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But... It'll be nice to have a Prez who can speak coherigently, won't it? Someone who can understand a situation without his aides resorting to sock puppets? Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Fucking your intern & lying about it is hardly on the scale of fucking your country & lying about it! Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Which only goes to prove the utter futility of trying to change a population's attitude by bombardment as Israel have stated they are attempting. This has been tried in the past, with the effect that the population's attitude actually hardens rather than changes. In effect, bombing doesn't change someone's mind, it only makes them hold harder to their opinions. What Israel is doing is consolidating support for Hezb'Allah in Lebanon (& worldwide). The more they bomb, the more they lose. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

PLEASE read the article carefully, and differentiate between what was ACTUALLY said in the eMail and what is comment on it. "The closest artillery has landed within 2 meters (sic) of our position and the closest 1000 lb aerial bomb has landed 100 meters (sic) from our patrol base. This has not been deliberate targeting, but rather due to tactical necessity." Is part of the actual eMail.written by Maj. Hess-von Kruedener "Those words, particularly the last sentence, are not-so-veiled language indicating Israeli strikes were aimed at Hezbollah targets near the post", said Maj.-Gen. MacKenzie. Is comment by a third party. Major General MacKenzie... WHO WASN'T THERE! MacKenzie's OPINION continues: "What that means is, in plain English, 'We've got Hezbollah fighters running around in our positions, taking our positions here and then using us for shields and then engaging the (Israeli Defence Forces)," he said. In short, a rather seamless mixing of reportage from someone who was there and OPINION from someone who wasn't there which when mixed up tries to claim that inside the the UN post (including the bomb shelter?) were 4 unarmed UN Observers (per their mandate) and an unspecified number of Hezb'Allah. Must have been crowded. I mean... WHY use this precision guided bomb? Artillery fused for airburst worked perfectly well against the Lebanese sheltering in a UN Post when Israel attacked one in Qana 10 years ago. One final point: I note that none of the major news organisations have picked up on this story yet. Nor has the UN changed it's stance. Could it be because it doesn't actually give any new info, only spins the existing? Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Further to Speedy's response... Once again America opens it's mouth only to put it's foot in it as politicians state that the Cuban Embargo should be lifted because it'll hurt the US. The cuban Embargo has hurt Cuba for some 40+ years. Now The US says it was fine to be gratuitously nasty, but not if it's actually going to cost something! I very much doubt that Cuba will deal with America if it finds itself in a position of strength. There's just too much bad history. Unless of course America plays the "regime-change" card ... But that may well provoke a Chinese reaction. Mike. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Stupid Boy! 007 Actually said: "There's an old Chinese Proverb; Before setting out on a journey of revenge, first dig two graves". Ascribed to Confucius. SOme 2,500 years before... Hmmm... Next Question: Which Bond & in which film? Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

I envisaged BOTH sides being starved of the means to conduct offense. This was a pop at BOTH Washington & Damascus. But to paraphrase the saying: "Sticks & Stones may break my bones... But they won't flatten buildings!" Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Oh come on then... The slightly scruffy boy at the back.. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Time for a smile I think: "A story is told of a Jewish man who was riding on the bus reading an Arab newspaper. A friend of his, who happened to be riding in the same bus, noticed this strange phenomenon. Very upset, he approached the newspaper reader. "Moshe, have you lost your mind? Why are you reading an Arab newspaper?"Moshe replied, "I used to read the Jewish newspaper, but what did I find? Jews being persecuted, Israel being attacked, Jews disappearing through assimilation and intermarriage, Jews living in poverty. So I switched to the Arab newspaper. Now what do I find? Jews own all the banks, Jews control the media, Jews are all rich and powerful, Jews rule the world. The news is so much better!" Consider. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Harris was, of course, quoting scripture: “They sow the wind, and reap the whirlwind.", Hosea 8:7 Of course. Now, who was it said: "Before setting out to get revenge, first dig two graves"? Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Y'All missed out the most important bit: The Uncaring Supplier of Arms uses AIRBUS A310's as it's preferred bomb carrier! Not Boeing!!! Consider the advertising potential for that! We should get a few orders for A380's just as soon as the freight version rolls out. Think how many bombs they could carry!

