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Our Muslum Heritage
Our Muslim heritage
Barack OBAMA, during his Cairo speech, said: "I know, too, that Islam has always been a part of America 's story." ' AN AMERICAN CITIZEN'S RESPONSE: Dear Mr. Obama: Were those Muslims that were in America when the Pilgrims first landed? Funny, I thought they were Native American Indians. Were those Muslims that celebrated the first Thanksgiving day? Sorry again, those were Pilgrims and Native American Indians. Can you show me one Muslim signature on the United States Constitution? Declaration of Independence ? Bill of Rights? Didn't think so. Did Muslims fight for this country's freedom from England ? No. Did Muslims fight during the Civil War to free the slaves in America ? No, they did not. In fact, Muslims to this day are still the largest traffickers in human slavery. Your own half brother, a devout Muslim, still advocates slavery himself, even though Muslims of Arabic descent refer to black Muslims as "pug nosed slaves." Says a lot of what the Muslim world really thinks of your family's "rich Islamic heritage," doesn't it Mr. Obama? Where were Muslims during the Civil Rights era of this country? Not present. There are no pictures or media accounts of Muslims walking side by side with Martin Luther King, Jr. or helping to advance the cause of Civil Rights. Where were Muslims during this country's Woman's Suffrage era? Again, not present. In fact, devout Muslims demand that women are subservient to men in the Islamic culture. So much so, that often they are beaten for not wearing the 'hajib' or for talking to a man who is not a direct family member or their husband. Yep, the Muslims are all for women's rights, aren't they? Where were Muslims during World War II? They were aligned with Adolf Hitler. The Muslim grand mufti himself met with Adolf Hitler, reviewed the troops and accepted support from the Nazi's in killing Jews. Finally, Mr. Obama, where were Muslims on Sept. 11th, 2001? If they weren't flying planes into the World Trade Center , the Pentagon or a field in Pennsylvania killing nearly 3,000 people on our own soil, they were rejoicing in the Middle East .. No one can dispute the pictures shown from all parts of the Muslim world celebrating on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and other cable news network's that day. Strangely, the very "moderate" Muslims who's asses you bent over backwards to kiss in Cairo , Egypt on June 4th were stone cold silent post 9-11. To many Americans, their silence has meant approval for the acts of that day. And THAT, Mr. Obama, is the "rich heritage" Muslims have here in America |
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On May 21, 6:44*pm, wrote:
* *Our Muslim heritage * *Barack OBAMA, during his Cairo speech, said: "I know, too, that Islam * *has always been a part of America 's story." ' He's turned out to be just another politician, kissing ass where he deems it expedient, especially to Big Oil, Big Coal, Big Pharma, Big Insurance, and Big Wall Street. The entities that are really runniing our country. Amazing, how a guy I thought was smart, doesn't realize you don't extend your hand to mad dogs who want to bite it off -- whether they're from hostile Muslims or from the equally-hostile, destructive, un-American far-far-far-Right wing Republican party (what's left of it after it's been taken over by those who openly said, from Inauguration Day onward, that they are working to wreck Obama's presidency). Note: I'm an Independent voter, but I really hoped for better from Obama. [...] |
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Bill who putters wrote: In article , Higgs Boson wrote: On May 21, 6:44*pm, wrote: * *Our Muslim heritage * *Barack OBAMA, during his Cairo speech, said: "I know, too, that Islam * *has always been a part of America 's story." ' He's turned out to be just another politician, kissing ass where he deems it expedient, especially to Big Oil, Big Coal, Big Pharma, Big Insurance, and Big Wall Street. The entities that are really runniing our country. Amazing, how a guy I thought was smart, doesn't realize you don't extend your hand to mad dogs who want to bite it off -- whether they're from hostile Muslims or from the equally-hostile, destructive, un-American far-far-far-Right wing Republican party (what's left of it after it's been taken over by those who openly said, from Inauguration Day onward, that they are working to wreck Obama's presidency). Note: I'm an Independent voter, but I really hoped for better from Obama. [...] I'm with you on this. Still I think we get what we deserve and I do not see ( in the media) few complaining intelligent voices. God I miss Bill Moyers already and Keilor is getting there too. What to do? Saw this (below) the other day. If being smart is a good thing with all those Harvard folks going to wall street. Wonder I think not still education of the heart is needed and it may be helped by example and nothing else. Here is something else just to contradict myself I saw the other day. Isn't it obvious that what the public thinks doesn't matter. Sunday, May 23, 2010 The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows that 26% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-three percent (43%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -17 27% are even somewhat confident that Congress knows what itıs doing when addressing that nationıs economic challenges. Forty-one percent (41%) of voters say that a group of people randomly selected from the phone book would do a better job than the current Congress. Thirty-eight percent (38%) disagree. