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Obama's double standard on nuclear weapons
Abstract:
President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for accomplishments that as of now are
unaccomplished.
The five-member Norwegian Nobel Committee reasoned that Obama deserved the award for fostering peace and cooperation in the global community.
Obama has certainly taken steps in that direction, but has he really done anything to warrant such a prize?
Obama joins Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and Jimmy Carter as Nobel Peace
Prize-winning presidents....
Ted Rudow III,MA
10/14/09
President Obama has ruled out a significant reduction of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. In a bipartisan meeting with congressional leaders Tuesday, Obama rejected a U.S. withdrawal and said he is still considering an assessment requesting up to 40,000 additional troops.
If you step back a moment and think about it, you will realize that you are constantly being propagandized to approve war -- not just the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, but war generically.
You really wonder about American intelligence sometimes. They're so ignorant of the rest of the world, the last thing they need to be doing is meddling in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle East. The news media sanitize it. The government sanitizes war because it doesn't want you to see the coffins. It's far time that we get out of Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle East.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Class of 1996
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/10/13/18625376.php
Pressure of the Zionist lobby
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Tuesday Oct 13th, 2009
"The Israeli Prime Minister has a lot more influence over the foreign policy of the United States in the Middle East than he has in his own country."
The strength of the Israelis in the U.S. as early as 1942, is such that at the
Biltmore Hotel in New York a maximalist convention decides that it is necessary to move from the "Jewish homeland in Palestine" (promised by Balfour : a slow colonization by buying land under British or American protection) to the creation of a "sovereign Jewish state".
The duplicity which characterizes the whole history of political zionism is expressed in the "interpretations" of what was to be the outcome of Herzl's efforts : "The Balfour Declaration" (in 1917). The formula of a "national Jewish homeland" is taken up again at the Congress of Basle. Lord Rothschild had prepared a declaration advocating "the national principle of the Jewish people". Balfour's final declaration does not talk any more about all Palestine, but only about the "establishment in Palestine of a national homeland for the Jewish people". In actual fact everybody says "homeland" (as if it were a spiritual and cultural center), and, in reality, thinks "State", as did Herzl himself. Lloyd George wrote in his book : "The Truth About the Peace Treaties", (Ed. Gollancz 1938, vol. 2, pp. 1138 39) : "There could be no doubt about what the members of the cabinet had in mind at the time... Palestine would become an independent state." It is significant that General Smuts, a member of the War Cabinet, declared in Johannesburg on 3 November 1915 : "Over the coming generations, you will see the emergence over there (in Palestine) once again, of a great Jewish
Truman swept aside his scruples for electoral reasons and it was to be the same with his successors. On the subject of the power of the Zionist lobby and of the "Jewish vote", President Truman himself had declared in 1946, to a group of diplomats : "I am sorry gentlemen, but I have to answer to hundreds of thousands of people who are expecting the success of Zionism. I don't have thousands of Arabs among my electors."
Source: William Eddy, F.P. Roosevelt and Ibn Saoud, N.Y. "American Friends of the Middle East", 1954 p. 31 (or 39)
And Obama “couldn’t withstand the pressure of the Zionist lobby, which led to a retreat from his previous positions on halting settlement construction and defining an agenda for the negotiations and peace.”
Pressure of the Zionist lobby
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Tuesday Oct 13th, 2009
"The Israeli Prime Minister has a lot more influence over the foreign policy of the United States in the Middle East than he has in his own country."
The strength of the Israelis in the U.S. as early as 1942, is such that at the
Biltmore Hotel in New York a maximalist convention decides that it is necessary to move from the "Jewish homeland in Palestine" (promised by Balfour : a slow colonization by buying land under British or American protection) to the creation of a "sovereign Jewish state".
The duplicity which characterizes the whole history of political zionism is expressed in the "interpretations" of what was to be the outcome of Herzl's efforts : "The Balfour Declaration" (in 1917). The formula of a "national Jewish homeland" is taken up again at the Congress of Basle. Lord Rothschild had prepared a declaration advocating "the national principle of the Jewish people". Balfour's final declaration does not talk any more about all Palestine, but only about the "establishment in Palestine of a national homeland for the Jewish people". In actual fact everybody says "homeland" (as if it were a spiritual and cultural center), and, in reality, thinks "State", as did Herzl himself. Lloyd George wrote in his book : "The Truth About the Peace Treaties", (Ed. Gollancz 1938, vol. 2, pp. 1138 39) : "There could be no doubt about what the members of the cabinet had in mind at the time... Palestine would become an independent state." It is significant that General Smuts, a member of the War Cabinet, declared in Johannesburg on 3 November 1915 : "Over the coming generations, you will see the emergence over there (in Palestine) once again, of a great Jewish
Truman swept aside his scruples for electoral reasons and it was to be the same with his successors. On the subject of the power of the Zionist lobby and of the "Jewish vote", President Truman himself had declared in 1946, to a group of diplomats : "I am sorry gentlemen, but I have to answer to hundreds of thousands of people who are expecting the success of Zionism. I don't have thousands of Arabs among my electors."
