tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post4380113085305109292..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: The Insanity of Thinking About a War with RussiaDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-80687162120096867862016-10-07T15:34:13.912-04:002016-10-07T15:34:13.912-04:00.
From Caroline Glick @ Jeruselem Post...
http:/....<br /><br />From Caroline Glick @ Jeruselem Post...<br /><br />http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/COLUMN-ONE-Obamas-hostile-eulogy-469611<br /><br /><b>Obama was not merely wrong when he accused Peres’s detractors of support for slavery, he was maliciously wrong.</b><br /><br /><br /><i><b>Due to Peres’s Oslo Accords, since 1995, all the Palestinian population centers in Judea and Samaria have been governed by the PLO. Israel hasn’t been in charge of any aspect of their daily civic existence.</b><br /><br />And they have only suffered as a result. Between 1967 and 1996, when the Palestinians of Judea and Samaria were governed by the military government, the Palestinians were free. They only became “enslaved” when the PLO took over.<br /><br />Under Israeli rule, the Palestinians enjoyed far more expansive civil rights than they have since we left. The PLO transformed their lives into chaos by implementing the law of the jungle, enforced by mob-style militias. Their property rights were trampled. Their civil rights have been gutted...</i><br /><br /><br />There have been a long line of conservative politicians, Christian preachers, and right wing nut jobs ranging from Pat Buchanan to Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson to David Horowitcz of frontpagemag notoriety who have argued that the slaves really didn't have it all that bad. Now Ms. Glick makes the same argument regarding the Palestinians.<br /><br />The bolded sentence above shows Ms. Glick's absence of knowledge of or her complete denial of the Oslo Accords and their effects. I am tempted to conclude it is the latter since that reality should be clear to anyone who has actually read the Oslo Accords and the governing protocols for Areas A, B, and C and Gaza or who has looked at a map showing the strategic placement of settlements, barriers, checkpoints and roads that divide the WB, at least the 20% - 40% where the Palestinians are allowed to build, into nearly 100 small, separate, isolated ghettos, and in the case of Gaza into a prison.<br /><br />.<br /><br />.<br /><br /><br /> Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-39142401094580519012016-10-07T14:21:43.227-04:002016-10-07T14:21:43.227-04:00$39 Billion For Nothing, Arms For Free
If the ai...$39 Billion For Nothing, Arms For Free<br /><br /><i>If the aim of the Israeli government is to prevent a peace deal with the Palestinians, now or in the future, it’s close to realizing that goal. Last week, it approved the construction of a new Jewish settlement in the West Bank, another step in the steady march under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to build on land needed to create a Palestinian state.<br /><br />The Obama administration, with every justification, strongly condemned the action as a betrayal of the idea of a two-state solution in the Middle East. But Mr. Netanyahu obviously doesn’t care what Washington thinks, so it will be up to President Obama to find another way to preserve that option before he leaves office.<br /><br />The best idea under discussion now would be to have the United Nations Security Council, in an official resolution, lay down guidelines for a peace agreement covering such issues as Israel’s security, the future of Jerusalem, the fate of Palestinian refugees and borders for both states. The United Nations previously laid down principles for a peace deal in Resolution 242 (1967) and Resolution 338 (1973); a new one would be more specific and take into account current realities. Another, though weaker, option is for Mr. Obama to act unilaterally and articulate this framework for the two parties.</i><br /><br /><br />I have a better idea.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-84688501103499161852016-10-07T13:25:45.497-04:002016-10-07T13:25:45.497-04:00.
