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		<title>By: Ms. Know</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ms. Know</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No one is concerned with the fact that the left-wing illuminati are being given so much support from the countries who are at war with us.</description>
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		<title>By: dan</title>
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		<dc:creator>dan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>russia is of course also behind venezuela, who is behind FARC, which is attempting to destroy the Uribe government in Colombia, the destruction of which would pave the way for the strategic expansion of Leninism in South America....

Israel is in trouble.  Where Bush&#039;s diplomatic detachment from the execrable Arafat - a degenerate Soviet Bloc gangster - is regarded as a profound betrayal of the international trust, look out!  Abu Mazen, whose PhD in Holocaust Denial comes from Patrice Lamumba Friendship University (i.e. Third World KGB &quot;national liberation&quot; training camp) - Abu Mazen has been cashiered for HAMAS, while being left in place to play the sympathetic &quot;moderate&quot; around whom respectible international opinion (and money, money, money) may rally while HAMAS gnashes its teeth and rolls around behind closed doors in Saudi, Russian, and Iranian petrodollars.  And of course Hezbollah is now de jure and de facto in charge of Lebanon...

Please - is all this really not transparent?  And everywhere the Left and its professional Wormtongues counsel convergence with the aggressor-enemy, whether Leninist or Islamist, *on the terms* of the aggressor.  &quot;Well, Israel will just have to give up *its* nukes,&quot; etc.  

Even in Israel this is the case, where the citizens can see into the hateful eyes of their would-be conquerors right through cracks in the concrete, yet the good and gentle vote for Livni while (lovingly?) savaging the political opposition instead of their actual enemies.... 

Hey, just like every Democrat voter I personally know.  What the hell is wrong with you people? 

This is why Obama and *his* people are dangerous.   Every enemy is weaker than the USA and Anglosphere.  This does not automatically convert you into a passive angelic victim of the &quot;hegemon.&quot;  It just means that, since you are weaker, you must be that much better at deception.  When you rely on deception, you try to get the enemy to believe in as false a picture as possible.  Perhaps Saddam&#039;s WMD were a ruse by Russia and its allies to lure the USA into Iraq?  Everyone is wrong to some degree and no one can know everything, but Obama &amp; Co. believe in a world that does not exist.  That is very dangerous for us.  Going to renew the fight against bin Laden?  You idiot: if he were really sitting in a cave in Waziristan, it would take only several special forces teams to extract him in a few hours, or one B-2 payload to kill under the mountain.  Clearly there is something more complicated going on.  Perhaps... he is in Russia or Iran, in one place sitting behind a nuclear umbrella, in the other in an almost-nuclear power, shielded by world opinion?  

Hm?  Possible?  Yes, I think.  Likely.

