tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post3025089223517857853..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: The Permanent War Party and the corrupt US Corporate Media - the media continues to present former military and government officials as venerated experts without informing the public of their industry ties – the personal financial interests that may be shaping their opinions of what is in the national interest. Deuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger205125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-9670127021631289992013-10-15T07:47:26.730-04:002013-10-15T07:47:26.730-04:00There are not five degrees separation between anyo...There are not five degrees separation between anyone in the world and Kevin Bacon. No, indeed. With the use of supercomputers, we are only 3.5 degrees of separation. NSA is looking at the connectivity nodes.<br /><br />See: LINKED (2002). Barabásiallenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605114251615293411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-28966834357438990772013-10-15T07:35:49.084-04:002013-10-15T07:35:49.084-04:00"Like the Israeli garnered Jerusalem, back in..."Like the Israeli garnered Jerusalem, back in 1967."<br /><br />Israel just did what the UN could not or would not: it made Jerusalem an open city by driving the Jordanians back across the river. <br /><br />All is good in Jerusalem. :-)allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605114251615293411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-55893369990835441342013-10-15T07:29:19.143-04:002013-10-15T07:29:19.143-04:00...still doesn't get them Jerusalem......still doesn't get them Jerusalem...allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605114251615293411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-11173855319139342472013-10-15T01:59:02.161-04:002013-10-15T01:59:02.161-04:00i can find many U.S news which is very interesting...i can find many U.S news which is very interesting and useful too..its the only blog where many things are good..<br />Really great one..Thanks for sharing..<br /><br /><a href="http://www.rejuvehealthclinics.com/" rel="nofollow">rejuve health clinics</a><br /><br />rejuvehealthclinicshttp://www.rejuvehealthclinics.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-82008072323393671022013-10-15T01:38:33.282-04:002013-10-15T01:38:33.282-04:00The evidence seems to show that this is several ye...<i><b>The evidence seems to show that this is several years away. </b></i><br /><br />That is what has been said, for over twenty years.<br />It may have been true, twenty years ago.<br />It may be true, today.<br />It could be true in three to five years, if the Iranians do not have a nuclear weapon, by then.<br /><br />The Israeli do not seem to feel secure, under their own nuclear umbrella.<br />All that expense, assets and energy spent, and they are still afraid.<br /><br />The amount of security those weapons have provided to Israel, a matter of conjecture.<br />The Israeli that posts here, tell us that 5,113 nuclear warheads will not protect the US.<br /><br />So, should the US dispose of all of 5,113 of them,?<br />Why not, if they can not keep either US or Israel safe and secure?<br /><br />I think they do add a measure of security, against the supposed Iranian threat, but nearly as much as does the UAE's air force.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-70351563255459799452013-10-15T01:28:07.241-04:002013-10-15T01:28:07.241-04:00.
There are some things I disagree with in Rubin&....<br /><br />There are some things I disagree with in Rubin's analysis, such as,<br /><br /><i>Of course, no one really cares that much about potential genocide in Israel.</i><br /><br />While I doubt Obama would offer any kind of public support for an Israeli first strike on Iran, I'm pretty confident he would order an attack on Iran if Israel was attacked. However, Iran also knows that Israel is perfectly capable of defending herself.<br /><br />.<br /><br />Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-62911750781236497522013-10-15T01:18:19.869-04:002013-10-15T01:18:19.869-04:00.
I agree with Barry Rubin's analysis of Iran....<br /><br />I agree with Barry Rubin's analysis of Iran in the following article.<br /><br /><b>Iran a Lunatic State or a Rational Actor? Neither</b><br /><br /><i>As I've insisted for many years, it is increasingly clear that Iran will get nuclear weapons. We should start discussions in that framework.<br /><br />The recent brilliant decision of the Iranian elite - which is not only more ruthless but strategically smarter than Western leadership - to make President Hassan Rouhani its representative to the West guarantees it. The only question is when Iran will get them.<br /><br />The evidence seems to show that this is several years away. (It will be interesting if that development comes too late to affect Syria's civil war, and such will probably happen.)<br /><br />WHY WILL Iran certainly get nukes? First, the West isn't going to take strong enough action to stop it, because the alternatives are deemed - perhaps accurately so - too risky. No surgical Israeli strike is going to stop it, and President Barack Obama will never support such a strike. Of course, there is also lots of money at stake. The sanctions may seem tough, but have more holes than Swiss cheese.<br /><br />After Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, there is perhaps a better moneymaking climate. His successor Rouhani will further soothe Western willingness to battle on this issue. Of course, no one really cares that much about potential genocide in Israel.<br /><br />Second, with international support at a low point, the logistical difficulties, and an incredibly reluctant US president, Israel is not going to attack Iran...</i><br /><br />http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2013/10/14/is_iran_a_lunatic_state_or_a_rational_actor_neither_105515-2.html<br /><br />I also agree with this thought<br /><br /><i>The use of nuclear weapons causes the loss of the security the mere possession of nuclear weapons confers.</i><br /><br />.<br /><br />Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-20010171139312204832013-10-15T01:09:31.519-04:002013-10-15T01:09:31.519-04:00Very interesting, thanks.Very interesting, thanks.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-22565144833539895192013-10-15T00:40:36.632-04:002013-10-15T00:40:36.632-04:00.
