tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post7736604444706068303..comments2024-03-28T03:47:46.544-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Obama RedirectsDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-28483658108491287942012-01-06T01:37:04.096-05:002012-01-06T01:37:04.096-05:00Without much media attention, thousands of America...<i>Without much media attention, <b>thousands of American troops are being deployed to Israel</b>, and Iranian officials believe that this is the latest and most blatant warning that the US will soon be attacking Tehran. <br /><br />Tensions between nations have been high in recent months and have only worsened in the weeks since early December when Iran hijacked and recovered an American drone aircraft. Many have speculated that a back-and-forth between the two countries will soon escalate Iran and the US into an all-out war, and that event might occur sooner than thought. <br /><br />Under the Austere Challenge 12 drill scheduled for an undisclosed time during the next few weeks, the Israeli military will together with America host the <b>largest-ever joint missile drill</b> by the two countries. Following the installation of American troops near Iran’s neighboring Strait of Hormuz and the reinforcing of nearby nations with US weapons, Tehran authorities are considering this not a test but the start of something much bigger.<br /><br />In the testing, <b>America's Theater High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, missile system will be operating alongside its ship-based Aegis system and Israel's own program to work with Arrow, Patriot and Iron Drone missiles</b>.<br /><br /><br />Israeli military officials say that the testing was planned before recent episodes involving the US and Iran. Of concern, however, is how the drill will require the deployment of thousands of American troops into Israel. The Jerusalem Post quotes US Commander Lt.-Gen Frank Gorenc as saying the drill is not just an “exercise” but also a “deployment” that will involve “several thousand American soldiers” heading to Israel. Additionally, new command posts will be established by American forces in Israel and that country’s own IDF army will begin working from a base in Germany. <br /><br />In September, the US European Command established a radar system in Israel.<br /><br />With America previously equipping Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates with weaponry to wreck any chance of an Iranian nuclear weapon program from close by, the US will now have added forces on the ready in Israel and Germany under what Tehran fears is a guise being merely perpetrated as a test-run. RT reported last week that the US is equipping Saudi Arabia with nearly $30 billion F-15 war planes, a deal that comes shortly after Washington worked out a contract with Dubai to give the UAE advanced “bunker buster” bombs that could decimate underground nuclear operations in neighboring Iran.<br /><br />Since the US surveillance mission over Iran that left overseas intelligence with a captured American drone aircraft, tensions have only escalated between the two nations. After Iran threatened to close down the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial path for the nation’s oil trade, the US dispatched 15,000 marines into the area.</i><br /><br /> <br /><a href="http://rt.com/usa/news/us-troops-israel-iran-257/" rel="nofollow">THAADS to Irael</a>Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-31450661253523074432012-01-06T00:34:50.077-05:002012-01-06T00:34:50.077-05:00I hold a deeply held view of Ron Paul as an honora...<i>I hold a deeply held view of Ron Paul as an honorable, genuine and trustworthy American statesman. In fact, I cannot really think of anyone else in the tepid cesspool of American politics today whom I could even remotely categorize as a statesman as opposed to a run of the mill politician (or ideologue as Mr. Lucas puts it).<br /><br />...<br /><br />In case you have been asleep under a rock for the last few months let me fill you in. The elite in this country that control all forms of mainstream communication in the United States as well as both fake political parties are having a panic attack in response to Ron Paul’s surging popularity. There is a simple reason for this. On the important issues, the issues that affect your freedom and economic future he does not tow the party line of TPTB.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Let me fill you in on a little pattern that I have noticed. In American politics you are allowed to criticize pretty much anything except the Federal Reserve system. This is the third rail of American politics. Why? Because this is by far and away the most important issue on planet earth. Republicans will run around yelling about cutting back on government and preserving “freedom” but they NEVER EVER attack the Federal Reserve.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.zerohedge.com/news/mike-krieger-why-he-supports-ron-paul" rel="nofollow">Ron Paul</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-52819950863222973372012-01-06T00:27:27.550-05:002012-01-06T00:27:27.550-05:00Now consider that an ideologue is not necessarily ...<i>Now consider that an ideologue is not necessarily a fanatic. What he does is adjust most of his ideas to circumstances, without recognizing the opportunism latent in such ideological adjustments.