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Jun 10, 2010

Israel Shamir: Much Ado about Helen Thomas

 

June 11, 2010

These guys are always purple in the face because of indignation – or is it constipation?

 

Much Ado about Helen Thomas

By Israel Shamir and Paul Bennet

 

Every second headline with the word "Jews" in it also has the word "Outraged". In 0.27 seconds the Google search engine discovered 8,230,000 hits for the search term "outraged Jews". That's fifty times the number of "outraged Frenchmen". The reasons for outrage are all over the map, although the French tend to be outraged closer to home. A Frenchman was outraged because he glimpsed a photo of a man wiping his butt on the flag of France, while a Jew is outraged after a Vatican priestcompared Church troubles with the patented Jewish variety. The sheer number of outraged Jews in headlines is overwhelming. They express outrage over the Turk who said "fuck you" to Israeli demands of surrender, and the reporters jot down every word. They cry "outrageous!" when New Zealand bans kosher slaughter, and it becomes archived as an important article on the Mind & Soul of Judaism. A Croat singer tours the outback and the Australian press holds its breath for the inevitable conclusion: Jewish Outrage.

 

What is it this week? Helen Thomas.

 

What's so unique about the "outrageous" remarks uttered by the long time White House correspondent? It was the very same week that Jewish Knesset members had ordered the Palestinian Knesset member from Nazareth to "go back to Gaza", and she was granted no outraged headline, no outraged editorials. It's a rare bird who hasn't been told at some point in their lives to "go back" to wherever he or she came from. It is an unpleasant comment to hear, but as insults go it's pretty weak stuff – hardly something to get "outraged" about. Our friends and colleagues in the media have minutely analyzed Helen Thomas' off-the-cuff comments and history for evidence of Anti-Semitism, but it was so obviously the type of trivial one-liner that normal people would brush off without thinking twice that the whole "outrageous" manufactured incident has turned into a bit of a joke. Is there reason within the madness of organized Jewish outrage, a powerhouse that has forced even President Obama to get involved? Might not this unique Jewish ability to become outraged be connected with that other Jewish ability, of becoming rich?

 

Perhaps we are over solicitous to Jewish needs. Perhaps we misread their cries. Indeed, their purple faces might not indicate indignation – it might just be acute constipation. Such discomfort would only make sense, considering how anxious is the life of a common swindler. For example, a typical outraged Jew is Mortimer Zuckerman, a billionaire and media mogul whose ferocious outbursts of rage are featured in his own newspapers, as well as in the newspapers of his cronies. He made his money by real estate speculation; his Harvard tricks contributed to the housing crisis that has made many Americans homeless; since then he has moved on to making Palestinians homeless.

 

Or consider the super-banksters Goldman Sachs, major supporters of ADL-coordinated spasms of outrage, vengeance, and indignation. Guy Rolnik, editor-in-chief of the leading Israeli financial paper The Marker wrote this recipe for gastric disorder (29.4.2010):

 

"Like Shakespeare's traitors Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Goldman Sachs is a fortress of smoke and mirrors, of deception and illusion. Goldman's managers enter top levels of the US Administration … a huge octopus that was the model for the Hollywood image of a Corporation that embraces and penetrates all levels of government in conspiracy movies… The company was established by two Jews from Germany, and a huge majority of its managers in the past and in the present are and were good and surely wealthy Jews. This is to be regretted, for I suspect that one day, when somebody will list stars and players of the great financial disaster 2008' he will end up with  a catalogue strikingly similar to the big Manhattan synagogue contributors' register, - or to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion..."

 

Such Jews are so rich they hire lesser men like Abe Foxman to express outrage for them. And that he does, like clockwork: not a single day passes without being graced by Foxman's indignation. Did these prominent Jews enrich themselves because they love wealth and fame, or can we detect a deep-seated cry for attention? The Jewish genius Dr. Sigmund Freud associated the infantile psychological urges behind such financial prowess with an early reluctance to part with feces. In other words, are these rich Jews simply full of shit?

 

Indeed there are exceptions. There are generous Jews who easily part with dough – for the Palestinian cause and for other good causes. There are nominal Jews who never got enough money to bother, but nobody listens to their indignation if any. And there are guys like me who are just not good at being outraged, though sometimes one should.

 

When the Jews were poor, in the beginning of 20th century, they never expressed outrage; rather, they had some fun over their misfortunes. Even a severely beaten, nay, dying Jew would reply to a question whether it hurts with the standard "only when I laugh". Too much money had spoiled them: they became too serious and prone to indignation – and constipation. Money should come and go, easy and free. Do not accumulate it – and avoid even righteous indignation, it is not healthy.

