Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Israel Hogtied...............by Dan Friedman
First came the assimilated European Jew who sought to blend into the background. Hitler brought that fantasy to an end. Then came “the Zionists” who reasoned Jews could only be secure in a Jewish state of their own that could then blend into the background. Today, in the Obama era, that fantasy too is coming to an end.
By any yardstick you wish to apply, Israel’s efforts to assimilate into “the international community” have been a dismal failure. Instead, Israel is the object of The Nation’s obsessions, and the schemes to bring the Jewish state down take up an inordinate amount of their time and effort. Alas, after 60 years Israel still sticks out like a sore thumb.
If you’ve never heard of the acronym R2P (right to protect), now’s the time to read this, because R2P – a product of leftist thinking - was the justification used by Obama and the U.N. to go to war in Libya. But that’s not all. R2P also builds the legal framework for the U.N. to “legally” attack Israel. Little wonder Barack Hussein Obama made an end-run around Congress and went straight to NATO and the friendly confines of the U.N. The man is not simply redistributing our wealth, he’s redistributing America’s power and sovereignty as well.
Put simply, the R2P doctrine widens the legal limits that allow a third party to intervene in a conflict to include circumstances where significant numbers of civilians are put in harm’s way. If your mind has immediately jumped to Gaza, southern Lebanon and the West Bank, give yourself a hand. All three are chockfull of terrorists without uniforms living side-by-side among civilians by design.
Perfect timing, too, because buried among the headlines you’ll find Israel has been under a renewed barrage from Hamas-controlled Gaza and there is an even chance the situation will get worse. Israel, tentative and irresolute in it’s last two wars in 2006 and 2008, now has the R2P doctrine hanging over its head. And the Arabs have found another skirt to hide behind.
If Israel continues to try and satisfy its antagonists ground rules, Israel will soon find it’s lost a zero-sum game. For Israel to survive, there’s only one way out. She must understand she dwells alone among the nations, and must stop trying to live up to double standards which are only meant to destroy her.
Dan Friedman
NYC
Song: Libyan on a Jet Plane
A fun little song originally by Pinkard and Bowden. Recorded September 1st, 2007 in Abernathy Texas by Jamie Chad Vandygriff.
H/T Jeff
News..........
A tale of two deserts
NJ judge rules money grows on trees, and it must be flushed down the Abbott District toilets
Now Yemen
Yemen president warns of civil war
Dosimetry
Yemen: The forbidden has occurred
Osprey Used to Pick Up Strike Eagle Pilot
Great Video of Strike Eagle Crash Site
Why Is the Libya War Called Operation Odyssey Dawn?
Karzai Announces Areas to Transition to Afghan Control
Western intervention in Libya could boost terrorism
Pacific commander says mandatory evacuation is unlikely
Obama Mission du Jour in Libya: “Installing a democratic system”
Libya: Can Britain and France really run this conflict?
Whose access to oil again?
My Night of Terror with William Shatner, or, '$#*! My Dad Pulled' ...
Airplanes For The No Fly Zone
Uncertain World: Putin, Medvedev split over Libya
William Hague: 'Arab spring' could topple Robert Mugabe
Libya – Now What?
Libyan diplomats helpfully remind us that Gaddafi’s nuts
Fact: Bush Had 2 Times More Coalition Partners in Iraq Than Obama Has in Libya
White House reassures congressional aides: Er, we’re not at war with Libya
Fed makes record $79.3B payment to U.S. Treasury
Did God have a wife? Scholar says that he did
Police: Cavity search produces 50 bags of heroin
Playing taxpayers for suckers
Turtle sparks fast-moving blaze in NYC apartment
Random Thoughts By Thomas Sowell
World Whiskies Awards 2011
Fearing the Worst: Is a Second Recession Coming?
