By Malou Innocent and Ehud Eilam, Global Post
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Hezbollah – the Lebanon-based, Iranian-backed, politico-military terrorist organization – was responsible for the suicide bombing in Bulgaria that killed five Israeli tourists. Amid ongoing U.S. and Israeli threats to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities, the bombing raises a critical concern about any potential conflict: a very capable Hezbollah, together with Iran, would likely strike back hard – and not only in the Middle East – drawing the United States into another prolonged and bloody conflict in the Muslim world that it doesn’t need. Such a scenario should make those advocating war with Iran take pause.
War-weary Lebanese don’t want their country turning into another battleground against Israel. Hezbollah would also risk alienating its predominately Shiite political constituency. But the ideological and financial ties between top leaders in Tehran and Hezbollah could trump such considerations, especially in the event of an Israeli or Israeli-U.S. attack on fellow Muslims in Iran.
Iranian leaders – in danger of losing a vital ally in Syria – may not risk another surrogate’s fall in a confrontation with Israel. But that’s far from a sure thing. Current and former U.S. officials recently told the Washington Post that should Israel strike Iran, Hezbollah’s global network would launch more terrorist attacks. A multi-front conflict could ensue that would rope in America. If Israel starts a war with Iran it is unable to finish, Israel could leave the heavy lifting to the United States while it defends its own borders against Hezbollah.
As President Barack Obama proclaimed earlier this year, “We’ve got Israel’s back.” On the one hand, America’s historic – and expanding – cooperation with the Jewish state signifies an enduring commitment to Israel’s security. On the other hand, the unpredictable nature of any potential conflict speaks to the importance of U.S. diplomacy with Hezbollah’s patron, Iran.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards is accused of training Hezbollah since it emerged in the early 1980s. The group eventually came into its own, launching sophisticated guerilla attacks against Israeli military units. Today, the U.S. Department of Defense estimates that Hezbollah receives $100 to $200 million annually from Tehran, as well as training, weapons, and other assistance.
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Based on the historical record, it’s unlikely that Hezbollah would remain on the sidelines. In 1996’s Operation Grapes of Wrath, the group contested Israel’s massive air and ground firepower with hundreds of rocket attacks into Israel proper. In the summer of 2006, following Hezbollah’s abduction of two Israeli soldiers, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launched air and ground attacks over Lebanon, and Hezbollah used real-time signals intelligence to ambush Israeli commandos, and fired more than 4,000 rockets into northern Israel, one of the most serious assaults on the Jewish state. Neither Israel nor Hezbollah scored a decisive victory. A stalemate between the Levant’s American and Iranian clients could play out again.
As Hezbollah has evolved from guerilla incursions to conventional campaigns, the group has exposed Israel’s conventional weaknesses, but also provided Israel an opportunity to correct its mistakes. Hezbollah could face massive Israeli ground and air assaults. Nevertheless, leaders in Washington and Tel Aviv also have a troubling history of underestimating their adversaries.
Indeed, rigorous accounting of Hezbollah’s current military tactics and capabilities is lacking. Last year, Hezbollah successfully unraveled the CIA’s spy network in Lebanon, identifying and capturing American spies who had infiltrated Hezbollah’s ranks. Little is known about the group since the 2006 war. U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, has suggested Syria colludes with Iran to arm Hezbollah with more potent weapons. The IDF’s assessment is that Hezbollah possesses long-range, surface-to-air missiles and Russian-made air-defense systems. Additionally, it’s estimated that the group has a firebase of over 10,000 fighters and between 60,000 to 80,000 missiles and rockets.
Hezbollah would certainly face torrential Israeli ground and air offensives. But the possibility that any conflict could result in a pyrrhic deadlock is worrying, not only for Israel, but also for America.
Over the past year, American leaders have ratcheted up tensions with Tehran while doing little to reassure Israelis reluctant to rely on America. Beating the drums of war could spell doom as a form of psychological pressure. If Israel attacks Iran and Hezbollah missiles rain down on Israeli streets, America may be pulled into conflict with a capable and resilient guerilla foe that it knows very little about.
Malou Innocent is a foreign policy analyst at the Cato Institute. Ehud Eilam formerly served in the Israeli Ministry of Defense, and specializes in the Middle East and Israeli military doctrine.
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Is there an internal political conflict in Israel that calls for such a macho action from its governers to undergrade their internal problems. Or is it just too hot in Israel? Comes to the same end anyway.
I believe such a move is just a very immature action for world peace and almost like kindergarden kids bringing their parents into an argument over which kid would have what toy.
Guess its time for the Israel people to grow out of their conviction of being the "ONLY RACE" in the world and take some responsibility in whats going around them.
But well... It is just too hot in this part of the world... And people may just get out of their mind and see MIRAGES (not the planes,,,mind you leading them to false beliefs.
I often observed that neighbours fight each other on Sundays when they have nothing else to do. So stay cool.
When a Mexican terrorist organization threatens your town with 60000 missisles your response will much more mature
John, for your information, deniz boro lives in Turkey and not Mexico.
Her country still has a score to settle with Israel, due to the death of several Turkish activists during the Gaza flotilla incident last year. She's right Israel should think thrice, before it strikes Iran. Besides Iran's nucelar threat might as well be a hypothetical one.
j. von – finally you show your TRUE nature.
You are an islamist after all.
You had a good run.
@Nina why do you say j. von is an islamist? I truly share his view and I'm an atheist Portuguese. Does that make me an islamist?! Let's put it the other way round, are you an Israeli or an American?! So, you believe that the US and Israel should be only nations "allowed" to have nuclear weapons?! Was there any Global Referendum I missed where people decided that?! Or are the nukes in Iran just like the WMD in Iraq, the so-scary NKorean nukes and so on?! Makes me wonder...
Paulo you should really ask your doctor to up your meds.
@Patrick: that kind of answer is typical of a 3 year old kid, who have no arguments.
Cease your 45 years of military occupation
Adhere to the unanimous Security Council Resolution that Israel has violated for 45 year
Do that and the missiles you complain of will stop
denis bozo,
I would like to find out how you would react when your neighbors threaten to burn your house with you in it!
When I STEAL my neighbor's home and occupy his land, what do you expect?!!!
Jack... I would expect the neighbor to produce the LEGAL DEEDS proving that the supposedly "stolen" land and house actually belong to him... Is it too much to ask?
All sides are reactive. At the center of a black hole aint no tickling contest. I hope the Israelis team with the Arabs and then maybe, they will realize they can catch thier breath and work together on Iran. Dang, just look at the progress of the FSA.
Arafat stated publicly that the Israelis were his Cousins – and he was poisoned
Israeli PM – Y.Rabin was close to peace, and an Israeli right wing radical assassinated him in 1995. Netanyahu (a right winger) became PM in 1995. 17 years later Netanyahu is still PM, advocating war. Israelis immolate themselves in the streets, protesting Netanyahu's regime. I suggest that you do more and deeper research before opining on Israel.
Denise. Your comment is well taken. Tehran does not want peace. Only WAR. If they wanted peace they would of sought a different solution to the long term problem. What we should be scared of is the waiting to do something about it. Sometimes we wait too long and it too late. When that happens we wind up with a nuclear bomb detonating in one of our cities. We need to back Israel and show Iran we do mean business, not just senseless talk.
