What part of "We want you to die" do you not understand?
The reigning president of Iran (his name is not worth repeating or spelling correctly) is an unabashed, unrepentent member of Islam's most radical faction. He has said or done nothing that could be remotely construed as conciliatory. Yet, the diplomatic corps of both the United States and Western Europe delusionally agree that he and his ilk can be negotiated with.
During the Cold War, negotiations had some measure--however small--of success because mutually assured destruction was not a viable alternative to the enemies of freedom. This is not true of these Islamic fascists. They are willing--no, almost hoping--to go to their death in the struggle to dominate. Let there be no mistake about it. Peaceful coexistence is not a part of there vernacular. Domination and death are.
Unfortunately, we have a host of "politically correct" leaders who insist on describing Islam has a noble, peace-loving religion. BULL. I'm not an Israel-lover (remember: it's illegal to publically proclaim the gospel in Israel), but they do have the right attitude in dealing with Hezbollah: When they hit you, you hit back harder until they wish they hadn't hit you in the first place--that is if they are alive to regret it.
What's the bottom line here?
Let Israel wipe Hezbollah, Hamas, and any other jihadist off the face of the earth, and we can supply them with weapons to do so, and do so effectively. As long as Israel has the backbone to fight, let them fight.
What about those "innocent" Lebonese?
I remember that climatic scene in Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi. The evil emperor is slowly killing Luke with Darth Vader standing by passively. To his own destruction, Darth Vader intervenes and kills the emperor, but saves his son. Where are the Lebonese men while the "innocent" women and children are being killed? Those men are either members of Hezbollah themselves, or too, spineless to defend against those fascists who are launching rockets from their back yard. Too harsh? Maybe you would prefer starring in the jihadist next video: You wear an orange jump suit. You beg for your life. Some coward with a mask saws your head off.
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Saturday, July 22, 2006
Selective Privacy
or
We are all equal, but some are more equal than others.
If you are fourteen-year-old girl who is pregnant, you have the force of the United States government and her courts to grant you the right to grant you privacy from even your own parents, so that you can quietly kill your unborn child.
If you are the Democratic nominee for President of the United States, you have the privacy to keep your military records sealed from any public scrutiny.
If you are the President of the United States AND a Democrat, you are granted privacy to keep anyone from accessing your medical records--records that might reveal systematic drug use.
If you are a child protective services worker dealing with a child, you are granted privacy in dealing with your client.
If you are a sixteen year old boy, and do not want to endure another miserable round of chemotherapy, because the first round did not cure you, you have no privacy. This is true, even if you have the full, knowledgeable support of both your parents. You have no right to pursue the type of treatment that you desire. What is happening to sixteen-year-old, Abraham Cherrix, in Norfolk, Virginia, is an absolute disgrace.
or
We are all equal, but some are more equal than others.
If you are fourteen-year-old girl who is pregnant, you have the force of the United States government and her courts to grant you the right to grant you privacy from even your own parents, so that you can quietly kill your unborn child.
If you are the Democratic nominee for President of the United States, you have the privacy to keep your military records sealed from any public scrutiny.
If you are the President of the United States AND a Democrat, you are granted privacy to keep anyone from accessing your medical records--records that might reveal systematic drug use.
If you are a child protective services worker dealing with a child, you are granted privacy in dealing with your client.
If you are a sixteen year old boy, and do not want to endure another miserable round of chemotherapy, because the first round did not cure you, you have no privacy. This is true, even if you have the full, knowledgeable support of both your parents. You have no right to pursue the type of treatment that you desire. What is happening to sixteen-year-old, Abraham Cherrix, in Norfolk, Virginia, is an absolute disgrace.
Sunday, July 16, 2006
an unfinished life
My wife and I just finished watching the film an unfinished life, starring Robert Redford, Morgan Freeman, and Jennifer Lopez. A strong supporting cast (including Camryn Manheim, Damian Lewis, and Josh Lucas), excellent production, and a beautiful setting garnished a rather compelling story of forgiveness, love, and redemption. The film, rated PG13 for language and some violence, is the story of a thirty-something single mother/widow who seeks a safe haven for her and her daughter at her ex-father-in-law's Montana ranch to get away from domestic violence.
