en-us http://www.intensedebate.com/users/490789 Comments by Pattonpaws http://news.antiwar.com/2009/09/18/israel-deplores-iaea-call-to-join-npt/#IDComment35075059 Israel: We're unique! We're special! We're exceptional! We're beautiful! We're God's favorite! We can do whatever we want. We have minions in every nation on earth. We own the US. Canada is our door mat. We rule! We will have as many nuclear weapons as we want! Of course, we support non-proliferation for everyone else. Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:19:08 +0000 http://news.antiwar.com/2009/09/18/israel-deplores-iaea-call-to-join-npt/#IDComment35075059 http://original.antiwar.com/huber/2009/09/16/the-iran-whisperers/#IDComment34874540 I think it is urgent that we [the US] reexamine our relationship to Israel. Recalling what Israel did to the USS Liberty should give us a proper context to reevaluate. Clearly, Israel is the problem, not Iran. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:30:25 +0000 http://original.antiwar.com/huber/2009/09/16/the-iran-whisperers/#IDComment34874540 http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2009/09/15/evil-speaks-are-we-listening/#IDComment34657005 I would wager this latest "bin Laden" tape is a CIA fake...like all the others. Bin Laden is dead, probably since 2001. The FBI still does not have a case against bi Laden. With no incriminating evidence, the FBI does not believe bin Laden had anything to do with 9-11. A growing number of intelligence people and government officials indicate the "al Qaeda" boogeyman is another fiction created by the CIA and the Mossad. This fiction suggest a substantial CIA/Mossad involvement in 9-11. Justine just doesn't get it. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:40:53 +0000 http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2009/09/15/evil-speaks-are-we-listening/#IDComment34657005 http://news.antiwar.com/2009/09/15/russia-warns-georgia-away-from-abkhaz-coast/#IDComment34655463 Is this a distraction engineered to divert Russian attention from an Israeli/US attack on Iran? It appears a dangerous escalation of tit for tat between Russia and the West is reaching critical dimensions. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:19:09 +0000 http://news.antiwar.com/2009/09/15/russia-warns-georgia-away-from-abkhaz-coast/#IDComment34655463 http://news.antiwar.com/2009/09/14/us-thinks-they-probably-killed-kenyan-in-somalia-raid/#IDComment34533881 Besides the fact that a thirty year old "al Qaeda " member living in a fourth world nation, far removed from Iraq or Afghanistan, the United State, who cannot represent any credible threat to the US or its military, we must ask how disparate for us things have become that we concoct such a story to justify the doings of empire? Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:06:42 +0000 http://news.antiwar.com/2009/09/14/us-thinks-they-probably-killed-kenyan-in-somalia-raid/#IDComment34533881 http://news.antiwar.com/2009/09/09/nato-chief-concerned-by-rising-opposition-to-afghan-war/#IDComment33861696 Moron! Rasmussen is a moron! Afghanistan is an absolutely pointless, immoral and economically ruinous NATO endeavor. The war keeps going on and Rasmussen will need his quagmired troops in Afghanistan back in Europe to quell an angry and unemployed populace. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:00:59 +0000 http://news.antiwar.com/2009/09/09/nato-chief-concerned-by-rising-opposition-to-afghan-war/#IDComment33861696 http://news.antiwar.com/2009/09/09/us-iran-might-almost-be-able-to-make-a-nuclear-weapon-if-it-wanted-to/#IDComment33861131 Israel is want to destroy the long term possibility of Iran's nuclear sophistication, which means war and occupation in any case. The decimated intelligentsia in Iraq provides a model which Israel hopes to carry out with US help in Iran. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:46:32 +0000 http://news.antiwar.com/2009/09/09/us-iran-might-almost-be-able-to-make-a-nuclear-weapon-if-it-wanted-to/#IDComment33861131 http://original.antiwar.com/reed/2009/09/07/killing-americas-kids/#IDComment33629415 Fred Reed is a wonderful, poignant writer. But most thinking Americans, those with conscience, live exceedingly private lives, giving over the ruling of our society from Generals to local Sheriff, from President to Alderman, to idiots and mindless jerks. Tue, 8 Sep 2009 11:04:16 +0000 http://original.antiwar.com/reed/2009/09/07/killing-americas-kids/#IDComment33629415 http://original.antiwar.com/giraldi/2009/09/02/the-best-congress-aipac-can-buy/#IDComment32986685 Cantor is a piece of work alright. He plays on the political ignorance of his largely Baptist constituency, who believe Israel's fate is integral to the Biblical "Last Days" unfolding and their much hoped for and inevitable rapture to wherever. Thu, 3 Sep 2009 10:18:24 +0000 http://original.antiwar.com/giraldi/2009/09/02/the-best-congress-aipac-can-buy/#IDComment32986685 http://news.antiwar.com/2009/09/01/calls-for-further-escalation-put-obama-in-tight-spot-on-afghanistan/#IDComment32876105 It is unlikely President Obama will listen to reason and leave Afghanistan any time soon. We should consider the President thoroughly brainwashed on the issue. However, should the US economy continue its merry collapse, accompanied by hyperinflation, the President may be forced to act against his own inclinations and precipitously end the wars and occupations. Wed, 2 Sep 2009 09:55:31 +0000 http://news.antiwar.com/2009/09/01/calls-for-further-escalation-put-obama-in-tight-spot-on-afghanistan/#IDComment32876105 http://news.antiwar.com/2009/08/30/japanese-opposition-victory-could-force-us-rethink-in-pacific/#IDComment32657092 The US is increasingly unable to finance its military occupation in Japan. And Japan is no longer a safe bet to purchase US treasuries, securities and bonds. Thanks to the criminal incompetence of Bernanke, Japan will feel out the possibilities of a new relationship with China, as a matter of necessity. Japan doesn't need the US anymore. