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Dear Editor: Moammar Gadhafi vowed that he would "fight on to the last drop of my blood" and die a "martyr." I have no doubt what he really meant is that he will butcher and martyr his own people in his desperation to hold onto power. He must be condemned and punished by the international community.
The United Nations' high commissioner for human rights says Gadhafi's use of lethal force may constitute crimes against humanity. I agree. There needs to be a thorough investigation.
Ted Rudow III, MA
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Thursday, February 24, 2011

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His true coloredby Ted Rudow III, MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com ) Thursday Feb 24th, 2011
In this letter to the editor,"The Role of Aladdin?" I mention his humble background and how does Gadhafi the role of Aladdin? But now his true colored has being shown!
Col. Moammar Gadhafi of Libya vowed that he would “fight on to the last drop of my blood” and die a “martyr.” I have no doubt that what he really meant is that he will butcher and martyr his own people in his desperation to hold on to power. He must be condemned and punished by the international community The United Nations high commissioner for human rights says Gadhafi’s use of lethal force may constitute crimes against humanity. I agree. There needs to be a thorough investigation.
Ted Rudow III,MA

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How does Gaddafi fit the role of Aladdin? Gaddafi himself was a poor little Arab boy born in a tent, the son of a nomadic camel trader who roamed the poverty-stricken desert throughout most of his childhood. Significantly enough, he did his early studies by the light of an old Arab oil lamp. In his early teens, he became active in political demonstrations in favour of Egypt's Nasser, procuring the necessary materials for his flags, banners and slogans by personally provisioning them from different merchants, and was often harassed by his enemies

At the youthful age of only 27 in 1969, He led a successful revolution of the poor as a young army officer, ousted Libya's corrupt monarchy and became her new head of state. He also promptly ousted the foreign scientific magicians, who had helped discover Libya's lamp of oil far beneath the sands of her desert, and began rubbing that lamp vigorously to produce its black gold and force its powerful genie of foreign oil companies to pay him more than double their former prices, from one billion dollars in his first year of 1969 to over two billion in 1971 and approximately three billion in '73, amassing the largest gold reserves in the Arab world, and giving him a distinct place of leadership amongst its one hundred million Arabs, second only to that of Egypt!

He used the Magic Genie of its power to accrue more wealth and power for both Libya and himself, although the Western magicians would certainly like to bury him alive if they could! But he himself seems to wear some uncanny ring of spiritual authority which causes him to lead a nearly charmed life in opposition to his enemies. To their disgruntled and frustrated chagrin, he keeps gleefully rubbing his new magic lamp and producing its black genie of oil which has now brought him so much wealth and power.

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They've already made peace with Israel and are being supported by the U.S. It was done for money. That peace was bought and paid for with U.S. dollars, don't give President Hosni Mubarak too much credit for being such a great peacemaker, such a sacrificial idealist to make peace with Israel! As for Mubarak, he is a strong man, strong-willed. He looks unto his own ways.

He is a man who is set in his ways. He is strong in his own eyes. Yet there are many hidden sorrows, there are many deep disappointments. There were many opportunities for breakings, but he would not. He turned to his own strength. He is as one who has sold his soul in order to gain the world. Within himself he struggles, he fights, and he knows not where his loyalties should be. He has compromised so many times, and knows not what is right.

You can bet your boots the U.S. promised him everything if he would make peace with Israel, and they have been delivering. They give Egypt now almost as much aid as Israel. Israel is getting two or three billion dollars a year, Egypt has gotten 1.2 billion dollars this past year.
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They've already made peace with Israel and are being supported by the U.S. It was done for money. That peace was bought and paid for with U.S. dollars, don't give President Hosni Mubarak too much credit for being such a great peacemaker, such a sacrificial idealist to make peace with Israel! As for Mubarak, he is a strong man, strong-willed. He looks unto his own ways.