Source: William Eddy, F.P. Roosevelt and Ibn Saoud, N.Y. "American Friends of the Middle East", 1954 p. 31 (or 39)
And Obama “couldn’t withstand the pressure of the Zionist lobby, which led to a retreat from his previous positions on halting settlement construction and defining an agenda for the negotiations and peace.”
Saturday, October 10, 2009
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Dear Editor: President Obama has ruled out a significant reduction of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. In a bipartisan meeting with congressional leaders Tuesday, Obama rejected a U.S. withdrawal and said he is still considering an assessment requesting up to 40,000 additional troops.
If you step back a moment and think about it, you will realize that you are constantly being propagandized to approve war — not just the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, but war generically.
You really wonder about American intelligence sometimes. They're so ignorant of the rest of the world, the last thing they need to be doing is meddling in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle East. The news media sanitize it. The government sanitizes war because it doesn't want you to see the coffins. It's far time that we get out of Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle East.
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No more wars
Dear Editor: President Obama has ruled out a significant reduction of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. In a bipartisan meeting with congressional leaders Tuesday, Obama rejected a U.S. withdrawal and said he is still considering an assessment requesting up to 40,000 additional troops.
If you step back a moment and think about it, you will realize that you are constantly being propagandized to approve war — not just the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, but war generically.
You really wonder about American intelligence sometimes. They're so ignorant of the rest of the world, the last thing they need to be doing is meddling in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle East. The news media sanitize it. The government sanitizes war because it doesn't want you to see the coffins. It's far time that we get out of Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle East.
Ted Rudow III, MA
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Dollar
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Dollar
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Wednesday Oct 7th, 2009
The dollar’s future as the world’s top currency was thrown into doubt on Tuesday as a report said Arab states had launched secret moves with China and Russia to stop using the greenback for oil trading. Arab states have launched moves with China, Russia, Japan and France to stop using the dollar for oil trades, British daily The Independent reported on Tuesday, but this was denied by Kuwait.
They must not fear the American Dollar! The Green pig is only a monster of the imagination! It only exists if you believe in it. If you resist it in the name of God, it evaporates and is no more! So he's very wise to put his money in gold, because the dollar is going to evaporate when the people lose faith in it, and it will be gone. The green pig gobbles everybody up that believes in it, and tramples everybody in the mud that thinks it exists! But for those who know it's just a monster of imagination, it vanishes.--It's nothing. The Green Pig is the American dollar!
America itself is like A Green Pig, and the Green Pig is like America--huge and powerful and young and green and greedy, gluttonous, wasteful, selfish! But it only exists if you believe it exists, like its dollar, the "greenback," or the American dollar. It's like this Green Pig is the god of America, it is America's idol that they worship. It is not even as good as the golden calf, because it doesn't even exist! It has no power at all over you unless you're one of its worshippers. The moneymakers are its high priests and its priesthood, and it was created in their temples and they control it and they manipulate it as they will to their own advantage.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Dollar
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Wednesday Oct 7th, 2009
The dollar’s future as the world’s top currency was thrown into doubt on Tuesday as a report said Arab states had launched secret moves with China and Russia to stop using the greenback for oil trading. Arab states have launched moves with China, Russia, Japan and France to stop using the dollar for oil trades, British daily The Independent reported on Tuesday, but this was denied by Kuwait.
They must not fear the American Dollar! The Green pig is only a monster of the imagination! It only exists if you believe in it. If you resist it in the name of God, it evaporates and is no more! So he's very wise to put his money in gold, because the dollar is going to evaporate when the people lose faith in it, and it will be gone. The green pig gobbles everybody up that believes in it, and tramples everybody in the mud that thinks it exists! But for those who know it's just a monster of imagination, it vanishes.--It's nothing. The Green Pig is the American dollar!
America itself is like A Green Pig, and the Green Pig is like America--huge and powerful and young and green and greedy, gluttonous, wasteful, selfish! But it only exists if you believe it exists, like its dollar, the "greenback," or the American dollar. It's like this Green Pig is the god of America, it is America's idol that they worship. It is not even as good as the golden calf, because it doesn't even exist! It has no power at all over you unless you're one of its worshippers. The moneymakers are its high priests and its priesthood, and it was created in their temples and they control it and they manipulate it as they will to their own advantage.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Saturday, October 03, 2009
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A world proliferation of arms
Dear Editor: War is a lucrative business, not just for the little arms dealers in Third World countries but for the biggest arms dealers of all — the governments of the world. The U.S. alone sold $36 billion in weaponry last year, not to mention the billions of dollars of guns, bullets, tanks and other weaponry it gave to its friends and allies.
The manufacture and sale of weapons of various types is a trillion-dollar industry around the world. Imagine what a huge amount that is, and it's all dedicated to the pursuit of violence, destruction, war and death. What a different world it would be if all that money was devoted to food, clothing, shelter and medical care for the poor and needy.
The governments and warriors of the world would say that's impossible nowadays, but the things that are impossible with men are possible with God. Some $2.4 trillion, or 4.4 percent of the global economy, "is dependent on violence," according to the Global Peace Index, referring to "industries that create or manage violence—" the defense industry.
