GOTTA READ THIS: Wolfowitz Shares Special Forces' Afghanistan Dispatches

Jim Garamone ^ | 11/15/01 | Jim Garamone

[FITZ]

If you ask a Persian from Iran if they're an Arab, you'll find out pretty quickly they aren't Arabs. Islam is an Arab religion, Mohammed was an Arab and the Arabs were able to dominate countries like Iran and Turkey and impose their religion onto them.

[wardaddy]

If Arabs are Semitic people just as the Jews are, then why is it that the term anti-Semite has come to mean only those who persecute Jews, even the Semitic Arabs?

Because the word has been appropriated by folks who write about these things to mean usually anti-Jewish over the last 150 years or so but it really picked up speed during Hitler's genocide attempt.

Arguably, most Jews today are only partially Semite in reality. This is a major bone of contention and is exploited to the hilt by anti-Jewish extremists and by Zionists to further each other's warring perspectives.

Confused enough yet?

Technically....Semite ...is derived from Shem ...the eldest of Noah's progeny and if one is to believe the flood then one could assume that we are all Semite to a degree....probably. But the idiots like Christian Identity(not normal Christians..trust me) think that only white Europeans descend from Shem and that the rest...Jews in particular descend from Edom.

I'm sure I've been truly helpful here (extreme sarcasm)

Really truly...ethnic classification speaking in a technical sense...I would venture that the Phonecians, Caananites, Hebrews and all who inhabited the Biblical Palestine region are the closest to what I would call Semites.

But it's sort of like Poland....are all Poles Polish....No, a huge number of them are actually German. Same for the Czech Republic....and Eastern France....or the northern Swiss Cantons....

Ethnic classification and nomenclature is an inexact science to say the least.

regards

[Yankee]

Thanks.

Another one that I like is the bastardized homo-phobia, which, if it were to be literally interpreted means "self-fearing".

Since I do not "fear myself" then it is incorrect to refer to me as a homo-phobe, even though I might maintain, for example, that homosexuality is an abhorrent, deviant behavior, and that those who practice and promote it are repugnant, reprobates .

[wardaddy]

well said...and a nice analogy of how we butcher our language daily.

[AuntB]

You sweet man!!! Good to see you. I'm getting ready for a rally tomorrow....now they want to blow a hole in our dam. It's difficult to keep my mind on local issues these days. Aren't our military people wonderful??

[Mudboy Slim]

"It's difficult to keep my mind on local issues these days."

Can't fall prey to that mentality, my FRiend, all politics IS Local...and Shall Be Moreso In the Future!!

"Aren't our military people wonderful??"

They shore are...my AF brother's over there somewhere...he's not allowed to say where just now, but we are holding out hope he and his wonderful wife and ornery Little Cousin Ryan might be able to make it back Stateside for the Holidays!!

SAVE THAT DAM!!!!

FReegards...MUD

[flamefront]

The actual photo is now released at foxnews --

U.S. special forces seen here on horseback

[Libertarian_4_eva]

African muslems call themselfs Arabs not african. I am not talking about the nation of islam people more of the regular arab sects that convert people at the point of a gun.

[AuntB]

Oh!! Aren't they just the greatest! I saw Rumsfeld on a plane showing this photo to reporters. I must admit Donald is one attractive ol' man. Not to mention being a pretty darn good Sec. of Defense.

[CreekerFreeper]

bump

[Dutchy]

A Special Ops bump!!

[Fiddlstix]

Bump

[DreamWeaver]

Amen Jesus.