The writers do a great job in peeling away the different layers of each character to reveal their motivations, and except for one needless dialogue scene that had no relationship to anything before or after--apparently to satisfy the homosexual lobby agenda--the story skillfully interweaves the demons that affect each character. Watching Redford and Freeman together was a real treat, but the centerpiece relationship for me, however, was between Redford's character and his granddaughter, played by Becca Gardner.
Having seen Lopez in Enough, and Angel Eyes--two stories with very strong themes on domestic violence--this was a more realistic performance, but I think that the writing had something to do with that. The director, Lasse Hallstrom, exacted some excellent performances that made each protagonist quite sympathic as they struggled with their "ghosts" from the past, and as a result, I found myself rooting for each one of them.
Except for that one meaningless-to-the-story scene, we both liked this movie. It's now available on DVD, and well worth the time.
My wife and I just finished watching the film an unfinished life, starring Robert Redford, Morgan Freeman, and Jennifer Lopez. A strong supporting cast (including Camryn Manheim, Damian Lewis, and Josh Lucas), excellent production, and a beautiful setting garnished a rather compelling story of forgiveness, love, and redemption. The film, rated PG13 for language and some violence, is the story of a thirty-something single mother/widow who seeks a safe haven for her and her daughter at her ex-father-in-law's Montana ranch to get away from domestic violence.
The writers do a great job in peeling away the different layers of each character to reveal their motivations, and except for one needless dialogue scene that had no relationship to anything before or after--apparently to satisfy the homosexual lobby agenda--the story skillfully interweaves the demons that affect each character. Watching Redford and Freeman together was a real treat, but the centerpiece relationship for me, however, was between Redford's character and his granddaughter, played by Becca Gardner.
Having seen Lopez in Enough, and Angel Eyes--two stories with very strong themes on domestic violence--this was a more realistic performance, but I think that the writing had something to do with that. The director, Lasse Hallstrom, exacted some excellent performances that made each protagonist quite sympathic as they struggled with their "ghosts" from the past, and as a result, I found myself rooting for each one of them.
Except for that one meaningless-to-the-story scene, we both liked this movie. It's now available on DVD, and well worth the time.
War by Proxy
We are now in the fourth or fifth day of Israel's conflict with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. I misspoke. I should have said Iranian-backed Hezbollah. I am not an Israel-lover like many in Evangelical America--it is just as illegal to share the Gospel in Israel as it is in Iran or Saudi Arabia--but I do believe that Israel has a solid Biblically-based reason to defend her land and her citizens against foreign intruders. Tune in to any news outlet, and one will hear politicians, retired military, intelligance consultants, and diplomats agree that Iran and Syria are at the heart of this latest brouhaha with the intention of attacking the United States along with Israel. It could be compared to a bully approaching you on the playground, telling you he hates you, and then have one of his mindless syncophants hit the friend who is standing next to you. Iran knows that direct confrontation will earn a direct response, so they have put enough layers (all they need is one) between them and Israel. It is, in effect, war by proxy.
I vote for response by proxy. Israel doesn't need America's permission to defend herself, nor should she wait for it. I think that Israel should take action against Iran in Iran, and the annihilation of Iran's nuclear facility would be a good place to start. The sovereign territory of the United States has not been violated, but the sovereign territory of the nation of Israel has, and the perpetrators of that action deserves a clear and decisive response.
We are now in the fourth or fifth day of Israel's conflict with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. I misspoke. I should have said Iranian-backed Hezbollah. I am not an Israel-lover like many in Evangelical America--it is just as illegal to share the Gospel in Israel as it is in Iran or Saudi Arabia--but I do believe that Israel has a solid Biblically-based reason to defend her land and her citizens against foreign intruders. Tune in to any news outlet, and one will hear politicians, retired military, intelligance consultants, and diplomats agree that Iran and Syria are at the heart of this latest brouhaha with the intention of attacking the United States along with Israel. It could be compared to a bully approaching you on the playground, telling you he hates you, and then have one of his mindless syncophants hit the friend who is standing next to you. Iran knows that direct confrontation will earn a direct response, so they have put enough layers (all they need is one) between them and Israel. It is, in effect, war by proxy.
I vote for response by proxy. Israel doesn't need America's permission to defend herself, nor should she wait for it. I think that Israel should take action against Iran in Iran, and the annihilation of Iran's nuclear facility would be a good place to start. The sovereign territory of the United States has not been violated, but the sovereign territory of the nation of Israel has, and the perpetrators of that action deserves a clear and decisive response.
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