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A world proliferation of arms
Dear Editor: War is a lucrative business, not just for the little arms dealers in Third World countries but for the biggest arms dealers of all — the governments of the world. The U.S. alone sold $36 billion in weaponry last year, not to mention the billions of dollars of guns, bullets, tanks and other weaponry it gave to its friends and allies.
The manufacture and sale of weapons of various types is a trillion-dollar industry around the world. Imagine what a huge amount that is, and it's all dedicated to the pursuit of violence, destruction, war and death. What a different world it would be if all that money was devoted to food, clothing, shelter and medical care for the poor and needy.
The governments and warriors of the world would say that's impossible nowadays, but the things that are impossible with men are possible with God. Some $2.4 trillion, or 4.4 percent of the global economy, "is dependent on violence," according to the Global Peace Index, referring to "industries that create or manage violence—" the defense industry.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Thursday, October 01, 2009
War is
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/10/01/18624045.php
War is a lucrative
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Thursday Oct 1st, 2009
War is a lucrative business, not just for the little arms dealers in third world countries, but for the biggest arms dealers of all—the governments of the world.
The U.S. alone sold $36 billion in weaponry last year, not to mention the billions of dollars of guns, bullets, tanks and other weaponry it gave to its friends and allies.
The manufacture and sale of weapons of various types is a trillion-dollar industry around the world. Imagine what a huge amount that is, and it's all dedicated to the pursuit of violence, destruction, war and death! What a different world it would be if all that money was devoted to food, clothing, shelter and medical care for the poor and needy.
The governments and warriors of the world would say that's impossible nowadays, but the things that are impossible with men are possible with God. Some $2.4 trillion (£1.5tr), or 4.4% of the global economy, "is dependent on violence," according to the Global Peace Index, referring to "industries that create or manage violence"—or the defense industry.—Jorn Madslien, BBC News, June 3, 2009
Ted Rudow III,MA
War is a lucrative
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Thursday Oct 1st, 2009
War is a lucrative business, not just for the little arms dealers in third world countries, but for the biggest arms dealers of all—the governments of the world.
The U.S. alone sold $36 billion in weaponry last year, not to mention the billions of dollars of guns, bullets, tanks and other weaponry it gave to its friends and allies.
The manufacture and sale of weapons of various types is a trillion-dollar industry around the world. Imagine what a huge amount that is, and it's all dedicated to the pursuit of violence, destruction, war and death! What a different world it would be if all that money was devoted to food, clothing, shelter and medical care for the poor and needy.
The governments and warriors of the world would say that's impossible nowadays, but the things that are impossible with men are possible with God. Some $2.4 trillion (£1.5tr), or 4.4% of the global economy, "is dependent on violence," according to the Global Peace Index, referring to "industries that create or manage violence"—or the defense industry.—Jorn Madslien, BBC News, June 3, 2009
Ted Rudow III,MA
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Obama
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Obama to brainwash students?
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Warning: President Obama wants to brainwash students across the nation into getting the most out of their education, he said in a speech
Actually, encouraging students to get the most out of their education is probably an issue that conservatives and liberals alike can agree on.
Even so, many conservatives are shaking in their boots - worried that President Obama has a sneaky plan to brainwash American students with his liberal agenda.
Before the speech was delivered, it was available on the Internet for parents to preview - for those parents who were particularly concerned.
If the speech is available for preview, do we really think this is about a hidden agenda?
It probably isn't, but why don't we take a look at the speech, for those who aren't convinced.
He begins the speech talking about his memories of his education, and the responsibilities of students across the nation to do well in school.
He also said how important education is for finding your strengths and talents.
Obama said there are no excuses for not doing well in school or getting your homework done - no matter what a student's circumstances are.
He provided examples of students across the country who have succeeded in their education despite moving from foster home to foster home, or even having brain cancer.
Then, he acknowledged that school isn't always easy, students might not always like every subject and to become really good at something takes practice.
Obama ends the speech by saying he is doing everything he can to get students the tools to they need for a good education, but at the same time, students need to do their part and fulfill their responsibilities as a student.
If you ask me, this doesn't sound like a hidden political agenda - just a genuine concern for the nation's children to get the education they deserve.
-Jennifer Hadley
Staff Writer
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1 Comment
Ted Rudow III,MA
September 21, 2009
My Dentist and his family are from Hawaii and went to school with President Obama! It sad me that Scott Abramson,who is member of American Israel Public Affairs Committee, describes itself as the most important organization affecting the U.S. relationship with Israel. With a budget of $65 million, and membership now standing at over 100,000, it is no wonder that congressional staffers consider it one of the most powerful and effective lobbies on Capitol Hill. For too long, policies that support Israeli militarism and occupation have gone unchallenged. Political voices raising even minor disagreements with prevailing policies are silenced or subject to campaigns of intimidation.