Another country suffering from water shortages,....<br /><br />Another country suffering from water shortages, this one a big one.<br /><br />The title in the Economist article was "China's North is Running Out of Water. And Now for the Bad Part".<br /><br />The entire article is filled with startling facts about the water crisis in China. I only picked the following paragraph because of the geopolitical issues.<br /><br /><i>But the biggest damage could be political. Proposed dams on the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra, Mekong and other rivers are bound to have an impact on downstream countries, including India, Bangladesh and Vietnam. The Chinese say they would take only 1% of the run-off from the giant Brahmaputra. But if all these projects were operational—and the engineering challenges of one or two of them are so daunting that even the Chinese might balk at them—they would affect the flow of rivers on which a billion people depend. Hence the worries for regional stability. And all this would increase China’s water supplies by a mere 7%. The water crisis is driving China to desperate but ultimately unhelpful measures.</i><br /><br />http://www.economist.com/news/china/21587813-northern-china-running-out-water-governments-remedies-are-potentially-disastrous-all<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-86974696454764991422013-10-14T23:47:31.148-04:002013-10-14T23:47:31.148-04:00Funny, that is not how either Moshe Dayan or David...Funny, that is not how either Moshe Dayan or David Ben Gurion described it, in the 1930's and 40'sdesert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-36981624085194857152013-10-14T23:44:24.402-04:002013-10-14T23:44:24.402-04:00The National Security Agency has been sifting thro...<i>The National Security Agency has been sifting through millions of contact lists from personal email and instant messaging accounts around the world, including those of Americans, in its effort to find possible links to terrorism or other criminal activity, according to a published report.<br /><br />The Washington Post reported late Monday that the spy agency intercepts hundreds of thousands of email address books every day from private accounts on Yahoo, Gmail, Facebook and Hotmail that move though global data links. The NSA also collects about a half million buddy lists from live chat services and email accounts.<br /><br />The Post said it learned about the collection tactics from secret documents provided by NSA leaker Edward Snowden and confirmed by senior intelligence officials. It was the latest revelation of the spy agency’s practices to be disclosed by Snowden, the former NSA systems analyst who fled the U.S. and now resides in Russia.<br /><br />The newspaper said the NSA analyzes the contacts to map relationships and connections among various foreign intelligence targets. During a typical day last year, the NSA’s Special Source Operations branch collected more than 440,000 email address books, the Post said. That would correspond to a rate of more than 250 million a year.<br /><br />A spokesman for the national intelligence director’s office, which oversees the NSA, told the Post that the agency was seeking intelligence on valid targets and was not interested in personal information from ordinary Americans.<br /><br />Spokesman Shawn Turner said the NSA was guided by rules that require the agency to “minimize the acquisition, use and dissemination” of information that identifies U.S. citizens or permanent residents.<br /><br />While the collection was taking place overseas, the Post said it encompassed the contact lists of many American users. The spy agency obtains the contact lists through secret arrangements with foreign telecommunications companies or other services that control Internet traffic, the Post reported.<br /><br />Earlier this year, Snowden gave documents to the Post and Britain’s Guardian newspaper disclosing U.S. surveillance programs that collect vast amounts of phone records and online data in the name of foreign intelligence, often sweeping up information on American citizens.<br /><br />The collection of contact lists in bulk would be illegal if done in the United States, but the Post said the agency can get around that restriction by intercepting lists from access points around the world.