tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post7141522718501228107..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Syrian army regains strategic city of Qusayr - Middle East - Al Jazeera EnglishDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-25226481100519551352013-06-06T05:11:51.416-04:002013-06-06T05:11:51.416-04:00There is far more evidence to man having created g...There is far more evidence to man having created god than there is the reverse. Man having created the god wish is quite capable of creating a moral code. <br /><br />When nothing has meaning, you then have the freedom to create meaning. True redemption. You don’t need parchment to do it. Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-21978901959977728322013-06-06T05:06:54.605-04:002013-06-06T05:06:54.605-04:00Irishman were not fighting to free African slaves....Irishman were not fighting to free African slaves. Of that, I can assure you. But you miss the obvious.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-50067864141862054142013-06-06T04:47:30.957-04:002013-06-06T04:47:30.957-04:00A conundrum arises for the anti-Israel, anti-inter...A conundrum arises for the anti-Israel, anti-interventionist gaggle here --<br /><br /><br />>>>Rice and Power: Two more anti-Israel Obama appointees<br /><br /><br /><br />Hagel, Kerry, Brennan -- apparently Obama didn't think there were enough foes of Israel in his Administration. So here come two more. They also want the U.S. to aid the jihad in Syria, and Rice, of course, was instrumental in the cover-up of the fact that the Benghazi attack was a jihad, and in blaming a Muhammad video for the attack -- in other words, blaming our freedom of speech.<<<<br /><br /> <br />http://www.jihadwatch.org/2013/06/rice-and-power-two-more-anti-israel-obama-appointees.html<br /><br /><br />What to do, what to do now? What to say to this?<br /><br />They all hate Israel, but these two courtesan corsets want to intervene in Syria.<br /><br />haghhaghhaghharhar<br /><br /><br />Interventionists - sounds like dreaded neo-cons to me. Even imperialists.<br /><br />But wait - they hate Israel. They hate imperial Israel, interventionist Israel.<br /><br />What's going on here?<br /><br />Ah, I get it, they are sucking up to Obama's sunny sunni side.<br /><br />eh?<br /><br />bobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-87211650797307910272013-06-06T02:10:34.247-04:002013-06-06T02:10:34.247-04:00Now that Susan Rice is National Security Advisor -...Now that Susan Rice is National Security Advisor -quit laughing - she is in the perfect position to find out who gave her the phony talking points about some video from LA.<br /><br />heh<br /><br />This administration uses women as human shields. <br /><br />bobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-39396478715251194402013-06-06T01:40:27.836-04:002013-06-06T01:40:27.836-04:00On this day in 1933, the U.S. officially went off ...On this day in 1933, the U.S. officially went off the gold standard in an attempt to discourage hoarding and end bank runs.samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-75814223557103124812013-06-06T01:09:02.521-04:002013-06-06T01:09:02.521-04:00People working at the Selayang Market say tension ...<i>People working at the Selayang Market say tension began to increase a month ago when unknown persons pasted a poster depicting bodies of dead men in an area frequented Myanmar Muslims.<br /><br />“I believe the dead are from the clashes in Myanmar between Muslims and Buddhists. Someone stuck it here to incite feelings of hatred,” said a Malaysian man who has sold fruit in the market for over a decade.<br /><br />If that’s the case, it appeared to work all too well.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-35742992807347923402013-06-06T00:36:30.704-04:002013-06-06T00:36:30.704-04:00Trouble in the ELCA -
ELCA Loses Half a Million M...Trouble in the ELCA -<br /><br />ELCA Loses Half a Million Members<br /><br />http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2013/06/04/elca-has-lost-half-a-million-members/<br /><br />This has been going on for years, I've followed it all. Now it is accelerating.<br /><br />The End Is Near!<br /><br />comments explain why<br /><br />I like this one -<br /><br />>>"If the glory has departed, can these dead bones live?"<<<br /><br />heh<br /><br />Not likely, he adds.<br /><br />bobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-68556168274977143882013-06-06T00:08:19.897-04:002013-06-06T00:08:19.897-04:00"thousands of Irish-born men in both the Nort..."thousands of Irish-born men in both the North and the South volunteered for military service"<br /><br />Maybe they just liked to fight.<br /><br />Or maybe those in the north didn't like the idea of slavery and those in the south did.<br /><br />Maybe they thought they'd get a steady meal.<br /><br />bobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-33708677580541901192013-06-06T00:04:20.713-04:002013-06-06T00:04:20.713-04:00Germans in our Revolutionary War -