 

The Talmud tells the story of R. Judah b. Ila'I, who was always purple in the face. A wise woman from Rome declared that a purple face is a sure sign that the man is either a usurer or a pig breeder. He replied to her: "there are 24 toilets between home and my place of study and I try each one along the way." That Roman lady understood that the habits of a man will inevitably register on his face. The ADL, charged with creating professionally-outraged, purple-faced Jews, might be considered a sort of pig farm financed by usurers.

 

Now that we have discovered this simple physiological explanation for the continuous stream of Jewish indignation, we no longer have to pay it so much attention. The next time Abe Foxman waxes indignant over Helen Thomas' sharp tongue or (God Forbid) accuses you of Anti-Semitism, we might just take him aside and ask him quietly: have you tried an enema for that?

 

Edited by Paul Bennet

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SUBMISSION : The American People are under Occupation

 

June 10, 2010

Dear Editor:

As I have said before, the battle for America has to "Begin"...

I hope, pray and yes, fear, that the retime is coming near when enough people will feel and say that "enough is enough" and do something about it, to make a difference.

The resolution to the "Palestinian Problem" lies in Washington, and is dependent on resolving the "Washingtonian Problem" first.

The American People are Under Occupation

- 11. Jun, 2010


The American People are Under Occupation

Posted by: Johnny Punish in Veterans Today

The US Government is Occupied by an Elite Global Force that No Longer has the Interests of the American people

Will Americans Revolt and Take Back the Country?

Obama is NOT a Mahatma Gandhi Savior
Is the USA now the land of Marginalized Mediocrity?

In response to yesterday's worldwide condemnation of the Gaza Flotilla Massacre, our US government has decided NOT to stand for justice and has again chosen a path outlined and led by a Global Elite Political Movement that is willing to put the interests of their agenda far ahead of interest of the American people and even the lives of American servicemen and women.

So far and blatant is their arrogance and contempt for our people, that when it's clear that an injustice is at play, they continue on as if nothing has happened and ignore it until the next news cycle.

The gambit has worked in the past because the American public was desensitized to the plight of oppressed peoples vis-a-vie its' propaganda media machine that delivers intentional sound bites demonizing real people when convenient instead of delivering hard facts and truths to it's public.

But is this Lack of Empathy Dynamic Changing?

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Why some Jews would rather live in Siberia than Israel - CSMonitor.com

 


By Alfonso Daniels, Contributor / June 7, 2010



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'We'll be Back - With Bigger Flotillas'

 


A very good interview with Huwaida Arraf.

 

http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=51753

 

'We'll be Back - With Bigger Flotillas'
Mel Frykberg interviews HUWAIDA ARRAF, a leader of the Free Gaza flotilla

Huwaida Arraf / Credit:Mel Frykberg/IPS
Huwaida Arraf 

Credit:Mel Frykberg/IPS


RAMALLAH, Jun 8, 2010 (IPS) - In an exclusive interview with IPS Huwaida Arraf, the chairwoman of the Free Gaza (FG) movement, which tried to break Israel's crippling blockade on Gaza, explains what happened on the night of May 31 when Israeli commandos raided the FG humanitarian flotilla, shooting nine people dead and injuring dozens more.

Controversy surrounds the events following the deadly commando raid with survivors from among the 700 activists on board the flotilla giving a very different version of events from that of the Israeli government. 

Q: Critics have accused FG of deliberately provoking a confrontation with the Israelis and argued that the attempt to break the siege was political and not just a humanitarian relief operation. 

A: They are correct to say that FG's aim was more than just bringing humanitarian relief. We are deeply disturbed by Israel's deliberate and calculated creation of a humanitarian crisis in the coastal territory and we intended to draw international attention to this. 

We are not interested in simply perpetuating the siege and the humanitarian crisis by bringing in aid alone. Gazans are not interested in being aid dependent either. Eighty percent of Gaza's population is dependent on food aid. This is not the result of a natural disaster but a deliberate and cruel Israeli policy. We are concerned that the human rights of Gazans be respected and they are allowed to live a normal life as human beings. 

Q: Did the activists provoke the Israeli commandos into using deadly force? 

A: This is nonsense. We went out of our way to inform the Israelis that we were an unarmed civilian boat delivering aid, that we presented no threat to them and there was no need to board our vessels. We explained repeatedly who we were and what our mission was. Our boats were checked by different security at the various ports of departure and we also hired independent security personnel to verify that we were arms-free. 

We were attacked in international waters, in the middle of the night when most people were asleep. The Israelis used a highly-trained naval force, not the coastguard, against unarmed civilians. 

Q: But videos show activists beating Israeli navy seals with bars. 