Libyan doctors told United Nations investigator....<br /><br /><i>Libyan doctors told United Nations investigators that, of the more than 200 corpses in Tripoli’s morgues following fighting in late February 2011, only two were female. This indicates Qaddafi’s forces targeted male combatants and did not indiscriminately attack civilians. Nor had Qaddafi forces attacked civilians after retaking towns from the rebels in early February 2011.<br />While Muammar Qaddafi had a 40-year record of appalling human rights violations, his abuses did not include large-scale attacks on Libyan civilians. We restored full diplomatic relations with Qaddafi in 2007 and he was a key partner in counter-terrorism efforts.<br /><br />LIFG and affiliated jihadis received at least 18 shipments of arms from Qatar with the blessing of the U.S., the Wall Street Journal reports. The arms shipments were funneled through none other than Ali al-Sallabi, the Qatar cleric who brokered their release from prison.<br /><br />The Islamists were able to pay for the weapons because Clinton had convinced Obama to grant full diplomatic recognition to the rebels, against the advice of State Department lawyers and the Secretary of Defense.<br /><br />As the Washington Post reported, this move “allowed the Libyans access to billions of dollars from Qaddafi’s frozen accounts.”<br /><br /><b>These arms shipments are significant for several reasons. It led to the indictment of American arms dealer Marc Turi who was charged with selling weapons to Islamist militants in Libya through Qatar. The charges were dropped this week after Turi threatened to reveal emails showing Clinton had approved the sales.<br /><br />Here’s where it gets very sticky for Secretary Clinton. The rebel leaders were on the State Department’s Foreign Terrorist Organization list. It is a direct violation of the law to provide material support for terrorist organizations under 18 U.S. Code 2339A & 2339B. Penalties for providing or attempting to provide material support to terrorism include imprisonment from 15 years to life.<br /><br />Nor is the Qatar connection insignificant. Qatar has donated anywhere from $1 to $5 million to the Clinton Foundation, and emails reveal members of the Qatari royal family were privileged with back channel meetings with Secretary Clinton at the State Department. While whipping up support for the Libya military campaign, Clinton told Arab leaders, “it’s important to me personally,” the Washington Post reported.</b><br /><br />Hillary Clinton’s prosecution of foreign policy in Libya crossed several lines: she showed extremely bad judgment by ignoring military and intelligence officials, she let personal interests conflict with U.S. foreign policy and, most importantly, she may have broken the law -- again...</i><br /><br />We have seen the same game plan used in Syria. If Clinton is elected we can expect to see it continue.<br /><br />.<br />Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-67631929443611250382016-10-07T13:21:25.662-04:002016-10-07T13:21:25.662-04:00.
Normally, I’m reluctant to quote any general, e....<br /><br />Normally, I’m reluctant to quote any general, especially those paid by FOX or CNN, but at least in this piece Gen. Flynn cites some credible sources (that and the fact that the US role in the Libyan FUBAR especially sticks in my craw).<br /><br />http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/10/06/gen-mike-flynn-why-hillarys-record-on-libya-is-even-worse-than-think.html<br /><br /><b>Gen. Mike Flynn: Why Hillary's record on Libya is even worse than you think</b><br /><br /><i>…A failed state, a terrorist haven, four dead Americans – this is the Hillary Clinton record in Libya we know about.<br /><br />But new evidence -- and a review of the public record -- reveals that Hillary Clinton’s actions in Libya were not just disastrous policy, but a violation of U.S. anti-terrorism law.<br /><br /><b>A recent report to the Foreign Affairs Committee of the British House of Commons concluded that Western intervention in Libya was based on "inaccurate intelligence" and "erroneous assumptions." Advocates failed to recognize that “the threat to civilians was overstated and that the rebels included a significant Islamist element," and the failure to plan for a post-Qaddafi Libya led to the "growth of ISIL" in North Africa.</b><br /><br />However, “inaccurate intelligence” doesn’t fully describe the whole story. A closer examination of the run-up to the Libya debacle on September 11, 2012 leads to the irrefutable conclusion that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton knowingly armed radical Islamist terrorists in Libya…</i><br /><br />-----------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><i>Hillary Clinton described the 2011 Arab Spring rebellion in eastern Libya as a spontaneous pro-democracy uprising, but the Libyan connection to radical Islamic extremist groups was well known long before 2011.