>>>Eu...Germans in our Revolutionary War -<br /><br />>>>European Germans also came to the United States as allied soldiers. Some Germans came to the United States under the French flag. Johann de Kalb was a Bavarian who served in the armies of France before receiving a commission as a general in the Continental Army. France had eight German-speaking regiments with over 2,500 soldiers.[59] The famous Lauzun's Legion included both French and German soldiers, and was commanded in German.[60] There were also German soldiers and officers in the French Royal Deux-Ponts Regiment.[18]<br /><br />Other Germans came to the United States to utilize their military training. Frederick William, Baron de Woedtke, for example, was a Prussian officer who obtained a Congressional commission early in the war; he died in New York in 1776.[61] Gustave Rosenthal was an ethnic German from Estonia who became an officer in the Continental Army. He returned to Estonia after the war, but other German soldiers, such as David Ziegler, chose to stay and become citizens in the nation they had helped found.<br /><br />Perhaps the most well-known German to support the Patriot cause was Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben from Prussia, who came to America independently, through France, and served under George Washington as inspector general. General von Steuben is credited with training the Continental Army at Valley Forge, and he later wrote the first drill manual for the United States Army. In June 1780 he was given command of the advance guard in the defense of Morristown, New Jersey from General Knyphausen – a battle briefly led by two opposing German generals.[62]<br /><br />Von Steuben's native Prussia joined the League of Armed Neutrality,[63] and Frederick II of Prussia was well appreciated in the United States for his support early in the war. He expressed interest in opening trade with the United States and bypassing English ports, and allowed an American agent to buy arms in Prussia.[64] Frederick predicted American success,[65] and promised to recognize the United States and American diplomats once France did the same.[66] Prussia also interfered in the recruiting efforts of Russia and neighboring German states when they raised armies to send to the Americas, and Frederick II forbade enlistment for the American war within Prussia.[67] All Prussian roads were denied to troops from Anhalt-Zerbst,[68] which delayed reinforcements that Howe had hoped to receive during the winter of 1777–1778.[69]<br /><br />However, when the War of the Bavarian Succession erupted, Frederick II became much more cautious with Prussian/British relations. US ships were denied access to Prussian ports, and Frederick refused to officially recognize the United States until they had signed the Treaty of Paris. Even after the war, Frederick II predicted that the United States was too large to operate as a republic, and that it would soon rejoin the British Empire with representatives in Parliament.[70]<<<<br /><br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germans_in_the_American_Revolution<br /><br />bobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-49161157758029855662013-06-05T23:58:46.739-04:002013-06-05T23:58:46.739-04:00One every ten minutes at his best, Fox News is say...One every ten minutes at his best, Fox News is saying -<br /><br />>>>According to Jayne’s documented complaints, Liveright had a habit of maintaining “such a hectic pace he sometimes cleaned surgical suites himself between patients, although not very well, leaving dried blood behind.” He also refused to wear sterile gloves during abortions.<<<<br /><br />Planned Parenthood of Delaware Abortionist Exhibits All Manner of Creepiness<br /><br /><br />Posted by John Jansen (May 6, 2013 at 4:44 pm)<br /><br />http://prolifeaction.org/hotline/2013/liveright/#more-30756<br /><br />bobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-9384294569571232642013-06-05T21:33:48.622-04:002013-06-05T21:33:48.622-04:00If G-d doesnt exist? Then there is no such thing ...If G-d doesnt exist? Then there is no such thing as morals.<br /><br />Ethics are relative.<br /><br />Nothing has any meaning.<br /><br />By what do you create "morals" from if not the instructions of the Torah (ie Moses)?<br /><br />Code of Hammurabi ?<br /><br />What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-36035592477143005642013-06-05T21:28:22.661-04:002013-06-05T21:28:22.661-04:00There is no god, get over it and live a moral and ...There is no god, get over it and live a moral and ethical life because it is the right thing to do instead of some silly nonsense. Did you think your god was going to save your race from murder? He didn’t because it is nonsense, wishful thinking from primitive people. If you have honor , you don’t have to have a made up slave master to enforce it, Be a man. Be ethical and enforce it first on yourself and then others if you can. Save me the pathetic groveling to a fucking cloud of mythology made up by lonely and delusional goat herders.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-9687623697552702122013-06-05T19:09:10.009-04:002013-06-05T19:09:10.009-04:00Everything is very open with a really clear explan...Everything is very open with a really clear explanation of the issues.<br />It was definitely informative. Your website is very helpful.<br />Many thanks for sharing!<br /><br />My site: <a href="http://www.managing-depression.com/" rel="nofollow">anxiety management associates</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-9113961258830040492013-06-05T18:10:39.453-04:002013-06-05T18:10:39.453-04:00Do you have honor? Do you have ethics? Do you ha...Do you have honor? Do you have ethics? Do you have morals?<br /><br />If you have no "g-d" then you have natural law.<br /><br />Nature's way.