I know that this equality, this oneness of the races, this love between the brethren, this better world, cannot be found only through the path of legislation and politics. It certainly cannot be found through the path of violence and killing, and the destruction of our young people. It cannot be found when the brothers are pitted one against another in useless. I know that to become a reality is to love, the supernatural Love of God! Love the person, even if you don't like his point of view!
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction…."Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Ted Rudow III,MA
Class of 1996
September 8, 2009.
Obama to brainwash students?
Jump to Comments
Warning: President Obama wants to brainwash students across the nation into getting the most out of their education, he said in a speech
Actually, encouraging students to get the most out of their education is probably an issue that conservatives and liberals alike can agree on.
Even so, many conservatives are shaking in their boots - worried that President Obama has a sneaky plan to brainwash American students with his liberal agenda.
Before the speech was delivered, it was available on the Internet for parents to preview - for those parents who were particularly concerned.
If the speech is available for preview, do we really think this is about a hidden agenda?
It probably isn't, but why don't we take a look at the speech, for those who aren't convinced.
He begins the speech talking about his memories of his education, and the responsibilities of students across the nation to do well in school.
He also said how important education is for finding your strengths and talents.
Obama said there are no excuses for not doing well in school or getting your homework done - no matter what a student's circumstances are.
He provided examples of students across the country who have succeeded in their education despite moving from foster home to foster home, or even having brain cancer.
Then, he acknowledged that school isn't always easy, students might not always like every subject and to become really good at something takes practice.
Obama ends the speech by saying he is doing everything he can to get students the tools to they need for a good education, but at the same time, students need to do their part and fulfill their responsibilities as a student.
If you ask me, this doesn't sound like a hidden political agenda - just a genuine concern for the nation's children to get the education they deserve.
-Jennifer Hadley
Staff Writer
................................................................................................
1 Comment
Ted Rudow III,MA
September 21, 2009
My Dentist and his family are from Hawaii and went to school with President Obama! It sad me that Scott Abramson,who is member of American Israel Public Affairs Committee, describes itself as the most important organization affecting the U.S. relationship with Israel. With a budget of $65 million, and membership now standing at over 100,000, it is no wonder that congressional staffers consider it one of the most powerful and effective lobbies on Capitol Hill. For too long, policies that support Israeli militarism and occupation have gone unchallenged. Political voices raising even minor disagreements with prevailing policies are silenced or subject to campaigns of intimidation.
I know that this equality, this oneness of the races, this love between the brethren, this better world, cannot be found only through the path of legislation and politics. It certainly cannot be found through the path of violence and killing, and the destruction of our young people. It cannot be found when the brothers are pitted one against another in useless. I know that to become a reality is to love, the supernatural Love of God! Love the person, even if you don't like his point of view!
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction…."Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Ted Rudow III,MA
Class of 1996
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Ramadan
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Starving student faces the challenges of Ramadan
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As a part of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, I, along with Muslims all throughout the world, have been fasting from sunrise to sunset for 30 straight days, since Aug. 22.
Ramadan is the ninth and holiest month in the Islamic calendar in which Muslims fast and purify themselves through good deeds and by offering extra prayer...
Ted Rudow III,MA
Christians probably know about as little about Islam as can be know. When we really think about it we realise how ignorant we are of both their religion and the people. About all we've ever heard has been the very negative and uncomplimentary propaganda by so-called Christians and Christendom and the Western enemies of Islam.
What good have you ever heard from the West about the Muslims? Honestly now, how much good have you ever heard about the Arabs, even before they became famous for their oil? I think the horrible impression that most people have had of the Arabs stems from the Crusades.
What little they remember is that the Muslims were some kind of fierce cruel warriors who the so-called "Christian Crusaders" had to fight to so-call "free" the Holy City, using just as much cruelty against the Arabs as the Arabs were accused of using against Christians. So it's about six of one and half-a-dozen of the other, only the cruelty of one was done in the name of Christ, sad to say, which is even worse, whereas the Arabs were really defending their homeland in the name of God.
Many Muslims have watched in anger as their fellows have been killed around the world. The Israelis have killed many innocent Palestinians, and the U.S. has supplied the arms for their slaughter. Muslims have seen the U.S. kill many innocents as well, first in Iraq, where they bombed and butchered tens of thousands in the Gulf War, and great multitudes since then in the siege of that nation through sanctions.
Ted Rudow III,MA
class of 1996
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Starving student faces the challenges of Ramadan
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As a part of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, I, along with Muslims all throughout the world, have been fasting from sunrise to sunset for 30 straight days, since Aug. 22.
Ramadan is the ninth and holiest month in the Islamic calendar in which Muslims fast and purify themselves through good deeds and by offering extra prayer...
Ted Rudow III,MA
Christians probably know about as little about Islam as can be know. When we really think about it we realise how ignorant we are of both their religion and the people. About all we've ever heard has been the very negative and uncomplimentary propaganda by so-called Christians and Christendom and the Western enemies of Islam.
What good have you ever heard from the West about the Muslims? Honestly now, how much good have you ever heard about the Arabs, even before they became famous for their oil? I think the horrible impression that most people have had of the Arabs stems from the Crusades.
