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To: TobagoJack who wrote (74041)	5/8/2011 8:49:20 AM
From: Chas.	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218659

This is what happens when Liberal Blacks/Whites take over a city and have free reign over Municipal responsibilities ie Education, real estate, public transportation, utilities, etc... and its not limited to Detroit, its also in Pittsburg, New Orleans, Philly, LA, DC, Baltimore, Hartford and on and on and on..... If you need an End Game picture....rent "Escape from New York" regards Chas

To: TobagoJack who wrote (74041)	5/8/2011 12:28:20 PM
From: Maurice Winn	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218659

Fake Food [toxic variety] This is the impression I got of people in Beijing anyway. Maybe those in other parts do things for love [I doubt it very much - I guess they are worse]: nytimes.com <But Mr. Chen is not reassured. “None of them are reliable,” he spat. “They really have no morals. They will do anything for money.”> Mqurice

To: TobagoJack who wrote (74041)	5/8/2011 1:48:42 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	9 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 218659

OT - sorry but this subject is too important, and the same applyes to other countries, where those in power now murder their citizen who want freedoms and a civil society. Condemnation? No way - it is not in our economic interests. What a Bunch of Hypocrites Harvey Rosenwasser Someone once suggested that condemnations of Israel should be measured against the question, “Are the same requisites applied to other nations.” If the answer is no, only Israel,” then you can be sure the condemnation represents anti-Semitism. A few days ago the United States targeted and killed Osama bin Laden, leader of al Qaeda, a terrorist organization responsible for killing civilians. Seven years ago Israel targeted and killed Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, leader of Hamas, a terrorist organization responsible for killing Israeli civilians. It is instructive to see how the world has reacted to both incidents. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said, "The death of Osama bin Laden, announced by President (Barack) Obama last night, is a watershed moment in our common global fight against terrorism." In 2004, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said "I do condemn the targeted assassination of Sheikh Yassin and the others who died with him. Such actions are not only contrary to international law, but they do not do anything to help the search for a peaceful solution.” British Prime Minister David Cameron sent his congratulation of Barack Obama on the success of killing Osama bin Laden as did the British former Prime Minister Tony Blair. But in 2004, when Israel killed Sheik Ahmed Yassin, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw called the killing unacceptable, unjustified, and unlawful. Tony Blair, at that time said, “We have repeatedly made clear our opposition to Israel’s use of targeted killings and assignations.” This week The European Council and European Commission said, the death of Osama bin Laden made the world a safer place and showed that terrorist attacks do not remain unpunished.” In 2004 the European Union Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana said, “This type of action does not contribute at all to create the conditions of peace. This is very, very bad news for the peace process. The policy of the European Union has been consistently condemnation of extra-judicial killing." It seems the policy changes when it comes to Israel Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France was reported to have called President Obama and congratulated him on the success of pursuing Osama bin Laden for ten years. In 2004 the French Foreign Minister Herve Ladsous said, “France condemns the action taken against Sheikh Yassin, just as it has always condemned the principle of any extra-judicial execution as contrary to international law.” What hypocrisy! Even Abdullah Gul of Turkey approved of the killing of bin Laden, while in 2004 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the killing of Yassin “a terrorist act...the assassination was not humane.” Someone who might disagree with my assessment might excuse the comparisons by claiming the scale of terrorism made the difference. Not so. The United States has a population of 310,500,000 and suffered 4570 deaths from 9/11 terrorism and fighting al Qaeda in Afghanistan. Israel’s population is 7,441,700 and lost 522 of its citizens to terrorism. If the United States suffered the same percentage of deaths from terrorism as did Israel, instead of 4570 deaths, we would have lost 23,911. So if scale of terrorism matters, Israel had more justification for killing Sheik Yassin. There is pervasive anti-Semitism in the world and it must be recognized for what it is.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (74041)	5/8/2011 4:42:30 PM
From: marcher	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 218659

"-Well, here is one key problem with the US going forward-" oh my. in case M would like to read quite closely, I suggest the abused study: lincs.ed.gov from which one can find the phrase that was persuasively spun (p.91) in obeisance to friedman's "crisis, actual or perceived": 47 percent [of ABE learners] scored at Levels 1 and 2. however, 1. the 47% are ABE (Adult Basic Education) program students. in the u.s. this refers, almost exclusively, to adults who did not complete high school. 2. so, 47% of individuals who did not complete high school are functionally illiterate. that's not so surprising. 3. however, regarding ABE program students (p.91): most ABE learners are able to locate information in short texts and make low level inferences while reading but have difficulty locating and integrating information in longer texts (Tamassia, Lennon, Yamamoto, & Kirsch, 2007). 4. so, most of the students are able to read but have difficulty using information in longer texts...tax forms anyone? what truly concerns me is the ongoing crisis-creation by numerous private organizations and public organizations that have been captured by the private sector (including obama's dept of education). the sh*t is so deep, it's nearly impossible to swim through it. capture complete? -ng- and one wonders, too, about the role of naive disinformationing. transgressivism for all. -g-