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/publ...ama_administra tion/daily_presidential_tracking_poll What we need is for these "baby killers" to bring our troops home, cut military spending in half, and give us campaign finance reform, but . . .. that ain't gonna happen. What will happen is national wealth will keep disappearing into private pockets, and we'll be left with a huge public debt, like Greece, and just when the citizenry start to boil over, a "new threat" will emerge to take our minds off what a bunch of thieves they are. If they though they had enough bayonets, we wouldn't even be having this discussion. Welcome to the "new and improved" feudalism. ............ http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-05/uonr-bih052010.php Public release date: 20-May-2010 [ Print | E-mail | Share ] [ Close Window ] Contact: Claudene Wharton 775-784-1169 University of Nevada, Reno Books in home as important as parents' education in determining children's education level University of Nevada, Reno, sociologist leads 20-year study of over 70,000 cases in 27 countries RENO, Nev. * Whether rich or poor, residents of the United States or China, illiterate or college graduates, parents who have books in the home increase the level of education their children will attain, according to a 20-year study led by Mariah Evans, University of Nevada, Reno associate professor of sociology and resource economics. For years, educators have thought the strongest predictor of attaining high levels of education was having parents who were highly educated. But, strikingly, this massive study showed that the difference between being raised in a bookless home compared to being raised in a home with a 500-book library has as great an effect on the level of education a child will attain as having parents who are barely literate (3 years of education) compared to having parents who have a university education (15 or 16 years of education). Both factors, having a 500-book library or having university-educated parents, propel a child 3.2 years further in education, on average. Being a sociologist, Evans was particularly interested to find that children of lesser-educated parents benefit the most from having books in the home. She has been looking for ways to help Nevada's rural communities, in terms of economic development and education. "What kinds of investments should we be making to help these kids get ahead?" she asked. "The results of this study indicate that getting some books into their homes is an inexpensive way that we can help these children succeed." Evans said, "Even a little bit goes a long way," in terms of the number of books in a home. Having as few as 20 books in the home still has a significant impact on propelling a child to a higher level of education, and the more books you add, the greater the benefit. "You get a lot of 'bang for your book'," she said. "It's quite a good return-on-investment in a time of scarce resources." In some countries, such as China, having 500 or more books in the home propels children 6.6 years further in their education. In the United States, the effect is less, 2.4 years, than the 3.2-year average advantage experienced across all 27 countries in the study. But, Evans points out that 2.4 years is still a significant advantage in terms of educational attainment. For example, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, Americans who have some college or an associate's degree, but not a bachelor's degree, earn an average of $7,213 more annually than those with just a high school education. Those who attain a bachelor's degree earn $21,185 more each year, on average, than those with just high school diplomas. The study by Evans and her colleagues at Nevada, UCLA and Australian National University is one of the largest and most comprehensive studies ever conducted on what influences the level of education a child will attain. The researchers were struck by the strong effect having books in the home had on children's educational attainment even above and beyond such factors as education level of the parents, the country's GDP, the father's occupation or the political system of the country. Having books in the home is twice as important