What little they remember is that the Muslims were some kind of fierce cruel warriors who the so-called "Christian Crusaders" had to fight to so-call "free" the Holy City, using just as much cruelty against the Arabs as the Arabs were accused of using against Christians. So it's about six of one and half-a-dozen of the other, only the cruelty of one was done in the name of Christ, sad to say, which is even worse, whereas the Arabs were really defending their homeland in the name of God.
Many Muslims have watched in anger as their fellows have been killed around the world. The Israelis have killed many innocent Palestinians, and the U.S. has supplied the arms for their slaughter. Muslims have seen the U.S. kill many innocents as well, first in Iraq, where they bombed and butchered tens of thousands in the Gulf War, and great multitudes since then in the siege of that nation through sanctions.
Ted Rudow III,MA
class of 1996
Monday, September 21, 2009
Light
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Light
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Monday Sep 21st, 2009
My Dentist and his family are from Hawaii and went to school with President Obama! It sad me that Scott Abramson,who is member of American Israel Public Affairs Committee, describes itself as the most important organization affecting the U.S. relationship with Israel
With a budget of $65 million, and membership now standing at over 100,000, it is no wonder that congressional staffers consider it one of the most powerful and effective lobbies on Capitol Hill. For too long, policies that support Israeli militarism and occupation have gone unchallenged. Political voices raising even minor disagreements with prevailing policies are silenced or subject to campaigns of intimidation.
I know that this equality, this oneness of the races, this love between the brethren, this better world, cannot be found only through the path of legislation and politics. It certainly cannot be found through the path of violence and killing, and the destruction of our young people. It cannot be found when the brothers are pitted one against another in useless. I know that to become a reality is to love, the supernatural Love of God! Love the person, even if you don't like his point of view!
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction...."Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Ted Rudow III,MA
Light
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Monday Sep 21st, 2009
My Dentist and his family are from Hawaii and went to school with President Obama! It sad me that Scott Abramson,who is member of American Israel Public Affairs Committee, describes itself as the most important organization affecting the U.S. relationship with Israel
With a budget of $65 million, and membership now standing at over 100,000, it is no wonder that congressional staffers consider it one of the most powerful and effective lobbies on Capitol Hill. For too long, policies that support Israeli militarism and occupation have gone unchallenged. Political voices raising even minor disagreements with prevailing policies are silenced or subject to campaigns of intimidation.
I know that this equality, this oneness of the races, this love between the brethren, this better world, cannot be found only through the path of legislation and politics. It certainly cannot be found through the path of violence and killing, and the destruction of our young people. It cannot be found when the brothers are pitted one against another in useless. I know that to become a reality is to love, the supernatural Love of God! Love the person, even if you don't like his point of view!
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction...."Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Ted Rudow III,MA
Friday, September 18, 2009
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9/11 not quickly forgotten
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Today is Sept. 15, which means that 9/11 was four days ago. It took me by surprise this year.
Well, not the fact that it passed. That happens every year. What got me was that it has been eight years since the attack.
It certainly doesn't seem like eight years ago when I turned the dial to KSJO early in the morning, bleary-eyed and on my way to Evergreen Valley College....
9/15/09
It's a time of reflection for many in the selfish western world. The towers have fallen and are yet falling--not only these physical towers, but also the towers of democracy and of the free world. Given the U.S. government's pledge to wage a war against terrorism, it is important to look at its definitions.
According to both the Department of Defense (DOD) and the FBI, terrorism is "the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives." The DOD definition adds that a goal of terrorism can be "inculcating fear," include the use of biological, chemical or nuclear devices as well as the act of "assassination." The latter would suggest that assassinating Osama bin Laden would be a terrorist act,
We all have heard the saying, "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter." And indeed, Osama bin Laden and his comrades were hailed as freedom fighters in the 1980s by the American government. Bin Laden didn't carry out the attacks on the U.S., nor did the Afghanis, but they're bearing the brunt of American wrath and warfare, and the Arabs and Muslims of the world think it's unjust--and they're right!
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9/11 not quickly forgotten
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Today is Sept. 15, which means that 9/11 was four days ago. It took me by surprise this year.
Well, not the fact that it passed. That happens every year. What got me was that it has been eight years since the attack.
It certainly doesn't seem like eight years ago when I turned the dial to KSJO early in the morning, bleary-eyed and on my way to Evergreen Valley College....
9/15/09
It's a time of reflection for many in the selfish western world. The towers have fallen and are yet falling--not only these physical towers, but also the towers of democracy and of the free world. Given the U.S. government's pledge to wage a war against terrorism, it is important to look at its definitions.
According to both the Department of Defense (DOD) and the FBI, terrorism is "the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives." The DOD definition adds that a goal of terrorism can be "inculcating fear," include the use of biological, chemical or nuclear devices as well as the act of "assassination." The latter would suggest that assassinating Osama bin Laden would be a terrorist act,
We all have heard the saying, "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter." And indeed, Osama bin Laden and his comrades were hailed as freedom fighters in the 1980s by the American government. Bin Laden didn't carry out the attacks on the U.S., nor did the Afghanis, but they're bearing the brunt of American wrath and warfare, and the Arabs and Muslims of the world think it's unjust--and they're right!