Poor Israel.  My heart is with you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>russia is of course also behind venezuela, who is behind FARC, which is attempting to destroy the Uribe government in Colombia, the destruction of which would pave the way for the strategic expansion of Leninism in South America&#8230;.</p>
<p>Israel is in trouble.  Where Bush&#8217;s diplomatic detachment from the execrable Arafat &#8211; a degenerate Soviet Bloc gangster &#8211; is regarded as a profound betrayal of the international trust, look out!  Abu Mazen, whose PhD in Holocaust Denial comes from Patrice Lamumba Friendship University (i.e. Third World KGB &#8220;national liberation&#8221; training camp) &#8211; Abu Mazen has been cashiered for HAMAS, while being left in place to play the sympathetic &#8220;moderate&#8221; around whom respectible international opinion (and money, money, money) may rally while HAMAS gnashes its teeth and rolls around behind closed doors in Saudi, Russian, and Iranian petrodollars.  And of course Hezbollah is now de jure and de facto in charge of Lebanon&#8230;</p>
<p>Please &#8211; is all this really not transparent?  And everywhere the Left and its professional Wormtongues counsel convergence with the aggressor-enemy, whether Leninist or Islamist, *on the terms* of the aggressor.  &#8220;Well, Israel will just have to give up *its* nukes,&#8221; etc.  </p>
<p>Even in Israel this is the case, where the citizens can see into the hateful eyes of their would-be conquerors right through cracks in the concrete, yet the good and gentle vote for Livni while (lovingly?) savaging the political opposition instead of their actual enemies&#8230;. </p>
<p>Hey, just like every Democrat voter I personally know.  What the hell is wrong with you people? </p>
<p>This is why Obama and *his* people are dangerous.   Every enemy is weaker than the USA and Anglosphere.  This does not automatically convert you into a passive angelic victim of the &#8220;hegemon.&#8221;  It just means that, since you are weaker, you must be that much better at deception.  When you rely on deception, you try to get the enemy to believe in as false a picture as possible.  Perhaps Saddam&#8217;s WMD were a ruse by Russia and its allies to lure the USA into Iraq?  Everyone is wrong to some degree and no one can know everything, but Obama &amp; Co. believe in a world that does not exist.  That is very dangerous for us.  Going to renew the fight against bin Laden?  You idiot: if he were really sitting in a cave in Waziristan, it would take only several special forces teams to extract him in a few hours, or one B-2 payload to kill under the mountain.  Clearly there is something more complicated going on.  Perhaps&#8230; he is in Russia or Iran, in one place sitting behind a nuclear umbrella, in the other in an almost-nuclear power, shielded by world opinion?  </p>
<p>Hm?  Possible?  Yes, I think.  Likely.</p>
<p>Poor Israel.  My heart is with you.</p>
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		<title>By: dan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>astute comments about the russian role in the middle east.  as for obama, the danger he presents is that he will make the ancient mistake of believing arab governments act in good faith.  they never act in good faith.  as pointed out above, it was not carter who made camp david happen, it was sadat, for whom soviet imperialism had become palatable than us-israeli PR-for-$2 billion a year.  this is not good faith; any idiot can see that soviet or russian imperialism will deprive the putative leader of a country of all power.  sadat saved his own skin (but of course that didn&#039;t really work out for him eh? &quot;zawahiri&quot; assassinated him in 1981...).  they gave credit to carter and allowed him to take credit as mediator and facilitator because nothing is so effective diplomatically with US liberals than to flatter their self-image as doves and peaceful adjudicators of international confliccts.  obama is absolutely ripe for his role as amiable celebrity dupe in the diplomatic deceit of many, many enemies, all of whose efforts are coordinated by russia (iran, venezuela, north korea, china, cuba, germany via energy influence - who is our enemy who russia is not behind?).  russia must surely look at him as even more low-hanging a fruit than kennedy was.  and with russia&#039;s sponsorship of every international terrorist organization of strategic consequence, either directly or indirectly through states like iran, you can bet that &quot;the international crisis&quot; biden predicted will be from russia with love, but probably using the middle east as the whore with whom to simultaneously seduce and weaken the USA.  of course this may all wait for putin to re-assume power under that nice revision to russian law that will allow presidents to serve for 6 years, rather than 4.  but this is of course just more democratic potemkinism for the press to deliver to an only dimly interested global consumer, so who knows...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>astute comments about the russian role in the middle east.  as for obama, the danger he presents is that he will make the ancient mistake of believing arab governments act in good faith.  they never act in good faith.  as pointed out above, it was not carter who made camp david happen, it was sadat, for whom soviet imperialism had become palatable than us-israeli PR-for-$2 billion a year.  this is not good faith; any idiot can see that soviet or russian imperialism will deprive the putative leader of a country of all power.  sadat saved his own skin (but of course that didn&#8217;t really work out for him eh? &#8220;zawahiri&#8221; assassinated him in 1981&#8230;).  they gave credit to carter and allowed him to take credit as mediator and facilitator because nothing is so effective diplomatically with US liberals than to flatter their self-image as doves and peaceful adjudicators of international confliccts.  obama is absolutely ripe for his role as amiable celebrity dupe in the diplomatic deceit of many, many enemies, all of whose efforts are coordinated by russia (iran, venezuela, north korea, china, cuba, germany via energy influence &#8211; who is our enemy who russia is not behind?).  russia must surely look at him as even more low-hanging a fruit than kennedy was.  and with russia&#8217;s sponsorship of every international terrorist organization of strategic consequence, either directly or indirectly through states like iran, you can bet that &#8220;the international crisis&#8221; biden predicted will be from russia with love, but probably using the middle east as the whore with whom to simultaneously seduce and weaken the USA.  of course this may all wait for putin to re-assume power under that nice revision to russian law that will allow presidents to serve for 6 years, rather than 4.  but this is of course just more democratic potemkinism for the press to deliver to an only dimly interested global consumer, so who knows&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Maurice</title>
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		<dc:creator>Maurice</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Let&#039;s all hope Mr. Obama is who he says he is and not connected to any Arab or Muslim interests. Politiicans will say anything to get themselves elected, and this is especially true for those aspiring for America&#039;s highest political office. Believe it or not, it may turn out that the most honest candidate was Alsakan Governor Sarah Palin. She didn&#039;t pull out many stops in regards to what she believes in, and this may be true to how she feels about Israel too as many fundalmentalist Christians are very pro Israel. 

