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Topic: "Iraq: what's your solution?"
littleroy's comment 20 Mar 07, 3:11pm

Iraq: what's your solution? Tell us what you would doto end the conflict.
Solution is simple, yet very hard for an arrogant manlike Bush: Talk to Iran.
That is what his own Iraqi Study Group told him. Theysaid there is no other way to save US from utterdefeat in Iraq. Only Iran can help save Iraq as wellthe United Stated. But it seems that Bush would ratherdrown his nation than humbly ask for help from formerenemy.
Ayatollahs in Tehran now hold the rope that willeither hang the illegal invaders or save them.
US is still trying to win against Iran. It has been inconflict with Iran ever since it installed Saddam topower in Baghdad in July 1979 straight after AyatollahKhomeini flew in from Paris to remove all US influencefrom Iran.
US needs to admit defeat against the Iranian regime.
Clearly, the Iranian Islamic Revolution is strongernow then it was in 1979. US had tried everything todestroy it. It failed. However, Iran is still willingto forgive the 'Great Satan'.
Now US must make friends with Iran and let the Clericsin Tehran sort out the mess that it has created inIraq. Otherwise, it will be catastrophic for US.Iraqis are not like Iranians. They are not theforgiving type.
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Topic:"In Iraq, public anger is at lasttranslating into unity"
littleroy's comment 20 Mar 07, 3:00pm

I agree with Sami Ramadani when she says that 'forfour years, Britain and the US have aimed to encouragesectarianism'.
Most Iraqis believe that blowing up of the Sammarashrine was an act of US covert operation. They hopedthat sunni and shia militants will be at each others'throats and our casualties will do down. There was aindeed a sectarian war.
However, the destruction of the shrine backfired.Syria and Iran began supplying sophisticated weaponsto the insurgents. Attacks on US forces increased. USdeath soared. More coffins began arriving inWashington. People eventually disgraced Bush at themid-term elections, and Democrates took over Congress.Now Bush is a lame duck President controlled by awoman - Nancy Pelosi.
More US soldiers died in 2006 than in previous years.200 have already died in two month of 2007. Clearly,the US had again miscalculated the Iraqis. Now, evenMehdi army is itching for a third fight with UStroops. They had already beaten the Marines twice in2004.

A European moment
littleroy's comment 20 Mar 07, 2:45pm

United States is dead. Iraqis have killed thesuperpower. Sacking of US Defence Secretary DonaldRumsfeld is a confirmation that death. Pro-IsraeliJewish lobbies and their neo-conservatives advisorshave hijacks the American ship and drowned it inwaters of the Tigris. Same lobbies were employedagainst Blair in Britain. Once successfull PrimeMinster is now hiding in humiliation. President Bushhas managed to disgrace his country like no otherPresident had done before him. Iraq invasion willhaunt America for a very long time.
This was an illegal war according to United Nations.It was an immoral war according the Christian Leaders.Therefore, the whole world now knows that Americacommitted an act of evil by bombing the people ofIraq. This led to US defeat at the hands of theIraqis. It was ultimate humiliation for world'ssuperpower.
US had learnt no lessons from previous defeats such asVietnam, Iran, Lebanon, Afghanistan. Iraqis havesuccessfully taught the cowboys a lesson they are notgoing to forget for a hundered years. This is allafter President Bush dared them to 'Bring it on'.
US made some very stupid mistakes. It paid theultimate price for those mistakes.
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Talking to Hamas
littleroy's comment 20 Mar 07, 2:23pm

Hamas has been democratically elected by thePalestinian people. US has a problem with Hamas simplybecause Hamas does not bend to Washington. US is notreally interested in elections or the demoracticchoice. It is only intersted in those who will bow toits will. In other words, America still loves slavery.All those who dare to look at US in the eye - Hamas,Iran, Korea, Robert Mugabe, Ahmedinejad, Syria, HugoChavez, Hassan Nasrallah, and many others - these arelabelled as rogue regimes. Now, US says it will dealwith new Palestinian Unity Government but only withthose members who are neither Hamas nor Fatah. Whatkind of pathetic policy is that. Can you imaginetalking with finance minister and giving him aid inmillions of dollars, who will simply hand the money tothe Hamas Prime Minister. Washgington is clutching atstraws. Now wonder Norway and other EU states hasrefused to follow this stupid tactic and opened directrelations with Hamas.
The fact is 200 million Arabs in the middle east seeHamas as legitimate resistence to Israeli occupation.There is nothing US or Israel can do to make themchange their minds. Israeli must recognise the factthat it is illegally occupying someone elses land andneeds to vacate. If you do not recognise their rightsthen you cannot demands that they recognise your rightof existence. World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · MiddleEast

Iraq: winning the peace
littleroy's comment 20 Mar 07, 3:45pm

What have the past four years in Iraq taught us aboutmilitary strategy?
Don't ever **** with stupid fanatics suicide cults.
Those who are not affraid to kill themsleves arecertainly not going to be scared of our bombs.World newsIraq · United States · Middle East

Iran must have theBomb
littleroy's comment 21 Mar 07, 1:34pm

Iran has every right to build nuclear bombs. And ithas every right to use them against any aggressor thatthreathens its Soverignity. Israel is trying todestroy Israel. Why should Iran not try to wipe Israeloff the map? Iranian President Ahmedinejad has alreadystated that American and Israel will soon be history.Clearly he knows they will strike Iran, and obviously,he has something prepared for them. I think Iranalready has produced nukes. And if US launghes war onIran, Iran will test its weapons that Israel so fears.Te blame goes to US for pushing Iran towards makingnuclear bombs. Had cowboys not been acting likeworld's self appointed policemen, Iran would not feltthreatened to take this path. It is fear of the GreatSatan that forced Iranian people to take the nuclearpath. Which country wouldn't? Britain is not threadedand yet it is building weapons more lethal thannuclear Trident.
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Army on trial
littleroy's comment 15 Mar 07, 3:40pm