You all should read this and lean from it God made a promise to Israel no nation can go to war with them and ever win aynbody that goes against Israel goes against God him self and that person ,country or nation will be destoryed . i am sorry for does of you that open your mouth, eyes and ear still saying good things about Iran, must of you guys dont even watch news .Iran will end up like a sad story .Israel belonged, belongs and will forever belong to the jewish nation, because of one reason: THE CREATOR OF THE WORLD, BLESSED BE HE, THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS PLANET, GAVE THE LAND OF ISRAEL TO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL. I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW THIS,TOO. ITS A FACT. EVERYBODY KNOWS IT. THIS FACT IS WRITTEN IN THE HOLY BIBLE. WE WILL NEVER EVER LEAVE ISRAEL AGAIN. IN THE OPPOSITE. THE TIME OF OUR REDEMPTION HAS ARRIVED AND YOU KNOW THIS, TOO. OUR EXILE IS OVER AND NOBODY ON EARTH CAN CHANGE THIS. THE PROCESS ALLREADY STARTED. THIS ATICLE WAS WRITTEN BY DANIELA JUST I JUST ADD TO IT..... AM FROM NIGERIA AND I FEAR GOD AND SERVER HIM FOR EVER. DOES THAT HAVE EAR SHOULD EAR ISRAEL WILL NEVER FALL IN BATTLE , VICTORY IN BATTLE BELONG TO THE CHILDREN OF GOD.
I say let them pick a field and fight themselves! These idiot politicians and leave the people out of it! On FB there is a page in which people from Iran and Israel say they do not want this for each other and they want peace! LISTEN to that for a change and if you can't ? I say let the leaders go somewhere and fight themselves!
I hate to break it to you folks but nina is a Mossad agent and is on the pay roll by your tax dollars. His shift will be over soon and he's got the day off tomorrow. I think his next schedule for creating propaganda is on Fridays. So look for him then.
But is it not sad that whilest the Olympics ara going on that us, the human beings show our bestial face. Olympics (with the exclusion of its bar on women and slaves) was to show the best in humen back in the Greek times. That was only 3000 years ago. We did advance in technique and science... But sometimes I wander if there ever was an improvement in civilization?
So sad that even now your cult has not stopped killing.
The muslims are like scorpions, when scorpions have nothing to sting, they sting themselves.
So nina....will you be helping to build the gas chambers for the muslim-scorpions?
P. that is your line, not mine.
You would love it if we were as evil as your cult.
If action is not taken soon then it will be too late, and the rsults will be much worse down the line.
Conflict is enevitable, why wait until your foe is ready?
That is stoopid logic. Iran isn't being an aggressor here, they want to develop nuclear energy and the IAEA hasn't concluded that that isnt the case. If Israel attacks they are the aggressor.
Baloney. I can’t even believe that you believe that.
Iran has assured the world that its 40% enrichment level and its nuclear tipped misslies will only be used for legal and peacefull purpose
John – ahahahahahahahahaha... Good one!
Funny you say something is stupid but spell it "stoopid". To the point, I sincerely hope this is resolved peacefully. The dream scenario is a successful uprising of the Iranian people, the end of the Mullahs and an end to Iran's nuclear program. The chances of this happening are slim and time is running out. Not sure what's worse – a preemptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities or a "nuclear Iran". Both options are horrible in so many ways...
Iran burn off more waste gas (methane) due to thier oil industry than they use in their conventional power plants....Then out of the blue...they decide to use what little money they have explore nuclear power....peaceful country..give me a break..every Friday after prayers...then chant for death to one group or another...God help this world when we start chanting...Death to Iran
The real danger is not the conflict between israel/us and iran/hezbollah,but with the us and russia that waits on irans northen border.The us with the aid of israel could easily destroy irans abilities ,thus isolating hezbollah and the crumbling regime of syria.On the other hand ,if the us and russia engage in any military action,ww3 could start with a nuculear end.
There are no indications that Russia is threatening to be involved militarily.
google- russian troups amassed on iranian border(base 102 in armenia)- and read all the articles for yourself
As long as Russia stays away from Israel's border, who cares?
Russia wouldn't resort to nuclear attacks unless they were invaded as stated in their self defense doctrine, The U.S would not invade Russia nor would they attempt to invade the U.S so a fight on their land would be costly but they wouldn't get militarily involved with any of Irans fights.
Russia would complain but privately be thrilled, I think. Iran gets blasted and needs to rebuild. Russia is in such close proximity that they make a fortune accepting american dollars to rebuild Iran (while our debt climbs)
None of the not us or Russia would use a nuclear or atomic bomb the only country that will is Iran and that's exactly why Israel and us are trying to prevent Iran from making one
Israel is the most destabalizing force in the middle east. It illegally occupies Palestinian and Syrian territory. Recent Mid-east polls illiistrate that the illegal Palestinian occupation foments anger and unrest in the region. The Israelis under Netanyahu have no interest in negotiating a fair peace with the Palestinians. In fact Netanyahu has rejected the premise that negotiations proceed on the basis of the legal 1967 borders. Why does the USA provide cover for this flagrant abuse of international law?
Iran is legally allowed to pursue non military nuclear research and development. The only legal instrument governing Iran's nuclear ambitions is the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. A negotiated settlement that allows Iran to develop domestic only nuclear technology should be easy to reach with the Iranians. Who is Israel to tell Iran it cannot develop nuclear technology?
Iran has never started a war. Conversely, Israel attacked its neighbours in 1956, 1967, 1982, 2006, and brutalized Gaza in 2008. Let us not forget that Israel killed Iranian scientists.
It is time for the world to start making some demands of israel. And then, perhaps, some of the hostilities in the mid-east might subside. If it does not, then we will be on better footing when telling other mid-east countries what to do.
who started the 67 war??
Israel bombed Egyptian air fields. Int'l law allows a first strike only to prevent an imminent attack. Israel doid not think an attack was imminent.
The United Nations was only there with the agreement of the nations that acted as a host to it. By May 1967, the Egyptians had made it clear that the United Nations was no longer wanted in the Suez region. Gamal Nasser, leader of Egypt, ordered a concentration of Egyptian military forces in the sensitive Suez zone. This was a highly provocative act and the Israelis only viewed it one way – that Egypt was preparing to attack. The Egyptians had also enforced a naval blockade which closed off the Gulf of Aqaba to Israeli shipping.
US intelligence agencies told the Israelis that Egypt was not going to attack. Meir Amit, the head os the Mossad, on June 3 1967, told the US that he agreed with their intelligence projections. There must be a threat of imminent attack before a country can legally execute a preventive attack. Israel had no legal basis for attack and started the 1967 war to deal a blow to Nasser.
Jim = so Israel was wrong in your little mind because the Jews should have waited to protect themselves until attacked, even though they could see thousands of Arabs at their border. Amusing theory!
The Six Day War of 1967 was started by Egyptian blockade of the Tiran Strait. According to UN Resolution 3314 blockade of sea ports of a sovereign state is a bona fide act of aggression.
