I was gonna write this blog in a bright red, because this subject makes me so angry and because of all the blood these creatures spill. But looking at the screen hurt my eyes. I just can't subject myself and y'all to that for the entirety of this piece.
Over the weekend I read two blogs that inspired this one. As I've said before, I don't like to plagarize. Both these bloggers are on my daily "trot line" rounds. The first was on http://pawpawshouse.blogspot.com and the second was over at View From The Porch which you can find at http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com .
Dennis talks about a new, to me anyway, group of Islamofacists calling themselves the Just Swords of Islam. They propose to throw acid in the face of any woman over the age of 12 who does not wear the "veil".
Tamara, who writes View from the Porch, tells of Mohammed Halim of Afghanistan in her blog titled "Animals". Mr. Halim was punished by minions of the Taliban for having the temerity to disobey them by teaching GIRLS! Mr. Halim's punishment? He was partially disembowelled, then each arm and each leg were tied to a different "motorbike". The bikes were then driven in four different directions until Mr. Halim's limbs were torn from his body.
I can only hope that at some point in this obscenely barbaric treatment Mr. Halim passed into unconsciousness or that he died from blood loss or shock before having to endure unimaginable pain. Or listen to the wailing of his family and the young women he was teaching.
And why have we heard NOTHING, not one blurb, of these stories on the nightly news on our three networks? Or Fox, or CNN, or MSNBC? Is it "old news" to them? Or is it not "news-worthy"?
Has anyone heard an outcry from Moderate Muslims? Are they making an outcry and that response is just not making it into the same outlets that report the atrocities? Or is there no outcry? Who can answer these questions? Google? Ask Jeeves?
There is beginning to be such a tide of revulsion against all Muslims because of the actions of the Islamofacists that I fear for the safety and security of all Muslims. There are factions in this country and all over the world who look at the atrocities being committed and threatened in the name of Islam, and they fear ALL Muslims because they only hear and see the Radicals.
If the Moderate, SANE Muslims do not start speaking out, if they do not begin to make themselves heard, then we can only assume that they approve, in some small, dark corner of their hearts with the actions of their rabid, insane, barbaric Islamofascist brothers and sisters.
Now, I know some of you will say, or think, at any rate, I am throwing around a dangerous and inflammatory term when I use the word Islamofacist. I know that words have power. I hope that this word lights a fire in you! I didn't coin the word. When I heard it though, I was struck by how appropriate a term it was. I pulled out my old Oxford American Dictionary to get this definition for y'all; fa-cism: a system of extreme right-wing dictatorial government. Therefore, Islamofacism would be facism tied to Islamic beliefs, no?
Like the facists of the Nazi Germany era, they seek world domination. They are extreme, I don't think anyone would disagree with that. They are most definitely right-wing, if you can accept the premise that right-wing is in this case a limiting of freedoms and liberty that goes hand in hand with dictatorship.
By calling these radical Muslim terrorists Islamofacists I am just calling a spade a freakin' shovel, folks. If you can't handle the truth, go back to your Ivory Tower and have some more tofu!
And a final question. I saw this theme repeated in many of the comments on both blogs. I thought it was a valid question there and wanted to raise it here for more discussion. Why are these Muslim men so afraid of women? If women are so inferior, why do they invest us with so much power that we must be shrouded and kept guarded and uneducated lest we surpass them in any field of endeavor?
Showing posts with label Geopolitical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Geopolitical. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Who Should Disarm Hezbollah?
Or, Why do I feel like I'm trapped in some Orwellian nightmare?
The Lebanese Foreign Minister has the unmitigated gall to announce to the world that it's Israel's responsibility to disarm Hezbollah. HUH?!?!? {Holly hits the side of her head with the heel of her hand, thereby increasing the magnitude of her headache by a factor of 3. Then she tugs on the shell of her good ear to make sure she heard that correctly.}
It's ISRAEL'S responsibility to disarm the terrorists operating inside the borders of a {supposedly} sovereign nation? The same nation that has been screaming for the last 5-6 weeks about the heinous Isralis violating their county's borders with, first their artillery and air strike and then their troops in an attempt to disarm Hezbollah, thereby ridding Lebanon of this metastatic cancer living within its body 'real'.
