Well, confirmed, for the millionth time, that neither the Israeli leadership nor the Arab-Palestinian leadership are, were or will be partners in peace.
Abbas scores another huge screw up in an attempt of world sympathy...again. To even the score, our adorable Bibi and his chronies even the score with a proposed construction of 2610 homes in the Givat Hamatos area (more land grab by Israel, less land for a viable Palestinian State, no surprise here since Israel uses the International Community's non-recognition of their presence in the Palestinian territories pretty much like we use toilet paper).
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alon-benmeir/abbas-dismal-failure-at-t_b_5915324.html
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/us-slams-israeli-settlement-plan-after-barack-obama-meets-benjamin-netanyahu-20141002-10p0gm.html#ixzz3ExxGs0lY
We pretty much anticipated Abu Mazen's discourse, it is a yearly tradition whenever the UN has a major assembly, especially after a devastating war that left Gaza almost flattenned like a pancake. Of course he threatens to take Israel to the ICC at Hague for war crimes while having an episode of short term memory loss totally forgetting that Hamas committed war crimes as well. The problem with Bibi's reaction is that we do not know if he did it out of spite after his latest tea and kosher biscuits with U.S. President Barack Obama that went absolutely nowhere (as usual, if you see at the pictures of their meeting, Obama is ignoring Bibi while Bibi is pretty much fantasizing on how to choke the President) or just to stick it on Abbas face...again.
The Israeli's and Palestinians want a peaceful solution? Learn how to vote!!!
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Friday, August 22, 2014
Fianlly someone with something tha resembles an idea in the never ending Failed Arab-Israeli conflict
http://www.suntimes.com/news/steinberg/28726634-452/plan-b-gives-glimpse-of-palestines-future.html
"The Israeli/Palestinian standoff is not an area where rational thought is much rewarded. The Israelis seem content to play jailer to a restive, belligerent and growing population of 4.5 million Palestinians jammed into the West Bank and Gaza. It is a failure of empathy on Israel’s part, which I’d fault them for more except it is enlightened benevolence compared to the Palestinians, nearly a third of whom elected a terror group, Hamas, to lead them, which makes their cries of injustice ring hollow. If Israel is locked in the outdated land-equals-security calculus, Palestinians keep returning to the same tattered 1947 game plan — we fight you and win everything someday — that has been losing consistently for the past 67 years. "
You can pretty much summarize the whole problem in that paragraph. Problem is, it takes two to tango, and these two don't want to tango not even for a shotgun wedding.
"The Israeli/Palestinian standoff is not an area where rational thought is much rewarded. The Israelis seem content to play jailer to a restive, belligerent and growing population of 4.5 million Palestinians jammed into the West Bank and Gaza. It is a failure of empathy on Israel’s part, which I’d fault them for more except it is enlightened benevolence compared to the Palestinians, nearly a third of whom elected a terror group, Hamas, to lead them, which makes their cries of injustice ring hollow. If Israel is locked in the outdated land-equals-security calculus, Palestinians keep returning to the same tattered 1947 game plan — we fight you and win everything someday — that has been losing consistently for the past 67 years. "
You can pretty much summarize the whole problem in that paragraph. Problem is, it takes two to tango, and these two don't want to tango not even for a shotgun wedding.
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Leader of Movimiento Reunificacion Puerto Rcio y Espana turns out to be antiSemite
Well, it turns out that the leader of the Movimiento Reunificacion Puerto Rico y Espana has some serious antisemitic views besides his obvious hobby as a history revisionist. I just came across this pathetic piece of garbage. Obviously his level of ignorance and hatred towards Jews and Americans goes beyond limits. Mr. Jose Nieves Seise, you have earned the title of Comandante General de los ignorantes y antisemitas. Felicidades!
http://elobservadordelpueblo.blogspot.com/2010/08/las-pruebas-de-que-el-holocausto-judio.html
http://elobservadordelpueblo.blogspot.com/2010/08/las-pruebas-de-que-el-holocausto-judio.html
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Movimiento de Reunificación de Puerto Rico y España: MRE EN LA PRENSA INTERNACIONAL
Movimiento de Reunificación de Puerto Rico y España: MRE EN LA PRENSA INTERNACIONAL: El trabajo hecho enn los últimos 8 meses ha rendido fruto. La noticia de la existencia de nuestro Movimiento ha sido publicada en la ...