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:13:30 +0000 http://news.antiwar.com/2009/08/30/japanese-opposition-victory-could-force-us-rethink-in-pacific/#IDComment32657092 http://news.antiwar.com/2009/08/27/us-copter-opens-fire-on-afghan-medical-clinic/#IDComment32227186 "lost its protected status" is bulls**t. The US makes up the rules as it goes along. This is bad policy, because in warfare, what goes around comes around. Idiots! Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:15:44 +0000 http://news.antiwar.com/2009/08/27/us-copter-opens-fire-on-afghan-medical-clinic/#IDComment32227186 http://original.antiwar.com/giraldi/2009/08/26/six-more-months/#IDComment32136090 Giraldi's speculation is but one of a half million scenarios that could set the middle east ablaze. I think, for example, it is unlikely that Russia or China will be entirely neutral with respect to a US/Israel attack on Iran. In any case, Giraldi and others, through their speculations, create an climate of inevitability for a generalized war in the middle east. However, there is nothing inevitable about war. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:42:15 +0000 http://original.antiwar.com/giraldi/2009/08/26/six-more-months/#IDComment32136090 http://news.antiwar.com/2009/08/25/us-promises-new-standards-in-the-face-of-latest-cia-report/#IDComment32031370 Cheney, especially after initiating obscene death tolls in Iraq and Afghanistan, invites our scorn and contempt when he suggest interest in "saving lives" as his justification for the use of torture. Obama has ruined his presidency by continuing the Cheneyesque torture nightmare. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:24:09 +0000 http://news.antiwar.com/2009/08/25/us-promises-new-standards-in-the-face-of-latest-cia-report/#IDComment32031370 http://news.antiwar.com/2009/08/24/us-commanders-in-afghanistan-demand-even-more-troops/#IDComment31920102 Americans hate this endless bid for war. We want the troops home now. How much more clear can we be? McChrystal is certifiable and in need of therapy, Demanding more troops, when there is no credible mission, no hope of victory and the war itself unnecessary and immoral, is lunacy. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:48:17 +0000 http://news.antiwar.com/2009/08/24/us-commanders-in-afghanistan-demand-even-more-troops/#IDComment31920102 http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2009/08/21/wheres-the-coverage-of-cindy-sheehan/#IDComment31561369 We are imprisoned and impoverished by the demands of war and empire. Cindy's path is righteous and one every American needs to follow. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 09:58:30 +0000 http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2009/08/21/wheres-the-coverage-of-cindy-sheehan/#IDComment31561369 http://original.antiwar.com/mcgovern/2009/08/20/blackwaters-unwritten-death-contract/#IDComment31469405 With some exception, we all know how absolutely reprehensible are our members of Congress, but the cheering and applause in the face of assassinations, is downright creepy. Unlike McGovern however, the American people have become exasperated with the CIA's murderous inclinations and treachery. Clearly, the CIA is a rogue agency, operating without constraints of any kind, and as such a direct threat to our national security. Blackwater is just your typical thug organization, a private and lawless army for sale to the highest bidder. Why is this tolerated? Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:06:28 +0000 http://original.antiwar.com/mcgovern/2009/08/20/blackwaters-unwritten-death-contract/#IDComment31469405 http://original.antiwar.com/fareed-mahdy/2009/08/20/egypt-rejects-us-nuclear-umbrella/#IDComment31467519 There is a certain lack of realism here. Israel will not willingly give up its nuclear weapons. Global Zero ends here, but Israel will be pleased if every other nation signs on to Global Zero's ambition. AND Mubarak is Israel's stooge. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:37:41 +0000 http://original.antiwar.com/fareed-mahdy/2009/08/20/egypt-rejects-us-nuclear-umbrella/#IDComment31467519 http://original.antiwar.com/roberts/2009/08/19/americans-serfs-ruled-by-oligarchs/#IDComment31303005 Since the future of this American Republic depends on a people who cannot even spell Afghanistan, let alone make sense of US policy for this 'fourth world' nation, we're f***ed! Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:07:34 +0000 http://original.antiwar.com/roberts/2009/08/19/americans-serfs-ruled-by-oligarchs/#IDComment31303005 http://news.antiwar.com/2009/08/19/polls-show-vast-majority-of-americans-opposed-to-afghan-surge/#IDComment31301751 "The war is not worth fighting, but we are winning." Pathetic! I am numb with the pain of making sense of my fellow Americans. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:43:40 +0000 http://news.antiwar.com/2009/08/19/polls-show-vast-majority-of-americans-opposed-to-afghan-surge/#IDComment31301751