The GI's get it.They don't too much care for the naysayers.

And somehow these people consider themselves enlightened? A newspaper chain released balloons that were caught in an air currant which took them into Lebanon. Now all the airheads are coming out claiming that they were poisoned balloons and people have been rushed to the hospital because of their affects. Add in the normal "I saw Israeli planes" and you have the typical Islamic propaganda.

How can these people be taken seriously when this is the kind of hooey that gets put out. Was Israel's military so decimated by Hizbollah that they had to resort to a dollar bag of balloons and 2 dollars worth of helium? For one, how does this pass as news? Secondly, how can anyone in their right mind support these people?

The fact that this kind of story is actually believed says more and more about the enemy we are facing. It also says more about the ineptitude of western governments in confronting them. For someone to believe this story they have to live in an extremely controlled environment that is run mainly through violence. Fear of retribution has to overcome common sense. Then again, if you're raised on this tripe it is probably easy to believe. What will it take to defeat this kind of ideology? It's going to take longer than a few years, we're looking at generations to overcome this. Unless there is a physical stop to it, winning the hearts and minds will never succeed.

This is the enemy we face. As vicious as they are superstitious. As violent as they are ignorant. Is there truly any hope of changing these people's minds?

Iran is threatening to start kidnapping Americans. Claiming that kidnapping Americans is easy what would be the American response if a rash of kidnappings erupts?

The national policy is to not deal with terrorists. Would we kerfluffle and try to work under the table? Would we openly cede what the Iranians request in return for the hostages release? Would we send in a force to rescue the hostages? Would we make verbal condemnations and then ignore them?

Kidnapping's appear to work in most Middle Eastern nations. Israel has been held at bay by Hizbollah and Hamas after their citizens had been kidnapped. Would we conduct the same feeble halfhearted response?

Because I have no say in foreign policy I will provide what I would do. The warning goes out "You take one of mine I kill ten of yours. You kill one of mine and you lose a city". Harsh? Yes. Will it make more people not like me? Probably. Do I care? No. An American citizen, no matter their race, creed, or color is an American citizen. You hurt one of them you hurt all of us. I would retaliate in the strongest form possible.

This is why I would never be elected to any political position. The lives of my fellow Americans is not a political issue. Kidnapping is NOT a political tool no matter how you slice it.

I found this at the One Jerusalem blog.

One Jerusalem has helped bring to the attention of the public Shoaib Chouhury's battle against radical Islam. Listen to our bloggers conference call on this important issue.

Now we are urging you to send a letter to your elected Federal Representatives in support of a Resolution sponsored by Republican Mark Kirk and Democrat Nita Lowey that calls on the Bangladesh government to free this editor who is being persecuted because he dares to stand up to radical Muslims who are trying to have him executed.

Go to the American Jewish Committee site to learn more details about the case and to send your message to the proper authorities. You can make a difference in this case. Act now before an innocent man's life is taken. Join this bi-partisan effort.

Go here for the petition.

I know this is kind of hooey but I like it anyway.

I broke the Half mil mark. Hey, Townhall, I hope you're enjoying this.

Could someone explain where Israeli Minister of Affairs, Avigdor Lieberman , sees the need to join the European Union? Spain canceled recognizing the Holocaust in order to recognize the "holocaust of the Palestinians". Anti-Semitic crime is on the rise in France and Germany. And this knucklehead wants to join with them? This is utter inanity.

Within the next 25-50 years, if numbers are correct, Europe will become an Islamic union. Is this what Israel wants to ally itself with? I don't even nowhere to begin with the ignorance of this man's idea. Not only can Israel continue to undercut itself in the short term it can guarantee it's destruction in the future by allying with nations that can't see the terrorist's gun at their heads. To even recommend this places Lieberman in the ranks of Olmert and Peres. What an idiot.

Surrounded by terrorists he wants to go to the same gaggle of bureaucratic imps that constantly deride his country's attempts at defending itself. Add to this the growing Islamic population in Europe and you have a potential to totally annihilate Israel without having to lift a weapon. The Islamists could stop now and show patience and watch Israel destroy itself through consternation and indecision. Welcome to the EU, now drop your borders, we did.

