULSED-AND-HORRIFIED" comments you've just read: They have nothing to do with Lebanon, Qana, Beirut or images of Helen Thomas. The remarks were about the "Jenin Massacre," which, though widely reported in the media, never happened.

During the Jenin uproar, the TV media trotted out "Palestinians" describing in vivid detail, on camera, what didn't happen. The IDF was alleged to have massacred thousands of civilians at Jenin during a major counter-terrorism offensive in the spring of 2002, then of secretly burying the evidence in mass graves. Israel -- accused of killing Arabs and burying them in mass graves . . . as if Israel were ruled by 'moderate' Islam.

The blood libel was thoroughly debunked, but only after months of probes and investigations.

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Four years later, it's deja vu, with CNN claiming, not just Qana, but 'all of Beirut' had been flattened like Dresden during World War II. Evidently, 'all of Beirut' amounts to a grand total of 5 blocks since CNN keeps showing the same section of footage depicting the same 5-block area again and again. No wide-angle shots. Just close-ups of the same scenes of disaster -- same collapsed buildings, same crushed cars, same clip of John Kerry. Kerry blames the conflict on the Bush administration's 'lack of engagement' in Mideast affairs, forgetting how this all started: The cross-border raid and kidnapping of those Israeli soldiers by John Bolton and Dick Cheney.

Israel is accused of having bombed 'Lebanon fifty years backward.' FIFTY YEARS! Five decades of advancement, Lebanon finally enters the 5th Century, then POOF! It's back to the 4th Century in a bomb blast.

Truth is, Israel, if it wanted to, could level Lebanon before the next commercial break. No glow-in-the-dark makeover, just conventional weapons. Actually, Israel's police force in Haifa could conquer Lebanon. On their day off.

Yet, it's quite touching to see the "international community" so concerned with "civilian casualties." Apparently, the "international community" objects to any act which results in Arab casualties, except for Arab casualties caused by other Arabs. In the past two months alone, 6 thousand civilians have been blown to bits in Iraq by 'moderate' Islam. But it's those 57 or so killed in Qana the "international community" and media libbies get their turbans caught in the ringer over. The media won't show pictures of people jumping from the World Trade Center but give you close-ups of the bodies of children pulled from that building in Qana. It's that CORPORATE RIGHT-WING MEDIA again.

Now it appears even Qana ain't gonna save Hezbollah. First it was the smoking-gun video of friendly Hezbollah missiles fired from your local ultra-lux Qana Condo complex with neighborhood civies serving as human sandbags. The Hezbos claimed they don't shoot rockets from Qana. No, NEVER! The video drove Israel's point home. With Hezbollah busted, Qana-gate fell apart eight hours later, which is roughly the amount of time it took the building allegedly struck by the IDF to collapse, in turn fueling suspicion that the building was blown up by none other than Hezbollah itself to force a ceasefire. Now, instead of a ceasefire, they're getting their Hezbutts kicked even harder. While the media was busy drinking the Hezbollah Kool-Aid, the IDF was busy zapping the Hezbo's heavy and medium range rocket launchers. They're all gone. What's left are the lighter rockets, as the IDF keeps pushing the 'rocket belt' further and further north. Life is good.

Anyway, that's...

My two cents

07-01,02-06 ~ Hall of Fame #16

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 07-31-06 Military Monday 08-01-06 Sunrise/Sunset 08-02-06 Ain't Got No Theme(sorta)

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[dutchess]

I pledge allegiance
to the flag of the United States of America
and to the Republic for which it stands,
One Nation, Under God,Indivisible,
with Liberty and Justice for All.

[skinkinthegrass]

Thanks...haven't heard from him in a while. :)

[dutchess]

It's Thursday at the Finest... Time for another tell it like it is John's 2cents!!!! ENJOY!!!

[ConorMacNessa]

Great thread, dutchess - with JH2's customary incisive commentary.