Ted Rudow III,MA
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President Obama left little doubt last week that health care reform to him is a moral issue that needs to rise above the partisan bickering that plagues Washington. As usual, the Republicans are out to protect the rich - and to hell with the poor. The only thing they think of with their little narrow minds is, how can I hang on to my money, my investments, my big dollars in the banks to protect all my interests?
The rich are notoriously short-sighted when it comes to protecting their riches. They think by hanging on to them, they can protect them. You're going to have to be better to the poor, or you're going to go bankrupt.You cannot amass all this wealth in the hands of a few rich and get away with it (Luke 12:15-21).
Our country can't go on robbing the poor and helping the rich, and get by with it. That's what this American economy has been doing for years. We've been robbing the poor - not as much at home as we have even abroad, because of our high prices that they can't afford to pay!
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President Obama left little doubt last week that health care reform to him is a moral issue that needs to rise above the partisan bickering that plagues Washington. As usual, the Republicans are out to protect the rich - and to hell with the poor. The only thing they think of with their little narrow minds is, how can I hang on to my money, my investments, my big dollars in the banks to protect all my interests?
The rich are notoriously short-sighted when it comes to protecting their riches. They think by hanging on to them, they can protect them. You're going to have to be better to the poor, or you're going to go bankrupt.You cannot amass all this wealth in the hands of a few rich and get away with it (Luke 12:15-21).
Our country can't go on robbing the poor and helping the rich, and get by with it. That's what this American economy has been doing for years. We've been robbing the poor - not as much at home as we have even abroad, because of our high prices that they can't afford to pay!
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One year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers set off a series of federal interventions, the government is the nation’s biggest lender, insurer, automaker and guarantor against risk for investors large and small. Federal spending is a bigger share of the nation’s economy — 26 percent — than at any time since World War II.
Simply funding the banking system without reforming it is an expensive and dangerous game. President Barack Obama and Congress could truly fix things by dividing the Wall Street mega-banks under a new Glass-Steagall Act.
But will they?
Ted Rudow III,MA
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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Wednesday Sep 16th, 2009
But one year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers set off a series of federal interventions, the government is the nation’s biggest lender, insurer, automaker and guarantor against risk for investors large and small. Between financial rescue missions and the economic stimulus program, government spending accounts for a bigger share of the nation’s economy — 26 percent — than at any time since World War II.
The government is financing 9 out of 10 new mortgages in the United States. Under both the Bush and Obama administrations, the government, from the Federal Reserve to the Treasury Department, has flushed the banking systems and other components of the financial markets with $17.5 trillion worth of loans, guarantees, and other forms of support.
But in his speech on Monday, Mr. Obama has step up pressure on Wall Street to accept tougher oversight. Simply funding the banking system without reforming it is an expensive and dangerous game. Obama is capable of truly fixing things—by dividing up the Wall Street mega-banks with a new Glass Steagall Act. But will they? We have been deceived just recently."For thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived".REV.18:23b
Ted Rudow III,MA
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by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Wednesday Sep 16th, 2009
But one year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers set off a series of federal interventions, the government is the nation’s biggest lender, insurer, automaker and guarantor against risk for investors large and small. Between financial rescue missions and the economic stimulus program, government spending accounts for a bigger share of the nation’s economy — 26 percent — than at any time since World War II.
The government is financing 9 out of 10 new mortgages in the United States. Under both the Bush and Obama administrations, the government, from the Federal Reserve to the Treasury Department, has flushed the banking systems and other components of the financial markets with $17.5 trillion worth of loans, guarantees, and other forms of support.
But in his speech on Monday, Mr. Obama has step up pressure on Wall Street to accept tougher oversight. Simply funding the banking system without reforming it is an expensive and dangerous game. Obama is capable of truly fixing things—by dividing up the Wall Street mega-banks with a new Glass Steagall Act. But will they? We have been deceived just recently."For thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived".REV.18:23b
Ted Rudow III,MA
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President Obama left little doubt Wednesday night that health care reform to him is a moral issue that needs to rise above the partisan bickering that plagues Washington. As usual, the Republicans are out to protect the rich — and to hell with the poor. The only thing they think of with their little narrow minds is, how can I hang on to my money — my investments — my big dollars in the banks — to protect all of my interests?
The rich are notoriously shortsighted when it comes to protecting their riches. They think by hanging on to them, they can protect them. You're going to have to be better to the poor, or you're going to go bankrupt. You cannot amass all this wealth in the hands of a few rich and get away with it, (Luke 12:15-21.)
Our country can't go on robbing the poor and helping the rich, and get by with it.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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President Obama left little doubt Wednesday night that health care reform to him is a moral issue that needs to rise above the partisan bickering that plagues Washington. As usual, the Republicans are out to protect the rich — and to hell with the poor. The only thing they think of with their little narrow minds is, how can I hang on to my money — my investments — my big dollars in the banks — to protect all of my interests?
