I can't speak of the Vietnam War, or the Korean War and who lost them. But I watched the inception of this war and its development to what it is now and here is what I watched. It all happened and I am sure it is preserved somewhere on video. If we don’t use selective memories, reverse logic and/or Virtual Reality I am sure we all will agree that all the f
Draginol: So you ARE the Admin.? - . Now i know why you have so many articles on JU home page - Seriously though, it seems that the way this war is progressing (or regressing) is getting on its supporters' and its opponents' nerves. Whenever they can't answer an arguement they respond in a hostile way or call you nam
Late in the 19th and early 20th Centuries, there were two philosophically and scientifically major incidents that should have taught us much. Unfortunately, it seems, most of us never learn and keep repeating the same thing over and over again while totally convinced that they are very civilized, sophisticated, reasonable and logical. The two incidents are
Draginol: the Taliban is not Al Quaeda. In what way are they "real terrorists?> If you dont know that by now, there is no way in the world that I or anyone else can convince you otherwise.
Draginol: Afghan District Makes Deal with the Taliban. This anti-US article is bizarre both in its obscurity (this is front page news) and it's irrelevancy> So when an Afghani District makes a deal with the REAL terrorists, that is not NEWS that is worthy of front page? I thought we are at war with them .... or am I mistaken here? I would have thought that our military would be on their way to bomb both that district and their partner. or d
Draginol: Well I fully admit to being anti-Islam. I'm not anti-Muslim which is a distinct difference. > To be Anti anything, means that you oppose it and that you are against it. on the other hand, saying something is "crummy" means you only dislike it. Here lies the great difference. To Oppose and be against something is a position of aggression toward that something, you should have a ligitimate reason for doing that otherwise you
(Anonymous User) The first point from Islam that becomes relevant here is the belief that the world around us is transitory> This point is not just from Islam. All threr religions say that. Great analogy with the "Matrix" except the fact that one side of reality in it was imaginary trying to hide the "real" one. In the three religions, God did not decieve us, he said both here and the hereafter are real and the second is a continuatio
BakerStreet> Few here is certainly refers to the percentage who are messing up the whole world. Their absolute numbers are not few. but the huge majority of the faithfuls (more than 80% of them according to all surveys i read) are very reasonable and moderate people. It is very upsetting (to me at least) that people in general think they are different from others, in beliefs, culture, values ...etc. They really are not. and that is not an o
a bush dictionary> I looked briefly at this "dictionary", and the only thing i would say is this: Using GWB's statements and actions and those of other politicians and special-interests groups as a base for talking about Jews (or Christians or Muslims for that matter) is not really fair. The three religions and the people who believe in them can not be responsible for the acts of the few who hijack these great religions and use them for their
(I'm a culturalist. I don't like Islam whether it is practiced by caucasians, arabs, or africans because I think, as a whole, it promotes violence) on the contrary, Islam abhors violance. Extremists use twisted logic and interpretions of the verses in Qura'an to support what they do but that doesnt make the religion itself guilty of that. Fanatics of all religions always use their faiths, in a twisted way, to support their evil actions. the problem is not in the religions it is in the peopl
EmperorofIceCream: (The legitimate Government of America defines these persons and their views as antithetical to everything America and Americans value: that in itself is sufficient ground for viewing with considerable suspicion everything produced by these people) hmmmm, so i should really close my mind and just let the government decide for me and if we all follow that advice then the government will decide for all of us what is what !!!!!. regrdless of who is saying what a fair minded
Ricree: Aljazeera.net is different from the english.aljazeera.net. This second one is the one i am talking about. the site is there but you cant access its live video due to the restrictions. They say they are still attempting to remove these restrictions. lets hope it is resolved soon. Try to access the video from their site , here is the link: http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/55ABE840-AC30-41D2-BDC9-06BBE2A36665.htm