Obama&#039;s true self will eventually come out after he assumes office and has to live with the challenges of a severe economic crises unparalleled since the 1930&#039;s, as well as his country fighting a war on two fronts-it&#039;s not 2 wars as we are led to believe, even though the reasons for kicking out Saddam Hussein may have not been genuine.  Then only at this time will we all know who and what this guy really is.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let&#8217;s all hope Mr. Obama is who he says he is and not connected to any Arab or Muslim interests. Politiicans will say anything to get themselves elected, and this is especially true for those aspiring for America&#8217;s highest political office. Believe it or not, it may turn out that the most honest candidate was Alsakan Governor Sarah Palin. She didn&#8217;t pull out many stops in regards to what she believes in, and this may be true to how she feels about Israel too as many fundalmentalist Christians are very pro Israel. </p>
<p>Obama&#8217;s true self will eventually come out after he assumes office and has to live with the challenges of a severe economic crises unparalleled since the 1930&#8217;s, as well as his country fighting a war on two fronts-it&#8217;s not 2 wars as we are led to believe, even though the reasons for kicking out Saddam Hussein may have not been genuine.  Then only at this time will we all know who and what this guy really is.</p>
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		<title>By: Morgo</title>
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		<dc:creator>Morgo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My Jews in America look out for everyone but themselves, desperation for acceptance and assimilation.</description>
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		<title>By: lirun</title>
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		<dc:creator>lirun</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>wow marc alone!! you&#039;re one angry guy..

i think you&#039;re a tad self absorbed if you think the whole 400,000,000 have nothing better to do than plot your death.. like they dont have issues of their own.. besides marc alone..

or maybe you were traumatised by that book.. whats it called again? where the wild things grow?

im in fact very focussed on whats good for the jews.. i do a lot of community work that affects the lives of people here in israel and abroad.. and jewish vitality is very central to my life..

nevertheless.. notwithstanding your temper tantrum dillussions and use of foul language we are not in fact alone.. there is a world that exists outside &quot;us&quot;.. as much as you might try to build a psychological fortress that gets you through the day - we do in fact belong to a larger community of nations and dont need to be in panic mode night and day..

i dont know how many you have met from egypt syria lebanon palestine jordan etc but i have friends there.. just people.. they are not monsters.. they are people just like you and those who made you (maybe even a bit better and maybe not).. right now none of them are strategising your demise marc.. not a single one.. they are working and planning their winter vacations and paying off mortgages and considering MBAs and excited about their new iphones and here and there helping out where they can..

take a breath of fresh air.. it might require opening a window.. dont worry.. its likely not to be too risque..</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>wow marc alone!! you&#8217;re one angry guy..</p>
<p>i think you&#8217;re a tad self absorbed if you think the whole 400,000,000 have nothing better to do than plot your death.. like they dont have issues of their own.. besides marc alone..</p>
<p>or maybe you were traumatised by that book.. whats it called again? where the wild things grow?</p>
<p>im in fact very focussed on whats good for the jews.. i do a lot of community work that affects the lives of people here in israel and abroad.. and jewish vitality is very central to my life..</p>
<p>nevertheless.. notwithstanding your temper tantrum dillussions and use of foul language we are not in fact alone.. there is a world that exists outside &#8220;us&#8221;.. as much as you might try to build a psychological fortress that gets you through the day &#8211; we do in fact belong to a larger community of nations and dont need to be in panic mode night and day..</p>
<p>i dont know how many you have met from egypt syria lebanon palestine jordan etc but i have friends there.. just people.. they are not monsters.. they are people just like you and those who made you (maybe even a bit better and maybe not).. right now none of them are strategising your demise marc.. not a single one.. they are working and planning their winter vacations and paying off mortgages and considering MBAs and excited about their new iphones and here and there helping out where they can..</p>
<p>take a breath of fresh air.. it might require opening a window.. dont worry.. its likely not to be too risque..</p>
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		<title>By: Marc Malone</title>
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		<dc:creator>Marc Malone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>lirun - Amazing.  Obama&#039;s election gives hope to the world at large that merit can exist in democratic societies?  Are you nuts?  Obama&#039;s the least qualified candidate in history!  Merit, my posterior!  I see nothing good coming from having an Affirmative Action President.

