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To: Brumar89 who wrote (39430)	2/22/2013 4:03:58 PM
From: FJB	1 Recommendation Respond to of 85487

Palestinians Plan Violence to Force the US to Extract Concessions from Israel by Khaled Abu Toameh February 22, 2013 at 5:00 am http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3598/palestinians-plan-violence The Palestinian leadership is hoping that anti-US demonstrations and uprisings will scare Obama and force him to exert even more pressure on Israel. There are many signs that the Palestinian Authority is seeking to escalate tensions in the West Bank ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit to the region next month. Although the Palestinian Authority probably does not want an all-out confrontation between Palestinians and Israelis at this stage, some Palestinian Authority officials in Ramallah believe that a "mini-intifada" would serve the Palestinians' interests, especially on the eve of Obama's visit. The officials hope that scenes of daily clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians in the West Bank will prompt Obama to exert pressure on the Israeli government to make far-reaching concessions to the Palestinian Authority. This is why the Palestinian Authority leadership has been encouraging its constituents lately to wage a "popular intifada" against Israel, each time finding another excuse to initiate confrontations between Palestinians and Israel. Now the Palestinian Authority is using the issue of Palestinian prisoners who are on hunger strike in Israeli prisons as an excuse to call for street protests and clashes with the Israel Defense Forces. In recent days, dozens of Palestinian protesters have been injured in clashes with IDF soldiers in various parts of the West Bank. The protests are being held in solidarity with four hunger-strikers. Before that, the Palestinian Authority used the issue of settlements as an accuse to call for widespread protests in the West Bank. Before that, the Palestinian Authority leadership encouraged Palestinians to protest against Israeli "plans" to destroy the Aqsa Mosque and replace it with the Third Temple. By encouraging a "popular intifada," the Palestinian Authority leadership is hoping to bring the Palestinian issue back to the top of the agenda of the US Administration and Israel. Palestinian Authority officials have in recent months expressed concern over the lack of interest in the Palestinian issue both in the US and Israel. The Palestinians have been absent from speeches delivered by Obama over the past few months, and the majority of parties that ran in the last Israeli elections did not even mention the Palestinian issue. But now that all eyes are once again turned toward the Middle East in anticipation of Obama's planned visit, the Palestinian Authority is working hard to draw the world's attention to the Palestinian issue, and hoping to achieve its goal by encouraging clashes between Palestinian protesters and the IDF and Jewish settlers in the West Bank. Although the violence has thus far remained on a low flame, it is expected to intensify as the date of Obama's visit approaches. The belief in the Palestinian Authority is that the violence on the ground will push Obama to exert pressure on the Israeli government to comply with the Palestinian conditions for resuming the peace process, namely a full cessation of settlement construction and the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails. There is also talk in Ramallah about organizing demonstrations during Obama's visit to the West Bank, where he is scheduled to meet with President Mahmoud Abbas. The demonstrations will be held to protest against US "bias" in favor of Israel. The Palestinian Authority leadership is hoping that the anti-US protests will scare Obama and force him to exert even more pressure on Israel. The Palestinian Authority's message to Obama: You must act quickly against Israel before things get out of hand. It now remains to be seen whether Obama is aware of this attempt to put pressure on him, or whether he will continue to turn a blind eye to the Palestinian Authority's new-old tactic of initiating an escalation with the hope of extracting concessions from the US and Israel.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (39430)	2/22/2013 4:47:38 PM
From: FJB	1 Recommendation Respond to of 85487

ARMS FOR #MYJIHAD": "MODERATE" VIRGINIA IMAM SHEIKH SHAKER CALLS FOR VIOLENT JIHAD atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com Listen to the Imam at the notorious Dar Al-Hijrah mosque in Virginia calling the faithful to violent jihad. He claims that Americans consider all Muslims to be terrorists so Muslims may as well give Americans a good reason to consider Muslims terrorists. He also issues a call to "arms for jihad." A moderator attempts to issue a disclaimer after the fact, but the Imam's words speak for themselves. Keep in mind that this Imam is the cleric at the very same mosque where deceased Al Qaeda leader Anwar al Awlaki was previously the Imam and where Major Nidal Hassan, the Fort Hood shooter, and some of the September 11th hijackers worshipped. (thanks to Chris H)Youtube description:Watch the full speech unedited video here. youtube.com Make sure to expand the info box below the video and read the failed attempt of TAQIYYA. Trying to downplay what came out of Imam Shaker's mouth. His comments on the Western World makes one wonder why he lives in the West. He also mentions that every Muslim should memorize the Quran, or if they can't, Muslims should keep it in their pocket...... I wonder if he ever encourages Muslims to keep the US Constitution in their pocket? I do encourage everyone to watch the entire video, but I understand that not everyone has the patience that I have. That is the reason for this edit, as the average person will not watch a video longer than 10 minutes. I have watched the entire video several times. If anyone would like to explain some of these comments to me in a way that they believe would change my opinion on his comments, please feel free to comment. I have the patience to hear what anyone has to say. I might add that I do not believe Sheikh Shaker is a "radical Muslim"..... his comments are inline with the teachings of Prophet Mohammed.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (39430)	2/22/2013 6:25:25 PM
From: FJB	1 Recommendation Respond to of 85487

Obammy's model for America is in Critical Condition Eurozone to stay in recession for another year Unemployment in Europe is "unacceptably high" and threatens "grave social consequences", the European Commission has warned as it painted a gloomy picture of the eurozone's troubled economy. telegraph.co.uk Publishing its winter forecast on Friday, the commission predicted that joblessness in the eurozone will peak at 12.2pc, or more than 19m people, this year as the currency bloc continues to struggle. Marco Butti, the EC's director general for economic and financial affairs, described Europe's labour market as a "serious concern". "Employment is forecast to shrink further for some quarters, and unemployment remains unacceptably high in the EU as whole and even more so in the Member States facing the largest adjustment needs," he said. "This has grave social consequences and will, if unemployment becomes structurally entrenched, also weigh on growth perspectives going forward." Slashing growth forecasts for the eurozone, the EC indicated it will remain mired in recession for a year longer than originally foreseen. Continues...

To: Brumar89 who wrote (39430)	2/22/2013 7:03:47 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 85487

<< You've posted that you were one of the noble-minded liberals who were enlightened by drug use and hippie pussy back in your youth ... I'm curious how you reconcile this with blowing away a fan AFTER your supposed hippie enlightenmnet?>> Our hippie women were enlightened and smart. I didn't date straight women because they didn't know much and I found them boring. And the conservative guys tried to date our hippie women because they were sexually liberated and slept with us. Many straight girls stll wouldn't sleep with their dates. But the hippie women did not date straight guys. They were repulsed by them. We hippies were not repulsed by straight women, we just felt sorry for them. I feel sorry for you. I could be you.