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Title: Russia: Poland risks attack because of US missiles
Source: Yahoo - AP
URL Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080815 ... e_eu/russia_us_missile_defense
Published: Aug 15, 2008
Author: JIM HEINTZ
Post Date: 2008-08-15 13:51:07 by Rotara
Keywords: None
Views: 1454
Comments: 90

1 hour, 2 minutes ago

MOSCOW - A top Russian general said Friday that Poland's agreement to accept a U.S. missile interceptor base exposes the ex-communist nation to attack, possibly by nuclear weapons, the Interfax news agency reported.

The statement by Gen. Anatoly Nogovitsyn is the strongest threat that Russia has issued against the plans to put missile defense elements in former Soviet satellite nations.

Poland and the United States on Thursday signed a deal for Poland to accept a missile interceptor base as part of a system the United States says is aimed at blocking attacks by rogue nations. Moscow, however, feels it is aimed at Russia's missile force.

"Poland, by deploying (the system) is exposing itself to a strike — 100 percent," Nogovitsyn, the deputy chief of staff, was quoted as saying.

He added, in clear reference to the agreement, that Russia's military doctrine sanctions the use of nuclear weapons "against the allies of countries having nuclear weapons if they in some way help them." Nogovitsyn that would include elements of strategic deterrence systems, he said, according to Interfax.

At a news conference earlier Friday, Nogovitsyn had reiterated Russia's frequently stated warning that placing missile-defense elements in Poland and the Czech Republic would bring an unspecified military response. But his subsequent reported statement substantially stepped up a war of words.

U.S. officials have said the timing of the deal was not meant to antagonize Russian leaders at a time when relations already are strained over the recent fighting between Russia and Georgia over the separatist Georgian region of South Ossetia.

Russian forces went deep into Georgia in the fighting, raising wide concerns that Russia could be seeking to occupy parts of its small, pro-U.S. neighbor, which has vigorously lobbied to join NATO, or even to force its government to collapse.

"I think the Russian behavior over the last several days is generally concerning not only to the United States but to all of our European allies," said Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman, when asked about Russian threats against Poland as a result of the missile defense agreement.

He also suggested that earlier U.S. offers for broad cooperation with Moscow on the missile defense program may be reevaluated considering the latest developments.

Under the agreement that Warsaw and Washington reached Thursday, Poland will accept an American missile interceptor base.

Washington says the planned system, which is not yet operational, is needed to protect the U.S. and Europe from possible attacks by missile-armed "rogue states" like Iran. The Kremlin, however, feels it is aimed at Russia's missile force and warns it will worsen tensions.

In an interview on Poland's news channel TVN24, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the United States agreed to help augment Poland's defenses with Patriot missiles in exchange for placing 10 missile defense interceptors in the Eastern European country.

He said the deal also includes a "mutual commitment" between the two nations to come to each other's assistance "in case of trouble."

That clause appeared to be a direct reference to Russia.

Poland has all along been guided by fears of a newly resurgent Russia, an anxiety that has intensified with Russia's offensive in Georgia. In past days, Polish leaders said that fighting justified Poland's demands that it get additional security guarantees from Washington in exchange for allowing the anti-missile base on its soil.

"Simply the existence of this installation increases Poland's security," Polish President Lech Kaczynski said Friday.

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Associated Press writers Lolita C. Baldor in Washington and Vanessa Gera in Warsaw, Poland contributed to this report.

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#1. To: Rotara (#0) (Edited)

Poland and the United States on Thursday signed a deal for Poland to accept a missile interceptor base as part of a system the United States says is aimed at blocking attacks by rogue nations. Moscow, however, feels it is aimed at Russia's missile force.

What the General doesn't understand is that the U.S. government considers every country that doesn't do exactly what we want them to do is a rogue nation.

"The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media." ~ William Colby, Director, CIA 1973–1976

F.A. Hayek Fan  posted on  2008-08-15   13:54:49 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Hayek Fan (#1)

The leaders of our countries, each people being responsible for their own, would best serve the world by removing themselves from the planet. ;-)

"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams

Rotara  posted on  2008-08-15   14:03:14 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Hayek Fan (#1)

--

Who's to blame for the Russian Georgian conflict?


"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly." Robert F. Kennedy

Ferret Mike  posted on  2008-08-15   14:04:21 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: Rotara (#2)

The leaders of our countries, each people being responsible for their own, would best serve the world by removing themselves from the planet. ;-)

Amen.

"The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media." ~ William Colby, Director, CIA 1973–1976

F.A. Hayek Fan  posted on  2008-08-15   14:04:59 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: Hayek Fan, Rotara, all (#1)

What the General doesn't understand is that the U.S. government considers every country that doesn't do exactly as we want a rogue nation.

While our actions have shown us to be the true rogue state.

All war, all the time.

Lod  posted on  2008-08-15   14:05:11 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: lodwick (#5)

"While our actions have shown us to be the true rogue state.

All war, all the time."

“Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence. Any man who has once proclaimed violence as his method is inevitably forced to take the lie as his principle.”

-- Alexander Solzhenitsyn


"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly." Robert F. Kennedy

Ferret Mike  posted on  2008-08-15   14:08:59 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: Ferret Mike (#3)

Who's to blame for the Russian Georgian conflict?

I can honestly say I do not care how it started or who is to blame. Georgia is on the other side of the world and has no bearing on your life or mine. It is not worth the blood of a single American. The idea that people actually want to send American troops there is mind-boggling to me. Of course those wanting to do the sending have no friends or family in the military and only want to quench their thirst for bloodlust.

The whole situation is just one more example of why the two party fraud needs to be overthrown. They seem to be bound and determined to start a world war.

"The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media." ~ William Colby, Director, CIA 1973–1976

F.A. Hayek Fan  posted on  2008-08-15   14:13:42 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: lodwick (#5)

While our actions have shown us to be the true rogue state.

All war, all the time.

Yep. If the American people don't wake up real damed quick and vote the two party fraud out of office they are not going to have a country left. It's going to be nuked into oblivian.

"The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media." ~ William Colby, Director, CIA 1973–1976

F.A. Hayek Fan  posted on  2008-08-15   14:15:27 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: Hayek Fan (#7)

Perpetual war is like any cancer, it grows larger and stronger as it weakens and kills it's host.

When the criminal shadow elite running Bush and Cheney get desparate and worried about losing hold of White House control, they become dangerous as any cornered animal, and don't care who gets hurt in the struggle to hold power.


"You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's no longer in your power -- he's free again. Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Ferret Mike  posted on  2008-08-15   14:17:32 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: Ferret Mike (#3)

Who's to blame for the Russian Georgian conflict?

Obama's masters.

God is always good!

RickyJ  posted on  2008-08-15   14:23:39 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#11. To: RickyJ (#10)

Yes Ricky, I do know you are still full of bull shit and innuendo. But thanks for sharing anyway.


"You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's no longer in your power -- he's free again. Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Ferret Mike  posted on  2008-08-15   14:25:25 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#12. To: Hayek Fan (#8)

If the American people don't wake up real damed quick and vote the two party fraud out of office they are not going to have a country left. It's going to be nuked into oblivian.

The Georgian "conflict" has made Bush giddy with joy. He thought he was going to have to limp out of his second term into oblivion, but now he's got his chance to thump his chest and rail against the Russians like it's 1989.

“The best and first guarantor of our neutrality and our independent existence is the defensive will of the people…and the proverbial marksmanship of the Swiss shooter. Each soldier a good marksman! Each shot a hit!” Schweizerische Schutzenseitunt (Swiss Shooting Federation) April, 1941

X-15  posted on  2008-08-15   14:28:53 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#13. To: Ferret Mike (#11)

The truth hurts, doesn't it?

God is always good!

RickyJ  posted on  2008-08-15   14:28:56 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#14. To: Rotara (#0)

Russia is really starting to sound like a nation that is getting ready for a war with the USA. They must have lost their minds. They will be obliterated.

God is always good!