I have no problem with Israel in NATO. It makes sense. However, can you see any Frenchies going into Tel Aviv to against Hizbollah or Hamas' terrorists? Would the Spanish be willing to defend a Jewish ally with the amount of Islamists they have in their own country? Spain already is equivocating to it's Islamic population, how would they justify killing Islamists to defend the "pig Jew"?

Israel, don't even attempt to enter the EU. It's bad enough watching non-decision makers waffle as the enemy builds an army. Joining the EU would guarantee Israel's destruction.

It appears that the Islamists have slowed down attacks on Americans and have focused their energies on each other. Civil War or not, it is better they kill themselves than us. The Sunni's see the Shiites as apostates and vice versa. This places them in the same boat with us in regards to who is considered the infidel.  If they have decided to clean the Islamic house first then more power to them. While they are doing this we should be preparing for the aftermath.

Not only is there a possible Civil War ready to erupt in Iraq there is one going on in Palestine. Fatah versus Hamas. Israel should secure their border and let them go at each other. Egypt has recommended that the Palestinians should form one army. Diplomatically this may come across as a good sound bite but it is nothing more than that. In all this carnage someone is making money and gaining control and influence. Do you want to guess who?

Iran appears to be the supporting from the dim shadows. They have the most to gain from internal squabbling. They can finance both sides of each conflict and come out smelling like a desert rose. More than likely they aren't supporting the Sunnis but who really knows? Iran will hedge it's bets until they see a real winner and then put all of their support behind them. They are willing to do whatever they deem necessary to add support to their power pyramid.

Iran has it's hands in every conflict taking place that involves Islamists. Whether it be Islam against secular or Islam against Islam doesn't matter. With Syria as a lackey they can play the diplomatic game while funding battles and wars around the world. Iran is playing the west and the Islamists against themselves. All of this with the support of Russia and China. While the west squabbles internally the Islamists kill themselves.

Truth be told, I have no problem with Islamists killing themselves. I do have a problem with westerners that still think that a "sit down and talk" session would solve their problems. This is a fallacy that has proven itself to be a failure. The ironic part of the Islamist on Islamist violence is the silence in the media. If an American kills an Islamist there are investigations and such. If they kill each other it's a minor paragraph in the newspaper. An America bomb is used and a child dies the world is up in arms. If the Islamists kill children, nary a peep. But I digress.

Let them kill each other. They are proving themselves to be the barbarians that others have claimed they aren't. The descendants of Ishmael would be wild men and raise their hands against one another and others. No matter how we try to deny it, it appears to be playing out right in front of us.

Blogs from my Buddies:

Wakeup America                                         Soul of the Left
Interface                                                     Gore Kool-Aid
SPQR                                                           Pledge
Right Truth                                                  Candidates and Terrorism
RCI                                                              Mysterious Iranian Death
LLP                                                              Disbar Hillary
Greg Mc                                                       Conservative Fascism
Conservative Sense                                    Oil Dominos
Arnie                                                            Global Warming
Wise One                                                     Wall
Gramps                                                        This Teddy was right

Killing each other:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070130/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

Here we go:
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L29143722.htm

The Saracens are back:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3359209,00.html

No surprise here:
http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=10027

Suicide is an option:
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/
theworld/2007/January/
theworld_January866.xml&section=theworld

One army is easier to destroy than many:
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/
Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=1167467851328&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Why do Islamists come to the United States if we are considered the Great Satan? We here the same rhetoric about opportunity that all other immigrants claim to come here for. But this doesn't answer why a group of people who despise what goes on here would move here. Unless they intend to do what they have done in the Middle East and other areas, instill Sharia law.

American laws and open society allow for them to remain in their groups separate from the rest of us. We do nothing to enforce assimilation. If we attempt to then we are taken to court both legally and propagandistically. If this continues then somewhere in our country's future we will have an Islamic population that will have the manpower and political might to enact Islamic laws all around the country. If it doesn't stop there, they will attain a majority and the United States will cease to exist. Think I'm crazy? That's what happened in Lebanon. It's happening in Europe as I wrote this. It also happened in various countries in Africa.

If these people are actually fleeing oppression why would they want to enact Sharia law and make this country like the one the left? It doesn't make sense unless that is their end goal. Sharia law creates an oppressed society that devalues the individual and places all responsibility on the controlling government. Islam calls for the subjugation of women. Islam takes away any personal ideas and potential. Property is not attained or owned by the individual. Everything the individual does is based on servitude to the government. In Islamic law the government is run by the Islamic clerics. We may have our share of pathetic politicians but I would not trade an American Senator for an Imam.