Jim Benham... Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser declared several times in May and early June, 1967 that the Arab foces were going to finally fush Israel into the sea. Are you telling us that Nasser LIED??? Further, Egypt demanded the UN forces to get out of Sinai and concentrated most of Egyptian military along Israeli borders in preparation for an offensive. Are you telling us that Nasser was JOKING??? By forcing the UN out of Sinai, declaring that Israel will be "pushed into the sea", blocking the Tiran Strait and placing Egyptian military along Israeli borders Nasser did everything he could to convince Israel that he was going to attack. He succeeded...
Israell because in 1948 they already started off killing palestians never ended their massacre because they wanted more land.. and now they are asking for a two state... phh.. Shame on the zionist..i dont blame egypt for defending the powerless Palestiians for living in Holly land that everyone wanted.. palestians were dieing since the british gave up on them.. zionist started coming in , in large numbers.. so tell me who started it... these are facts... ISraels are not even REal ISraeliss the PALestians blood is more ISRael than ur ISraelllii...
Jim
For an example of the outcome of your theory, I refer you to 1973 when Israel was again faced with buildups of military forces on its borders and acted as you suggest they should have acted in '67. They waited to be attacked before reacting and suffered horrendous consequences. Doing the same thing again and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity. All sides should stand down and decide to make the tough concessions necessary to achieve a lasting settlement, no one will get everything they want but they will all end up with more than if they destroy each other out of greed or stubborness.
Who cares?
I agree. A land was stolen from the Palestinians back in 1948 (people do your research) and they call it Israel. Now this has become a common ground for wars in the middle east. Why cant we give up one of our states lets say Texas and force its residents to move to a shelter and call it Israel,,, problem solved. Israel is the reason why these terrorists are attacking us. Lets pray for world peace, and may God Bless our beloved USA.
A land was attempted to be stolen by 7 Arab armies in 48 and and a attempt to commit yet another genocide agains jews failed. Similarly, in 67 they tried to do the same: FYI closing intl. Tiran straights, kicicking UN out and advancing 5000 tanks to the border was clear and imminent declaration of war against Israel – period.
As long as they want to annihilate Israel, it will sure hold to territory obtained when the Arabs failed to annihilate Israel. That's the nature of wars and losers.
I'm sure that YOU did your research, Kyle. WHY don't you SHOW THE LEGAL DEEDS proving that the "stolen" lands belong to the Arabs? Hiding this important proof of the crime committed by those who "stole the land" makes YOU, Kyle, a willing participant in the horrible crime you're complaining about.
Jim Jim Jim NOBODY believes you are a white man.
Nina, are you saying only the white men/women support Israel and no white should appose Israel. Wake up. Nothing is constant except the change itself.
MS – Why do the muslims not use their own names?
We know who you are after the first few words-your loyalties are evident.
Who are you trying to kid?
Racist.
Jim is a troll.
John get your facts straight. In recent history this land belonged to the Palesinians. Jews migrated there after WWII and then as their populations grew, with the help of US and England they declared it an independent country called Israel. All the conflicts have been there since then. And I do not mean or condone that Jews should not live there, they could live there peacefully along with theArab countries. But they keep occupying the Palestinian lands and buldoz their homes and torture their peopl, and that is simply WRONG. As an American I belive our politicians have one sided view of Israel for their political gains.
History recognizes that there was two different kinds of Palestinians – Muslims and Jews. Jews have always had a presence in Israel. Do your research and stop propagating lies.
nice try on the history rewrite.
Why does the USA provide 'cover' for Israeli crimes?
Because Jews finance US politicians who bow down to Israel.
And AIPAC targets US politicians who do not bow down to Israel.
What" Israeli crimes" are you talking about?
Nina you need to educate yourself and learn how to think. I laid ouit some principles of international law. The legal test is imminent attack. The situation confronting the Israelis did not meet this threshold.
Jim, you say:
“Israel is the most destabilizing (sic) force in the middle east (sic).” (Good start)
“It illegally occupies Palestinian and Syrian territory. “ (You should follow through with the three examples that will demonstrate your thesis and show that you have done some research by presenting your source.)
“Recent Mid-east polls illiistrate (sic) that the illegal Palestinian occupation foments anger and unrest in the region.” (You have no proof of an “illegal Palestinian occupation” and no proof that the “unrest in the region” would not be happening had there not been “an illegal Palestinian occupation”.)
“The Israelis under Netanyahu have no interest in negotiating a fair peace with the Palestinians.” (Read the following http://listverse.com/2008/08/29/10-attempts-at-arab-israeli-peace/)
In fact Netanyahu has rejected the premise that negotiations proceed on the basis of the legal 1967 borders. Why does the USA provide cover for this flagrant abuse of international law?” (read the following http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/netanyahu-blames-palestinians-for-avoiding-peace-process-1.347534 and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/8676343/Middle-East-peace-process-boost-as-Netanyahu-ready-to-negotiate-borders.html
“Iran is legally allowed to pursue non military nuclear research and development.” (Why is Iran not cooperating with the UN if in fact the research is “non military”? ) The civilized world is open to helping other countries if there is an open cooperative effort.
“The only legal instrument governing Iran's nuclear ambitions is the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. “ (If there is nothing to fear then why look for an out such as you have stated).
“A negotiated settlement that allows Iran to develop domestic only nuclear technology should be easy to reach with the Iranians.” (as above)
“Who is Israel to tell Iran it cannot develop nuclear technology?” (Israel rightfully so is afraid of a hateful, spiteful neighbor with nuclear ability).
“Iran has never started a war. Conversely, Israel attacked its neighbours in 1956, 1967, 1982, 2006, and brutalized Gaza in 2008.”(Historical records show that it was Israel that was attacked by the Muslim world en masse”)
“Let us not forget that Israel killed Iranian scientists.” (Any proof?)
“It is time for the world to start making some demands of Israel (sic).” (You are just pontificating)
“ And then, perhaps, some of the hostilities in the mid-east might subside. If it does not, then we will be on better footing when telling other mid-east countries what to do.”(Current events show that there has been , there continues to be and there will always be “hostilities” in the Muslim world.
Israel belonged, belongs and will forever belong to the jewish nation, because of one reason: THE CREATOR OF THE WORLD, BLESSED BE HE, THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS PLANET, GAVE THE LAND OF ISRAEL TO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL. I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW THIS,TOO. ITS A FACT. EVERYBODY KNOWS IT. THIS FACT IS WRITTEN IN THE HOLY BIBLE. WE WILL NEVER EVER LEAVE ISRAEL AGAIN. IN THE OPPOSITE. THE TIME OF OUR REDEMPTION HAS ARRIVED AND YOU KNOW THIS, TOO. OUR EXILE IS OVER AND NOBODY ON EARTH CAN CHANGE THIS. THE PROCESS ALLREADY STARTED.
Will some one tell me why some mothers son sitting in Iowa should have to risk her son´s life because Israel wants to start a war with Iran. Netanyahu has done every thing he can do to corrupt the elections in the United States together with Adelson and AIPAC. The Israelis have absolute no regard or even a minimal amount of respect for America. Tell me why we should get involved.
Obama, who spouts meaningless propaganda like "Diplomacy first will always be regarded as a solution" DELIBERATELY slams more and harder sanctions against Iran.
