Discourse of the Mean Spirits: False Mantras, Euphemisms and Naked Hypocrisy by Paul de Rooij www.dissidentvoice.org August 14, 2006 In the face of a major Israeli war of aggression against Lebanon many politicians and pundits have sought to justify the Israeli actions, throwing in an occasional lame rebuke. It is instructive to dissect some of the commonly heard mantras that have been repeated ad nauseam, before being replaced by others. ~ Read More ~

Desert of trapped corpses testifies to Israel's failure By Robert Fisk The Independent 08/15/06 They made a desert and called it peace. Srifa - or what was once the village of Srifa - is a place of pancaked homes, blasted walls, rubble, starving cats and trapped corpses. But it is also a place of victory for the Hizbollah, whose fighters walked amid the destruction yesterday with the air of conquering heroes. So who is to blame for this desert? The Shia militia which provoked this war - or the Israeli air force and army which has laid waste to southern Lebanon and killed so many of its people? There was no doubt what the village mukhtar thought. As three Hizbollah men - one wounded in the arm, the other carrying two ammunition clips and a two-way radio - passed us amid the piles of broken concrete, Hussein Kamel el-Din yelled to them: "Hallo, heroes!" Then he turned to me. "You know why they are angry? Because God didn't give them the opportunity of dying." ~ Read More ~

Apologists with evil minds By James J. Zogby, Special to Gulf News 08/14/2006 12:00 AM (UAE) There appears to be a direct relationship between the increasing ugliness and immorality of this war and the extreme lengths to which Israel's supporters will go to justify it. This was brought home to me recently in three separate debates, one in print, two on television. What I clearly saw at work in these exchanges was how Israel's apologists use verbal overkill paralleling Israel's use of overwhelming military force. They will admit no wrong. They attempt to bully opponents into submission. They deny history and morality. And, maybe most disturbing of all, they seek to present this war (as they have sought to present many of Israel's previous wars) in exaggerated and near apocalyptical terms. ~ Read More ~

Mad Dog On A Leash By Sheila Samples 08/15/06 "Information Clearing House" "We should prepare to go on the offensive. Our aim is to smash Lebanon, Trans-Jordan, and Syria. The weak point is Lebanon, for the Moslem regime is artificial and easy for us to undermine. We shall establish a Christian state there, and then we will smash the Arab Legion, eliminate Trans-Jordan; Syria will fall to us. We then bomb and move on and take Port Said, Alexandria and Sinai."~~David Ben-Gurion, May 1948 I have been stunned by many things on the US political scene since I was jerked violently awake on Nov. 22, 1963. However, one thing that simply flew under the cuckoo's nest of my awareness was the total influence on our Congress; the control of our media, our courts, our universities, our entire society -- even our religion -- by the state of Israel. I had no idea. I've learned a lot about both Israel and the United States in the last five years -- most of which I fervently wish I didn't know. I learned very quickly in the wake of 9-11 that the neoconservatives in the US claim an ideological right -- the Zionists in Israel a theological right -- to do whatever they want to whomever they want whenever they want, and those who question their increasingly bloody aggression are labeled "anti-American" or "anti-Semitic." Those who protest are ostracized from both religious and patriotic society (not to be confused with "civilized" society) and are immediately bombarded with ridicule and vicious ad hominems. Some receive death threats. Some receive death. ~ Read More ~

Hezbollah's Victory and the Coming Shock and Awe of Iran Tuesday August 15th 2006, 9:39 am Kurt Nimmo Another Day in the Empire It is said the United States has "scaled-back" its "expectations" now that the United Nations has declared a "ceasefire" in Lebanon. "The U.N. agreement is only the most recent example in which Bush's second-term doctrine of spreading freedom has run into the realities of international and domestic politics," notes the Baltimore Sun. Actually, Bush's doctrine, which has nothing to do with democracy as most people understand the word, ran into the reality of Hezbollah, the most effective resistance movement in the world. ~ Read More ~