The more I see and hear the more certain I am that Islam is not compatible with Democracy and Liberty. The more I see and hear the more oppressive and violent Islam appears. While the rest of the world became enlightened the Islamic world became more oppressive and vicious. How the Left in this country can argue on behalf of Islam when it is so much an antithesis of progression I just don't understand. It has to come down to votes. Party loyalty and getting votes from the electorate, no matter whom they are, is more important than stopping the coming changes that are going to drastically change the path of our nation.

Then again I still haven't been told what we should be progressing to. Maybe they want to progress toward's Sharia law. Teddy and Bill could degrade all the women they want to with no repercussions. In fact it would be legal. Robert Byrd could go back to wearing his hood and attack Jews and non-Muslim blacks. Nancy Pelosi cannot only feel proud about being the first woman speaker of the house. She could feel pretty good knowing that she would be the only woman speaker of the house. I guess this counts as progress.

Truth Laid Bare has setup a pledge petition.
http://truthlaidbear.com/thenrscpledge/

Here is the synopsis:

If the United States Senate passes a resolution, non-binding or otherwise, that criticizes the commitment of additional troops to Iraq that General Petraeus has asked for and that the president has pledged, and if the Senate does so after the testimony of General Petraeus on January 23 that such a resolution will be an encouragement to the enemy, I will not contribute to any Republican senator who voted for the resolution. Further, if any Republican senator who votes for such a resolution is a candidate for re-election in 2008, I will not contribute to the National Republican Senatorial Committee unless the Chairman of that Committee, Senator Ensign, commits in writing that none of the funds of the NRSC will go to support the re-election of any senator supporting the non-binding resolution.

If you support this I recommend going to the site and signing the petition.

Caroline Glick has a great article on the existing state of Palestine. Her opening salvo:

In the world of international diplomacy few issues receive more wall-to-wall support than the notion that it is essential to establish a Palestinian state. Leaders worldwide are so busy speaking of how essential it is for a State of Palestine to be founded that none of them seems to have noticed that it already exists.

So the state of Palestine exists and it's a nightmarish "Escape from New York" scenario. Murder, rape, plunder, and pillage are the main contibutors to the Palestinian economy. Don't like someone, kill them. Don't like what is said on the radio, blow it up. The answer to everything is murder.

 Palestine is a terror state and an economic basket case fully funded by the international community. Indeed, over the past year since Hamas won the Palestinian elections, international assistance to the Palestinians has increased dramatically.

The fact that the state of Palestine exists and there is still attacks on Israel daily proves the point that the Palestinians want the annihilation of Israel. If there is still fighting against Israel this means that they believe that the nation of Israel itself is occupied territory. The Palestinian's will not cease killing Israeli's until Israeli's no longer exist. At this point they can continue annihilating each other.

What a wonderful world we have built.

Multiculturalism, relativism, and ignorance of history are tools being utilized in the downfall of Western Civilization. Guilt over events that one had no involvement in and failure to acknowledge the spectacular achievements of one's society are two other tools that are contributing in the continuous downward spiral towards destruction.

I am not a modern day globalist. I have no problem with a global economy but it has to stop there. I am an American. Although my physical features are the same as billions on the planet, my outlook on life as well as my approach are definitely American. My loyalty goes toward God, Country, and Family. I tear up whenever I hear the National Anthem and I stand proud when I see the Stars and Stripes waving. When I served in the Navy it wasn't just any Navy, it was the United States Navy. I live in a union of states whose people are unmatched by any others in the world. When I say I am going to do something, I do it.  When I pledge my loyalty, it is unwavering. If I call you friend, this bond can only be broken through lies and deceipt, stupidity and ignorance are dealt with. Lies break the bonds of friendship. I expect those that receive my loyalty to provide the same in return, though this is often not the case.

I am American. I speak an American version of English. I enjoy reading about American history. I take pride in my nation's accomplishments and am saddened by it's failures. The Difference being, In America, failures often lead to greater accomplishments. That is, until recently. Failure's have become relative. The word itself will probably be redefined in the next generation or two. Discipline, responsibility, accountability, integrity, and humility have become archaic references to old coots.