And – make NO mistake, the MORE he does it – the MORE Iran blames [and hates] Israel. Obama is GOADING iran knowing full well, they are going to snap and attack Israel!
Then he'll claim Israel are the aggressors when they do a pre-emptive strike to defend themselves.
And then the "Ego-on-legs" will step in and be the "Savior of the world!!!! Of course his supporters -encouraged by CNN – will believe this.
THANK GOD the millions of intelligent Americans who worry about their families and COUNTRY will vote this person OUT in November. Remember Obama will do ANYTHING for votes.
@HonestyCounts – Who told you to get out of the cuckoo clock? You have to get out at the top of the hour, not 25 minutes into it. Sheesh!
wow this quy is dumb....
I want Obama to win, just so you will have 4 more years of acid indigestion.
Enjoy your covert-racism. Go burn a cross.
Is this article setting a stage or something? Or is it a subliminal message reaffirming the point that the bomber in Bulgaria was not from al Qaeda of anything, but from Hezbollah or directly from Iran... Considering that no factual information seems to be forthcoming, it all just makes it another brainwashing exercise CNN undertakes on somebody's behalf: like Americans do not have a choice.... There is always a choice: even if it is a choice to ignore all and any other options!
I am not trying to protect Iran or argue with any of the facts: consider this a simple observation.
Subliminal messages – so funny!
who pays u to screen alllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll the comments??!!!!!
You dooooooooooooooooo!
At first, muslims on these blogs were an assignment.
Now, we have grown to hate you thanks to the great amount of poison you spew daily.
Keep talking and our ranks keep growing.
Good! I volunteer all the children of American Jews to enlist in the ARMY and put THEIR boots and the ground and THEIR blood in the sand. You support Israel then get yer *ss out there.
All members of the Jewish faith are drafted.
He was talking about AMERICAN soldiers. There is no draft in America.
Why don't you stick to stealing the land from powerless arabs, and leave US foreign policy to the big boys.
Keep going, you are going to give yourself an aploplexy.
Can you feel your heart racing, your mouth going dry, your brain fuzzy...
Careful!
there is no answer for religious wars....except death. Kill them all. Let God sort them out. Iran wants to and threatens to remove Israel...so remove Iran with nuclear weapons...leave no city untouched.give them a date to change policy and leaders publicly or any day after that date it can come. those who want to leave will. Muslims police your own people and turn to the teachings of peace or you deserve your trip to allah and the virgins
Couldn't have said it better myself Mark -
Wow a hostile Jew speaks out
Wow an ignorant muslim responds.
Nina thinks we either have to love the muslims or the Jews. How about neither, neutral non-interventionist foreign policy. Thats the reason the Neocon Communist Jews hate ron Paul
okay you first!
So you admit Nuclear bomb is the answer to all conflicts.
No, YOU said that.
War with Iran is total folly. Iran has a population of over 90 million and look what they did to the US in the Iranian hostage crisis when they only had 30 million people. The US could not handle the 29 million people in Iraq which was a war also unjustified. Always remember when a war is over the people who started it will say, what was it all for. War is only death, destruction, disease, and horror. Iran has an international right to nuclear energy as any country has. Israel needs to start cleaning its own house. Both the Clinton and Bush II administrations said they wanted a Palestianian state. Where is it ? Why doesn't Israel promote a mutli-ethnic state and encourage intermarriage between Jews, Christians, and Arab Palestianians. The German, French and Italians get along very well in Switzerland. We need peace and tolerance now. Don't plunge the world into another world depresssion we had after the Iraq II war.
Every conversation we have, it is proven that Israel did not "steal" anybody's land. Every new conversaqtion the islamists have brain farts and claim anew that the so-called Palestinians are angels. It is tiring but perseverance will not rewrite history. Perseverance makes you look stupid and ignorant.
Oy vey Nina!
Shouldn't you be busy stealing candy from a palestinian baby?
Does it make you proud to know that Israeli's are INTERNATIONAL PARIAHS?
Aren't you happy that Israel is considered to be a racist state?
When you hear world leaders refer to Netenyahoo as a 'liar', don't you swell with pride?
Everything you have said comes from you.
You seem to be a very violent, hateful person.
After moving to Medina, Muhammad began to have conflict with the Jews and pagans in the area. The first islamic terrorist incident involves Muhammad's command to his followers to "kill any Jew who comes under your power".
"The apostle said, "Kill any Jew who falls into your power." Thereupon Muhayyisa b. Masud leapt upon Ibn Sunayna, a Jewish merchant with whom they had social and business relations, and killed him. Huwayyisa was not a Muslim at the time though he was the elder brother. When Muhayyisa killed him Huwayyisa began to beat him, saying, 'You enemy of God, did you kill him when much of the fat on your belly comes from his wealth?' Muhayyisa answered, 'Had the one who ordered me to kill him ordered me to kill you I would have cut your head off.'"
This murder was committed upon Muhammad's command. Note that this Muslim murderer would have killed a family member at the drop of a hat. Muhammad was no better than a bigoted criminal boss, ordering his men to wantonly murder Jewish people. Hitler did this. Muhammad's command to murder Jews puts him in the same category as Hitler, and others who have persecuted Jews throughout history.
Oh nina but wasnt hitler part Jew anyway.
you mean like your mama was part sheep?
no. its been disproved and was just a ploy by neonazi groups to expand
This shows that Muhammad had unsuspecting people, those who even had good relations with Muslims, murdered in cold blood because they were Jewish. There was no justification to murder these Jews other than they were not Muhammad's followers. These actions were the work of Muhammad's terrorists committing murder.
ur info is out ur ^%$%^.. haterrr.. do hate when a girl dresses and looks betta than u , than u got hater , jealous problems.. have some displine. and learn how not to hate so much because u talk as though u can murder
The actions of Islamic terrorist groups operating throughout the world are well known. Islamic terrorists have bombed and destroyed buildings, planes, and vehicles. Additionally, during the last 20 years, Muslim terrorists have targeted and murdered tens of thousands of men and women, including children. All over the world, in Kenya, Algeria, Indonesia, Egypt, Iran, France, South America and America, etc., Muslim terrorists have attacked and murdered those they felt were a threat or hindrance to their purpose. No one has been spared by these treacherous people.
Muhammad taught his followers to oppress or kill non-Muslims. Generally, Jews and Christians were allowed to live as such, provided they paid a special tax. This tax is Jizya, a tax revenue given to the Muslims to make up for revenues they lost from no longer dealing in pagan activities. If the Jews and Christians refused to pay this extortion tax they would have to convert to Islam or be killed. Non-Jews and non-Christians, such as idolaters or pagans, had to convert to Islam or be killed. Generally they didn't have the option of paying the tax. Here is the verse that teaches Muslims to oppress Jews and Christians:
"Fight those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the latter day, nor do they prohibit what Allah and His Apostle have prohibited, nor follow the religion of truth, (which is Islam that abolishes all other religions ) of the people of the Book, (meaning the Jews and the Christians ) until they pay the Jizya (the tax imposed upon them) with willing submission and feel themselves subdued . (with humiliation and submission to the government of Islam.) 9:29."
(Commentary in parenthesis is from the Tafsir Al-Jalalein. i.e., Al-Jalalein's Interpretation of the Koran.)