He is a man who is set in his ways. He is strong in his own eyes. Yet there are many hidden sorrows, there are many deep disappointments. There were many opportunities for breakings, but he would not. He turned to his own strength. He is as one who has sold his soul in order to gain the world. Within himself he struggles, he fights, and he knows not where his loyalties should be. He has compromised so many times, and knows not what is right.

You can bet your boots the U.S. promised him everything if he would make peace with Israel, and they have been delivering. They give Egypt now almost as much aid as Israel. Israel is getting two or three billion dollars a year, Egypt has gotten 1.2 billion dollars this past year.
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They've already made peace with Israel and are being supported by the U.S. It was done for money. That peace was bought and paid for with U.S. dollars, don't give President Hosni Mubarak too much credit for being such a great peacemaker, such a sacrificial idealist to make peace with Israel! As for Mubarak, he is a strong man, strong-willed. He looks unto his own ways.

He is a man who is set in his ways. He is strong in his own eyes. Yet there are many hidden sorrows, there are many deep disappointments. There were many opportunities for breakings, but he would not. He turned to his own strength. He is as one who has sold his soul in order to gain the world. Within himself he struggles, he fights, and he knows not where his loyalties should be. He has compromised so many times, and knows not what is right.

You can bet your boots the U.S. promised him everything if he would make peace with Israel, and they have been delivering. They give Egypt now almost as much aid as Israel. Israel is getting two or three billion dollars a year, Egypt has gotten 1.2 billion dollars this past year.

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The world pays attention to its troubles and the plight of the poor when the poor finally rebel. They can’t say, “Let them eat cake!” when they’re storming the Bastille.
Those poor Arabs with their righteous cause in fighting for their lands that have been stolen from them.
The Turks have surrendered, the French have surrendered, the British have surrendered, the Germans have surrendered, and the Americans have pretty much surrendered, but it looks like the Arabs are not going to surrender this time – at least, not yet.
They could never have waged their rebellion under a more favorable world climate than at the present moment. I mean the Arabs had to take some action. They had to put the pressure on, or nobody would even listen.
Otherwise, most of the would couldn’t care less. It’s very interesting, very exciting to see what’s going to happen, but very sad for the poor kids that have to suffer the brunt of it in the front lines, be they Arabs or Jews. War is hell, no matter how you look at it – and it’s always the youth who suffer most.
But it does bring decisions, and it does make changes, and it does precipitate crises. America’s in trouble no matter which way she stand. But the Arabs are the rising star the up-and-coming.

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Ted Rudow, Menlo Park, CA
The world has to pay attention to its troubles and the plight of the poor when the poor finally rebel. They can't say, "Let them eat cake!" when they're storming the Bastille! Those poor Arabs with their righteous cause in fighting for their lands that have been stolen from them! The Turks surrendered, the French surrendered, the British surrendered, the Germans have surrendered, and the Americans have pretty much surrendered …, but it looks like the Arabs are not going to surrender this time!--At least, not yet.

They could never have made their rebel under a more favourable world climate than at the present moment. I mean the Arabs had to take some action. They had to put the pressure on, or nobody would even listen! Otherwise, most of the world couldn't care less. It's very interesting, very exciting to see what's going to happen, but very sad for the poor kids that have to suffer the brunt of it in the front lines, be they Arabs or Jews. War is hell, no matter how you look at it!--And it's always the youth who suffer most! But it does bring decisions, and it does make changes, and it does precipitate crises.

America's in trouble no matter which way she stands! But the Arabs are the rising star the up-and-coming.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

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Dear Editor: Despite its public criticism, the Obama administration has yet to publicly leverage billions of dollars in aid to Egypt to increase pressure on President Hosni Mubarak's regime. Obama is expected to continue seeking to give full aid to Egypt when he submits his 2012 budget to Congress next week. According to the Los Angeles Times, Egypt is due to receive a wide variety of U.S. military hardware over the next year, including F-16 fighter jets, naval vessels, air defense missiles and surveillance radar.