as the father's education level, and more important than whether a child was reared in China or the United States. Surprisingly, the difference in educational attainment for children born in the United States and children born in China was just 2 years, less than two-thirds the effect that having 500 or more books in the home had on children (3.2 years). ### The study, "Family scholarly culture and educational success: Books and schooling in 27 nations," was published in the journal, Research in Social Stratification and Mobility (online at www.sciencedirect.com). Nevada's land-grant university founded in 1874, the University of Nevada, Reno has an enrollment of nearly 17,000 students. The University is home to one the country's largest study-abroad programs and the state's medical school, and offers outreach and education programs in all Nevada counties. For more information, visit www.unr.edu. -- - Billy "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn3lF5XSUg http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/HZinn_page.html |
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Our Muslim Heritage
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wrote: Our Muslim heritage Barack OBAMA, during his Cairo speech, said: "I know, too, that Islam has always been a part of America 's story." ' AN AMERICAN CITIZEN'S RESPONSE: The earliest documented cases of Muslims to come to the United States were two West African slaves: Ayuba Suleiman Diallo, who was brought to America in 1731 and returned to Africa in 1734,[1] and Omar Ibn Said in the mid 19th century. There has been some speculation that a Moor slave Estevanico of Azamor, who had converted to Christianity [2][3][4] 14 years before his arrival in North America in the early 16th century, was at least the first born Muslim to enter the historical record in North America. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_United_States ". . . more than 3,500 Muslims have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, according to Defense Department figures provided to The Times. As of 2006, some 212 Muslim-American soldiers had been awarded Combat Action Ribbons for their service in Iraq and Afghanistan, and seven had been killed." http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/us...pagewanted=all Looks like the religion has a right to be here, it's paid for in blood and service. Disrespecting another American's religion, isn't the American way. Neither is killing non-combatants, and calling them "collateral damage", to use Timothy McVeigh's words. You break it, you own it. -- - Billy "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn3lF5XSUg http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/HZinn_page.html |
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, Billy wrote: In article , wrote: Our Muslim heritage Barack OBAMA, during his Cairo speech, said: "I know, too, that Islam has always been a part of America 's story." ' AN AMERICAN CITIZEN'S RESPONSE: The earliest documented cases of Muslims to come to the United States were two West African slaves: Ayuba Suleiman Diallo, who was brought to America in 1731 and returned to Africa in 1734,[1] and Omar Ibn Said in the mid 19th century. There has been some speculation that a Moor slave Estevanico of Azamor, who had converted to Christianity [2][3][4] 14 years before his arrival in North America in the early 16th century, was at least the first born Muslim to enter the historical record in North America. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_United_States ". . . more than 3,500 Muslims have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, according to Defense Department figures provided to The Times. As of 2006, some 212 Muslim-American soldiers had been awarded Combat Action Ribbons for their service in Iraq and Afghanistan, and seven had been killed." http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/us...pagewanted=all Looks like the religion has a right to be here, it's paid for in blood and service. Disrespecting another American's religion, isn't the American way. Neither is killing non-combatants, and calling them "collateral damage", to use Timothy McVeigh's words. You break it, you own it. Sorts of reminds me of WWII and the Japanese interment camps and how those American citizens fought with distinction. At lest we don't have interment camps but it is so easy to forget and relive our cultural mistakes just because the name or nomenclature changes. We are human. One thing for sure the faceless enemy is always close by in our minds. 911 1 creep from Jordan the rest from Saudi Arabia . Taliban suck if for no other reason for me than the destruction of the largest stone twin Buddhas in the world.... dam fanatics. I am not a Buddhist BTW. http://www.google.com/images?client=...&q=afghanistan +art&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=A5r5S_nzLoKC8ga7uqjdCg&sa=X&oi=im age_re sult_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CC4QsAQwAA -- Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden What use one more wake up call? |
