Bush: Hamas attacks on Israel an 'act of terror'

WASHINGTON – President George W. Bush on Friday branded the Hamas rocket attacks on Israel an "act of terror" and outlined his own condition for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying no peace deal would be acceptable without monitoring to halt the flow of smuggled weapons to terrorist groups.

Bush chose his weekly taped radio address to speak for the first time about one of the bloodiest Mideast clashes in decades. It began a week ago. Israeli warplanes have rained bombs on Gaza, targeting the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which has traumatized southern Israel with intensifying rocket attacks.

"The United States is leading diplomatic efforts to achieve a meaningful cease-fire that is fully respected," Bush said. "Another one-way cease-fire that leads to rocket attacks on Israel is not acceptable. And promises from Hamas will not suffice — there must be monitoring mechanisms in place to help ensure that smuggling of weapons to terrorist groups in Gaza comes to an end."

The White House released Bush's radio address a day early. It airs on Saturday morning.

Despite Bush's account of a U.S. leadership role, with time running out on his presidency, the administration seemed increasingly ready Friday to let the crisis in Gaza shift to President-elect Barack Obama. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice briefed Bush on developments in Gaza, and she continued furious telephone diplomacy to arrange a truce. Yet, she said she had no plans to make an emergency visit to the region.

More than 400 Palestinians and four Israelis have been killed in the latest offensive. The U.N. estimated Friday that a quarter of the Palestinians killed were civilians. In their waning days in power, Bush and Rice have been working the phones with world allies.

President George W. Bush on Friday branded the Hamas rocket attacks on Israel an "act of terror" and outlined his own condition for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying no peace deal would be acceptable without monitoring to halt the flow of smuggled weapons to terrorist groups.

I'm amazed that he didn't refer to Hamas as the "religion of peace" like he usually does. There are times that I wish he would just take care of America's problems. Like letting Ramos and Compean out of prison with a pardon. Israel will deal with Hamas, if everybody just stays out of their way. Condi is the one who really makes me mad. She always sides with the terrorists.

America has helped by providing tens of millions of dollars in humanitarian aid, and this week we contributed an additional $85 million through the United Nations.

Sooooo.....let me get this straight. A terrorist organization is in charge of the 'state' we've contributed millions of dollars in aid to? Have I got that right?

So the very 'resources' that hamas has 'chosen to spend on rockets..." came from....the US taxpayer?

Our government is demonstrably undeniably insane.

Tehran (dpa) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday that the Palestinians and “other nations” will eventually remove Israel from the region
“We ask the West to remove what they created sixty years ago and if they do not listen to our recommendations, then the Palestinian nation and other nations will eventually do this for them,” Ahmadinejad said in a ceremony marking the 27th anniversary of the Islamic revolution.

According to state media, hundreds of thousands of people came into the streets to show their solidarity with the government over pursuing the country’s nuclear programmes and voice their protest against publication of cartoons deemed insulting to the Prophet Mohammed.

While chanting “Death to America”, “Death of Israel” and “Nuclear energy is our undisputable right”, the crowd walked toward the Azadi (Freedom) Square in Tehran where Ahmadinejad held his annual speech.

Psa 83:1-18
(1) A Song or Psalm of Asaph. Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
(2) For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
(3) They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
(4) They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
(5) For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:
(6) The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
(7) Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
(8) Assur also is joined with them: they have helped the children of Lot. Selah.
(9) Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:
(10) Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth.
(11) Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:
(12) Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.
(13) O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
(14) As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;
(15) So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.
(16) Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.
(17) Let them be confounded and troubled forever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:
(18) That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.

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