RickyJ  posted on  2008-08-15   14:31:45 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#15. To: Ferret Mike (#9)

When the criminal shadow elite running Bush and Cheney get desparate and worried about losing hold of White House control, they become dangerous as any cornered animal, and don't care who gets hurt in the struggle to hold power.

One big difference between your view of the world and mine is that I believe the "criminal shadow elite running Bush and Cheney" also runs Obama and the Democratic Party, and of course, the Republican Party. IMHO the only two people who were not bought and paid for in the presidential election were Paul and Kucinich.

"The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media." ~ William Colby, Director, CIA 1973–1976

F.A. Hayek Fan  posted on  2008-08-15   14:32:45 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#16. To: RickyJ (#14)

Can you detail the scenario where Russia is obliterated and the US is not?

Antiparty - find out why, think about 'how'

a vast rightwing conspirator  posted on  2008-08-15   14:35:13 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#17. To: Rotara (#0)

"Simply the existence of this installation increases Poland's security," Polish President Lech Kaczynski said Friday.

Of course it increases their security. It also unfortunately makes them much more dependent on the USA for protection. It's not good to be dependent on any foreign nation for any thing.

God is always good!

RickyJ  posted on  2008-08-15   14:36:36 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#18. To: RickyJ (#14)

Russia is really starting to sound like a nation that is getting ready for a war with the USA. They must have lost their minds. They will be obliterated.

Only if it goes nuclear. The U.S. is stretched to thin to do much. It's going to take much more than light infantry and airborne troops to take on the Russians. We will need our heavy divisions. The Russians are not going to be like Saddam and sit and wait three months for us to fly all of our equipment to a safe staging area.

"The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media." ~ William Colby, Director, CIA 1973–1976

F.A. Hayek Fan  posted on  2008-08-15   14:36:44 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#19. To: Hayek Fan (#15) (Edited)

One big difference between your view of the world and mine is that I believe the "criminal shadow elite running Bush and Cheney" also runs Obama and the Democratic Party, and of course, the Republican Party. IMHO the only two people who were not bought and paid for in the presidential election were Paul and Kucinich

I always ask the Obamaites the following question: if Obama is really the outsider, maverick anti-establishment candidate, why has the mass media had a love affair with him, rather than ignoring or smearing him the way they smear true anti-establishment candidates like Ron Paul? Anyone with so much mainstream media backing ought to set off alarms right off the bat.

I almost want BHO to win so I can see the looks on the Obamaites' faces when they find out that their Messiah is just another DNC hack. Just like the people who thought that electing Bush would be a good antidote to Clinton back in 2000.

Rupert_Pupkin  posted on  2008-08-15   14:37:34 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#20. To: a vast rightwing conspirator (#16)

Can you detail the scenario where Russia is obliterated and the US is not?

LOL!

That all depends on how good the USA's missile defense system is when the nukes start flying. Right now I would say the USA and Russia would both be obliterated. But I can't be sure of that considering the way USA has been acting lately.

God is always good!

RickyJ  posted on  2008-08-15   14:39:03 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#21. To: Rupert_Pupkin (#19)

I almost want BHO to win so I can see the looks on the Obamaites' faces when they find out that their Messiah is just another DNC hack. Just like the people who thought that electing Bush would be a good antidote to Clinton back in 2000.

I'm to the point where I don't care who wins because we are going to wind up in the same place regardless. I'm not even sure I'm going to vote this time around. I will not vote for Baldwin because he is pro-war on drugs. I will not vote for Barr because I believe him to be a Republican plant who entered the race to split the Ron Paul vote. Obama and McCain are out of the question. They are part of the problem so cannot be the answer.

"The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media." ~ William Colby, Director, CIA 1973–1976

F.A. Hayek Fan  posted on  2008-08-15   14:43:48 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#22. To: Hayek Fan (#15)

"One big difference between your view of the world and mine is that I believe the "criminal shadow elite running Bush and Cheney" also runs Obama and the Democratic Party, and of course, the Republican Party. IMHO the only two people who were not bought and paid for in the presidential election were Paul and Kucinich."

To me any election, this one included is like being handed a stick of dynamite with a lit fuse while in a boat and being asked if I am going to sit there complaining about this happening or fish. I am always going to pick the candidate that comes out of the few the power elite allow to be chosen from I feel has the most promise and potential to be someone that will be constructive and do the right thing.

I have many friends who would prefer Bushes and McCains to develop chaos and destruction as to make fallow the ground for real green anarchy to take root. I can't run with that mode of doing things, and they and you are welcome to disagree with me for supporting Barack Obama with my time and money, but the best I can do is note your opinions, and do what I feel I have to do.


"You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's no longer in your power -- he's free again. Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Ferret Mike  posted on  2008-08-15   14:48:37 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#23. To: Hayek Fan (#21) (Edited)

I'm to the point where I don't care who wins because we are going to wind up in the same place regardless. I'm not even sure I'm going to vote this time around. I will not vote for Baldwin because he is pro-war on drugs. I will not vote for Barr because I believe him to be a Republican plant who entered the race to split the Ron Paul vote. Obama and McCain are out of the question. They are part of the problem so cannot be the answer.

We'll get more welfare and warfare state with both McCain and Obama. Slightly more welfare with Obama, and slightly more warfare with McCain, but fundamentally no difference. When I said I wanted BHO to win, I was being facetious - it really doesn't matter to me, but it sure will be funny to watch the Obamites, at least the smarter ones, realize that they've been had by their empty suit Saviour.

As far as third party candidates go, I'll vote for whichever one makes the biggest splash as a protest vote. Since none of them have any chance of winning, I'd even vote for somebody like Nader just to boost the "none of the above" numbers, if he were at the top of the third party contender list. Barr might score a couple of percentage points, so he'll probably get my protest vote even though I can't stand his liberal views on immigration (which is the norm for most Libertarian Party members, unfortunately). The Constitution Party is basically a non-factor, and for what it's worth, they seem more Theocrats than Constitutionalists on a lot of issues.

Rupert_Pupkin  posted on  2008-08-15   14:49:56 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#24. To: RickyJ (#13)

"The truth hurts, doesn't it?"

The truth is, that if stupidity was painful, you would be rolling around on the ground right now screaming in agony, and would be unable to post.

Too bad having a brain sack full of straw doesn't have that effect on people, yes? I sure wish it did anyway.


"You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's no longer in your power -- he's free again. Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Ferret Mike  posted on  2008-08-15   14:51:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#25. To: RickyJ (#17)

Of course it increases their security. It also unfortunately makes them much more dependent on the USA for protection. It's not good to be dependent on any foreign nation for any thing.

Entangling alliance. ;-)

"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams

Rotara  posted on  2008-08-15   16:11:15 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#26. To: RickyJ (#14)

Russia is really starting to sound like a nation that is getting ready for a war with the USA. They must have lost their minds. They will be obliterated.

Please do not bet the farm on this one. We rally have no idea what they have in their arsenal, now do we?

Lod  posted on  2008-08-15   20:42:18 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#27. To: Ferret Mike (#24)

Hey, FM you're back.

buckeye  posted on  2008-08-15   20:46:18 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#28. To: Rotara (#25)

Russia has been at Polands throat for centuries.

The last time with Stalin and Hitler.

" * The First Partition: August 5, 1772. * The Second Partition: January 23, 1793 (in which Austria did not participate). * The Third Partition: October 24, 1795.

The less often used term "Fourth Partition of Poland" may refer to any subsequent division of Polish lands, specifically:

* after the Napoleonic Era, the 1815 division of the Duchy of Warsaw at the Congress of Vienna; * the 1832 incorporation of the "Congress Kingdom" into Russia, and the 1846 incorporation of the Republic of Kraków into Austria; and * the 1939 division of Poland between Germany and the Soviet Union pursuant to the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.[4]

Cynicom  posted on  2008-08-15   20:52:54 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#29. To: Rotara (#0)

The pollack's better get on the clue bus and duck back under the wing of communism or risk incineration.