[dutchess]

God Bless Our Military
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We ask Lord, that You guide the leaders of our great country in their hour of decision. The burden that has been placed on their shoulders is overwhelming. We ask that with Your infinite wisdom You guide them gently to the right decisions.

Please give us the strength, Lord, to get through each difficult and devastating day that faces each of us and our country. Protect and guide our Military that are now being called to duty, strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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[ConorMacNessa]

Not even 10:00 a.m. and it's already 92 here. We're in for another sunbath.

[Redbob]

Thanks, John!

Your "two cents" are always worth at least, well, a buck to me!

[Billie]

Hi, Dutchess - got your mail, and thought I'd just do the corrected bottom links instead of asking the mods to do it. Sometimes it's hard for a mod to find the right spot in the text to change it. :)

07-01-06 ~ Hall of Fame #16

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 07-31-06 Military Monday 08-01-06 Ain't Got No Theme (sorta) 08-02-06 Warm Fuzzy Wednesday

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[ConorMacNessa]

Hi Billie - haw are you doing today?

[MEG33]

Another great essay and presentation.I don't have a TV in my computer room here in Central Texas, I don't have cable so I am not hearing all the bias 24/7..My blood pressure is grateful!
I read it all on FR ,but with FR feedback and here I have the ability to give my own.. It sure beats throwing things and yelling at the TV!

[The Mayor]

August 3, 2006

What Price For A Book?

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READ: John 6:60-69

Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. —John 6:68

A missionary who worked with Underground Evangelism told a story about a believer in Russia before the collapse of communism. Learning that a friend had acquired a Bible, he asked to borrow it. His friend, however, read the precious Book every evening until 10 p.m. So each night for 8 months, from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., that dedicated believer laboriously copied his friend’s Bible. Eventually, when some fellow Christians visited him with Bibles, he exchanged his handwritten labor of love for several copies.

Imagine not having access to a copy of the Bible. What price would you pay to get one? Let’s take this question to a deeper level.

When Jesus’ teachings began to “offend” those who were following Him, many chose to leave (John 6:60-66). So He asked His disciples, “Do you also want to go away?” (v.67). Peter replied, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life” (v.68). Peter knew that Jesus was the living Word—God revealed in the flesh. He was willing to forsake everything in this life to pursue the One who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

Do we have Peter’s commitment? Do we have the devotion of that Russian believer? What price would we pay for the Book? For our Lord? —Vernon C Grounds

Thy Word is a lamp to my feet,
A light to my path alway,
To guide and to save me from sin,
And show me the heavenly way.  —Sellers
© Renewal 1936, Broadman Press

One measure of our love for God is our love for the written Word and our love for the Living Word.

Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year:  Psalms 63-65; Romans 6

[Mama_Bear]

Two thumbs up for my two of my favorites. Thanks for your spot-on commentary, JH2, and for your always perfect presentation, dutchess. What a Finest team!

[ConorMacNessa]

Great reading, Mayor - Thanks.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

WOO HOO!

I'm meeting Diver Dave and his wife in Bandon for lunch today.

We've never met in person before.

I'll take some pics and post later today!

[Mama_Bear]

That's great! No Finer people than Mr. and Mrs. DD. Be sure to ping me to the photos.

[MEG33]

Have a great time! Ping to the pictures please!

[MEG33]

It's John Huang Day at The Finest!

[ConorMacNessa]

Good one, Meg - how true.

[MEG33]

I can read the Bible and look up a passage on the internet.. I have at least four Bibles to read from here. A nearby bookstore has many Bibles for sale..and there are online bookstores..I am humbled by this man's hungering and thirsting and devotion.

What price indeed.

[Kitty Mittens]

Excellent and On-Target Read, JohnHuang, and Fantastic Thread, Dutchess, just Perfect in Every Way! I can't Watch the Media's Verbal Attacks Upon Israel, because I get too Angry! But from Reading John's List of Media Quotes, I can See they haven't Changed their Distortions and Lies. :(

Thank you, John and Dutchess, for Another Great Thread!