This is not only a problem in the United States. Europe has been dealing with this problem since the end of WWII. The Middle East is a perfect example of relativism and an  anarchic approach to life. Until we come to terms with our own responsibilities and have the discipline to fulfill them, our country will continue to flail. We can sit here and blame politics and politicians until the cows come home. Truth is, the problem lies at our feet. We have allowed relativism to permeate our society and take away our identity. We are doing what no homicide bomber, 19 terrorists, or invading army could possibly do, destroying ourselves. We have lost the idea of who we are. We have lost what we truly stand for. We are tarnishing the idea of America.

George W. Bush didn't do this. William Jefferson Clinton didn't do this. We, the people, did. Mob rule and the "I'm ok you're ok" mindset did this. The breakdown of the family has led to a more violent juvenile. The acceptance of everything and the denial of nothing has created a less civil society. For all of the great humane advances our nation has made we have stepped into the abyss. We are more concerned with being liked than right. We are more concerned with life than living. We have lost the will to fight that which is evil and oppressive and in some cases have decided that evil and oppressive aren't all that bad.

Unless we undergo a drastic change in attitude and action, we will not like where we end up. At that point the fingers will be pointed and blame will be cast. Unfortunately the blame will be passed on to others. The true blames lies upon us.

Hassan Nasrallah and his group Hizbollah are taking this manipulation of the press and media a little too far:

"George Bush and Israel are trying to overcome the resistance movements in Lebanon, Palestine, and Iraq by means of promoting civil war," Nasrallah said during a speech in Beirut.

It isn't George Bush or Israel that is trying to topple the duly elected government of Lebanon. It wasn't George Bush that was launching rockets and homicide bombers into Israel. It wasn't George Bush or Israel that had Fuad Siniora penned up in his house. It isn't George Bush or Israel that is doing the business of Iran and Syria. It isn't even George Bush and Israel that is causing the problems between Fatah and Hamas.

The fact that the man would make a statement like this shows his chutzpa. The truth is a non factor and manipulation and propaganda is a terrorist tool. Tragically there will be people that read this and believe it. His statement will show up on a protest sign somewhere.

I keep asking why is this man still vertical, I have yet to get an answer. What was happening in Lebanon that required resistance? Oh yeah, Sharia law wasn't the rule. The people elected a government and Nasrallah wasn't happy about it. The militias were to be disarmed and he definitly didn't like that. He has tried to link his actions with the actions of the terrorists in Palestine and Iraq. This is a way to glorify himself to his fellow Islamists. They're stupid enough to believe him.

What a wonderful world we live in.

Blogs from my Buddies:

Right Angle
http://douglasvgibbs.townhall.com/g/9352380c-3bbb-4418-90b6-d0b123fa4787

Conservative Sense
http://conservativesense.townhall.com/g/88f6b15a-9b96-4d18-9a89-a088bd78325d

Wakeup America
http://wwwwakeupamericans-spree.blogspot.com/2007/01/may-they-rot-in-hell.html

LLP
http://collandp.townhall.com/g/8532904c-9ef2-40c8-b6da-87f1834f6c9f

Right Truth
http://righttruth.typepad.com/right_truth/2007/01/the_problem_wit.html

RCI
http://regimechangeiniran.com/2007/01/irans-role-in-iraq-will-be-exp/

Arnie
http://asiseeitnow.townhall.com/g/2af85b25-8b7c-4f5d-9fe2-66faee413d5a

Fundamentally Freund
http://freund.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/01/egypts_failure_.html

With freedom comes responsibility:
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-6378636,00.html

No separation of church and state here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070127/wl_africa_afp/
egyptpoliticswomen_070127202543

No words for this one:
http://www.jewishtelegraph.co.uk/man_1.html

Why is this guy still vertical?:
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/
Satellite?cid=1167467847628&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Ed Koch gets it:
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/
Satellite?cid=1167467846933&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

idiots with a cause:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3358764,00.html

President's speech on Lebanon:
http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=10021

Islamic honor:
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/
subcontinent/2007/January/
subcontinent_January1087.xml&section=subcontinent

Video from the surveillance camera next to the bombing at the Israeli bakery.