Lebanon in Tears Hizbollah says disarmament not an option Israeli troops could stay in Lebanon for months: army chief World backs off disarming Hezbollah US gave green light to Israel: Attack on Lebanon essential precursor for military options against Iran Diplomats head to Lebanon to discuss peacekeeping plan Lebanese army prepares to move south Hezbollah Fighters Better Trained, Equipped Than Chechens - Russian-born Israeli Soldiers Seymour Hersh: U.S. Helped Plan Israeli Attack, Cheney "Convinced" Assault on Lebanon Could Serve as Prelude to Preemptive Attack on Iran Israel to halt pullout unless Lebanon army deploys What happened during the last battle? Israeli Troops Killed by "Friendly Fire"?	Israel's Other Aggressions Assad defends the resistance to Israel Robert Fisk: In the face of Bush's lies, it's left to Assad to tell the truth Syria warns Israel over Golan Hamas: Mossad assassination bid fails Two killed in Gaza airstrike Abbas, Haneya meet in Gaza amid demands to form coalition cabinet Israeli military chief draws fire for selling shares after soldiers' kidnap Record immigration to Israel in spite of crisis	Phony Terror Threat of the Week Blair's Folly: New offences, created for the same old reasons Blair's 'frenzied law making': a new offence for every day spent in office Al-Qaida No.3 behind major UK air terror plot UK: Cameron accused of playing politics with terrorist threat What a Racket! British Airways says 10,000 bags are missing BAA is accused of 'paralysing' Stansted with "nonsensical" extra security measures in wake of terror plot Probably True: Suspect held by police is innocent, claims brother Propaganda: Investigation widens as police probe link with September 11 Sources claim latest "terror plot" a hoax cooked up to divert attention from Blair's and Bush's woes British police make new arrest in airline bomb plot UK police seek extra time to quiz bomb suspects
Der Leader Will Protect You! Bush Should Know: Bush Says U.S. Will Face Terrorism Threat for 'Years' Bush vows to protect American people Karl Called Stunned, Scared and Silent - The Bush administration's reliance on scare tactics -- to beat Americans into stunned submission -- is becoming outright laughable	War! Yes, Sir! Jay Leno - Iran announced today that it cloned a sheep. They plan to use the sheep to pull the wool over the U.N.'s eyes. 110 Iraqi civilians killed in violence per day in July General to rule on Iraq rape case in September Cuban Exiles Wage War of Terror - Anti-Castro terrorists based in Florida have carried out thousands of attacks against civilians, often with the full knowledge and support of the U.S. government	The War on Humanity 61 schoolgirls killed, 129 wounded in Sri Lankan airstrike - Bombed compound, a well-known humanitarian zone Sri Lankan army warns children can be targets - considered "combatants" or "terrorists" Singer arrested by US forces in Haiti freed after two years Asians 'will be alienated by plan for profiling' - New Offense: Traveling While Asian Russian patrol fatally shoots Japanese fisherman in disputed waters
Who's Gonna Pay? Dell recall may cost Sony up to $430 mln: analysts Northeast states to act on CO2 where Bush won't NY mayor to give his own cash to stop world smoking Mediterranean oil spill prompts crisis meeting Home sales decline in 28 states, D.C.	The Melting Pot Ohio voting problems deemed severe McKinney Criticizes Electronic Voting Terror charge dropped in cell phone case NYC to Release 911 Calls From Sept. 11 Landing system failure unsolved at LAX A Split In the Racist Right - A rift has opened between those who see blacks, Hispanics and Muslims as the primary enemy, and those who blame Jews for every evil Christians 'addicted to pornography'	That Whacky Weather Magnitude 6.1 quake rocks southern Tonga Wyoming homes evacuated as fire spreads Residents flee flooding in N.M. India's flood-hit Gujarat state evacuates thousands after heavy rains 'More disasters' for warmer world
Losing the Moon, Finding a Planet Planets plan boosts tally to 12 US space commander predicts satellite attacks One giant blunder for mankind: how NASA lost moon pictures	Odds 'n Ends 'Three continents' formed Australia Russian Genius Solves Most Complicated Math Problem, Refuses $1 mln. Prize Fun with the AOL Data Leak - Last week, AOL revealed three months' worth of people's web searches -- and the data is oddly fascinating CBS commits to exorcism pilot	Doing Something US soldier who blew whistle on Abu Ghraib has no regrets Venezuelan National Assembly appoints new president

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