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"Billy" wrote in message ... In article , Bill who putters wrote: In article , Higgs Boson wrote: On May 21, 6:44 pm, wrote: Our Muslim heritage Barack OBAMA, during his Cairo speech, said: "I know, too, that Islam has always been a part of America 's story." ' He's turned out to be just another politician, kissing ass where he deems it expedient, especially to Big Oil, Big Coal, Big Pharma, Big Insurance, and Big Wall Street. The entities that are really runniing our country. Amazing, how a guy I thought was smart, doesn't realize you don't extend your hand to mad dogs who want to bite it off -- whether they're from hostile Muslims or from the equally-hostile, destructive, un-American far-far-far-Right wing Republican party (what's left of it after it's been taken over by those who openly said, from Inauguration Day onward, that they are working to wreck Obama's presidency). Note: I'm an Independent voter, but I really hoped for better from Obama. [...] I'm with you on this. Still I think we get what we deserve and I do not see ( in the media) few complaining intelligent voices. God I miss Bill Moyers already and Keilor is getting there too. What to do? Saw this (below) the other day. If being smart is a good thing with all those Harvard folks going to wall street. Wonder I think not still education of the heart is needed and it may be helped by example and nothing else. Here is something else just to contradict myself I saw the other day. Isn't it obvious that what the public thinks doesn't matter. Sunday, May 23, 2010 The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows that 26% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-three percent (43%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -17 27% are even somewhat confident that Congress knows what itıs doing when addressing that nationıs economic challenges. Forty-one percent (41%) of voters say that a group of people randomly selected from the phone book would do a better job than the current Congress. Thirty-eight percent (38%) disagree. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/publ...ama_administra tion/daily_presidential_tracking_poll What we need is for these "baby killers" to bring our troops home, cut military spending in half, and give us campaign finance reform, but . . . that ain't gonna happen. What will happen is national wealth will keep disappearing into private pockets, and we'll be left with a huge public debt, like Greece, and just when the citizenry start to boil over, a "new threat" will emerge to take our minds off what a bunch of thieves they are. If they though they had enough bayonets, we wouldn't even be having this discussion. Welcome to the "new and improved" feudalism. ............ Make sure you have a lot of guns, you might need them some day. |
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"aluckyguess" wrote: "Billy" wrote in message ... In article , Bill who putters wrote: In article , Higgs Boson wrote: On May 21, 6:44 pm, wrote: Our Muslim heritage Barack OBAMA, during his Cairo speech, said: "I know, too, that Islam has always been a part of America 's story." ' He's turned out to be just another politician, kissing ass where he deems it expedient, especially to Big Oil, Big Coal, Big Pharma, Big Insurance, and Big Wall Street. The entities that are really runniing our country. Amazing, how a guy I thought was smart, doesn't realize you don't extend your hand to mad dogs who want to bite it off -- whether they're from hostile Muslims or from the equally-hostile, destructive, un-American far-far-far-Right wing Republican party (what's left of it after it's been taken over by those who openly said, from Inauguration Day onward, that they are working to wreck Obama's presidency). Note: I'm an Independent voter, but I really hoped for better from Obama. [...] I'm with you on this. Still I think we get what we deserve and I do not see ( in the media) few complaining intelligent voices. God I miss Bill Moyers already and Keilor is getting there too. What to do? Saw this (below) the other day. If being smart is a good thing with all those Harvard folks going to wall street. Wonder I think not still education of the heart is needed and it may be helped by example and nothing else. Here is something else just to contradict myself I saw the other day. Isn't it obvious that what the public thinks doesn't matter. Sunday, May 23, 2010 The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows that 26% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-three percent (43%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -17 27% are even somewhat confident that Congress knows what itıs doing when addressing that nationıs economic challenges. Forty-one percent (41%) of voters say that a group of people randomly selected from the phone book would do a better job than the current Congress. Thirty-eight percent (38%) disagree. