Logic & Sanity

Must see!

March 7th, 1996. Grozny, Chechnya.

Around 30 russian troops have spent the night in the "Minytka Square" area. Their casualty rate is great. This video is of another group trying to go in and retrieve those dead and wounded. The video was, obviously, shot by an amateur and puts you right in the middle of things. Its perhaps the most dramatic war footage I've ever seen. This is a must see for everyone, but understanding russian definately helps.

In the beginning, the camera operator explains what's going on, but also adds that what was broadcasted on the news, the night before, is a lie. The army is not engaging the enemy in the area, he says, it's all SOBR - which is basically just the russian SWAT.

Hezbollah cares...

Texaggie at Cannon Blodder, shares my sentiments regarding the West's reaction to Hezbollah's circus. Those guys know which hoops to jump through to press all the right buttons. Yep, the the same people (and their supporters) who load up their Katusha rockets with ball bearings and send them to residential areas pretend to care about the innocent civilians.

And another thing. If you watch the media's coverage of the conflict, then after a while you'll start noticing a peculiar thing. New footage of Israelis firing their howitzers is shown every day. Yet there's never any video of Hezbollah firing their katusha rockets at Israel. Keep in mind that these are fired off by the hundreds on daily basis. So, what gives?

Naturally, the media savvy Hezbollah doesn't want any video of their katushas using residential areas for cover to get out.

It's a circus...

The world has gone to shit. You got religious fanatics attacking a sovereign state of Israel, crying for its death, blending in with civilians and rocketing Israel from civilian areas and who's the world pissed at? Nope, not the bearded guys who belong to the Party of G-d(Hezbollah) and who use UN posts as a shield. Nope, the guilty party, according to the world opinion, is the only democracy in the middle east - Israel.

I am going to keep this post really dry and to the point, because there are plenty of other blogs that cover these pretty well. So here's what I think:

1) Lebanon - all these big statements and the pretense of growing hair on the lebanese balls - give me a fucking break. You can't even deploy troops on your southern border and stand up to Hezbollah, and now you pretend to be all brave and courageous all of a suden? Get back to us when you are a real state.

2) Arabs - These guys pretend to care about the civilians, but in reality they don't. Syria killed tens of thousands within days. King of Jordan has killed several thousands in ten days. And none of these states had to face suicide bombings or face world's condemnation.

3) Europeans - These guys, in all their sophistication, have allowed for two world wars. If you want for tens of millions to die, heed their advice. Otherwise, try something else.

As for all these, so called, "anti-war" demonstrations - they are hardly that. Any time you see a rally with Hezbollah/Palestinian flags present its not an anti-war rally. It's a pro Hezbolalh, pro Palestinian rally.

CNN - still sucks

Palestinian children hold portraits of relatives held in Israeli prisons at a news conference in Ramallah.

Don't you just love how the western media (CNN in this case) shills for the palestinians? Why not display some photos of these kids relatives' victims and their families?

Another handy link on the bottom of the article - (Watch as Palestinians struggle without basic necessities -- 2:45). How about - Watch as Palestinians declare war on Israel by voting for Hamas. Hamas doesn't recognize Israel right to exist, so that would be a pretty accurate headline.

Light him up

BEIRUT: Need a match? Then how about a matchbox with a picture of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on its front?

"I can't believe it!" said Ali Haj, 30, as he was handed one of the matchboxes being distributed by the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon, the latest tactic by the U.S. government at "combating terrorism."

It is a green matchbox with a superimposed picture of bin Laden, along with a picture of stack of golden coins and the words "saleymooh" (hand him over).

The reward is still $25 million.

Islamic Kung Fu?

(Scene change: Abd Al-Rahman emerges from his house. It is night.)

Abd Al-Rahman: "Oh God, I must take revenge upon these bloodthirsty aggressors, who murdered my father, mother, and brother."

(As Al-Rahman sobs, Karim appears and comforts him.)

Karim: "Abd Al-Rahman, your father was my uncle. You are like a brother to me. Whatever you decide to do, my brother, know that I will stand by your side."

Abd Al-Rahman: "Karim, there must be a way to fight these criminals."

Karim: "As a matter of fact, I know someone who could help us."

A script for an Islamic kung fu movie? Nah, just some children's programming on Iranian TV.

Good ol' Europe

via LGF:

A municipally employed teacher in Kristiansand has been prevented from wearing a Star of David around his neck. Kristiansand Adult Education Center, where the man works, ruled that the Jewish symbol could be deemed a provocation towards the many Muslim students at the school, Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reports.

You read that right. This is what passes for acceptable in Europe.

Can it get any more blatant???

Israel on Wednesday dismissed as "cynically motivated" a push by Arab countries to have the United Nations nuclear watchdog's 139 member states condemn the Jewish state for having nuclear weapons.

Israel neither confirms nor denies having a nuclear arsenal but experts estimate it has between 100 and 200 atomic bombs.

In a letter submitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on behalf of Arab member states, Oman asked that member states consider a statement strongly criticizing Israel at the agency's General Conference this week.

Riiiiiight. In other news, burglars criticize doors and locks.

Al Qaeda newscast

ROME, Sept. 26 -- An Internet video newscast called the Voice of the Caliphate was broadcast for the first time on Monday, purporting to be a production of al Qaeda and featuring an anchorman who wore a black ski mask and an ammunition belt.

Wahahahhaa! Sorry but this made me laugh.

..and the Oscar goes to...

The Palestinians ofcourse. If you have any kind of an opinion regarding the current palestinian intifadah, then seeing this [via LGF] should be high on your list. Download the high resolution divx and full screen it.