Jethro Tull  posted on  2008-08-15   20:55:39 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#30. To: Rotara (#0)

Poland and the United States on Thursday signed a deal for Poland to accept a missile interceptor base as part of a system the United States says is aimed at blocking attacks by rogue nations. Moscow, however, feels it is aimed at Russia's missile force.

Those dumbasses need to stop poking the bear with that stick. The idiots obviously still think this is 1994 and Russia is still ran buy an ass grabbing lush and that the bear is de-clawed and toothless. While it's debatable if Iran has carrier killer missiles, Russia has them in spades. They are probably the only force on the planet that can take the US out of the power projection business. You don't have to live in fear of the bear, but you damned well better have some respect for it.

"I'd like to live just long enough to be there when they cut off your head and stick it on a pike as a warning to the next ten generations that some favors come with too high a price." Vir Cotto, Babylon 5

orangedog  posted on  2008-08-15   21:33:34 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#31. To: Rotara, EghoHan, all (#25)

We gave a load. Who knows what it will go for our guys...

It may be time to start donating in lead...

Lod  posted on  2008-08-15   21:46:28 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#32. To: Cynicom (#28)

Russia has been at Polands throat for centuries.

I think there are a number of reasons for this and it's not just Poland, it's also the Ukraine that Russia has always tried to get under its thumb, sometimes successfully and sometimes not. But there has always been tension with those 3 countries.

1. Both Poland and the Ukraine represent important geo-political buffer states to Mother Russia that an invading army needs to cross to get at Russia so Russia would like to have both nations under its sphere of influence to keep a watchful eye on the leanings/loyalties of the Poles and Ukies so they don't engage in treachery and offer a back door easy access to Russia.

2. Poland and the Ukraine offer Russia ice free seaports for trade and commerce with European nations and for Russia's navy for defense purposes.

3. Poland and the Ukraine have always been culturally and intellectually advanced because of their proximity to European nations like Austria Germany the Netherlands and Scandanavia. Poles and Ukrainians offer Russia an educated and highly trainable pool of subjects to subjugate if necessary.

4. Poland and the Ukraine had land and climate that made them the agricultural bread baskets of Eastern Europe and since much of Russia's terrain and climate were not as hospitable to farming, Poland and the Ukraine were assets for providing food to Russian peoples.

5. Both Poland and the Ukraine have always been fervently nationalistic and if these 2 nations could be put under Russia's thumb, they would serve as object studies to other Eastern European nations who were less populous annd who had less of an innate independent drive or nature - "See, if the Poles and Ukies were thwarted in their efforts to separate from Russia's long hand, what chance do you folks in Estonia or Belarus or Czech Republic have?"

scrapper2  posted on  2008-08-15   21:52:09 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#33. To: orangedog, All (#30)

Those dumbasses need to stop poking the bear with that stick. The idiots obviously still think this is 1994 and Russia is still ran buy an ass grabbing lush and that the bear is de-clawed and toothless. While it's debatable if Iran has carrier killer missiles, Russia has them in spades. They are probably the only force on the planet that can take the US out of the power projection business. You don't have to live in fear of the bear, but you damned well better have some respect for it.

Bump. Excellent observations. I like your last statement in particular.

And if Poland for example has missile intercepter bases, and if in theory, Russia and the USA begin hostilities in earnest, won't Russia's missiles rain over Poland and kill the Poles in order for the Continental nations - old Europe - like France and Italy - to be kept safe and unscathed??? So why is the Polish government volunteering for this suicidal job?

scrapper2  posted on  2008-08-15   22:00:25 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#34. To: scrapper2 (#32)

and it's not just Poland,

Russia did not become the worlds largest nation as a gift from God like some other people. They took it by force, threat and intimidation.

Two things come to mind on that subject...

During our Civil War, Russia was meddling, in that by sending a fleet here in support of the North.

The Russians in the 1930s had plans of going to the English channel. That is why they pushed and aided Hitler to move WEST first, in hopes he would be so weakened they could attack from behind and march to the channel. When the West caved in weeks, Stalin knew he was next.

I have zero sympathy for the Russians. They are friends to no one.

Cynicom  posted on  2008-08-15   22:00:28 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#35. To: Cynicom (#34)

I have zero sympathy for the Russians. They are friends to no one.

I did not cite reasons for why Russia has been trying to keep Poland and the Ukraine under its thumb as a matter of being sympathetic to Russia. I merely gave you and others the reasons why I thought Poland and Ukraine were continually victimized by Russia. Russia's reasons are not good for Poland and the Ukraine - they are good reasons for Russia only.

Russia acts in its own interests as most countries do except for America. Since the 6 Day War, America has re-ordered its priorities. It no longer acts solely in its own interests. Since the LBJ Administration, America been acting in 2 nation's best interests - ie. Israel's and America's. Unfortunately Israel's interests are not America's best interests and in fact are the opposite of America's best interests. And that's why we are having the problems we do in the Middle East today.

Professors Mearsheimer and Walt do an excellent job in their 400 page book "The Israel Lobby" in illustrating how our gov't is putting Israel's interests first in our ME foreign policy and how America is suffering terrible consequences for that very reason. ( examples being the situation with Iraq and Iran)

scrapper2  posted on  2008-08-15   22:22:51 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#36. To: buckeye (#27)

"Hey, FM you're back."

Yup. Good to see ya.


"You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's no longer in your power -- he's free again. Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Ferret Mike  posted on  2008-08-15   23:05:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#37. To: lodwick (#31)

We gave a load. Who knows what it will go for our guys...

It may be time to start donating in lead...

If we begin to unload the type and quantity of ordnance required to push the Soviet troops out of Georgia (Abkhazia/South Ossetia), then hide the young people because a draft will be on it's heels imo. ;-)

"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams

Rotara  posted on  2008-08-16   10:56:04 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#38. To: scrapper2 (#35)

I did not cite reasons for why Russia has been trying to keep Poland and the Ukraine under its thumb as a matter of being sympathetic to Russia. I merely gave you and others the reasons why I thought Poland and Ukraine were continually victimized by Russia. Russia's reasons are not good for Poland and the Ukraine - they are good reasons for Russia only.

Russia acts in its own interests as most countries do except for America. Since the 6 Day War, America has re-ordered its priorities. It no longer acts solely in its own interests. Since the LBJ Administration, America been acting in 2 nation's best interests - ie. Israel's and America's. Unfortunately Israel's interests are not America's best interests and in fact are the opposite of America's best interests. And that's why we are having the problems we do in the Middle East today.

Professors Mearsheimer and Walt do an excellent job in their 400 page book "The Israel Lobby" in illustrating how our gov't is putting Israel's interests first in our ME foreign policy and how America is suffering terrible consequences for that very reason. ( examples being the situation with Iraq and Iran)

We've already determined that you don't know your head from your ass when it comes to the international globalist power structure. ;-)

"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams

Rotara  posted on  2008-08-16   10:58:07 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#39. To: Rotara (#37)

If we begin to unload the type and quantity of ordnance required to push the Soviet troops out of Georgia (Abkhazia/South Ossetia), then hide the young people because a draft will be on it's heels imo. ;-)

The only 'winners' will be the MIC and the banksters.

Lod  posted on  2008-08-16   11:01:42 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#40. To: lodwick (#39)

The only 'winners' will be the MIC and the banksters.

If only we could get the boots to turn on their MIC puppets and we the people could rout out the scum banksters from America. We'd have half a chance. Too many people, though, have their craniums lodged in their sphincters. ;-)

"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams

Rotara  posted on  2008-08-16   11:06:25 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#41. To: Rotara, James Deffenbach, rowdee (#38)

We've already determined that you don't know your head from your ass when it comes to the international globalist power structure. ;-)

"We" is I presume "you."

And you know so much about international ggggggglobalists.

That's the depth of your political analysis - it's always one liners about ggggglobalists, ttttraitors, ttttrilateralists, and CCCCCFRers being the cause of every problem in the US and the world.