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/publ...ama_administra tion/daily_presidential_tracking_poll What we need is for these "baby killers" to bring our troops home, cut military spending in half, and give us campaign finance reform, but . . . that ain't gonna happen. What will happen is national wealth will keep disappearing into private pockets, and we'll be left with a huge public debt, like Greece, and just when the citizenry start to boil over, a "new threat" will emerge to take our minds off what a bunch of thieves they are. If they though they had enough bayonets, we wouldn't even be having this discussion. Welcome to the "new and improved" feudalism. ............ Make sure you have a lot of guns, you might need them some day. Problem being is that when your door comes off its hinges at 3 AM, you can only hope it's the police ('course that didn't help Fred Hampton none). The good folks of Sreberneza were told that there was a curfew. They were found at home at 3 AM. I'm reminded of the story of the guy that was run off a cliff by wolves. He caught a branch on the way down, which was good, because when he looked down, he saw more wolves. Then the branch moved, and he saw that it was coming loose from the cliff. Looking about for something that would help, he saw a ripe strawberry clinging to the cliff. Reaching out, he grabbed the strawberry, and put it into his mouth, where he savored the flavor. It's a story that we all share. -- - Billy "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn3lF5XSUg http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/HZinn_page.html |
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On May 23, 4:42*pm, Billy wrote:
In article , *"aluckyguess" wrote: "Billy" wrote in message .... In article , Bill who putters wrote: In article , *Higgs Boson wrote: On May 21, 6:44 pm, wrote: * *Our Muslim heritage * *Barack OBAMA, during his Cairo speech, said: "I know, too, that Islam * *has always been a part of America 's story." ' He's turned out to be just another politician, kissing ass where he deems it expedient, especially to Big Oil, Big Coal, Big Pharma, Big Insurance, and Big Wall Street. *The entities that are really runniing our country. *Amazing, how a guy I thought was smart, doesn't realize you don't extend your hand to mad dogs *who want to bite it off -- whether they're from hostile Muslims or from the equally-hostile, destructive, un-American far-far-far-Right wing Republican party (what's left of it after it's been taken over by those who openly said, from Inauguration Day onward, that they are working to wreck Obama's presidency). *Note: * I'm an Independent voter, but I really hoped for better from Obama. [...] *I'm with you on this. *Still I think we get what we deserve and I do not see ( in the media) few complaining intelligent voices. *God I miss Bill Moyers *already and Keilor *is getting there too. * What to do? *Saw this *(below) the other day. *If being smart is a good thing with all those Harvard folks going to wall street. *Wonder I think not still education of the heart is needed and it may be helped by example and nothing else. *Here is something else just to contradict *myself I saw the other day. Isn't it obvious that what the public thinks doesn't matter. Sunday, May 23, 2010 The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows that 26% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-three percent (43%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -17 27% are even somewhat confident that Congress knows what itıs doing when addressing that nationıs economic challenges. Forty-one percent (41%) of voters say that a group of people randomly selected from the phone book would do a better job than the current Congress. Thirty-eight percent (38%) disagree. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/publ...ama_administra tion/daily_presidential_tracking_poll What we need is for these "baby killers" to bring our troops home, cut military spending in half, and give us campaign finance reform, but . |
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, Higgs Boson wrote: Yeah, and the good folks of the holy city of Hebron * were promised by the British that when the Arabs attacked as planned in 1929, the police would protect them. Hah, and yet again, hah! The British just stood by while the Arabs assassinated Jewish civilians. But what else is new? The Brits have always been pro-Arab. The Balfour Declaration would never have been written if the British pols didn't need the "Jewish vote". And of course a few years later, the Brits reneged on their promise. After WW II, they intercepted Jewish survivors of the death camps (Exodus, for just one) and sent them BACK to Germany to be interned AGAIN! Anything rather than upset the Arabs. Wikipedia: *Since it is the burial site of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, and Jacob and Leah, the fathers and mothers of the Jewish people, it is the second- holiest place in Judaism, after Jerusalem." Mrs. Avigdor Lieberman I presume, http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition...d-for-suggesti ng-drowning-palestinian-prisoners-1.93554 and you would be more Jewish than Richard Goldstone? http://www.goldstone-report.org/ -- - Billy "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn3lF5XSUg http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/HZinn_page.html |