Shame on the soldiers who murdered an innocent Iraqifather. Shame on the justice system that tried theguilty troops. And shame on all those who accept thisverdict as valid. I am today ashamed to call mycountry GREAT Britain. It is not great at all.
Officers of the British army, if they be real men,would not now be able to sleep properly when they knowthat they have killers and tortureres in their midst.It is a truly disgraceful state of affairs.UK newsMilitary · World newsIraq · Middle EastWe are making a fatal mistake byignoring the dissidents within Islamlittleroy's comment 15 Mar 07, 3:49pm
I dont know why all this obession with versions of areligion. Lets not get complicated in this issue. Tokeep things simple, we should continue to let peopletheir own faith in any way they want and they can givewhatever speeches, however radical, and there must becomplete freedom of expression and worship. Only thingthat matters is if or when someone actually breaks thelaw. As long no offence is committed, we should leteveryone practise their religion.
We have to stop butting in people's affairs.Otherwise, it would turn out to be verycounterproductive. It is harmful to spciety as a wholeto interefere in personal beliefs and convictions.
I say: where no law is broken, live and let be.
SocietyUK newsWorld newsReligion · IslamSunnis will not be persuaded that Iranis their real enemylittleroy's comment 07 Mar 07, 4:15pm
United States has lost against Iranians and theirproxies every time it has fought them. US support forShah of Iran brought about the end of US presence inIran in 1979 Islamic Revolution when AyatollahKhomieni disgraced Washington by taken US diplomats ashostages. Then in 1983 US tried again to take onIranian proxy Hezbollah. What was the result? US wasdefeated by Iranian backed Hezbollah who finished USmilitary presence in that country. US installed SaddamHussain immediately after the Islamic Revolution inIran. Result? US is being disgraced in Iraq and is nowbegginf Khomieni's successor Khamenei to come to aidof US forces in Baghdad. Last year US once again triedits best to end Iranian proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon bygiving green light to Israel to destroy Beirut.Result? Hezbollah is more popular in Sunni world thatBush and Rice. And Hezbollah has now effectively takencontrol from US backed Siniora government. Iran hassome magical way of humiliting US Presidents. FromCarter, Reagon to Bush Sr to Clinton to now Bush Jr. Ithink its time for US to admits its arrogant mistakesand come to peace table with Iran. Iran has onedemand: US administration has to make a change in itsattitude before any relations can be established. USneeds Iran far more especially after 9/11 than Iranneeds for US. Powers of persuasionlittleroy's comment 05 Mar 07, 2:44pm
US is not going to attack Iran. It is no state tostart a new war. It cant even sort out the disaster inIraq. Iran strike would be annilation for US. US isonly trying to scare Iran. However, we all know thatUS has never been able to either win any war againstIran now has it ever managed to intimidated theIranians. Iranian do not fear fighting. Its simplymartyrdom for them. For US it will be slaughter andhumiliation. And if US does attack Iran, then Iranwill have the right to openly persue nuclear weaponsto defend itself. The whole world would understandthat Iran now has the right to produced atomic bombsafter it was attacked by US. Washington always seemsto mess things up in whatever it does. Taking on Iranwill be America's worst mistake. President Ahmedinejadhas predicted that it will be the end for US. He alsovowed to end the state of Israel soon. It seems he islooking forward to a full blown fight with US. Heelieves he can kill two birds with one stone. Herehtoric suggests that he is daring President Bush topull the gun. Its like Ahmedinejad is saying to Bush:Make my day punk. I wonder if the trigger happy cowboywill draw.World newsIran · Middle EastHeading for the exitlittleroy's comment 01 Mar 07, 12:24pm
I think this cleraly a trap set by the United States.In November 2006 the Shiites ruling parties in Iraqhad rejected any regional conference to solve Iraqiproblems. Abdul Aziz al Hakim had dismissed the ideaout of hand. Moqtada Sadr was also against theproposal to involve other countries in Iraqi's future.IThey demended that Iraqi sort its own problems. Nowthis same conference is being organised once again.The shiites will not be in favour even if Syria andIran make a nominal appreance. Washington is going tomake things a lot worse for Iraqs. Invitation of Iran,Syria, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the rest is not goingto sort the mess for the Iraqis. Only Iraqisthemselves are able to make their own future. US hasstill not stoppen interferring in Iraq'a affairs.World newsUnited States · Iraq · Middle EastIran is a force forpeacelittleroy's comment 22 Feb 07, 3:32pm
Actually it is not the United States that is worriedabout the Iranian nuclear technology. We all know thatit is powerful Jewish lobby - APAC - in Washingtonthat is pressuring US to take on Iran. AmericanEnterprise Institute the AEI - where Bush and Cheneyoften go for support, is a pro-Israeli think tank thatissues reports for Pentagon and White House. AEI aswell as other like Brooking Institute have greatinfluence over US foriwegn policy. American publicthemsleves have no hatred or fear towards Iran. It isthe constant media war which leads the propagandaagainst Tehran. If there is ever a war between US andIran, the biggest loser with be Israel. Iran can onlywin in such a confrontation. Ayatollahs hold all thecards. Their influence in the entire Middle East wouldnaturally increase after winning the US. They would nodoubt move to finish Israel once and for all. THatwould be icing on the cake. This is why PresidentAhmedinejad is so confident that Israel's days arenumbered. He has already advised Jews to start packingtheir bags and move to Europe. He is itching for afight with US which he knows he cannot lose. Allwestern experts seems to agree that Iran would comeout better and stronger after any war with US. US hasalready lost Lebanon after it stood by and watched theentire country bombed by Israel. US has also Syria asan ally. Iraq is not looking too good either.Afghanistan is a mess. How many more nations is itwilling to lose before it makes its peace with the theIranian people?World newsUnited States · Iran · Middle EastThis scapegoating isrolling back the gains of anti-racismlittleroy's comment 15 Feb 07, 3:59pm
Scare stories and demonisation of muslims results intwo things. It aids the extremists in making recruitsmore easily; and it makes all of us more intolerants.Therefore, I think its safe to say that to targetmuslims in this way works to our own disadvantage.More people are radicalised and go towards al Qaeda,and we are filled more and more hatred. This cannot beright. Those who have defended the current policy areeither evil or stupid.UK newsUK security and terrorismPoliticsTerrorism policyWorld newsRace issues · Once the most beloved country in theworld, the US is now the most hatedlittleroy's comment 14 Feb 07, 2:10pm
Torture and denail of people's rights are revealingthe true nature of America. US is hatred more and morebecause people did not know how dark its heart wasuntil pictures of Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo torturesappreared in public. No one would have imgained thatUnited States would ever deny people their basicrights. We all believed that America would be the lastplace on earth where people could be detained andsexually abused officially. Who would have claimed in1999 that US is capable of raping prisoners? Its thisshock that makes ordinary people around the world wakeup to a new reality. Their dream image of fairAmericans has now been broken beyound repair.Americans are now looked upon as no different asSoviets were lookd upon in the 70s. Americans havere-elected a torturer as their President. It onlymeans that in their eyes, torture is not a majorissue. This shocks people. I am sure the mostAmericans are descent people. However, US governmentis elected body representing all Americans. Therefore,all of American is seen as barbaric and uncivilisedwhen we seen US Defence Secretarty permits prisonersto be given electric shocks and tortures by drowning.Shame on the American people for allowing theirleaders to do such evil things. This kind of nationscannot survive. Rome fell when it became unjust.World newsUnited States · US elections 2008 · BusinessA newperil in Lebanonlittleroy's comment 13 Feb 07, 5:53pm
The usual suspect for this is Israel Who else? OLmerthad promised to send back Lebanon 25 years. Only wardo achieve this is to ignite a civil war. However, atthe the end of the last civil war, Israeli's archenemy - Hezbollah - emerged stronger than ever. And ifthe efforts to ignite a new war are successful, theonly winner will aghain be Hezbollah and only loserswill be both Israel and the US. Hezbollah leaderHassan Nasrallah has prepared his fighters for civilwar, and he knows that except Hezbollah there is noother group in Lebanon who can come out victorious.This is why he does not fear a civil war stroked byIsrael or US. If Israel and US want to see in Lebanonan Islamic state in the image of Iran, then they areon the right course with these latest killings inBeirut.World newsLebanon · Syria · Israel and the Palestinianterritories · Middle EastAs US power fades, it can'tfind friends to take on Iranlittleroy's comment 02 Feb 07, 1:57pm
We all know that its non other than the neo-cons andthe powerful Jewish lobby in Washington that ispreventing old foes to make their peace. This paperand US press claimed that when Iraq Study Group ofJames Bakers openly called on US to makes friends withIran, some other so called experts from AmericanEnterprise Institute and Brooking Institute headed bypro-Israeli think-tanks made sure that the Presidentdoes not follow that recommendation. In doing thatthey have pushed both Israel and United States towardsa disaster. I dont think they learned anything fromtheir defeat in Iraq or in Lebanon. Iran has beenhelping America in its war on terror. From the oustingof Taliban and removal of Saddam, Iranian have aidedUS. Iran has done nothing against the United States. Idont think US administration is fool enough to take onIran. As Jonathan said Miss Rice is trying to coverher humiliation after the slap from Hezbollah. If AlQaeda groups are ever to be confronted in a seriousmanner, help of Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Lebanon isessential. Its for benefit of Israel to bring Iran onboard. Iran has already threatned to destroy in theevent of US strike. I dont think President Ahmedinejadis bluffing. Lets not push the man. PoliticsForeign policy · World newsUnited States · Iran · Middle EastBlair should gobefore it gets any worselittleroy's comment 02 Feb 07, 2:53pm
Blair is really a coward. He is concerned only abouthis legacy. He does not give a monkey's arse aboutintegrity. There was a time when he projected an imageof toughness and fairness. However, we can now seethat that was just a smoke screen. His credibilityafter that sexy dossier scandal is now zero. The manis a liar as well a selfish poddle. A psychologylecturer at the university said that in his speecheshe trys his best to look tough and gives theimpression as if he really knows what he is talkingabout. Whereas we have come to know he is ignorant andtotally stupid. In this way he hides theseshortcoming. Dr estimated Blair maturity age to be 16year old boy. PoliticsTony Blair · Cash-for-honours inquiry · DavidCameronUS troops will stay in Iraq, and the war willget worselittleroy's comment 01 Feb 07, 1:07pm
There is only one boat left for President Bush to geton, if he wants to save himself from drowning in themight Tigris. United States have missed all the otherboats there were available to them in 2003. The lastbut one boat - Syria - was missed in 2006 afterHezbollah victory against Israel. Now there is a boatwith Iranian flag on it, and it is still there. IfBush misses that one and doesnt get on it, as his ownSenators and ISG Report urges him to do, then, as thePentagon Chief predicted, it will be catostrophic forAmerica. I think Bush will get on that boat at thevery final moment. However, that might be too late andprice might be too high for the ticket.World newsUnited States · Iraq · Middle EastThese US-styleculture wars seeping into Britain are an absurddistractionlittleroy's comment 29 Jan 07, 2:34pm
Churches have right to fear these and other sort ofcultural invasion. Britian is vastly different fromUS. Government is beginning to turn many areas intoLas Vegas. Super gambling casinos are a sign of USpressure to permit cowboy gambling mentality into thiscountry. We should be weary of this trend. I dontthink that people will allow Americanisation ofBritish society.UK newsPoliticsImmigration policyWorld newsGay rights · Religion · Ulster's rotten branchlittleroy's comment 23 Jan 07, 1:09pm
Why dont we nowadays simply call spade a spade. ASpanish friend was watching news with me. She did notunderstand the BBC headline:
NI: RUC Collusion with Loyalists Concerns PM.
She thought there had been a collision with rescueserivce, shocking paramedics. I told her that thesentence actually means:
Top British police officers are branded terroristsafter being caught helping christian extremists carryout acts of terrorism. And that Tony Blair is a bitworried at that.
She was absolutely astonished.
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Ulster's rotten branchlittleroy's comment 23 Jan 07, 1:06pm
Why dont we nowadays simply call spade a spade. ASpanish friend was watching news with me. She did notunderstand the BBC headline: NI: RUC Collusion withLoyalists Concerns PM. He thought there had been acollision with rescue serivce, shocking paramedics. Itold her that the sentence actually means: Top Britishpolice officers are branded terrorists after beingcaught helping christian extremists carry out acts ofterrorism. And that Tony Blair is a bit worried atthat. She was absolutely astonished. UK newsNorthern Ireland · President's back-up plan: blameIranlittleroy's comment 12 Jan 07, 3:55pm
US officials like Cheney and others have been secretlybeen visiting Arabs capitols to get approval fromtheir puppets for widening the war. US wants to playon Arabs fears of a shia Iran too powerful afterHezbollah victory over Israel. Sunni arabs back USplan to weaken Iran. Israel also has been scaringArabs into backing attacks on shia Iran. However, Idont think US will take on Iran and invite morehumiliation on itself. Iran has always beaten US atevery encounter. Al most everyone agrees that US needshelp of Iran and Syria to bring peace and democracy toIraq. Without that help US is facing a completedisaster in middle east.World newsIran · Iraq · United States · Simon Tisdall's worldbriefing · Middle EastDefiance and delusionlittleroy's comment 11 Jan 07, 9:57am
The man still has delsusions about Iraq. PresidentBush is once again getting the urge for a surge. Herelies so much on force to resolve world crises. Theman does not seem to learn from repeated failure. Whenwas it last time that America clearly won a war.Never. From Vietnam to Central America to Lebanon toAfghanistan and now to Iraq. Its a long list ofhumiliation for Washington. As the new Penatgon chieffears, the defeat in Iraq will be catastrophic forAmerica. Bush is desperate to win, but all experts nowagree that US has lost the Iraq war. US is nowdragging its feet. There is not graceful exit, as thepresident himself admits. So why all this escalationof war. A plot to against Iran perhaps? Either way, USis finished in Middle East. Its ally Israel wasfinished by Hezbollah whose stunning victory againstthe mighty invinsible military of Israel has forcedeveryone to by a little more humble. Summer of 2007 isgoing to be a very long and hot for US troops. Manymore coffins in stars and stripes will land inWashington. Baker and Hamilton's Iraq Report provideda way out for President Bush. He ignored theirrecommendations. He wants to learn the hard way.Iraqis are in prefect position to provide that lessonto world only superpower. World newsUnited States · Iraq · Middle EastNeither sanctionsnor bombs will end the Iran nuclear crisislittleroy's comment 11 Jan 07, 10:14am
If Iran ever produces atomic bombs, it will beWashginton's fault. Their aggressive policies arepushing Iran and other nations to prepare ultimatedefences. It was American interference that broughtthe Islamic Revolution in 1979. Iranian ought to bethanking America. Ayatollahs are in power in Tehranbecause of mistakes committed by CIA in oiwerthroingdemoractically elected Prime Minister of Iran. InLebanon, Iranian proxy Hezbollah was born after USoccupation of Beirut in 1982. Taliban emegered thanksto US support for mujahidden. Kofi Annan condemned theUS for not practising what it preaches. It must grantliberty and freedom to other people to decide theirown affairs. Americans ought to stop meddeling inother people's choices. Its undemocratic.World newsIran · Middle EastIntelligent design is a science, nota faithlittleroy's comment 09 Jan 07, 3:05pm
Atheists gets very emotional over this issue. Theyhave fear as church did with Origin of Species waspublished. Only way to settle this is to define whatscientific method is and then see if any theory -Evolution or Intelligent Design - fits the profile.One finds that most of the modern scientific theorieslike magnatism, dark matter and so on are based ininference. There is no concrete fact to prove most ofthese theories. From observation and some measurementswe infer the existence of this or that. IntelligentDesign, and even theism, is a scientific theory. Letsknow exactly what we are talking about. Its like waron terror. We know why President Bush and his croniesrefuse to define terrorim. Because most of theiraction would fit the definition far more perfectlythan those of Bin Laden.UK newsWorld newsReligion · ScienceControversies in scienceEducationSchools · What has long been a catastrophic tragedy isalso now a horrific farcelittleroy's comment 27 Dec 06, 8:25pm
America and Britain unable to trust the securityforces they trained and armed for the past 3 yearssays everything that has gone wrong in Iraq. It isutter humiliation for Blair and Bush. This is fruit ofarrogance. After 9/11, Bush in cowboy outfit went BinLaden hunting. He ended up having as many moreAmericans dead as on that terrible day. Not to mentionblood of thousands of innocent Iraqis on hands on bothleaders. Blair once said God would be his judge. Well,God's representitive Rowen Williams told him that heis responsible for death and suffering of christiansall over the middle east. Archbishop said it isBlair's policies that have caused to much pain tochristans. Now, unless Blair is Catholic at heart,then he is damned by is own church. This is certainlyworse than Suez.UK newsPoliticsPolitics and IraqWorld newsIraq · Middle EastBeyond belieflittleroy's comment 23 Dec 06, 4:17pm
If one has even a brief look at the last 100 years,one will find that secular and atheists regimes ineurope have caused more bloodshed and suffering thanany god ever hopes to match. UK newsPoliticsImmigration policy · World newsReligion · The Muslim prophet born in Bethlehemlittleroy's comment 23 Dec 06, 5:25pm
There is no difference between Jesus and Mohammad.Both were good men who gave moral teachings to theworld. How some people can make them into gods isbeyond me. UK newsLife and styleChristmas · World newsReligion · IslamRhetoric of confrontationlittleroy's comment 22 Dec 06, 5:51pm
Blair is trying to put fear of Iran into Arab rulers.Iran is gaining on their territory. Blair wants Arabsto recognise Israel and ditch Palestine. Then the westwould help the despots against Iranian influence.Recently, Iranian backed Hizbullah gave the onceinvinsible Israeli army a bloody nose. This has madethem heros of the arabs world. Iranian power is makinggains in the middle east and this is worry to Israelmore than anyone else. Israel knows that Iran wouldone day wipe Israel off the map. Which is why Olmertis having so many secret meetings with Jordan andSaudis. He is desperate to stop Iran. He should havelearned from Lebanon that force does not secureanything. its time for everyone who is scared of Iranto negotiate a better future with Tehran. PresidentAhmedinejad has said many time, he is open to talks.Blair is getting desperate to secure his legacystained with blood and torture. He knows he will beremembered as a failed prime minister. And he ismaking efforts to salvage something in Palestine. Toolate. Gorden Brown has already thrown him out. Utterdisgrace.PoliticsForeign policyWorld newsIran · Middle EastNow Blair must appeal to Iran'smoderateslittleroy's comment 21 Dec 06, 2:58pm
Tony Blair knows full well that his name will be amongthe disgraceful British leaders. He is desperate tochange that. Which is why we see him clutching atstraws. His last ditch effort to make peace in theArab-israel conflict is another pathetic attempt to dosome good before he is thrown out by Gorden Brown.Therefore, yesterday he urged Sunni Arab leaders tounite against the threat posed to them by Shi'iteIran. Classic divide and rule tactic. He was hopingthat they fall into the trap and sacrifice Palestineand recognise Israel in order to prevent Iran fromencroaching on their territories. He was not told thatArabs hate Jews more than they hate Persians. Badadvice leads to disaster. Look at what happened toGeorge Bush. One thing Blair can do to salvage somereputation is to go be a good christian and seriouslymake peace. Otherwise even his Saviour Jesus won'tforgive him, let alone historians. PoliticsForeign policyWorld newsSimon Tisdall's world briefing · Iran · MiddleEastMuslims need to take partlittleroy's comment 21 Dec 06, 3:04pm
We must never forget what the Germans did to the Jews.
The Arian race wanted to wipe out the Semitic race.
UK newsWorld newsSecond world war · Religion · Delusions of victorylittleroy's comment 21 Dec 06, 6:13pm
Well, it seems Bush was going to stay the courseregardless of what ISG report told him. I guess he isgoing to send 50,000 more troops to Iraq to try hisluck one final time before throwing in the towel. USis already beaten in Iraq. This defeat is far worsethen Vietnam. But US is not going to admit defeatuntil it gets a comprehensive thrashing from the Iraqipeople. These are not just insurgents fighting the USmarines. These are now ordinanry people taking up armsagainst the United States. Every family has a score tosettle with US. Every home has had a father, ahusband, a brother, or a son killed, injured, ortortured by US tactics. Iraqis are not forgiving type.They are avenging every wrong done by US military.There is nothing that American army can now do toscare the Iraqi people. It ought to start winningheart and minds. Sending more troops is not going todo that. It will only invite more body bags for USsoldiers. I wonder who thinks of these stupid policiesin Washington. Neocons have destroyed US imageforever.World newsGeorge Bush · Iraq · United StatesThe war is alreadylostlittleroy's comment 20 Dec 06, 5:35pm
You see Tariq, it depends what you mean by is. For thePresident there is a huge difference being humiliatedand been disgraced. It also depends on your definitionof war. You see, this episode was, for Mr Bush, anadventure that had some unexpected turns, and which isnow drawing to a sucessful closure. Mission has stillbeen acomplished. So it would be not quite accurate tocompare Iraq with Vietnam and claim that Americans gottheir arse kicked in Iraq. UK newsUK security and terrorism · PoliticsForeign policy · Terrorism policy · Politics andIraqWorld newsIraq · Global terrorism · Middle EastStanding by yourreligious beliefs is not immorallittleroy's comment 19 Dec 06, 11:40am
Christianty is almost finished in our country becausechristians leaders have appeasement policy that leadsto desaster to such an extent that people become shycelebrating birth of Jesus. Wearning a cross isoffensive. Now officials say happy holidays instead ofmerry christmas. Its getting ridiculous. Even thechurch itself has split up over gay marriages. Itstime to rescue the christian faith and put moralityand goodness back into our godless and materialisticsociety. Britian needs to get back to its wholesomeroots.UK newsWorld newsReligion · The BAE decision is a contemptible scandallittleroy's comment 15 Dec 06, 6:09pm
Britain has done a good things by halting this probe.It would have done us no good to harm our owninterests. And Saudis are our major ally and we shouldnot upset them unnecessarily. Its never good to scorean own goal. Goldsmith did the right thing.UK newsPoliticsForeign policy · Immigration policyWorld newsArms trade · Saudi Arabia · Bush has created acomprehensive catastrophe across the Middle Eastlittleroy's comment 14 Dec 06, 8:05pm
Ash wrote: Bush has created a comprehensivecatastrophe across the Middle East. In every vitalarea, from Afghanistan to Egypt, his policies havemade the situation worse than it was before. AndSaudis are pretending to panic saying they would fundsunnis insirgents against shias. They just want US tostay and give the country back to sunnis. Its notgoing to happen. Saudis know full well that how can abunch of thugs topple a democratically elected shiiteregime in Baghdad. Sunnis did not take part in theelections, remember? It was just polite of shiites tooffer sunnis seat on parliament even after theyboycotted the vote. Sunni Arabs just dont want US tomake friends with Iran. And Israel would hate that.But US knows that without Iran on its side, this waron terror is going to be lost. It needs shi'ites totake the fight on terrorists who may be planning thenext bigger 9/11. Iran is essential ally of US andsooner or later, US will realise this.World newsUnited States · Undeniably offensivelittleroy's comment 13 Dec 06, 1:38pm
It would only have been offensive if Iran hadprevented any academic from attending and presentinghis or her point of view. Since the Holocaustconference was open to all - even Tony Blair wasinvited to attend - I dont see how it could beoffensive. There were more Jews at the gathering thanany other group. Hence it cannot be labelledanti-Jewish. I am surprised that anyone would advocatecriminalising the questioning of an historicalincident. Of course holocaust happened. Evidence isclear enough. But people have right to weigh itaccording to their standards. You cannot force peopleto accept your beliefs. This is what Talibans do. Itsa shame that Europe prevents some historians fromprobing into world war two.World newsSecond world war · Iran · Israel and the Palestinianterritories · Middle EastRoutine and systematictorture is at the heart of America's war on terrorlittleroy's comment 12 Dec 06, 5:13pm
Good article George. We have President and vicePresident of US who openly calls for new torturetechniques to be used on detainees. Freedom, civilisedbehaviour and rule of law for Americans is nodifferent than that of Al Qaeda. NO wonder majority ofthe human race hates US more than they hate Al qaeda.Now US cannot even claim moral superiority any longer.Setting up Abu Ghraib torture jail for muslims andGuantanamo Bay abuse prison was worst mistake byAmerica in 200 years. I just wonder how will itnowmanage to win trust of millions of arabs. SomehowAmericans always manage to give stick to their enemieswho use it to beat US in every place. World newsUnited States · Deep in deniallittleroy's comment 11 Dec 06, 4:22pm
Everytime Israelis dont like anything said about jews,they bring on the antisemitism mantra. This rant hasnow past its sell by date. President Carter has saidIsraeli are themselves most anti-Semitic in theirtreatment of Arabs of Palestine. They are semites tooyou know. He says aparthied that Israel practices isworse then which white racists practised in southAfrica. I suppose Israel will label the Presidentanti-semitic as well. And Iran is trying to make apoint. That there is nothing wrong with questioning anhistorical incident. He is telling europeans to growup a bit. Europe would not allow such a conference todiscuss what happened during world war two. I was justreading an article on Radio Free Europe called RadioLiberty. This free liberty radio was advocatingcensorship of the conference. Can you believe that!!Liberty Radio calling for curtailing of freedom. Whatis this world coming to. Holocaust no doubt happened.But why lock up those who question the evidence? Onecannot force a jury to accept clear evidence.Compelling people to believe only makes them doubtmore. Now a world statesman like President Ahmedijenadis saying that evidence for Holocaust is not goodenough to convict the Nazis. Dont shut him up. Bringhim more evidence.World newsSecond world war · Israel and the Palestinianterritories · Religion · Iran · Islam · Middle East ·JudaismThere is no middle groundlittleroy's comment 09 Dec 06, 5:39pm
Baker told Bush to talk to Iran. Blair also wants USto ask Iran's help. Bush called Iranian ally Hakim totalk about this. Israel hates US talking to Iran. Bushis going to listen to Israel. That means Iraq willdrag US into a deeper hole. ISG report is only optionto save US for comprehensive thrashing.
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Blair's muddled messagelittleroy's comment 11 Dec 06, 3:58pm
Why is Blair picking on new arrivals when those whocarried out London attacks were home-grown, wellintegrated, smart, educated, rich, British citizens.Its no point living a denial and blaming Pakistan,Jordan, Yemen, perhaps even Nepal for the sillypolicies that have alianted one section of our entiresociety. Targeting of muslims has to end if governmenthope to bring them on board. When British citizens innorthen Ireland were bombing England, would anyminister have blamed Vatican or spoke of perveted formof Catholic ideology? No chance. It seems one religionis being discriminated against and one community isbeing made to feel guilty for the crimes of few. Thisstupidy has to end and bit of common sense needs toprevail. We need to stop mentioning Islam and muslims.We should condemn only the acts of terror; and extremespeeches which encourage hatred and intolerance. SocietyCommunitiesPoliticsTony BlairWorld newsReligion · IslamBlair's muddled messagelittleroy's comment 11 Dec 06, 6:49pm
I do get some irrelevant replies here. Little bit ofreasoning would be appreaciated. Our own Britishcitizens in nortern Ireland were bombing us becausethey did not like our occupation of Ulster. Now, theyhappened to be Catholics. Likewise our own citizenshave bombed london underground because they did notlike occupation of Iraq. Why cant we simply condemnboth terrorists parties without mentioning theirreligions. We can fight terrorism. We can never fighta f aith or a philosophy and hope to win. Its likefighting Marxism to defeat the crimes of the BNP. Itsgoing to get us nowhere. In fact it may win Marxismmore recruits.SocietyCommunitiesPoliticsTony BlairWorld newsReligion · IslamThe neocons have finished what theVietcong startedlittleroy's comment 08 Dec 06, 4:15pm
Americans have been so gullible in listening topro-Israeli officials in making policy. These neo-consconsists of Jewish and pro-Israel zionists. Theythought of all the plan for which Bush and Rumsfeldfell. One by one, these neo cons have all disappeardinto background and there remains pathetic lookingPresident and his new Defence Secretary. nearly amillion Iraqi civilains slaughtered. over 3000 USsoldiers killed. And Washginton is having a WHAT TO DODEBATE.World newsUnited States · Iraq · US national security · MiddleEastHumiliating the nationlittleroy's comment 07 Dec 06, 7:23pm
America has suffered dearly for its arrogant policiestowards Iran and Syria. Baker bluntly told theAmericans that you dont just talk to your friends. Hesaid that in order to get along in this world you musttalk to your enemies. Iran has gained much from thisUS attitude. Its time for Washington to re-establishgood relations with Tehran. Ayatollahs have clearlyslapped all US Presidents for the past 25 years. World newsIraq · Middle EastBush left battered and bruisedlittleroy's comment 07 Dec 06, 7:15pm
Fortunes have turned against Bush. He is now forced toask the axis of evil for help or else face utterhumiliation in Iraq. Thats what US Iraq Study reporttold Americans yesterday.
World newsIraq · Simon Tisdall's world briefing · United States· Middle EastWhoever pulled the trigger, Syria'sallies are the loserslittleroy's comment 23 Nov 06, 8:13pm
Professor said: Whoever pulled the trigger, Syria'sallies are the losers.The latest assassination inLebanon has bolstered the US-backed government andweakened Hizbullah and the opposition. Well, thatremains to be seen. It is certain that Hezbollah'swish to bring in clean government in Beirut triggeredthis assissination. US and Israel would hate to seeHezbollah rise to power in Lebanon. They would doanything to prevent that from happening. However, nowUS is in a weak position. As the UN boss said Americais now trapped in Iraq. It needs Iran and Syria torescue it from the quagmire. Hence Syria and Iran andtheir ally Hezbollah will be the winners in Iraq aswell as in Lebanon. Israel will be the big loser inall this. Therefore, this assissination was a bigwaste. Murderers should be brought to justice. World newsSyria · Lebanon · Middle EastDeath in Beirutlittleroy's comment 23 Nov 06, 8:05pm
Hezbollah wins against Israel. Murder in Beirut. AndUS has secret meeting with Saudis.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/22/AR2006112201784.htmlSurely a plot for a big blockbuster.World newsSyria · Lebanon · Middle EastWho did it?littleroy's comment 22 Nov 06, 5:51pm
It is obvious that Israel was behind this. It wantedto get Hezbollah out of the government after the groupsmashed Israel's military invincibility in the Julywar. Israel feels humiliated and wants US to dosomething to restore its lost reputation. Therefore, acivil war would do nicely to make things up for itsdefeat in Lebanon. It would weaken Hezbollah and henceIranian influence. Christians and Hezbollah have bothresigned from the government and want better regime inBeirut. US and Israel does not want any change inBeirut. They think Gemayel's assissination would seeto that. They dont know Lebanon. World newsLebanon · Syria · Israel and the Palestinianterritories · Middle EastWho did it?littleroy's comment 22 Nov 06, 9:13pm
Trapped in Iraq, the US was about to talk to Iran andSyria. Israeli PM Olmert went to US to find out howsoon US would bend to Iran. He tried but failed topersude Bush from making deals with Tehran andDamascus. Therefore, Israel made a plan to stirtrouble in Lebanon to put the US off the idea oftalking with Iran and syria.
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World newsLebanon · Syria · Israel and the Palestinianterritories · Middle EastIt wasn't all right on thenightlittleroy's comment 20 Nov 06, 7:07pm
The cowboys really believed that Iraqis would be apiece of cake. They'll go in, yeeehaaa, intimidate thepopulation and everyone will submit before Americanmilitary might. They are now discovering that Iraq wasno hollywood. Not only people shoot back in reality,but they actually bring it on when you dare them. Iraqinsurgency is excatly what President Bush asked for.He wanted a bloody fight and he got a bloody fight.Now he want the shooting to stop. He once compared thefight to a poker game. And Iraqis are not letting himrun from the table. He is not looking to Iran andSyria to come to the rescue. Same Iran whom he callsterrorists. Iran is holding its middle finger up atthe great satan.
World newsIraq · United States · Middle EastThe neocons' laststandlittleroy's comment 16 Nov 06, 5:58pm