You never dissect or identify any event. You never see permutations, complexities of situations. You rarely offer insightful opinions. It's always the gggglobalists and traitors, and new world orders - those same old same old "safe" all encompassing labels you turn to.

Btw in as much as you talk about the terms have you ever gone to the library and read foreign policy magazines like what's published by the CFR? They do publish one btw - it's not secret at all - and its been published since the 1920's I believe. Or have you bothered to browse through reference textbooks like Axelrod's "The international encyclopedia of secret societies and fraternal orders"? Bet you haven't - I have. I actually use academic and public libraries for expanding my knowledge - do you? I suspect not.

Try wrapping your brain around this immutable fact, bucko - the US has 1000's of secret societies. They have always been and they always will be. It's not the societies that are the problem, it's the influence of certain individuals who might be in them. And these individuals - like Henry Kissinger, for example - would be influential and anti-America, regardless if they were in CFR or not.

Richard, Gere, a pretty boy light weight political dilatant is a member of CFR and he has zero influence on US foreign policy and CFR membership does not help him.

Sheldon Adelson, to my knowledge, is not a member of CFR. However Sheldon Adelson is the 3 richest man in the USA. Sheldon Adelson is a bigtime Zionist and he brings the power and influence of his riches to bear on the White House and Congressmen and Senators to promote his singular interest in life - Israel, and Adelson presses Israel's interests on our federal law makers even when Israel's interests are in conflict with America's interests.

Here's some examples of how I see individuals influencing foreign policy today.

When Sheldon Adelson calls any US President, they answer the phone no matter what they are doing, no matter what meeting they are in. If Richard Gere calls, a message is taken. If Henry Kissinger calls, more than likely the call is taken on the spot but sometimes a message is taken and a call back is done later in the day - there's not the urgency as when Adelson calls. Kissinger is a powerful man because of his personal stature in politics and his contacts with powerful people like Adelson, some of whom he has met through his CFR membership but many whom he has met outside CFR.

Times have changed and especially so the past 10-15 years. Power and influence in world political affairs have been re-configured to accomodate the amazing personal wealth accumulated by a handful of very very rich individuals in the world.

CFR is a powerful organization - absolutely - but is its influence as great today as it was during the 30's, 40's 50's, 60's ? I would suggest to you that the answer is "no." Organizations like CFR have had to take a back seat to MONEYED INDIVIDUALS like Adelson. Look at the Forbes list of billionaires - those are the people who rule Presidents, Kings, and Queens. And they don't need no CFR membership to give them the clout they have today.

You don't have to agree with my opinions. Frankly I could care less what a shallow intellect like youself thinks of my opinions.

I have opinions because I analyze. And I take the time and energy to support my opinions. You have no opinions. You do not analyze. You have only safe labels.

So for a person like you to be critical of me and my knowledge of foreign affairs is beyond laughable. Stuff it where the sun don't shine, rotorooter.

scrapper2  posted on  2008-08-16   12:44:54 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#42. To: scrapper2 (#41)

So for a person like you to be critical of me and my knowledge of foreign affairs is beyond laughable.

You are beyond laughable. You're an old school joke who's obsessed with everything BUT our solution.

You running around telling people what YOU think reality is and YOU don't even know what the CFR's (and I'm sure the Trilateralists or the Bilderberg Society or any of the others) mission statement is.

You're an idiot.

And a NAZI.

Now run along, there's a secular jew under your bed waiting to get you.

Better go kill him. Ya dumb beotch. ;-)

"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams

Rotara  posted on  2008-08-16   12:57:01 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#43. To: Rotara, buckeye, rowdee, christine, Diana, Original_Intent (#42) (Edited)

You are beyond laughable. You're an old school joke who's obsessed with everything BUT our solution.

You running around telling people what YOU think reality is and YOU don't even know what the CFR's (and I'm sure the Trilateralists or the Bilderberg Society or any of the others) mission statement is.

You're an idiot.

And a NAZI.

Now run along, there's a secular jew under your bed waiting to get you.

Better go kill him. Ya dumb beotch. ;-)

Catch a clue, genius. Your self-promoted highly vaunted oh-so deep foreign policy knowledge about CFR's Trilateralists, Bilderberg Society is accessible to elementary school age children using Google. Duh.

Your stomping around and shouting obscenities and calling me a NAZI 1000 times does not scare me or turn me into a NAZI, she-man.

And it's rather rich irony that a Rapturenutter like yourself - whose religious beliefs revolves around hoping and cheering for Israel's ultimate destruction and lotsa Jewish Israelis being killed, well except for those few Israelis and Jews who convert to your warped version of Christianity - accuses me of being a Nazi and of hating Jews.

Riiiiighttt, that's rich irony indeed. Listen up, Mr. Pretend Christian. I don't cheer and hope and pray and look forward to Israel being destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. I don't insult Judaism and its beliefs like you do, secretly looking down it Judaism, and wanting to prostelyze Jews and convert them because you think your sick version of Christianity is the only way to Heaven. And another thing, rotorooter, I actually have Jewish friends and neighbors and professional acquaintances who look forward to seeing me and spending time with me, who respect and trust me, as opposed to your situation, no doubt, wherein you scare off Jews once they discover what a dis-respectful attitude you have to Judaism and what you want to happen to Israel so you can leap frog over death and destruction to Heaven.

March on, brother, the cataclysmic event you so wish for might be right around the corner. Gack.

scrapper2  posted on  2008-08-16   13:47:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#44. To: Hayek Fan (#21)

Obama and McCain are out of the question. They are part of the problem so cannot be the answer.

Very well stated. I wouldn't vote for either of them for dog catcher, let alone for president of this country.

Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.
Lord Acton

James Deffenbach  posted on  2008-08-16   13:54:35 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#45. To: Rotara, Christine, scrapper2 (#42)

And a NAZI.

Now run along, there's a secular jew under your bed waiting to get you.

Better go kill him. Ya dumb beotch. ;-)

This bullshit is totally uncalled for. Grow up, please, for the sake of this forum.

Scrapper is one of the best posters the forum has because she does her homework on various topics and issues.....it isn't just 'blather' or 'bleating'. Certainly not the same old, same old.

You don't have to agree with her, or anyone else, for that matter, but you should at least be civil.

If you think she is so far off base, why not back up YOUR contentions with the same degree of information that she posts?

rowdee  posted on  2008-08-16   17:22:21 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#46. To: rowdee (#45)

Scrapper is one of the best posters the forum has because she does her homework on various topics and issues

LOL - now THAT is a good one!!! ;-)

"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams

Rotara  posted on  2008-08-16   18:02:16 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#47. To: Rotara, Hayek Fan, Scrapper2, Cynicom, Lodwick, TwentyTwelve, Wudidiz, Ferret Mike, aristeides, all (#0)

This is beginning to get worrisome. It is obvious that the missile emplacements that are being scheduled for Poland are NOT defensive systems. The undercurrent is that the NWO/Globalists are using the US to encircle Russia and the Russians are not going to go meekly into the night while their perimeter is set up with missiles aimed at Russia.

The idiots pushing this strategy are courting Global Thermonuclear War. It is almost as though the nihilistic Sociopaths/Psychotics are trying to instigate such a scenario.

Of course the elite have deep bunkers interconnected via rail systems and regard a nuclear war as survivable for them. Those of us not so privileged are sitting ducks.

However, the Russian mainland is much more survivable than ours. Hit the Yellowstone shield volcano and you could possibly bury much of the continent in radioactive volcanic ash.

So, the apparent confrontation of Russia via USrael's cat's paw, Georgia, takes on much larger implications, and the attempt to ring Russia with missile emplacement pushes the Russian buttons to the point where they might feel that they must act to take out those emplacements before they can be used against them.

This is not good.

"The difference between an honorable man and a moral man is that an honorable man regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked and he is in no danger of being caught." ~ H. L. Mencken

Original_Intent  posted on  2008-08-17   0:29:52 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#48. To: Rotara, rowdee, Scrapper2 (#46)

You don't have to agree with her, or anyone else, for that matter, but you should at least be civil.

