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ANONYMOUS,

Your parable is right on. It's good that Bush didn't try anything sooner in relation to Israel-Palestine. He's the anti-Midas. Everything he touches turns to crud. Remember Katrina? And Constitutional rights?

VICTORIA,

You wrote:

"go look at a convoluted map of israel and the 'occupied territories of palestine'

"see how the lines squiggle nonsensically all over the place
its because they have drawn their map to refuse access to water to palestinians"

Actually, those "sqiggly lines" are the Jewish-Arab armistice lines of 1949. They're squiggly because that's where the battle lines of the opposing forces were at the end of the 1948-49 war.

The lines have never had anything to do with water.

the formation of israel was created by atheists bob-

it never was and never has been religious

religious jews oppose it

why not start with a simple issue instead of distractions along emotionally inflammatory ones (like religion) which are false to begin with

how about just plain water?

currently, the division of water in that arid land is palestininas get 1/4 the water allocation that every israelite gets

that means 1/4 of what they need to maintain their subsistence

go look at a convoluted map of israel and the 'occupied territories of palestine'

see how the lines squiggle nonsensically all over the place
its because they have drawn their map to refuse access to water to palestinians

or better yet, if you actually think its religiously dictated for the jewish people to return to israel- (when it actually states they are not to force the issue, but wait for the messiah) if you want to be 'religious' about it-

go find that information

ive already done it and i know youll come back empty - or youll find out that its is simply going against the tanakh and jewish doctrine for them to even go to israel before the mossiach' comes

take your time bob- im waiting

Unilateral disarmament by the U.S. was lunacy in the time of the Soviet Union, and it is lunacy today with Islamofascism. If the U.S. ceases giving arms to the countries whose regimes are willing to oppose the militant Islamofascists, the only peace that will come to those countries is the peace of death.

Dr. Thistlehwaite,

While I am normally very impressed by your positions on many issues I must take exception with this article.

There are fundamental reasons the State of Israel and the surrounding Muslim countries have been in a constant state of war for 60 years. What you fail to address are these very reasons and what, if anything, can change these reasons to lead to a peaceful co-existance.

Until you resolve the differences and hatreds between the Muslims and the Jews peace is only wishful thinking by people who fail to understand this is a religious conflict and not political. There are 400 million angry Muslims who firmly believe the State of Israel was illegitimately formed and amounted to an invasion of their territory.

Hence, my question to you. Why should 400 million Arabs want to make peace with 6 million Jews? If I were an Arab I wouldn't be interested in it. When you can write something that addresses this issue then maybe there will be hope for peace in the middle east.

Can you give us a few examples of a few wars that this 12-step program has managed to end?

how can there be any credibilty whatsoever when the democratically elected leader of hamas was not even in attendance?

some pundit was reporting white house speculation that laura bush may run for senate after bush leaves- (what an original idea- where'd she get that one?)

how about bush/rice in 2008?
and of course a nice legacy of bushs peace efforts

day late and dollar short, but enough to put something pretty in the pres library for future generations to gobble up

Hello Me Fellow Eclati-ON(s).

Question:

What is the difference between a 'Lame-Duck' President, a 'Republican' and a 'Donkey' and an 'Elephants'?

Answer:

The same Shiat & there's nuttin Sunni about them either!

What the heck does a Aryan 'PERSIAN' People, as a race (Iranians are not ARABS) , have in common with the bedioun'ARABS' (Desert nomad Folk) as a race?

Ans: RELIGIOUS JEALOUSY PSYCHOSIS!

VOTE: DOWN with IRAN's THEOCRACY &

VOTE: DOWN with SAUDI's ARABIA's MONARCHY too & in All them so called Midlle-East areas!

WE ECLATi-ON(s), not off(s) Salute OUR Great NEO-NAPOLEAN of the 21st Century, whom is replacing the age old, so called, Pre-Apocalyptic "Neo-CON", a/k/a NEW-Conservative Movements, the 'American High Sixties' [the ERA of 'American Man on Moon' & the Discovey of the sacred 'NODE" [Internet] and all that , in MIRACLE we are 'supposed to be' enjoying!