Neo cons were really only about 20 men who were eitherfrom or influenced by pro Israeli Jewish lobby AIPIC.Paul Wolfowitz, along with few others, who are nowunder investigation, are the prime architects of thewar on terror. Wolfowitz, number two in Pentagon,quietly escaped as soon as US got stuck in Iraqquagmire. He did not want his fate same as that of hisboss Dpnald Rumsfeld. Now he heads the World Bank. Nosurpise there. Neo cons kept America in a coma. A longdream. However, Iraq has finished their policy. Theirdays are over. America is beginning to wake up a newreality. World newsUnited States · America faces a future of managingimperial declinelittleroy's comment 16 Nov 06, 5:19pm
Terrorism could not possibly destroy any nation, letalone United States. Rather it is destroyed by itsreaction. US has destroyed itself. Its response to9/11 attacks was suited only in a Hollywoodblockbuster, and not to reality. Twenty or so menknown variously as neo-cons, hawks, or patriots, hadset America on a path of defeat and self destruction.Terrorism has always been here and it will alwaysremain in the real world. By launching a war to try tofinish terrorism, they did terrorists a favour. On 14September 2001, President Bush and Co launched thiscampaign like a premiere of the new James Bond film.Since then, US has discovered that the bad guys in thereal world don't seem to be behaving like the villiansin Martin Scorsese movie. Too late. These bad guys arewinning. Bush would, naturally, need to deny thefacts, but his men employed to deal specifically withreality - the CIA and Think Tanks - all admit that USis already losing to the extremists. Sooner or later,it is now obviously clear to most people that US isgoing to lose to the terrorists. Again as in Iraq,only Iran can help save Bush slide towardshumiliation.World newsUnited States · Why stop the Great Satan? He's drivinghimself to helllittleroy's comment 15 Nov 06, 5:40pm
America and Britain both actually have no seriousissue with Iran. US hates Iran only becauseWashington's powerful Jewish lobby makes sure US andIran are each other's throat. It is just in Israel'sinterest that US does not get too friendly withTehran. Israel cannot tolerate those whom it cannotdefeat. Iran and Hezbollah have both managed to winagainst Israel at every encounter. Recent failure ofIsrael to destroy Hezbollah, despite given all greenlights, is a stark reminder of its not so invinsibleabilities when it comes to Iran. Now we see IsraeliPrime Minister Olmert running to Bush begging him tostop Iran. it was a pathetic sight seeing him cry stopIran please. He even begged sunni Arabs to come to theaid of Israel against their shi'ite enemies. Israelasking Arabs for help when it gets abandoned by UnitedStates. This is indeed a sad moment for Israel. Itneeds to learn from its arrogant attitude that mediaspin and unjust policies will not save save itforever. Israelis are good people. They must persuefairer treatment of Pppalestinians. Oppression andoccupation has only given Israeli society a nightmareway of life. Israel is fast becoming a securitynightmare because of its unjust behaviour towards theArabs. It must make unconditional negotiations andsettle with peace. It must hand back all occupiedareas since 1967 invasion. UK newsPoliticsPolitics and IraqWorld newsIraq · Middle EastThe big teaselittleroy's comment 14 Nov 06, 7:07pm
Its true, the cowboys do seems to be quite crude. Sowhat they (crash) landed on the moon. What wouldgunslinger Bush know about delicate politics and waysof making good conversation. Even Dr Rice is auneducated compared to Lamont or Khatami.
World newsIran · Iraq · Middle EastNo terror supremo willovercome public fears of enemies withinlittleroy's comment 14 Nov 06, 6:33pm
Threat of terrorism can be greatly diminished with twothings: One, good policing of the 1980's type. Thathas been since systimatically destroyed over theyears. Present police force is crap. Too muchpaperwork and corruption. They are getting lazy. Andtwo, by not making stupid comments. Let the police befree to do the job and dont try to frighten the publicwith scare stories.
UK newsUK security and terrorism · PoliticsTerrorism policy · Immigration policyWorldnewsTerrorism and the bearpitlittleroy's comment 14 Nov 06, 5:50pm
They are playing politics with the threat ofterrorism. Each one is only after securing his owncareer. They do not really care for interests of thiscountry. We need honest people who are serious aboutthe threat to our national security.
UK newsUK security and terrorismPoliticsTerrorism policyWorld newsPride and prejudicelittleroy's comment 14 Nov 06, 5:56pm
2006. What a year in history.
Not good for the trinity of outlaws: US IS UK.
Hezbollah smashes Israeli's invinsibility; and Iranbecomes saviour of West's honour.
US and UK have come to realise that they cannotforever escape reality. Reality always catches upeventually.
A nation believed to be arch enemy turns out to be theonly protector.
A vertitable miracles.
UK newsPoliticsForeign policy · Politics and IraqWorld newsSimon Tisdall's world briefing · Israel and thePalestinian territories · Iraq · Middle EastThe lasttrue believerlittleroy's comment 13 Nov 06, 7:45pm
Can you believe that Ayatollah Khamanei is about torescue world's most powerful man.
This cant be reality for the great satan. It must behis worst nightmare.
PoliticsTony BlairWorld newsIraq · United StatesThe last true believerlittleroy's comment 15 Nov 06, 3:54pm
Can you believe it !!
That Ayatollah Khamanei is about to rescue world'smost powerful man.
This can not be reality for the great satan. It mustbe his worst nightmare.
PoliticsTony BlairWorld newsIraq · United StatesChange is cominglittleroy's comment 13 Nov 06, 7:50pm
History will record 2006 as year when world onlysuperpower asked its enemy for help. What a year. UScalling Iran to rescue it from Iraq.
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The root of terror is clearlittleroy's comment 15 Nov 06, 3:57pm
Nothing less the complete destruction of the state ofIsrael will satisfy Al Qaeda. The only way to win himis to get rid of him. His brand of ideology needs tobe eliminated. This cannot be done my military means.You cant eradicate an idea by shooting it away. Youmust present better and stronger idea to replace it.This can only be done with help of vast majority ofmuslims. We must aid the muslims who are tolerant ofus. Any group or state that detests Bin Laden need tobe courted.
PoliticsForeign policy · World newsAl-Qaida · Global terrorism · The blood of innocentslittleroy's comment 09 Nov 06, 6:33pm
When Palestinan kill innocent Israelis, it isterrorism. When Israelis kill innoncent Pelstinians,its counter-terrorism. Nobody with any brain left isbuying that crap anymore. Murder is murder, even ifthe Pope commits it.World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · MiddleEastThis marks the beginning of an end - and the endof a beginninglittleroy's comment 09 Nov 06, 6:27pm
This is the end of the so-called war on terror.America lies defeated at home, in Iraq, and inAfghanistan. Neo-cons have ruined United States. Andgullible President Bush and brought woe upon woe tothe American people. Iraqi pepole have managed to endthe American dream of establishing itself in MiddleEast and central Asia. There is no honourableface-saving retreat from Iraq.World newsUS midterm elections 2006 · United States · Shroudedin silencelittleroy's comment 08 Nov 06, 12:18pm
It is clear that America is to blame for this massacreof children. US can stop Israel if it really wants to.It seems to turn a blind eye to state terrorismcommitted by Israel.
Today Israel has just killed 8 sleeping children. Whenarmy behaves in this kind of brutal way, it is nowonder that Palestinians resort to desperate measuresto defend themsleves. This type of indiscriminatetargeting of innocent civilians by Israel leads tospiral of violence that we see on our televisionsevery night.
When you look at piles of dead babies one on top ofanother, and their mothers craying besides them, youcant help think that Israel has become a barbaricstate. Israeli army are a bunch of baby killers. Theyoften open fire on women and children.
Israel has committed a very evil act, under the greenlight from Washington. Blood of these civilians is onhands of Prime Minister Olmert and President Bush.
Bush and Olmert should stand trial for crimes againsthumanity.
World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · MiddleEastU-turns the neocon waylittleroy's comment 07 Nov 06, 6:49pm
Neo-Cons are the true cons of the modern world. Theyare only 20 men iin Washington, mostly Jewish. Theseconmen have managed to land the United States in aquagmire from which there is no escape. Road ahead isonly humiliation and disgrace. Their policy of notalking to the enemies has resulted in this defeat forAmerica. War on terror has started on a wrong footing.And being a long war according to Rumsfeld, it looksas if its going to be on hell after another.
World newsSimon Tisdall's world briefing · US midterm elections2006 · United StatesBritain is determined to protectits right to kill civilians at randomlittleroy's comment 07 Nov 06, 6:36pm
When America behave like this, then they wonder andask: Why does the world hate us.
UK newsMilitary · PoliticsForeign policyA false metaphor has been written out inblood. We need to think againlittleroy's comment 02 Nov 06, 5:29pm
This ought to have been simply a struggle for certainshared values like democrasy. To call it a war andthen say your enemies are stateless terrorists is toput yourself in a no win situation. US will nowforever be on the defensive. Every invasion it mountsbreeds more terrorism. Every torture chamber it opensshatters its image. Every insurgent it kills, it willhave hundreds vowing vengence. Neo-cons and the JewishLobby had buried America. This is not birth bangs ofnew middle east. These are pains of death of the newRome. This is how superpowers die. UK newsUK security and terrorism · PoliticsTerrorism policy · Politics and IraqWorld newsUnited States · Iraq · Global terrorism · MiddleEastStern warninglittleroy's comment 31 Oct 06, 4:34pm
Stern has done more harm to the climate debate than werealise.
He has affectively downplayed the threat on speciesand our way of life. Putting three trillion poundsdamage to earth is a small price which can easily bepaid when everyone givea large donation to cleansethemslves of the sin of destorying the earth. Peoplewho are already skeptical of environmental damage willbe happy that a bit of compensation will take of anyharm done to our climate.
Giving weight to economic warning over scientificwarning is very dangerous. People are willing to payfor their mistakes, but that that would not reversethe damage. That is is why it was a bad idea for TonyBlair to give the Stern report greater importance thanprevious reports.
Blair has effectively signed the planet Earth todestruction at full speed.
Britain has bsically said that if we all can affordthree trillion pounds, then its all right to carry onpumping carbon into the air.
MOnday 30th of October 2006 was a sad day for ourplanet.
UK newsPoliticsGreen politics · Economic policyEnvironmentClimate changeThe inquest on Iraq cannot be left tothe absolutistslittleroy's comment 28 Oct 06, 5:07pm
Iraqis are carrying out their inquest at this verymoment. They have shown that they are a quite capablejudge, jury and executioners. They are giving the USthe beating that it deserved for its illegal andimmoral invasion. There is no escape from justice.
UK newsPoliticsPolitics and Iraq · Foreign policyWorld newsIraq · Middle EastThe pimp in the cathedrallittleroy's comment 27 Oct 06, 4:01pm
When shiekh Hilali gets to hear of this, you canimagine his rantings on new uncovered meat. Art and designArtCultureStageDanceOlmert's dangerous choicelittleroy's comment 27 Oct 06, 4:26pm
Yes. The headline says it all. The guy is a fascist, aracist and, a terrorist. Don't be confused by thesuit. Inside he is no different from Bin Laden. World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · MiddleEastTime for Bush to talk to Iran and Syrialittleroy's comment 25 Oct 06, 1:45pm
US never put this option of talking to Iran on thetable because their aim was to take on Iraq once theysorted out Iraq. With troops in Afghanistan and Iraq,they had planned to crush the Ayatollahs and end theIslamic Revolution. But things did not turn out sorosey. With Hezbollah smashing Israel in a lighteningwar, the whole US middle east at policy lies in ruin.Now Iran, and only Iran, can save America from utterhumiliation and defeat at the hands of Al Qaeda. If USdoes not talk to the Ayatollahs, they will leave Iraqwith an embolden jihadis. If President Bush does notwant to lose his first battle in war on terror then hemust put Iran on axis of saviors. Because no one elsecan now save US from its dreadful fate.World newsUnited States · Iraq · Simon Tisdall's world briefing· Middle EastWe have turned Iraq into the most hellishplace on Earthlittleroy's comment 25 Oct 06, 2:04pm
Iraq is an unleashed hell for the United States. Andits all US own fault. They have no one to blame buttheir own policies. Defeat in Iraq haunt the Americansfor generations to come. US has lost all credibilityamong muslims. US has shown that it cannot get alongwith Arabs. And the only loser at the end will be US.US has buried itself in a messy long war from whichthere is no escape, except perhaps a complete changeof policy from cowboys tactics to winning hearts andminds. You can't hope to anger quaster of the world'spopulation and then expect to come out smiling.
UK newsPoliticsPolitics and IraqWorld newsIraq · Middle EastScuttling to victorylittleroy's comment 23 Oct 06, 3:37pm
Americans are so stupid that they would rather talk toterrorists who have been shooting at them, than go andask help from Syria or Iran. When arrogance mixes withidioticity, its quite a spectacle. US is negotiatingwith Iraqi militants on ways to calm the situation.That means no more targeting the Marines as sittingducks.
UK newsPoliticsForeign policy · Politics and IraqWorld newsUnited States · Iraq · Middle EastThere is never goingto be a Nato victory in Afghanistanlittleroy's comment 20 Oct 06, 5:51pm
Afghanistan is already going the way of Iraq. NATO isgoing to get its first defeat at the hands of Afghans.Once they start to employ Iraq insurgency tactics,then Nato has no chance. Popular resistence hasalready brought Americans to their knees in Iraq.President Bush war on terror was dommed from day one.I can't believe we went along with this ill-fatedadventure. UK newsMilitary · World newsAfghanistan · Middle EastDon't mention the warlittleroy's comment 19 Oct 06, 5:38pm
Well done to the Iraqis for teaching the arrogantcowboys a harsh lesson.
World newsIraq · George BushThis veil fixation is doing Muslimwomen no favourslittleroy's comment 19 Oct 06, 6:08pm
This is not a debate on integration. This is a ploy tocover up Iraq disaster. Labour is going to lose lot ofsafe seats because of Iraq. They are trying to winsome public support with this veiled attempt. Thatspolitics for you.
UK newsPoliticsImmigration policy · World newsReligion · IslamThis is the moment for Europe todismantle taboos, not erect themlittleroy's comment 19 Oct 06, 6:03pm
With laws like these, no wonder rest of the world isdeaf to our cries of freedom of speech.
21st century Europe is still forcing its people tobelieve in certain things.
Spearding values by the sword?
World newsFrance · Turkey · America has finally taken on thegrim reality of Iraqlittleroy's comment 18 Oct 06, 6:24pm
United States has lost. Iraqi people have won. Theyhave severely punished President Bush for illegal andimmoral invasion of their country. US has been blaminginsurgency on terrorists. But we all know that itnothing but a popular resistence against foriegninvaders. Iraqis from day one did not accept US troopson their soil. Neither would anyone else. Americawould not have ended the occupation without an Iraqiuprising. Superpower lies humilated. The question iswill we see a victory parade in Baghdad as we saw onein Beirut after Israel's crushing defeat at hands ofHezbollah, the Lebanese guerillas. UK newsPoliticsPolitics and IraqWorld newsIraq · US national security · Middle EastAs usual,it's all about Iraqlittleroy's comment 17 Oct 06, 6:05pm
You are absolutely right John. Iraq has now almostdestroyed Labour. And Tony Blair is clutching atstraws with this veil row. Labour knows it desperatlyneeds votes. And they had Jack cook up this row to getthe country behind them once more. It was once sureway to win support by playing on public fears aboutmuslims. Its pure politics. Politics of fear. We haveto ask why has this problem arisen now. Women havebeen wearing niqab for 20 years. Jack Straw did nothave problem before this month. And we had DavidBlunkett. Totally blind. He had no problemcommunicating. He even successfully managed to have anaffair. Therefore, we have to say this has nothing todo with dressing habits of girls. This is politicalmove.
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Get-out pauseslittleroy's comment 17 Oct 06, 6:17pm
No one but its former enemy can now save US fromcomplete disaster in Iraq. Bush better ask theAyatollahs in Tehran before it is too late. Bushcalled Iraq battle the battle of the 21st century. Andits not going to well. Iran is the only nation thatcan now prevent US from being disgraced in war onterror.World newsIraq · United States · George Bush · Middle EastSpeakfreely but carefullylittleroy's comment 17 Oct 06, 5:47pm
Tony Blair is only getting desperate to win back somevotes after Iraq mess. This veil row has nothing to dowith women's dress. It is pure politics. Labour needssupport. That is why Jack Straw started all thisimaginary problem which did not exist for last 20years.UK newsPoliticsImmigration policy · Jack StrawWorld newsReligion · IslamWas this a war crime?littleroy's comment 16 Oct 06, 5:16pm
Terry Lloyd was murdered by American soldiers becausehe refused to get into their tank like otherjournalists. He wanted to remain free of restrictionin reporting the invasion of Iraq. He was filming theatrocities committed by US troops; and they didnt likethat. They were ordered to shoot him dead. This murdercensorship in its worse form. American marines, andtheir commander, who ordered them to kill Terry Lloydshould all be extradited to Britain and charged withmurder.
The enemies of free speech are everywherelittleroy's comment 15 Oct 06, 2:26pm
If you stand in Paris and shout that you do notbelieve in the historical massacre of Armenians, youwould be locked up until you do. If you stand inBerlin and shout that you believe that Hitler onlykilled 5 million Jews instead of 6 million, theGermans police will thrown you in a cell until yourepent. Who would have thought that 21st centuryEurope would force you to believe in certain things.No wonder Iranian president Ahmedinejad once mockedTony Blair saying that there are more things you cansay in Tehran than you can in Europe. Obviously, themullas have their own brainwashing techniques that arenot too dissimilar from Europeans. Today we cannotpoint to one nation that does not shove its views andvalues down people's throat. Shame on libebrals whosit and do nothing. World newsFrance · From the ObserverObserverThe Russians are here already. Damnlittleroy's comment 15 Oct 06, 2:35pm
Does Cristina not have better issues to talk about. From the ObserverObserverIt's time to say sorry for Iraq's agonylittleroy's comment 15 Oct 06, 2:31pm
I think if that Britain and US begin to seriouslyrebuild Iraq then they might not have to seekforgiveness. It is clear that Iraq was is lost. Westhas messed up big time. It is time to make amends byproviding ordinary Iraqis with basic services thathave been destroyed. It is our duty to improve theirlives. UK newsMilitary · PoliticsPolitics and IraqWorld newsIraq · Middle EastFrom the ObserverObserverBlair should heed the general's reality checklittleroy's comment 15 Oct 06, 2:45pm
Now you know why there is so much anti-Americanism.Britain is in a mess. And it is all Bush's doing. Hiscowboy tactics have landed us in Afghanistan and Iraqhell holes. Blair rightly offered his support after9/11. But Bush abused his ally's sympathy. US hascreated too much trouble for Britain. I wonder howmuch farther will they take us down with them. Fom nowon, we should put Britain's interests first.
UK newsMilitary · PoliticsPolitics and IraqWorld newsIraq · From the ObserverObserverBehind the veillittleroy's comment 14 Oct 06, 11:52am
Figures on bonge drinking are out today. They revealthat girls are consuming alcohol as much as boys. DoesJack Straw really want muslim women to discard theveil and join in. If not, then exactly what does hewant them to integrate into? Integration is a veryvague call. Next, we will be calling the Jews to stopslaughtering cow because it is cruel practice. Wouldwe ask them to integrate into the wider society. Thisis very slippery slope. And it can be dangerous forthe health of our tolerant society. It is mark ofcivilised societies that they especially make room forminority views and practices. Integration babble canlead to call for conformity and then persecution. Letsbe sensible and not lose our heads over something thatis not even clear at the moment.UK newsPoliticsImmigration policyWorld newsReligion · Ruth Kelly hits the right noteslittleroy's comment 12 Oct 06, 11:55am
Ruth Kelly is making the situation worse. She isalienating vast majority of muslims.PoliticsLabourWorld newsIslamChina must restrain Pyongyanglittleroy's comment 09 Oct 06, 5:25pm
Pyongyang? Nah. China must restrain Washington, orelse we will see a detonation from Tehran. And it wontbe a fart. Threatning behaviour from Republicans ismaking the mullahs nervous. They might move ahead fullspeed and build the atomic bombs. It was aggressiveposture that led to Korea becoming a nuclear power.The same loose tongue from the cowboy may well lead toAyatollahs to declare the nukes halal. Presently afatwa bans their development. Lets not push them. World newsNorth and South KoreaJack Straw has unleashed a stormof prejudice and intensified divisionlittleroy's comment 09 Oct 06, 5:01pm
Look. Its clear as to why he did what he did. Hiscareer was going nowhere. Jack was been sacked as aForeign Secretary. He was afraid that he might losehis Blackburn seat. He knows people are fed up withlabour. He has to secure his place. Therefore, he didthis as the last straw only to get back into theheadlines. Just wait and see in a few months. He willlaunch himself into orbit again. 2007 is the year ofJack the Ripper, of niqabs.UK newsPoliticsLabour · Jack StrawWorld newsReligion · The politics of choicelittleroy's comment 09 Oct 06, 4:48pm
Those who have a problem with how people dress need tosee a psychiatrist. PoliticsJack StrawWorld newsIslamThe politics of choicelittleroy's comment 09 Oct 06, 4:48pm
Those who have a problem with how people dress need tosee a psychiatrist. PoliticsJack StrawWorld newsIslamThe niqab is not the only barrier to integrationlittleroy's comment 08 Oct 06, 12:19pm
What is this intergration malachy anyway? What do wewant muslims ladies to integrate into? Do we want themto undress and join us at binging every weekend? Whatthen? What is integration. Do we want them to give uptheir religion? Do we want them to adandon theirindentity? Do we want them to dress in the certainway? What excatly is British way of dressing? Do wewant them to eat fish and chips more? Rememeber theygave us the curry and tekka masala. So what excatly dodo we want these young women to do? They want topractise their religion. Hide their noses from us.They want like wearing black. So what? They are goodlaw abiding citizens. They pay their taxes. Theycontribute very well to British economy. I dont seeany issue here. As long as we all not break any law ofour nation, then people have every right to dress,eat, walk, talk, and sleep as they like. Politiciansshould know beter than to cause more grief forminorities. And some commentators are utterly foolishin some of the things they say in news papers andmagazines. These so called liberals make me sick. Theydisplay their true colours when they jump onanti-muslim band wagon. I cant understand where thesetwo faced idiots really advocate. These writer dontknow what they really stand for. Sometimes they areshouting freedom of speech and promoting women'srights. And the next day the same fools forget aboutthe right of personal choice. They begin patronizinggirl on how to dress. Stupidity knows no bounds. Theymight have a university education. But they arenothing but brutes in suits. Unfair and unthinking.
UK newsPoliticsLabour · World newsReligion · From the ObserverObserverThe jackboots of our timelittleroy's comment 09 Oct 06, 5:12pm
Galloway said: Leave the Jews alone, was the responseof the best of the British left. Let them eat dressand live as they want.
Mush of the left has left its brain. They never werethe left. They are just brutes in suits.
It is not the anyone dressing habits that are aproblem. The real problem are those people who have aproblem with an item of clothing. They are eitherfascists at heart, or they are losing it, and need tovisit a psychiatrist.
PoliticsJack StrawWorld newsIslamThe jackboots of our timelittleroy's comment 09 Oct 06, 5:13pm
Galloway said: Leave the Jews alone, was the responseof the best of the British left. Let them eat dressand live as they want.
Mush of the left has left its brain. They never werethe left. They are just brutes in suits.
It is not anyone's dressing habits that is a problem.The real problem are those people who have a problemwith an item of clothing. They are either fascists atheart, or they are losing it, and need to visit apsychiatrist.
PoliticsJack StrawWorld newsIslamIt isn't enough to say anyone can wear whateverthey likelittleroy's comment 07 Oct 06, 9:57am
This is latest example of Labour nanny state. Theyhave been telling parents how to bring up their kids.The tells yobs how and where to hang around. What tofeed our children. How to dress our babies. How toteach. How to eat. Come on. When is this fake agendagoing to stop and real policies begin. When governmentdoes not have any thing of substance to talk about, itresorts to cheap headline grabbing talk shows.Important issues like the NHS, failing schools, massmigration from Bulgaria, Poland, Romania and other EUcountries are changing the face of Britain. But theyseems to be hush hush topics. Media goes for sensationrather than sense. They want to sell more copies ofnewspapers and anything that helps that, they dontcare about significant issues facing Britain. I mean,no disrespect to lovely muslim ladies, but how onearth did we manage to talk about a silly scarf forthree whole days and did not discuss even for one daythe flock that is heading our way in Janurary. Jackought to be ashamed of himself. He has bigger thingsto worry about than seeing a the nose or lips ofgirls. UK newsPoliticsLabour · Jack StrawWorld newsReligion · Veiled issuelittleroy's comment 07 Oct 06, 11:58am
The issue behind the veil row is the unvieling themystique of the veiled ladies. Fear had veiled manypeople from knowing anytihng about the veil. Notanymore. We have all thought about it. Discussed it.The veil of ignorance is torn. Now we know. Now we cansee. Fear is gone. UK newsPoliticsLabour · Jack StrawWorld newsReligion · Incitement to hatredlittleroy's comment 07 Oct 06, 11:10am
Soumaya. British people are not so naive as to believeeveryhthing that they see on TV. We dont listen to allthat politicians tell us. Blair and Bush are worseliars than Bin Laden. West is going through naturalstages of learnig to live with muslims: They arecalled ridiculous, they are being attacked; andeventually they will be accepted as equal citizens. Weknow that there are bad apples among muslims. But thenthere are bad apples among every community. We allhave friends among muslims who are just like the restof us. As long as the majority does not condoneextremists, then I dont think there is any problem.All these media fanfare is normal in a moderndemocratic society. We all want to get to know muslimsa lot more. We have been kept ignorant of Islam andmuslims for past 50 years. We are waking up to a greatworld religion. And as you wake every morning thereare bound to be grumbles, moans and yawns. Its normalhuman behaviour, especailly after saturday night.Islam has here to stay. It is we that will have tolearn to accept its presence. Yes, there will beracists and opportunist - like Straw - who will try tomake personal gains out of the new post 9/11 era, butall that is to be expected. UK newsMediaPoliticsPolitics and the media · LabourWorld newsReligion · Beyond discomfortlittleroy's comment 06 Oct 06, 2:25pm
Sue Blakmore says: I feel a sense of revulsion at thesight of a woman covered head to toe. Should Isuppress that feeling?
No.
But be also prepared to take other people's...feelings.
Many people, like Sue, think that only they havefeelings.
Reality awakens them soon enough.
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I felt uneasy talking to someone I couldn't seelittleroy's comment 06 Oct 06, 12:55pm
I can see where Jack is coming from. He wishes to havethe best convesation. Fine. But I also feel that it iswrong to make females uncomfortable. Jack did notdemand anything; he only asked females to uncovertheir face. However, even requesting girls to showtheir face when clearly they chose not to, amounts toabuse. UK newsPoliticsLabour · Immigration policy · Jack StrawBlaming theveil is wronglittleroy's comment 06 Oct 06, 1:04pm
I am against full facial veils. But what Mr Straw didwas entirely unacceptable in a modern civilisedsociety. Putting a girl in an uncomfortable position,embarrasing her, and, indirectly compelling her to actagainst her will is nothing but abuse of that girl. Ifyou think about it, it would have been mental torturefor ladies to remove items of clothing which clearlythey did not want to remove. They have right to suetheir MP. PoliticsJack StrawWorld newsIslam · GenderCommon sense and sensibilitieslittleroy's comment 30 Sep 06, 6:31pm
We have a situation where, on one hand, to censor anopera for fear of offending muslims is deemedunacceptable, and one the other, it one can getarrested for simply saying that Holocaust is a hoax.This is the current face of Europe in the 21stcentury.World newsMuhammad cartoons row 2006 · Islam ·ReligionIntelligent observationlittleroy's comment 28 Sep 06, 2:30pm
It would have been fine for the US if it had leftquickly after removing Saddam in 2003. USunderestimated resistence from Iraqis just as NATO didTalibans, and Israel Hezbollah. Iraq, Afghanistan andLebanon have become Vietnams.
Why can't the US, and its allies, do something that ismorally right and internationally legitimate?
So far everything America has done is either illegalor immoral, condemned by both the United Nations andthe Church leaders. Our own security services andministers are reporting that the justifications forinvasion are wrong. Iraq had no nuclear or chemicalweapons. It had no links to Bin Laden. Now everyoneexcept BUsh and Blair admits that Iraq war is creatingmore terrorists against the west. When will we learnto do the wise thing. We rely too much on guns toestablish peace. This is not right.
World newsUnited States · Iraq · Middle EastDetached fromrealitylittleroy's comment 27 Sep 06, 6:11pm
Two weeks ago, US Congress report said that SaddamHussain had nothing to do with Al Qaeda. There was nolink between Iraq and Al Qaeda. Also, we now know thaIraq did not have any weapons of mass destruction.Iraq was no threat to United States. And now, the bestbrains - yes they do have some left - in America areclaiming that Iraq invasion is creating a greaterthreat to United States and the world at large. Andwhat does President Bush have to say? He declares allthese claims as childish. Nelson Mendela was rightwhen he said Bush is a threat to world peace. World newsGeorge Bush · Global terrorismThe war on terror isunwinnable with Bush and Blair in chargelittleroy's comment 25 Sep 06, 6:39pm
Instead of getting muslims on their side after 9/11,Bush and Co. thought they can use gung ho tactics andscare the population of Afghanistan into capitulation.Guess what. US is still having hard time in makingTaliban go away. It has begged Nato to come a help.And now our boys are dying in Afghanistan for noreason other than to help Bush out of that mess. Thencame Iraq. Bush thought Iraqis would welcome US troopswith open arms. However, Iraq has become worse thanVietnam for the US forces. It was nto a piece of cakethat cowboys had imagimes. It is a bitter pill whichmay well cure the age old disease of Americanarrogance. Our poor Tony Blair was doing fine up tillthe sexy dossier affair. History will now rememberTony Blair as the Prime Minister who brought suicideterrorism to the shores of our country. I can'tbelieve how good thinking people mess up so badly. World newsAl-Qaida · US national securityBungs for fatwaslittleroy's comment 22 Sep 06, 2:41am
I was wondering why they didn't issue a fatwa for thePope. I would thought that after his Bull on Islam,the mullahs would have demanded that the Pope be hungfrom St Peter. Not enough bung perhaps?World newsIslamThe torture battle royallittleroy's comment 22 Sep 06, 2:48am
The American way: Kidnap people, take them to secretprisons, deny them all human rights, torture them intoany confession, use the confessions in trials.
Inquisition is back, the American style.
World newsAl-Qaida · United States · Iran has called the west'sbluff on the nuclear standofflittleroy's comment 22 Sep 06, 2:32am
Come to think of it, America has never won againstIran in any confrontation since the Iranianrevolution. US has lost every time it took on theIranians for the past 28 year: From the hostagecrises, to the Iraq-Iran war, to the recent Hezbollahconflict, and the present nuclear standoff, theAyatollahs of Tehran have always succeeded in foilingthe plans of "The Great Satan". It is actually quiteamazing how the Iranians have managed repeatedly todisgrace all five US administrations since 1978. World newsIran · Middle EastThe Pope should know better than toendorse the idea of a war of faithslittleroy's comment 20 Sep 06, 9:20pm
Reddi: (littleroy, first I hope you�ve read myfull apology to you on A. Sivanandan thread, Sept13. Ireally am sorry for my horrible mistake.)
I admire your conscience. Your morality ispraiseworthy. You are a man/woman of high integrity.Thank you. Apology accepted. UK newsWorld newsReligion · Catholicism · The Pope should know betterthan to endorse the idea of a war of faithslittleroy's comment 20 Sep 06, 2:22am
After issuing a new full apology to Arabs, the Popeshould resign. He did offend the muslims. Hedeliberatly tried to lecture Arabs in a provocativeway. Pope says his speech was about the role reason.It was anything but reasonable. He should practisewhat he tries to preach. He was just trying topatronize the Arabs. He should have known that theydont turn the other cheek. Nobody really does. UK newsWorld newsReligion · Catholicism · Pope and follylittleroy's comment 18 Sep 06, 8:04pm
Pope would never have made an anti-Jewish quote. Therewere plenty of christians in the middle ages who wroteaccsing Jews of killing Christ. This quote againstIslam only shows that Pope did not really mindoffending muslims. After 9/11 it is a muslim-bashingseason, and the pope simply wanted to join the hunt.And in any case, how can he lecture about reason andviolence when he himself served under the samegentleman who gassed 6 million Jews. World newsCatholicism · Islam · ReligionWe cannot afford tomaintain these ancient prejudices against Islamlittleroy's comment 19 Sep 06, 1:36am