With that I must agree. Your ungentlemanly behavior toward Scrapper is something I find inexplicable. I understand that tempers do become frayed and a forum is not always run by Marquis De Queensbury rules, but there has to be a reason for your "Brass Knuckle" behavior as it was out of place given what Scrapper had to say - agree or disagree.

What has she done or said that has you so fired up?

"The difference between an honorable man and a moral man is that an honorable man regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked and he is in no danger of being caught." ~ H. L. Mencken

Original_Intent  posted on  2008-08-17   0:35:15 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#49. To: Original_Intent, scrapper2, Rotara (#48) (Edited)

With that I must agree. Your ungentlemanly behavior toward Scrapper is something I find inexplicable.

I was paying attention from the start. For what it's worth, in my opinion Rotara is one of the good guys, but although I understand it, I agree that the behavior is very ungentlemanly...

Edit: ...and uncalled for.


"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments, and which cannot fail to keep a man (or woman) in everlasting ignorance that principle is contempt prior to investigation." ~ Herbert Spencer

wudidiz  posted on  2008-08-17   15:47:45 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#50. To: wudidiz, Original_Intent (#49)

She's no lady. She's a Zbig shill that has no answers for America, only contempt for Israel. Loser.

FWIW, I held back. ;-)

"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams

Rotara  posted on  2008-08-17   18:33:04 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#51. To: Original_Intent (#48)

What has she done or said that has you so fired up?

I went ahead and spent the afternoon retracing it, post by CFR-Trilat post.

I got so freaking angry again I had to go hit the heavy bag for awhile.

I have it all documented, be sure of that. I apologize for offending your sensibilities.

You see the whole board as well as anyone out there and if you're another one of these RNCFR shills - you sure have me fooled! ;-)

"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams

Rotara  posted on  2008-08-17   18:37:23 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#52. To: Rotara (#51)

You see the whole board as well as anyone out there and if you're another one of these RNCFR shills - you sure have me fooled! ;-)

I think at one time or another I have managed to piss off the Rinobots, the Israbots, Anarcusts, Oh'Bummerphiles, Hitleryites, Goldi-Pox, and the slack jawed drooling mouth breathing FReeptards. All modesty aside I am filled with pride at having been a bit of a burden on their disinformational careers and a disturbance to their "Rosy Scenarios".

"The difference between an honorable man and a moral man is that an honorable man regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked and he is in no danger of being caught." ~ H. L. Mencken

Original_Intent  posted on  2008-08-17   21:13:32 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#53. To: wudidiz, Rotara (#49)

I was paying attention from the start. For what it's worth, in my opinion Rotara is one of the good guys,

With which I also agree, which is part of why I am puzzled by the behavior. I know there is a reason, but still even fundamental disagreements can be handled without personal epithets.

"The difference between an honorable man and a moral man is that an honorable man regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked and he is in no danger of being caught." ~ H. L. Mencken

Original_Intent  posted on  2008-08-17   21:16:09 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#54. To: Rotara, wudidiz, Original_Intent (#50) (Edited)

She's no lady. She's a Zbig shill that has no answers for America, only contempt for Israel. Loser.

FWIW, I held back. ;-)

Rotara, you are such a boorish ignorant ill-informed cartoonesque moron that words cannot properly describe you.

FWIW, I held back. ;-)

a. when have I "shilled" for Zbig? Just because I don't listen to Genesis Network or read Hal Lindsey fiction, that hardly makes me a Zhib shill by default.

b. of course I've given answers for America - they are not flashy impractical recommendations like what others have said when they harkened back to the American Revolution. Nonetheless my ideas if implemented by all US voters would reap very positive results for America.

For example, we voters must impose our own version of term limits for congresscritters to deflect the deleterious influence of lobby groups - a continual revolving door bringing fresh new faces of critters every 8 years would lessen the opportunity of lobbyists getting their tentacles into elected politicians who are supposed to serve us not them. Ergo, I have always advocated that we should always vote against the incumbent.

Secondly we need to pressure our critters to pass legislation that would prohibit dual citizens from serving in an policy level position with the US government. This would send a message that only unhyphenated Americans without split loyalties need to work in our government.

Thirdly the Israel Lobby needs to be required to register as a foreign lobby group - the legislation is in place, it just needs to be implemented. A foreign lobby group registration would not only make clear to prospective contributors that Israel is a separate nation and government from America but it would also disallow tax deductible donations for US citizens. There would be no financial incentive for US citizens to donate as exists today if the Israel Lobby was properly registered. The Israel Lobby is the #2 ranked lobby group in DC. It follows the AARP. The goals of senior citizens are not what is killing America today re: wasted American blood and treasure in a foreign war and occupation. Otoh, the Israel Lobby's goals are.

Fourthly we need to pressure federal politicians to end foreign aid except in response to natural events like earthquakes, etc. Wasting US tax $'s abroad to bribe Third Word thugs and keep the First World nation of Israel financially afloat has zero to do with taking care of American citizens and America's infra structure and sovereignity needs stateside, which is the federal government's mandate. If it takes a while to get this foreign aid black hole of waste changed 100% to our satisfaction, we can get the ball rolling by enlisting pro-constitution legal organizations to make a legal challenge to the US government giving taxpayer support to foreign nation-states that have theocratic aspects - as in the case of Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia - which are in direct conflict with US Constitutional principles specifically the Constitutional Amendment mandating freedom of religion. Right off the bat, $3 -$5 Billion annual foreign aid to Israel would be stopped and would be re-directed to America for Americans instead, and as it should be, if the lawsuit were judged in the US constitutional legal advocates' favor.

Those are places I'd start - in order to win the big battles often it starts with winning small skirmishes and building on those winnings - ground floor up philosophy, if you will.

c. as for Israel, my primary concerns revolve around the well documented issue of Israel and Israel's advocates meddling and compromising the US government for the sole purpose of having our government put Israel's interests first, which causes America's best interests to take a secondary priority and worse putting Israel's interests first actually threatens America's best interests.

In my opinion, the single greatest threat to America's future survival is our misguided ME foreign policy. This disastrous AmericaLast foreign policy is bleeding American blood and treasure in Iraq to a point where America is on its knees. And this AmericaLast foreign policy would most certainly spell America's demise if it led us to attack Iran for Israel's benefit or if we provided logistic, military, financial support to Israel for its attack on Iran.

Open borders and outsourced jobs and industry and abortion on demand pale in comparison to the deadly - and literally so - consequences of the course we are have been on since the LBJ Administration - in regards to our foreign entanglement with Israel - a nation with whom we have no mutual defense treaty because Israel pointedly refuses to sign one and put Israeli blood or treasure at risk for America's security.

If supporting Israel brought America and Americans benefit, perhaps such support could be justified at some level. But Israel is not a strategic asset in the ME nor does it offer resources we need. If anything opening up diplomacy and trade with Iran might be in America's best interests. Israel prevents America from forming any type of relationship with Iran other than one involving war.

My secondary concern and this is only because my government is currently tied to the hip of Israel is related to Israel's thuggish behavior of the Palestinians, which reflects exceedingly poorly on America and causes us - yes,us as in American unhyphenated citizens - deadly blow back consequences.

Fyi, OBL's #1 stated grievance and confirmed by Michael Scheuer, the CIA's own former house resident expert on OBL and the Al Quaeda organization and the best recruiting tool for the aforementioned, is America's unqualified support for Israel in the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

In terms of your accusation that I only have "contempt" for Israel. Are you kidding? Contempt? Ha! That remark demonstrates how ill-informed and poorly read you are and especially with regards to postings on this board.

I have stated several times on this board that I admire Israel specifically for the way the Israel government always serves the best interests of Israel and without fail put Israelis first. In fact I have remarked that I wish that our American government would do the same for its citizenry and nation as Israel's government does for Israel and Israelis.