BakerStreet: you certainly misread my reply. i said if "the content does not violate the rules under which they operate". That includes prfit/loss rules of course. and yes for sure i would like to see what the Israeli channels say too. Actually i make a point of trying to get what they say one way or another. Information never hurt. And far from it, i am not asking the government to force them, all i am saying they should follow their own rules withou
Xythe: Freedom of speech includes the right to listen and the right to know ..... and that is what this whole article is all about. for an operator of a cable, satellite or news paper or ISP company to deny access for anyone from anywhere based on their own liking or bias should not be permitted. As long as the content does not violate the rules under which they operate, they have the obligation to allow that content to be available to the American Ci
>One's truth is another's propaganda, and vice versa> For the casual listener, that may be true. But if we listen and think about what we hear we will always discover which is which. Not everything is relative ..... . not by a long shot. sooner or later truth becomes so obvious that people wonder how did they miss it for so long. Propaganda is a spin on facts of reality, truth is facts of reality itself. Facts of Reality are not subject to p
That is my point. I believe we should and WE are able. Knowing what others say and how they think, even if it is against you, is very important. We cant formulate our own decisions in the right way to serve our own interests unless we KNOW all sides of the story. Truth always surface to the top even with all the falsehood piled over it. and THAT is what we should be trying to do. If we listen enough and think enough we will recognise which is a truth a
LW: English-Langauge AlJazeera is different from the newly launched Channel Aljazeera/English. The first is a mere translation of the Arabic Broadcast, the second is a completely separate one addressing the English speaker from the Arab point of view. I understand the difference between private and government obligations. Regardless of who is doing this it is not healthy and it is not the American spirit.
Last week, the Arabic Satellite Channel "Al-Jazerra" launched its English version. Its stated purpose or mission is to present to the English-Speaking world the news from an Arabic point of view. Anything wrong with that? Obviously a lot in the opinion of the American Cable and satellite companies and also of the internet-providers. they refused to carry the channel a
This whole idea of who comes first is very very strange. Didnt anyone ever hear the saying "Charity Begins at Home"? Enough said.
Draginol , I am not surprised that you like to see an example of people acting in their own interest that causes pain to someone else. of course, how youd you know ..... you dont care about anyone you dont know. if you did you wouldnt ask this question. it would have been so self evident to you. I guess that shows the danger of your principle of just being self-involved. look around you a little ... beyond your own cirlce (no matter how big that c
Today's column by David Brooks in the NY Times (Nov. 23) is so tragic that i started laughing. I guess that is what they call Tragicomedy !!!!!. He is advising the next president about how to fix the decision-making process in the white house. It is good advice. but it sounded so tragic to me that i started laughing. He is talking to an unkown person who wi
sorry, but i really didnt ignore what u said, i just agree with it. Technically you are correct and nothing we can do now will undo what happened. But eventually we have to find a way to get out of this mess. and that is what they call "Exit Strategy". i remeber for Nixon, it was "Peace with Honor". someone should come up with something like that so we can get out somehow.
>Any more bright ideas? No, just few questions: Training camps in 1999 thru 2002???? while we have total control of the skies over Iraq? and we didnt know that till we found those documents? and the inspectors before the war missed them??? and we didnt bomb them? in the middle of the war on terror????? Amazing ..... truly amazing!!!!! i guess the Weekly Standard is still creating the same Virtual Reality that got us in this mess in the first p
>Anything else you'd like to say? Well, nothing more than what the administration and everyone else now admits (except you obviously): that claim is as valid as the presence of WMD"s. One side point just for your information: Alzarqawi, was there in Iraq before the invasion. That is true. but do u know where in Iraq? he was in the Northern part where we set up and protected the Kurds. Hussain had no control or access to that area since 1991
Glad you asked, and thanks for your comments. Here are few things that crossed my mind after i read all your comments: 1- well, i am sorry that i am not a poet. or a wizzard in langauge. However, is that what we are talking about here? my language skills????. you got my points, didnt you? that is what is important ... isn't it? 2- yes i know. and believe me more than most of the so-called Middle East Experts. That is not a great achievement o
JoeUser Forums