<br /><br />Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/report-nsa-collecting-contact-lists-98305.html#ixzz2hl6WfSVU<br /></i>desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-50042851186007570272013-10-14T23:37:24.141-04:002013-10-14T23:37:24.141-04:00http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/syrian-r...http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/syrian-rebels-urged-to-allow-access-to-chemical-weapon-sites/article14864480/desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-36565711788587454132013-10-14T23:36:38.069-04:002013-10-14T23:36:38.069-04:00To those that claimed that the rebels in Syria did...To those that claimed that the rebels in Syria did not have access to chemical weapons ...<br />Reality on the ground, well, it tells a different story.<br /><br />Now that the international chemical weapons inspection teams are on the ground, the truth comes out.<br /><br /><i><b>.Pressure mounted on Syrian rebels Monday to permit access to chemical-weapons sites in areas under their control</b>, as the head of the international watchdog on such toxic munitions said the rapidly shifting lines in the civil war made it difficult for inspectors to reach some locations.</i><br /><br />Seems that the rebels did, and still do, have access to some of the Syrian chemical weapons arsenal.<br /><br />Despite the protestations to the contrary, the rebels have garnered a share of the Syrian chemical weapons stockpiles.<br />The "Spoils of War", as it were.<br /><br />Like the Israeli garnered Jerusalem, back in 1967.<br />desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-71276268370095838812013-10-14T23:28:59.167-04:002013-10-14T23:28:59.167-04:00At least six people were killed after a powerful, ...<i> At least six people were killed after a powerful, 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines early Tuesday, damaging buildings and triggering landslides and panic.<br /><br />Local government officials said they feared the number of casualties could increase as they gather more reports from the various islands in the area, but the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no widespread threat of a tsunami.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-62437483569896368302013-10-14T22:53:16.532-04:002013-10-14T22:53:16.532-04:00And the Iranians will keep their centrifuges, spin...And the Iranians will keep their centrifuges, spinning.<br /><br />It's all good.<br /><br />;-)desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-33643626240685398602013-10-14T22:49:39.989-04:002013-10-14T22:49:39.989-04:00Well probably because when the priests invented De...Well probably because when the priests invented Deuteronomy it was the reign of Hezekiah well after Ruth and David, besides they and the Edomites were sort of cousins the Jews, not strangers. Obadiah covers this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294240310371429923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-40811125884979392002013-10-14T22:22:17.919-04:002013-10-14T22:22:17.919-04:00Hardly. The record of incompetence shown by UN pea...Hardly. The record of incompetence shown by UN peacekeepers is legendary. This is apart from their infamous vices, such as rape, robbery, and child molestation. If a single shot is fired, they are off to the races. <br /><br />As to the status of Jerusalem, the UN had its turn at bat and struck out - something to do with oil money as I recall. Thanks for the offer, but no thanks. Jerusalem's Christians and Muslims seem to be content with the status quo. <br /><br />I think we shall keep Jerusalem, if for no other reason than teaching the outer-Arabs a lesson: When you keep stupidly losing wars, you lose real estate. For those who disagree, come and take it. :-)allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605114251615293411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-62535481008571690922013-10-14T22:05:43.035-04:002013-10-14T22:05:43.035-04:00If your previous claim was accurate, allen, about ...If your previous claim was accurate, allen, about Israel battling "lawlessness" in Jerusalem, well, in 1967/1968 the Israeli would have turned the International City back to the UN for administration.<br /><br />That the Israeli did not do so, invalidates your argument.<br />That along with the UNANIMOUS finding of the Security Council as described in UNSCR 267 which puts Israel on the outside of the community of nations, right there with those other rouge regimes in Iran and North Korea.<br /><br />Judged by the same Standard.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-45988705469419598482013-10-14T21:59:09.067-04:002013-10-14T21:59:09.067-04:00So?
