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Political Discussions / Middle East / Re: Jordan reconsidering Israel ties
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on: January 05, 2009, 11:18:20 AM
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Wow....Your choices all look bad.
Could it be that your ducking days are over?
Abdallah cannot turn his back to the west or his throne will be in jeopardy.
Does he have the ability to control the street?
You'd better start praying the war ends soon, because if Hamas loses.....no telling what will happen in the Arab street.
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Political Discussions / Middle East / Re: Where are the protests against Hamas rockets?
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on: January 05, 2009, 11:10:24 AM
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If people want to claim they are pacifists that's fine, I can respect a person who believes that all war is wrong, but I am tired of hearing people march and speak out against the "war crimes" Israel is committing, yet remain silent against the hamas rocket attacks. Without those rocket attacks, Israel would have no reason to even justify war to its own people. Did you research that or did you just assume that it was Hamas who started it all? Because a) If you did research that, you would have known that by Israel's own admission, it was they who broke the ceasefire back in november and as a result, the rocket fires began. or b) you immediately jumped to the conclusion that "without those rockets, Israel would not be committing any crimes" without bothering, which means you're not a pacifist in my book, only a hypocrite.
People who always defend Hamas actions are not always right, but those who always accuse Hamas are not any better either 
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Political Discussions / Middle East / Re: The reason behind the Gaza war
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on: January 05, 2009, 10:47:14 AM
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Realityman's very looong post
Repeating this post over and over again will not make it any more credible. Neither will ignoring basic logic and facts over and over again.... I posted the references again... BECAUSE YOU APPARENTLY COMPLETELY IGNORED THEM.... AS YOU HAVE DONE ONCE AGAIN  If hundreds of rockets fired at Israel isn't a ceasefire violation, than, in your mind, WHAT IS CEDAR?? Your willful blindness is only too obvious I did read your sources. Can you please quote where in your sources, it says that Hamas broke the ceasefire and fired any rockets? But your sources do say that Hamas reinforced the ceasefire: Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the Qassam salvo. Gaza's Hamas rulers issued a statement saying that they were still committed to the cease-fire with Israel, despite the small militant group's obvious violation of its terms.
Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas official, responded to the attacks by urging "all Palestinian factions to abide by the calm agreement," adding: "Hamas is keen to maintain the deal." And regarding your July 3, 2008 quote you are so happy about it was Al Aqsa brigades who opened fire and what did Hamas do? Hamas arrested a number of the ceasefire violators linked to Fatah and al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades who said they "reject the extortion and crackdown against its members and leaders" in Gaza. So HAMAS did not break the ceasefire between them and Israel, and took action when others did at the risk of internal war inside Gaza. This is how far Hamas went to protect the ceasfire. It held its part of the deal. Now did Israel?While you quote July, answer my question: Why would Israel say this in November: The Israelis said it was an isolated operation, not a violation of the cease-fire agreed to in June, If the operation will NOT be seen as a violation of a ceasefire? RM, you don't believe it when Hamas says it, believe it when Israel does. The above statement screams "Guilty"
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Political Discussions / Middle East / Re: The reason behind the Gaza war
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on: January 05, 2009, 10:27:51 AM
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OH YES WINOGRAD... Hezbollah conquered so much Israeli territory... destroyed so much Israeli infrastructure...killed so many Israeli fighters.... And of Course, when a ceasefire was announced, Hezbollah had to pull out and back from Israel.... OR WAS IT THE OTHER WAY AROUND??  1- Hizbullah's objectives during the war was not to launch a ground operation into Israel so they did not have to pull out. 2- Israel did not pull out from Lebanon either, because it never succeeded in getting in  Simply because ALL of your objectives aren't achieved, doesn't mean you've lost. Tell that to Winograd dear, when I talk about Israeli failures, I get them from Israeli sources But maybe Israelis never lose  And would you say achieving your objectives is winning? Because as I recall, the prisoner swap Hizbullah requested and which was the reason behind the prisoner operation was achieved. I have no doubt you can find sources that come to the conclusions YOU WANT TO HEAR, but are they dealing with reality, OR LIKE YOU, simply seeing what you want to see and ignoring the rest??  As I said, check my sources dear. The Winograd report, the National Security Council report...When you see me quoting Al Manar, then your post above will make sense
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Political Discussions / Middle East / Re: The reason behind the Gaza war
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on: January 05, 2009, 10:16:45 AM
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Realityman's very looong post
Repeating this post over and over again will not make it any more credible. July 13, 2008
Al-Aqsa Brigades violated the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire on several occasions after the lull took effect between Hamas and Israel in Gaza Strip on June 19.