The rich are notoriously shortsighted when it comes to protecting their riches. They think by hanging on to them, they can protect them. You're going to have to be better to the poor, or you're going to go bankrupt. You cannot amass all this wealth in the hands of a few rich and get away with it, (Luke 12:15-21.)
Our country can't go on robbing the poor and helping the rich, and get by with it.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Dear Editor: It's a time of reflection for many in the selfish western world. The towers have fallen and are yet falling — not only these physical towers, but also the towers of democracy and of the free world. Given the U.S. government's pledge to wage a war against terrorism, it is important to look at its definitions.
According to both the Department of Defense (DOD) and the FBI, terrorism is "the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives." The DOD definition adds that a goal of terrorism can be "inculcating fear," include the use of biological, chemical or nuclear devices as well as the act of "assassination." The latter would suggest that assassinating Osama bin Laden would be a terrorist act. We all have heard the saying, "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter." And indeed, Osama bin Laden and his comrades were hailed as freedom fighters in the 1980s by the American government. Bin Laden didn't carry out the attacks on the U.S., nor did the Afghanis, but they're bearing the brunt of American wrath and warfare, and the Arabs and Muslims of the world think it's unjust — and they're right!
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Reflecting on Sept.11
Dear Editor: It's a time of reflection for many in the selfish western world. The towers have fallen and are yet falling — not only these physical towers, but also the towers of democracy and of the free world. Given the U.S. government's pledge to wage a war against terrorism, it is important to look at its definitions.
According to both the Department of Defense (DOD) and the FBI, terrorism is "the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives." The DOD definition adds that a goal of terrorism can be "inculcating fear," include the use of biological, chemical or nuclear devices as well as the act of "assassination." The latter would suggest that assassinating Osama bin Laden would be a terrorist act. We all have heard the saying, "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter." And indeed, Osama bin Laden and his comrades were hailed as freedom fighters in the 1980s by the American government. Bin Laden didn't carry out the attacks on the U.S., nor did the Afghanis, but they're bearing the brunt of American wrath and warfare, and the Arabs and Muslims of the world think it's unjust — and they're right!
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Health care reform a moral issue
Dear Editor: President Obama left little doubt Wednesday night that health care reform to him is a moral issue that needs to rise above the partisan bickering that plagues Washington. As usual, the Republicans are out to protect the rich — and to hell with the poor. The only thing they think of with their little narrow minds is, how can I hang on to my money — my investments — my big dollars in the banks — to protect all of my interests?
The rich are notoriously shortsighted when it comes to protecting their riches. They think by hanging on to them, they can protect them. You're going to have to be better to the poor, or you're going to go bankrupt. You cannot amass all this wealth in the hands of a few rich and get away with it, (Luke 12:15-21.)
Our country can't go on robbing the poor and helping the rich, and get by with it.
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Health care reform a moral issue
Dear Editor: President Obama left little doubt Wednesday night that health care reform to him is a moral issue that needs to rise above the partisan bickering that plagues Washington. As usual, the Republicans are out to protect the rich — and to hell with the poor. The only thing they think of with their little narrow minds is, how can I hang on to my money — my investments — my big dollars in the banks — to protect all of my interests?
The rich are notoriously shortsighted when it comes to protecting their riches. They think by hanging on to them, they can protect them. You're going to have to be better to the poor, or you're going to go bankrupt. You cannot amass all this wealth in the hands of a few rich and get away with it, (Luke 12:15-21.)
Our country can't go on robbing the poor and helping the rich, and get by with it.
Ted Rudow III,MA
Palo Alto
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Friday Sep 11th, 2009
It's a time of reflection for many in the selfish western world. The towers have fallen and are yet falling--not only these physical towers, but also the towers of democracy and of the free world. Given the U.S. government's pledge to wage a war against terrorism, it is important to look at its definitions.
According to both the Department of Defense (DOD) and the FBI, terrorism is "the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives." The DOD definition adds that a goal of terrorism can be "inculcating fear," include the use of biological, chemical or nuclear devices as well as the act of "assassination." The latter would suggest that assassinating Osama bin Laden would be a terrorist act,
We all have heard the saying, "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter." And indeed, Osama bin Laden and his comrades were hailed as freedom fighters in the 1980s by the American government. Bin Laden didn't carry out the attacks on the U.S., nor did the Afghanis, but they're bearing the brunt of American wrath and warfare, and the Arabs and Muslims of the world think it's unjust—and they're right!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Time of reflection
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Friday Sep 11th, 2009
It's a time of reflection for many in the selfish western world. The towers have fallen and are yet falling--not only these physical towers, but also the towers of democracy and of the free world. Given the U.S. government's pledge to wage a war against terrorism, it is important to look at its definitions.
According to both the Department of Defense (DOD) and the FBI, terrorism is "the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives." The DOD definition adds that a goal of terrorism can be "inculcating fear," include the use of biological, chemical or nuclear devices as well as the act of "assassination." The latter would suggest that assassinating Osama bin Laden would be a terrorist act,
We all have heard the saying, "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter." And indeed, Osama bin Laden and his comrades were hailed as freedom fighters in the 1980s by the American government. Bin Laden didn't carry out the attacks on the U.S., nor did the Afghanis, but they're bearing the brunt of American wrath and warfare, and the Arabs and Muslims of the world think it's unjust—and they're right!