A: Let's not forget the Israelis confiscated all equipment from the media and released selective video footage so as to try and justify their extreme violence. 

Furthermore, this was the response of a small number of individuals out of nearly 700 people. The FG organisers specifically held workshops for passengers prior to departure to explain how to respond in a non-violent way to an attack on the boat. However, the Israelis attacked first by shooting even before the commandos had boarded. 

When such unjustified violence is used against a civilian vessel, in international waters, which poses no threat to Israel's security it is not always possible to control the response of some people who are scared, angry and who may wish to defend themselves. 

Q: You were not on board the 'Mavi Marmara' where the violence took place. How do you know the Israelis attacked first? 

A: I was on board 'Challenger One' which was sailing right next to 'Mavi Marmara'. I saw the Israeli dinghies surrounding the 'Mavi Marmara'. I heard the explosions as they started shooting. They were unable to board because activists trained hoses on them. This was before the helicopters arrived and the navy seals succeeded in boarding. It was after this that people were shot dead. 

Q: Reports are coming out that a number of the dead were shot several times in the head from above. 

A: I've heard this too from eye-witness accounts but am awaiting further information. 

Q: Activists have also claimed that during the first few hours after the assault the dying and seriously injured were deliberately denied medical treatment. 

A: This is true. 

Q: The Israelis state that violence was only used against the passengers on the 'Mavi Marmara' who resisted. Do you agree with this? 

A: This is a lie. The Israelis used excessive force and violence on all the boats even when no resistance was offered. Journalists were attacked, some activists were beaten so badly that they needed to be hospitalised when they arrived in Ashdod. 

An Israeli commando stood on my head with his boot and ground my head into the deck until I screamed. I was handcuffed and a hood was put over my head. Later on in Ashkelon I was hit through the face by a policeman, elbowed in the jaw and dragged by my hair when I refused to get into a police car. 

Q: The Israelis claim that some on board were 'terrorists' and had ties to 'terrorist' organisations including al-Qaida and Hamas. What is your response? 

A: This is part of their propaganda and an attempt to discredit FG. They can't de-legitimise the hundreds on board, who included European Union parliamentarians, international journalists and ordinary citizens from over 40 countries as 'Jihadists', so they focused on a few individuals. I don't know all of the activists personally so I don't know what their political views are but the FG is not connected to any political organisation. 

The Turkish charity Isani Yardim Vakfi or IHH which helped organise the flotilla, and had volunteers on board, provides humanitarian aid all over the world. It has an office in Gaza and probably has to deal with the Hamas authorities there as they are in charge. So do all the other international NGOs including the Red Cross and the U.N. It is just a fact of life in Gaza. There is no military association. 

Q: The Israelis distributed doctored videos which they confiscated from journalists on board, as well as an edited audio tape which they later retracted and corrected. In the audio an 'activist' is alleged to tell the Israelis, amongst other slurs, "to go back to Auschwitz." What are your comments? 

A: I was near the VHF radio the entire time the captains communicated with the Israelis. The captains were the only people who spoke with the Israelis apart from myself. They spoke in a professional manner and I can confirm none of those slurs were made. The so-called 'activist' who made the alleged slurs spoke in a phony American accent from the south. We had no Americans on board from the south. They also said I was on board the 'Mavi Marmara' but I was on the 'Challenger One'. 

Furthermore, the Israelis were forced to retract and correct the original tape. A new one was released five days later but there are still discrepancies. 

Q: Do you believe that despite the bloodshed and loss of life that the FG campaign has helped highlight the humanitarian situation in Gaza? 

A: I believe increased international attention has been drawn to Israel's inhumane siege of Gaza and that there will be more pressure on Israel to ease the blockade. This is part of an overall snowball effect to Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories in general following campaigning by grassroots activists. This in turn has led to political involvement on an international and diplomatic level. 

Q: The Israelis possibly hoped that the extreme force they used would prevent future FG boats trying to reach Gaza. Have they succeeded? 

A: Quite the opposite actually. We have been inundated with people from all over the world, from various organisations, wanting to participate in future flotillas. People everywhere are outraged by Israel's behaviour. 

Q: What are the future plans of GF? 

A: More boats and bigger flotillas until we break the siege on Gaza completely. We will be back. 

(END)
 


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Another Ponzi scammer

 



From: Manuel Sotil <msotil@gmail.com>
Date: June 10, 2010 3:09:02 PM EDT

What if the chosen had taken up basketball instead?

"Scott Rothstein had admitted selling shares in fabricated legal settlements and using some of the money to pay previous investors in a Ponzi scheme."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10281116.stm


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Kevin MacDonald: Shocker! Abe Foxman is a hypocrite. « The Occidental Observer Blog

 

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