"We have never been parts of the (ceasefire) deal," al-Aqsa Brigades explained in the statement, which said that the armed wing fired rockets at Israel to respond to Israeli army actions in West Bank which is not included in the six-month agreement.
Hamas arrested a number of the ceasefire violators linked to Fatah and al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades who said they "reject the extortion and crackdown against its members and leaders" in Gaza. Unless you know or a willing to learn the difference between Hamas and Al Aqsa Brigaeds, stop wasting my time and bandwidth. November 4, 2008The Israelis said it was an isolated operation, not a violation of the cease-fire agreed to in June, and asked Egypt to pass that message to Hamas in advance. But six Hamas militants were killed during the tunnel’s destruction, leading Hamas to retaliate with rockets, which led to more closings and operations and then more rockets. And aswer my question: Why would Irael state in November that they have no intention of breaking a ceasefire THAT YOU CLAIM DOES NOT EXIST?
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Political Discussions / Middle East / Re: Sheikh Nizar Rayyan Killed (Gaza)
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on: January 05, 2009, 09:54:06 AM
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Cedar If there is no suicide bombings it's because they understand it won't work in their interrest. They will be linked to al-Qaida type of terror group and that's very bad for their image in the arab world. If Hamas or Hezbullah do suicide bombing they will definetly get the whole world against them. Sure Fred. You are absolutely right. What was I thinking? How can they do that when the whole world is so clearly on their side?!! They cannot risk destroying their picture perfect image! Hey....people can even go so far as to call them terrorists!!!  It's clearly a PR problem. Thanks for clearing that up Fred? Wow....It all makes sense now.
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Political Discussions / Middle East / Re: The reason behind the Gaza war
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on: January 05, 2009, 09:43:31 AM
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...And will see, when israel will withdraw theyr troops from Gaza, everybody will say that they lost that war too. Wanna bet?
That's exactly right... Muslim's never lose wars Even the Winograd report said Israel lost the war against Lebanon while most Arab muslims are still crying that Israel was not successful in this war  11. Overall, we regard the 2nd Lebanon war as a serious missed opportunity. Israel initiated a long war, which ended without its clear military victory. A semi-military organization of a few thousand men resisted, for a few weeks, the strongest army in the Middle East, which enjoyed full air superiority and size and technology advantages. The barrage of rockets aimed at Israel's civilian population lasted throughout the war, and the IDF did not provide an effective response to it. The fabric of life under fire was seriously disrupted, and many civilians either left their home temporarily or spent their time in shelters. After a long period of using only standoff fire power and limited ground activities, Israel initiated a large scale ground offensive, very close to the Security Council resolution imposing a cease fire. This offensive did not result in military gains and was not completed. These facts had far-reaching implications for us, as well as for our enemies, our neighbors, and our friends in the region and around the world. Winograd reportYou don't read much other than Israeli propaganda, do you? You two are same as Celtic, only at the opposite side 
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Political Discussions / Middle East / Re: The reason behind the Gaza war
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on: January 05, 2009, 09:28:43 AM
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Cedar, you start the topic by saying that Israeli forces blew up a tunel and killed 4 militants. Then you sk why did they do that?
The answer is simple: To blow up a tunel and kill militants. This a goal in itself.
I don't ask why they did that. I say that blowing up a tunnel and killing militants when there is a ceasefire is BREAKING THE CEASEFIRE.
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Political Discussions / Middle East / Re: The reason behind the Gaza war
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on: January 05, 2009, 09:22:30 AM
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New York Times LinkMore from the same article November 15, 2008 about the Israeli operation on November 4 that broke the ceasefire The cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was scheduled to last for six months, meaning it has another month left. Both sides are saying they are examining their options as the date approaches.
