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Wrong ANSWER again
by http://www.bluetruth.net/ Tuesday, Mar. 25, 2008 at 7:48 PM

The march 19th ANSWER anti-war rally was a new low, even for ANSWER



The folks over at International ANSWER appear to have gone off their medication again. You remember them-- the "anti-war" group that cheers Hamas and Hezbollah rocket attacks against Israel; the self-proclaimed commissars of rallies against the US war in Iraq that have managed to shrivel the public turnout at their events down to a few thousand at a time. Basically now irrelevant except to the hard core cadres who show up because of ANSWER's other agendas--Israel-bashing, China-excusing, Darfur-denying and so on. They have now gone as far as to admit that they have accepted dhimmi status with regard to their radical Moslem constituency. Having been instructed by their Moslem groups that they would be offended by public nudity, ANSWER begged the "nudes for peace" contingent not to show up at their recent rally. Of course, ANSWER doesn't view as offensive the "Palestine is our land and the Jews are our dogs" chants or the sonorous voice of Hatem Bazian chanting "intifada, intifada" like some kind of crazed jihadist mantra (wait, that actually IS a crazed jihadist mantra!), or the signs at its rallies displaying naked anti-Semitism. They ignore the fact that the Islamists whose boots they lick are homophobes who excuse "honor killings" and the genocide in Darfur.

We also were able to find out that at least one group allied with ANSWER places its racial/ethnic agenda even ahead of its core political position--opposition to the war in Iraq. Witness these e-mails received by Direct Action to Stop The War about last week's anti-war actions in San Francisco which were aimed not only at US Government offices but also those businesses who were deemed complicit in the war effort:
"Hey all,I just got a call from S---- S---, the owner of the Sprint store at --------, which is on our direct action menu. He told me that that store is an authorized Sprint dealership that's owned by him - it is*not* owned by Sprint. He said that he strongly opposes the war and strongly supports what we're doing, and hopes that we won't target his business.Please make whatever decision you see fit based on this information.(Personally, I think we should let the poor guy off the hook.)Thanks,Adrian"
"I just got an e-mail forwarded to me from someone re: the sprint storeowned by S---- S---- he is a Palestinian who's grandfather passed away 3 days ago, so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE drop this off your target list. I understand the need to target war profiteers, but i wish more research had been done on the targets. some people are just trying to feed their families, and have almost no choice but to partner with companies such as Sprint. thank you, M----- S---- (S----- is my cousin)"

How did we get these e-mails? Maybe somebody on the inside took offense at not holding Palestinians to the same moral standards? Maybe this person felt that just because you're Palestinian or other "oppressed" Moslem that you can be held accountable for the choices you make, same as everyone else? Naaahhhhhh..... Palestinians are excused for celebrating the cold-blooded murder of yeshiva students so why should a little war profiteering be an issue between friends?

What's next-- is ANSWER going to insist that all women wear burkas to its next rally?

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And once again
by best photos Tuesday, Mar. 25, 2008 at 8:33 PM

And once again, the best photos of the San Francisco Direct Action to Stop the War day of inaction and the ANSWER rally can be found at

http://www.zombietime.com/iraq_war_fifth_anniversary_protest/

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thisis offensive on many levels
by R Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2008 at 10:40 AM

Giving a war profiteer a free pass simply because they are Palestinian strikes me as racist

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like u didn't know this already
by PrionPartyy Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2008 at 8:40 PM

Zionist seem to like pushing the ubbermensch / superior beings idea that ZIonists being such better people gives them a birthright of murderous theft of Palestinian (PLUS!) lands.

The "article" above shows that rants other bastard brother.

Here you see Zionist enablers saying that because Palestinians don't live up to "our" standards, that they are untermensch / sub human, and that Zionist have their birthright of murderous theft of Palestinian lands.

To the people who choose to do their own thinking, it is just another way Zionists have choosen to make themselves comparable to Nazis.

WHY Zionists seem to have some NEED to rationalize their murderous theft of opp to gain YOUR support looks like the real puzler. What? Do you really think the Palestinian's homeland is your's to give to ZIonist crusaders?

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PrionParty adocates for "Palestinian supremacy"
by PrionParty adocates for "Palestinian sup Thursday, Mar. 27, 2008 at 9:57 AM

PrionParty adocates for "Palestinian supremacy", no other issues mastter, no personal freedom, no war profiteering.

Only "Palestinians" are exempt from all responsibility for the conseuqences of their actions, eh, PrionParty?

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the best hye gots, scapegoating the victims
by PrionPartyy Thursday, Mar. 27, 2008 at 10:34 AM

"Palestinian supremecy"?

Not being destroyed by the MURDEROUS THEIVING Zionists crusaders gets caledl "supremecy". The Palestinian's right to self determination, and that includes not being destoryed to any extent by the MURDEROUS THIEVING Zionist crusaders gets called "supremecy".

