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Posted By hyperbola 11 months, 1 week ago in News
America now has political prisoners. This all stems from AIPAC, Gravel told IPS. Lawmakers are afraid of offending the powerful lobbying group – which supports a hard-line position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in line with Israel's right-wing Likud Party
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obiefrommuskogee11 months, 1 week ago
This goes right to the heart of what and who is ruining America. The zionistas in power in our government today. Zionism undermines what America values. Israelis values are not American values.
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Ivins acted alone? The real anthrax killer is a zionist named Philip Zack.
Iraq has WMD? We know the answer to that one.
Zionism undermines America.-
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TonyByron11 months, 1 week ago
"Zionism undermines America."
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TonyByron11 months, 1 week ago
"Al-Arian pleaded guilty to Count Four of the indictment against him ? a charge of conspiracy to make or receive contributions of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
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"Al-Arian has now admitted providing assistance to help the Palestinian Islamic Jihad?a specially designated terrorist organization with deadly goals?as the government has alleged from the start."
"We have a responsibility not to allow our Nation to be a safe haven for those who provide assistance to the activity of terrorists,? said Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales. ?Sami Al-Arian has already spent significant time behind bars and will now lose the right to live in the country he calls home as a result of his confessed criminal conduct on behalf of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which is the same conduct he steadfastly denied in public statements over the last decade."
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2006/April/06_crm_221.html
Al-Arian freely admitted to violating US laws, not Israeli laws.
Poor little Sami is free to be a terrorist sympathasizer somewhere else.-
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AnteUp11 months, 1 week ago
You really don't see the hypocrisy of our relations in the region?
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Condi and Bush deal directly with Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah - our
respected peace partner. And his organization, Fatah, is NOT
listed as a terrorist orgaization by ANY nation. Hmmm.
How do you square our support for Fatah when the Al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigade,is the ARMED wing of Fatah, and the Al-Quds Brigade is the armed wing of Islamic Jihad?
Doesn't it make you wonder what exactly the standard is that determines
terrorist vs peace partner?
Fatah has a violent segment of their organization and so does Islamic Jihad
and Hamas. So what's the diff? Well, we will NOT deal with the representative
chosen by the Palestinians themselves. No - we will ONLY deal with a
representative FOR the Palestinians that WE choose. Matter of fact - every
time those groups even start to come to some type of working agreement
we do everything within our power to disrupt it in favor of conflict - rather
than letting them proceed to a period of stability that would allow them to
begin to govern. Can't have that.
If Al-Arian had provided monetary support for Fatah.........would that be okay?
Why? Because we say so? Pretty much. Ah for the days when justice had
something to do with our DOJ - Heck ! I'd settle for common sense!
Thank goodness for people like Jonathan Turley!!
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kboy11 months, 1 week ago
It is tough to be part of an extremest group that seems to have attacked the United States and has no religious tolerance. If the so-called moderates do not speak against this type of people, then they are aiding and abetting them. It is not in the interest of the United States to protect the rights of a self-confessed criminal that is part of a group that attacks us.
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antibrainwasher11 months, 1 week ago
extremist group undermining the united states....you're talking about extremist jews, correct? Zionists who believe they are a gods chosen strand of DNA, and who's holy land requires a chosen strand of DNA for citizenship......the holy land that christian zionists must have ethnically cleansed for their rapture, even though they can't get citizenship there.
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The AIPAC is the most powerful lobby, and the american media is owned, COMPLETELY by zionist moguls.
Criticism of militiant zionists is promoted as anit-semitism by the american media, criticism of apartheid Israel is promoted as anti-semitism, criticism of AIPAC is promoted as anti-semitism by the 100% zionist american media owners and operators. -
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willottica11 months, 1 week ago
"It is not in the interest of the United States to protect the rights of a self-confessed criminal that is part of a group that attacks us."
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It is in the interest of democracy to protect the rights of EVERYONE!
Furthermore, he confessed to helping his brother get a passport (who may have been part of a group -- the article wasn't clear -- which did NOT attack us, but was declared a terrorist organization by a somewhat biased government).
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Georgia5011 months, 1 week ago
Yesterday I spotted JewBob sitting in a Starbucks in Buckhead, Georgia. He was dressed in shorts, a tank top, and sandals. Walking past him, you'd never know that on his laptop he was at that very time orchestrating the next round of violence in Gaza.
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Beware. JewBob is everywhere. And rumors of his whereabouts in the vicinity of Cleveland, Ohio, are clearly intended to mislead.-
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TonyByron11 months, 1 week ago
"Beware. JewBob is everywhere."