Lo and behold it was about time someone will actually do this, as insane and illusory as it sounds.Why? Mr. Seise obviously thinks that this is as simple as going to the local court in Hato Rey and contest a traffic ticket. In order to take the United States to the Hague Court, it will require another member state to file the petition. The Court’s role is to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized United Nations organs and specialized agencies. The Court decides, in accordance with international law, disputes of a legal nature that are submitted to it by States (jurisdiction in contentious cases); and it gives advisory opinions on legal questions at the request of the organs of the United Nations or specialized agencies authorized to make such a request (advisory jurisdiction). Puerto Rico is NOT a state member, and good luck getting the government filing the case for them. They will need to piggy back ride their case through an organ of the United Nations sympathetic to this cause. Morally speaking, makes some sense since it would be very interesting in see how the United States can justify their taking of Puerto Rico from Spain by force by the use of the Treaty of Paris of 1898. For those of you who do not know about the Treaty of Paris of 1898, basically the United States, at gunpoint forced Spain to relinquish Puerto Rico, Cuba, Philippines, etc. Long story short, it was the threat of an attack to the Canary Islands and a wide spread war what the United States blackmailed Spain with.
This is the same United States that was calling for sanctions against Russia for intervening in Crimea. Just with this slight difference: Over 90% of the population in Crimea are ethnic Russians, plus at least they got to vote on it. In 1898, 90% of the population of Puerto Rico were ethnic Spaniards, and they did not had the luxury of a vote on the matter. Thanks "Uncle Sam", for the convenient hypocrisy.
Realistically, the Reunificacionistas will need a majority of the legal registered voters to advance their cause. If it too 114 years for the Puerto Rico Statehood sympathizers to finally obtain a majority of voters to vote for Statehood in 2013, what makes anyone believe that this movement will achieve any kins of majority within the next 4 years? After all, Congress already legislated a referendum for Puerto Rico to decide among options that Congress already considered are the best possibilities for the Puertorican people to vote on. None of those options include Return to Spain, and if it does by an amendment of the Congressional act, it will doubtful get a pluralistic or significant amount of votes as to make a difference.
In other words Mr. Seise, if it is not in the ballot, the Hague Tribunal cannot undo the will of a majority of voters, just because you want to. Who said we are not allowed to dream? We can, and Mr.Seise has proven to be a resilient dreamer a la Don Quixote.
Lo and behold it was about time someone will actually do this, as insane and illusory as it sounds.Why? Mr. Seise obviously thinks that this is as simple as going to the local court in Hato Rey and contest a traffic ticket. In order to take the United States to the Hague Court, it will require another member state to file the petition. The Court’s role is to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized United Nations organs and specialized agencies. The Court decides, in accordance with international law, disputes of a legal nature that are submitted to it by States (jurisdiction in contentious cases); and it gives advisory opinions on legal questions at the request of the organs of the United Nations or specialized agencies authorized to make such a request (advisory jurisdiction). Puerto Rico is NOT a state member, and good luck getting the government filing the case for them. They will need to piggy back ride their case through an organ of the United Nations sympathetic to this cause. Morally speaking, makes some sense since it would be very interesting in see how the United States can justify their taking of Puerto Rico from Spain by force by the use of the Treaty of Paris of 1898. For those of you who do not know about the Treaty of Paris of 1898, basically the United States, at gunpoint forced Spain to relinquish Puerto Rico, Cuba, Philippines, etc. Long story short, it was the threat of an attack to the Canary Islands and a wide spread war what the United States blackmailed Spain with.
This is the same United States that was calling for sanctions against Russia for intervening in Crimea. Just with this slight difference: Over 90% of the population in Crimea are ethnic Russians, plus at least they got to vote on it. In 1898, 90% of the population of Puerto Rico were ethnic Spaniards, and they did not had the luxury of a vote on the matter. Thanks "Uncle Sam", for the convenient hypocrisy.
Realistically, the Reunificacionistas will need a majority of the legal registered voters to advance their cause. If it too 114 years for the Puerto Rico Statehood sympathizers to finally obtain a majority of voters to vote for Statehood in 2013, what makes anyone believe that this movement will achieve any kins of majority within the next 4 years? After all, Congress already legislated a referendum for Puerto Rico to decide among options that Congress already considered are the best possibilities for the Puertorican people to vote on. None of those options include Return to Spain, and if it does by an amendment of the Congressional act, it will doubtful get a pluralistic or significant amount of votes as to make a difference.
In other words Mr. Seise, if it is not in the ballot, the Hague Tribunal cannot undo the will of a majority of voters, just because you want to. Who said we are not allowed to dream? We can, and Mr.Seise has proven to be a resilient dreamer a la Don Quixote.