<br /><br />Survival of the fittest. No care or compassion for the sick, weak or ill.What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-30025873384124645282013-06-05T17:31:12.396-04:002013-06-05T17:31:12.396-04:00Lincoln could not have done it without them. Neith...Lincoln could not have done it without them. Neither could Assad. Brothers in arms.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-33730141382387162902013-06-05T17:29:17.120-04:002013-06-05T17:29:17.120-04:00The men under the green flag, Hezb O’llah, carry t...<b> The men under the green flag, Hezb O’llah, carry the day in Qusair helping save the Syrian Union. It was other brigades of foreign fighters, also under the green that helped save the union for Lincoln. </b><br /><br />When the Civil War broke out, thousands of Irish-born men in both the North and the South volunteered for military service. Some 140,000 served in the Union Army, and they dominated at least 20 regiments. The most famous belonged to Thomas F. Meagher’s Irish Brigade. Meagher (pronounced “Mar”) was an Irish native whom the British had banished to Tasmania after he became involved in Ireland’s 1848 uprising. After escaping from the island, he made his way to America, where he became a popular lecturer on Irish independence.<br /><br />Meagher believed it was important for the Irish-born to fight for the Union. The anti-immigrant Know-Nothing party was still politically potent, and Meagher promoted military service as one way Irishmen could demonstrate their loyalty. An Irish veteran could “take his stand proudly by the side of the native-born, and will not fear to look him straight and sternly in the face, and tell him that he has been equal to him in his allegiance to the Constitution,” he said. Largely because of Meagher’s influence, an Irish Brigade was authorized, with Meagher its commanding general.<br /><br />Three regiments — the 63rd, 69th and 88th New York — formed the core of the Irish Brigade, along with the 116th Pennsylvania and the Irish-dominated 28th Massachusetts (a few other regiments also rotated through the brigade). Before leaving for battle, the three New York regiments were presented beautiful silk flags in a ceremony held in front of Archbishop John Joseph Hughes’ home. <br /><br />The flags, with a gold harp, white clouds and sunburst on a green background, would become conspicuous on many future battlefields. Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-38845070457919005132013-06-05T17:22:59.638-04:002013-06-05T17:22:59.638-04:00It wasn’t a fair fight. Hezbollah cheated al Qaeda...<b> It wasn’t a fair fight. Hezbollah cheated al Qaeda and helped the legitimate government of Syria</b><br /><br />CAIRO, June 5 (Reuters) - The Arab League on Wednesday condemned the military intervention in Syria by the Lebanese Islamic militant group Hezbollah, Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby said.<br /><br />A statement agreed at a meeting of Arab League foreign ministers in Cairo condemned <b>all forms of foreign intervention</b>, ( And they did it with a straight face) <i>especially that by Hezbollah,</i> Elaraby told a news conference after the meeting.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-24401904430805579632013-06-05T17:18:17.002-04:002013-06-05T17:18:17.002-04:00On to Aleppo:
Syrian regime forces seize control...<b> On to Aleppo: </b><br /><br />Syrian regime forces seize control of the strategically important town of Qusayr on the Lebanon border after a long battle with rebel fighters. Victory is being hailed as a turning point in the civil war, rebels blame defeat on the exiled Council.<br /><br />Two weeks of fierce fighting has left Qusayr, once a city of 30,000, ruined with buildings devastated and windows shattered. The dome of the local mosque was damaged by rocket fire and the walls of a church smashed open. <br /><br />The opposition claims that more than 500 rebels died and 1,000 were wounded. <br /><br />Humanitarian agencies earlier this week claimed nearly 1,500 wounded were trapped in the city during the series of attacks by Assad forces backed by Hezbollah. <br /><br />Those who survived the counter-offensives escaped the city through a corridor overnight, with the rebels completely losing control of the border city. A security source with ties to Syrian forces said Assad's troops deliberately left an escape route into nearby Debaa and the Lebanese border town of Arsal to encourage rebel fighters to quit Qusayr. <br /><br />The decision to withdraw was taken after a day of rocket fire from the Syrian army and Hezbollah that "leveled what had remained" of Qusayr, Reuters said citing a rebel commander in contact with the brigades. <br /><br />“This victory will have a major impact on the entire course of the fighting in Syria,” Homs Governor Ahmad Munir told RT. “The Syrian army liberated the province of Homs and regained control over its entire territory, and seeks to extend it to the rest of the country.” <br /><br />However, the rebels claim that they will take revenge. Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-39030312204912486482013-06-05T17:10:24.083-04:002013-06-05T17:10:24.083-04:00Around here there is often talk of the 'dreade...Around here there is often talk of the 'dreaded neo-cons', or the 'neo-cons and their lackeys' or of 'militaristic neo-cons' or 'right wing new-cons' or 'neo-con lickers of Israeli boots'.<br /><br />But what really is a neo-con? What individual is a perfect example of a neo-con?