<br /><br />The region where the rebellion began was a fervid recruiting ground for jihadis who killed American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.<br /><br />The leaders of the “civilian uprising” that Hillary Clinton supported were members of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) who had pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda. They refused to take orders from non-Islamist commanders and assassinated the then leader of the rebel army, Abdel Fattah Younes.<br /><br />The LIFG had been jailed under Qaddafi until hundreds of their members were released through a de-radicalization program. That program was spearheaded by an exiled Muslim Brotherhood affiliated Libyan cleric based in Qatar named Ali al-Sallabi. The jihadis pledged they would never use violence against Gaddafi again. But nearly as soon as the LIFG was released they took up arms against the Qaddafi regime.<br /><br /><b>Just as there was ample evidence that Hillary’s “pro-democracy protestors” were radical Islamists, there was no truth to the assertion a civilian massacre was imminent…</b></i><br /><br />{...}<br />Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-44333579360208568122016-10-07T12:52:09.691-04:002016-10-07T12:52:09.691-04:00The Donald could win massively 270-268 with New Ha...The Donald could win massively 270-268 with New Hampshire, Florida, Ohio, and North Carolina.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-6718139942983156782016-10-07T12:49:59.519-04:002016-10-07T12:49:59.519-04:00Gabby Morrongiello:
Clinton’s lead vanishes in NH ...<b>Gabby Morrongiello:<br />Clinton’s lead vanishes in NH as Johnson voters go to Trump</b><br /><br />http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/article/2603807/Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-10220925405785932372016-10-07T12:43:19.254-04:002016-10-07T12:43:19.254-04:00Creepy clown beaten with bat....DRUDGE
Time to ta...<b>Creepy clown beaten with bat....DRUDGE</b><br /><br />Time to take your Creepy Clown costume off, Quirk, people have had a gut full.<br /><br />Send the word down to your subordinates, too.<br /><br />Nobody wants any seriously wounded, much less dead, clowns found on the streets.<br /><br />It was good fun for awhile.<br /><br />Time to knock it off now, though.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-36390300436034544202016-10-07T12:35:11.669-04:002016-10-07T12:35:11.669-04:00New Hampshire is a big deal. If The Donald can win...New Hampshire is a big deal. If The Donald can win New Hampshire he wouldn't need Colorado or Pennsylvania.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-25112232035974214382016-10-07T12:00:22.994-04:002016-10-07T12:00:22.994-04:00SR-91 AuroraSR-91 AuroraCharltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-25689617545955493702016-10-07T11:53:57.788-04:002016-10-07T11:53:57.788-04:00The early U-2 had only 1 pilot I think.The early U-2 had only 1 pilot I think.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-67734016811663425032016-10-07T11:15:35.350-04:002016-10-07T11:15:35.350-04:00Dr. Ted Noel Takes a Close Look at Hillary’s Debat...<b>Dr. Ted Noel Takes a Close Look at Hillary’s Debate Performance - 10/7/16 <br /><br />Clinton’s three-day break before the debate may have included a “drug holiday” (formally a “structured treatment interruption”) to increase the effectiveness on D-day of the medications she’s taking. More</b><br /><br />http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/10/dr_ted_noel_takes_a_close_look_at_hillarys_debate_performance.htmlCharltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-11861065040541883302016-10-07T11:12:52.167-04:002016-10-07T11:12:52.167-04:00Word from my medical sources is that Hillary is in...Word from my medical sources is that Hillary is in seclusion and off drugs for a few days so that when they shoot her up again before the next debate the effect of the drugs will be stronger and longer lasting.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-7609926447022753942016-10-07T10:54:36.334-04:002016-10-07T10:54:36.334-04:00"Q"Nit of the Day: Shelbyville, Tennesse...<b>"Q"Nit of the Day: Shelbyville, Tennessee</b><br /><br /><br />Shelbyville, Tennessee: Muslim shoots up three churches, says “Read the Qur’an”<br /><br />October 6, 2016 11:02 am By Robert Spencer <br /><br />The link to Buchanan’s Facebook page in the report below has already gone dead. In any case, the screenshot makes Buchanan’s mindset clear: “Read the Qur’an because it is the true word of God…”<br />A Muslim shoots up three churches and nothing is said about his motive or his Islamic identity. Would the same courtesy be shown a Christian who shot up three mosques? Why the coverup? Who is responsible for it?