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Attention Netanyahu and Abbas: Some common sense advise for the two of you...
This exert is a comment made at a blog concerning the Middle East Peace process. Whoever this Allan guy is, certainly deserves a Nobel Peace Prize.
"To make the Two State offer, Israel must ignore its own fanatical religious “every inch of Israel was given to us by God” extremists. Now, the Palestinians have to ignore their own “Every inch of Palestine is Muslim holy land” extremists. Then finally peace will have a chance." Posted by: Allan | May 15, 2014 at 12:08 PM
http://failedmessiah.typepad.com/failed_messiahcom/2014/05/video-breslov-hasidim-burn-israeli-flag-in-uman-456.html
"To make the Two State offer, Israel must ignore its own fanatical religious “every inch of Israel was given to us by God” extremists. Now, the Palestinians have to ignore their own “Every inch of Palestine is Muslim holy land” extremists. Then finally peace will have a chance." Posted by: Allan | May 15, 2014 at 12:08 PM
http://failedmessiah.typepad.com/failed_messiahcom/2014/05/video-breslov-hasidim-burn-israeli-flag-in-uman-456.html
Sunday, April 13, 2014
The perils of U.S. moral superiority complex
Kerry: US, intl community won't recognize outcome of Crimea vote on secession from Ukraine
http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2014/03/14/west-readying-sanctions-after-crimea-vote
Crimea's are 90% ethnic Russians. Crimea's took a democratic vote (as much as the U.S. and it's minions refuse to believe) to secede from Ukraine and annexation with none other than their natural partner, Russia.
Of course, democratic votes are as good as the government taking such a vote, per the U.S.A. Our country loves to export our democratic model throughout the planet, and if possible throughout the confines of the universe. Yet, when such model is used against the so called U.S. interests, then the U.S. simply refuses to recognize the democratic process and replies back with...sanctions. Convenient hypocrisy, or moral superiority complex?
A good "memory refresher" for our friends in Washington, both Democrats and Republicans: The 1898 Treaty of Paris that brought to an end of the short lived Spanish-American war. The Spanish-American War had an overwhelming U.S. public support due to the popular fervor towards supporting Cuban freedom (and of course furthering U.S. economic interests overseas) The U.S. was especially interested in developing developing and having a stake in the sugar industry in Cuba.The U.S. military even resorted to falsifying reports in the Philippines in order to maintain public support for U.S. involvement abroad. Sounds familiar? Iraq 2003 anyone? The U.S. justified its participation in the war based on the principles of Manifest Destiny and expansionism, proclaiming that it was America’s fate and its duty to take charge in these overseas nations.
Basically, at gunpoint, the United States forced Spain to relinquish the Philippines, Cuba and, Puerto Rico (this one not being a major point of interest, but since it was an all inclusive package, why not?) During the Senate debate to ratify the treaty, Senators George Frisbie Hoar and George Graham Vest were outspoken opponents of the treaty.
With the takeover of Puerto Rico, a territory that was 99% ethnic Spanish, the United States began a campaign of "Americanization". Did the United Sates gave the people of Puerto Rcio the chance to vote on this idea? No. On the contrary, it was forced deculturization. In 1899, U.S. Senator George Frisbie Hoar, the same one who first criticized the Treaty of Paris of 1898, had a sudden change of heart and described Puerto Ricans as "uneducated, simple-minded and harmless people who were only interested in wine, women, music and dancing" and recommended that Spanish should be abolished in the island’s schools and only English should be taught.Schools became the primary vehicle of Americanization, and initially all classes were taught in English, which also made for a large dropout rate. Thank you Senator!!
In 1901, the first civilian U.S. governor of Puerto Rico, Charles Herbert Allen, installed himself as president of the largest sugar-refining company in the world, the American Sugar Refining Company. This company was later renamed as the Domino Sugar company. In effect, Charles Allen leveraged his governorship of Puerto Rico into a controlling interest over the entire Puerto Rican economy.By 1930, over 40 percent of all the arable land in Puerto Rico had been converted into sugar plantations, which were entirely owned by Charles Allen and U.S. banking interests. These bank syndicates also owned the entire coastal railroad, and the San Juan international seaport; land grab anyone?
Of course, it was all advancing U.S. interests in the Caribbean, so it was morally acceptable to become a colonizing nation, the same thing Washington and his cronies so much detested from the Brtish some 122 years earlier.
