1. A Sad Anniversary - Today marks the 70th anniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland, a date which many historians use as the starting date of World War II. Here is a piece from Der Spiegel - The Road to World War II: Why Wasn't Hitler Stopped? - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International. Many people forget that the Russians (who were party to the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact with Nazi Germany - perhaps the utmost illustration of political expediency) invaded the eastern part of Poland some two weeks later on September 17th, thereby dismembering Poland. In any event, each of these totalitarian regimes imposed brutal conditions on "their part" of Poland - brutalizing and murdering potential resistance leaders - not to mention the commencement by the Nazis of the Holocaust in the western part of Poland, and which was soon to spread to the eastern part of Poland and the Soviet Union itself after June 22, 1941.
Also of note, and perhaps related, is this article - Battle of the Teutoburg Forest: Germany Recalls Myth That Created the Nation - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International.
2. Speaking of the Holocaust - which of course is made up........Hamas slams UN over Holocaust classes in Gaza| Reuters and Hamas says UN schools to add holocaust to curriculum | Middle East | Jerusalem Post. Is there any limit to what people can make up, and is there any other nation or people against whom so many outright lies have been leveled?
3. Speaking of Making Stuff Up... - this story about Swedish "freedom of the press" certainly was very prominent over the last week or so - here are a variety of views - starting with an editorial in today's Globe & Mail (Don't blame Sweden - The Globe and Mail) and a column by Yossi Klein Halevi (hardly an aggressive right-wing type) that serves as a good rejoinder - Incitement to Murder. Other pieces includeIsraeli officials press Sweden on journalist's organ theft story | csmonitor.com, JPost.com | BlogCentral | Double Standard Watch | Sweden's refusal to condemn 'organ libel' is bogus, and Commentary » Blog Archive » The EU and Anti-Semitism.
4. More Shots at Jews - Desmond Tutu: Jewish Groups Intimidate Critics of Israel – Forward.com. As well, the World Council of Churches seems to, shall we say, strongly dislike Israel as well - the message of the outgoing head of this group refers to Israel's "sin against G-d" and Israeli "crimes" - here is a good commentary - FrontPage Magazine - Ecumenical Blast Against Israel.
5. And Israel... - Israel threatens all mankind????? From the official PA news agency???? Check this out as well - Commentary » Blog Archive » The Question Erekat Wouldn’t Answer.
7. Speaking of Making Stuff Up... Part II - Oh please......PA's chief judge: Jews have no history in Jerusalem | Middle East | Jerusalem Post. In response to which I say, Arabs have no history in the Middle East - you want proof - sorry - I said it so it's true.....
8. Lockerbie - The release of the Lockerbie Bomber on "compassionate grounds" has also sparked a lot of activity in cyberspace - personally, I find it obscene, especially with the suggestion that there was a business deal behind it all - Lockerbie bomber 'set free for oil' - Times Online. Also see - Medical advice on Libyan bomber 'in doubt' - The Scotsman, Con Coughlin: Britain and the Lockerbie Bomber - WSJ.com, Gadhafi Gives Lockerbie Terrorist Hero’s Welcome and Plays Brown for a Fool - WSJ.com, Commentary » Blog Archive » Lockerbie—Another Profile in Conflict Avoidance and Pajamas Media » Freeing the Lockerbie Killer in the Name of ‘Compassion’.
9. Iran - even the IAEA is now raising questions about Iran's nuclear ambitions. Their most recent report says in part:
"There remain a number of outstanding issues which give rise to concerns and which need to be clarified to exclude the existence of possible military dimensions to Iran's nuclear program..."There is speculation that this story only came out because the IAEA was caught withholding important evidence that implicated Tehran - and now Israel suggests that the IAEA may be withholding even more - Israel: IAEA is hiding far worse evidence on Iran | Iran news | Jerusalem Post and The Associated Press: UN: Questions about military aspects on Iran nukes. Here are other Iran-related articles - Israel, Iran and Obama - WSJ.com, and John Bolton: Sanctions Won’t Work Against Iran - WSJ.com.
11. Ted Kennedy - Being in Boston last week, I observed first-hand the wall to wall coverage of Ted Kennedy's death and his funeral. I think it fair to say that the late Senator was a complex person - here are a number of views, some of which would not have been very popular in Boston - where Kennedy was more or less beloved.
In any event, I was too young to understand the JFK assassination, but remember the RFK assassination very well. Whatever you think of the Kennedy clan, there is no question in my mind that Ted Kennedy's death marks the end of an era.
Here are a number of other articles. Check out - Michael Barone: Ted Kennedy, Liberal Lion of the Senate - WSJ.com, Edward Kennedy: Last of the clan | The Economist, Jay Winik: How Will Ted Kennedy Be Remembered? - WSJ.com, The Jewish Redemption Of Ted Kennedy - The Atlantic Politics Channel, VDH's Private Papers::'Senator High and Mighty', The End of a Dynasty: With the Death of Ted Kennedy, Camelot Has Collapsed - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International, Kennedy Remembered for Role in Soviet Jewry Movement – Forward.com, and Conrad Black: Remembering Ted Kennedy, an unremarkable survivor - Full Comment.
13. Speaking More of the President - The Daily Star - Opinion Articles - Obama's Mideast vision: Confusion
14. Really? - 'Toronto 18' member guilty in bomb plot made 'huge mistake' | Toronto & GTA | News | Toronto Sun
15. Another Anniversary to Remember - Pajamas Media » The 1929 Arab Terror Attack: When Hebron Became Occupied Territory.
16. Not Sure What Good This Will Do - UN council extends Lebanon force with same mandate| International| Reuters
18. Big Papi - When in Boston last week, I had the good fortune to attend a Red Sox game against the White Sox. David Ortiz - aka "Big Papi" - who is having a difficult year, hit a game winning home run in the bottom of the ninth after hitting a home run earlier in the game as well - what an exciting moment - check out the video!
Interesting how der Spiegel speaks about Hitler the artist who in fact was a self imagined failed artist whose paintings could not be sold by his Jewish agent because his art work was considered derivative. Even more outstanding is that he is presented as a sane strategist who went to war for valid reason ye no mention is made of the Holocaust, and his attempt to eliminate all those he considered inferior and therefore worthy of extermination.
ReplyDeleteErekat was given a short question which centered on the use of violence towards civilians. He wasn't however challenged about Muslim racism. For starters non-Muslims are considered dhimmis who live on borrowed time. In addition only Muslims can vote in elections. Moreover the testimony of a non-Muslim is considered worth only half that of a Muslim. Muslim men may marry Muslim, Christian or Jewish women but a Muslim woman is permitted only to marry a Muslim man. Conversion to any religion other than Islam is punishable by death. It is the Muslims who insist via Obama's edict that Jerusalem be divided into Jew-free zones. So why wasn't he challenged on his duplicitous position? Instead he was given tim to respond in a measured manner which reinforced his image as troubled a man of peace.
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