</i><br /><br />- John Lukacssamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1041734876247520952012-01-06T00:19:56.279-05:002012-01-06T00:19:56.279-05:00Even now, Paul continues to accept contributions f...<i>Even now, Paul continues to accept contributions from Holocaust-deniers, from those who blame the Jews for everything and from other bigots, thus lending some degree of legitimacy to their hateful views.<br /><br />When Nazi anti-Semitism began to achieve mainstream legitimacy in Germany and Austria in the 1930s, it was not because Hitler, Goebbels and Goering were espousing it. Their repulsive views had been known for years.<br /><br />It was because non-Nazis – especially prominent academics, politicians and artists – were refusing to condemn anti-Semitism and those who espoused it.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-31488608665493235992012-01-05T23:52:17.488-05:002012-01-05T23:52:17.488-05:00:):)samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-43543089886390870432012-01-05T23:46:43.236-05:002012-01-05T23:46:43.236-05:00:):)Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-27100603203909565712012-01-05T23:43:28.466-05:002012-01-05T23:43:28.466-05:00You're only 50% right there, Rufus.You're only 50% right there, Rufus.samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-63140015004515011582012-01-05T23:41:24.950-05:002012-01-05T23:41:24.950-05:00And, 87% of all statistics seen on the internet ar...And, 87% of all statistics seen on the internet are made up on the spot. :)Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-49102459307037475652012-01-05T23:28:38.583-05:002012-01-05T23:28:38.583-05:00This is why 75% of American Jews are not religious...<i>This is why 75% of American Jews are not religious (or spiritual for that matter) in any meaningfully recognizable way.</i><br /><br />Give me a break. In Israel it's 80%.<br /><br /><i>According to the survey, 50 percent of Israeli Jews don't keep kosher at all times, and 47 percent of secular families never light Shabbat candles. <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3547740,00.html" rel="nofollow">Twenty percent of the respondents said they go to synagogue on a regular basis</a>, while 42 percent said they never attend prayer service.</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-32670549638428608522012-01-05T23:18:13.727-05:002012-01-05T23:18:13.727-05:00Now that was the best snort laughing commercial ev...Now that was the best snort laughing commercial ever.MeLoDyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658982778792168451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-35502036887654868052012-01-05T23:11:51.056-05:002012-01-05T23:11:51.056-05:00Meet the big shot
Well, let’s face it: According ...<a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/meet_the_big_shot_BxlVpxzQijkC9mwZcmwkrN" rel="nofollow">Meet the big shot</a><br /><br />Well, let’s face it: According to EB standards the Chief Petty Officer is a “dick”, awarded one of his Silver Stars for murdering Pat Tillman, Ron Paul rumor has it. Besides, his heroics, like saving countless Army (Note: Army – like Marine is capitalized) dead wood by making a shot from 2,100 yards was just a waste of time and ammunition.allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605114251615293411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-81622397212288687542012-01-05T23:11:09.237-05:002012-01-05T23:11:09.237-05:00I do.I do.MeLoDyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658982778792168451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-58753506219243262682012-01-05T23:10:35.194-05:002012-01-05T23:10:35.194-05:00Vacuum<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaQ_c1UoXF8" rel="nofollow">Vacuum</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-91598581333771741142012-01-05T23:08:45.587-05:002012-01-05T23:08:45.587-05:00Melody: The greatest commercial ever would consist...<b>Melody:</b> <i>The greatest commercial ever would consist of a man not only taking off his shirt but the rest of his clothes, too. </i><br /><br />If you like that sort of thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-21202227617376614992012-01-05T23:04:52.034-05:002012-01-05T23:04:52.034-05:00Sam. Really?
The greatest commercial ever would ...Sam. Really?<br /><br />The greatest commercial ever would consist of a man not only taking off his shirt but the rest of his clothes, too. <br /><br />You know this right?MeLoDyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658982778792168451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-11864153449929395192012-01-05T22:52:16.380-05:002012-01-05T22:52:16.380-05:00A former member of SEAL Team 3 holds a record: He ...A former member of SEAL Team 3 holds a record: He scored the most sniper kills in US history - 160 - while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. <br /><br />He probably picked a good time to leave...prior to being "redirected" by Chairman O.allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605114251615293411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-28440229808431568562012-01-05T22:35:41.265-05:002012-01-05T22:35:41.265-05:00Die Hard 12<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRnH_rRnBAw" rel="nofollow">Die Hard 12</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-12461773896265183342012-01-05T22:28:10.074-05:002012-01-05T22:28:10.074-05:00.