Hi Ori, Also, it's not the first time: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5228554.stm OF course Qana is described as being VERY supportive of Hezb'Allah. Something which I'm sure was helped by the previous bombardment of civilians sheltering in a UN compound. It's this & similar incidents which provide the inspiration & justification for another round of bombings. Arabs strap Semtex to themselves and Israel straps American Bombs to it's planes. The intention & results are exactly the same, the only difference is in the delivery system each side has available. One side uses "smart bombs" while the other side uses "not so smart bombs". The reasoning behind "who started it" now assumes the proportions of "The Chicken and The Egg"! Anyone want to go back further than Moses bringing all those Egyptian "Israelite" immigrants into the area and demanding a name change to Judea? May I suggest that the first step in "stopping it" would be for the arms suppliers to stop selling to that particular market? If America stopped shipping bombs and saved them up to help Syria see the benefits of not shipping rockets then the killing would become far less efficient. OK. Taking that to it's logical conclusion, both sides would probably end up throwing rocks at each other, but at least such ammunition is both environmentally friendly and recyclable. Bear in mind that WWI actually ended because one side (Germany) effectively "ran out of ammunition" (was unable to sustain it's side of the war). Put another way; If you turn off the water, the house stops flooding. This war isn't just a sad reflection on the folk actually fighting. It also reflects on the arms suppliers since they know full well the use their supplies will be put to. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Good save in the second paragraph. An Iranian friend of mine makes SUPERB pizza! Even mixes his own dough by hand... Says it keeps him in shape from his days as a wrestler (Iranian wrestling, not that British /American dance stuff). Getting back to the subject of "Farsi Purity"... Yeah. You'd think that Ahmadinejad would have better things to do with his time. It only used to be The French who did this language-purity thing. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/7/messages/107.html http://loc.harpweek.com/LCPoliticalCartoons/DisplayCartoonMedium.asp?MaxID=&UniqueID=4&Year=1860&YearMark= http://www.utpjournals.com/product/utq/714/714_cariou.htm The hidden flaw in, or reason behind, a process or item. I had considered using a "Rotten-Apple" or "Maggot" saying, but this was the only singular one I could think of. Perhaps "Worm-in-the-apple" would also have been appropriate but seemed wilfully & deliberately destructive in relation to Syria. No offence meant. My understanding of the phrase in relation to African-American history was that it referred to & promoted abolitionism & racial integration. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Israel is seeking to occupy a 2 mile wide border strip of Lebanon and "sterilise" it so it's free of "freedom-fighters". I honestly don't know WHY israel is trying to achieve this. The rockets fired into Israel have a far greater range and aren't being fired from the area Israel is trying to occupy! In the meantime, Israel is deliberately bombing infrastructure throughout southern to central lebanon. In effect, they have adopted Hezb'Allah's tactics. This is reminiscent of Sir Arthur (Bomber) Harris's "They have sown the wind... They shall reap the whirlwind" speech. The fundamental flaw in this is that Israel is creating hundreds of "martyrs" which will translate into the inspiration of a whole new generation of suiocide-bombers and terrorists seeking to further the retribution for Israel's attacks. I repeat that "An eye for an eye usually ends up with everyone being blinded". Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Hi Ori, The reason I accuse Syria of being the "Nigger is the woodpile" of Mid-East politics is multi-faceted: 1.The obvious Hamas connection. Following Hamas victory in Palestinian government elections, it was "Orders from Damascus" which led to Hamas' stated position on Israel. 2. (& correct me if I'm not wholly correct on this) Until recently, Lebanon was occupied by Syria (troops and government "advisors") adn was effectively governed as a Syrian colony. Syria certainly took their time acceding to Lebanese requests to "Go Home" and Lebanon's own internal security was virtually non-existent because of Syria's presence. It runs in my mind that it's only some 6 months since Syria actually withdrew from Lebanon... And then this! Internal trouble which Lebanon can't cope with. Plus... The Katyushas's that Hezb'Allah are using didn't appear in Lebanon by Star-Trek Transporter. They had to drive there. From Syria? Where else could they have arrived from? Perhaps Dubbie's overheard comment that "Syria's got to stop doing this shit" is in fact a great deal more insightful & better informed than the world gave him credit for. Mike. PS: To explain the largely anti-Israeli content of my recent posts: 1. Israel had a lot further to fall in my opinion of them. I'm not sure if I should actually congratulate the current Israeli leadership for achieving that!!? 2. There was a lot of absolute pro-Israeli (& anti-Arab) sentiment here so to an extant I was acting as "Devil's Advocate". Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Hi Ori, Yeah... Step one will be for Hamas & Hezb'Allah (the political party segment) to get a feckin' grip on the "freedom-fighter" faction of their respective organisations. That can be difficult since both have grown into politics out of being no more than "freedom-fighters". (incidentally, I only use "freedom-fighters" because I feel "terrorists" is not wholly accurate and "self-appointed-one-sided-vicarious-revenge-organisation" is too verbose). Further, the senior leadership of BOTH Hamas & Hezb'Allah reside in Damascus, Syria (which is surely the real "Nigger-in-the-woodpile" of the Middle-East). They dictate policy to the political wings of both organisations. In the meantime, it's sad to see Israel's actions in this. It's one thing to lament the failure of a "freedom-fighter" organisation to adhere to seeking a diplomatic solution, another thing to see a fully-fledged government abandon diplomacy in favour of the very tactics it despises in the opposition! What's worse is that the more action & publicity the "freedom-fighters" of Hamas & Hezb'Allah get at the hands of Israel, the more they consolidate power within their respective organisations! Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