Our World: America’s descent into strategic dementia
13 Illegal Immigrants Arrested in California Wearing U.S. Marine Uniforms
Why Arab League isn't taken seriously
A dirty weekend could kill you
Syrian forces kill mosque protesters as violence escalates
Libya: US planes 'dropped two bombs' to protect downed pilot
Death of the Motor City: Detroit's population plummets 25 per cent
Libyan Rebel Stronghold: Frustration Mounts on the Streets of Benghazi
German warships won't help Libya embargo drive
WWII machine gun found in Lithuanian mail
Top Ten Rejected Names for Libyan Operation
Apparently the White House tossed out a number of perfectly good names before arriving at “Operation Odyssey Dawn”:
10.Operation Nine Months In The Senate Didn’t Prepare Me For This
9. Operation Organizing for Libya
8. Operation Double Standard
7. Operation FINE! I’ll Do Something
6. Operation Enduring Narcissism
5. Operation So That’s What the Red Button Does
4. Operation France Backed Me Into A Corner
3. Operation Start Without Me
2. Operation Unlike Bush Wars This One Is Justified Because Hey Look A Squirrel
1. Operation Aimless Fury
Source: Found on the Web, author unknown
10.Operation Nine Months In The Senate Didn’t Prepare Me For This
9. Operation Organizing for Libya
8. Operation Double Standard
7. Operation FINE! I’ll Do Something
6. Operation Enduring Narcissism
5. Operation So That’s What the Red Button Does
4. Operation France Backed Me Into A Corner
3. Operation Start Without Me
2. Operation Unlike Bush Wars This One Is Justified Because Hey Look A Squirrel
1. Operation Aimless Fury
Source: Found on the Web, author unknown
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Latest on Libya
Below: Libyan forces fire on rebels, as seen from a fallen partisan.
And see: "Coalition Airstrikes Hit Libya Again: Tripoli and Surroundings Targeted in Fourth Barrage in Last Several Days," and "Regime Change the Only Viable Solution in Libya."
Middle East News..........from DJ Elliott
Good news: Two days later, Obama finally notifies Congress about Libya operations
Thoughts on Libya
An Air Picture for Libya, One Way or Another
A Few Thoughts on Libya
OPSEC
US Air Force F-15E Incident in Libya; Crew Recovered
Iraq supports international intervention in Libya
Gaddafi's forces, Libyan rebels face standoff
Libya: Allies split over plan to give NATO leading role
Beijing opposes use of force in Libya
Yemeni leader says he'll step down by year's end
Videos emerge of protests spreading in Syria
Libya: abortive raid lets Allies keep moral high ground
Yemen Falling
and.....
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot in Japan
Belgium breaks Iraq’s world record for government impasse
Japan: whatever happened to the nuclear meltdown?
News...........
Wind farms, the perfectly safe health hazard
Bacon’s 25 favorite Broadsides
The Arab Revolt Hits Syria
DOD News Briefing with Gen. Ham via Teleconference from Germany
The New Weapons of Operation Odyssey Dawn
Morning Bell: Spectator-in-Chief
Amsterdam's prostitutes targeted by Dutch tax officials
Poverty pays: Agency chief makes six figures for little work
Islam in France is Leading to Civil War
Fresh row: Google says China blocking emails
Cosmonaut Crashed Into Earth 'Crying In Rage'
Libya: target Gaddafi - war of words over next phase
Japan nuclear crisis: Fears mount over radioactive waste in food
Typhoon makes history in Libya with first combat mission
Libya: Gaddafi puts the nation's youth to his defence
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood gains upper hand
French National Front makes "historic" gains in local elections
Guatemala first lady seeks divorce to succeed husband as president
Yemen President The Next To Go Out The Door?
Monday, 21 March 2011
Yemen is already going...............by DJ Elliott
Elements of 1st Armored Div facing off with Republican Guards in the capital.
Tanks facing tanks...
As to Iran - they are scared that their own population will start acting up again.
Which is why they are limiting their fishing in troubled waters to small-fry.
Can't afford to get too much of the security forces tied down in large-scale adventures.
Especially with their ally Syria starting to have protests.
Watch List for internal problems is
Red: Libya, Bahrain, Yemen, Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia.
Yellow: Iran, Syria, Jordan, Saudi, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Algeria, Morroco, Lebenon, Palistine, Pakistan, Afghanistan.
White: Israel, Iraq, Qatar.
This is limiting the AOR to ME and North Africa.
I suspect this will spread further than that AOR...
Even Later News.............
Christian Woman Joins Israel's Defense Force
Obama in Exile
The Big Obama Defeat the Media Ignored
Your tax dollars funding a second left wing radio network: the BBC
U.S. makes potassium iodide available in Japan
(PJM Exclusive) Iran Orders Attacks on Saudi Interests Worldwide
EPA’s Greenhouse Power Grab: Baucus’s Revenge, Democracy’s Peril
Yemen army in mutiny as president clings to power
UN intervention into Libya an ominous precedent for Israel
You Can't Make This Up, Although I Wish I Did.........by Dan Friedman
Hey gang, here’s a neat idea. Let’s not argue about whether our President is an Islamophile, a crypto-Muslim, a naive sap, a usurper, born on a distant planet, or simply a garden-variety incompetent – any or all of which could be true.