Now, 115 years later, this same Nation, the United States objects to the peaceful secession of Crimea from Ukraine by a democratic vote of the Crimean people and its annexation to Russia. A luxury not afforded by the people of Puerto Rico...Thank you uncle Sam!
References:
Safa, Helen (March 22, 2003). "Changing forms of U.S. hegemony in Puerto Rico: the impact on the family and sexuality". Urban Anthropology and Studies of Cultural Systems and World Economic Development. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
Harvey, S.S. (February 22, 1899). "Americanizing Puerto Rico". New York Times. p. 4. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2014/03/14/west-readying-sanctions-after-crimea-vote
Crimea's are 90% ethnic Russians. Crimea's took a democratic vote (as much as the U.S. and it's minions refuse to believe) to secede from Ukraine and annexation with none other than their natural partner, Russia.
Of course, democratic votes are as good as the government taking such a vote, per the U.S.A. Our country loves to export our democratic model throughout the planet, and if possible throughout the confines of the universe. Yet, when such model is used against the so called U.S. interests, then the U.S. simply refuses to recognize the democratic process and replies back with...sanctions. Convenient hypocrisy, or moral superiority complex?
A good "memory refresher" for our friends in Washington, both Democrats and Republicans: The 1898 Treaty of Paris that brought to an end of the short lived Spanish-American war. The Spanish-American War had an overwhelming U.S. public support due to the popular fervor towards supporting Cuban freedom (and of course furthering U.S. economic interests overseas) The U.S. was especially interested in developing developing and having a stake in the sugar industry in Cuba.The U.S. military even resorted to falsifying reports in the Philippines in order to maintain public support for U.S. involvement abroad. Sounds familiar? Iraq 2003 anyone? The U.S. justified its participation in the war based on the principles of Manifest Destiny and expansionism, proclaiming that it was America’s fate and its duty to take charge in these overseas nations.
Basically, at gunpoint, the United States forced Spain to relinquish the Philippines, Cuba and, Puerto Rico (this one not being a major point of interest, but since it was an all inclusive package, why not?) During the Senate debate to ratify the treaty, Senators George Frisbie Hoar and George Graham Vest were outspoken opponents of the treaty.
This Treaty will make us a vulgar, commonplace empire, controlling subject races and vassal states, in which one class must forever rule and other classes must forever obey.Some anti-expansionists stated that the treaty committed the United States to a course of empire and violated the most basic tenets of the United States Constitution. They argued that neither the Congress nor the President had the right to pass laws governing colonial peoples who were not represented by law-makers.
—Senator George Frisbie Hoar
With the takeover of Puerto Rico, a territory that was 99% ethnic Spanish, the United States began a campaign of "Americanization". Did the United Sates gave the people of Puerto Rcio the chance to vote on this idea? No. On the contrary, it was forced deculturization. In 1899, U.S. Senator George Frisbie Hoar, the same one who first criticized the Treaty of Paris of 1898, had a sudden change of heart and described Puerto Ricans as "uneducated, simple-minded and harmless people who were only interested in wine, women, music and dancing" and recommended that Spanish should be abolished in the island’s schools and only English should be taught.Schools became the primary vehicle of Americanization, and initially all classes were taught in English, which also made for a large dropout rate. Thank you Senator!!
In 1901, the first civilian U.S. governor of Puerto Rico, Charles Herbert Allen, installed himself as president of the largest sugar-refining company in the world, the American Sugar Refining Company. This company was later renamed as the Domino Sugar company. In effect, Charles Allen leveraged his governorship of Puerto Rico into a controlling interest over the entire Puerto Rican economy.By 1930, over 40 percent of all the arable land in Puerto Rico had been converted into sugar plantations, which were entirely owned by Charles Allen and U.S. banking interests. These bank syndicates also owned the entire coastal railroad, and the San Juan international seaport; land grab anyone?
Of course, it was all advancing U.S. interests in the Caribbean, so it was morally acceptable to become a colonizing nation, the same thing Washington and his cronies so much detested from the Brtish some 122 years earlier.
Now, 115 years later, this same Nation, the United States objects to the peaceful secession of Crimea from Ukraine by a democratic vote of the Crimean people and its annexation to Russia. A luxury not afforded by the people of Puerto Rico...Thank you uncle Sam!
References:
Safa, Helen (March 22, 2003). "Changing forms of U.S. hegemony in Puerto Rico: the impact on the family and sexuality". Urban Anthropology and Studies of Cultural Systems and World Economic Development. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
Harvey, S.S. (February 22, 1899). "Americanizing Puerto Rico". New York Times. p. 4. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
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