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, Billy wrote: In article , Higgs Boson wrote: Yeah, and the good folks of the holy city of Hebron * were promised by the British that when the Arabs attacked as planned in 1929, the police would protect them. Hah, and yet again, hah! The British just stood by while the Arabs assassinated Jewish civilians. But what else is new? The Brits have always been pro-Arab. The Balfour Declaration would never have been written if the British pols didn't need the "Jewish vote". And of course a few years later, the Brits reneged on their promise. After WW II, they intercepted Jewish survivors of the death camps (Exodus, for just one) and sent them BACK to Germany to be interned AGAIN! Anything rather than upset the Arabs. Wikipedia: *Since it is the burial site of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, and Jacob and Leah, the fathers and mothers of the Jewish people, it is the second- holiest place in Judaism, after Jerusalem." Mrs. Avigdor Lieberman I presume, http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition...d-for-suggesti ng-drowning-palestinian-prisoners-1.93554 and you would be more Jewish than Richard Goldstone? http://www.goldstone-report.org/ A journalist assigned to the Jerusalem bureau takes an apartment overlooking the historic Wailing Wall. Everyday when she looks out, she sees an old bearded Jewish man praying vigorously. Certain he would be a good interview subject, the journalist goes down to the Wall and introduces herself to the old man. She asks, "You come every day to the Wall, sir, how long have you been doing that and what are you praying for?" The old man replies, "I have come here to pray every day for 25 years. In the morning I pray for world peace and for the brotherhood of man. I go home, have a cup of tea, and I come back and pray for the eradication of illness and disease from the earth. And very, very important, I pray for peace and understanding between the Israelis and Palestinians." The journalist is very impressed. "How does it make you feel to come here every day for 25 years and pray for these wonderful things?" she asks. The old man replies calmly, "Like I'm talking to a wall." -- - Billy "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn3lF5XSUg http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/HZinn_page.html |
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"Billy" wrote in message ... In article , Billy wrote: In article , Higgs Boson wrote: Yeah, and the good folks of the holy city of Hebron * were promised by the British that when the Arabs attacked as planned in 1929, the police would protect them. Hah, and yet again, hah! The British just stood by while the Arabs assassinated Jewish civilians. But what else is new? The Brits have always been pro-Arab. The Balfour Declaration would never have been written if the British pols didn't need the "Jewish vote". And of course a few years later, the Brits reneged on their promise. After WW II, they intercepted Jewish survivors of the death camps (Exodus, for just one) and sent them BACK to Germany to be interned AGAIN! Anything rather than upset the Arabs. Wikipedia: *Since it is the burial site of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, and Jacob and Leah, the fathers and mothers of the Jewish people, it is the second- holiest place in Judaism, after Jerusalem." Mrs. Avigdor Lieberman I presume, http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition...d-for-suggesti ng-drowning-palestinian-prisoners-1.93554 and you would be more Jewish than Richard Goldstone? http://www.goldstone-report.org/ A journalist assigned to the Jerusalem bureau takes an apartment overlooking the historic Wailing Wall. Everyday when she looks out, she sees an old bearded Jewish man praying vigorously. Certain he would be a good interview subject, the journalist goes down to the Wall and introduces herself to the old man. She asks, "You come every day to the Wall, sir, how long have you been doing that and what are you praying for?" The old man replies, "I have come here to pray every day for 25 years. In the morning I pray for world peace and for the brotherhood of man. I go home, have a cup of tea, and I come back and pray for the eradication of illness and disease from the earth. And very, very important, I pray for peace and understanding between the Israelis and Palestinians." The journalist is very impressed. "How does it make you feel to come here every day for 25 years and pray for these wonderful things?" she asks. The old man replies calmly, "Like I'm talking to a wall." -- - Billy He should try talking directly to God and see if that makes a difference. But my oh my has the "garden" grown. Donna in WA "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn3lF5XSUg http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/HZinn_page.html |