  Your problem is that you don&#039;t see &quot;the world strictly as what&#039;s good for the Jews&quot;.  Useful Idiot.  Israel is surrounded by some 400,000,000 psycopaths intent on her destruction and the death of ALL her citizens.  They want to kill you all, useful idiot!  The millions of useful idiots like you is why Israel is in danger.

  Don&#039;t take my word for it.  Just watch the sick cartoons these psychos broadcast to the palestinian children.  See how they cheer when there is news of another horrific bombing.  See how the &quot;martyrs&quot; are lionized.  Read the Palestinian constitution that calls for the extermination of Israel.  Quit sympathizing with these monsters!  They have no valid point of view.  They are about death.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>lirun &#8211; Amazing.  Obama&#8217;s election gives hope to the world at large that merit can exist in democratic societies?  Are you nuts?  Obama&#8217;s the least qualified candidate in history!  Merit, my posterior!  I see nothing good coming from having an Affirmative Action President.</p>
<p>  Your problem is that you don&#8217;t see &#8220;the world strictly as what&#8217;s good for the Jews&#8221;.  Useful Idiot.  Israel is surrounded by some 400,000,000 psycopaths intent on her destruction and the death of ALL her citizens.  They want to kill you all, useful idiot!  The millions of useful idiots like you is why Israel is in danger.</p>
<p>  Don&#8217;t take my word for it.  Just watch the sick cartoons these psychos broadcast to the palestinian children.  See how they cheer when there is news of another horrific bombing.  See how the &#8220;martyrs&#8221; are lionized.  Read the Palestinian constitution that calls for the extermination of Israel.  Quit sympathizing with these monsters!  They have no valid point of view.  They are about death.</p>
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		<title>By: lirun</title>
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		<dc:creator>lirun</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 08:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Stephanie is not deserving of some of the harsh words thrown around in this comments section.. 

im not one to shy away from political conversations and having collected many more than a few opinions leading up and following the US campaign - i confidently believe that israeli society (olim and native) are fairly fragmented on this one..

not every israeli views the world strictly by &quot;what is good for the jews&quot;.. some actually see the event for what the great achievement that it is for a society that until recently showed mostly signs of decay and rot.. a black man now runs the USA.. this is not just about the middle east but also about hope to the world at large that merit can exist in democratic regimes and that they are not just finely tailored covers for oligarchic systems.. (NZ just appointed a jew as PM - i see it the same way).. down with the boy&#039;s club and up with the fair go club.. btw not all US olim live up on the hills.. there are many who are here for very different reasons who dont share the classic view of the kipa sruga prototype..

i think none of us can profess to know how things will pan out.. some patience and prudence would do all of us some good.. however sometimes it does pay to step back and appreciate global events even if they dont strictly pertain to our personal egocentric ethnofocussed reality..

שבוע טוב לכולם בינתיים</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Stephanie is not deserving of some of the harsh words thrown around in this comments section.. </p>
<p>im not one to shy away from political conversations and having collected many more than a few opinions leading up and following the US campaign &#8211; i confidently believe that israeli society (olim and native) are fairly fragmented on this one..</p>
<p>not every israeli views the world strictly by &#8220;what is good for the jews&#8221;.. some actually see the event for what the great achievement that it is for a society that until recently showed mostly signs of decay and rot.. a black man now runs the USA.. this is not just about the middle east but also about hope to the world at large that merit can exist in democratic regimes and that they are not just finely tailored covers for oligarchic systems.. (NZ just appointed a jew as PM &#8211; i see it the same way).. down with the boy&#8217;s club and up with the fair go club.. btw not all US olim live up on the hills.. there are many who are here for very different reasons who dont share the classic view of the kipa sruga prototype..</p>
<p>i think none of us can profess to know how things will pan out.. some patience and prudence would do all of us some good.. however sometimes it does pay to step back and appreciate global events even if they dont strictly pertain to our personal egocentric ethnofocussed reality..</p>
<p>שבוע טוב לכולם בינתיים</p>
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		<dc:creator>Pajamas Media Picks Me Up With Saudi Jeans, Gila, Roba &#38; Neurotic Iraqi Housewife &#171; my treasure</dc:creator>
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		<title>By: kinzi</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>PM, thanks for the honor of the mention! Not my usual Jordanian readership by any means. :)</description>
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