Any more clarification your addled brain needs, Rotara, in terms of the political positions I really have as opposed to what you wrongly think I have?

Btw, Rotara, I am a lady and I'm a very intelligent lady at that, your opposing opinion notwithstanding.

scrapper2  posted on  2008-08-17   21:43:30 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#55. To: scrapper2 (#54)

I am a lady and I'm very intelligent lady at that.

Could we have a grade transcript from PG school and a note from your Mother?????

Just kiddin. Stop throwing things. Geeezzzz.

Cynicom  posted on  2008-08-17   21:53:51 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#56. To: scrapper2 (#54)

Rotara, you are such a boorish ignorant ill-informed cartoonesque moron that words cannot properly describe you.

FWIW, I held back. ;-)

Remind me not to get you really mad at me. ;-)

"The difference between an honorable man and a moral man is that an honorable man regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked and he is in no danger of being caught." ~ H. L. Mencken

Original_Intent  posted on  2008-08-17   22:06:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#57. To: Rotara, Original_Intent, buckeye, christine, rowdee, Diana, All (#51)

OI: What has she done or said that has you so fired up?

Rotara: I went ahead and spent the afternoon retracing it, post by CFR-Trilat post.

I got so freaking angry again I had to go hit the heavy bag for awhile.

I have it all documented, be sure of that.

What a laugh. You, Rotara, are a certifiable crazed headcase. I've never come across anything like it before.

Furthermore the image you depict of you studiously retracing imaginary non-existent "post by CFR-Trilat post" by scrapper serves as further evidence of your brain-addled madness.

Frankly I doubt you can retrace your way home, unless there were GPS bread crumbs to mark the way for you, much less so called "documented" pro CFR-Trilat posts by scrapper.

As to your irrational anger motivated need to "hit the heavy bag" - this is more evidence of an obsession, a scary hatred for scrapper, a net name, that fore shadows a complete mental decompensation. You, Rotara, need to seek medical help and fast.

scrapper2  posted on  2008-08-17   22:14:28 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#58. To: Cynicom (#55)

Stop throwing things. Geeezzzz.

I'm defending myself against a crazed headcase who makes hateful remarks to me and about me and presents deliberate mis-representations about my political positions.

Are you saying I should not fight back, that I should ignore or turn the other cheek to insults and lies?

Maybe that philosophy works for you. It doesn't for me.

scrapper2  posted on  2008-08-17   22:21:35 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#59. To: scrapper2 (#58) (Edited)

You said you were a lady, I can accept that. You also said you were intelligent, so I asked for outside confirmation. And or a note from your Mother.

There is a little humor there if you look around.

Cynicom  posted on  2008-08-17   22:24:34 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#60. To: scrapper2, Cynicom (#58)

Are you saying I should not fight back, that I should ignore or turn the other cheek to insults and lies?

Maybe that philosophy works for you. It doesn't for me.

Actually I think Cyni is more of a broken Beer Bottle and Brass Knuckles kinda' guy. ;-)

"The difference between an honorable man and a moral man is that an honorable man regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked and he is in no danger of being caught." ~ H. L. Mencken

Original_Intent  posted on  2008-08-17   22:25:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#61. To: Cynicom, Original_Intent (#59) (Edited)

You said you were a lady, I can accept that. You also said you were intelligent, so I asked for outside confirmation. And or a note from your Mother.

There is a little humor there if you look around.

And if you look around you will notice that I did not challenge the portion of your remarks that were clearly humorous.

What I responded to were your remarks which came AFTER the point when you said you were kidding.

Those latter comments were not included in your "just kiddin" qualifier and I read that to represent your pointed criticism of the way I have been methodically responding to each and every one of Rotara's hateful insults and lies.

This is your message to me:

Could we have a grade transcript from PG school and a note from your Mother?????

Just kiddin. Stop throwing things. Geeezzzz.

I only made a response to what came after "just kiddin" which was:

"Stop throwing things. Geeezzzz."

Postscript: If you did not mean to criticize me or to give me unsolicited advice, I sincerely apologize for my misunderstanding your intent.

scrapper2  posted on  2008-08-17   23:10:36 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#62. To: scrapper2 (#61)

Postscript: If you did not mean to criticize me or to give me unsolicited advice

I may be old and stupid but I have also been married nearly 60 years, I well know enough to NEVER criticize a female or give them advice.

This olde dog learned early on, doing such is harmful to ones health.

(Tag to Scrap...abv is sad humor)

Cynicom  posted on  2008-08-17   23:16:18 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#63. To: scrapper2 (#54)

b. of course I've given answers for America - they are not flashy impractical recommendations like what others have said when they harkened back to the American Revolution. Nonetheless my ideas if implemented by all US voters would reap very positive results for America.

For example, we voters must impose our own version of term limits for congresscritters to deflect the deleterious influence of lobby groups - a continual revolving door bringing fresh new faces of critters every 8 years would lessen the opportunity of lobbyists getting their tentacles into elected politicians who are supposed to serve us not them. Ergo, I have always advocated that we should always vote against the incumbent.

Secondly we need to pressure our critters to pass legislation that would prohibit dual citizens from serving in an policy level position with the US government. This would send a message that only unhyphenated Americans without split loyalties need to work in our government.

Thirdly the Israel Lobby needs to be required to register as a foreign lobby group - the legislation is in place, it just needs to be implemented. A foreign lobby group registration would not only make clear to prospective contributors that Israel is a separate nation and government from America but it would also disallow tax deductible donations for US citizens. There would be no financial incentive for US citizens to donate as exists today if the Israel Lobby was properly registered. The Israel Lobby is the #2 ranked lobby group in DC. It follows the AARP. The goals of senior citizens are not what is killing America today re: wasted American blood and treasure in a foreign war and occupation. Otoh, the Israel Lobby's goals are.

Fourthly we need to pressure federal politicians to end foreign aid except in response to natural events like earthquakes, etc. Wasting US tax $'s abroad to bribe Third Word thugs and keep the First World nation of Israel financially afloat has zero to do with taking care of American citizens and America's infra structure and sovereignity needs stateside, which is the federal government's mandate. If it takes a while to get this foreign aid black hole of waste changed 100% to our satisfaction, we can get the ball rolling by enlisting pro-constitution legal organizations to make a legal challenge to the US government giving taxpayer support to foreign nation-states that have theocratic aspects - as in the case of Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia - which are in direct conflict with US Constitutional principles specifically the Constitutional Amendment mandating freedom of religion. Right off the bat, $3 -$5 Billion annual foreign aid to Israel would be stopped and would be re-directed to America for Americans instead, and as it should be, if the lawsuit were judged in the US constitutional legal advocates' favor.

Those are places I'd start - in order to win the big battles often it starts with winning small skirmishes and building on those winnings - ground floor up philosophy, if you will.

c. as for Israel, my primary concerns revolve around the well documented issue of Israel and Israel's advocates meddling and compromising the US government for the sole purpose of having our government put Israel's interests first, which causes America's best interests to take a secondary priority and worse putting Israel's interests first actually threatens America's best interests.

In my opinion, the single greatest threat to America's future survival is our misguided ME foreign policy. This disastrous AmericaLast foreign policy is bleeding American blood and treasure in Iraq to a point where America is on its knees. And this AmericaLast foreign policy would most certainly spell America's demise if it led us to attack Iran for Israel's benefit or if we provided logistic, military, financial support to Israel for its attack on Iran.

Open borders and outsourced jobs and industry and abortion on demand pale in comparison to the deadly - and literally so - consequences of the course we are have been on since the LBJ Administration - in regards to our foreign entanglement with Israel - a nation with whom we have no mutual defense treaty because Israel pointedly refuses to sign one and put Israeli blood or treasure at risk for America's security.

If supporting Israel brought America and Americans benefit, perhaps such support could be justified at some level. But Israel is not a strategic asset in the ME nor does it offer resources we need. If anything opening up diplomacy and trade with Iran might be in America's best interests. Israel prevents America from forming any type of relationship with Iran other than one involving war.

