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To: koan who wrote (52110)	8/29/2013 1:12:41 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

If the shoe fits, wear it. I tried to tell you Obama was off his rocker but you wouldn't take 10 minutes to research it. You just believed his lies. The Russians called his bluff and now everyone knows who Obama really is....a blood thirsty killer...a chicken hawk to the n-th degree. And Kerry and Biden are the same. Kerry wants to relive his Viet Nam experiences when he machine gunned innocent civilians to death just for the hell of it.

To: koan who wrote (52110)	8/29/2013 1:53:22 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Respond to of 85487

You're upset about a "personal attack" while your cruel leader pushes for real, death dealing attacks. Where is your compassion for innocent Syrian civilians? +++ AUGUST 29, 2013 SHARE ON FACEBOOK SHARE ON TWITTER SHARE ON GOOGLE MORE SHARING SERVICES 19 [iframe id="_atssh743" title="AddThis utility frame" src="http://ct1.addthis.com/static/r07/sh136.html#iit=1377798581899&tmr=load%3D1377798581751%26core%3D1377798581767%26main%3D1377798581896%26ifr%3D1377798581902&cb=0&cdn=1&chr=UTF-8&kw=&ab=-&dh=www.counterpunch.org&dr=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.counterpunch.org%2F&du=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.counterpunch.org%2F2013%2F08%2F29%2Fmolochs-minions%2F&dt=Preparing%20For%20More%20Slaughter%20in%20Syria%20%C2%BB%20CounterPunch%3A%20Tells%20the%20Facts%2C%20Names%20the%20Names&dbg=0&md=0&cap=tc%3D0%26ab%3D0&inst=1&irt=1&jsl=33&prod=undefined&lng=en-us&ogt=&pc=men&pub=ra-4f60e2397d05b897&ssl=0&sid=521f89b57a507e2a&srpl=1&srcs=0&srd=1&srf=0.02&srp=0.2&srl=1&srx=1&ver=300&xck=0&xtr=0&og=&aa=0&rev=123045&ct=1&xld=1&xd=1" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; height: 1px; width: 1px; position: absolute; z-index: 100000; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; left: 0px; top: 0px; "][/iframe] Moloch's Minions Preparing For More Slaughter in Syria by CHRIS FLOYD At some point in the next few hours or days, it is likely that deeply damaged collection of moral cretins known as “Western leaders” will sit down behind the gargantuan phalanxes of heavily armed security that keeps their well-wadded rumps safe and cozy and give the nod to some close-cropped flunky laden with medals for mendacious time-serving and relentless butt-covering to launch the airstrikes that will kill a large number of human beings who had absolutely nothing to do with the alleged chemical weapon attacks allegedly carried out by Syrian government forces. That is to say, the leaders of the West, particularly the notoriously bloodthirsty nations of the United States and Great Britain, will murder a number of their fellow human beings for no reason whatsoever. What’s more, they know this and admit it beforehand, speaking under oath, as the U.S. military chief did this week, of the inevitable “collateral damage” the coming attacks will cause. These Western leaders, primarily Barack Obama and the pathetic, feckless ex-PR shill David Cameron, will knowingly murder an unknown number of people while braying all the while of their own righteousness and the strict “legality” of their acts of mass murder. They will be supported in these murders by the leaders of the so-called opposition parties, who will, as always, line up like automatons and spew out mindless, spineless rhetoric in favor of murdering people, because they too are deeply damaged moral cretins who hope one day to have the opportunity to sit in well-wadded comfort and order human beings to be killed. These wretched, cowardly weaklings — the leaders, their opposition, their minions — believe that the exercise of brutal, death-dealing power (at a distance; always, always at a safe distance!) will somehow fill up the howling emptiness inside them. It will not, of course, but they are too stupid to know this — or else they are already so far steeped in blood that they can’t stop, can’t go back, their humanity is already lost. These leaders know that their action will murder innocent people (as so many of their actions do, week after week, year after year), they know (because their own analysts and experts tell them) that it will exacerbate extremism, worsen the conflict in Syria, destabilize the region, increase global tensions and lead directly and indirectly to the needless death and horrific suffering of countless people in the days and years to come. They know all this, they will do it anyway. They know all this, but they do not care. They don’t know how to care. They have given themselves over to Moloch — to the insane, inhuman force of violent domination — and they must blindly follow its dictates. Nothing can stop them, no reasoned argument, no moral objection, not even self-interest, national or personal. They are insane. They are stupid. They are enslaved to murderous power — so they will kill.

To: koan who wrote (52110)	8/29/2013 1:53:47 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Respond to of 85487