People like Bush loves to think they are on a newCrusade against Islam. This is how the Arab world seesthe so called war on terror. They think Christianshave returned to their crusading past. However, Arabsdont seems scared of crusades because it was thechristians who lost the crusades. Bush should rememberthat. It was a 300 years war which the west lost then,and it seems that it is losing again. Experts fearthat war on terror launched by America and supportedby Britain is going very badly. If Bush's policiesmakes Arabs win again, then we have all had it. UK newsWorld newsReligion · Catholicism · IslamThe unmistakable whiffof Christian triumphalismlittleroy's comment 16 Sep 06, 1:57am
Pope is simply trying to pre-empt the advance of Islamin the west. With Europe and US abdanoningchristianity, Pope is worried that people may begin toconvert to Islam. It is already the fastest growingreligion in the west with thousands of peopleembrasing the faith. Therefore, the calculated remarksby Pope may be seen as resulting from fear rather thancritical study of Islamic faith. Iran has already saidthat Pope desperation will only make Islam morewidespread in Europe. Muslims should not beproptesting. Rather, they should be celebrating thatChristianiry sees their religion as a major challenge.Other than terrorism which clearly is in their midst,muslims have not much else to be ashamed about. Theyhave a good peaceful faith which has recently beenhijacked by extremists. UK newsWorld newsReligion · Catholicism · IslamPapal fallibilitylittleroy's comment 16 Sep 06, 5:26am
Islam and Christanity both have a very violent past.Today, Bin Laden can at least say that his religionpreaches Jihad and that he is simply acting on thatteaching. While Pope is ordered by his religion tolove his enemies. To forgive and pray for those whopersecute. Yet Popes ignore that and launched crusadesthat lasted hundreds of years. And after 9/11, we havebloodletting by Bush still going on in name ofreligion. He too prays before ordering the B52bombers. And Popes through out history have been morebrutal than muslims. Study of the Crusades wars isample proof that Chritianity has been just as violent- if not more - than Islam. UK newsWorld newsCatholicism · Religion · IslamTaliban exposes cracksin Natolittleroy's comment 13 Sep 06, 2:18pm
US has realised, too late, again, that if Talibancould defeat the Russians then NATO are a piece ofcake. War on terror is backfiring. It is emboldeningthose who wish to take the US head on. AmericanForeign Secretary Miss Condi Rice now wants others toclean up the mess that she made in Afghanitan. Shewants the world to pick up the brush. Listen to whatshe is saying here in Canada:http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/09/13/rice.afghanistan/index.html
World newsAfghanistan · Simon Tisdall's world briefing · MiddleEastTurning up the volume on terrorlittleroy's comment 12 Sep 06, 1:27am
Simon Jenkins has made a very good point. America hasgiven fame to terrorism. It has made terrorists intoheros. Al Qaeda could not have dreamed of this muchair time. Even Hollywood blockbusters do not get thismuch publicity. US has taken flies out of the gutterand brought them into living rooms. Now it wonders whyhouse is unclean. AL qaeda is winning because it wonthe PR campaign. They beat US at its own game. World newsSeptember 11 2001 · Global terrorismA policy ofpunishmentlittleroy's comment 09 Sep 06, 4:26am
Mr Haniyeh should stop sitting down with Mahmood Abbaswho has done nothing for the Palestinians people. EvenHezbollah has done more for Palestinians thanPresident Abbas of the PA. Ismail Haniyeh has themandate to decide the destiny of his people. Theychose him to do a job. Negotiation with Israel may bedifficult, but the moral right is on the Palestinianside. They have right to kick out all occupiers fromtheir land as Hezbollah forced retreat of Israel fromtheir territory. West Bank and gaza should have nooccupation forces in them. Many UN Resolutions demandsIsrael to leave completely the areas of Palestinians.Until that occurs, there is not likely to be anypeace. World is turing a blind eye to the crimes beingcommitted by racist state of Israel.PoliticsForeign policy · World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · MiddleEastBush and Bin Laden locked in an embracelittleroy's comment 08 Sep 06, 2:12am
The language that President Bush uses for Bin Laden,and the language that Bin Laden uses for west arealmost identical, if you ignore the arabic jargon.Mentallity of both men is the same. Its only that oneappears in rags and the other in a suit. Bothbarbarians.World newsUnited States · Al-Qaida · Simon Tisdall's worldbriefing · Global terrorism · US nationalsecurityBush's dirty secretlittleroy's comment 08 Sep 06, 2:49am
Modern western civilised nation engaged in secrettortures. It is little wonder why President Bush lostthe Iraq war. The entire world sees what PresidentBush has been doing for the past five years. He hasbeen ordering the kidnapping of suspects and approvingtheir torture in secret prisons. Now, he wants them toface courts after with confessions obtained throughsuch interrogations. Can one think of a more brutaland barbaric regime than one in Washington?
America has lost moral authority to conduct this waragainst extremists. It has itself moved intoextresmism. War on terror has become war of terror. Itis using terror to fight terror. America must listento our Prime Minister who said that we must win thiswar with our values. Values which US seems to haveabandoned since September 11, 2001.
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Blair's legacy is a reckless adventure that's wreakedhavoc the world overlittleroy's comment 06 Sep 06, 2:33am
Tony Blair would have been remembered as a good man ifhe had not followed a bad US President. Its takes alot to get to the top. But one fall is enough forcomplete disgrace. History will judge Mr Blair as anunjust invader. An oppressor. Being a Chrisitian hedid not follow the golden rule from Jesus: Do on toothers as you would have them do on to you. If he werecrucified with Jesus along with antoher man, Blairwould be the thief. For a few pieces of silver - orblack gold - Blair betrayed his master and becameJudas. Hence, the final act remains.PoliticsForeign policy · World newsUnited States · Hizbullah's victory has transformedthe Middle Eastlittleroy's comment 01 Sep 06, 2:41am
George, you thrashed Sky News as Hezbollah thrashedIsrael. No difference. Both should now learn to be alittle more reasonable and proportionate. Poor Annafell for your ambush just as Israeli solders fell inHezbollah trap.
Here is the classic clip from August 6 SKY TV:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9071731896689197790&q=galloway
World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Syria ·Middle EastDisaster capitalism: how to make money outof miserylittleroy's comment 30 Aug 06, 7:59pm
ABC News reported on 29 August 2006 that blackneighbourhoods still believe that the levees of NewOrleans were deliberately bombed to run blacks out ofthe city. Furthermore, the blacks of New Orleans werenot helped by government because this was officialpolicy. They were left abandoned. White residentsthought tha blacks population would leave the area andhence there was a plan was set to settle themthroughout the US. Before Katrina the black populationof New Orleans was 67 percent. After the flooding, itdropped to 40 percent. Mant white areas were happythat city was now more whiter. They believed thatKatrina was best thing that happened to the NewOrleans. However, when blacks began to return theirdreams of a white city was destroyed. ABC reportersaid the Hollywood director Spike Lee turned this plotagaints the black population into a movie. I wasshocked to hear this happening in modern day America. World newsHurricane Katrina · United States · If the unthinkablehappenslittleroy's comment 30 Aug 06, 8:12pm
Its best for US not to have any more adventures in themiddle east. As Lebanon in the case of ISrael, Iraqhas also been a devestating lesson for US military.The worst case scenario for US in Iran is most likelyto be exactly same as that for Israel in Lebanon:Disgrace. World newsUnited States · Iran · United Nations · Middle EastAnend to 'us versus them'littleroy's comment 26 Aug 06, 12:32am
Israel is now begging for Europe to send inpeacekeeper to come protect it from Hezbollah. Israelis feeling very vunerable. It is the first time in itshistory that it for a good bashing from a bunch ofArabs. Israeli Prime Minister Olmert is fighting forhis life. Israelis want to crucify him because he hasmanaged to endanger his country by lettiing Hezbollahdestroy their imgae of invincibility. America asisstedby letting Hezbollah smash northern Israel for full 30days. Hezbollah still had stock of missiles enough tokeep striking Israeli cities for another 90 days.There is likey to be no peace because war is goodbusiness for US and EU. They keep selling weapons toall sides to knock the hell out of each other. Thenthey can move in and rebuild the bombed places and somaking more money. Hezbollah won. EU won. US won. Iranwon. Syria won. Only Israli lost. No wonder Israelipublic want to skin alive Olmert and army chief ofstaff. Israel should now make peace Arabs and givetheir land back to them.World newsHow to look like a failurelittleroy's comment 24 Aug 06, 3:17am
And now the cowboy has linked Israeli-Hezbollah clashwith war on terror. That landed him in a bit of jamafter Israel received as never before a thrashing fromRobin Hood of the Arabs. The "War on terror" phrase isbecoming a joke. Now even asking mothers to sip babymilk at airports is part of "war on terror". What willthey think of next. Higher food prises and utilitybills are helping war on terror. Either you are withus and pay the bills or you are with the terroristsnon-payers. The rise of BBC licence fee may soon belinked to war on terror. Jesus Christ !!World newsUnited States · Israel must paylittleroy's comment 23 Aug 06, 8:56pm
Israel has not done any damage to Hezbollah. In fact,she has managed to erect the strength of theguerrillas. Though Israel has caused the people ofLebanon damage worth 20 to 40 billion dollars, she isnot going to pay one penny. And United States iscertainly not going to tell her to cough up either.But that's alright. Hezbollah has already exacted aheavy price from Israel. Disgrace. World newsLebanon · Israel and the Palestinian territories ·Middle EastThe price of dictatorshiplittleroy's comment 23 Aug 06, 9:09pm
Bhutto. Please. With all due contempt, you are adisgrace to your own people. You have cheek to condemnwest now while you were in bed with them for two termsof your reign in Pakistan. What did you do for yourcountry. You stole public money to but propertiesabroad. Rockwood in Surrey has your palace which younow abandoned for fear of arrest. You husband Asif isa thug. He has served time behind bar for terrorisingpeople of your country. You had your own brotherMurtada assassinated. People blame you for hiskilling. You were elected Prime Minister of yourcountry two times. And you did not even bring badlyneeded constitunational changes to your nation. Yousimply continued to build nuclear bombs. So please.Dont play the victim now. Just shut up and seek refugewith your masters in Washington. I hope you getarrested and tried at the Hague.World newsPakistan · Middle EastNuclear evasionslittleroy's comment 23 Aug 06, 9:25pm
I think Bush should simply go, bomb Iran, attack thenuclear sites, get his arse kicked, again and, thencry and wonder what went wrong, just like Israel rightnow. Either that or simply believe Iran that itsnuclear research is for generating electricity.
Unless the UN finds hard proof that Iran is trying tobuild nukes, President Bush should not be believed onanything he says on WMD. He is a known liar.World newsIran · Middle EastIf Europe doesn't want Middle Eastwar to begin again, it has to step uplittleroy's comment 23 Aug 06, 4:17am
Israel is not Europe's problem. It is US' problem. UShas failed to sort out the Palestinian problem. Itblaocked every European efforts to mediate in thepeace process. Now US is demanding the EU should sendits forces to Lebanon to protect Israel. What cheeck.PoliticsWorld newsSyria · Israel and the Palestinian territories ·European Union · Lebanon · Middle EastThe Pakistaniswere right to protest at a rank injusticelittleroy's comment 22 Aug 06, 4:20am
Pakistan should seek sacking of the umpire. If notthat then at least an apology on the same pitch wherehe made the stupid decision. It was an insult toPakistan and to the sport. Darrell Hair should betaken to court for bringing the sport to disrepute.How can sportmen stand and watch this silly episode.Its a disgrace for all cricket officials who let thisinjustice carry on. They should be named and shamed. SportEngland v Pakistan cricket 2006 · Cricket · Israel andthe US are still focused on the wrong issueslittleroy's comment 22 Aug 06, 5:00am
Until Israel gives back all the land that it hasoccupied since the 1948, and lets back in all thepeople it forced out of their homes, there will be nopeace. Terrorists will continue to exploit Arab rageand get more recruits for suicide bombings andterrorism in Israel and in west. Just give Arabs areasto Arabs and allow back in refugees to live where theybelong. Its that easy. But politicians dont seems tolike the easy way, especially when money is to be madefrom the climate of fear. As in Lebabon, they want togive war a maximun chance. World newsSyria · Israel and the Palestinian territories ·Lebanon · Middle EastIraq: time for plan Blittleroy's comment 22 Aug 06, 4:50am
US doesn't have a plan be because it went in with onlyone plan: "Yeeeehaaaa. We gonna kick some Arab ass andget a boy like Hosni to reign over Baagdaad".Unfortunately for the cowboys, the Iraqis startedkicking ass instead. That was shocking for US,"straining the psyche of our country". After that theMarines went berserk. They didnt know what to do, andbegan torturing innocent Iraqi civilians in AbuGhraib. Pictures came out and that really pissed offthe entire population, who now love nothing betterthan to kill any US soldier they see. Its self-mademess by US planners. Bush is right that US cannotsimply leave Iraq right now. I think there is only oneway out for US out of this quagmire: Stop all militaryactions, apologise fully to the Iraqis for all thewrong the US military has done in Iraq, paycompensations, and quickly rebuild the devestatednation. If Hezbollah can begin one day after the war,why can US not. PoliticsTony BlairWorld newsIraq · Kurds · Afghanistan · Middle EastA far cry fromBen-Gurionlittleroy's comment 20 Aug 06, 12:24am
Last time Israel was defeated by Hezbollah in 2000,the Israeli public went crazy and chose a war criminalas their leader. He is under coma at the moment.Today, Israel has been defeated again by Hezbollah. Nodoubt they will elect another lunatic who will bringmore more disaster and misery to their nation. Anymore beatings at the hands of Iran, and Israelisociety is in danger of getting a Hitler to lead them.This is what happens when a people become filled withrage and vengence. They lose their senses. We are allwitnessing what is going on in Gaza. Currently theIsraeli army is behaving no diffrent from the SS.World newsSyria · Israel and the Palestinian territories ·Middle EastViolence is never a solutionlittleroy's comment 20 Aug 06, 11:00pm
Voilence leads to violence. Israel only suffereddefeat because it chose to react violently toHezbollah. Now, Hezbollah is stronger than before.Israel and US hoped to turn the Lebanese populationagainst Hezbollah. The result was the reverse. EntireLebanon loves Hezbollah. All Arabs countried seeHezbollah as heros of Arabs. They stood up to mightyIsraeli army which failed to disarm them. Violence haslanded Israel is more trouble than it could nowhandle. Israeli security is now under greater threatthen before. It was a stupid mistake to bomb Lebanonfor 30 days. She will have to suffer the negativeconsequences for 30 years. New middle east dream of Dr"Silly" Rice is over.World newsLebanon · Israel and the Palestinian territories ·Syria · United Nations · Middle EastViolence is nevera solutionlittleroy's comment 21 Aug 06, 3:48am
IsraeliAcademic. No, I was not on Mars. If you checkback, you will find that it was Israel who started airstrikes on Lebanon. Olmert vowed to punish Lebanon fornot stopping Hezbollah. Hezbollah has only kidnappedtwo soldiers and said that once Israel returnskidnapped Lebanese, Hezbollah will release Israelitroops. Hezbollah only fired its rockets AFTER Israelwent crazy and began bombing Beirut airports, bridgesand other other civilian infrustructure. Yes, theytook 2 soldiers. But then, you took hundreds oftheirs. Both are as bad as each other. Perhaps yourely too much on CNN and FOX news? Real academics tendoften to rely only to our beloved BBC and, of course,The Guardian. World newsLebanon · Israel and the Palestinian territories ·Syria · United Nations · Middle EastHizbullah hasachieved what Arab states only dreamed oflittleroy's comment 18 Aug 06, 12:52am
US is world's super power. A bit dumb, but still asuper power. And it was been practically defeated inIraq by a bunch of poorly armed insurgents. It wasthis defeat of US that gave confident to Hezbollah totake on Israel. I bet that Hezbollah thought that ifIraqis can smash US, they can drag Israel into aquagmire. And they have smashed Israeli army for 30days. Israel has now lost the power of deterrent. ForArabs, the fear of a mighty Israel army have proven tobe a myth. After the current humilation suffered byIsrael at the hands of Hezbaollah, I won't besurprised if some Arab country decided to launchpre-emptive war on Israel. Arab army is now morelikely to invade Israel. They tried in 1973, now theymay try again.World newsSyria · Israel and the Palestinian territories ·Middle EastLevantine lamentlittleroy's comment 18 Aug 06, 12:06am
There will always be people who approve and disapprovewhat happened in Lebanon. The fact is that LebanesePrime Minister praised Hezbollah for their resistenceagainst Israeli aggression. And that majority ofLebanese people, inspite of destruction of theirhomes, praise Nasrallah for standing up to Israel andteaching her a hard military lesson. After thrashingIsrael, if Nasrallah stood for President in Lebanon,he would win. In fact, he would in any Arab country.He has achieved a legendary status across the middleeast. I can't say the same for poor Olmert.
World newsLebanon · Germany · Israel and the Palestinianterritories · Middle EastThe venomous media voices whothink no Muslim is worth talking tolittleroy's comment 16 Aug 06, 11:48pm
When Lebanon strikes Haifa, it's terrorism. WhenIsrael bombs Beirut, that's self-defence. When Iransend rockets to Lebanon its state sponsorship ofterror. When America ships heavy bombs to Israel,that's supporting an ally. The thing is you got to getBashad to get Bush to stop doing that shit. It is notgoing to work. Muslims don't like that. UK newsUK security and terrorismPoliticsTerrorism policyWorld newsReligion · We can't let God-blinded killers set ourforeign policylittleroy's comment 15 Aug 06, 2:46am
Terrorist want to kill because they have pervertedviews. Hooligans want to cause trouble at world cupbecause they have perverted understanding of sport.Yobs start a crime wave on the streets because theyare immature. Bush wants to invade Iraq because heloves war, and nothing to do with oil. Ronney did afoul in world cup because he is a pervert. Forget thecauses. Just discribe the action. Never ask why. Wedont want to know the reasons for criminal behaviour.Keep it real guys.
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In a military democracy, it is the warriors who callthe shotslittleroy's comment 15 Aug 06, 2:27am
It has recently emerged that US and Israel plannedattack on Hezbollah.http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1844021,00.html
In his interview with CBS News, Iranian President saidthat days when American scare and win its enemies withbombs are over. Now US must talk and negotiate withIran if it wants to solve major issues. It cannotpretend to launch invasions on the pretext ofspreading democracy. World has woken up toWashington's games. It uses Isirael as its proxy justas Iran uses Hezbollah. This time Israel lost andHezbollah has won. It was an historic defeat forIsrael. It may not recover from this. In its presentstate, Hezbollah can simply march accros the borderand successfuly invade Israel. Israeli army has provento be no match to Lebanese militias. Hezbollah hasshattered the myth of Israel's mighty military. Itslooks like a mickey mouse military at the moment. Itcould not even get its kidnapped soldiers back. Olmertdecision to launch war on Lebanon was a completedisaster. Fire him and save Israel.World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Syria ·Lebanon · Middle EastAmerican support may no longer beenoughlittleroy's comment 14 Aug 06, 11:49pm
Jacques is right. Look at it. Today Israel liesdefeated and humiliated at the hands of bunch of Arabson its northern border. Israel is not vunerable thanever before. Unless it makes peace with Arabs, theywill continue to make war upon Israel. And sooner orlater they will win and destroy Israel.World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Syria ·Middle EastBush's belief in a worldwide Islamistconspiracy is foolish and dangerouslittleroy's comment 15 Aug 06, 12:06am
Bush is just a paranoid christian extremist. He is notfit to go after muslim extremists. We need someone whois non-religious to do this diffcult job of winninghearts and minds of the Arab world. Bush is inflamingthings with his christian apocalyptic rhetoric. Inthat, he is no different from Ahmedinejad. Bush hasmade the world a more dangerous place. He is a threatto world security. UK newsUK security and terrorism · PoliticsTerrorism policy · World newsGlobal terrorism · Syria · United States · Israel andthe Palestinian territories · US foreign policySave usfrom the crackpots who see Zionist conspiracies ineverythinglittleroy's comment 13 Aug 06, 12:34pm
There are some people who tend to blame everything onIsrael. They claim New York and London bombings werean Israli backed conspiracies. Some even say that CIAcarried out September 11. Others claim that allterrorist attacks may be carried out by muslims,however, it is always Israeli secret service mossadthat had provided help in carrying out terror attacksfrom 9/11, to Bali, to Madrid, to 7/7 and others.Muslims also say that Israel does have interest behindmost of the atrocities carried out by gulliblemuslims: Now that Israeli is disgraced in Lebanon,there is a possibility that some Israeli crackpotswill try to distract attention from their nation'shumiliation by carrying out an attack and blaming itas usual on "muslim" extremists. Defeated people tendto resort to all sort of silly methods. Israeligovernment may not itself try anything we cannot ruleout there are extremists among Jews. Every society hasits nut cases. Even Prime Minister Rabin was shot by afanatical Jewish terrorist. They refused to believethat it was muslims alone who with now non-muslim helpcarried out London underground bombings. It is easy toget wound up in intrugues and plots. Lets not getcarried away and try to get to the facts. And simplefact is that extremist version of Islam as advocatedby Bin Laden is the real enemy of all of us, includingmuslims. World newsReligion · JudaismFrom the ObserverObserverNobody's victory, but in the end Israel couldnot defeat Hizbollahlittleroy's comment 13 Aug 06, 11:47pm
Who can deny that Israel has failed to defeatHezbollah, which has by all account won this war.Clearly this was a proxy war between American armedIsrael, and an Iran armed Hezbollah. Hezbollahcaptured two Israel soldiers to swap them in aprisoner exchange. Israel began bombing Lebaonn withtwo clear objectives. Destroy Hezbollah as a militaryforce, and to secure the release of its two kidnappedsoldiers. I'm afraid that Israel has failed on bothaccounts. On the other side, Hezbollah did not haveany military aims aceept to resist Israeli army.Therefore, all it had to do to win was to survive. Andevidently it has survived. In fact, Hezbollah now hasmore support than it did prior to 12 July. The onlything Prime Minister Olmert has managed to do isdestroy civilan infrustructure in Lebanon, kill 800innocent people, and make further 900 000 peoplehomeless. Well done Olmert. Israel has nothing else toshow for its disasterous strategy. Results are clear.Iran has won the war. World newsSyria · Israel and the Palestinian territories ·Middle EastFrom the ObserverObserverDon't excuse terrorlittleroy's comment 14 Aug 06, 11:56pm
We ought to keep our head on and try to see things inits proper context. Otherwise we would be going incircles. Yes, there is no excuse for criminalbehaviour. But no one can deny that crime has manycauses. And police can only do so much. Hence, inorder to defeat crime, not only we must catch andpunish the criminals, but we must also try to removethe causes of crime. Its time that Prime Minister istough on terror and tough on causes of terror. UK newsPoliticsTony BlairWorld newsGlobal terrorism · Islam · South AfricaPut an end tothe aggressionlittleroy's comment 12 Aug 06, 4:47am
Israel has lost its reputation after this brutalcampaign of targeting innocent civilians in Lebanon.It deliberately launched military strikes to destroyLebanons infructructure. It attacks bridges, powerstations, factories, farmers, even UN posts. It drovea 900 000 people from their homes in a collectivepunishment on Lebanon. Thousands of people havesuffered in a useless war. Israel also lost innocentpeople when Hezbollah fired rockets onto Israelicities. At the end it was Israel that faced defeat.Its soldiers are still not released. It should havetaken the diplomatic route on July 12. Now Israel'sgood image had been completely destroyed in the world.It has joined the list of aggressors. World newsSyria · Israel and the Palestinian territories ·Middle EastPut an end to the aggressionlittleroy's comment 14 Aug 06, 2:49am
According to some experts Israel now owe damages toLebanon ranging from 20 to 40 billion dollars. Israeligovernment ought to be taken to the Internationl Courtof Justice. They claim that Israeli military hascommitted war crimes against the Lebanese civilianpopulation. World newsSyria · Israel and the Palestinian territories ·Middle EastThe heat of the momentlittleroy's comment 11 Aug 06, 12:07am
This relevation to blow up 5 US airliners was a nicedistraction tool in the current row over failure tocall an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon war. It isquite interesting how these type of annoucement tendto come after period when Prime Minister seems to bein a lot of deep sh... political quagmire. Only twodays ago one of his ministers resigned because ofBlair's stance on Lebanon. Then we had MPs clamouringto have Parliament recalled to discuss Israel'sbarbaric treatment of Lebanese population. And onlytwo days ago we had senior police chief claiming thatBritish terror laws are driving muslims into extremismand hence making things worse for oue security. Hecalled for public inquiry into whether or not Iraq hadanything to do with July 7 attacks on London. Blairthen goes to Barbados after he called Bush on sundayto tell him of the plot to blow up American carriers.UK newsUK security and terrorismPoliticsJohn Reid · PoliceWorld newsGlobal terrorismEnvironmentTravel and transportThe battle for hearts and mindslittleroy's comment 10 Aug 06, 9:58pm
Not only did the Home Secretary knew of this plot, butalso the Prime Minister before he went to Barbados.This is why terror threat level had to be less thanmaximum. Blair is said to have informed President Bushon the plane massacre plot on Sunday. There are somany question about this whole story. I am sure wewill see it change and change. And eventually thesuspects will be repleased due to lack of evidence. Ithink this is a good way to ordinary people have fearand hatred of muslims. No?PoliticsJohn ReidWorld newsGlobal terrorismEnvironmentTravel and transportIt is Lebanon, not Israel, thatfaces a threat to its existence in this warlittleroy's comment 11 Aug 06, 12:21am
President Bush does not want to stop Israel for thetime being. It has provided military and ploticalbacking for Israel to go after Hezbollah. SecurityCouncil can only look on and hope for peace andsecurity. In this game, the UN has to wait for full 12rounds. United Nation cannot do anything when one ofits permanent member decided to give war a maximumchance. World newsSyria · Israel and the Palestinian territories ·Lebanon · Middle EastIsrael's existential threatlittleroy's comment 10 Aug 06, 3:43am
Hezbollah wants to destory Israel. And Israel is noless demanding the total destruction of Hezbollah.Both sides want to annilate each other. Hirsh isbiased and uable to see that that Nazis behaviour isnothing new. It still happens. Nazis killed 6 millionJews. Americans dropped nuke on Hiroshima. I dont seethe difference. Both sides delibrately targetedcivilians to achieve a goal. That is terrorism. World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Lebanon ·Religion · Iran · Middle EastIsraeli force can stopthe rockets, but for how long?littleroy's comment 09 Aug 06, 2:15am
Being a Rabbi and a man of God, it is shokcing to seethat Goldberg has failed to condemn Israeli tactics ofkilling civilians and targetting Lebaneseinfrustructure. Is it fair that Israel is carrying outcollective punishment for the crimes of a few? And ourRabbi cannot see the injustice in this. Shame on thereligious garb. No wonder Israel is such a mess. Ifthese are the teachers, we weep for the congregation.World newsSyria · Israel and the Palestinian territories ·Middle East'We are all Hizbullah now.' Really?littleroy's comment 08 Aug 06, 9:05pm
Harold Evans seems like a very educated ignorant guy.Yes. there are those type as well, who get their factsonly from FOX news. If he had only bothered to read upa bit more before opening mouth, he would never havesaid that Hezbollah want to kill Buddists. He wouldfind that even Christians had joined the Lebaneseguirilla group. Sheikh Nasrallah and CardinalNasrallah of Maronite Christians are close friends.Evans truly shows his learning when he says Heabollahhijacked Lebanon. I dont think he is aware that theywon seats in Parliament and hold cabinet positions.Harold is a highly educated brainwashed professional.I wonder how people like Evans think. Such disgraces.Its their right to have a bias. But at least try to behonest. World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Globalterrorism · Middle EastA recurring nightmarelittleroy's comment 08 Aug 06, 9:18pm
Israel does not seems to learn any lesson from itspast failers. When the last time Israel was inLebanon, it had managed to create Hezbollah. Now,Israel is back in Lebanon. And this time it is lookingas if it will leave behind a more potent foe. US andIsrael, where ever they go, seems to be leaving morepowerful enemies. Tony Blair seems to have come to hissenses a lot faster then others. Last week inCalifornia he recognised that military force does notseems to be working, and said that the west will losethis war against terrorism if it only relies on force.I dont think Bush and Olmert were listening. They willhave to suffer more defeats and quagmires before theylisten to our wise Prime Minister. Some people justhave to learn the hard way. World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Lebanon ·Middle EastTears for Lebanonlittleroy's comment 09 Aug 06, 3:15am
Lebanon is a christian country with large shia muslimpopulation. Tears of the Prime Minister were fordestruction of this beautiful nation. He expressed hisgratitude to the shia milita for sacrificing theirlives to defend their country. He said Israel will notwin and Lebanon is fully behhind the Hezbollahguerillas. He wept at the slaughter of Lebanesecivilians being carried out by Israeli bombs. So far800 innocent people have been killed in militaryattacks on Lebanon by Israel. This aggression hasunited Lebanon and the country is not more determinedto challenge Israel in a long campaign of resistence.Prime Minister Siniora is appealing to United Nationto stop Israel and call for an immediate ceasefire.However, he is also crying at the powelessness of theUN to halt the carnage. He wants Israeli troops offthe Lebanese territory and end to war. He cries as theworld cries with him for the people of Lebanon. Hesheds tears at President Bush approving Israel tocarry on with bombing of Lebanon. World newsLebanon · Middle EastThe shame of Americalittleroy's comment 08 Aug 06, 2:06am
For the same stupid reason, my dear Roger, that leadsmany sensible people to label Arabs as extremists, onactions of a few fanatics. Its a some sort of sicknessgoing around at the moment. World newsUnited States · Israel responded to an unprovokedattack by Hizbullah, right? Wronglittleroy's comment 08 Aug 06, 1:58am
After capturing the Israeli soldiers, the Hezbollahleader went on air and said that he took the Israelisoilders prisoner in order to exchange them forLebanese detainees being held in Israeli jails. Israeldeclared war and began bombing Beirut. Hezbollah thenstarted firing missiles into Israel. Israel has beenplanning to get rid of Hezbollah for years. Hezbollahhad humilated Israel and forced it to retreat fromLebanon in May 2000. Israel wanted revenge. And thekidnap of 2 soldiers on 12 July 2006 provided perfectexcuse. United States had its own score to settle withHezbollah. It accused the guerilla group of carryingout a suicide bombing in 1983 which killed 240 UStroops in one day. This is war of revenge. Nothingmore. Innocent civilians are being butchered in theprocess. No doubt this create more support forNasrallah and will make Hezbollah even stronger. World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Syria ·Lebanon · Middle EastAiming for Iranlittleroy's comment 08 Aug 06, 1:45am
After Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq, US shouldrealise by now that use of military force does notwork. US has made an imaginary enemy out of Iran. Itseems that US always needs a bogeyman. Iran has neverattacked America. Nor has it threatened to do so. IfIranians want to make nuclear weapons, then thatstheir business. Israel has them, and America has usedthem. And Iran, being a sovereign nation, certainlyhas a right to develope them. Although Iranian leadershave reassured the US that they have no intention ofmaking nukes. They have demonstrated that they arequite capable of producing atomic bombs. Therefore,Iran has warned President Bush not to push it. Threatsand intimidation from the US would lead Iran to goahead and make nukes. US should realise by now thatuse of military force does not work with middle east. World newsSyria · Iran · Israel and the Palestinian territories· Middle EastThe final Strawlittleroy's comment 07 Aug 06, 11:21pm
Straw was strong and did not allow US to take thepiss. Bush just wanted a bucket into which he couldpiss. He got Beckett. Plenty of leaks now.
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The final Strawlittleroy's comment 07 Aug 06, 9:44pm
Our Foreign Secretary Jack Straw was not going toallow US to attack Iran. Or at least he would haveBritain nothing to with it. That is why he had to go.President Bush asked Tony Blair to give him the boot.Either that, or, the fact that he called Condi a"condom". She was visibly upset.PoliticsJack StrawWorld newsUnited States · George BushNo news from Israellittleroy's comment 07 Aug 06, 9:15pm
This war will not come to end until Israel hasfinished off Hezbollah, or when Hezbollah causes majordamaged to Israel. America is making sure that Israelfeels free to continue its military campaign todestroy Hezbollah. UN will jump in and stop thefighting when it becomes clear that there can be nowinner in this war. Until then, President Bush willdrag his feet and let Lebanon be destroyed as much aspossible. Only loser in all this will be UnitedStates. Bush has managed yet again to create worldwide anger towards the Americans. He is not eventrying to stop terrorism. He is fueling it. World newsLebanon · Israel and the Palestinian territories ·Middle EastThe logic of forcelittleroy's comment 07 Aug 06, 11:16pm