<br /><br />“Could the Suspect arrested in a Shelbyville, Tennessee Shooting Spree be a Jihadi?,” by Jerry Gordon, New English Review, October 6, 2016 (thanks to Robert):<br /><br />…Shelbyville has a new problem; a shooting spree by a suspect, Wendell Buchanan, apprehended by local whose social media discloses his possible Muslim conversion. The issue is why local law enforcement hasn’t reached out for assistance of the Joint Terrorism Task Force and the FBI to investigate this as a possible terrorist event. This report would appear to suggest that Buchanan was on a self motivated jihad mission against hated kuffar religious institutions in the community:<br /><br />September 27 – October 02, 2016: Shelbyville, TN: Three churches were shot up in the Shelbyville, TN area starting on the night of Sep 27, 2016. The Horse Mountain Church of Christ was shot 16 more times the night of Sep 29. The Philippi United Methodist Church along with another church was also struck by 7.62 x 39 rounds on the 29th. (7.62 x 39 rounds are consistent with an AK47 or a SKS rifle) The Bedford County Agriculture Center was also attacked with gunfire on the 29th, shattering the front glass. There were also reports of utility boxes being shot during this time.<br /><br />On October 02, 2016, the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of Wendell Buchanan, age 30 for the shootings. A check of Wendell Tobias Buchanan’s Facebook page shows that he has been quoting the Quran and demonstrates he is a very vocal follower of Islam.<br /><br />https://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/10/shelbyville-tennessee-muslim-shoots-up-three-churches-says-read-the-quranCharltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-6438340336864119812016-10-07T10:46:38.294-04:002016-10-07T10:46:38.294-04:00Tipper, I think it was, Tipper of the super kiss a...Tipper, I think it was, Tipper of the super kiss at the Convention.....<br /><br />Once there was no First Lady gig in it for her, she was outta there, and 'Ozone' began to grow his hair out........Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-70732663977508250302016-10-07T10:44:15.221-04:002016-10-07T10:44:15.221-04:00Climate change is the real cause of the Syrian war...Climate change is the real cause of the Syrian wars, according to President O'bozo.<br /><br />And, now Hillary has 'Ozone' Al Gore on the campaign trail for her.<br /><br />I remember how Al's wife, what was her name, Pepper or something, divorced her way out of his insanity the moment he lost the election....<br /><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-68454799701321381822016-10-07T09:37:54.213-04:002016-10-07T09:37:54.213-04:00Coming from the person who bought ad space on the ...Coming from the person who bought ad space on the weather channel. MOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307879234693014691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-13260851608267240212016-10-07T09:35:57.545-04:002016-10-07T09:35:57.545-04:00I doubt we will hear anything more absurd than thi...I doubt we will hear anything more absurd than this today. People are actually supporting this woman. I know folks who don't like Trump will vote for her as a vote against Trump. But those folks who actually support her??<br /><br />TAMPA, FL — Speaking to supporters in Tampa, Hillary Clinton says climate change is “wreaking havoc on communities across America.” Clinton warns that Hurricane Hermine “is not the last one that’s going to hit Florida given what’s happening in the climate.” She says, “When it comes to protecting our country against natural disasters and the threat of climate change, once again, Donald Trump is totally unfit and unqualified”.<br />HILLARY CLINTON: “Another threat to our country is climate change. 2015 was the hottest year on record and the science is clear: it’s real, it’s wreaking havoc on communities across America. Last week’s hurricane was another reminder of the devastation that extreme weather can cause and I send my thoughts and prayers to everyone affected by Hermine. But, this is not the last one that’s going to hit Florida given what’s happening in the climate. […] If it affects people who lose their homes or their businesses that took a lifetime to build, it doesn’t matter to him. When it comes to protecting our country against natural disasters and the threat of climate change, once again, Donald Trump is totally unfit and unqualified to be our President.”<br /><br />MOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307879234693014691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-30457547651405034232016-10-07T07:39:10.263-04:002016-10-07T07:39:10.263-04:00A sensory panel to refocus on flavor. :-)A sensory panel to refocus on flavor. :-)MOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307879234693014691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-28764826807160794652016-10-07T07:38:07.498-04:002016-10-07T07:38:07.498-04:00Burger Blues