Execution for apostasy is Qur'anic: “But if they turn renegades seize them and slay them wherever you find them” (4:89) Prophet Muhammad killed a number of people who deserted Islam and so the punishment is Sunnah (actions and sayings of Muhammad) and Shariah, Islamic Law. One whose name has been left to posterity was Abdullah ibn Saud, one of Muhammad's scribes (Muhammad was illiterate). Abdullah had come to the conclusion that Muhammad himself, and not Allah, was the author of the Qur'an and left Islam.
Additional information is found in the Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir, (Book of the Major Classes) by Ibn Sa'd, Volume 2, [4], page 32:
Then occurred the "sariyyah" [raid] of Salim Ibn Umayr al-Amri against Abu Afak, the Jew, in [the month of] Shawwal in the beginning of the twentieth month from the hijrah [immigration from Mecca to Medina in 622 AD], of the Apostle of Allah. Abu Afak, was from Banu Amr Ibn Awf, and was an old man who had attained the age of one hundred and twenty years. He was a Jew, and used to instigate the people against the Apostle of Allah, and composed (satirical) verses [about Muhammad].
Salim Ibn Umayr who was one of the great weepers and who had participated in Badr, said, "I take a vow that I shall either kill Abu Afak or die before him. He waited for an opportunity until a hot night came, and Abu Afak slept in an open place. Salim Ibn Umayr knew it, so he placed the sword on his liver and pressed it till it reached his bed. The enemy of Allah screamed and the people who were his followers, rushed to him, took him to his house and interred him.
Why are billions of our tax dollars going to support this parasitic state of Israel? When will it end? What benefit does it provide the American tax tax paying public. All you Zionists please explain.
Imagine what we could do with the resources we invest in arming and defending Israel. We wouldn't be in the economic state we are now, and we wouldn't be suffering through the humiliation of intense travel security. We can stop supporting Israel and soon the extremist Muslims will focus their hate on Israel alone and leave us be. Muslims aren't flooding these news comments with hate and advocating attacks, Israelis are. We should be watching out for the good of Americans.
You do realize the money the US gives to Israel goes to US defense contractors, right?
The money to Israel would NOT make a dent in the debt. We gave the same amount to Egypt by the way. Israel shares intelligence with us, which is worth a lot. They have also given us capured technology like Mig-29's so we could dissect it.
Aside from that, they are an unsinkable Aircraft Carrier in a region where everyone else hates us. If you honestly believe that removing support from Israel would suddenly make all the Muslims our best buddies then I can understand your point of view. My point of view is that Islam is the single greatest evil ever to beset the planet and that the only solution is for them to kill all of us or for us to kill all of them. Islam is not compatible with civilization.
Israelis are living in tough neighborhood like India, and they should attack any country if they feel threaten.
With that logic Israel should be attacked daily
Israel is attacked daily.
This point of view is entirely non-sensical. Israel is not the US and the US is not Israel, they have different perspectives and concerns. An Israeli attack on Iran would not have involve America in any way. Hezbollah may attack Israel in return, but that too is Israel's problem. It is highly unlikely that either Iran or Hezbollah has any interest in pulling the US into the conflict on Israel's side!!!
This Idea makes no sense at all.
Bulgarian Police decline the claims by Israel so this whole article is baseless
Of course Russia wants to suck the U.S. into another war. It's payback for Afghanistan in the 80s. Not to mention they will profit from increased oil prices. NATO needs to take a more active roll in stopping Iran. Each nation should take turns destroying Iran's nuclear cites. If Hezbollah conducts terror attacks in the West, the body politic of western nations will eventually start to retaliate in kind. I want to know what the nation of Bulgaria thinks about the Bus attack?
This US-Isreal-Iran unending drama has gone on for too long, that I'm beginning to think some commodity speculators are behind all this unnecessary tension.Surely, some people are raking in huge profits while most governments piles up huge debts on high oil prices, which of course is passed on to the average Joe in terms of high gas prices and cost of living. This is a clear case of classic manipulation of events.
You are killing civilian and nuclear scientist in covet operation . It is not terrorism ? Look at your one page of history .The government of Iran is overthrown by Iranian rebels and the CIA in a coup codenamedOperat ion Ajax. The coup was planned by CIA operative Kermit Roosevelt after receiving the blessings of the US and British governments. Muhammad Mosaddeq is deposedand the CIA promptly reinstates Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi on the throne. The Shah’s secret police, SAVAK, trained by the CIA and Israel’s Mossad, are widely perceived as being as brutal and terrifying as the Nazi Gestapo in World War II. British oil interests in Iran, partially nationalized under previous governments, arereturned to British control. American oil interests are retainedby 8 private oil companies, who are awarded 40% of the Iranian oil industry. US General Norman Schwarzkopf,Sr. (father of the general with thesame name in the1991 Gulf War)helps the Shah develop the fearsome SAVAK secret police.Author Stephen Kinzer will say in 2003,"The result of that coup was that the Shah was placed back on his throne. Heruled for 25 years in an increasingly brutal and repressive fashion. His tyranny resulted in an explosion of revolution in 1979 the event that we call the Islamic revolution.http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=us_plans_to_use_military_force_against_iran_328#us_plans_to_use_military_force_against_iran_328
Iran became an Islamic republic over thirty years ago. It has since benefited from trade with the west. The nuclear issue has only been around for little over a decade. Just because the people of Iran decided to become an Islamic Republic does not mean that their leaders are forced to develop nuclear weapons.
Mosaddeq wanted to steal BP's intellectual property by collectively redistributing all the oil production (by means of BP's equipment). Shah was later given a fair 50/50 profit split on oil profits. One cannot cross the rubicon whenever it suits them without expecting consequences (works both ways). Regardless, the Islamic republic benefited from the west since 79. Why pursue a hostile course now?
sure. irans been a great friend since 79... what are you smoking?
mining the gulf, supporting the killing of marines in lebanon, etc etc etc
I never said they were great friends. I said they benefited from trade with the West.
Go f.ck off yourself. BP properties? It is and was Iranian properties and BP was stealing it, like it is trying to do again. Iran has all rights to have nukes and it will
You can have all the oil in the world under your feet, unless you know how to pull it out of the group it is worthless.
this isnt really about israel. iran doesnt really care about israel. iran has been an enemy of the US since the Shah was deposed (granted we supported a bad man). this is a way for iran to grab the big tiger by the tail and shake.
DAMASCUS, (SANA) – Syrian People Stood As One Man Against Schemes
President al-Assad pointed out that "...enemies wanted to prevent our people from their national decision but they were surprised by the Syrian people who stood as one man against their schemes and defeated them, leading them to look for a way out of their defeats, plot more schemes and assign the task of carrying out such schemes to local agents."
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DAMASCUS, (SANA) – Russian Embassy in Damascus Conducts Business as Usual
The Press Attaché at the Russian Embassy in Damascus Artyom Savelyev announced that his Embassy has not received any instructions from Moscow related to evacuating Russian citizens or any changes in the Embassy's work schedule related to the Russian government's decision to enlist Syria within states declared as living under "emergency case conditions."
"The Russian Embassy in Damascus didn't receive any instructions on evacuating families of Russian diplomats," Savelyev said in a statement issued in Moscow on Tuesday.