“We knew when we took out the tunnel that there would be a response and then we would try to get things back to normal,” said Mark Regev, spokesman for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel. “We have no desire to see a humanitarian crisis there. Unless the rockets stop, though, how can we move the supplies in? December marks the end of the six-month truce. Are they upping the ante before a new agreement?”
In Gaza, Mahmoud Zahhar, a senior Hamas leader, said: “We are still very committed to the truce. If Israel decides not to be committed, let it declare clearly its position. We have only been responding to their actions. Now, with the renewal date approaching, we are going to evaluate it and the crossings and will decide if we are going on with the truce.”
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Political Discussions / Middle East / Re: The reason behind the Gaza war
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on: January 05, 2009, 09:16:07 AM
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... but it has been established by now that it was indeed Israel who broke the ceasefire and started it
Did you just crawl out from under a rock?? .....But please, tell us more about how it's "been established by now that it was indeed Israel who broke the ceasefire"  Lol.... http://www.itsallpolitics.com/forum/index.php?topic=3210.msg70382#msg70382And LOL http://www.itsallpolitics.com/forum/index.php?topic=3210.msg70329#msg70329And lol The confrontations, following five months of relative calm, began to spike this month when the Israeli military destroyed a tunnel being dug toward Israel. The army feared that the tunnel would be used to seize an Israeli soldier as a bargaining chip, like Cpl. Gilad Shalit, held by Hamas for more than two years.
The Israelis said it was an isolated operation, not a violation of the cease-fire agreed to in June, and asked Egypt to pass that message to Hamas in advance. But six Hamas militants were killed during the tunnel’s destruction, leading Hamas to retaliate with rockets, which led to more closings and operations and then more rockets. Source: New York Time November 15, 2008 (I will put a link in a separte post to avoid this post being flagged as spam for too many links in it)Why would Israel want to make it clear that they are not breaking the ceasefire if the ceasefire had been already broken by Hamas? And wouldn't crossing the borders, bombing a tunnel and killing palestinians when a ceasefire is in force be cosidered BREAKING A CEASEFIRE? Or is it because Israel did it, we should all accept what Israel said and consider it an isolated incident?
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Political Discussions / Middle East / Re: war crimes: 400 dead in Gaza!
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on: January 04, 2009, 11:21:41 AM
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Good point. In that case, I would offer a better deal, with more reasonable right of return limits.
May I ask what is your vision of these limits? And what you suggest should happen to those who do not fall within these limits?
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Political Discussions / Middle East / Re: war crimes: 400 dead in Gaza!
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on: January 04, 2009, 11:02:46 AM
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Even your analysis and your entire military experience is being bended to suit your truth. They are not used to reach the truth.
Example............. You pretend all your examples exist in a vacuum. All your examples have precursors.....you just go back far enough to suit your thesis and ignore the rule of sovereigns. If a sovereign cannot control the activities within it's borders....is it REALLY sovereign? What should a neighboring sovereign do when the activities of a beligerent non-sovereign entity strikes at you from behind the borders of an impotent sovreignty? Nothing? Spoken like a citizen within an impotent sovreignty. What a pity that all this military experience is going to waste. Trust me, its not......I am prepared for whatever comes down the pike. Which example are you referring to? Why the Christians are heroes and Hizbullah are terrorists? Or is it the impotent sovereignty that caused you to support the totally unjustified illegal Iraq war? Or is it that Israel's word cannot be trusted, that they break ceasefires and launch unjustified wars just like the best of them terrorists, but that depending on who does the breach, one is justified and the other is a terrorist? After what happened this past couple of weeks, would the palestinians be justified in not believing Israeli promises?
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Political Discussions / Middle East / Re: The reason behind the Gaza war
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on: January 04, 2009, 10:41:26 AM
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What led to Israel invading Lebanon? Not Hizbullah. The Shiites lost their homes and then they fought to take them back. Syria stayed?
LOL.........
Yes it did. It even had allies that continuously asked her to remain there and sometimes fought by its side. On October 13, 1990 it was asked by the Lebanese government recognized by the US as the legitimate Lebanese government after the Taef accords brokered by KSA and the US to invade what was left of the free Lebanon (Christian area). It is the Christians who did NOT recognise that government and kept fighting. It was all done with Lebanese "official" cover. Syria was more justified than Israel in occupying Lebanon 
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