The problem facing the world’s large...Burger Blues <br />The problem facing the world’s largest hamburger maker: Its burgers aren’t good enough. Just one in five millennials, the fast-food industry’s core customer, has tried McDonald’s flagship “Big Mac.” New, “better burger” chains are pulling in customers with gourmet, made-to-order burgers and quick, casual service. But serving that kind of product is at odds with McDonald’s strategy of six decades, in which speed and low cost are paramount. We report that a “sensory” panel is helping McDonald’s refocus on flavor, and the company is testing using fresh instead of frozen beef, different cooking techniques and an ordering system for made-to-order, customized burgers. The challenges are clear: The company’s attempts in recent years to sell burgers with higher-quality ingredients haven’t been successful.MOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307879234693014691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-2448732434606981892016-10-07T07:36:06.845-04:002016-10-07T07:36:06.845-04:00
Newly disclosed emails show top Obama administrat...<br />Newly disclosed emails show top Obama administration officials were in close contact with Hillary Clinton’s nascent presidential campaign in early 2015 about the potential fallout from revelations that the former secretary of state used a private email server. Their discussion included a request from the White House communications director to her counterpart at the State Department to see if it was possible to arrange for Secretary of State John Kerry to avoid questions during media appearances about Mrs. Clinton’s email arrangement. In another instance, a top State Department official assured an attorney for Mrs. Clinton that, contrary to media reports, a department official hadn’t told Congress that Mrs. Clinton erred in using a private email account. The previously unreported emails were obtained by the Republican National Committee as part of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking records of Mrs. Clinton’s time in office.MOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307879234693014691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-71988669227794449292016-10-07T07:19:09.643-04:002016-10-07T07:19:09.643-04:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=57e53b...https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=57e53b40-0000-2451-a75f-94eb2c08d4d4&feature=iv&src_vid=qKPMZ_t765I&v=_wvAJgUlS-IDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-61877383313888055842016-10-07T07:14:24.730-04:002016-10-07T07:14:24.730-04:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKPMZ_t765I#t=108....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKPMZ_t765I#t=108.943336Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-54529175972071016352016-10-07T03:26:56.050-04:002016-10-07T03:26:56.050-04:00Good quote, Quirk.
You've shown that no one r...Good quote, Quirk.<br /><br />You've shown that no one really knows what to do about an impossible problem.<br /><br />No one....unless you are holding back your own Nobel Peace Prize winning solution.<br /><br />If you are holding back, everyone is interested in your solution.<br /><br />What is it ?Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-80808524772930506632016-10-07T03:23:27.648-04:002016-10-07T03:23:27.648-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1280948564459068412016-10-07T02:35:08.704-04:002016-10-07T02:35:08.704-04:00{...}
Like Trump, she offered no specifics. Whic...<br />{...}<br /><br /><i>Like Trump, she offered no specifics. Which bullies? Where? How? In what order? Would she start with Russia’s Putin? North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un? Perhaps Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines? How about Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan? Or Bibi?<br /><br />In contrast to Trump, however, Clinton did speak in complete sentences, which followed one another in an orderly fashion. She thereby came across as at least nominally qualified to govern the country, much like, say, Warren G. Harding nearly a century ago. <b>And what worked for Harding in 1920 may well work for Clinton in 2016.<br /><br />Of Harding’s speechifying, H.L. Mencken wrote at the time, “It reminds me of a string of wet sponges.” Mencken characterized Harding’s rhetoric as “so bad that a sort of grandeur creeps into it. It drags itself out of the dark abysm of pish, and crawls insanely up the topmost pinnacle of posh. It is rumble and bumble. It is flap and doodle. It is balder and dash.” So, too, with Hillary Clinton. She is our Warren G. Harding. In her oratory, flapdoodle and balderdash live on...</b></i><br /><br />.<br />Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.com