There may have been some General Assembly acti...So?<br />There may have been some General Assembly activity that could be described as prejudiced against Israel.<br />UNSCR 267 is not one of those<br /> <br /><b>The Security Council, including the United States voted UNANIMOUSLY</b><br /><br /><i>UNSCR 267 (3 July 1969)<br /><br />[Adopted unanimously]<br /><br />The Security Council<br /><br />“Recalling its resolution 252 of 21 May 1968 and the earlier General Assembly resolutions 2253 (ES-V) and 2254 (ES-V) of 4 and 14 July 1967 respectively concerning measures and actions by Israel affecting the status of the City of Jerusalem, . .<br /><br />Noting that since the adoption of the above-mentioned resolutions Israel has taken further measures tending to change the status of the City of Jerusalem. .<br /><br /><b>Reaffirms its resolution 252 (1968);</b><br /><br />Deplores the failure of Israel to show any regard for the General Assembly and Security Council resolution mentioned above;<br /><br />Censures in the strongest terms all measures taken to change the status of the City of Jerusalem;<br /><br /><b>Confirms that all legislative and administrative measures and actions by Israel which purport to alter the status of Jerusalem including expropriation of land and properties thereon are invalid and cannot change that status;</b><br /><br />Urgently calls once more upon Israel to rescind forthwith all measures taken by it which may tend to change the status of the City of Jerusalem, and in future to refrain from all actions likely to have such an effect. . .”</i>desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-79552308497029270042013-10-14T21:40:49.962-04:002013-10-14T21:40:49.962-04:00“On one side, supporters of Israel feel that it is...“On one side, supporters of Israel feel that it is harshly judged by standards that are not applied to its enemies,” Annan said. “And too often this is true, particularly in some UN bodies.”1<br />___Kofi Anan, UN Secretary General<br /><br />allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605114251615293411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-20223962946180146492013-10-14T21:26:44.907-04:002013-10-14T21:26:44.907-04:00If the UN is an illegitimate authority, well, ther...If the UN is an illegitimate authority, well, there it would stand.<br /><br />Concerning both Israeli and Iranian actions in contradiction to the UNSCR concerning them both.<br /><br />The UN is either a valid and legitimate organization, or it is not.<br />If Israel can legitimately ignore the Security council Resolutions, so to can the Iranians.<br /><br />Peas in a pod.<br />Essentially equal in their disrespect for the International community.<br /><br />The Equivalency Standard proven to be in effect, once again.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-14330048869865355212013-10-14T21:21:38.879-04:002013-10-14T21:21:38.879-04:00Now it would seem abundently clear that if the UN ...Now it would seem abundently clear that if the UN has no jurisdiction on the occupation and colonization of Jerusalem ...<br />It would have even less jurisdiction over the Iranian nuclear program.<br /><br /><b>UN Security Council Resolution 1803 on Iran's Nuclear Program</b> would have no legal standing, especially if the UN Security Council has no legal standing with regard the International City of Jerusalem.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-9113671303231776212013-10-14T21:15:51.204-04:002013-10-14T21:15:51.204-04:00UNSCR 478 (20 August 1980)
[USA abstained.]
The ...<i>UNSCR 478 (20 August 1980)<br /><br />[USA abstained.]<br /><br />The Security Council, . . .<br /><br />“Deeply Concerned over the enactment of a “basic law” in the Israeli Knesset proclaiming a change in the character and status of the Holy City of Jerusalem, with its implications for peace and security. . . .<br /><br />Censures in the strongest terms the enactment by Israel of the “basic law” on Jerusalem and the refusal to comply with relevant Security Council resolutions;<br /><br />2. Affirms that the enactment of the “basic law” by Israel constitutes a violation of international law and does not affect the continued application of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, in the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem; . . .<br /><br />5. Decides not to recognize the “basic law” and such other actions by Israel that, as a result of this law, seek to alter the character of and status of Jerusalem and call upon:<br /><br /> all Member States to accept this decision; <br /><br /> Those States that have established diplomatic missions at Jerusalem to withdraw such Missions from the Holy City;” . . .<br /></i>desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-18819944249663170222013-10-14T21:15:11.834-04:002013-10-14T21:15:11.834-04:00NSCR 476 (30 June 1980)
[USA abstained.]
The Sec...<i>NSCR 476 (30 June 1980)<br /><br />[USA abstained.]<br /><br />The Security Council, . . .<br /><br />“1. Reaffirms the overriding necessity to end the prolonged occupation of Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967, including Jerusalem;”. . .</i>desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-86856592244865477132013-10-14T21:14:23.378-04:002013-10-14T21:14:23.378-04:00UNSCR 298 (25 September 1971)
[Syria abstained]
...<i>UNSCR 298 (25 September 1971)<br /><br />[Syria abstained]<br /><br />The Security Council, . . .<br /><br />“2. Deplores the failure of Israel to respect the previous resolutions adopted by the United Nations concerning measures and actions by Israel purporting to affect the status of the city of Jerusalem;<br /><br />3. Confirms in the clearest possible terms that all legislative and administrative actions taken by Israel to change the status of the city of Jerusalem including expropriation of land and properties, transfer of populations and legislation aimed at the incorporation of the occupied sections are totally invalid and cannot change that status”.</i>desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.com