You're upset about a "personal attack" while your cruel leader pushes for real, death dealing attacks. Where is your compassion for innocent Syrian civilians? +++ AUGUST 29, 2013 Moloch's Minions Preparing For More Slaughter in Syria by CHRIS FLOYD At some point in the next few hours or days, it is likely that deeply damaged collection of moral cretins known as “Western leaders” will sit down behind the gargantuan phalanxes of heavily armed security that keeps their well-wadded rumps safe and cozy and give the nod to some close-cropped flunky laden with medals for mendacious time-serving and relentless butt-covering to launch the airstrikes that will kill a large number of human beings who had absolutely nothing to do with the alleged chemical weapon attacks allegedly carried out by Syrian government forces. That is to say, the leaders of the West, particularly the notoriously bloodthirsty nations of the United States and Great Britain, will murder a number of their fellow human beings for no reason whatsoever. What’s more, they know this and admit it beforehand, speaking under oath, as the U.S. military chief did this week, of the inevitable “collateral damage” the coming attacks will cause. These Western leaders, primarily Barack Obama and the pathetic, feckless ex-PR shill David Cameron, will knowingly murder an unknown number of people while braying all the while of their own righteousness and the strict “legality” of their acts of mass murder. They will be supported in these murders by the leaders of the so-called opposition parties, who will, as always, line up like automatons and spew out mindless, spineless rhetoric in favor of murdering people, because they too are deeply damaged moral cretins who hope one day to have the opportunity to sit in well-wadded comfort and order human beings to be killed. These wretched, cowardly weaklings — the leaders, their opposition, their minions — believe that the exercise of brutal, death-dealing power (at a distance; always, always at a safe distance!) will somehow fill up the howling emptiness inside them. It will not, of course, but they are too stupid to know this — or else they are already so far steeped in blood that they can’t stop, can’t go back, their humanity is already lost. These leaders know that their action will murder innocent people (as so many of their actions do, week after week, year after year), they know (because their own analysts and experts tell them) that it will exacerbate extremism, worsen the conflict in Syria, destabilize the region, increase global tensions and lead directly and indirectly to the needless death and horrific suffering of countless people in the days and years to come. They know all this, they will do it anyway. They know all this, but they do not care. They don’t know how to care. They have given themselves over to Moloch — to the insane, inhuman force of violent domination — and they must blindly follow its dictates. Nothing can stop them, no reasoned argument, no moral objection, not even self-interest, national or personal. They are insane. They are stupid. They are enslaved to murderous power — so they will kill.

To: koan who wrote (52110)	8/29/2013 2:05:34 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Respond to of 85487

One Year After Drone Strike on Anti-Terrorist Yemeni Preacher, Still No Apology From Obama LONDON - August 29 - One year after a covert US drone strike killed a Yemeni preacher who opposed al Qaeda, his family are yet to receive any acknowledgement from the US Government of what happened. Salem Ahmed bin Ali Jaber was killed on 29 August 2012 by a strike in the Hadramout region of Yemen. He was known for making speeches denouncing al Qaeda, and his brother-in-law, Faisal bin Ali Jaber, recently wrote to President Obama to ask why he – along with Faisal’s nephew, a local policeman – was hit in the strike. However, one year later, neither Faisal nor any other member of the family has received an apology or even a response. This week, Faisal bin Ali Jaber expressed disappointment over the lack of response, telling human rights charity Reprieve, which represents civilian victims of covert drone strikes: “I do not understand why President Obama will not even apologise for killing my brother in law and nephew. Salem was strongly opposed to al Qaeda – can the President explain how killing him made either the US or Yemen any safer?” Yemen’s President Hadi, to whom Faisal’s letter of July 31 was also addressed, has similarly failed to reply. Instead, he last week gave a speech in which he defended the US drone programme in Yemen, claiming that civilian casualties were exaggerated. Mr Hadi’s views are at odds with the overwhelming majority of the National Dialogue – a body which is mapping out the country’s democratic future – which is opposed to drone strikes, and recently voted to outlaw them in the country. Commenting, Reprieve Legal Director, Kat Craig said: “It seems painfully obvious to everyone except President Obama that drone strikes in Yemen are doing more harm than good. Yet the President will not even apologise when this misguided campaign kills not only a civilian, but one who has vocally and publicly opposed al Qaeda. The Yemeni people have said they do not want the illegal drone campaign to continue – when will Obama listen?” ### Reprieve is a UK-based human rights organization that uses the law to enforce the human rights of prisoners, from death row to Guantánamo Bay.

To: koan who wrote (52110)	8/29/2013 2:16:34 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

Can't you admit your President that you voted for twice is a cold blooded murderer? ++++ https://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/08/14-7 Innocents caught in the crossfire When we were in Yemen, we met with many families whose loved ones were injured or killed by drone strikes - becoming "collateral damage" as the United States (sometimes with the Yemeni government's overt or covert cooperation) killed anyone suspected of affiliation with al-Qaeda, along with their unfortunate companions and neighbours. Here is just one of the many stories we heard as we travelled the country: It was 9 am on a Tuesday and Ahmed Abdullah Awadh was at home with his 26-year-old son, Majed, in the small village of Ja'ar in southwestern Yemen. Suddenly, they heard a loud explosion. The house of Awadh's neighbour, a man he described as "an ordinary taxi driver," was hit. Everyone in the largely residential neighbourhood, including Awadh and his son, ran to see what happened and help rescue anyone who was hurt. The 33-year-old taxi driver was dead; fortunately, the rest of his family had not been at home. Fifteen minutes later, as neighbours were still sorting through the rubble, there was a second strike in the same spot. This time, with almost the entire neighbourhood concentrated in one location, the entire block was reduced to rubble, about 20 residents were injured and another 14-26 died - including Majed. "Majed was burned over 50 percent of his body," recalled Awadh through an interpreter. "But there is only an emergency clinic in Ja'ar, and they said he was too seriously injured to be treated there. The nearest hospital is in Aden, and the main road was closed. It took four hours to get there. I held him in my arms while we were driving, and he kept bleeding. On the third day in the hospital, at 2:30 am, Majed's heart stopped and he died." Was the taxi driver actually affiliated with al-Qaeda? Awadh and his fellow residents - and American citizens, whose taxpayer dollars pay for this warfare - will never be told. They were merely left to pick up the pieces.