Savelyev added that the situation in Damascus is calm and life is normal as the city observes the holy month of Ramadan.
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MOSCOW, (SANA) – Syrian Official Delegation Headed by Dr. Qadri Jamil Visits Russia, Meets Russian Deputy Premier
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Khloponin affirmed that the position of his country, president and government regarding the Syrian crisis is firm and a matter of principle, reiterating Moscow's absolute opposition to any interference in Syria's internal affairs.
These remarks came during Khloponin's meeting on Tuesday with a Syrian official delegation headed by Dr. Qadri Jamil, Syrian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection.
Khloponin said the people of Syria have the inalienable right to resolve internal problems on their own and added that Russia understands the complexity of the situation in Syria and that it will exert its best efforts up to and including providing tactical assistance to help resolve those issues discussed during the meeting.
Talks focused on the two countries mutual alliance in various fields, particularly military cooperation, economic principles, petroleum, energy, aerial and marine transport, as well as railways, industry, agriculture, irrigation, health, higher education, and scientific research. Additionally the diplomats discussed the means to improve and enhance trade exchange and banking relations.
In a statement to SANA's correspondent in Moscow following the meeting, Dr. Jamil affirmed Russia's position with regard to the Syrian crisis as being unchanged since the first veto and consistent up to the third veto, and that Russia's firm position expresses Russian interests are compatible with Syrian interests.
He went on to note far reaching prospects for Syrian-Russian bilateral relations aimed at countering and significantly degrading the ability of terrorists to operate throughout the region and that these proposals will be rapidly expanded upon in the near future.
ALEPPO, (PRESS TV) – At least 150 armed thugs were killed after Syrian troops stormed a school that these deceived terrorist gangs were occupying in the northern city of Aleppo.
The ongoing 'Operation Target Traitor' which is geared towards insuring the safety of citizens was carried out in Aleppo's Salahuddin district on Wednesday.
Press TV reports a relative calm has returned to Aleppo in recent days after Syrian security forces cleared out several areas of the city being utilized by these cowards as a base to intimidate residents, instigate unrest and sow sedition.
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ALEPPO, (SANA) – Terrorists Killed and Injured While Placing Explosives in a Warehouse in Aleppo
An official source told SANA that an armed terrorist group managed to seize a warehouse in Aleppo where military uniform and food supplies are stored, before they then proceeded to set off a round of explosives. However an explosive device went off misadverdently as the connivers were planting it which caused several charges to explode and resulted an unconfirmed amount of fatalities, as well severe injuries to members who comprised that factional subversive group.
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DARAA, (SANA) – In contemplating recent statements emanating from various foreign capitals, an anonymous source at the Foreign Ministry acknowledges how 'Operation Target Traitor' will serve as the conduit that prepares Syrian Armed Forces for a possible wider regional engagement. 'It's ugly already, but there is definitely a real possibility that such a scenario may arise as a result of this persistent and illicit arrangement that utilizes foreign mercenaries alongside agitators who have been deluded into believing they can intimidate and overthrow a democratically elected government. While our brave troops are well trained to withstand this game of cat and mouse and sucessfully defend the Syrian homeland, if the situation were to escalate into a foreign aggression, we would not hesitate to coordinate with states who the resistance can count on and designates strategic allies.'
Peace!
During Mitt Romney's trip to Israel, Mr. Netinyahu said the sanctions haven't stop Iran from building up their nuclear program. Subsequently, Mitt Romney argued that the sanctions aren't working. Well, it depends on how you look at sanctions. For example, sanctions are implemented to freeze a country's assets, curtail its trade and export and stifle its economy as a means of putting pressure on its government to come to the negotiating table. However, sanctions are also employed to justify military action if a country doesn't comply with UN mandate to defuse hostility and promote peace. So far, Iran has had over two years to hault its nuclear ambitions, yet it continues to be defiant like Moammar Ghadaffi and al-Assad. Let's face it, I too agree with some that Iran does have the right to develop a nuclear program for peaceful purposes but when Mr. Adimanijad uses hostile words in regards to Israel's existence, that changes the whole debate about how much can they be trusted. Therefore, if Iran wants the world to notice it, they can do so by giving up its nuclear program and helping to promote peace in the region. If they do, they would be respected for it. If they don't, then they would lose their nuclear program anyway and perhaps thousands or tens of thousand of their people. The Iranian people are good people and I just hope their government do what's necessary to bring about peace.
Iran is not developing for peaceful uses of Nuclear power. Does it make sense that they would suffer severe sanctions, risk getting bombed or invaded, and reject proposals for pre-enriched fuel for free if all they wanted was some Medical isotopes? No, the only reason to avoid the compromises that have been offered to them is that they want Nukes.
Iran, and it's current government is digging it's own grave !!!! It's president is a puppet of it's fanatical Islamic leaders !!! To the good people of Iran I say, GET OUT NOW, before your leaders take you and your children TO THE GRAVE WITH THEM !!!! YOU MUST REALIZE THAT YOUR GOVERNMENT WANTS TO RULE THAT PART OF THE WORLD !!! However, the rest of the world will never let that happen !!! May God bless all the good people of Iran, and may their CURRENT LEADERS ROT IN THE PIT OF HELL FOR ETERNITY !!!!!
The GOP solution: Start a war with Iran (totally unfunded of course!). Then get the poor people to fight/die in the war while giving the rich people "no bid contracts". Thus killing two GOP birds with one stone. Then use Iran's oil to pay for the war. And when the war is over, Iran will sell us cheap oil!!! Just like Iraq!!!! Oh wait........never mind.
Modify that slightly and I'll go along: Take the country, push everyone out at the point of a gun, steal all the resources and don't rebuild at all. If the GOP wants to start another war, then as a good capitalist I want to know what is in it for me. In this case, I want free gasoline, free healthcare, free college and $100,000 per year stripend from the profits of our invasion. The Lybian had all that because of the oil. I want that too.
If you really study Islam and just don't pay homage to it, one sees they are a religion of violence. Muhammad spread Islam through violence and they will never have peace with Israel because they do not want it. The Koran says if you see a Jew hiding under a rock kill him. How can you have peace with someone who wants you dead? As far as they are concerned if you are not a Muislim you don't have a right to breathe Allah's good air anyway. I strongly suggesst watching the video "The Third Jihad" which outlines Muslim intentions of defeating the U.S. from within. The video was made by a Muslim. If we are drawn into a conflict defending our treaty with Israel then at least we can end state sponsored terrorisim by ending the states that support it.
The Jews live in Israel with Jerusalem as their capital before the Roman Empire drove them out of the land, crucifying thousands and selling thousands as slaves( Did hitler learn from Roman Methods?). The Romans named the place Syria Palestina thus the name Palestine came about. It is only liars who claim that Paletinians lived in the land and the Jews with the help of America and England stole the land from the Palestinians. The English were as disrespectful of Jews as anyone could be in the 1940s and even highly restricted Jews from moving into their land. It is only Jewish determination and the help of the GOD of heaven that the Jews live in their land. After the Holocaust, genocidal attempts have been made on the Jews in 1948, 1967 and 1973 to wipe them out but to no avail. It is only liars, bigots, racists and anti semites who denounce the Jewish right to the land. Plain liars. I like your point Nina. People should be enlightened and stop listening to liars and propagandists.
