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Posted By berkeley 10 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News

Barack Obama 's chances of making a fresh start in US relations with the Muslim world, and the Middle East in particular, appear to diminish with each new wave of Israeli attacks on Palestinian targets in Gaza. That seems hardly fair, given the president-elect does not take office until January 20. But foreign wars don't wait for Washington inaugurations.

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    berkeley10 months, 3 weeks ago

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    the world is noticing, even if the corporate media doesn't care.

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      Endoscopy10 months, 2 weeks ago

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      Listen to the liberals sucked into the al tiqiyya (acceptable lying for Islam etc.) of the Muslim propaganda. Nobody looks at the Hamas charter or the charters of the other terrorist organization.

      1. Hamas finds it unacceptable that any land ever conquered by Islam should not be under Sharia law.

      2. The only acceptable solution is for Israel to be obliterated and Sharia law to be instituted.

      3. All non Muslim groups trying to broker a peace treaty is considered not acceptable.

      With the above they cite the Quran, hadith, and noted Muslims of the past.

      Because they are using the actual Quran and hadith to reinforce what they say they have many many young Muslim men willing to be suicide bombers and send rockets into Israel from the parking lots of hospitals and keep arms in mosques.

      How do you make peace with someone who only wants you wiped out as their avowed goal and never recants that goal.

      Question about # 1, Does that apply to Spain? Will they be next?

      You libs falling for that propaganda that hyper and his pals spew out is pathetic. Go search for "Hamas charter" and read it. Educate yourself and do not fall for the Muslim big lie.

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      dissent10 months, 3 weeks ago

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      if ever there was not a time for etiquette but rather a time to prove that there is substance to the style..... it is now.

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        srokake10 months, 3 weeks ago

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        perhaps mr obama sees what a bunch of stone age throwbacks these people are. they want to rule the world.they want the entire world to treat females like they are less than human. they want to bring the world back 400 years. they won't stop till they rule the world or they are all dead.they want to shove thier religion down everybody's throat if you resist its simple you die. heres just one of many quotes from these sick depraved whackos. "She [Hamas suicide bomber Re'em Al-Riyashi] is not going to be the last because the march of resistance will continue until the Islamic flag is raised, not only over the minarets of Jerusalem, but over the whole universe."
        -Dr. Mahmud Al-Zahar, Hamas leader in Gaza, Associated Press, January 15, 2004

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          hyperbola10 months, 2 weeks ago

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          You have been slurping up too much right-wing zionist propganda. Time to start educating yourself.

          We must adjust our distorted image of Hamas

          Gaza is a secular society where people listen to pop music, watch TV and many women walk the streets unveiled

          Last week I was in Gaza. ...

          ...The political leadership of Hamas is probably the most highly qualified in the world. Boasting more than 500 PhDs in its ranks, the majority are middle-class professionals - doctors, dentists, scientists and engineers. Most of its leadership have been educated in our universities and harbour no ideological hatred towards the West. It is a grievance-based movement, dedicated to addressing the injustice done to its people. It has consistently offered a ten-year ceasefire to give breathing space to resolve a conflict that has continued for more than 60 years.

          The Bush-Blair response to the Hamas victory in 2006 is the key to today's horror. Instead of accepting the democratically elected Government, they funded an attempt to remove it by force; training and arming groups of Fatah fighters to unseat Hamas militarily and impose a new, unelected government on the Palestinians. Further, 45 Hamas MPs are still being held in Israeli jails.

          Six months ago the Israeli Government agreed to an Egyptian- brokered ceasefire with Hamas. In return for a ceasefire, Israel agreed to open the crossing points and allow a free flow of essential supplies in and out of Gaza. The rocket barrages ended but the crossings never fully opened, and the people of Gaza began to starve. This crippling embargo was no reward for peace.

          http://www.propeller.com/story/2009/01/03/we-must-...

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            GLee10 months, 2 weeks ago

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            Just who is it that keeps lobbing those missles at Isreal?

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              dissent10 months, 2 weeks ago

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              just who has the palestinians in an illegal blockade, controls all their borders and has eroded there territories into a handful of concentration camps?

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                crghss10 months, 2 weeks ago

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                "We must adjust our distorted image of Hamas

                Gaza is a secular society "

                Hamas's own charter clearly states that their purpose is to kill all jews anywhere in the world AND to establish an Islamic State.

                So how does Islamic State suddenly equate to "secular society "

                Way is Hamas allowed to kill any jewish child, woman or man anywhere in the world. But Israel isn't allowed to defend itself from a murderous band of Mercenary's hired by Iran to kill jews?

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                  Endoscopy10 months, 2 weeks ago

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                  Spreading some al taqiyya dissent?

                  I love the illegal blockade part. The borders are closed because Hamas who is the duly elected government sent out suicide bombers. They were also smuggling in missiles and other military weapons in trucks carrying medical supplies.

                  Hamas started sending out missiles the first day the Israelis left and have had only short stoppages since. And you have the gall to call that a concentration camp. What foolishness.

                  Read the Hamas charter. Or have you and are just doing their lies (al taqiyya)

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                    dissent10 months, 2 weeks ago

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                    "Spreading some al taqiyya dissent? I love the illegal blockade part."

                    you should....... it was in breach of the ceasefire agreement.

                    "During the first stage of implementation, Israel is required to ease its blockade of the Gaza Strip and allow resumption of some supply shipments."

                    http://www.alternativenews.org/news/english/in-the...

                    would you like extra guacamole and corn chips with your al taqiyya?

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            hyperbola10 months, 3 weeks ago

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            Given the number of fanatic zionists Obama has appointed to his government, he is probably happy that the Israelis have attacked Gaza now. This spares him from having to make it clear that he is following the same "zioncon" foreign policy as Bush.

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              Endoscopy10 months, 2 weeks ago

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              There speaks a Muslim telling the terrorist propaganda. He mentioned that he visited Gaza recently and liked what he saw. Probably the children marching around with fake weapons etc.

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              GLee10 months, 2 weeks ago

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              Think 'Happy' 'bola.

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                doppich10 months, 2 weeks ago

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                "But foreign wars don't wait for Washington inaugurations."

                More likely, this one was started because of the upcoming inauguration and change of administrations.

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                  Mutainia10 months, 2 weeks ago

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                  Whipe away those tears and fear NOT, O terrorists. Obama will probably come through for Islam soon enough. He could just be ACTing like he's for Israel, America, Liberty, freedom and Democracy, for now, is all.

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                    dissent10 months, 2 weeks ago

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                    hmmmm.... get your doctor to reduce your dosage

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