Other than easy option of talking which I somehowsense that Israel will not take, or Bush wont allow,there is one other sure way for Israel to win. Theonly way that Israel can win this war againstHezbollah, is to drop a nuke on downtown Beirut. Itsthe only way to win this war. At this time theIsraelis seems crazy enough to do it. Drop a nuclearbomb on stronghold of Hezbollah and kill hundreds ofthousands of civilians and war is over. Its theAmerican way. They dont know any other way to resolvecrisis or wars. Japan would not have surrendered hadthe United States not decided to use terrorism andslaughter the population of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Itwas the greatest act of terroism in human history.9/11 probably ranks 55 on the scale. World newsSyria · Israel and the Palestinian territories ·Lebanon · Middle EastThe global battle for ideascannot be fought with gunslittleroy's comment 07 Aug 06, 9:38pm
Presently people only call each other names andquickly resort to violence. Hezbollah does not want totalk to Israel or US, and sees them both as Satans. Onthe other hand we have Israel and US who keeprefereing to Hezbollah as terrorists and want to bombthem into submission. Its not going to happen. Untilpeople begin to understand one another, they will notbe at peace with each other. And the way to achievethis is through talking to those who have grievancesagainst you. Listen to those who whom you hate. Letthem have their say. And do it over and over again.You will discover that there is nothing that cannot beresolved. UK newsPoliticsPolitics and Iraq · Labour · World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Syria · Iraq· Middle EastWhat we still don't understand aboutHizbollahlittleroy's comment 06 Aug 06, 11:26am
Lets not forget history. American removal ofdemocratically elected Prime Minister of Iran in 1953led to Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979. US hadplaced the Shah as their puppet. Mullahs got rid ofhim using popular backing. And it was Israeli invasionof Lebanon that had created Hezbollah. There was noHezbollah before 1982. Iran took American hostages in1980. And Hezbollah took Israeli hostages on 12 July2006. Iran seems to have the knack of humiliatingUnited States. Now it is using its proxy to thrashthroughly its ally Israel. People have not bothered tounderstand that Islam has nothing to do with it. Thisis not a religious conflict. These popular movementsthat have been created across the region over threedecades by US mistakes. Even Saddam was created andbacked by US. Current mess in Iraq can only beattributed to 30 years old US policy. The explosionthat remains will come from the rest people who sufferfrom the Arab dictators across the middle east who arestill supported by Washington. As you sow, so shallyou reap. World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Syria ·Middle EastFrom the ObserverObserverWhat we still don't understand about Hizbollahlittleroy's comment 06 Aug 06, 9:06pm
Hezbollah always denies it carried out any attacks onUS marines or Embassy. Although it does say that itdoes not condemn attacks on US forces. They aalso havedenied that they kidnapped western hostages like TerryWaite and others. Hostages themslevs do not know tothis day who was actually responsible for theirabduction in the 1980s. However, US claims that it wasHezbollah who killed 240 US marines in Beirut in 1983.They dont present any evidence. No one seems toprovide proof. I wonder why.World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Syria ·Middle EastFrom the ObserverObserverTyrant who stands between peace andcatastrophelittleroy's comment 06 Aug 06, 8:59pm
Iran is clearly not going to heed the United Nation onits nuclear program. Iran believes that US wants afight with Iran and is using the nuclear issue only asa pretext. Today Iran's envoy Ali Larajani said thatUN is behaving illegally, and that his country willnot stop making nuclear fuel for generatingelecricity. He said Iran is not going to halt itsprogram on American wishes. In fact he revealed thatIran will expand its activities. And that no one,especially not the US, can stop Iranians. In Englishthat like saying to President Bush: You can come andkiss my Persian arse.World newsIran · Israel and the Palestinian territories · Syria· Middle EastFrom the ObserverObserverOur men are dying at the hands of enemiesabroad and friends at homelittleroy's comment 06 Aug 06, 9:18pm
Israelis love to blames everything on Iran. Its neverIsrael's fault. No way. This fight is not going tostop until either Lebanon is fully smashed up, or whenTel Aviv is throughly attacked by Hezbollah. Iran andSyria have vowed to join the fight if Israel attacksDamascus. Bush and Blair have vowed not to stop Israeland given their blessing to the war. Simple fact isthat on 3 August 2006 Hezbollah leader HassanNasrallah went on TV and offered a ceasefire toIsrael. He said that he would stop firing his rocketsinto Israel if Israelis army stops firing theirs onLebanon. Only hand to hand combat would continue onthe southern border. Israel rejected this offer. So onthe next day Nasrallah fired 300 rockets on Israelicities. 120 the next day. 170 the next and so on.Israel continued bombing roads, bridges, farmers,residential buildings. Isreal has also crossed intoLebanon and invaded the border villages. Civilains onboth sides have been paying the price. UK newsPoliticsLabour · Foreign policyWorld newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Syria ·LebanonFrom the ObserverObserverFrom the Lords to Lebanon, Labour misses RobinCooklittleroy's comment 05 Aug 06, 3:34am
Conspiracy theorists suggested that he was desposed ofin an elaborate plot. They claim that he would aboutto succeed in forcing the Prime Minter to allow apublic inquiry into Iraq war. Robin Cook was alsoinventor of the "ethical foreign policy", and hadoften blasted ISrael for its brutal policies towardsthe Palestinians. Guardian has some of his best finalarticles that reveal why he was a threat to the MrBlair. He could have been the next Prime Minister.Gordan Brown had no chance with Cook.UK newsPoliticsLabourWho's the extremist?littleroy's comment 05 Aug 06, 8:43pm
Blair seems shy in giving us a definition of what aterrorist is, or what exactly extremism suppose to be.We all know why he hestitates to defines these terms:His leash handler would fit the profile. Bush andBlair go on and on about "terror, terrorism,terrorists, extremists", and more "terror, terror,terror, terror and more terrorists." No one reallytakes their claims seriously anymore. For example,look at Hezbollah. A terrorist oroganisation accordingto US State Department. Yet the Europeam Uniondisagrees with Bush and says that Hezbollah arefreedom fighters and certainly NOT a terrorist group.I think that the "war on terror" led by Bush and Co.is being lost precisely for this reason. People aresick of hearing these two leaders using the words like"extremism", "terrorism" and "terrorist". They usethese terms to target absolutely any nation or groupwho refuses to follow their agenda. Ordinary peoplearound the world have good sense. They can see thatpretext of fighting terrorism is being constantly usedby Washington. People dont trust Bush anymore. Thismeans that Britain and Bush are not fit to go afterthe terrorists. They have now lost their integrity.Their mistakes have cost us dear. Their behaviour hasincreaded the threat to Britain and US. Blair and Bushhave made our world a more dangerous place for us andour children. UK newsPoliticsLabourArab despots, not Israel, are now under agreater threatlittleroy's comment 04 Aug 06, 11:14pm
Arab regimes will be under threat if Hezbollah candefeat Israel. And it looks like that it is verylikely that Hezbollah will come out victorious in thisits war with Israel. Israel has made a mig mistake andstarting the war with Hezbollah. And United States hasmade even bigger mistake by giving Israel the greenlight to go and eliminate Hezbollah. These decisionswill turn our to be disasterous for the US as well asits allies in the Middle East. Arabs streets will bepaved with Hezbollah colours. Hezbollah has alreadyreached legendary status across the muslim world.Hezbollah are the only Arabs who has successfullymanaged to beat Israel twice. Steele is right thatdictators in the middle east are about to dethroned.There is a new reality in the middle east. Things onthe ground are totally being changed right now.World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Syria ·Middle East · JordanWe must not fail Lebanonlittleroy's comment 03 Aug 06, 8:37pm
The fact is that Israel cannot allow Iran to set up apower base in Lebanon as well in Syria and Iraq.Israel will try to do every thing it can destroyIranians from setting up their influence in thesecountries. If you look at media from the middle east,you will see that both side blame each other for allthe wars and conflict in the region. Israel blamesIran of arming Hezbollah and Hamas to confront Israel;and Iran blames Israel of trying its best to ignite acivil war in Iraq in order to stop Shi'ite regime frombeing set up in Baghdad. A Shia Iraq is alsointolerable to most Sunni Arab regimes. No wonder wehear western experts who have claimed time and againthat Arab agents are operating in with insurgents inan attempt to stroke a sectarian strife in Iraq.Lebanon is part of the bigger picture. Arabs want tosee end of Hezbollah as much they wish to see Iranwipe Israel off the map. Arabs are using Israelagainst Hezbollah and Iran, Iranians are using SyriaHamas and Hezbollah against Israel, and Israel isusing Arabs in Iraq against Iran. Right now the entiremiddle east looks as if it is about to explode, andthe world superpowers, US and UK and EU seemincompetent to prevent it from descending into totalanarchy. History is in the making and it will havehuge consequences for the entire world. Blair and Bushneed to stop dithering and bring all parties to thetable without any conditions.PoliticsTony BlairWorld newsLebanon · Middle EastHow Israel's gung-ho leadersturned victory into calamitylittleroy's comment 03 Aug 06, 2:46am
Like the US in early months after capture of Baghdad,Israel too missed its chance to obtain victory. Itwill now suffering another humiliating defeat at thehands of its old enemy - Hezbollah. US is suffering along guerilla warfare on the streets of Iraq. Israelwill also, unless it stops right now, get bogged downin its own Vietnam nightmare senario. Insurgentscannot be defeated by military means. Israel did notthink before it went into this war. It should haveleft Lebanese infrustructure alone. Thanks to Israel'smistakes, Hezbollah now has widespread support inLebanon and across the Arabs world. Olmert is probablythe dumbest leader in the world. World newsSyria · Israel and the Palestinian territories ·Middle EastThe futility of forcelittleroy's comment 01 Aug 06, 8:40pm
Hezbollah won against Israel back in 2000 when after18 years of guerilla campaign, it defeated the Israeliarmy in the security zone in south Lebanon. And againHezbollah successfully forced Israel to exchangeprisoners in 2004. This time, the only thing Hezbollahhas to do to win is not lose. If Hezbollah survive,something which is now acknowleged by the Israeliarmy, it will humiliting defeat for both Israel andUnited States. score will be 3-0 to Israel. I don'tunderstand why Israel is continuing its militarystrikes when it admits that these will not disarm themilitias. Its so stupid of Israeli Prime MinisterOlmert to drive more people into Hezbollah's fold.U.S. has already suffered at the hand of the Lebanesemilitias in 1983. Hezbollah killed over 200 U.S.marines in one day. U.S. has not been back in Beirutever since. The basic problem as to why US fails againand again is that it really believe that it canintimidate people who are not scared of death. Thereis no way you can scare into submission a group ofpeople who are not afraid of dying for their cause.You have to talk to them. You have to learn to getalong. They are not all insane people who have justescaped from a psychiatric institution. HEzbollahleader does seems like a smart guy. I am sure he isopen to reason. The question is: Is Israel open toreason.
UK newsMilitary · PoliticsForeign policy · World newsIraq · Israel and the Palestinian territories · MiddleEastFor Israel, the shooting goes on but so does theweepinglittleroy's comment 01 Aug 06, 9:12pm
Until Israel gives up other people's land that it hasgrabbed, there will be no security for it. Israel hasto vacate permanently the entire West Bank, all ofGaza, all of Golan Heights and Sheba Farms thatHezbollah want back. It must also release all thedetainees it has been holding without charge for thelast 30 years in its own Guatanamo Bay. Israel cannotexpect to occupy Arab land and then hope that theywon't try to bomb its citizens. Boths side are engagedin immoral policies.World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Syria ·Middle EastRice's rosy scenariolittleroy's comment 01 Aug 06, 12:36am
The simple fact is that Israel has murdered 32children in Qana on 30 July 2006. Israel refuced toapologoise for this barbaric act. It claims that theterrorists were hiding among the civlians andtherefore it had no choice but to kill them along withinnocent women and children. This is the argumentwhich Russians forces had used to slaughter childrenat Beslan school seige. Can you imagine if someterrorists were hiding in a shopping center in Belfastand Northern Irelend police decided to blow up theentire complex just to get at the IRA. Israelimilitary has lost all moral ground in targettingterrorists in a civilian area thereby killing 32children. Its just murder. It wont win peace andsecurity by using uncivilised method. World newsUnited States · Lebanon · Middle EastReaping thewhirlwindlittleroy's comment 01 Aug 06, 12:59am
Israelis have only themselves to blame for the messthey are in right now. They created Hezbollah. It istheir invasion on Lebanon that gave birth to theguerillas. Israel's unthinking policies have landedthem in a lot of trouble. Israel should use reason abit more, and it should rely a lot less on bombs tosolve security problems. Bullets only create morenightmare. Israel is surrounded by a hostile sea ofArabs that wants to drown Israel. For Israel, there isno need to be racist against the Arabs. They too aresemitic. Its anti-semitic of Jews to hate Arabs.Israelis need to calm down. Jews tend to hate Arabs somuch they can't stand the sight of them. This is nogood in modern world. Lets get to know each other andmake friends. Israelis and Arabs should shake hands alot more. That will be good for both semites. World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Lebanon ·Middle EastDeath in Qanalittleroy's comment 01 Aug 06, 12:00am
It is amazing how a "civiliased" nation is managing tokill more civilians than the "terrorists"organisation.World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Syria ·Middle EastI, too, am horrified by the awful scenes inLebanon. But wait...littleroy's comment 31 Jul 06, 12:33am
Israel has killed 35 children in missliles strike oncivilian building in Qana. US and UK have yet againrefused to condemn this massacre of innocents. US hasalready lost most of its credibility in the middleeast. But now, the damage to British standing in themuslim world is immense.World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Syria ·Lebanon · Middle EastFrom the ObserverObserverEurope must lead the search for peace in theMiddle Eastlittleroy's comment 30 Jul 06, 1:13am
Europe cannot achieve anything with the United States.It would not one day in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia andelsewhere unless US forces were also there. One thingit can do is to speak up when it is right to speak up.At G8 EU should have had its own voice and condemnedIsrael for going too far in Lebanon. But it did not dothat. It decided to toe the American line of backingIsrael. Europe abdandoned the Lebanese people. Don'tbe surpised if Beirut decides to ditch Brussels.
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Europe must lead the search for peace in the MiddleEastlittleroy's comment 31 Jul 06, 12:27am
Europe cannot achieve anything without the UnitedStates. It would not last one day in Iraq,Afghanistan, Bosnia and elsewhere. One thing it can dois to speak up when it is right to speak up. At G8 EUshould have had its own voice and condemned Israel forgoing too far in Lebanon. But it did not do that. Itdecided to toe the American line backing Israel.Europe abdandoned the Lebanese people. Don't besurpised if Beirut decides to ditch Brussels.
PoliticsForeign policy · World newsSyria · European Union · Israel and the Palestinianterritories · Middle EastThe world is still waitinglittleroy's comment 30 Jul 06, 12:57am
Hezbollah does not want ceasefire. Until they do,there can be no peace. The leader of the Lebaneseguerilla army, Hassan Nasrollah, must be thanking BushAnd Blair for not demanding end to war. It gives him achance to test his missiles on live subjects.Hezbollah want plenty of time to use their rockets onISraeli civilians. They need at least a few moremonths to smash Israel throughly. They dont reallycare if Israel is killing Lebanese civilians. Thatworks in their favour. It makes them more popular intheir own nation as well among the millions of Arabs.Israeli invasion created Hezbollah in 1982. In 2006American stupidity gave them the prestige they wanted.
PoliticsForeign policy · World newsUnited States · Syria · Israel and the Palestinianterritories · My enemy's enemylittleroy's comment 29 Jul 06, 1:19am
US plan for new middle east is failing; and theIsraeli desire to turn the ordinary Lebanese peopleagainst Hezbollah is having the exact opposite effect.These plans are founded on arrogance, racism, angerand exploitation. They have never worked, and willnever work. Do these people have think tanks or thicktanks. I never seen so much stupidity in one week.
World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Lebanon ·Middle EastMy enemy's enemylittleroy's comment 31 Jul 06, 1:26am
Hezbollah and Israel are locked in a war that began 30years ago. On television we are only seeing the latestround, after both parties had some rest. These are twoold enemies. Both do not care about how many civiliansdie. Both do not back down. And they both do not givea shit about what anyone else tells them. This is whyUnited States has simply decided to stay out of itcompletely. Last time it tried to intervene, it hadits 235 Marines blown up in Beirut. Nothing is goingto happen in the middle east until Israel hasfinsished smashing Hezbollah, or until Hezbollah hasfinished smashing Israel. World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Lebanon ·Middle EastEnd of the alt oval officelittleroy's comment 28 Jul 06, 8:38pm
United States has shown the Arabs that it cannot betrusted to take their interests seriously. It wasIsrael who started bombing Lebanon. Hezbollah onlykidnapped 2 soldiers. Israel declared war and saidthat its aim was to take Lebanon back 20 years. And USgave Israel green light to carry on destroyinginfrustructure of Lebanon. President Bush failed threetimes at G8 summit in Russia, at Rome conference, andtoday at White House meeting with Tony Blair. USbacked Israel unconditionally, and allowed slaughterof the Lebanese population for 3 whole weeks. If USwas aiming to win Arab hearts and minds, they gotthemselves into a fight with millions of people inmiddle east. Arabs are demanding American blood. Waron terror has been set back 30 years. Bushadministration had managed to put the American peopleunder greater threat.MediaTelevisionA long war of attritionlittleroy's comment 27 Jul 06, 9:25pm
Bombing the airport in Beirut a very stupid move. DidIsrael really believe that it can seal off Lebanon andprevent Hezbollah from getting more weapons? And forhow long? Will Israeli force by patrolling theLebanese-Syrian border? Hezbollah is a guerialla armythat is loved across the world because it has guts tostand up to Israeli aggression. It was Israeliinvasion of Lebanon that created Hezbollah in thefirst place. Hezbollah will be copied by others whenIDF become Israeli Defeated Force. Israel has only oneoption to survive. Get off its high horse and do apeace agreement with its nemesis. If Britishgovernment can make deals with IRA and Spain with ETA,than Israel is must too. There is no shame is makingpeace with former enemies. World newsLebanon · Israel and the Palestinian territories ·Middle EastThe 'Arab system' is dying in Lebanonlittleroy's comment 29 Jul 06, 1:01am
Arabs regimes are impotent. Deprived of vigour. Evenviagra won't help them now. They ought to go forcastration.World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · MiddleEastAbsolutes are not possible in the Middle Eastlittleroy's comment 28 Jul 06, 12:11am
apeaker. Hezbollah goal is not death of Israel. Haveyou heard their spokesman on Newsnight? He said thathe wants only 3 or 4 issues settled with Israel. Hedoes not want to end the states of Israel.
If Israel is to survive, and survive in peace andharmony, then it has to proceed in a just manner. Itmust stop acting like a bully. It is amazing howIsrael has managed to survive for this long with thekind of policies that it has been conducting.Practices like aggression and use of unnecessary forceare not going to work in the future just as they havenot done so in the past 60 years. Israel has had nopeace of mind with these hard ball tactics. And nowArabs have begun to use violence. Since September 11,Arabs are beginning to wake up to the fact thatviolence is the only way to defeat Israel. How longbefore Israel can rely soley on technology?. Hezbollahcrisis is a wake up call for Israel. Other groups willmost certainly arise and copy Hezbollah methods; andthey may be more ruthless in exterminiating Israeliscitizens. Israel has to change its policies beforethat happens. Al Qaeda has no hesitation is killingall Israelis, men, women and children. Hezbollah hasno extermination policy. It does not want death ofevery Jew. No. It has no problem with its neighbour'sexistence. Its demands are limited to territorialdisputes, and a few thugs in Israeli jails. Israelmust make peace with Hezbollah right now before it istoo late. Hezbollah will again manage to inflict aheavy defeat on Israel as it did in 2000. Peace comesthrough dealing with others in fairness. Unless Israelshows respect and talks to its enemies on a levelfield, Arabs will not accept Israel in their midst,and there will be no security for Israel.
World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Lebanon ·Middle EastAbsolutes are not possible in the MiddleEastlittleroy's comment 27 Jul 06, 9:42pm
If Israel is to survive in peace then it has toproceed in a just manner. It is amazing how Israel hasmanaged to survive this long with the kind of policiesthat it has been conducting. Aggression, and use ofunnecessary force are not going to work in the futureas they have not been working in the past 60 years.Since September 11, Arabs are beginning to wake up.Hezbollah crisis is a wake up call for Israel. Otherswill copy Hezbollah methods and they may be moreruthless in exterminiating Israel. Israel has tochange its policies before that happens. Al Qaeda haveno hesitation is killing all Israelis, men, women andchildren. Hezbollah does not want death of every Jew.Its demands are limited. Israel must make peace withHezbollah now before it is too late, and Hezbollahmanage to inflict a heavy defeat on Israel. Peacecomes through dealing with other in fairness. UnlessIsrael shows, and talks to its enemies on a levelfield, Arab will not accept Israel in their midst. World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Lebanon ·Middle EastThe neocon resurgencelittleroy's comment 27 Jul 06, 3:51pm
Today as I viewed news photos of Israeli troopsreturing from from a fierce fight with Lebaneseguerillas, I saw in them a possible resoution of theconflict. Israeli soldiers were waving Hezbollah'syellow flag. Their tank commanders held high Lebaneseand Hezbollah flags. If they can only stand on theirborder and do the flag waving, I am sure their enemyon north of the border will get to see the Israeliarmy, and they will take that as a gesture of respect.Hezbollah will stop firing and may even wave Star ofDavid in kind. At the moment they are waving theHezbollah flag but the Lebanese cannot see that. Assoon as they see that Jews are waving Muslim flag, Iam sure muslims will wave Jewish flag. Ideal way tomake friendship: Wave each other's flag. I am notjoking. Sometimes the best solutions are simplest. World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Syria ·Lebanon · US foreign policy · Middle EastNow is thetime to think biglittleroy's comment 25 Jul 06, 9:37pm
Israeli actions seems to show that it does not wish touse reason to solve problems. It rushes to wareverytime it faces a threat. This is what Hezbollahsaid in the press conference that Israel onlyunderstands the language of force. War should be thelast resport in any trouble. But Israel backed byAmerica, has become too arrogant to listen tointernational community. World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Lebanon ·Syria · Iran · Middle EastWe are defending oursovereigntylittleroy's comment 25 Jul 06, 1:55am
Israel has just successfully managed to create anothergeneration of enemies on in the northern neighbour.Israel needs to give up all the Lebanese civilian ithas kidnapped in last 30 years. And unless Israel payscompensation for its war crimes, it will not get thesecurity it wishes. Israel is trying to endHezbollah's involment in Labanese political system.That is why it is trying to divide the Beirutgovernment. Israel would like to see Hezbollah bannedas a political party. Unfortunately, its method ofachieving this is going to have an opposite effect.Bombing an airport and civilian infrustructure was avery unwise tactic of war. Creating a million refugeesand bombing hospitals will never be forgetton norforgiven by the Lebanese people. World newsSyria · Israel and the Palestinian territories ·Middle EastThis is a fight for our survivallittleroy's comment 25 Jul 06, 2:45am
Mr Herzog. I would like to say something important toyou. Only honesty will save Israel. Lies, deceit andpropaganda will only create more trouble as it haddone for its 60 years history. Please say things thatare true, and state that whole truth and nothing butthe truth. Jews are good human being. They do not needto resort to lies in order to make the case for theirexistence. I will only one example which everybody nowknows. You claim that "Israel was forced to enter thisconflict." This is not true at all. No one forcedIsrael to bomb the hell out of Beirut. Lebanon was nodanger to Israel. Still Israel opted for war. Youcould have easily done a prisoner swap with Hezbollahas you did back in 2004. They were a terroristorganisation and still you made a deal with them. Youdid not go to war. So please dont trying to insult usby saying that Isreal had no choice but to destroyLebanon. You had many options. You chose conflict.World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Syria ·Middle EastStanding back from Americalittleroy's comment 25 Jul 06, 1:31am
President Bush refuses to condemn Israel when thewhole world says that Israel is breaking internationallaw and committing war crimes in Lebanon. UN sees thatIsreal is terrorising the people of Lebanon. Peopleall over the world generally hold America responsiblefor the middle east wars. PoliticsForeign policy · World newsUnited States · Syria · Israel and the Palestinianterritories · The cracks are openinglittleroy's comment 25 Jul 06, 12:38am
Israel tried to scare Hezbollah with daily heavybombardment of civilian targets like airports,motorways, bridges and even hospitals. It drove peoplefrom their homes hoping that they would turn themagainst Hezbollah. Israeli general thought thatHezbollah will be so shocked by the response that theywill call for the cease fire and hand over thekidnapped soldiers. That was poor calculation.Actually the reverse seems to have happened. Hezbollahhas gained much from the destruction of Lebanon. Nowthe population is showing more support for the group.Across the middle east, the Arabs streets wave theHezbollah flag. The militant group has foundlegitimacy to keep its arms and fight with Israel. Itwas Israel whose actions help create Hezbollah in thefirst place. And now, thanks to another Israelistupidity, the guerilla force is more popular thanever.World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Syria ·Middle EastThe war gets wider and worselittleroy's comment 22 Jul 06, 8:16pm
This war will now only end when US and Israel bothlearn to lives with Hezbollah, a group loved by mostLebanese people. This will only happen after Israelhas failed to secure its wishful thinking. This is areal world. US needs to tell Israel that it shouldstop dreaming of a docile Lebanon. Lebanon has alreadymanaged to inflict humiliation on Israel as well asthe United States.World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Syria ·Middle EastThis is a turkey shootlittleroy's comment 25 Jul 06, 9:52pm
What we see on the ground is that both Israel andHezbollah target civilians. Both are committing murderof innocent people. But when they come on tv, we seeIsraeli and hezbollah officials pretend to beinnocent. They claim that they regret civilian deaths.Any person with a bit of common sense can see thatboth are lying through their teeth. The truth is thatboth parties would stop at nothing to achieve theirgoal, which is to use any means neccessary to wipe outeach other completely. Hezbollah would like see Israelgo up in smoke. And Israel would like to eliminateHezbollah. Hatred began when Israel invaded Lebanon.There was no Hezbollah before 1982. Israeli army helpcreate it. What you sow, you shall reap.World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Lebanon ·Middle EastRemember the King David Hotellittleroy's comment 21 Jul 06, 9:15pm
One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.IRA were funded, armed and loved by the IrishAmericans. Millions of people Northern Ireland alsobacked them. There would have been no peace if theBritaih government kept the usual "no deal withterrorists" rant. Terror cannot be justified. And nocountry can pretend to be an angel: Every nation hascommitted an act of terror. And America heads the listwith targeting innocent civilians in Hiroshima. Israelarmed by a super power is being humilated by a smallgroup armed by Iran. Israel should leartn from theAmerican experince in Iraq. Resistence cannot bedefeated by miliarty power. Russian's also found thatout in Afghanistan. And Lebanon has turned out to beIsrael's Vietnam. Isreal need to get along with itsneighbours and stop invading their sovereignty, orelse it will lose its own. Jews have suffered enoughat the hands of Nazis. They are in best position tofeel sympathy. They should stop forcing people fromtheir homes. World newsLebanon · Israel and the Palestinian territories ·Middle EastThe third world war has begunlittleroy's comment 20 Jul 06, 8:35pm
Oh I see. Third world war has broken out has it? Hewish. We know why Newt is saying that. Americans aregetting their arse kicked by Iraqis who are notopening their welcoming arms as the cowboys haddreamed. Evey time Washington faces a Saigon, itthinks of world war 3.Ceasefire nowlittleroy's comment 19 Jul 06, 11:24am
Israel has been given green light by the United Statesto smash Hezbollah. President Bush has said to Israel,you have the right to bomb Lebanon and when you havefinish, call us and we will call a ceasefire. Israelis trying to blast Hezbollah and hope to disarm themilitant group. And Israel has already failed. It isnow only trying to terrify the Lebense population inthe hope that it will turn against the militias.Israeli bombings is only helping to make more recruitsfor Hezbollah. I think it was wrong of Israel to goand destroy civilian infrastructure of Lebanon.Bombing an airport and saying that it was a being usedby terrorists is the most stupidest claim anyone hasever made. Who would every buy that?
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Ceasefire nowlittleroy's comment 19 Jul 06, 9:14pm
Lebanon's Prime Minister reported that Israel haskilled 300 Labanese civilians and said that he wouldeventually demand compensation from Israel for the"unimaginable losses" to the nation's infrastructure.Lebanon has clearly said that Hezbollah's actions werenot backed by Lebanese Government. Therefore, Israelwould have to prove that its claim that Lebanonapproved of Hezbollah's acts. I don't think he wouldhave too much trouble proving his case in the EuropeanCourt. Israel would be liable to pay billions euros toLebanon for all the reckless damage it is causing.Every innocent victim who has suffered personelunjury, or death of loved one, or is a refugee forcedfrom his or her home in Lebanon would be able to suethe Israel's Olmert Government and gets hundereds ofthousands of euros in damages. To use President Bush'scolorful term, Israel does not know the amount of shitit is getting itself into. World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Lebanon ·Middle EastEurope's muted voicelittleroy's comment 18 Jul 06, 1:58am
Europe and US has given green light to Israel to helpthe war on terror by eliminating Hezbollah. Israel ishoping that by bombing Lebanon's airports, powerstations, and roads, people will stop supportingHezbollah. I think this is not going to work. US triedand failed the same method in Vietnam, Afghanistan andnow Iraq. And guess what the US Marines are now goingto try on militants?http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2272066,00.html
PoliticsWorld newsSyria · European Union · Israel and the Palestinianterritories · Lebanon · Middle EastHighly chargedquestionslittleroy's comment 18 Jul 06, 2:23am
Last year, the London police execeuted an innocentboy. It was not a true mistake. De Menezes lost hislife due to police incompetence. The officer whosetask it was to positivelty identify a potentialsuspect was not concentrating at all on his job.Anyway, a young man is dead. The true reason why thepolice officers who shot him 8 times will not bechanrged is simple: Government knows that the policewill be required to shoot suspects on many otheroccasions; and so if the police are charged now, thenin the future no officer will open fire, even on areal terrorist. This dilema is something for wholesociety to worry about. It could be my son or your sonnext.UK newsJean Charles de Menezes · UK security andterrorismPoliticsTerrorism policy · If Israel has the right to useforce in self defence, so do its neighbourslittleroy's comment 18 Jul 06, 2:39am
At G8 summit, President Bush and others said it about100 times that Israel has right to defend itself. Thatis not statement of the century. Does anyone NOT havethe right to act in self-defence? Ask Hezbollahleader, he too will agree with Bush that Israel doeshave right to defend itself. Why do world leaders loveto make childish facts known on television. The realquestion which Bush and Blair avoid was: Is Israel'stargeting of airport, and a power station an act ofself-defence. This according to my understanding is awar crime. It is terrorists who are expected to targetcivilians. And Israel is not supposed to be aterrorist state, at least according to Washington; butto millions of European citizens, it is as worse asany terrorist organisation. World leaders must notstand by and watch the blood bath in Lebanon andIsrael. Bush, or Blair, must intervene now and force aceasefire in Lebanon, and then deal with hostagequestion. World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · MiddleEastFishing in dirty waterslittleroy's comment 17 Jul 06, 8:41pm
