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By: Let’s Rescue the Heroes: Free Asma’a al-Ghoul : Ft. Hard Knox

Let’s Rescue the Heroes: Free Asma’a al-Ghoul : Ft. Hard Knox — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:47:23 +0000

[...] Obama has recently promised to allow “battered” women from other countries to apply for political asylum here. If so, I previously wrote, we will soon [...]

By: G

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:34:46 +0000

Although it appears that the issue of Gazans coming to America is not accurate, Judy Warner did not address the issue of 1350 Iraqi Palestinians which are planned to be moved to southern California as was noted in the original article. In the Refugee Resettlement Watch web page which she refers to, it is “confirmed” that they are coming. See: refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/it-is-confirmed-1350-iraqi-palestinians-coming-to-the-us/

The bottom line is people from the Middle East are coming to America; some might not share a love for the US and its freedoms especially equal rights. What is the best approach to this and how can we get our government to support it, if at all?

By: jw

jw — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:55:27 +0000

I believe that Nonie Darwish is a woman who came from Gaza.
Note that Delilah seduced Sampson in Gaza and led him to his death!

By: Those Gazans just won’t go away! « Refugee Resettlement Watch

Those Gazans just won’t go away! « Refugee Resettlement Watch — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:20:06 +0000

[...] by judyw on July 17, 2009 Update July 18: Phyllis Chesler changed her post, after I posted the comments following this paragraph in her comments and we had a short email [...]

By: Universalgeni

Universalgeni — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:46:15 +0000

Important links here! You dear Americans don’t know, what you are doing. This is chain immigration 101. Europe made exactly the same mistake. And we’re still doing it. Look at these links, read them and cry – the situation is the same all over Europe. The first article is from the Norwegian Embassy in the US.

I made some spaces in the beginning of links in the hope that the spamfilter would except them:

Norway: h t t p://www.norway.org/News/archive/2002/200201culture.htm

Holland/Nederlands: h t t p://www.nisnews.nl/public/290906_1.htm

Denmark: h t t p://www.cphpost.dk/news/1-latest-news/12602.html

PS: the spamfilter did eat my comment. I’ll try one more time.

By: Universalgeni

Universalgeni — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:41:49 +0000

Important links here! You Americans don’t know, what you are doing. This is chain immigration 101. Europe made exactly the same mistake. And we’re still doing it. Look at these links, read them and cry – the situation is the same all over Europe. The first article is from the Norwegian Embassy in the US. All in English, of cause.

I made some spaces in the beginning of links in the hope that the spamfilter would except them:

Norway: h t t p://www.norway.org/News/archive/2002/200201culture.htm

Holland/Nederlands: h t t p://www.nisnews.nl/public/290906_1.htm

Denmark: h t t p://www.cphpost.dk/news/1-latest-news/12602.html

By: Greenconsciousness

Greenconsciousness — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:56:36 +0000

I support this BW immigration asylum. I have long been an immigration critic because of my politics on overpopulation and species elimination from overpopulation. But at the same time I am a fierce critic of our foreign aid policies. While I believe, for the sake of US human rights, women’s rights and our own evolution, we must close our borders I also believe we must use our foreign aid in ways that promote human and women’s rights in every country which accepts our aid. Our aid must be conditional on progress toward human rights. While I have no faith in the misogynist Obama I know the republicans are just as bad. So only democratic organizations with oversight authority provide any hope for change.

I write here in that vein to introduce as an alternative to banning women seeking freedom from persecution. We can urge the passage of the internationals violence against women act (IVAWA)- the bulk of which is explained here.

http://www.greenconsciousness.org/weblog/2007/11/international-violence-against-women.html

The International Violence Against Women Act has three main components.

First, the bill reorganizes and rejuvenates the gender-related efforts of the State Department by creating one central office – the “Office for Women’s Global Initiatives”, directed by a Senate-confirmed Ambassador who reports directly to the Secretary.

The Coordinator of the Office or Women’s Global Initiatives (the “Coordinator”) will be charged with monitoring, coordinating, and organizing all U.S. resources, programs and aid abroad that deals with women’s issues, including gender-based violence.

Additionally, my bill creates a new Office of Women’s Global Development at USAID, also to be directed by a Senate-confirmed nominee. The Director will be responsible for addressing gender-based violence and integrating gender into U.S.government assistance programs.

The Director will work closely with the Coordinator and the Secretary of State to implement the provisions of the IVAWA legislation.

Under the current organizational scheme, projects addressing violence against women, either primarily or tangentially, are spread throughout the State Department and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) without a central inventory, game plan or leader.

My bill will raise the profile of women’s issues generally at the State Department, and ensure that gender-based violence programs are building on past successes, leveraging core competencies and working in conjunction with other initiatives.

Second, the International Violence Against Women Act mandates creation of a 5-year, comprehensive strategy, with coordinated programming, to prevent and respond to violence against women in 10 to 20 targeted countries.

The Act creates a dedicated funding stream of $175 million a year to support programs dealing with violence against women in five areas:

1 The criminal and civil justice system (everything from drafting laws on domestic violence, to enhancing women’s access to property and inheritance rights, to reforming police practices),
2 Health care,
3 Girls’ access to education and
school safety,
4 Women’s access to employment and
financial resources, and
5 Public awareness campaigns that change social norms.

By: david levavi

david levavi — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:18:51 +0000

17. Sylvie7:

“…Why California, where their conservative Islamic traditions will be set down in a place even New Yorkers consider far out and often inexplicable…”

A better question to ask is why Obama believes, per his urgent memorandum, that “…it is important to the national interest to…furnish assistance (to)Palestinian
refugees and conflict victims in Gaza…”

Important to whose “national interest?” Not America’s certainly. Is Obama referring to the national interest of a future state of Palestine?

As for southern California as a haven for these folks, Obama could not have chosen better for exactly the reasons contained in your question, Sylvie. Barbara Boxer and the Gays for Palestinian rights have the red carpet ready and waiting. Likewise many Obama-supporting Hollywood Jews.

Is Gaza explicable?

By: Max Friedman

Max Friedman — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:19:33 +0000

Put these refugee women in Obama’s Chicago mansion. He’s not using it right now. Besides, they will be living within walking distance of American terrorists (Ayers and wife), a dead leftist Rabbi (Wolf), and a nearby mosque (Farrakhan’s). Should make them feel right at home.

By: Still4Hill

Still4Hill — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:31:09 +0000

Your are my hero and the model for my master’s thesis that I did in Haiti. I am not Jewish, but have been to Israel. You are always on the spot, Phylis!