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Our Muslim Heritage
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"Lelandite" wrote: "Billy" wrote in message ... In article , Billy wrote: Mrs. Avigdor Lieberman I presume, http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition...d-for-suggesti ng-drowning-palestinian-prisoners-1.93554 and you would be more Jewish than Richard Goldstone? http://www.goldstone-report.org/ A journalist assigned to the Jerusalem bureau takes an apartment overlooking the historic Wailing Wall. Everyday when she looks out, she sees an old bearded Jewish man praying vigorously. Certain he would be a good interview subject, the journalist goes down to the Wall and introduces herself to the old man. She asks, "You come every day to the Wall, sir, how long have you been doing that and what are you praying for?" The old man replies, "I have come here to pray every day for 25 years. In the morning I pray for world peace and for the brotherhood of man. I go home, have a cup of tea, and I come back and pray for the eradication of illness and disease from the earth. And very, very important, I pray for peace and understanding between the Israelis and Palestinians." The journalist is very impressed. "How does it make you feel to come here every day for 25 years and pray for these wonderful things?" she asks. The old man replies calmly, "Like I'm talking to a wall." -- - Billy He should try talking directly to God and see if that makes a difference. But my oh my has the "garden" grown. Donna in WA On holiday in Europe, Bert noticed a marble column in a church in Rome with a golden telephone on it. As a young priest passed by, Bert asked who the telephone was for. The priest told him it was a direct line to Heaven, and if he'd like to call, it would be one thousand dollars. Bert was amazed, but declined the offer. Throughout Europe Bert kept seeing the same golden telephone on a marble column. At each, he asked about it and the answer was always the same: a direct line to Heaven and he could call for a thousand dollars. Bert finished his European tour in Ireland. He decided to attend Mass at a local village church. When he walked in the door he noticed the golden telephone, but underneath it there was a sign stating: DIRECT LINE TO HEAVEN, 25 cents. "Father," he said I have been all over Europe and in all the cathedrals I visited, I've seen telephones exactly like this one but The price is always $1000.00. Why is it that this one is only 25 cents?" The priest smiled and said, "Son, you're in Ireland now. It's a local call." ;O) ----- The potatoes, as you might expect, seem to be right at home in the overcast and the rain, and we've the best crop of peas that we've ever had. The tomatoes, squash, and peppers are doing very well, almost eerie how they keep growing, and setting flowers in the face of the cool weather. The cucumbers and the melons are an intractable lot, and just sit there and stare at me, like, whaddaya expect from us? Next time I'll look for rain loving, German cucumbers, instead of heat loving Armenian and Persian. The Black Cohosh is almost in full bloom, and the red Valarian is satisfying the bees and the butterflies. There are 31 pots of basil in the garden. If we ever get any heat, it's going to be "pesto summer". The cilantro, and chervil has just come up. I'm about to germinate some "Golden Bantam" corn. This will be from seed that has grown here for the last four years. One of these years, I hope to see it do really well. Got some "White Greasy Pole Beans" to go with 'em. Strawberries are swelling, and I'm tryin' to get some mulch under them. The Prunella vulgaris that I count on to keep my blood pressure down, has joined them. It's a real rascal of a plant, and keeps popping up in unexpected places, which is fine by me. Finally having the last laugh on Mr. Raccoon. Most of our mulched beds have wire mesh over them, making them less easy for him to dig up. I'm sure he'll get some revenge, but it won't be all his own way this year. Squirrels is another matter. They seem to be bonkers for the African marigolds that I put out. Watched "Don Camillo" last night. It stars French comedian Fernandel as Don Camillo, a Catholic priest who is at odds with his childhood friend and his rural village's newly elected Communist mayor, Peppone (Gino Cervi). A simple, lovable movie from another time, and another place. -- - Billy "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn3lF5XSUg http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/HZinn_page.html |
