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By: Obama gave the dirty work to Abbas and now both are soiled | JewPI

Obama gave the dirty work to Abbas and now both are soiled | JewPI — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:03:32 +0000

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By: sammy

sammy — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:08:00 +0000

Not to be too uppity but is it necessary to reduce discussion to personal attacks? Can we not exchange ideas and discuss differences with an ethics of respect for the other even if we ideologically disagree on principles?

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:22:18 +0000

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By: Oscar

Oscar — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:13:30 +0000

America is no longer the so-called “sole superpower” in the world, and accordingly, it has both Russia and China zeroing in on its supremacy. Obama’s Cairo speech, while well-intended, may have made matters far worse than George Bush. Obama’s inability to make any progress whatsoever on the I/P catastrophe has demonstrated that the U.S. will justify any action on the part of Israel, and totally disregard the blowback risk.

What blowback risk, you may ask? Says Robert Fisk of the Independent: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/the-demise-of-the-dollar-1798175.html

In the most profound financial change in recent Middle East history, Gulf Arabs are planning – along with China, Russia, Japan and France – to end dollar dealings for oil, moving instead to a basket of currencies including the Japanese yen and Chinese yuan, the euro, gold and a new, unified currency planned for nations in the Gulf Co-operation Council, including Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Qatar.

Secret meetings have already been held by finance ministers and central bank governors in Russia, China, Japan and Brazil to work on the scheme, which will mean that oil will no longer be priced in dollars.

Iran announced late last month that its foreign currency reserves would henceforth be held in euros rather than dollars.

And as Hillary Clinton keeps pushing China to go along with sanctions against Iran, as the U.S. puts a tariff on Chinese made tires and squawks about human rights violations, China would be very happy to redeem the $800.5 billion (or 23.35%) of the U.S. Treasury notes it holds and reinvest the proceeds more strategically.

The next time a Zionist friend attempts to dupe you into drinking the Kool-Aid that it’s in America’s strategic interest to bomb Iran, think about how the world will treat the U.S. once it’s responsible for touching off a World War in the region.

By: Chaos4700

Chaos4700 — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:21:34 +0000

That’s good, frankly, because until we start seeing Israel’s neighbors grow a backbones and stand up to Israel — Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon — Israel is going to keep expanding its apartheid state. And sooner or later, the IDF will be crossing the Jordan river to secure and protect more of their so-called “Jewish birthright.”

By: Donald

Donald — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:14:44 +0000

You’re unable to read, Richard, because I mentioned that you wanted an investigation, but criticized your reasons. Is it really so hard for you to read one paragraph and understand it? I castigated your emphasis and the implications–you want the investigation in part so you can then turn around and condemn Hamas for its long history of war crimes and to deflect severe criticism and avoid war crimes trials. Given that Israel has a long history of war crimes and oppression, one that spans its entire existence, it seems as though you want an investigation as much for PR purposes as anything else.

By: VR

VR — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:10:15 +0000

The writing may be over Witty, what comes next? THE SYSTEM I don't think you have a clue about the hour or what is about to occur.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:27:42 +0000

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By: potsherd

potsherd — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:16:40 +0000

There have been a lot of clashes in E Jerusalem, over the Israeli restrictions of Muslims praying at the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Jews allowed into it. The Islamic Movement has been agitating for action (this is a group of Muslim Israelis, not Palestinians) and Jordan is pissed.

By: Chaos4700

Chaos4700 — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:15:42 +0000

As usual, Sin, very astute observations. You have the situation mapped out pretty accurately as far as I’m concerned.