Speaking of fish, President Putin said he could seeIsrael was fishing for something more than twosoldiers. He recognised Israeli's other objectives towage war on Lebanon: To secure water supply from theriver - Israel is suffering from severe watershortages - and, to strike Iran's nuclear plants as itdid with Iraq.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/297164.stm
World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Lebanon ·Egypt · Middle EastThe west must recognise thatIsrael's agenda is in conflict with its ownlittleroy's comment 17 Jul 06, 8:26pm
This new conflict between Israel and Lebanon is likeyto weaken US efforts in war on terror. Israel hasdifferent agenda than than the US. It just wants Hamasand Hezbollah to recognise its existence, and sign apeace treaty that it writes on its own. This is whyroad map was never really a viable process. It wasunacceptable, and Israel only agreed for the timebeing. Arabs and muslim world see Palesrtinan problemas the major reason why there is resentment and hatredtowards US in particular. Israel is trying to drag USinto this confrontation with Hezbollah and then Iran.Both of which are staunch backers of Palestiniancause. I think if Hezbollah were to simply talk toHezbollah and Iran, it might find some solution to endthis security problem. There is no military solutionIsrael can apply that will fix its worries. In fact,it is putting itself in danger by relying on force tosort out problems. World newsSyria · Israel and the Palestinian territories ·Middle EastThe west must recognise that Israel'sagenda is in conflict with its ownlittleroy's comment 17 Jul 06, 8:57pm
HeiGou. I am sorry, there was a tying error. I meantto say: I think if Israel were to simply talk toHezbollah and Iran about what it is really worriedabout, I believe that it might find some solution toend this security problem. There is no militarysolution for Israel. This is a battle of ideas andconcept that Israel is facing. And you cant wipe outfaiths and ideas with a bullet and bombs. However,talking and listening to one another can do wonderswhen one is honest, tolerant and respectful. I knowIsrael needs guarantees on a few things. I believeHezbollah, Iran and Syria can all help Israel, ifthere is a proper atmosphere of mutual respect. Israelought calm down and seek proper dialogue. Its shouldcome to the table now. But first Israel has to showthat it is not bringing a gun to the table. Israelcannot compel people to recognise it. Even God doesntdo that. Talking will sort out most, if not all, ofIsrael's concerns with its neighbours. Just try it andsee. World newsSyria · Israel and the Palestinian territories ·Middle EastThe west must recognise that Israel'sagenda is in conflict with its ownlittleroy's comment 17 Jul 06, 9:56pm
Jews have lived peacefully in muslim lands for 1300 ofthe last 1400 years. In fact, Jews still call it thegolden period. There was no problem. Now there isIsrael which some Sunni Arabs cant seem to accept intheir midst. But I believe that shi'ites can reallyhelp Israel on this issue of existence andrecognition. Maybe its the west that is trying toprevent this from happening. Maybe Israel is beingused as a proxy. There is a Great Game being played inthe middle east. Perhaps Israel and Jewish lives arebeing used. Israel has nothing to lose from reallyseeking to talk to its real and imagined enemies. World newsSyria · Israel and the Palestinian territories ·Middle EastThe west must recognise that Israel'sagenda is in conflict with its ownlittleroy's comment 18 Jul 06, 12:36am
monstruooo, did you know that neither Iran norhezbollah accept Hamas charter? Nor do they ascribe tothat blood-thirsty prophecy which Hamas and otherextrmist fanatics long to come true? You seemisunderstanding is the real problem. Dont you thinkit is possible that Israel does not really know whoits true friends are. Dont you think it is possiblethat Israel has been misled to believe in creatingfalse bogeys. That is why I think talking is good. Itsremoves much darkness. World newsSyria · Israel and the Palestinian territories ·Middle EastA rally that never was with a man whowasn't therelittleroy's comment 17 Jul 06, 9:16pm
George Galloway. You are a beauty. I think you shouldbe formally Canonised. Your Beatification would bringso much good to British society. We already refer toyou as Saint Galloway. Sounds too good to be true eh?We already love you so much. You represent the essenceof British values. History will record your exploitsSaint Galloway. You have been true to yourself and tothose you represent. Your clash with US Congress was aspecial moment in history. You taught a lesson tothose cowboys in Washington. They never expected aBritish lion roar so loud. At least you should be LordGalloway. If the Queen does not make you a Knight,then she is not fit for purpose. Continue to makehistory GG. 17.7.2006PoliticsGeorge GallowayBlundering into Lebanonlittleroy's comment 17 Jul 06, 2:03am
Israel was defeated by Hezbollah six years ago. Whatmakes it think it can win this time? I think Israelhas still not learnt a lesson that it cannot defeatthe determined Lebanese militia. The more it huntsHezbollah the stronger the group will become. Militaryforce cannot defeat a popular resistence, as USpainfully discovered in Vietnam and Iraq. What astupid mistake by Israel. It may have signed up formore humiliation in Lebanon.World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Lebanon ·Middle EastThis war's real masterslittleroy's comment 14 Jul 06, 2:53pm
Israel has walked right into a trap set up byHezbollah. It hopes to turn the Lebanese popultaionagainst the militant group. That is why it is bombingcivilian targets like roads and airports. This mistakeby the Israeli government bight prove to be fatal forIsrael as well as US. Iran and Syria are both avowedbackers of Hezbollah just as US is a sworn supporterof Israel. Israeli over-reactions might make US jobdifficult in its fight on terrorism. Israeli militarystrikes on innoncent targets in Gaza and Lebanon issure to "energise" extremists in the middle east. World newsSyria · Iran · Israel and the Palestinian territories· Middle EastControl of Iran lies with theRevolutionary Guard, not the masseslittleroy's comment 13 Jul 06, 9:30pm
Jamshid is talking utter absurdity. He is usingargument which a primary school child in Britain wouldnot use. He needs to have a look at how many peopleput Ahmedinejad in office, and then do the same forBush. I am sure he will find that Iran leaders havemore popular support from their people than Bush hasin the US. More than half of Americans are to fed upwith their leaders than that dont even bother to casta vote. Jamshid's silly arguments dont add up.World newsIran · Middle EastBorderline beneficiarieslittleroy's comment 13 Jul 06, 12:25am
When you invade someone elses' land, then expect yourtroops to be kidnapped. Israel is still occupyingPalestinan, Syrian and Lebanese land. No wonder itssoldiers are getting abducted. US soldiers get takenin Iraq and yet it does not start bombing bridges.Israel is now crying like a baby after it gets slappedfor behaving like a bully. World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Lebanon ·Syria · Middle EastBorderline beneficiarieslittleroy's comment 12 Jul 06, 7:48pm
Israel is not going to anything against Hezbollah whobeat it twice already. Israel only engages withdefenceless Palestinan women and children. Israel saysit never negotiates with terrorists. If that is truethen what does it call the 2004 prisoner deal when itagreed exchange with Hezbollah 400 detainees for onekidnapped Israeli soldier? Hezbollah confidently saidtoday that Israel will most certainly do a deal withus again. Israeli army clearly fears the guerrillaswhich it has not managed to defeat since 1982. World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Lebanon ·Syria · Middle EastThe rush to judgmentlittleroy's comment 13 Jul 06, 12:35am
In the US, Patriot Act was allegedly drafted forterrorists. Mr President ended up using it to spy onordinary Americans. Peeping Toms in the White House.Here in the UK, we all know deep down that theextradition laws were really made for the USauthorities against the muslims "extremist". No pointbeing dishonest. When you dig a hole for someone else,then sooner or later you yourself will fall in. Todaywe heard the sad news of the first victim. UK newsWorld newsUnited StatesUN impotence laid bare as Gaza sufferslittleroy's comment 13 Jul 06, 8:50pm
US has effectively disabled the UN. This can only leadto more world leaders ignoring the UN. Hisbollah hasalso ignored UN Resolution calling the militia todisarm. Israel has also ignored many UN resolutionsdemanding it to leave the entire West Bank and Gaza. Ithink that the UN now needs viagra.World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · SimonTisdall's world briefing · Middle EastTo the deathlittleroy's comment 12 Jul 06, 7:25pm
What Mr Loyd fails to point out that it was west thatorginally set up this radical branch of Islam known asWahabi fundementalism. And it is still the westerngovernments that continue to support that brand ofextremism. Most of the 9/11 hijackers were from thisradical branch; and yet the US has done nothing to theheartlands of fanaticism - Saudi Arabia. World newsIslamIran holds the keylittleroy's comment 10 Jul 06, 10:09pm
Iraq has become a quagmire for America. Now, only theIranian Ayatollahs can help President Bush from beingcompletely defeated in the new Vietnam. As Spanish PMsaid when you launch war based on lies, you aredestined to suffer utter humiliation. Italy's PM alsocondemned the invasion of Iraq as a grave error. Iraqis heading for civil war. It might be split into threenations. This will be terrible news for United States.Its actions causes a muslim nation to break up. Fuelfor terrorists for another 100 years. World newsIraq · Iran · Islam · Middle EastTwo Johns and sixquestions too manylittleroy's comment 10 Jul 06, 1:40am
Odone is from adorable. But she seems to be losing it.Just because she dumped the pope, doesnt mean she cantake to the dope. Hang in there girl. Its footballseason. THese two PAs got ways with it. Deputy PM,former home secretary and possiblity of a wag swap.Its all coming. Tracy may be younger, but Kimberly wasprettier. Not bad for a blind man.
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The Foreign Office ought to be serving Britain, notradical Islamlittleroy's comment 09 Jul 06, 2:34am
Tony Blair seems to me to be passing the buck tomuslims when he says it is they who have to get rid ofextremists. He does not seem to want to hold publicinquiry into the 7/7 attacks. He probably fears thathis sexy dossier will be examined all over again.Terrorism is also a crime. It is responsibility of thestate to tackle it. Mr Blair has to now fullfil hisvow to be "tough on crime and tought on causes ofcrime". When yobs and hooligans go on a rampage, noone expects the communities to "stand up to them."Unless government says that criminals are actuallyinsane, it has to get to root causes of extremism.Only then can he have a good place in history. UK newsUK security and terrorismPoliticsForeign policy · Terrorism policyWorld newsReligion · IslamFrom the ObserverObserverViolent Islamic radicals know they arehereticallittleroy's comment 09 Jul 06, 2:18am
Karen Armstrong is right. Muslims have been using thePalestine issue to launch Jihad against westerntargets. Bin Laden claimed that existence of Israelwas one of his main motives for striking New York onSeptember 11. The London bombers also said thatPalestine problem forced them to carry out the attacksin Britain. Ask any policeman and he will tell youthat motives for any murder are: Love, Money andRevenge. Its not love, nor money that motivates theterrorists. Its what they perceive as wrong done tothem. Most muslims do actually side with those whocarrying out carnage of Jewish women and children.They approve of bombings of disco clubs and schoolsbuses in what they claim is occupied Palestine. Itswas only matter of time that they decuded to bring theterror to US and its allies.UK newsUK security and terrorism · PoliticsTerrorism policyWorld newsReligion · 7/7: not enough has been donelittleroy's comment 10 Jul 06, 1:09am
Now that we have videos from two of the bombers, allwe have to do is listen to what they are saying. Theyare confessing that they did their evil deed becauseof Iraq. They state that it was Palestine and wars inIRaq and Afghanistan that drove them to commit massmurder. Even before 7/7 police had warned that ifBritain were to follow the US and go into Iraq, thiswould lead extremists to carry out terrorist attack inthe UK. To us common folk it is obvious that terrorismis fueled by conflicts in Iraq and Palestine. To denythis is only in the interests of Bush and Blair.Future public inquiry will one day find out the truth.Blair and Bush are sure to be condemned along with theterrorists of 7/7 and 9/11. Its only a matter of time.World newsIslam · Global terrorism7/7: not enough has been donelittleroy's comment 10 Jul 06, 12:35pm
It is intersting that you have brought up the rapeanalogy. Although there is no excuse for rape, it ishowever the reality of life that the police and judgesare known to take into consideration the women'sbehaviour when sentencing her rapists. Can youhonestly deny that weaklings are pushed into certainholes? World newsIslam · Global terrorismOut of a cycle of ignorancelittleroy's comment 07 Jul 06, 9:47pm
As long as the western powers fail to recognise thetrue moderate Islam that the majority of muslimsbelieve and practice, the fanatics and the extremistswill continue to dominate their agenda. Presently,fingers are pointed only at Al Qaeda ideology. That issomething terrorists love. To win the muslims, thegovernments in Europe and America need to startpointing fingers at good muslims. War on terror was astupid idea. It should never have been started. How onearth do you defeat, or threaten, a group or a person,who is out to kill you, and die himself in theprocess. It was great mistake to have begun this. Itwill be very hard to stop it now. America has giventhe bad guys publicity. The question is: How do younow unpromote a cause? I just gave my proposal.UK newsJuly 7 London attacks · World newsReligion · Reality TVlittleroy's comment 06 Jul 06, 9:44pm
Al Jazeera airs yet another message from terrorist. Alot of Arabs and millions of muslims do not truststhese tapes. They believe that vidoes can easily bedoctored. They suspect the CIA or Israeli Mossad to bebehind these things. Why else would Blair and Bush arescared of independent public inquiries into 7/7 and9/11. Some Arabs have even blamed Al Jazeera to besecretly backed by the Pentagon in their blackpropaganda campaign. It is no coincidence that CNN orBBC do not get these sort of tapes. Can one say thatall Arabs are living in denial?PoliticsJohn ReidWorld newsIslamThe CIA, OBL, RE and me. FYIlittleroy's comment 06 Jul 06, 9:30pm
The CIA never had any credibility even before 9/11.And since the Iraq WMD claims, only a true moronswould listen to what they have to say. CIA has nowdiscovered that people suspect the spooks more to beinvolved in dodgy conspiracies and torture flightsthan the actual terrorists. CIA are more threat to USthan Al Qaeda. That is why they have closed theincompitent unit that they claims was set up to locateMr Aladin. They will now get back to doing what theydo best - support distators and topple democraticgovenments. World newsOsama bin Laden · George Bush · United StatesBetweencheese-eating surrender monkeys and fire-eating warjunkieslittleroy's comment 06 Jul 06, 11:55pm
Guatanomo Bay is an American prison. If you look atthe photographs of it oyu will notice a sign on one ofits gates. It reads: Honor bound to defend freedom.Americans should be ashamed of themsleves. The 4th ofJuly. They celebrated freedom yesterday. UK newsJuly 7 London attacks · World newsUnited States · Where does responsibility lie?littleroy's comment 05 Jul 06, 1:40pm
If Britain were to illegally bomb the Vatican, can wehonestly expect catholics not commit any outrage?Prime Minister is living in denial. He pretends thathis lies in the sexy dossier, and the following Iraqwar had anything to do fueling the terror threat. Ifhe only listens to his own committees and experts, hewill not make the mistake in claiming that immoralforeign policy has no relation to furthering theextermist cause. I believe it is government'sresponsibility to make sure than true moderate form ofIslam which Tony Blair speaks of so often is recogniseon official basis. So far he seems to letting down theentire muslim community. He admits the vast majorityof muslims are law abiding members of british society.Yet he fails to engage with that majority. It is hisduty to do that. Dont pass the buck to the moderatemuslims. They are disorganised. You are the leaderBlair. Lead them ! World newsIslamA good day for democracylittleroy's comment 30 Jun 06, 11:29pm
History will now show that United States behaved nodifferently than the terrorists which attacked it onSeptember 11, 2001. Evidence will be the ruling oftheir own highest court. Shame and disgrace will fillthe books that their children will come to read inschools and collages. Its an historic ruling.World newsGeorge Bush · Guantánamo Bay · Human rights · UnitedStatesHow to end the warlittleroy's comment 30 Jun 06, 11:43pm
Israel has conveniently arranged all this to compelthe Palestinians to accept Mahmood Abbas's peace plan.It is also trying to teach the world, especiallyWashington, on how to deal with a hostage taking ifthat were carried out by Iraq, Syria, or Iran trysomething similiar. Bombardment of a civilianpopulation is a war crime. Illegal Israeli militaryactions only go to create more hatred in the Arabworld against Israel's backers. All the efforts by theUS to win hearts and mind of the Muslim world aretaken back to square one. US should be trying to reignin Israel aggression against innocent Palestinians.Why on earth did they bomb a electricty power plant.Western leaders remain silent at injustices. This isthe reason why Arabs dont buy democracy and libertyrants by Bush and Blair.World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · MiddleEastPowerless in Gazalittleroy's comment 29 Jun 06, 1:10am
It appears that Hamas has not recognised Israel. Theyhave stated that that want nothing less than entireland of Israel to be handed back to Palestinians. Allthat the militants have agreed between themsleves isthat at first they will create a Palestinian statebased on 1967 borders with Jerusalem as their capital.Then after that they will continue their fight untileverything before 1948 was returned to them. This wasthe deal that was done yesterday by Hamas. Israelknows this and that is why it has said that it doesnot recognise the agreement. Israel is not re-invadingGaza in hope of pressuring Palestinians to end theirattacks on Israel. Its not going to work. Militaryforce by Isirael has never worked in the past; and itis not going to work now. Violence begets violence.Only open negotiation will end this conflict.World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · MiddleEastCrime and punishment: the big conversationlittleroy's comment 24 Jun 06, 12:03am
Justice system generally tends to look after thecrininals from the middle and upper classes. Thisdesign has led to massive failers over the decades.Now we have a situation that if you rip off a richperson in fraud you get hard sentence; and if you ripoff clothes in rape, you get soft sentence. That'sbasically the heart of the problem. It's not Blair'sfault. He inhereted the system set up by the ironlady. I think victims of serious offenders should havemore in minimum or maximum sentences handed out.Blair, if he wants to be in the good books, needs tostreamline justice system. Cut the number oflegislations and all those different guidelines. Putit all in pain English for everyone so that they allknow where they stand. Public demands clarity andsimplicity.UK newsLawPoliticsTony Blair · Criminal justice · John Denham · Achilling threat to civil rightslittleroy's comment 24 Jun 06, 12:10am
US has already peed on its own constitution. Liberalsare silent because, they, either never liked theconstitution, or. they are not really liberal.World newsUnited StatesIraq is a full-scale military balls-up.Our best move now is to cut and runlittleroy's comment 23 Jun 06, 11:45pm
Bush threw the ball in Iran's court. US is now onlystaying on in Iraq to wait and see what Iran's replyis to the bribes that were offered. If Iran refuses toplay ball, US and NATO forces are ready to hit Tehran.Coalition forces are surrounding Iran and so canlaunch pre-emptive strike to on Iran and do a regimechange. Iran knows this and is not going to take itstime in replying. Its not going to do what Bushdemands and expects. Iran is going to throw the ballback in Bush's court. Ahmedinejad seems to be an idealmatch for the cowboy in white house.World newsIraq · Middle EastAhmadinejad's rivals jockeying forpositionlittleroy's comment 22 Jun 06, 11:05pm
President of Iran has managed to reach a cult statusin the Arab world. Mahmood Ahmedinejad is a pin-up inthousands of homes across the Muslim world. Why?Because he is seen as the only world leader who stoodup to the United States. Amhedinejad to PresidentBush: Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn. In Arabeyes the Iranian leader slapped the American Presidentacross the face; and did not fear US military attack,and he successfully protected Iranian soverignity.This is exactly what drives the Islamic revolution of1979. Just when it begins to ebb, Washington'sstupidity again comes to the rescue.World newsSimon Tisdall's world briefing · Iran · Middle EastWecannot allow the terrorists to terrorise uslittleroy's comment 20 Jun 06, 10:33pm
WE are destroying our society more efficiently thanBin Laden ever can. When we let go of the very valueswhich made us great, we have aided the terrorist. Oneone hand we claim that Al Qaeda hates our values ofliberty, freedom and democracy. One the other hand, wegive up liberties, we restrict freedoms, and we behavelike tyrants. Al Qaeda see us on its side. We have aredoing excatly what terrorists wish. I use the word'we' because our leaders ARE us. They would do nothingwe do not want them to do. Lets not blame Blair andBush for Guantanamo and, other things of whichProfessor Anderson speaks. UK newsWorld newsScienceEducationHigher education · Who is Bush kidding?littleroy's comment 19 Jun 06, 2:37pm
American has lost in Iraq. Humiliated, defeated, andutterly demoralised. Iraq has been effectively handedon a plate to Iran. Allies have been defeated. Iran isthe only clear winner on this illegal invasion ofIraq. The whole Pentagon needs to be sacked. What onEarth were those top military brass thinking back in2002. American soilders have sacrifised themselves tomake Iraq an Islamic nation. In 2003, the Bushadmistration had vowed not to let Iraq become areligious state. In 2005, it changed its mind andadmitted that we might have to live with the wishes ofthe Iraqi people. Thats like saying that we will haveto tolerate democracy in Iraq. In 2006, President Bushis about to cut and run. US has paid a heavey pricefor its stupid thinking. Along with thousands of Iraqipeople, brave soilders from Britain and US madeunnecessary sacrifices. That is the saddest thing. Ihope that next time, the UN is allowed to take overfrom the cowboys.World newsGeorge Bush · Iraq · Middle EastThe media's MMR shamelittleroy's comment 20 Jun 06, 10:00pm
Is Brendan here calling on journalists not to reportanything that a lone scientist may discovers apotential health hazard and wishes to warm the public?I cannot see another explanation.SocietyHealthMediaHas London become Londonistan?littleroy's comment 17 Jun 06, 1:32am
Melanie is either a paranoid girl or she has becomepart of a fear propaganda quite deliberately inorderto sell papers. She is either affraid herself or sheis making mooney on fear of others. She now advocatessuppression of human rights. measures. Sad girl.
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The battle for Cairo is just as vital as the one forBaghdadlittleroy's comment 17 Jun 06, 2:07am
US is still aiding dictators in the Arab world; andthe Arabs are not blind. They are watching all overagain the US double standards. It is for this reasonthat US will not be able to win this childish war onterror. Bush constantly asks muslim world for supportin defeating extremism. Well, with cowboy tacticsadopted by Washington, I can't see that support comingany time soon. When you don't really wish that 200million Arabs rule themselves, you have no chance ofwinning their hearts and minds. War on terrorism isgoing very badly. US is currently in a lose losesituation.World newsEgypt · Middle EastIn praise of ... John Boltonlittleroy's comment 13 Jun 06, 1:13am
Basically the United Nations had suggested that theAmerican public is thick because Rupert Murdock likesthem that way. You can't milk a sharp cow can you? AndJohn Bolton want UN to say sorry for that remark. Hewon't ring FOX to tell them to dumb up a bit. This isthe same gentleman who 3 years ago was called Scum ofthe Earth by the Koreans. He is proving them rightalmost daily. A tunnel without endlittleroy's comment 13 Jun 06, 1:39am
Guantanamo Bay prison. The true symbol of US fall fromgrace. World newsGuantánamo Bay · United States · Better a bungled raidthan another terrorist outragelittleroy's comment 12 Jun 06, 1:54am
Better that the innocents should hang than guilty walkfree. That's the victory that Bin Laden dreams ofagainst the west. They cannot win by bombing us. No.Bumming our values is their mission. War on terror issupposed to be a battle for freedom, liberty anddemocracy. We might as well pack it in. This Editorialshames us all.UK newsPoliticsPolitics and Iraq · World newsIraq · Middle EastFrom the ObserverObserverBetter a bungled raid than another terroristoutragelittleroy's comment 12 Jun 06, 1:50am
Better than innocents should hang than the guilty walkfree. This is the exact victory that Al Qaeda dream ofon the west. They cannot win by bombing us. Bummingour values is what their mission is. War on terror issuposed to be a battle for freedom, liberty anddemocracy. This Editorial shames us all.UK newsPoliticsPolitics and Iraq · World newsIraq · Middle EastFrom the ObserverObserverThe fluctuating value of lifelittleroy's comment 13 Jun 06, 1:30am
Israel too, of course, kills civilians just as Hamasdoes. We see it daily on our screens. The differenceis Hamas admits it while Israel spins it. Both areterrorist organisations. One is Iranian backed; theother American backed. Israel says it won't talk toHamas because, you know, the useless rubbish of "wedon't talk to terrorists." They love to talk toHezbollah and do deals in prisoner swaps. When itsuits them all nations talk to terrorists. We all seeit. IRA, ETA, Contras, Tigers, Mehdi Army, Saddam, andlist goes on. There is no hope of solution toIsraeli-Palestinian conflict unless the United Nationsintervenes in the peace process.A deadly opportunitylittleroy's comment 08 Jun 06, 8:12pm
US experts tell us that Zarqawi led only 3 persent ofthe insurgency. They rest 97 percent of it is popularresistence against the occupation of Iraq. I suspectthe whole Zarqawi is a hoax. There probably is no suchterrorist mastermind in Iraq. Pentagon is known toplant fake stories in Iraq and world press. RememberCollin Powell at the UN offering proof that Iraq hasWeapons of Mass Destruction. One wonders why Zarqawiwho is said to be an attention seeker never metjournalists. Even Bin Laden gave interviews. ButZarqawi never spoke with reporters. He shows off whenfiring a macine gun but hides his face when beheadingthe hostages. Something very fishy going ons. Can wereally begin to believe the Bush administration afterfour years in Iraq when they have been caught lying,lying and more lying in order to justify illegalinvasion of Iraq. World newsIraq · Middle EastZarqawi: don't celebrate too soonlittleroy's comment 08 Jun 06, 1:56pm
I still have my doubts about Zarqawi. Was he real. Washe fake. Did US made up a bogeyman. Washginton saysZarqawi was attention seeker. Yet, this attentionseeker never gave TV interviews like Bin Laden. Hecovers his face during beheadings. Macho wannabe alQaeda who shows off his machine gun skills on Mondayand on Tuesday he is scared to show his face when hemurders of Nick Berg and Kenneth Bigley. Was he some apsycho who was used by Pentagon? Myterious video andaudio tapes that can easily be created in a computerlab are authenticated only by CIA. So many questions.So many dodgy answers. No hard proof. Mind wonders. UK newsUK security and terrorismWorld newsIraq · Global terrorism · Middle EastDespair turns tofury, but it's not too late to end France's war withitselflittleroy's comment 08 Jun 06, 8:23pm
There is wide spread hatred against Sarkozy in theParis suburbs. Immigrants, especially north Africans,hate him because he is a Jew and they fear he isintroducing draconian measures to suppress theirrights. They dont want a Jew to become President ofFrance. Anti-semitism is rife in France. We heardsabout the horrific murder of a Jewish man a earlier inthe year. The rioters blamed Sarkozy for last year'sriots for provoking them with tough police tactics.World newsFrance · Despair turns to fury, but it's not too lateto end France's war with itselflittleroy's comment 08 Jun 06, 9:25pm
They fear that Sarkozy, being pro-Israeli, isdangerous for France, in that his ideas are too harshand so would begin Israelification of France. Theypoint to the example of this in the US which isalready basically run by such powerful Jewish lobbies.Recent debate was over the same issue, and the war onterror, by two very anti-semitic Professors JohnMearsheimer of Chicago, and Stephen Walt of HarvardUniversity.http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1744960,00.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/frontpage/story/0,,1743831,00.html
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v28/n06/mear01_.html
World newsFrance · Bush's victory in Iraqlittleroy's comment 06 Jun 06, 9:49pm
Going to invade Iraq? And labelling two of itsneighbours Iran and Syria "axis of evil"? And stillexpecting no trouble? Wow. Those think tanks of theyanks are thicker than we had imagined. World newsIraq · Syria · George Bush · Middle EastAwell-rehearsed argumentlittleroy's comment 07 Jun 06, 1:20am
Islam like every other religion has many factions.Some are forward looking, while others wish to moveback to 13th century. Some Christians also want tobring back traditinal values while other move on andappoint gays as Bishops. One cannot spread everyone onthe same toast.MediaRadio · BBCWorld newsIslamIntelligence neededlittleroy's comment 06 Jun 06, 3:10am
The latest police raid in Forest Gate in east Londonhas probably done more damage to the cause of fightingterror than locking up terrorists. Now, the verycommunity on which police depend to pass on anyintelligence will feel that inept police are not worthcooperating with. In the next two or three days, it isvital for the police to publically make a statement ofregret for this raid. This would cool down a lot ofhot temper in east London. Resentment among the youngwould surely lead some to extremism. Friends andfamily of the victim who was shot by the police wouldnaturally require an apology. They would be expectingexplanation for the dodgy intelligence on which thepolice seemed to have shot an innocent British man. Ithink somebody needs to be sacked. Acting in haste onintelligence which later turns out to be completerubbish goes to lower the exellent reputation of oursecurity services. If they dont get their acttogether, then i fear that, in time, the MI5 andMetropolitan Police will lose credibility. This willharm the country more thn terrorists ever can.Therefore, the police must stop making seriousmistakes. They already have blood on their hands afterexecuting De Menezes, the innocent Brazilian.
UK newsJuly 7 London attacks · PoliticsImmigration policyWorld newsTo succeed in Iraq we willhave to do deals with some distasteful peoplelittleroy's comment 06 Jun 06, 3:37am
US is trapped in Iraq. Iraq has turned into anightmare senario for President Bush. Worse thanVietnam. Defeat in Iraq would be 1-0 to bin Laden.American led invasion of Iraq is a disaster of greatproportions. There is no way for the US to avoiddefeat in Iraq, other than perhaps getting in bed withIran. And I can imagine that for President Bush,sleeping with the Ayatollah would perhaprd besomething almost as sickning as beastiality. Well, youcan't rape a nation and still come out virgin. World newsIraq · Middle EastPreaching to the secularlittleroy's comment 05 Jun 06, 2:12am
Mr Ramadan is making the mistake of ignoring muslimpublic opinion. He is unlikely to get very far withreformation of Islam when 50 million muslims in europeare against him. You can't patronise this many peopleand then hope to sell your product. US is currentlydiscovering to its detriment the results of a similiarapproach around the world. Muslims don't seem to turnthe other cheek. Who does?BooksGuardian Hay festivalCultureFestivalsWorld newsIslamQuagmire is the wordlittleroy's comment 03 Jun 06, 5:53pm
And now Tony Blair went to Vatican to get a fatwa fromPope to make war on terror a Holy War. Holy War as anyhistorian knows is a Catholic concept long beforemuslim Jihad. President Bush once called it thecrusade - terms for old cathlolic wars against muslimsin Palestine. I believe that Prime Minister istroubled by this type of battle on terror. I think hemay have doubts as to its moral legitemacy. Perhaps MrBlair is seeking council from His Holiness to calm hissoul. Vatican would certainly issue their own fatwacalled the Papal Bull. World newsIraq · Middle EastHooray for Harper'slittleroy's comment 06 Jun 06, 3:53am
" If they don't like our culture of freedom ofexpression, tough luck. Stay home and ruin your ownsocieties " That statement could easily be applied toJews who try to tell european neo-nazis as to how tolive their lives. Eric Alterman is showing his racistcolors. Hatred never ceases to out. MediaWorld newsUnited States · IslamEthics start at the toplittleroy's comment 03 Jun 06, 2:32am
Nothing will teach the American cowboys a more potentlesson then the utter defeat in Iraq. Completedisgrace is already in sight. President Bush hasadmitted that in Iraq US had made some major mistakesfor which it is paying a heavy price. I dont think itis right that soldiers are dying because of stupidityof White House. Not one son of Senator or Congressmanhas died in Iraq. They are sending children of workingclass Americans as lambs to the slaughter. That isexactly where Al Qaeda wanted them. Zarqawi does notreally wish US to leave Iraq. He can blame all thebloodshed on US invasion. CIA has said that Iraq hasbecome a recruting cause for extremists. Why didntthey see it before. How could they make such amistake. I think we should exit Iraq now before civilwar breaks out. I believe that Iraq should be nowgiven back to the democratically elected government.Its time that this disasterous occuptaion of Iraq cameto an end. World newsIraq · Middle EastMy Lai's untaught lessonslittleroy's comment 02 Jun 06, 7:56pm
Its a bit late for the US to send to Iraq a moralitybrigade to give behaviour lessons to its soldiers.These troops have already killed unarmed innocentcivilians in cold blood. BBC has aired another tape anew massacre by US Marines. These psychos must bepulled out now and punished. President George Bush asCommander in Chief of the Armed Forces should be triedfor war crimes. He, along with Donla Rumsfeld, hasblood on his hands. It is President Bush who isultimately responsible for the evil training of thesebaby killers. Vietnam lessons have apprently not beenlearnt.
World newsUnited States · Iraq · Human rights · Middle East

