Saturday, January 22, 2005

Four Fronts, Same War

Read a fantastic blog entry about why we are fighting the war in Iraq and how it relates to WWII, etc.  Great history lesson if nothing else. Bravo to KevinE at A Jewish Perspective.
 
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Diplomat: IAEA Tours Egyptian Laboratory
"CAIRO, Egypt - U.N. nuclear inspectors toured an Egyptian laboratory during a review of the country's fuel programs prompted by irregularities in Egypt's reporting of its nuclear activities, a Western diplomat said Friday."

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"The Associated Press first reported that IAEA inspectors found suspicious traces of plutonium particles in Egypt late last year." Read the rest here.
 
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Check out the newest alert from Honestreporting.com --

Palestinian Insiders
AFP and AP employ reporters who also receive paychecks from the Palestinian Authority.

"One of the cardinal rules of responsible journalism is the independent status of the journalist ? while journalists may belong to political parties, they cannot actively work for a party relevant to the sphere they cover, lest their independence and neutrality be jeopardized." 

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Daniel Pipes has another good one about our dear friends from CAIR. Check it out.

Radical Islam's Hypocrisy[: The Ehrgott & Okashah Cases]
New York Sun
The mentality of radical Islam includes several main components, of which one is Muslim supremacism: A belief that believers alone should rule and otherwise enjoy an exalted status over non-Muslims. This outlook dominates the Islamist worldview as much in the streets of Paris as in the caves of Afghanistan.

2 Comments:

At 1:13 PM, Blogger Esther said...

Debka is amazing. They truly are.

Marty, I see what you're saying about "if Iraq was our only target." I do. And while I know we can't police the world, I do agree with the theory that democracies don't attack other democracies, therefore it's better if every place has democracy. If a place prefers to be controlled and oppress, then democratically elect your tyrant. See, there's always that option.

Do I think we should let other nations oppress their people because it isn't our business? Personally, I'd rather not allow that. If we accept that when we could do something about it (whether it be diplomatic or military), I think it would be morally irresponsible. Sometimes people need to be helped. Take the Jews circa WWII. I think it's hidious that the US only helped after we were attacked. I find that horrible.

The one thing I appreciated about our going after Iraq, was that for once, we got involved before the attrociy occurred. Granted, we didn't exactly do that -- hundreds of thousands, if not in the million range, were already in mass graves. But there'd have been so much more if we didn't go in. When I think in those terms, "who pays" doesn't bother me so much.

I agree -- I don't want purely military action. But Saddam was bamboozling everyone. We couldn't have trusted any pact, any paper he signed. I don't feel there were any other options.

 
At 1:07 PM, Blogger Esther said...

Sounds like a plan.

But as to "I do believe that if you knew the truth about the state of Iraqi military affairs prior to entry to Iraq, you would you have opted for another idea" -- what exactly do you mean? How so?

 

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