Mubarak and his wife and two sons own more than $40 billion in properties and assets in U.S. banks and investment companies, as well as in banks in Switzerland and Britain. In the name of what, exactly, has the United States been ready to back and fund an ally whose contempt for the law, fake democracy and gross theft flouts everything for which America stands? It has been no secret that under 30 years of Mubarak rule, traditional corruption in Egypt expanded at every level. Egypt's government has been thoroughly abused by a system of bribes and favors, backed up by intimidation and legal threats.

Of course, the U.S. and many other nations, including Canada, will say Mubarak's stability was vital to Mideast peace. But at what price?

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Despite its public criticism of the Egyptian regime, the Obama administration has yet to publicly leverage billions in annual U.S. aid to Egypt to increase pressure on President Hosni Mubarak. In the name of what, exactly, has Washington backed an ally whose contempt for the law and fake democracy flouts everything for which America stands?

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Tuesday, February 08, 2011

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Anti-government protesters pray at dusk amid the continuing protest in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, yesterday. Egypt's embattled regime announced Monday a 15 per cent raise for government employees in an attempt to shore up its base and defuse popular anger, but the gestures so far have done little to persuade the tens of thousands of protesters occupying Tahrir Square to end their two-week long protest, leaving the two sides in an uneasy stalemate. (Photo:AP)



So often nobody really wants to let anybody else know where they really stand. Diplomats are usually such a bunch of deceivers. But whenever things like this are going on, then they have to come out and declare themselves. Diplomats are the world's worst prevaricators! They're famous for being expert at what they do. Lying is almost their main job. Politicians!

Lately, Egypt and the Arabs have been getting world sympathy pretty much on their side. At the same time, Israel is walking a real thin line to try to keep as much world opinion as possible on her side, especially if America shows her true colours as being so sympathetic to the Jews and tries to intervene. In a way that's good: If America again sides with Israel - the oil, that is - that could really bring on trouble!

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Sunday, February 06, 2011

Demonstrators support anti-Mubarak cause

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Demonstrators converged in White Plaza today to show their support for Egyptian protestors. Omar Shakir, B.A. ’07, J.D. ’13, one of the event’s organizers, stated that the Stanford demonstrators wanted to add their voices to the chorus of outcries stemming from the Egyptian uprising.

“The goal of the demonstration was to show our solidarity with the people who are campaigning for democratic change in Egypt,” Shakir said.

He added that the ongoing uprising is “a legitimate struggle against an oppressive regime.” Protesters here, like those abroad, are urging the Mubarak regime to “stop using violence against its own citizens.”

President Hosni Mubarak, who has been in power for nearly three decades, has received increasing domestic and international pressure to step down. The anti-Mubarak movement came to a head Jan. 25 when Egyptians called for protests using Facebook and Twitter, and took to the streets. Since then, the uprising has been a focal point of international politics and campus discussion.

A Bay Area-wide demonstration is slated to occur at San Francisco’s United Nations Plaza tomorrow at 1 p.m.

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Ted Rudow III,MA says:
February 6, 2011
But one thing sure, this is going force the world to choose sides and line up on this side or that when the showdown comes. Everybody’s going to have to show their true colours.
So often nobody really wants to let anybody else know where they really stand, these diplomats are usually such a bunch of deceivers and liars. But whenever there’s a thing like this going on, then they have to come out and declare themselves. Diplomats are the world’s worst prevaricators!–They’re famous for being expert liars. Lying is almost their main job. Politicians!
Because lately Egypt and the Arabs have been getting world sympathy pretty much on their side, So at the same time, because Israel is walking a real thin-line tight-wire to try to keep as much of world opinion as possible on her side. Especially if America shows her true colours as being so Jewish-sympathetic and tries to intervene. In a way that’s good: If America again sides with Israel -The oil, that is–And that could really bring on trouble