MyLai on the Euphrates?
littleroy's comment 01 Jun 06, 2:39am
Villages of Haditha and My Lai speak more thanspeeches of American Presidents. US soldiers are babykillers. They were in Vietnam and they are in Iraq.

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Rice calls Iran's bluff
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Miss Rice has just bent before Ahmedinejad. What will the little man do now. Either US is really worried that Iran is trying to make atomic bombs, or it is pretending to be worried; in which case it is seeking justification for a strike on Iran. US has always said that it is working for regime change in Tehran. If US was truly concerned about Iran's nuclear program than it would three things: Give respect that Iran demands, remove language of threats, and without conditions hold seriuos talks to get Iran to agree and give assurances that it is not making nukes. US would also be willig to provide security guarantee that it would not harm Iranian interests. US cannot have it both ways. It will not win against the Ayatollahs of Iran, who have China, Russia and more than half of the world on their side; not to mention the moral argument. World newsIran · Simon Tisdall's world briefing · United States · Middle EastIt will be a verdict on Bush and it looks bad. Very badlittleroy's comment 01 Jun 06, 1:06am
How on Earth did Iran managed to bend United States. That letter from Ahmedinejad to Bush did the trick, and so it would appear. It was battle of raw nerves. Ayatollahs verses the Cowboys. This will be year when the Great Satan bowed before the Axis of Evil. Body language of Condoleezza Rice said it all. The woman was straight yet bent. What will be little man do now. World newsUnited States · Don't mention the warlittleroy's comment 31 May 06, 2:34am
Noam Chomsky's article in the Independent today hit it on the head. Afghanistan and Iraq has killed the US. America is now finished. Signs are all too clear. It is a failed state. Iraq was a beginning of the end of US empire. Nations across the globe are turning against Washington. Hugo Chavez and Eva Morales are latest revolutionaries to kill off US influence. New World order has taken a different meaning. Professor Chomsky lays the blame for the fall of US on its disregard of moral and legal law. When you rip your own constitution, you commit suicide. You die. BooksGuardian Hay festivalCultureFestivalsWorld newsIraq · United States · George Bush · Middle EastBritain needs social siliconlittleroy's comment 01 Jun 06, 1:15am
We certainly don't need another thick think tank to nanny us about. When sleaze goes so will the sleazeballs. SocietyHousing · HealthUK newsLawScienceMedical researchCreating a climate for changelittleroy's comment 30 May 06, 12:59am
Boys. The scary fact is that ice is melting at alarming rate. Government is only interested in making speeches, engaging in talks, drafting useless treaties, photo opportunities, meetings, meetings and more meetings. Remember those meetings in Life of Brian? That is what exactly what Kyoto and all other summits are. Like it or not we will drown. And across the globe, millions will die due to droughts and expanding deserts. Claimate change will either kill us or take us back to middle ages. Labour party only has at most 7 to 10 years to save our planet. We need a really green Green party. To save this planet we may need a dark green candidate for Prime Minister. World newsAl GoreEnvironmentClimate change · Creating a climate for changelittleroy's comment 28 May 06, 4:31am
I can't understand why Tony Blair is letting Britain drown. If he wants to be remembered in history than he ought to do something about the melting ice in the north. It is now a scientific fact that our country will be at least 40 percent submerged under water in 70 years time. Government has the all the resources to prevent this from happening. Yet Britain is dithering and blithering. Ministrs and weather experts are in total confusion over the issues. They seems to always come up with utterly useless solutions. Things are getting very bad in climate change Earth is in danger and Britain will be severly effected/ We will lose much of land area to water. We are a small nation and an island. we need to move fast to save this green and pleasant land of ours. that or else we better start buying canoes. Come on Tony. Just do it, for your children sake. World newsAl GoreEnvironmentClimate change · This should be Africa's centurylittleroy's comment 26 May 06, 1:08am
Bono just doesn't get it. He is sincere but barking up the wrong tree. This might well turn out to be an African century as soon as it wakes up to the fact that AIDS has been thrown on it by the US. Whoever really wises up and saves Africans will make billions in the process. What a job: Save humanity and become a billionaire. http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/dissent/documents/AIDS/#latest
SocietyInternational aid and developmentWorld newsG8 · Fair tradeMusicFrance is right about Iranlittleroy's comment 26 May 06, 12:51am
aeales. you are right in saying that all the videos 'he' releases tend to coincide with major decision-making moments. and they all seem to be sent to some US backed Arab channels. Why dont the terrorists evern send a tape or disc to CNN or FOX or BBC or ITV. Many independent experts are very unsure about these so called "bin Laden" videos. they leave nore questions than answers. even the london bombers tape was very dodgy to any thinking eye. but you are on right track. Most of the views here are simply repeats of the official lines from Washington DC or his buddy at number 10. Offical lies such as that performance by US secretary of state Collin Powell at the UN security council just before the Iraq invasion. How can that guy now walk like a man before his wife. She must think of him as a gullible whimp. Sorry Tony, same goes for you. Cherrie has more sence than you. World newsIran · United Nations · Middle EastFrance is right about Iranlittleroy's comment 25 May 06, 12:01am
Iran is not a country that will cave in to western intimidation. For the past 30 years that nation has refused to be bullied by United States. Iran has at every turn denied US opportunity. It has defied every US wish from hostage crises to Iraq war. And it has been winning. America has no option but to let Iranians research nuclear technology, which Iran claims is only for generating power. US needs all the help it can get, especially from Iranians. US cannot afford to loose any war the current messy campaign against terrorists. It is losing moral and military battles. Bin Laden is still smoking hashish somewhere. Iraq was a disaster. Afghanistan is still untamed. It is losing muslim hearts and mind from Manila to Madrid. The so called long war on terrorism is a complete failer.World newsIran · United Nations · Middle EastIsrael must halt the crisis among the Palestinians - for its own sakelittleroy's comment 25 May 06, 12:20am
It seems Israel has been making some quite disasterous decisions. Maybe its too clever for its own good. Recent building of the giant wall across the entire west bank is the worst decision the Israel made since it invaded Lebanon in early 1980s. I think that it was this wall that led to the victory of the Hamas. Palestinan people suffered greatly after the construction began on the illegal barrier. It created much hardship for the public, who then has no choice but to turn to the militants for help. Hamas was voted into office in a fair election. Western nations won't deal with Hamas. Israel wants to starve Hamas into submission. When has that ever worked? What are they thinking ! This immoral policy of giving poverty to Palestinian people will only have very severe consequences for the Israelis themselves. I wish Prime Minister Olmert re-thinks this strategy. He must lift the economic blockade on the population and let ordinary people have a decent life. World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Middle EastThe greatest gift?littleroy's comment 23 May 06, 2:53pm
Happiness is a cigar called Hamlet, the mild cigar. PoliticsDavid CameronNever mind the Balkanslittleroy's comment 23 May 06, 2:47pm
Serbia is now in tatters becuase of mistakes of one man: Slobodan Milosevic. Millions of people made homeless. Hundreds of thousand murdered. Ethnic cleansing on massive scale. Atrocities abound. Milosevic's immoral folly in 1991 led direclty to the fall and destruction of former Yugoslavia. Serbs have seen their nation torn to pieces as a result of his aggresive policies. World newsBalkans · Another new day in Iraqlittleroy's comment 23 May 06, 2:32pm
Along with war crimes, Bush administration should be tried for stupidity. President Bush is dying to get out of Iraq without showing the rest of the world that he is defeated and badly beaten in his objectives. Illegal invasion has cost Bush very dearly. America has been severly punished in Iraq. It was a worse experience for the US troops than Vietnam. So many senators have already admitted that as much. Pentagon thought that Iraq, like the 1991 war, was going to be a piece of cake. They made some very stupid mistakes, such as postponing the election when Baghdad fell on 9 April 2003. For three years they have been suffering from that fatal error. Hundreds of marines have been dying every years. And in panic US troops have been behaving like animals. Torturing Iraqi prisoners, and killing civilians in cold blood, as in Haditha incident. President Bush has disgraced the US military and brought shame on American nation. Muslim world will never look at United States the same ever again. PoliticsTony BlairWorld newsIraq · George Bush · Islam · Kurds · Middle EastWith Turkey in the club, Europe can forge a fresh engagement with Islamlittleroy's comment 22 May 06, 11:32pm
Tony Blair has repeatedly said that he has no problem with Islam as a religion; and that it is that evil twisted ideology that extremists use that needs to be confronted. Well, now he has the chance to put that claim into action. He can show the world that he does support a peace and tolerant version of Islam by advocating Turkey's entry into the European union. This will naturally have a positive effect throughout the muslim world. Al Qaeda will be dealt a body blow. They wold see that here is a muslim nation that has an Islamic identity living at peace with Christian Europe. An Islamic State that is accepting and accepted. Blair can make Turkey a model for the rest of the Arab world to follow. PoliticsWorld newsTurkey · European Union · Islam · Religion · Middle East

