Posted on 04/02/2002 11:44:01 AM PST by kattracks
Obviously Mr. Farrakhan has conviently chosen to overlook two very important, and highly relevent, historical occurrences.
First - the Oslo Accords. Provided direct Palestinian rule, under nominal Israeli suzerenty but without military occupation, over the Gaza Strip and portions of the West Bank. It also called for the eventual control of over half of the West Band by the Palestinians. It created the Palestinian Authority (PA). It is accepted by Arafat as a "state" in the international sense - the beginning of a Palestinian homeland.
Second - the meeting between Israel and Arafat where Barak gave the Palestinians around 90% of everything they asked for in negotations regarding land, self-rule, etc. Yassir turned it down flat.
Now both of those don't even go to the fact that terrorist activities were going on BEFORE June 1967, when Israel occupied the West Bank in the first instance as a result of the Six-Day War. JORDAN, not Israel, controlled the West Bank at that time, and Israel was within the borders Arafat "claims" to want, yet terrorist activities were going on.
Farrakhan is on a fool's errand. But it is designed to give credibility to the Palestinian terrorists while lowering the status of the Israelis. On that, he could succeed.
"And you do with me as is written, but remember that I have warned you that Allah will punish you. You are wicked deceivers of the American people. You have sucked their blood. You are not real Jews, those of you that are not real Jews. You are the synagogue of Satan, and you have wrapped your tentacles around the U.S. government, and you are deceiving and sending this nation to hell. But I warn you in the name of Allah, you would be wise to leave me alone. But if you choose to crucify me, know that Allah will crucify you." Louis Farrakhan,Saviours' Day Speech, Chicago, 2/25/96
Do you mean the Rita X that Rush had on today? I was stunned at her spiel. I had never heard her before, and cannot believe that anyone in present-day America could be so ignorant. Rush let her go on and on while she spewed forth her nonsense, truly something to hear.
Uh-huh. Jews worship Him by davening, Christians worship Him by singing and Muslims worship Him by strapping explosives to their children.
Every culture has its own way of doing things and who are we to judge?
Solar and natural gas do not have the energy density of petroleum. Aside from nuclear, petroleum has the highest energy density of the myriad fuel sources. That is, if you don't count mitochondria.
Oh sure muslims sucide bomb innocent people and go straight to alluah.
that is definitly different
Heeeheee heeeeeeeeeeee. Oooooo my. That was entertaining!
I just love this line of reasoning. They're killing each other, and it's our fault. I suppose we should give each "nation" - the term is used loosely - a spanking and send them to opposite corners of the war until they're ready to make nice with each other. Any other super power nation would do the same. < /sarcasm >
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