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I saw that sob in a diner this morning with Elvis. They were eating donuts and acting all innocent. -
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Truzseeker11 months, 1 week ago
especially when the EPA admits in its report that "The other product of thermite reaction is molten iron." found at the World Trade Center sites. For whatever reason, I was not able to post this report here ... enjoy it ... http://www.springerlink.com/content/f67q6272583h86n4/fulltext.pdf
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TonyByron11 months, 1 week ago
Enjoy some scientific truth: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/1227842.html?nav=hpPrint=print
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AnteUp11 months, 1 week ago
To Georia50 ~
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I'll be Googling it in a sec - but what the heck is "JewBob"?
Maybe I should read up on it before I comment - but I can't
help feeling like I need a shower after reading that comment.
Do I think Israel has behaved abominably for decades - hidden the
facts and called in favors from their powerful friend - the USA?
Without question. But at the same time I am NOT anti-Semitic
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hyperbola11 months ago
Nope, just upholding the basic standards of american democracy: equal justice for all. There are many other places in which we need to apply that standard and stop abuse by zionists in our government.
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Why is Hezbollah, but not Israel, on the terrorism list?
There is no evidence of terrorism by Hezbollah, which regularly condemns acts of terrorism on religious grounds. AIPAC has pressured the State Dept. into putting Hezbollah on the list on phony grounds. In contrast, there are more than 6600 documented acts of israeli state terrorism against Lebanon.
http://www.propeller.com/story/2008/05/15/why-is-hezbollah-but-not-israel-on-the-terrorism-list//
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AnteUp11 months, 1 week ago
coolrayfruge ~
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You are correct.
Terrorists and those that undermine civilization can be
found wearing a kaffiyeh - or a yarmulke or a flag pin.
Americans need to show a little more depth - especially
with a wealth of information available online about ALL
sides of the issue. We have begun to identify terrorists -
with a capital "T" - as if we were using flash cards!
If they are of Middle Eastern descent? They better be
able to PROVE they are NOT a terrorist threat to us - or else.
This Cotton Mather form of American justice will destroy us.
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SFCGuyW11 months ago
I enlisted into the military during Viet Nam & stayed until retirement. I am also scholared in Constitutional Law. In the military and subsequent jobs I took Oaths of Office in which I swore to uphold the US Constitution. I am avid about the Constitution & demand that my gov't - federal & states - and all officials of law - uphold the Constitution. Sadly, though virtually all of the officials involved - police, prosecutors, judges, various state & federal dept. heads and even lower mgmt in the federal adminstration - take the same Oath to uphold the US Constitution. Yet many, as in this case, violate their Oath by violating the Constitution. Just because the President or one of his lackeys says it is OK to do something does not mean the thing he is supporting does not violate the Constitution or federal law. No official in the govt has the Constitutional authority to violate or order to be violated this important document.
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This man was found Not Guilty in a court of law, yet our govt still holds him and has openly threatened to levy multiple charges against him, even though they have no evidence.
Our Constitution mandates protections for ALL persons in the USA & that has been held by the US Supreme Court to mean every person who is in the USA - citizen, legal resident, tourist, illegal immigrants, etc. What is it about the Bush regime that prevents them from understanding this?!?-
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TonyByron11 months ago
"Al-Arian has now admitted providing assistance to help the Palestinian Islamic Jihad a specially designated terrorist organization with deadly goals as the government has alleged from the start."
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Which judge has ruled Al-Arian's prosecution and detention illegal?
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Edmar1411 months ago
I have a cousin who is a US senator and a very good friend who is also a US senator. I sent both of them copies of Antibrainwasher's above comment on AIPAC and the Jewish owned media. After 30 minutes I received a phone call from my cousin who was at his computer when my e-mail arrived. He apologized for the delay (30 minutes) in replying to me, but he it took him that long to stop laughing at Antibrain's post. My other friend replied quite simply in a reply e-mail. She said that she wouldn't waste her time even attempting to comment on garbage of that kind.
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willottica11 months ago
Really, 30 minutes laughing at something that isn't funny? Yes, conspiracy theory it might be, but at the most it's a sad story. Unless, of course, you liken it to Dilbert. You see, Dilbert can be extremely funny... not for the content itself, but because it so closely resembles the truth.
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Anti's post was not roll on the floor laughing kind of funny, it was odd... but from the point of view of someone who disagreed completely, I'd just write anti's posts off as insane, maybe get a 3-second chuckle and move on with my day.
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hyperbola11 months ago
Well Edmar, then that is two zionist senators that we need to see are NEVER ever elected to another postion in the US, even dog catcher. They clearly do not understand the fundamentals of American democracy.
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Any federal prosecutor that abuses his office by using it for vendettas based on his personal "politics" (in this case in support of a foreign country - israel) needs to be fired immediately, indicted for abuse, tried, convicted and jailed.
It seems your cousin and friend are guilty of similar behavior.
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jovial11 months ago
This from the story sums it up nicely..
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"The prosecution's conduct is typical of the Bush administration … in that it will not accept defeat, whether from a jury or a judge," stated Horton. "When they fail to get the relief they seek, they simply connive another way to secure it."
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