In the meantime, Israel continues to do itself no favours: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/5226996.stm One wonders if the "Aid corridor" is the same one in which BBC & German news crews travelling with a refugee convoy were fired on by Israeli mortars? http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/nolavconsole/ukfs_news/hi?redirect=st.stm&news=1&bbram=1&bbwm=1&nbram=1&nbwm=1&nol_storyid=5225982(video) In the meantime, It appears that Hezb'Allah are actually fighting in uniform against Israeli ground forces. The "Slinking Arab with a Kalashnikov under his dish-dash seems to be something of a fallacy... Rather like Katyusha's in Ambulances. The solution to this really lies in the battle between moderates and extremists on BOTH sides. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Because they're intelligent, thoughtful, open-minded, analytical, (handsome, witty, sexually-magnetic....) Sorry Bob, but you did kind of walk into that one! As far as the Iraqi war goes, I think it was a distraction from what we needed to do. I honestly believe that had those military resources been spent in Afghanistan, then the Taleban would be a strange legend from the history of a modernising secular state, and the persons of Osama Bin Laden & his pals would have been introduced to the pleasures of Anal-Sex at a Federal Penitentiary. Either that, or their bodies stuffed & mounted (on RPG7's) and on display at The Smithsonian. As far as Israel's actions in Lebanon go... It's a bit like being stung by a bee and chopping down the fruit tree where the nest might be in response!... And getting your leg broken when the tree falls! It's like the current Israeli Government has studied international relations under Homer Simpson on a bad day! Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Or Are they??? google "Kongamato" or http://www.cryptozoology.com/cryptids/kongamato.php Yeah... They're native to Loch Ness where their natural prey is Haggis and they fly South for the Winter. (but don't tell everyone... not yet... we're saving them for an advertising campaign to get American tourists back... just as soon as we've finished this last batch of tasteless Burtberry Tartan for the souveneir shoppe). SHHhhh.... Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

In order to show that it isn't ALWAYS Muslims attacking jews I quote: "Wikipaedia" (despite the saying: "Beware of the Wiki-Finn) "The BBC" (surely the most independent for news sources - for reasons already discussed) "The United Nations High Commission for Refugees" & "The Jewish Virtual Library" (a Jewish source). What I get back is: "The Anti Jewish Defence League" "Judaism Online" "Antisemitism.Org" (meaning exclusively anti-Jew) & a page written by a person who exclusively publishes Jewish history. None of which actually support your original premise: "IT always seem like the peace loving religion (Islam) manages ALWAYS to attack the non combatants"(Jews). I'm trying to prove that there have been and are injustices on BOTH sides. Can you not see that? Further, my recent posts have attacked the ACTIONS of Israel. They have not attacked Judaism. Can you not see the difference? Mike. PS: OK. What am I being (baselessly) accused of here? Nazism? Fightning against Nazism? Being English? It seems that anyone who questions you is ipso-facto a Jew-Hater. PPS: IF you REALLY want to find atrocities against Jews, look up "Pogrom", The earlier 20th Century actions of Russia & Eastrern Europe was surely the "Hurricane" to Nazism's "Tornado". Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Alternatively: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Arabism http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/966980.stm http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rsd/rsddocview.html?tbl=RSDCOI&id=437c9cec32&count=2 http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Society_&_Culture/sikkuy2002.html I'm sure that the worst of these actions are the work of extremists and do not reflect the actions of the vast majority of Israelis... Just as the attacks on Israel & inherent (rather than reactive) anti-Semitism do not reflect the actions of the vast majority of Palestinians & Lebanese. RSVP? Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Has there been problems with spectator violence at Buc's games or Florida sporting events in general? OR is this simply institutional paranoia? Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Interestingly... As Israel is failing to either damage Hezb'Allah OR establish a security zone (quite the reverse)... Dubbie chooses this moment to now want an international peacekeeping force to move in. Still no demands for a ceasefire though. And America's bombs just keep getting delivered. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

Also known as Israel National News .com http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=99839 A less biased source would be nice! Then again, I suppose that one selects sources to reflect one's own opinion. No matter how biased. There has been some good news though... Apparently the aircraft of choice for carrying American bombs to israel is Airbus