Who but Palestinians have ANY business saying who gets to emigrate to palestinian lands? You? England?

Palestinian freedom fighters are no more exempt than Jews of the warsaw ghetto who tossed molotov cocktails at the nazi occupiers of Poland. Stems from the fact that both sets of freedom fighters (warsaw Jews and Palestinians) are responding under the extream durress of MURDEROUS THIEVES destroying their lives and lifes.

But you can even admit that the Zionist's chosen murderous theft of another people's homeland is even rude. NOT EVEN RUDE!

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setting our own standards of morality
by individualist Thursday, Mar. 27, 2008 at 11:15 AM

Heres some new ideas, "Palestinians" are to be judged by the same standards as other people and the same words used will have the same meanings, whether or not applied to "Palestinians. That means that "massacre" no longer means,"any battle the Arabs lost." ""Genocide" no longer means "Palestinian casualties in the war they started agaisnt Israel." "Martyr" no longer means "homicide bomber". "Rascist" no longher means "I don'tlike what you are saying." And, like all other peoples, "Palestinains" bear responsibiity for the consequences of their actions. Wanna bet that our appologists for the "Palestinians" will have objections to the above.

And I'll add- and we as a society can determine our own morality- we don't need to have it imposed upon us

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how much more pathetic
by PPyy Friday, Mar. 28, 2008 at 12:45 PM

What some people call "Israel" is ZIonist occupied palestinian lands. But dink just keeps scapegoating the Palestinian freedom fighters for "starting" the "war" against "Israel"/ The ZIonist crusader state.



Thanks for making it clear just how full of crap the ZIonist's enablers really are. Don't ever write anything that isn't a stinky pile of dung.

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The topic is the stupidity of the left
by stop changing the topic Friday, Mar. 28, 2008 at 1:24 PM

Wrong ANSWER again
by http://www.bluetruth.net/ Tuesday, Mar. 25, 2008 at 7:48 PM


The march 19th ANSWER anti-war rally was a new low, even for ANSWER



The folks over at International ANSWER appear to have gone off their medication again. You remember them-- the "anti-war" group that cheers Hamas and Hezbollah rocket attacks against Israel; the self-proclaimed commissars of rallies against the US war in Iraq that have managed to shrivel the public turnout at their events down to a few thousand at a time. Basically now irrelevant except to the hard core cadres who show up because of ANSWER's other agendas--Israel-bashing, China-excusing, Darfur-denying and so on. They have now gone as far as to admit that they have accepted dhimmi status with regard to their radical Moslem constituency. Having been instructed by their Moslem groups that they would be offended by public nudity, ANSWER begged the "nudes for peace" contingent not to show up at their recent rally. Of course, ANSWER doesn't view as offensive the "Palestine is our land and the Jews are our dogs" chants or the sonorous voice of Hatem Bazian chanting "intifada, intifada" like some kind of crazed jihadist mantra (wait, that actually IS a crazed jihadist mantra!), or the signs at its rallies displaying naked anti-Semitism. They ignore the fact that the Islamists whose boots they lick are homophobes who excuse "honor killings" and the genocide in Darfur.

We also were able to find out that at least one group allied with ANSWER places its racial/ethnic agenda even ahead of its core political position--opposition to the war in Iraq. Witness these e-mails received by Direct Action to Stop The War about last week's anti-war actions in San Francisco which were aimed not only at US Government offices but also those businesses who were deemed complicit in the war effort:
"Hey all,I just got a call from S---- S---, the owner of the Sprint store at --------, which is on our direct action menu. He told me that that store is an authorized Sprint dealership that's owned by him - it is*not* owned by Sprint. He said that he strongly opposes the war and strongly supports what we're doing, and hopes that we won't target his business.Please make whatever decision you see fit based on this information.(Personally, I think we should let the poor guy off the hook.)Thanks,Adrian"
"I just got an e-mail forwarded to me from someone re: the sprint storeowned by S---- S---- he is a Palestinian who's grandfather passed away 3 days ago, so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE drop this off your target list. I understand the need to target war profiteers, but i wish more research had been done on the targets. some people are just trying to feed their families, and have almost no choice but to partner with companies such as Sprint. thank you, M----- S---- (S----- is my cousin)"

How did we get these e-mails? Maybe somebody on the inside took offense at not holding Palestinians to the same moral standards? Maybe this person felt that just because you're Palestinian or other "oppressed" Moslem that you can be held accountable for the choices you make, same as everyone else? Naaahhhhhh..... Palestinians are excused for celebrating the cold-blooded murder of yeshiva students so why should a little war profiteering be an issue between friends?

What's next-- is ANSWER going to insist that all women wear burkas to its next rally?

And once again, the best photos of the San Francisco Direct Action to Stop the War day of inaction and the ANSWER rally can be found at

http://www.zombietime.com/iraq_war_fifth_anniversary_protest/

add your comments



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