"i" say, Do not buy 1-Drop of any PETRO from Iran! Not China, Not Korea et !

Note: The Iranian "MULLAHA'S" & their KHOMENY'S, Shia Majority people?, marry (9) Nine year old Girls Like their leader MUHHAMAD [pbuh?] did, and Includers their Rich Men too!

What the heck does a "ZOROASTRIAN" worshiping Persia have to do with a "BAAL" worshiping SYRIA nor a PALESTINIAN CANAAN-PEOPLE (Low Lifes in Low Lands, see Dictionarys please.)? And under AEGYPTIAN refrence to such folks at the LAVANT area's in question today?!!

DOWN with IRAN!

DOWN with IRAN

DOWN with THEOCRACY in the Mid-=EAST altogether, Not NUKES!

Destroy "RELIGIOUS-JEALOUSY-PSYCHOSIS" on Space-Ship Planet Earthn then & only then will WE 'APOCALYPTARIANS' (not ARyans, nor ARIANS) HUMATES have a TRUE (opposite of MYTHological) freedom of thought here!

ANYONE who buys oil & Products from Iran (Directly & Indirectly) should be embargo'd!

Hence , the Solution to all that Religious POLLUTION, therein & Thererof! Yea Yea!

Prase the LORD! Hallaluya! Not Mrs. Tammy & Jimmy Baker's [pbu them both] "PTL".

PS: "i" am also withdrawing the ECLATi-ON's Proposal, to the ''PALESTIAN AUTHORITY's'' "BRIDGE & TUNNEL & TRANSFPORTATION' folk, to build, like in N.Y.C., here, a OVER-HEAD-EXPRESSWAY (bridge) from GAZA (a potential great Nation building endeavour, to create lots of Jobs Jobs Jobs fro them Idle stir Crazy folk not throw rocks, but build with them etc..) potential good HUMATES to the WEST BANK! So,

The Eclati-On, so called "International-Palestine-Peace-Expressway" proposal [We had a Tunnel invisioned, so to spaketh] is now withdrawn.

Prediction: , Besides IRAN drinkinking their own Persian 'Crude-Stout' Pero brands, that Israel's IDF, along with WEST BANK 'FATAH' will invade the GAZA Strip's 'HEZBOLAH's & CHAMAS's into the Ocean!

Yes Thousand will die! But atleast The FATAH will liberate their own FUTURE BOUND HUMATE "K*I*D*S into for the good of Humanity & Future Prosperty for ALL in that Immediate Era with pent-up Miracles not yet envisioned, aka better Tidings ahead.

VOTE: Israeli & West Bank PALESTINE to gang-up and ATTACK & LIBERATE ALL OF GAZA & bring to International Criminal Court for ECLATi-ON JUSTICE , All Those PRE-APOCALYPTIC INTERNATIONAL-Religious-MAFIA's-Koranaholic BLOOD LOVING trouble makers that are 'possed' with a Sinful Religious Psychotics!

This [religious Pre-Apocalyptic inferior complex Sickness] is the SECULARS WORLD's ENEMY #1. , All on this Miraculous & Sin-Free HOLY COSMOC Space-Ship Momma Poppa Earth. aka S.S. GAIA, aka S.S. TELLUSng something YO!

WE ECLATi-ON's SALUTE Syrian(s) et al, for Participating in Yesterdays ANNOPOLIS "MID-EAST PEACE-SUMMIT"

NOTE: This Gaza being taken back by their rightfull INHERETERS (Good WEST BANK Palestians Brethren(s) & Sistar(s) THAT, This Push [into Ocean the Radical Terrorists & Mafiasos, Must & will happen by 2009!

DOWN with GAZA's Terrorists, once & for All!

