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I found the link above in a muslim forum. Boy they're not impressed by its content!
I found the link above in a muslim forum. Boy they're not impressed by its content!
Only on Fox!
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figurers fox would even consider such a facsist discussion. Oh yeah civil war, people die! must be good. f*cking retards! That's like saying, "hmmmm perhaps another plane should fly into some towers in the states... could be good". f*cking mucktards! I can't believe ignorance runs so deeply in American culture.
But you can immagine that if it's already being heatedly discussed in a Shi'a forum online, that it's going to spread. Now considering that Iraq is mostly Shi'a and averything they've been going through all these years with US involvement, the recent cartoon thing, Israel still goin' at it, Abu Ghraib and GITMO, etc. etc. etc., this is just goin' to add fuel to the fire big time! Now let's look at the Mosque incident recently and blame flying in all directions, one theory being that this could benefit the US (I don't know how, but anyway, this is what some Muslims are saying), and now this! Without a doubt some Muslims will take this as a confirmaiton of their suspicions.
I'm sure this could add one more terrorist recruit a monthg down the road, as if Iraq isn't recruiting enough of them already?
Way to go Fox. Keep up the good work!
I'm sure this could add one more terrorist recruit a monthg down the road, as if Iraq isn't recruiting enough of them already?
Way to go Fox. Keep up the good work!
Civil war would make things worse and more radicalized. Even though Shia muslims are in the magority the minority of Suni are still pretty big and concentraited in area's and the same goes for the Kurds in the north.
The Suni also tend to be a little more Seculer then the Shia who tend to be closer to the religous theocracy of Iran but are also supporting democracy and somewhat the USA because it gives them a chance at power. Even though the Suni tend to be more seculer those minority of fanatics among them are the same religion as Al-Qaeda (Suni -Wahabism). Also the Kurds tend to be a lot more seculer and somewhat ultra nationalistic too! The Ultra Nationalism does present a problem and a big one at that. But if we work (as the UN) towards a seculer Iraqi government we could avert a civil war. Civil war is never a good thing, WAR is not a good thing.
The Suni also tend to be a little more Seculer then the Shia who tend to be closer to the religous theocracy of Iran but are also supporting democracy and somewhat the USA because it gives them a chance at power. Even though the Suni tend to be more seculer those minority of fanatics among them are the same religion as Al-Qaeda (Suni -Wahabism). Also the Kurds tend to be a lot more seculer and somewhat ultra nationalistic too! The Ultra Nationalism does present a problem and a big one at that. But if we work (as the UN) towards a seculer Iraqi government we could avert a civil war. Civil war is never a good thing, WAR is not a good thing.
But Fox must be aware that in this modern age everything they present will reach Muslim ears, and that they can choose to pass the message on to their Iraqi brethren. What's Fox trying to do; avert civil war by presenting the US as a common enemy? Oh well, it just might work. Fox are a real buch of geniuses (sarcasm intended)!
http://www.therationalradical.com/dsep/bill-oreilly-afghanistan.htm
There goes Bill O'reilly again, saying starve those Afghans for their own good.
What a decent man. Can you immagine the ethics he must be instilling into his chidren right now?
There goes Bill O'reilly again, saying starve those Afghans for their own good.
What a decent man. Can you immagine the ethics he must be instilling into his chidren right now?
But how many actually tune in to listen to this clown. I read that many in the US tune in to him. Any statistics on that?
A lot, when you consider we are talking about a country which elected G.W Bush jr even after he lied to them!
Personally I watch the daily show and the Cobear Report (which pocks fun at those extreme right wing shows)
Personally I watch the daily show and the Cobear Report (which pocks fun at those extreme right wing shows)
Could very well be the reason Bush need's to pull out, it's an opportune time for him to save face for what is basically a failure for his administration...
The sad part of that though would be the legacy of those who died, believing they could affect change in Iraq.....
The sad part of that though would be the legacy of those who died, believing they could affect change in Iraq.....
Bill O'Reilly actually is against the President on:
1. Pork projects. Adding irrelevant items to a bill
making it into a Christmas Tree bill, causing congress
to vote against the entire bill when some of it is
good and some of it is bad.
2. Border Security. The lack of controlling the border
is a big issue especially for the governors of the states
who have to handle the huge migration, full of poor
full of needy, and a lot of trans-border unchecked drug
criminals.
3. Bill O'Reilly noted that Bush had no fire in his belly
to help the dis-advantaged.
1. Pork projects. Adding irrelevant items to a bill
making it into a Christmas Tree bill, causing congress
to vote against the entire bill when some of it is
good and some of it is bad.
2. Border Security. The lack of controlling the border
is a big issue especially for the governors of the states
who have to handle the huge migration, full of poor
full of needy, and a lot of trans-border unchecked drug
criminals.
3. Bill O'Reilly noted that Bush had no fire in his belly
to help the dis-advantaged.
The sad part of that though would be the legacy of those who died, believing they could affect change in Iraq.....
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Actually change has been effected in Iraq.
If you wanted Strong Man Saddam to stay in power so
that what you see today remain delayed and put off,
then perhaps that is just the ignorance of the west,
both liberal and conservative.
You saw this in Yugoslavia when Tito died, and all the
groups in the Balkans had to have their day against
Serbian hegemony.