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"Billy" wrote in message ... In article , "Lelandite" wrote: "Billy" wrote in message ... In article , Billy wrote: Mrs. Avigdor Lieberman I presume, http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition...d-for-suggesti ng-drowning-palestinian-prisoners-1.93554 and you would be more Jewish than Richard Goldstone? http://www.goldstone-report.org/ A journalist assigned to the Jerusalem bureau takes an apartment overlooking the historic Wailing Wall. Everyday when she looks out, she sees an old bearded Jewish man praying vigorously. Certain he would be a good interview subject, the journalist goes down to the Wall and introduces herself to the old man. She asks, "You come every day to the Wall, sir, how long have you been doing that and what are you praying for?" The old man replies, "I have come here to pray every day for 25 years. In the morning I pray for world peace and for the brotherhood of man. I go home, have a cup of tea, and I come back and pray for the eradication of illness and disease from the earth. And very, very important, I pray for peace and understanding between the Israelis and Palestinians." The journalist is very impressed. "How does it make you feel to come here every day for 25 years and pray for these wonderful things?" she asks. The old man replies calmly, "Like I'm talking to a wall." -- - Billy He should try talking directly to God and see if that makes a difference. But my oh my has the "garden" grown. Donna in WA On holiday in Europe, Bert noticed a marble column in a church in Rome with a golden telephone on it. As a young priest passed by, Bert asked who the telephone was for. The priest told him it was a direct line to Heaven, and if he'd like to call, it would be one thousand dollars. Bert was amazed, but declined the offer. Throughout Europe Bert kept seeing the same golden telephone on a marble column. At each, he asked about it and the answer was always the same: a direct line to Heaven and he could call for a thousand dollars. Bert finished his European tour in Ireland. He decided to attend Mass at a local village church. When he walked in the door he noticed the golden telephone, but underneath it there was a sign stating: DIRECT LINE TO HEAVEN, 25 cents. "Father," he said I have been all over Europe and in all the cathedrals I visited, I've seen telephones exactly like this one but The price is always $1000.00. Why is it that this one is only 25 cents?" The priest smiled and said, "Son, you're in Ireland now. It's a local call." ;O) ----- The potatoes, as you might expect, seem to be right at home in the overcast and the rain, and we've the best crop of peas that we've ever had. The tomatoes, squash, and peppers are doing very well, almost eerie how they keep growing, and setting flowers in the face of the cool weather. The cucumbers and the melons are an intractable lot, and just sit there and stare at me, like, whaddaya expect from us? Next time I'll look for rain loving, German cucumbers, instead of heat loving Armenian and Persian. The Black Cohosh is almost in full bloom, and the red Valarian is satisfying the bees and the butterflies. There are 31 pots of basil in the garden. If we ever get any heat, it's going to be "pesto summer". The cilantro, and chervil has just come up. I'm about to germinate some "Golden Bantam" corn. This will be from seed that has grown here for the last four years. One of these years, I hope to see it do really well. Got some "White Greasy Pole Beans" to go with 'em. Don't plant the greasy beans in with the bantam corn. They will over run and pull it down. They need to be planted with something strong like Hickory King. Strawberries are swelling, and I'm tryin' to get some mulch under them. The Prunella vulgaris that I count on to keep my blood pressure down, has joined them. It's a real rascal of a plant, and keeps popping up in unexpected places, which is fine by me. Finally having the last laugh on Mr. Raccoon. Most of our mulched beds have wire mesh over them, making them less easy for him to dig up. I'm sure he'll get some revenge, but it won't be all his own way this year. Squirrels is another matter. They seem to be bonkers for the African marigolds that I put out. Watched "Don Camillo" last night. It stars French comedian Fernandel as Don Camillo, a Catholic priest who is at odds with his childhood friend and his rural village's newly elected Communist mayor, Peppone (Gino Cervi). A simple, lovable movie from another time, and another place. -- - Billy "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn3lF5XSUg http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/HZinn_page.html |
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