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But one thing sure, this is going force the world to choose sides and line up on this side or that when the showdown comes. Everybody's going to have to show their true colours.
So often nobody really wants to let anybody else know where they really stand, these diplomats are usually such a bunch of deceivers and liars. But whenever there's a thing like this going on, then they have to come out and declare themselves. Diplomats are the world's worst prevaricators!--They're famous for being expert liars. Lying is almost their main job. Politicians!
Because lately Egypt and the Arabs have been getting world sympathy pretty much on their side, So at the same time, because Israel is walking a real thin-line tight-wire to try to keep as much of world opinion as possible on her side. Especially if America shows her true colours as being so Jewish-sympathetic and tries to intervene. In a way that's good: If America again sides with Israel -The oil, that is--And that could really bring on trouble
But one thing sure, this is going force the world to choose sides and line up on this side or that when the showdown comes. Everybody's going to have to show their true colours.
So often nobody really wants to let anybody else know where they really stand, these diplomats are usually such a bunch of deceivers and liars. But whenever there's a thing like this going on, then they have to come out and declare themselves. Diplomats are the world's worst prevaricators!--They're famous for being expert liars. Lying is almost their main job. Politicians!
Because lately Egypt and the Arabs have been getting world sympathy pretty much on their side, So at the same time, because Israel is walking a real thin-line tight-wire to try to keep as much of world opinion as possible on her side. Especially if America shows her true colours as being so Jewish-sympathetic and tries to intervene. In a way that's good: If America again sides with Israel -The oil, that is--And that could really bring on trouble
Ted Rudow III,MA



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Thursday, February 03, 2011

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In a letter from Kingston at the start of the present basketball season, Ted emphatically explained how pressures endured during his Cal Career served as a catalyst for his dramatic dropout! "After I really,began to succeed on the freshman level",he wrote,

"I began to experience one of the strongest dilem­as I had ever known. ."I felt pressures on many sides to really put out all my time and energy towards bccoming a basketball star in college and pressing to ward a pro career," Ted continued."On the other hand, something-deep williin my heart told me there was something wrong with all this. It kept telling me that all my desires to succeed in basketball were only vanity and only were pulling me farther and farther away from God. By the time school started in the fall of 1971, I had become convinced I should continue to play basketball as a service in God. But as soon as basketball practice happen"I Felt CAUGHT BETWEEN two worlds,he explained,"one with the teaching of Jesus in His commandment to love thy neighbor,while the other world I was told to gain a near-manical desire to win and to physically and spiritually punish my opponent to defeat.I began to really seek out God for the truth A about what I was doing.
"I then really began to see the tremendous hatred and violence that sports express," Rudow reasoned. "By February, I had become thoroughly disgusted with my hypocritical involvement with basketball. I also was sickened and frightend by the changes in those round me.
"I saw changes take place in a few of myteammates as they began to get publicity and promises of large sums of money in pro basketball.
Sports really foster the spirit of competition. It's the spirit of the world the "me first" spirit--do what's best for yourself, win no matter who you have to hurt or step on in order to get ahead of the next guy. That's the spirit of the world, which is just the opposite of what Jesus wants to teach people--to love your neighbor as yourself. Of course, some form of sports is fine. It's good exercise and can be good fun. But things in the world are so different, and when athletes get to the professional level where they're being paid to win, it gets extremely competitive. It becomes almost a life-and-death spirit. For example, the soccer players in the World Cup practically ran themselves to exhaustion, suffered injuries and bruises, and still kept playing, because they wanted to win no matter what it cost them physically.
It's a spiritual thing. It's the spirit of competition and pride, proving you're better than the other guy. They do it by sheer brawn, by their own strength, which really feeds their pride. It's their idea of success. Winning means success in the world, so to win is a very big motivator. It just seems to be sort of an instinct with men especially to want to compete and to win. When they watch the World Cup or other sports events, it's almost like an extension of those human desires to compete and win. That's why some people get so into it, because they can relate to that drive to compete. The physical exertion, and then finally the goal, is exhilarating for some people. But the world just loves it! See how this competitive sports thing has been the final stages of every great civilization and empire.
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Wednesday, February 02, 2011

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History professor Joel Beinin, an expert in Middle East history, delivered a talk on the current uprisings in Egypt on Tuesday afternoon in front of a full crowd in the Lane History Corner.