Jews and Zionists have setup base in US and caused huge losses to that country through wars in Iraq and Afghanistan They continue to let US bleed which may eventually lead to their extermination just as it happened in Europe few decades ago. These vermin gangs have been displaced from the Middle East, Europe and Russia in the last few centuries. History will repeat itself in the US but only after the next war with Iran. By that time US would have lost all credibility and would be bankrupt anyway. It will kick out the zionistas and then then whole cycle will begin again.
Iran wants to dominate the middle east through state sponsored terrorism... Nuclear armed nations that promote such activity must be addressed. If Iran will not comply then there must be regime change.
Doesn't everyone want to dominate everything. Doesn't the US use terrorism. What the hell do you think the CIA is? -
Don't let yourself get caught up in all that objective hype. There is a difference. The CIA and formerly KGB both generally enabled people (meaning those people still have options whether or not to kill civilians. CIA does not want people to die, but policy to change). Direct action (assassination) was usually very rare in comparison. Terrorist directly target innocent people, and they do not consider alternative methods.
American CPA = SUPER JERK OF THE YEAR !!!
Offtheworld: you are out of touch with reality. Pointing fingers at Iran for wanting to dominate the Middle-East but defending the US in the process makes you not only extremely hypocritical but also naive and ignorant. Look up the history of Iran and US relations and see who the real terrorist is. You overthrew our democracy, installed a dictator and now you b! tch about us when we become anti-american.
You are mad at the U.S., but it is the majority of the world that is against Iranian regime's pursuit of nuclear weapons. NATO, the Arab League exc. I suppose in your mind everyone is wrong and the Iranian regime is right? I won't waste anymore of my time dignifying your comments, so don't bother.
" the U.S. Department of Defense estimates that Hezbollah receives $100 to $200 million annually from Tehran"....
Uhhh... too bad the United States sends $2800 million annually to Israel. I think it is only fair to mention that when talking about this showdown between Israel and the rest of the middle east.
100$ worth of explosives on a suicide bomber can cause over 100,000$ in damage. Israel does not use terrorism....
NEXT THING U KNOW THE ISRAELIS(zionist) ARE GOING TO CALL THEM SELVES PALESTIANS IN THE FURTURE CLAIMING EVERYTHING A PALESTIAN HAS >> USE LIES AND THEIR PHdic to ruin the world.. real truth..
Rushdie claimed (1985) to be a non-Muslim and so is not bound by Shariah blasphemy laws. If he was born of Muslim parents then the Shariah does not allow him to leave Islam even in childhood. The penalty under Muslim law for apostasy is death. Did you know that Islamic leaders in Britain want Muslim religious law to rate as equal to existing British law? A British Pakistani father murdered his daughter for converting to a Jehovah's Witness. He would, of course, have been acquitted, under Shariah which the Muslim fundamentalists are trying to bring into England.
Abu Dawud 38:4357 When the Apostle of Allah cut off the hands and feet of those who had stolen his camels and apostacised and had their eyes put out by fire, Allah reprimanded him and revealed: "The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Apostle and strive with might and main for rnischief through the land is execution or crucifixion." (38A359).. or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides or exile from the land" This was "revealed about polytheists and if any of them repent before they are arrested it does not prevent from inflicting on him the prescribed punishment which he deserves"
Muslim 623 The Prophet said: "It is not permissible to take the life of a Muslim except in one of the three cases: the married adulterer, a life for a life (if the person is Muslim), and the deserter of Islam."
Bukhari 9:89:271 A man embraced Islam and then reverted back to Judaism Mu'adh said: "I will not sit down unless you kill him as it is the verdict of Allah and His Apostle"
Bukhari 4:52:260 Ali burnt some people (Zanadiqa, atheists 9:84:57) although the Prophet had said, "Don’t punish anybody with Allah's punishment (Fire)" if a Muslim discards his religion, kill him"
How have Muslims reacted to some of the most recent acts of terror and violence? In most cases, in must be acknowledged, the silence was deafening. Apart from official condolences and assurances that the culprits would be brought to book, few voices have been raised against atrocities committed on innocent non-Muslims and non-observant Muslims.
A war with Iran wouldn't last too long unless we had Obama as a leader.
Israel should not start what they can not finish. Majority of Americans are well aware of what it means to go to another senseless war based on lies and deceives. They already paid a price and will continue to pay for generation to come. Imagine a super powerful nation can not stop a few thousand of Taliban in Afghanistan for the past decay how will they handle a strong/disciplined with well equipped military? TO ALL ISRAELIS PLEASE GO AHEAD AND TRY TO BOMB AND SEE WHERE YOU WILL END UP. WE (AMERICANS) ARE IN NO MOOD TO GO TO WAR AGAIN! GOT IT!!
So, in your little mind, Israel should wait until it is nuked?
Yelling does not make your statement true, it is all about the content.
If you are upset, go have a glass of red wine and relax.
It seems like Nina gets a kick out of displaying her stupidity. Everyone else gets a kick too.
It's readily apparent that you have absolutely no understanding of the COMBINED MILITARY MIGHT OF THE U.S. AND ISRAEL... So just shut up !!! After 30 years in the military, I've seen your kind before, mostly headed toward Canada !!!!
Why does US need to get involved? It's none of our business....AND WHY IS ISRAEL SO CONCERNED? I THOUGHT THEY'RE ALSO HIDING A NUKE? SHOULD THE WORLD GO AFTER ISRAEL FOR BUILDING A NUKE???? WE SHOULD I THINK...
Because the Jews own America and they push our lawmakers to do what is good for Israel.
If Israel dares to attack Iran. Hezbollah will rain rockets on Tel Aviv. All the Jews will pack their bags and move back to Europe. Israel likes easy wars where they have a tremendous advantage over their foe. (i.e. Apache Helicopter vs Hamas members with AK47, M-1 Tanks vs Teenage stone thrower). A war with Iran would be devastating to Iran and US forces in the region. Them Shiites dont play around and they sure as hell aren't scared to die. The Israeli wants to live in a lap of luxury with US taxpayers money and cheap Palestinian labor. In won't happen. Also, If Israel wanted to attack they would have done so by now.
To Understand Anti-Semitism one must first understand Semitism.
The US should abandon Israel completely. They do not serve any of our interests. As a matter of fact they are a liability. Americans must ask what do we get for supporting this nation unconditionally? Some say they are a democracy. So what?! So is Belgium. I am sick of our leaders having to swear allegiance to Israel. – History has a way of repeating itself. I hope it doesn't happen again but it will happen to them again as it has for the past 2000+ years.
US technology exists because of Jewish intelligence. In exchange for their brains, we fight their wars.
Biggest BS.
It was the Germans that America sought to bring to America after WWII.
Their minds took America to the Moon.and Mars.
What has Israel done for America besides cause Arab terrorism and Arab wars that American blood and treasure has been expended on.
Americans are saying no more and that is why Israel's friend, the Republicans, lost their grip on power. .
I am a useless piece of camel dung. I post anti American, anti GB, anti semite, anti India, anti modern anything because I am a good moooooslem. I steal people's monikers because I am so ashamed of myself and post the most stupid comment. When people get angry with me, I claim insanity. I am the same guy.
