Why support Israel?
That question has been posed over and over. The question, in itself, says something about the person posing the question. What does it say about the person?
I will leave you to ponder it.
I support Israel.
I believe that she is a country that is an asset to the world and unless attacked would never attack another.
She has been under constant attack.
Her birth was a struggle.
Her people suffer under constant stress of attack from all sides.
The sea is her only ally, but is also the final demise.
She has borne out of her greatness. She has created beauty out of the wasted desert.
She is worthy of life.
Those that want to kill her, EMBRACE death.
Death. Death is too final. Death happens in a millisecond.
The question then becomes. If we embrace the cultures that esteem death, then we embrace nothing. Death occurs in a millisecond. Life takes years. Life has potential. Death is the cessation of potential. Death takes very little effort. It's momentary. Milliseconds. Nothing.
Is this the culture that we want? This "momentary gratification?"
Is Death Gratifying?
Death is Gratifying only when the life that is extinguished has gravity. The weight of death is measured by the life and not the cause or disease or anything that TOOK that life. THIS is also why it is a sin to commit suicide. Suicide is ultimately an act that takes the power of g-d away from g-d to decide if the life is worthy of living, and is a self- centered thing because the person committing suicide deems himself above g-ds judgement.
"Don't judge" is a frequently heard statement.
"you have no right to judge" is another.
But you do. You have a right to judge. However, the caveat is that when you judge, you judge in the most kind way. It is a duty that we have. We MUST judge.
If we do not, then we can't survive in a civilized society.
The key is in Equitable judgment. The focus should be on LIFE. This is not ones own life but LIFE in general. The way that the 10 commandments are organized is the formula for perspective. This will ensure LIFE. This is also why the JEWS have survived since the beginning of time. Think about how remarkable a feet that is. The Jewish people didn't have a Land or anything for cohesion. Yet - LIFE is a self propelling notion and what gave the Jewish nation, and my people, to continue LIFE.
LIFE.
I choose LIFE!
I present LIFE for your humble consideration.

Rising hopes for Argentine first lady

This lady has some class

"Hillary and I have few things in common: We've both been senators, lawyers, and wives of presidents, but not much else," Fernandez said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071026/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/argentina_election_5

Racial ‘Cleansing’ in L.A.
Federal prosecutors say a powerful Latino gang systematically targeted rival black gang members and innocent black civilians in a reign of terror.

Nary once does the article say if these were legals or illegals. If they were legal why wouldn't they prosecute? I do understand that some would not because they would be afraid of the rival gangs, but not on this scale. I believe that what is not reported is that it's illegal aliens that are involved in this and drag the people around them in to this even though the others may be legal.


http://www.newsweek.com/id/61950

For all the evidence of race-based targeting of victims, federal prosecutors haven't filed civil rights charges against F13 members, though Hernandez says the idea remains under investigation in the ongoing case. (Hernandez explains that the charges are difficult to prove and wouldn't increase prison time for those convicted of the other charges, anyway.) But law enforcement officials say the F13 members—and the Crips—frequently targeted victims based on race. "The way it came out was that any young black man could be the target of [F13] and any young Hispanic man was the target of the [black gang]," says Rosales. "All they see is race."

I can't believe it. Every blogger should have this one as a "I can't believe it"
Look at what Bill comes out with
SHOCKING

http://wcco.com/politics/bill.clinton.minnesota.2.411912.html

Clinton's 50-minute speech, which started about an hour behind schedule, was derailed briefly by several hecklers in the audience who shouted that the 2001 terrorist attacks were a fraud. Rather than ignoring them, Clinton seemed to relish a direct confrontation. "A fraud? No, it wasn't a fraud," Clinton said, as the crowd cheered him on. "I'll be glad to talk to you if you shut up and let me talk."

I think that girls taking on sports in Iran is a good indication that things are not what they seem in Iran.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=071026043859.2t2j47ri&show_article=1


Iranian women tackle rugby in Islamic republic

Oct 26 12:39 AM US/Eastern


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Elham Shahsavari, a 24-year-old Iranian woman, believes she has found her perfect sport, undeterred by a strict Islamic dress code and the long commute to training.
Shahsavari is a member of the Tehran women's rugby team.
Rugby and women may not seem an ideal combination in Islamic Iran but girls are taking to one of the toughest sports with enthusiasm, amid greater official encouragement for them to participate in physical activities.
"In early 2006, Gorgan University advised me to play rugby because of my physical power," said the well-built Shahsavari, who overcame objections from her family who worried about her travelling to training from a Tehran suburb.
"Rugby Union was just my thing," she said.

This just in from the Israel Project
Key facts on sanctions against Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps
They included a partial list of companies doing business with Iran.
The list was a bit surprising.

Company Name
Alcatel-Lucent
BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas
China National Petrolium Company
ENI Spa
Gazprom
Hyundai
LG Engineering and Construction Co
Lukoil
Norsk Hydro
OMV
ONGC
Petrobras
Petronas
Royal Dutch Shell plc
Siemens
Statoil ASA
Stolt-Nielsen
Technip Coflexip
Total SA
Essar Oil
China National Offshore Oil Corp
AtomStroyExport
AtomStroyExport
Sinopec, China Petroleum & Chemical Corp
Beijing Alite Technologies
China Great Wall Industry Co.
China National Precision Machinery Import/Export
G.W. Aerospace, Inc
Limmt Economic And Trade Company, Ltd
Baltic State Technical University
D. Mendeleyev University Of Chemical Technology of Russia
Glavkosmos
Moscow Aviation Institute
Bank Sepah International
Zarlink
Schlumberger
Sasol
Repsol YPF, S.A.
Nokia
MITSUI & CO., LTD.
Mitsubishi
Lundin Mining Corp
ING Groep NV
HSBC Holdings plc
BASF SE
Aries Maritime Transport Limited
AB Volvo