NOW that Isreal is withdrawing its troops in favor of the Lebanese army, the same army that was supposedly too weak to control Hezbollah in the first place, it suddenly Israel's responsibility to disarm Hezbollah. Class, can you say, "Wankers"? Can you say, "Wussies"? Can you say, "Plausible Deniability"?
I knew you could. You see, I don't claim to have "The Shine" of second sight, but I can read the subtext in the headlines. I've been listening to the news this week. I've been listening to CNN, and Fox, and MSNBC. I've heard the UN say they can't possibly have an effective "Peacekeeping Force" on the ground for at least 1 to 1.5 years.
What Peace will there be to keep in a year? Hell's Bells, what peace will there be to keep in 6 weeks if the Lebanese truly are as weak as everyone claims they are {I see your comment coming GBro} and Hezbollah gets resupplied by Iran and/or through Syria? So far, Israel is abiding by the terms of the cease-fire, but Children, a Cease-fire ain't a Peace. A cease-fire is a temporary halt in the firing of weapons.
When Hezbollah is restocked, which my pessimistic mind tells me it will be, they will start firing on Israeli soldiers and civilians again. Israelis, being sane people and of a mind to defend themselves, will return fire. This time I hope they tell every MotherLoving Lebanese politician that if they had done what they were supposed to do, i.e., control terrorists inside their own borders, this hellfire would not be raining down upon their land.
Don't sit there and tell me they can't do it!! Somehow, they managed to dislodge the Syrians from within their borders a while back. If they cannot get rid of Hezbollah, they either don't want to, or aren't asking the right folks for help!!!
Wouldn't it make more sense for the Lebanese, if they truly want the terrorists that make up Hezbollah out of their country gone, that they appeal to some of their moderate Arab neighbors, on the Q.T. if necessary, for arms and training for their troops. By fighting from Civilian areas that have not been evacuated, it is Hezbollah that endangers those civilians. It is Hezbollah who uses women and children as shields and fodder.
It is Isreal who gives advance warning to civilians, when possible, to evacuate, in order to minimize civilian casualties. When the Israelis shell a school or hospital it's a tragic mistake. When Hezbollah does the same thing, it is without warning, by design, and they celebrate their victory, they rejoice over the death of dead children. They are mad dogs and should be put down like the rabid, infectious animals they have proven themselves to be.
The Lebanese Foreign Minister has the unmitigated gall to announce to the world that it's Israel's responsibility to disarm Hezbollah. HUH?!?!? {Holly hits the side of her head with the heel of her hand, thereby increasing the magnitude of her headache by a factor of 3. Then she tugs on the shell of her good ear to make sure she heard that correctly.}
It's ISRAEL'S responsibility to disarm the terrorists operating inside the borders of a {supposedly} sovereign nation? The same nation that has been screaming for the last 5-6 weeks about the heinous Isralis violating their county's borders with, first their artillery and air strike and then their troops in an attempt to disarm Hezbollah, thereby ridding Lebanon of this metastatic cancer living within its body 'real'.
NOW that Isreal is withdrawing its troops in favor of the Lebanese army, the same army that was supposedly too weak to control Hezbollah in the first place, it suddenly Israel's responsibility to disarm Hezbollah. Class, can you say, "Wankers"? Can you say, "Wussies"? Can you say, "Plausible Deniability"?
I knew you could. You see, I don't claim to have "The Shine" of second sight, but I can read the subtext in the headlines. I've been listening to the news this week. I've been listening to CNN, and Fox, and MSNBC. I've heard the UN say they can't possibly have an effective "Peacekeeping Force" on the ground for at least 1 to 1.5 years.