For all the trillions we've poured into the middle east trying to secure a few decades of oil, we could have probably built enough damn solar plants for the entire nation and been done with this mess of a region.
Problem is that they don't want others to get those oil resources because they will get strong, so if America controls those oil resources they can manipulate region and can keep it backward by frequent wars and destruction.
Such a waste of resources and environmental destruction in the name of WAR! The countless BILLIONS could have served American people, yet we support those who control the $ to line their own pockets and interests, how stupid can our nation get? We are brainwashed by those we believe in.
Indeed true.
Let Israel do whatever Israel think it needs to do by themselves as well as suffer the consequences alone as a result of their actions.
The USA should cut Israel loose. Simply put this country, despite propaganda to the contrary is not an ally to the USA.
Time to get Israel's hand out of the wallet of the US tax-payer. The $3,000,000,000 + /year of US tax-payers money that goes to support the life style of Israelis is needed here in the USA.
US citizens are losing their homes, their jobs, forgoing health insurance and the tax-dollars of those same citizens is going to Israel?
Furthermore, Iran is not a threat to anyone except the loony ambitions of the crazy Zionist government of Israel.
"...drawing the United States into another prolonged and bloody conflict in the Muslim world that it doesn’t need. "
That depends on who you ask. The defense and oil industries would love for the US to be involved in another war in the middle east – as soon as possible.
????? ((( A DOG WHO BARK NEVER BITE WHILE A LION WHO SNEAK TEAR YOU APART ))) ?????
You se there will not be a war because of some crucial reason!
The most important reason is weakness on behalf of the leaders on al sides namely the leaders of Iran and the leaders who are the enemies of Iran.
This leaders who are none more then philosophical swindlers whose major purposes is to manipulate the psychological mind of the masses in order to protect the financial interest of the bankers and those bourgeois elite who rule the politicians major policies behind the stage will never give permission to any conflict that can hurt there own financial interest.
After-all a dog who bark never bite wile a lion who sneak tear you apart in relation to this mentioned spoken word it looks like every side of this conflict is a dog who can only bark .
I do remember weary well while walking in the street of Tehran for some years ago al by my self how the propaganda machine in the nation used the fallen Parsa soldiers picture on every wall as a propaganda tool in order to manipulate the psychology mind of the masses.
I begin to think for my self what is the purposes of this kind of propaganda policy?
Is it to boost the pact mentality instinct that the citizens have or to direct there already pact mentality instinct toward the salutation of the military by creating a role model for the citizens?
The only way that i could receive a correct answer to my question was to look around me in the city.
I must say by observing on the citizens I was less astonished and more discussed.
The reason that I was less astonished and more discussed was because of the reason that I was enlighten way the propaganda tool is being used.
For sure couldn’t I become more astonished then I already was because I have seen the citizens before the time I asked my self the question that is related to the topic of propaganda tool.
The look that the majority of the citizens had was similar to the look and lifestyle that the citizens of bourgeois nations and regions have namely USA ,Canada, Brazil, Cuba, North Korea, Russia, China, Europe and al other nations and region whose citizens only purposes is to work buy food and die.
No the citizens of Iran had no what so ever the ambition to wage war with there enemies and those who had the psychological readiness to wage war was not built to do it in a professional way.
The only force that could be recognized in the nation as a fierce force is those several 100 thousands of I.R.G.C members and those several 100 thousands contract members of Military and to some limited extend the Basigi soft forces.
All combined are there perhaps 2 million built to fight while the Parsa citizens are 40 million out of a nation who have almost 80 million citizens.
So what is the reason that made me so discussed?
I was discussed because I discover that the only reason the bourgeois elite have give there permission to use this kind of propaganda is to make the members of the military satisfied in order to make sure that none of them become rebellion toward the same system that they are part of because of the enlighten that the military personal receive about the truthfulness weak hearted swindlers leaders that only speak about the enemies in order to boost there own leadership position in the nation.
The second reason way the bourgeois elite have give there permission to use this kind of propaganda is to make the ordinary citizens to believe that the military personal are in charge of the nation and therefore don’t even think about to do any revolt against the corrupt system that we have created.
So does this spoken word of mine the spoken word of truthfulness or does this word belong to the words of a swindlers of a propagandist?
No this spoken word of mine is the spoken word of truthfulness because the proof is all around us such as
1 The barking that take place al the time
2 The limited militarization of the citizens
3 The family members of the elite who spend mostly of there time in London, Dubai, Canada with the petrol dollars that the nation receive
This bourgeois elite of the nation are nothing more then some few intellectual people that poses the art of laying and manipulation who have created a political structure that make sure to protect there financial petrol dollar revenue.
This people have created a nation with out any major progress that are steel dependent on the dollar revenue for many of its products.
This politician are the similar as there enemies because politician of both sides are cowards whose only wish is to succeed to manipulate the mind of there citizens in order to give the bourgeois rulers the possibility to live the life that they have.
The greatest reward that this politician receive from there bourgeois rulers when they succeed to manipulate the mind of the citizens are the possibility to eat the scraps that is fallen from the table of the bourgeois elite
With = Aaginst ( the ambition to wage war against there enemies )
No the citizens of Iran had no what so ever the ambition to wage war against there enemies and those who had the psychological readiness to wage war was not built to do it in a professional way.
The only force that could be recognized in the nation as a fierce force that could wage war against the enemy of Iran are those several 100 thousands of I.R.G.C members and those several 100 thousands contract members of Military and to some limited extend the Basigi soft forces.
All combined are there perhaps 2 million built to fight while the Parsa citizens are 40 million out of a nation who have almost 80 million citizens
Correct me if I'm wrong, yes I was there in Lebanon during the 2006 war stranded because Israel was bombing every single thing standing in Lebanon. However, Israel was the one who retreated because the amount of deaths they had in their Military. Hence saying that, I think its clear Hezbollah defeated the Israeli army (not mentioning the fact Hezbollah doesn't even have any air craft)
NO MORE WAR FOR ISRAELI AGGRESSION!
I am tempted to buy a big new plasma TV and I am excited for the fireworks show to start with all the above getting seriously involved. Even a set bunch of hyenas in action for quite a while would not be anywhere close to that. With Olympics gone there is nothing new in site. I am sure the boring and unexcitable world is waiting with impatience, unless Malou and Ehud are just letting us salivating for just a fizz.
Iran is not Iraq or Afghanistan. Israel knows this. Iran will only retaliate against the attacker. TelAviv will likely be radioactive dust, without a government, by the time the US gets involved. America has a flawed foreign geopolitical policy. Treaties everywhere that commit America to sacrifice itself to protect some foreign political power after they cause a war or are attacked. This policy will very soon lead to a military confrontation with China. America should have learned a lesson from Korea & Viet Nam. China is America's equal now, but not then.
nina is a Mossad agent fellows and is on the pay roll.....your tax dollars pay his salary...make sure you get your money's worth.
God's scenarios.
I dont get it. Here in the United we pay indians of various tribes for stealing thier lands and well maybe trying to genocide them. Why Doesnt Irael pay the Palestinians for stealing thier land. Its only paper and no opne gets hurt.