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Summer is a time when freaks come out all over London. The signs are pretty tame compared to what goes on in Speakers Corner every Sunday (year round). Youngsters having provocative signs protesting on the streets of London is a cherished tradition of ours - (although I liked the poster of 'Jihad - ...

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You got all that from a couple of hundred protestors in London? Geez, what would you have made out from the many more who march and demonstrate in favour of Communism/Socialism etc. Loons see danger everywhere it seems! What's great about Britain, is that probably 99% of both sets will have been on ...

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So, you didn't check that the loon website made up the story. You could have just said so.

Now, how about addressing the question about death threats to Rabbis that speak the truth about apartheid policies of their white brethren? What was that? The Mooslims are responsible?

Cheers,
Shafique

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to eh - Yawn. You seem to be a bit schizophrenic my young friend. Sometimes you are pontificating that you know more about Islam than Muslims, other times you are joining in with the loon crazee wing and quoting fictional accounts of 'scholars' endorsing rapes of non-Muslims. Fascinating to see you ...

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kanelli - Muslim women need to be at the fore-front of over turning misogynistic practices found in many Muslim cultures - and where Ali brings out injustices that have been carried out 'in the name of Islam' then this is indeed a valuable service. There are many women's rights groups who do have th...

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As I said, read the Quranic verse - and then compare with the above. (Danios - or in this case the 'thinker he quotes' - is not infallible - but Danios still wipes the floor with Spencer though)

Cheers,
Shafique

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"Nuclear Diplomacy": Brazil and Iran. Our Motives and the Bullying Trio 06.18.2010 | Global Research By Tomás Rosa Bueno Despite what the experts of barefoot diplomacy [1] never stop repeating, there is nothing even remotely anti-American in the Brazilian position on Iran: our motives, un...

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Today's Haaretz Editorial on what looks and smells like discrimination based on race: The silent expulsion Citizens of Israel can leave the country for any length of time, and their citizenship and all their rights are theirs in perpetuity. But when it comes to Palestinian residents of East Jerusale...

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I thought I'd share this long extract from an interview Chomsky gave in 1989. Interesting for the facts he brings out about the bombing of Libya, the misinformation campaign at the time and the reasons for choosing Libya as a target. Even more interesting, given that Libya is now a 'friend'. As I re...

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The PKK and Syrian and Iraqi Kurds should realise that whilst they see themselves like the pre-Israel terrorist groups Irgun and Stern Gangs and ANC and IRA (who blew people up in the notion that terrorism would give them a state), they will not be able to succeed despite the fact that in the end th...

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Kudos Mr Belgium Morrocan - whist I don't know what you wrote, you managed to elicit an enlightening response from our Dutch friend. What he wrote and didn't write is very interesting on many levels. ;) But seriously FD - what did the guy say that you are slamming the door in his face. :) (Can't be ...

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'When we die as Martyrs' is apparently becoming a YouTube hit according to Haaretz. The music video seems to show Palestinian kids playing in the sand being killed by Israeli soldiers (played by other kids) and then the Israeli soldiers are later killed. I presume the martyrs in the song who are goi...

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From Uri Avnery in Gush Shalom - full article below, a few snippets first: THE LIST is headed by a fact that nobody seems to have noticed until now: the death of the Holocaust. ... Therefore, the Israeli public is shocked to see that the Holocaust has lost its power as a political instrument. Our mo...

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Thanks for the translation kanelli. I agree with you that death threats are not excusable - let alone actual violence against Ali and Gogh. I'm not familiar with the submission story, and would be abhored if the rape victim was indeed the one who would be punished in the example you gave. However, l...

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It might surprise you that a separation between Christian teachings and government laws is not a 'new' phenomenon. It's argued (with reason) that the worst atrocities and human rights violations committed by Europeans took place when there wasn't this separation between Church and State. Even takin...

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Yawn.

eh - do you condemn those who train Kurds and give them arms? Or does it depend who is doing the training?

Does Iraq have the same rights as Turkey to secure borders and integrity of the nation - and that it should be control of the whole of Iraq?

Cheers,
Shafique

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So, if Iran trains groups within a country and supplies them with arms, then this is bad. But when the US and Israel do the same, this is good. It does appear that Chomsky has a point that the loons etc have a weird way of looking at the world. Kurds who are killed by Turkey are terrorists, but Kurd...

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'eh' expressed his belief that Christians were rational and did not interpret the Bible literally and were generally progressive in rejecting verses which science had contradicted. This is indeed to be applauded and a noble practice indeed. I agree that many Christians (especially scientists who are...

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Ok, I had a look at Gallup and they had a relevant article with stats on the topic of US beliefs concerning evolution: http://www.gallup.com/poll/21811/american-beliefs-evolution-vs-bibles-explanation-human-origins.aspx In 2005 over half, 53% believed that 'God created man exactly how the Bible desc...

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Thanks. It is good that these issues come to light, even if they occured decades ago. The forced disappearances is a wide problem, both in the region and in other parts of the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forced_disappearance Looking down the list, the sickening fact is that for many (if not ...

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That's not surprising in totalitarian regimes - and banning organisations also takes place in democratic countries, and some of these do have death penalties too. However, I'm with you on this - can't condone a death penalty for just belonging to a political party! China actively discriminates again...

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Me. Fans of Robert Fisk (and particularly those who've read 'Pity the Nation') would know about this. They'll also know about Tel al-Za'atar and Karantina (I admit, I had to look up these two names, as I didn't recall it from memory). Will your next question be about something that took place in the...

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eh tries the loon shuffle once again. So, when facts come into contact with loon spin we get the counter argument - 'but but but but - moooslims are just as bad, aren't they - help me out budddies, FD where are you???? ' ;) No facts, just beliefs and spin in eh's response. Such as it always was when...

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Your rambling again eh.

Is it a coincidence that everytime you can't jump to Israel's defence (eg pro-apartheid demonstrations, siege being unceremoniously loosened etc) you ramble on thus? There's a clear pattern emerging.

Cheers,
Shafique

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Ahh, another Memri special - but to be fair, no edits in this one (oops, spoke too soon, there is an edit 11.30 jumps to 11.51). Ok - so it begs the question, what was the context of this explanation - what was the question and what was edited out. Was he making 'excuses' and propaganda or something...

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It's a golden oldie. God is perfect and omnipotent. He can do anything within the universe, but He is not of this universe - as the universe is a creation of God. If you have a science background, then God sits outside of the universe, something that science defines as 'undefined'. This is by defini...

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I think even the fanbois will struggle to spin this one. Israeli plans to demolish houses in occupied East Jerusalem (illegally annexed by Israel) is categorically labelled illegal ('duh - of course', you may say). With even Barak (Ehud not Obama) being critical over this municipal plan, it is almos...

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Good points eh. Will you be joining us for the drink?

This video is funnier than the one above:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMd_js_oQAk

Cheers,
Shafique

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Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMd_js_oQAk

shafique

Never underestimate the tenacity of loons to try and spin a story!

But diversion is not spin - so I guess, the story about illegality of actions in Jerusalem is unspinnable!

(Although, we should let FD have a go before we conclude this).

Cheers,
Shafique

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