You're seeing this now in Iraq, instead of waiting another
10 more years of false stability --- enough for the false
comfort zone of the West.
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Actually change has been effected in Iraq.
If you wanted Strong Man Saddam to stay in power so
that what you see today remain delayed and put off,
then perhaps that is just the ignorance of the west,
both liberal and conservative.
You saw this in Yugoslavia when Tito died, and all the
groups in the Balkans had to have their day against
Serbian hegemony.
You're seeing this now in Iraq, instead of waiting another
10 more years of false stability --- enough for the false
comfort zone of the West.
I think the underlying question is "does Iraq really exist?"
I would suggest that it is merely a "creation" of superpowers/colonialists.
Look at:
1. Yugoslavia
2. Belgian Congo
3. Nigeria
4. Pakistan/Bangladesh
5. Northern Ireland
And so on..................................
These "creations" frequently end up in bloodbaths?
Perhaps some sort of partitioning and a "federation" as opposed to a single state is the answer?
Hey, the "United Kingdom" now has a Scottish Parliament and a Welsh Assembly. Devolution seems to be the in thing?.............power to the people?
I know that the USA doesn't like it because of their Civil War thinking?
This has nothing to do with Islam...........how many of those people doing this stuff have ever heard of the 12 Immams? and the rest..................
I certainly think that "Kurdistan" should be an entity in its own right....................the World's largest social grouping without its own state?
OK, that might be a bit radical, so call it "Vancatistan" after the beautiful swimming cats of Lake Van?
As for Iran and Iraq, the problems are political. A very good friend who introduced me to the Islamic faith is from Iran, but studied at Damascus University..............at first he did not know if it were permissible to give a copy of the Holy Koran to an infidel..............he asked his mullah,who supplied one, and told my friend that he would go to hell for denying the word of Allah to one who asked
I used to fast Ramadan with him as a jesture of ecumenical solidarity...............to be brutally frank, the worst bit is the not smoking
Incidentally, I am a Christian (Roman Catholic) with a lot of Islamic, Hindu, Jewish, and a few Bhuddist and Sikh friends.............Guys, it is NOT religion it is politics, avarice, greed and megalomania that cause all the problems
I would suggest that it is merely a "creation" of superpowers/colonialists.
Look at:
1. Yugoslavia
2. Belgian Congo
3. Nigeria
4. Pakistan/Bangladesh
5. Northern Ireland
And so on..................................
These "creations" frequently end up in bloodbaths?
Perhaps some sort of partitioning and a "federation" as opposed to a single state is the answer?
Hey, the "United Kingdom" now has a Scottish Parliament and a Welsh Assembly. Devolution seems to be the in thing?.............power to the people?
I know that the USA doesn't like it because of their Civil War thinking?
This has nothing to do with Islam...........how many of those people doing this stuff have ever heard of the 12 Immams? and the rest..................
I certainly think that "Kurdistan" should be an entity in its own right....................the World's largest social grouping without its own state?
OK, that might be a bit radical, so call it "Vancatistan" after the beautiful swimming cats of Lake Van?
As for Iran and Iraq, the problems are political. A very good friend who introduced me to the Islamic faith is from Iran, but studied at Damascus University..............at first he did not know if it were permissible to give a copy of the Holy Koran to an infidel..............he asked his mullah,who supplied one, and told my friend that he would go to hell for denying the word of Allah to one who asked
I used to fast Ramadan with him as a jesture of ecumenical solidarity...............to be brutally frank, the worst bit is the not smoking
Incidentally, I am a Christian (Roman Catholic) with a lot of Islamic, Hindu, Jewish, and a few Bhuddist and Sikh friends.............Guys, it is NOT religion it is politics, avarice, greed and megalomania that cause all the problems
Machjo said:
The biggest problem with this is that a lot of muslims already believe that the CIA/Mossad bombed the mosque in order "to make Muslims look bad". Bill O'reilly musing on how it could be a good thing for the Yanks is just going to solidify that absurd belief.
Plus, It can't be good for the US troops. This will mean more militants in the streets, enemies will be divided into two seperate factions, which will make it twice as hard to calm the country down. If the US gets a cease-fire, or makes a truce with one group, the other group will take it as an alliance and step up the attacks. Either way you're going to tick off a large majority of the country even further.
Plus, before this Iraq was kinda on the road to peace under a US friendly government, which would have probably favoured the US with trade agreements. Now? It's anyones guess how, when, and if it will end.
Hey I'd argue that Yugoslavia was a strong and united country under Tito. It wasn't until after his death and the resurfacing the Serbian nationalism did things get fucked up. Out of all the communist leaders there a handful which I like and or have some respect for and Tito is one of them. Che, Tito and Ho Che Mign (sp).
Tito really stood up to Stalin and that took balls, also forming the non-aligned alliance with India really put prospective to the cold war conflic and for a long time the NAM was just as impressive as the Warsaw Pact and NATO. Though China helped kill the NAM by invading India.... I can't stand moaists.
Tito really stood up to Stalin and that took balls, also forming the non-aligned alliance with India really put prospective to the cold war conflic and for a long time the NAM was just as impressive as the Warsaw Pact and NATO. Though China helped kill the NAM by invading India.... I can't stand moaists.
Hey, there's still a vestige of the whole Mao cult here, but mostly among the elderly, probably out of nostalgia.
The young are moving on.
The young are moving on.