Instead gang, let’s bury our petty differences and concentrate on finding a rock-solid man or woman to send Obama back to Chi Town as a private citizen the first chance we get, November 2012. It’s the least patriots who love America can do for our country. df]#
Obama Marks Iranian Holiday
More Rolling News...............from DJ Elliott
Iraq one of most stable countries in the region, says al-Maliki
GCC Chief blasts Iranian attacks on Saudi embassy
EU official: Arab League head misquoted on Libya Asharq Alawsat Newspaper
Thousands march in Syria, as fresh wave of protests erupts
Norway sends F-16 fighter jets to join strikes against Libya
Spanish fighter jets join Libya mission
Medvedev rebuts Putin over Libya
Putin compares UN Libya resolution with crusade call
Russia to double production of ballistic missile systems - Putin
Russia not to participate in no-fly zone operations in Libya - Medvedev
Iraqis warn Libyans against excessive optimism
Gaddafi predicted this before…
On second deployment, I didn’t deserve combat pay
Liberal Democrats in uproar over Libya action H/T Dan Friedman
Hmmmm.... On Second Thought....
Coalition operations in Libya to continue
Will Gadhafi Resort to Terrorism to Fight Back?
But Nasrallah, what about Syria?
(PJM Exclusive) Iran Orders Attacks on Saudi Interests Worldwide
Ill winds..............from Rico
Metropolitan Japan's gamma radiation readings are increasing. No, not approaching any important threshhold levels, just spiking from normal levels.
BUT any wind-borne radiation from Fukushima will start coming ashore with the seasonal change in wind patterns shifting from 'offshore' to 'onshore.'
- Good news for the Pacific and America's West Coast, but bad news for residents of Tokyo, etc, who will have to (a) try and decipher the official radiation levels being reported to them (and are causing much confusion) and.or (b) decide whether their government is lying to them a wee bit.
The lead/concrete burial of Fukushima may be the only viable option left to the GOJ, but time will tell us...even if they won't right now. 
Middle East Update...............from DJ Elliott
Amphibious Ship For Sale: RFA Largs Bay
Feh. So we have a new campaign to add to the ribbon bar...
Future of UK Maritime Aviation
Dispatch: Ensign Margaret Morton, USNA ’10 aboard USS Mustin (DDG 89)
MOD Libya update
Iraqis accuse Parliament of using Bahrain to shy away from their demands
Sadrists call for boycotting Saudi goods
Defeat the Libyan regime. And then?
Libya: We might try to kill Gaddafi with air strike, says Liam Fox
Bahrain opposition seeks talks with monarchy
Tanks deploy in Sanaa as top army general defects
Iraq parties call to close Bahrain and UAE embassies
The Arab League is a Farce
Arab League: Who Said Anything About Killing Arabs?...........by Dan Friedman
My, my, cracks in “the coalition” already? Apparently, when the Arab League signed on with Obama to attack Libya, Obama never told them he would be using live ammunition. df
Western powers strike Libya; Arab League has doubts
Corrigan Brothers and a cast of Hundreds In President Obama’s Irish Ancestral Village of Moneygall Ireland.
Corrigan Brothers the Irish band who had the international hit “There’s no one as Irish as Barack Obama” amassing almost seven million you tube hits will join the population of Moneygall on Saturday 26th of March to shoot a video for their new single “Welcome Home President Barack Obama”. The brothers who played at the President’s Inauguration and became the first band to busk outside the White House will film their new song “Welcome Home President Barack Obama” in the small village of Moneygall with many of the villages inhabitants participating. Lead singer Ger Corrigan said “we are excited about the President’s visit and we look forward to him joining us to sing the song. It is great to have the opportunity to make a video in the village with all the community. We will have the President’s Cousin Henry Healy making an appearance as well as local Rector Stephen Neill and most importantly the man who owns the best ever pub in an ancestral home of a President Mr Ollie Hayes! All aspects of Irish life will be represented and we hope to have every one of the 209 population in the video”. 
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