Since when has China conformed to the principle....<br /><br /><i>Since when has China conformed to the principles of the WTO?</i><br /><br /><br />Bring a claim.<br /><br />Hell we helped set the organization up.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-40611476275622293442012-01-05T22:24:43.319-05:002012-01-05T22:24:43.319-05:00Greatest Commercial Ever Made
Well, Mel may think...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEqA84R0lYU&feature=player_embedded" rel="nofollow">Greatest Commercial Ever Made</a><br /><br />Well, Mel may think so.samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-66566790908436227032012-01-05T22:19:49.915-05:002012-01-05T22:19:49.915-05:00Ash,
…a short note…
It has been said of America,...Ash,<br /><br />…a short note…<br /><br />It has been said of America, “Ours is a government of laws, not of men”. The same is all too true of Israel, except that our laws were established at least 3500 years ago and to a considerable degree the Founders (Think Mayflower Compact) borrowed extensively from them. <br /><br />Even in today’s liberal America, a devote Jew cannot live as a devote Jew. To try would doubtless leave him impoverished and/or incarcerated among other things. This is why 75% of American Jews are not religious (or spiritual for that matter) in any meaningfully recognizable way. It is also why they will be gone in another two generations – casualties of thorough assimilation. That ¼ of a more orthodox persuasion will either leave the US for Israel or will continue to attempt self-ghettoization in exclusive aberrant enclaves (not unlike their kith and kin in Israel).<br /><br />Only Israel offers a place of safety and contentment to serious Jews. It also must offer the same to “gar”, i.e. strangers. These may be righteous gentiles, passers-by, or Arabs, Bedouins, or Druze. All that is required is the willingness to live in peace. Indeed, Ash, were you conversant in Biblical Hebrew, you would find that respect for the “gar” is one of Judaism’s most important laws. Moreover, the Prophets taught that the violation of this commandment was the cause of much woe.<br /><br />Ash, please understand: A gar is not an invader, criminal, or spy. The gar has an obligation: He must agree to live beside his Jewish neighbors in peace, i.e. he must abide by our laws as those pertain to him.<br /><br />…to be continued…allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605114251615293411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-60562250756900993192012-01-05T22:18:32.564-05:002012-01-05T22:18:32.564-05:00Picture of the Year<a href="http://pjmedia.com/tatler/files/2012/01/obama-rewrite.jpg" rel="nofollow">Picture of the Year</a>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-75921101153634332892012-01-05T22:14:13.403-05:002012-01-05T22:14:13.403-05:00More significant than the overall percentage Paul ...<i>More significant than the overall percentage Paul claimed [in Iowa] is the 48 percent he won of the under-30 vote. This augurs more than just a change in the factional balance within the GOP.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-489437059756666052012-01-05T22:11:18.805-05:002012-01-05T22:11:18.805-05:00You, like the rest of us, haven't a clue how t...<i>You, like the rest of us, haven't a clue how to stop the Iranians<b> other than what we are doing right now.</b></i><br /><br />Which is basically nothing.<br /><br />We need to send Obama over there for a powwow and impress upon them that we are beginning to unilaterally disarm, we mean them and will be able to do them, no harm, and can't they please be nice now, and at least clean up their language.<br /><br />bAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-44683300956787047572012-01-05T22:06:09.112-05:002012-01-05T22:06:09.112-05:00But somehow I doubt if this administration will, u...<i>But somehow I doubt if this administration will, until one part of the nation will end up uninhabitable for a hundred years.</i><br /><br />I went to ground zero in Nagasaki forty-one years after it was destroyed. There's a park there in the center of a thriving city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1088251026923117282012-01-05T21:58:39.139-05:002012-01-05T21:58:39.139-05:00Tell it to the WTO.
Since when has China conforme...<i>Tell it to the WTO.</i><br /><br />Since when has China conformed to the principles of the WTO?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com