What Peace will there be to keep in a year? Hell's Bells, what peace will there be to keep in 6 weeks if the Lebanese truly are as weak as everyone claims they are {I see your comment coming GBro} and Hezbollah gets resupplied by Iran and/or through Syria? So far, Israel is abiding by the terms of the cease-fire, but Children, a Cease-fire ain't a Peace. A cease-fire is a temporary halt in the firing of weapons.
When Hezbollah is restocked, which my pessimistic mind tells me it will be, they will start firing on Israeli soldiers and civilians again. Israelis, being sane people and of a mind to defend themselves, will return fire. This time I hope they tell every MotherLoving Lebanese politician that if they had done what they were supposed to do, i.e., control terrorists inside their own borders, this hellfire would not be raining down upon their land.
Don't sit there and tell me they can't do it!! Somehow, they managed to dislodge the Syrians from within their borders a while back. If they cannot get rid of Hezbollah, they either don't want to, or aren't asking the right folks for help!!!
Wouldn't it make more sense for the Lebanese, if they truly want the terrorists that make up Hezbollah out of their country gone, that they appeal to some of their moderate Arab neighbors, on the Q.T. if necessary, for arms and training for their troops. By fighting from Civilian areas that have not been evacuated, it is Hezbollah that endangers those civilians. It is Hezbollah who uses women and children as shields and fodder.
It is Isreal who gives advance warning to civilians, when possible, to evacuate, in order to minimize civilian casualties. When the Israelis shell a school or hospital it's a tragic mistake. When Hezbollah does the same thing, it is without warning, by design, and they celebrate their victory, they rejoice over the death of dead children. They are mad dogs and should be put down like the rabid, infectious animals they have proven themselves to be.
Monday, July 17, 2006
My Opinions on Israel and Texas Musicians
Okey Doke. Try to keep up. I know this is a strange combo of subject matter, but it's where my mind is today.
The Israelis have been under threat of annilation by their geographical neighbors since they became an independent Nation/State. Hezbollah started this current brouhaha by kidnapping IDF soldiers and attacking sovereign soil with military hardware supplied to them by nations hostile to Israel. My guess is Syria and/or Iran.
Now that Hezbollah, and unfortunately some non-combatant Lebanese, are getting themselves soundly outfired upon, they are crying to anyone with a camera and micropone, "Those evil Zionists, they always overreact to everthing!!!"
What a gignormous load of horse hockey pucks!!!
Back to those non-combatant Lebanese... I feel a very small measure of sympathy for them. They were in a civil war for 15 years. But then so have a lot of other third world nations. They had begun to get their national act together, but they made a terrible error. They sheltered terrorists within their borders. They allowed those terrorists [Hezbollah] to attack a militarily superior neighboring nation that the government should have had the foresight to know would strike back with just the measures the Israelis are now using. If the citizens and the government of Lebanon are that danged stupid or blinded by hate, then they deserve every bad thing the Israelis rain down upon them.
OK, now for the second half of today's title.
I have some specific Texas musicians in mind.
The first I want to talk about is someone many of you have heard or at least heard of from me in the past : Allen Wayne Damron.
I am proud to be able to say Allen was a friend of mine. I first heard him back in '88 or '89 on a date with the Dearly Beloved.
He visited in our home and we visited in his. His music has soothed my soul when it was sore. Others have made me happier, or made me cry with the pathos of the human condition. I have shared his wonderful style of storytelling and singing with friends and family of all ages all over the state and country.
When the Dearly Beloved and I were on our honeymoon, Allen and Marie [his wife] took us out in the desert to see Indian medician circles and collect fossilized seashells. We always had a wonderful time with Allen, whether we were listening to him sing, or tell stories or shoot.
One of my favorite songs of his, "Just a Sign" will be sung at my memorial service.
I will always miss his presence in my life.
His website is www.AWDamron.com or if that doesn't work go to www.KerrvilleFestivals.com and roam around until you find his name. Marie is in the process of rereleasing all his titles on CD.