My secondary concern and this is only because my government is currently tied to the hip of Israel is related to Israel's thuggish behavior of the Palestinians, which reflects exceedingly poorly on America and causes us - yes,us as in American unhyphenated citizens - deadly blow back consequences.

Fyi, OBL's #1 stated grievance and confirmed by Michael Scheuer, the CIA's own former house resident expert on OBL and the Al Quaeda organization and the best recruiting tool for the aforementioned, is America's unqualified support for Israel in the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

outstandingly articulated and well reasoned, scrapper.

Do You Know What Freedom Really Means? Freedom4um.com

christine  posted on  2008-08-17   23:30:44 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#64. To: Cynicom, scrapper2 (#62)

stupid you are not, Cyni. neither you or scrapper need take a backseat as far as intelligence.

Do You Know What Freedom Really Means? Freedom4um.com

christine  posted on  2008-08-17   23:38:35 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#65. To: Cynicom (#62)

I may be old and stupid but I have also been married nearly 60 years, I well know enough to NEVER criticize a female or give them advice.

This olde dog learned early on, doing such is harmful to ones health.

Then I offer you my sincere apology for misunderstanding the intent of your post #55.

scrapper2  posted on  2008-08-17   23:39:44 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#66. To: scrapper2 (#65)

No apology needed but welcomed anyway.

I charge Christine ten cents a post here on the forum. Some days very lucrative.

Cynicom  posted on  2008-08-17   23:42:50 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#67. To: Cynicom, christine (#66)

No apology needed but welcomed anyway.

And I second christine's opinion of your intelligence, cyni. I may not always agree with your opinions, but I always learn from and truly appreciate the historical context you often bring to bear in the course of explaining the political positions you take.

scrapper2  posted on  2008-08-17   23:59:11 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#68. To: Cynicom (#66)

the check's in the mail ;)

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christine  posted on  2008-08-18   0:00:16 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#69. To: wudidiz, Rotara (#49)

For what it's worth, in my opinion Rotara is one of the good guys

I agree. And I like your tagline, the quote by Herbert Spencer. I used to use that one myself on another board.

Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.
Lord Acton

James Deffenbach  posted on  2008-08-18   0:36:06 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#70. To: Original_Intent (#52)

You see the whole board as well as anyone out there and if you're another one of these RNCFR shills - you sure have me fooled! ;-)

I think at one time or another I have managed to piss off the Rinobots, the Israbots, Anarcusts, Oh'Bummerphiles, Hitleryites, Goldi-Pox, and the slack jawed drooling mouth breathing FReeptards. All modesty aside I am filled with pride at having been a bit of a burden on their disinformational careers and a disturbance to their "Rosy Scenarios".

The only One that was perfect got smashed, spit on and nailed to a tree. ;-)

"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams

Rotara  posted on  2008-08-18   1:31:05 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#71. To: James Deffenbach, wudidiz (#69)

For what it's worth, in my opinion Rotara is one of the good guys

I agree.

I love you guys, too. Just don't ever piss on my leg and tell me it's raining! LOL ;-)

"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams

Rotara  posted on  2008-08-18   1:31:48 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#72. To: Original_Intent (#47)

So, the apparent confrontation of Russia via USrael's cat's paw, Georgia, takes on much larger implications, and the attempt to ring Russia with missile emplacement pushes the Russian buttons to the point where they might feel that they must act to take out those emplacements before they can be used against them.

This is not good.

I'm sure the Russians are thinking the same thing, and are planning what their next step will be.

With all of the hate directed at them from our "leaders" and bullshit masters, I'm certain they aren't ready to have an ice cream party and just brush it off.


"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen

FormerLurker  posted on  2008-08-18   1:32:23 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#73. To: James Deffenbach, wudidiz, Rotara, buckeye, Original_Intent (#69) (Edited)

wudidiz: For what it's worth, in my opinion Rotara is one of the good guys

James Deffenbach: I agree.

Why would the two of you, wudidiz and JD, say Rotara "is one of the good guys." What are your points of reference? I'm curious.

Okay, wudidiz, I know it's almost second nature for Canadians to be polite and to seek a conciliatory position so perhaps that may influence your tacking thusly to manoeuvre around the storm - for the record, Rotara is this BUT on the otherhand, scrapper does not deserve...

But politeness aside, why do you see Rotara one of the good guys, I mean politically speaking, of course?

Frankly I view Rotara as representing the Useful Idiot class of American citizenry. Rotara has a little bit of insight so he can sling the catchy political phrases like globalist,TriLat-CFR traitors to give the impression that he's politically knowledgeable. Oh cool Rotara knows where it's at - he's no fool.

But in fact what a person like Rotara does is give cover to the greatest threat to America's future survival, which is imo our government's foreign entanglement with Israel, whose interests are not America's interests, and indeed are frequently at odds with America's interests. Israel's threat to America by way of blood and treasure being hemorrhaged in the ME for the benefit of Israel's security, not America's security; by way of enemies we acquire as blow back for our government's unqualified support of Israel in the Israel Palestinian conflict; by way of partnerships we are forbidden from engaging in due to Israel's wishes; and pending wars we may enter that have little to do with America's defense but all to do with Israel's machinations and interests - read: Russia and Iran.

It's a Useful Idiot like Rotara that kicks dust up to the otherwise clearly defined enemy, an enemy from without and whose advocates represent the enemy from within. It's Rotara and evangelicals like him who represent the 4th largest voting block in America, whose Israel priorities are antithetical to America's best interests. It's the Rotara evangelical block of voters that openly prays for a nuclear holocaust in the ME - for them Israel is a central player to their ascension to Heaven after the final earthly apocalyptic battle of good versus evil so Israel's image must be protected and preserved as the good little David nation fighting the Goliath of Islam , no criticism, no realism allowed about Israel's imperfections and threats it poses for America or the Biblical story won't come to be from the evangelical perspective but for us as long as we are tied to the hip of Israel and a flawed self-serving Israel at that, this scenario ensures our fair nation's demise - in the real not the Biblical sense.

But perhaps you two see in Rotara something that I do not see. Please tell me what those assets, those qualities - politically speaking - are.

Imo, unless Rotara acknowledges the serious problem that America's entanglement with Israel poses, but instead avoids and in many cases poisons discussions about the issue, Rotara is not "a good guy". Indeed Rotara's mindset is part of the "elephant in the room" problem for which politically informed Americans are seeking an effective solution in order to stop America's downward spiral.

scrapper2  posted on  2008-08-18   2:29:10 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#74. To: James Deffenbach, wudidiz, Rotara, scrapper2, original_Intent (#69)

For what it's worth, in my opinion Rotara is one of the good guys

I agree.

Rotara is one of the good guys.

TwentyTwelve  posted on  2008-08-18   2:41:57 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#75. To: TwentyTwelve, James Deffenbach, wudidiz, Rotara, original_Intent, buckeye (#74) (Edited)

Rotara is one of the good guys.

Why?

scrapper2  posted on  2008-08-18   2:43:34 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#76. To: Rotara (#71)

For what it's worth, in my opinion Rotara is one of the good guys

I agree.

I love you guys, too. Just don't ever piss on my leg and tell me it's raining! LOL ;-)

How about your left rear pocket?

I don't know how much longer I can hold it.

"The difference between an honorable man and a moral man is that an honorable man regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked and he is in no danger of being caught." ~ H. L. Mencken

Original_Intent  posted on  2008-08-18   13:09:43 ET  (1 image) Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#77. To: scrapper2, Rotara, christine, TwentyTwelve, James Deffenbach, wudidiz (#75)

Rotara is one of the good guys.

Why?

For what is worth I count both of you among the "good guys". Harsh words have been exchanged, and yet despite your differences both of you operate from good motives and wish well for others.

That being a given I would most desire that you both communicate and exchange common ground without acrimony, however tempting that might be, and reach a settlement founded upon mutual respect. Disagreements may well still exist, but I see no reason, other than backing yourselves each into a respective corner, why the both of you cannot find common ground and discuss your disagreements without self defeating mutual assaults.