Israel should face sanctions
littleroy's comment 19 May 06, 11:13pm

Hamas may be a terrorists organisation. But so was Hezbollah. If Israel can do deal with Hezbollah and free its prisoners, then why does it refuse to hold talks with democratically elected Hamas government? Israel thought it can starve Palestinian people into submission. Soon Israel will regret this foolish and inhumane policy. Israelis are sensible people. They need to look for long term solutions and stop this temporary reliance on United States to bail them out at all times. US will sooner or later desert Israel. When that happens, Arabs will not be as forgiving as they could be at this time. Current Israeli tactics are nothing but folly. Even their so-called land grabbing campaigns, and illegal settlements are condemned by international community. Israeli concrete wall which they love to call a "fence" in media reports is in fact a racist apartheid seperation of communities. Israel has been ordered by the International Court to tear it down. But as we know Israel has a habbit of compeltely ignorning such demands. UN resolutions against Israel have been shunned for past 40 years. Its time for Israel to make friends with Arabs and give Palestinians a better future. Either that or boiling point is being reached in occupied West Bank and Gaza.World newsIsrael and the Palestinian territories · Middle East

We have no reason to stay in Basra and ought to pull out
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I felt like crying when I saw the faces of the five young army personnel members who were killed last week in Basra. The beautiful Sarah Mulvihill 32 and her handsome four colleagues died needlessly in Iraq. Full of youth and enegry, they sacrificed their lives for nothing. They did not die for Iraqi who cheered their at the news of their death. These fine young army officers were victims of our Prime Miniter's utter folly. He does not stand up to Bush in order to save British lives. If the Spanish Premier and now the Italian PM can tell Bush that Iraq war was a big mistake, why can Blair not make that phone call.

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