Ted Rudow III,MA
Monday, September 07, 2009
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Monday Sep 7th, 2009
Israel approved Monday the building of 455 settler homes in the occupied West Bank, a move opposed by its US ally and Palestinians but which could pave the way for a construction moratorium sought by Washington.
A Defense Ministry list of the first such building permits since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took office in March showed the homes would be erected in areas Israel says it intends to keep in a future peace deal with the Palestinians.
There are some Jews who have a sense of fair-mindedness and realise that what their brethren are doing to the Palestinians in Israel is just as bad as what the Nazis did to them. The Jews went to Israel and stole the Palestinians' country and committed the same kind of atrocities against the Palestinians that the Germans did against the Jews.--Except for the Holocaust. But in Palestine, the Israeli takeover was a small holocaust for the Palestinians.
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by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Monday Sep 7th, 2009
Israel approved Monday the building of 455 settler homes in the occupied West Bank, a move opposed by its US ally and Palestinians but which could pave the way for a construction moratorium sought by Washington.
A Defense Ministry list of the first such building permits since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took office in March showed the homes would be erected in areas Israel says it intends to keep in a future peace deal with the Palestinians.
There are some Jews who have a sense of fair-mindedness and realise that what their brethren are doing to the Palestinians in Israel is just as bad as what the Nazis did to them. The Jews went to Israel and stole the Palestinians' country and committed the same kind of atrocities against the Palestinians that the Germans did against the Jews.--Except for the Holocaust. But in Palestine, the Israeli takeover was a small holocaust for the Palestinians.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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In a chilling forecast, the White House is predicting a 10-year federal deficit of $9 trillion — more than the sum of all previous deficits since America's founding. And it says by the next decade's end the national debt will equal three-quarters of the entire U.S. economy.
You'll recall that President Obama announced that he had found budget savings of $17 billion. The American empire is clearly overstretched and over-indebted. When an empire is new and fresh and growing, people believe in saving, hard work, and frugality. When an empire is old and decaying, they think the government should spend "whatever it takes" to take care of them. This attitude helps destroy the empire — thus making room for the next one. Americans have found a president willing to go along with history.
Instead of scaling down, he is scaling up. Instead of reducing America's indebtedness, he is increasing it. Instead of going for safety, he's going for broke. America goes on living in a fairy tale!
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In a chilling forecast, the White House is predicting a 10-year federal deficit of $9 trillion — more than the sum of all previous deficits since America's founding. And it says by the next decade's end the national debt will equal three-quarters of the entire U.S. economy.
You'll recall that President Obama announced that he had found budget savings of $17 billion. The American empire is clearly overstretched and over-indebted. When an empire is new and fresh and growing, people believe in saving, hard work, and frugality. When an empire is old and decaying, they think the government should spend "whatever it takes" to take care of them. This attitude helps destroy the empire — thus making room for the next one. Americans have found a president willing to go along with history.
Instead of scaling down, he is scaling up. Instead of reducing America's indebtedness, he is increasing it. Instead of going for safety, he's going for broke. America goes on living in a fairy tale!
Ted Rudow III,MA
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Our decaying empire
Dear Editor: In a chilling forecast, the White House is predicting a 10-year federal deficit of $9 trillion — more than the sum of all previous deficits since America's founding. And it says by the next decade's end the national debt will equal three-quarters of the entire U.S. economy.
You'll recall that President Obama announced that he had found budget savings of $17 billion. The American empire is clearly overstretched and over-indebted. When an empire is new and fresh and growing, people believe in saving, hard work, and frugality. When an empire is old and decaying, they think the government should spend "whatever it takes" to take care of them. This attitude helps destroy the empire — thus making room for the next one. Americans have found a president willing to go along with history.
Instead of scaling down, he is scaling up. Instead of reducing America's indebtedness, he is increasing it. Instead of going for safety, he's going for broke. America goes on living in a fairy tale, a land of make-believe in which prosperity never ceases. But it will one of these days.
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Our decaying empire
Dear Editor: In a chilling forecast, the White House is predicting a 10-year federal deficit of $9 trillion — more than the sum of all previous deficits since America's founding. And it says by the next decade's end the national debt will equal three-quarters of the entire U.S. economy.
You'll recall that President Obama announced that he had found budget savings of $17 billion. The American empire is clearly overstretched and over-indebted. When an empire is new and fresh and growing, people believe in saving, hard work, and frugality. When an empire is old and decaying, they think the government should spend "whatever it takes" to take care of them. This attitude helps destroy the empire — thus making room for the next one. Americans have found a president willing to go along with history.
Instead of scaling down, he is scaling up. Instead of reducing America's indebtedness, he is increasing it. Instead of going for safety, he's going for broke. America goes on living in a fairy tale, a land of make-believe in which prosperity never ceases. But it will one of these days.
Ted Rudow III,MA
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