<br /><br />‘Neoconservative’ Needs to Be Retired. Why Not Try ‘Imperialist’?<br />by Peter Beinart Jun 5, 2013 4:45 AM EDT <br /><br /><br />>>>Sure, people love to bash them, but what exactly are neoconservatives? Are they hawks, or just Jewish hawks? Peter Beinart on the increasingly incoherent definition—and why we should try ‘imperialist.’ <<<<br /><br />http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/06/05/neoconservative-needs-to-be-retired-why-not-try-imperialist.html<br /><br />The trouble with this suggestion of substituting the term 'imperialist' is it is also hard to define.<br /><br />Is General Bunk an 'imperialist' because he is squatting on Native American rich bottom land with an artesian well? Am I an imperialist? I have been called one. Also was called a supporter of the anti-imperialist liberation theology, and 'sparky', and a 'seditionist', a supporter of Lt. Calley, and a supporter of the Viet Cong.<br /><br />These characterizations of myself seem nearly mutually exclusive. This may have happened to you, too. Perhaps I, perhaps everyone here, are examples of those remarkable men, men for all seasons, a men for everyone?<br /><br />We need to define our terms, lest we begin to call each other nasty names.<br /><br />Which has never happened here yet.<br /><br />bobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-60500360968540918392013-06-05T16:37:03.158-04:002013-06-05T16:37:03.158-04:00It looks like the "Shia Crescent" might ...It looks like the "Shia Crescent" might hold.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-24347127251080073862013-06-05T16:19:10.833-04:002013-06-05T16:19:10.833-04:00All Bushar needs now is a Tu-Kumsa al-Sherman to t...<b> All Bushar needs now is a Tu-Kumsa al-Sherman to tidy up with some serious Yankee style rape, murder and pillage. </b><br /><br />OOrah.<br /><br /><br />Buoyed by victory in Qusair, a broader role for Hezbollah is now thought to be on the agenda. Unconfirmed reports in recent days have suggested that the group will now be moved to Aleppo in similarly large numbers, where it will attempt to dislodge rebel groups who have controlled 60% of Syria's largest city for the past 10 months.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-22940134434833038412013-06-05T16:15:12.838-04:002013-06-05T16:15:12.838-04:00Old Abe really showed Bashar who wore the tallest ...Old Abe really showed Bashar who wore the tallest hat. The casualties in Qusair were a fish cake compared to Abe’s 50,000.<br /><br /> Smokin hot, they were.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-53952305220219383062013-06-05T16:10:29.604-04:002013-06-05T16:10:29.604-04:00The usual suspects are upset that Bashar al-Linco...<b> The usual suspects are upset that Bashar al-Lincoln won at his Gettysburg</b><br /><br /><br />French President Francois Hollande has said the growing proof of chemical weapons use in Syria "obliges the international community to act".<br /><br /><b>However, Mr Hollande cautioned: “We can only act within the framework of international law”.</b> ;-)<br /><br />He spoke hours after Syrian government forces retook full control of the strategic western town of Qusair, after a siege lasting more than two weeks.<br /><br />A BBC News team taken by government forces to Qusair said it was in ruins.<br /><br />The first Western journalists to reach the city, they said there were few civilians.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the US and Russia have failed to set a date for proposed peace talks.<br /><br />The UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, said the international conference might now be held in July, rather than June as had been planned.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-18843014212755651742013-06-05T16:05:55.562-04:002013-06-05T16:05:55.562-04:00No good deed goes unpunished
A stranger was kind ...<b> No good deed goes unpunished</b><br /><br />A stranger was kind enough to let an 84-year-old senior citizen step in front of him to buy a Quick Pick lottery ticket.<br /><br />That gracious act backfired after the elderly lady became the largest sole Powerball winner in U.S. history.<br /><br />After keeping a low profile for two weeks, Gloria C. Mackenzie of Zephyrhills, Fla. has finally stepped forward to claim the record $590.5 million jackpot.<br /><br />She’s decided to pocket a one-time lump sum, which comes out to a whopping $370,896,780.54 before taxes.<br /><br />Since the winner cannot remain anonymous under state law, Mackenzie’s name was made public during a press conference on Wednesday. The brand new millionaire decided not to attend, adding to the mystery surrounding her.<br /><br />“We are grateful for this blessing of winning the Florida Lottery powerball jackpot and appreciate the interest of the public, state of Florida and the Lottery," Mackenzie said in a statement read by a Florida Lottery representative. “We hope that everyone will give us an opportunity to maintain our privacy for our family’s benefit."<br /><br />She had purchased four other tickets before buying her $2 ticket to the good life--a ticket that almost slipped out of her hands.<br /><br />Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-43858543739174220182013-06-05T16:00:51.577-04:002013-06-05T16:00:51.577-04:00I will accept that as a compliment. I will accept that as a compliment. Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.com