DOWN with GAZA's Hezbulla-craparino's, so to spaketh, & their wanna be secondaries HAM-as killers, who are too lazy to put on a pair of Gloves & GROW their Country instead of KILLING (at the) now!

Vote: ((((( Peace love Rockn Rollm nRapm Mit-ROMNEY for Prez 08 YEA! ))))))))))))))))

ThankYou ECLATi-APOCALYPTARIANS!

Huggs n kisses to ALL Brethren's & Sistar's on Space-Ship Earth!

ALLAH KARIM! Praise the LORD! Hallaluya!

< ?: +)/ Ya Ya! SISTAR Thistleswaithe, et al! Eeee Haaa!

"Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds."

- said by AHURA MAZA [pbuh] the Zo-roaster & those 'Three Wise Men' & North Star Gazers of ancient LOREs, whom witnessed JESUS Christ in his Cradle in the mainger. Note, Just Because Jesus was Born in a Barn , does not make him a Donley nor a Elephany. so to speaketh, here alittle, there alittle, everywhere! Ya!

SALAAM-PEACE-SHOLOM! In Shalla Allah! In ECLATs let it Be Praise!

High atop of an office building "The Boss" had a huge office. His office furniture was the best of woods, cherry desk big enough to land a helicopter with a conference table to match that girth. In his absence the temperature of his rooms was maintained at a specific level of caloric content for his comfort alone. On his desk was a live cactus plant sent to him through florist by his wife, a reminder that there is still life in a desert.

Clerks noticing his lonliness, reduced the size of his conference table providing more intimacy. They encouraged the staff to attend lunch with him so he did not eat alone. While at these luncheons the diversity of his staff became obvious to him on a personal level. He noticed that certain parties of diversity left the table to pray in secret just prior to eating.

One day, while the boss was away, a clerk and office manager entered his office chambers. They checked the temperature of the room, were cognizant that everything was in order while in his absence. The office manager noticed water leaking into the room obviously coming from above this office suite. And so the office manager made a trip towards the roof through passageways used by maintenance servicing the building. The office manager realised that water had started to flood the passage ways of the maintanance facilities. That it became immediately obvious the roof above was flooded and now the water building up flooding maintanance hallways was an immediate threat to the Boss's headquarters.

There was no threat to the Boss himself being that he was absent this day, however his upper level suite of offices were in immediate threat of catastrophic consequence.

The Office Manager being schooled in Business Management with superior experience at running the show, was at a loss and was panicked facing disaster. Standing in the water building up in the hallways leading down to the Office Chambers, the Office Manager became frozen.

As chance would have it, survellience cameras and sensors designed as security to the Headquarters picked up the situation in real-time. Although precious time was lost, a response plan was implemented based on planning but not on appropriate response to impending disaster.

Now, the Boss was absent and clerks did the best they could but certain losses were not prevented and did occur. However, responsible parties schooled in building maintanance (once alerted) acted very quickly all the while evaluating their responsiblity to reaction to such emergency as their expertise was building design and maintanence. These particular Corporate Headquarters were housed in leased structures having an independent source of maintanance.

First thing that became apparent to all insurance investigators was that in a climate controlled suite of offices isolated from external enviroments, no one realized just how hard the rains had been falling. Of course the building structure itself, particularly the roof, had not been designed to incorporate such massive runoff.

One staffer assigned to Office management was later quoted as saying, "Maybe it was a good thing the Boss was out of town".

The unfortunate problem is not that Bush leff Annapolis after his opening talk. The unfortunate fact is that he waited until the last year of his presidency to make a serious effort to obtain peace in the Middle East. A time when his standing and credibility is at its lowest. Bush has made it abundantly clear throughout his time in office that he prefers war over negotiation. He views negotiation as a sign of weakness and making war as a sign of strength. It is clear to the world that this last ditch effort by Bush is a halfhearted attempt to try to salvage some positive image to his presidency.