Robert Earl Keen is an Aggie. His music ranges from country to Americana to bluegrass to Tejano Rock. Thanks, Art for suggesting he get some vocal coaching. His songwriting is positively inspired. He can write songs satirizing Texas life and romanticising it. And he writes wonderful love ballads. Go buy yourself a copy of "What I Really Mean". You won't believe how haunting a banjo and clarinet can sound together, but then I've always been queer for banjo music. I'm sure he has a website, but I don't have the addy, try google.
And last, but certainly not least, is Max Stalling, another Aggie.
Max is another excellent songwriter. Educated, clever lyrics; good dance music; love songs that make women wish she was the gal, and men wish he knew the gal. "Comfort in the Curves" is the song that first caught my attention on the radio. Then I heard "The Pila Song"; "6x9 Speakers"; "Dimebox, TX"; "Running Buddy"; and so many, many more. I can highly recommend the following CDs: "Live at Dan's Silverleaf : Sell Out"; "Comfort in the Curves" and "Wide Afternoon".
His website is : www.MaxStalling.com
HollyB
The Israelis have been under threat of annilation by their geographical neighbors since they became an independent Nation/State. Hezbollah started this current brouhaha by kidnapping IDF soldiers and attacking sovereign soil with military hardware supplied to them by nations hostile to Israel. My guess is Syria and/or Iran.
Now that Hezbollah, and unfortunately some non-combatant Lebanese, are getting themselves soundly outfired upon, they are crying to anyone with a camera and micropone, "Those evil Zionists, they always overreact to everthing!!!"
What a gignormous load of horse hockey pucks!!!
Back to those non-combatant Lebanese... I feel a very small measure of sympathy for them. They were in a civil war for 15 years. But then so have a lot of other third world nations. They had begun to get their national act together, but they made a terrible error. They sheltered terrorists within their borders. They allowed those terrorists [Hezbollah] to attack a militarily superior neighboring nation that the government should have had the foresight to know would strike back with just the measures the Israelis are now using. If the citizens and the government of Lebanon are that danged stupid or blinded by hate, then they deserve every bad thing the Israelis rain down upon them.
OK, now for the second half of today's title.
I have some specific Texas musicians in mind.
The first I want to talk about is someone many of you have heard or at least heard of from me in the past : Allen Wayne Damron.
I am proud to be able to say Allen was a friend of mine. I first heard him back in '88 or '89 on a date with the Dearly Beloved.
He visited in our home and we visited in his. His music has soothed my soul when it was sore. Others have made me happier, or made me cry with the pathos of the human condition. I have shared his wonderful style of storytelling and singing with friends and family of all ages all over the state and country.
When the Dearly Beloved and I were on our honeymoon, Allen and Marie [his wife] took us out in the desert to see Indian medician circles and collect fossilized seashells. We always had a wonderful time with Allen, whether we were listening to him sing, or tell stories or shoot.
One of my favorite songs of his, "Just a Sign" will be sung at my memorial service.
I will always miss his presence in my life.
His website is www.AWDamron.com or if that doesn't work go to www.KerrvilleFestivals.com and roam around until you find his name. Marie is in the process of rereleasing all his titles on CD.
Robert Earl Keen is an Aggie. His music ranges from country to Americana to bluegrass to Tejano Rock. Thanks, Art for suggesting he get some vocal coaching. His songwriting is positively inspired. He can write songs satirizing Texas life and romanticising it. And he writes wonderful love ballads. Go buy yourself a copy of "What I Really Mean". You won't believe how haunting a banjo and clarinet can sound together, but then I've always been queer for banjo music. I'm sure he has a website, but I don't have the addy, try google.
And last, but certainly not least, is Max Stalling, another Aggie.
Max is another excellent songwriter. Educated, clever lyrics; good dance music; love songs that make women wish she was the gal, and men wish he knew the gal. "Comfort in the Curves" is the song that first caught my attention on the radio. Then I heard "The Pila Song"; "6x9 Speakers"; "Dimebox, TX"; "Running Buddy"; and so many, many more. I can highly recommend the following CDs: "Live at Dan's Silverleaf : Sell Out"; "Comfort in the Curves" and "Wide Afternoon".
His website is : www.MaxStalling.com
HollyB
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