Since Jan. 25, protestors have taken to the streets of Egypt’s main cities, calling for the fall of the existing regime and the resignation of incumbent president Hosni Mubarak, who has been in power since 1981.

Over the weekend, Mubarak appointed a vice president and made attempts to reshuffle his government, measures that did not appease protestors. Monday saw the launch of a “Million Man March” in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, and during Beinin’s talk, Mubarak announced that he would not be running for reelection in September. Several world leaders, including President Obama, had previously urged him to take this step. Egyptians continue to call for his immediate removal.........

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Ted Rudow III,MA
February 2, 2011
No one should give President Hosni Mubarak too much credit for being such a great peacemaker, such a martyr, and such a sacrificial idealist to make peace with Israel! As for Mubarak, he is a strong man, strong-willed. He looks unto his own ways. But that kingdom fights even among itself, and that house shall not stand.

He is a man who is set in his ways. He is strong in his own eyes. Yet there are many hidden sorrows, there are many deep disappointments. There were many opportunities for him to give in, but he would not. He turned to his own strength. Within himself he struggles, he fights, he knows not where his loyalties should be. He has compromised so many times, and knows not what is right.

You can bet your boots the US promised him everything if he would make peace with Israel, and they have been delivering. They give Egypt now almost as much aid as Israel. Israel’s getting US$2 or 3 billion a year. Egypt got US$1.2 billion this past year.

Of course, they’re not going to give as much to Egypt, former enemies, as they are to their dear friends and relatives the Jews!

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Dear Editor,

No one should give President Hosni Mubarak too much credit for being such a great peacemaker, such a martyr, and such a sacrificial idealist to make peace with Israel! As for Mubarak, he is a strong man, strong-willed. He looks unto his own ways. But that kingdom fights even among itself, and that house shall not stand.

He is a man who is set in his ways. He is strong in his own eyes. Yet there are many hidden sorrows, there are many deep disappointments. There were many opportunities for him to give in, but he would not. He turned to his own strength. Within himself he struggles, he fights, he knows not where his loyalties should be. He has compromised so many times, and knows not what is right.

You can bet your boots the US promised him everything if he would make peace with Israel, and they have been delivering. They give Egypt now almost as much aid as Israel. Israel's getting US$2 or 3 billion a year. Egypt got US$1.2 billion this past year.

Of course, they're not going to give as much to Egypt, former enemies, as they are to their dear friends and relatives the Jews!

Ted Rudow III,MA



California, USA



Tedr77@aol.com

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Mubarak bought peace with Israel

Dear Editor: Egypt already made peace with Israel and is supported by the U.S. That peace was bought and paid for with U.S. dollars. Don't give Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak too much credit for being such a great peacemaker, martyr and sacrificial idealist for making peace with Israel. He is strong-willed, but his kingdom fights even among itself, and that house shall not stand.

Mubarak is a man set in his ways, strong in his own eyes. Yet there are many hidden sorrows and many deep disappointments. There were many he could have broken but would not. He turned to his own strength. He is like one who has sold his soul in order to gain the world. Within himself he struggles and fights, knows not where his loyalties should be. He has compromised so many times, and knows not what is right.

You can bet your boots the U.S. promised him everything if he would make peace with Israel, and we've been delivering. We give Egypt almost as much aid now as Israel. Israel's getting $2 billion or $3 billion a year. Egypt got $1.2 billion this past year.

Ted Rudow III,MA

Palo Alto



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