"The difference between an honorable man and a moral man is that an honorable man regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked and he is in no danger of being caught." ~ H. L. Mencken

Original_Intent  posted on  2008-08-18   13:19:38 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#78. To: Original_Intent (#77)

OI...

Get the 2x4 out to get their attention first, then tell them what you want.

Just like with a mule, he will ignore you until you "speak" to him.

Cynicom  posted on  2008-08-18   13:24:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#79. To: Cynicom (#78)

Just like with a mule, he will ignore you until you "speak" to him.

Got it. LOL!

I figured it was worth a try to go with the carrot first.

"The difference between an honorable man and a moral man is that an honorable man regrets a discreditable act even when it has worked and he is in no danger of being caught." ~ H. L. Mencken

Original_Intent  posted on  2008-08-18   13:28:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#80. To: Original_Intent, scrapper2, Rotara (#77)

i wholeheartedly concur.

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christine  posted on  2008-08-18   13:31:56 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#81. To: Rotara, Original_Intent (#50)

She's no lady. She's a Zbig shill that has no answers for America, only contempt for Israel. Loser.

FWIW, I held back. ;-)

Who are you calling a loser?


"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments, and which cannot fail to keep a man (or woman) in everlasting ignorance that principle is contempt prior to investigation." ~ Herbert Spencer

wudidiz  posted on  2008-08-18   13:49:53 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#82. To: wudidiz, Original_Intent, TwentyTwelve, Christine, Cynicom, scrapper2 (#81)

I appreciate the effort and thoughts. It's not necessary, though well meaning.

I have no need to waste time with willful ignorance nor establishment shills. Plus, my online activism is coming to an end soon so the awkwardness my friends here are feeling will end soon anyway.

FWIW

I have zero use for scrapper2 or people of her kind.

She calls any talk of the new world order 'nebulous', she believes any discussion of it is out of the bounds of 'reality' and 'tall grass' while publicly stating that the CFR, Trilats and Bilderberg are 'just good old boys clubs' with no influence over our governance. That comes in the face of volumes of factual information to the contrary, all of which has been posted here and other forums ad infinitum.

She goes on to say that both wings of the National Party are in fact NOT working in conjunction on the globalist direction/dissolution of our sovereignty and believes there are real differences between the leadership of the republicrats and democans. More than one person that I respect alleges that she is an RNC asset. I have no way to verify that; it doesn't matter anyway.

On top of that, she bashes Alex Jones freely and with very little basis other than the usual excuses from pathetic people. Right along with that former Fobama loving tool justin raimondo.

It all fits together.

In summary, that dimwitted, abortion loving, anti-Christian, reptilian-blow hard can kma and suck hard on my filter for as long as I post.

And no, wudidiz, you certainly are NOT a loser. Don't ever let anyone tell you that you are.

Mr. Mule Spanker: put the 2x4 down before someone gets hurt.

Notice no mention of any obsession with "precious"!? ;-)

"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams

Rotara  posted on  2008-08-18   14:23:39 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#83. To: Original_Intent, Rotara, buckeye, christine, Cynicom, wudidiz (#77) (Edited)

That being a given I would most desire that you both communicate and exchange common ground without acrimony, however tempting that might be, and reach a settlement founded upon mutual respect

I can be civil with Rotara but civility is difficult to maintain when coarse and hateful insults are hurled at me [ come on, being called a baby butcher, a Nazi, a Jew hater is way way way over the top] and/or having my political positions mis-construed even going as far as taking my net name and associating words with my net name that I have never ever stated or would even ever entertain agreeing with.

But I will be civil when conditions permit - I did not mean to have Rotara-scrapper threads dominating the 4um discussions, it happened as a matter of course defending myself against irrational animosity that came out of the blue and was clearly stated by Rotara last Sunday afternoon - to whit something in the manner of: "I don't care for you very much in case you have not realized it". Then it accelerated that evening after buckeye revealed that Rotara's was an End Timer - it was after that precise moment in time that Rotara went nuts, cussing buck and me - at that point I did fight back and most vociferously, you bet, and the first thing I did was pull Rotara's chain on his religion - hey, Rotara invited me to do so when he had his hissy fit with buck and me, lacing his insults with Biblical scripture and referring to buck and me as Monsters, who were in league with the anti-Christers. Screw that - Rotara himself made his religious bent as fair game in debate. Then everything exploded from that night over the course of last week.

I provide you with the scenario only to help you see better that I was civil to Rotara in the past and vice versa - there were no clashes until last Sunday afternoon when Rotara advised me of his latent animosity - a rather bizarre confession, would you not agree? I never was aware of Rotara's long standing - or so it would appear - animosity towards me. Seriously.

A civil discourse footing I will definitely attempt to regain with Rotara. Mutual respect - why is that necessary for civility to be observed? I could care less if Rotara respects me or my opinions - he only needs to conduct himself in a civil fashion, that's all, and I will conduct myself accordingly.

So if you want civil discourse to happen again between the Rotara and myself, OI, I respectfully suggest that you need to double up your advice efforts about temperance and civility to the person who first threw the gauntlet down out of the blue and who accelerated the hostilities with hurling bizarre and irrational and frankly hateful insults of Monster, anti-Christ, Nazi, antisemite etc.

scrapper2  posted on  2008-08-18   14:50:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#84. To: scrapper2, Rotara (#83)

A civil discourse footing I will definitely attempt to regain with Rotara.

Sounds very good for the forum. I'd think it would mean more ideas being exchanged.

buckeye  posted on  2008-08-18   18:50:54 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#85. To: Rotara (#82)

And no, wudidiz, you certainly are NOT a loser. Don't ever let anyone tell you that you are.

Okay, you had me going there.

Thank you.


"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments, and which cannot fail to keep a man (or woman) in everlasting ignorance that principle is contempt prior to investigation." ~ Herbert Spencer

wudidiz  posted on  2008-08-18   18:59:51 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#86. To: Rotara, scrapper2 (#83)

I believe that at all conflict stems from misunderstanding and that this is the case here. It seems to me that despite your differences in opinion, you both have common objectives and it would benefit us all if you could reconcile, put the animosity aside and discuss civilly or not at all.

Just my opinion of course.

You both owe me fifty bucks.


"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments, and which cannot fail to keep a man (or woman) in everlasting ignorance that principle is contempt prior to investigation." ~ Herbert Spencer

wudidiz  posted on  2008-08-18   19:06:46 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#87. To: Rotara (#50)

no answers for America, only contempt for Israel

That's self-contradictory.

nobody  posted on  2008-08-18   19:15:42 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#88. To: Rotara (#50) (Edited)

She's a Zbig shill that has no answers for America, only contempt for Israel. Loser.

Can you support that with links or quotes?

buckeye  posted on  2008-08-18   19:16:49 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#89. To: wudidiz, christine, Rotara (#86) (Edited)

I believe that at all conflict stems from misunderstanding and that this is the case here. It seems to me that despite your differences in opinion, you both have common objectives and it would benefit us all if you could reconcile, put the animosity aside and discuss civilly or not at all.

You're a sweetie, wudidiz, but I think the only goal I have in mind is doing what is best for the forum to get us back to what was happening here prior to last Sunday afternoon - free and open and civil discourse.

I don't see the need for "reconciliation" to occur between Rotara and myself for the aforementioned goal to be effected. Frankly I think there's too much spilled milk that has happened this past week for reconciliation. Civility is all I expect from Rotara and I will accord him the same in turn.

scrapper2  posted on  2008-08-18   19:46:36 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#90. To: scrapper2 (#89)

You Madame are sweetly succinct, elegantly eloquent and voluptuously vicious.


"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments, and which cannot fail to keep a man (or woman) in everlasting ignorance that principle is contempt prior to investigation." ~ Herbert Spencer

wudidiz  posted on  2008-08-19   5:43:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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