We all learned at school how the status quo powers mismanaged the spectacular rise of Germany before World War I, a strategic revolution so like the rise of China today.
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If you want to get a taste of how truely unhinged people are about the US go read the comments following the essay. The "9/11 was an inside job" or "9/11 was suspicious" garbage, the "1 millon civialians killed by US in Iraq" lie, and oh yeah the US killed 6 million civilains in Vietnam lie, are there to read. They mostly come from one nut but others agree directly or indirectly with him. Thank you US news and entertainment media for encouraging these smears against the US.
As to the essay's point as to handling China, it puts way to much responsibility on others and not enough on China. Playing weak does not help when dealing with potentially aggressive nations. Maybe if we contain China for awhile it will become more "Confucian" than Communist. However, Imperial China was not a peaceful place. It may not have sought to expand like Europe did but it worked hard to control its region. That has Japan, Phillipines, etc, nervous and wary.
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Not every Conspiracy Theory is wrong or far-fetched, espec when dealing with Extremists, e.g. Personages + Groups whom believe that LAWS/RULES ARE FOR "THE LITTLE PEOPLE", NOT = NEVER THEM.
* POTUS FDR [paraph] = ALL POLITICS, ETC. IN WASHINGTON, DC IS INTENTIONAL.
* Ollie Stone's "JFK" Movie > Definition of a "COUP D'ETAT" = NOTHING IS LEFT TO CHANCE... THE CONSPIRATORS MUST ALWAYS APPEAR TO BE ON THE "WINNING SIDE" [side/camp of "Good"].
True, this kind of behavior = Power Politics? is not unigue to the USA, or even in Political, Military World = Human History, BUT THE USA + US GOVT. IS OUR COUNTRY + OUR GOVT, + IS A REFLECTION OF OURSELVES + OUR BELIEFS.
ITS ONLY JUST BEGUN - WHY? YOU ASK, BECUZ RADICAL ISLAMIST MILTERRS ARE NOW THREATENING TO ATTACK THE USA DIRECTLY + LAUNCH JIHAD WITHIN CONUS-NORAM ITSELF.
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Wow, lefty dicks must be hard at the thought of finally being able to appease another nation.
Of course, that only works when the end state is everyone bowing to China. Funny, I think the lefties would be OK with that, too. There is no concept of "co-equals" in Chinese culture.
Rep. Peter King says he won't be calling what Politico calls "Muslim community critics" such as Steve Emerson and Robert Spencer. Politico unveils King's white flag over the witness list by calling it "a move that will come as a relief to Muslim leaders."
which should be a red flag, no?
So why bother to hold hearings on "radical Islam" at all, if self-censorship prevents a full discussion of sharia and jihad?
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I don't know... I think there is enough internal evidence archived at MEMRI and Camera and the FBI, which America's Muslim organizations need to be challenged on. The first round of responses can guide the choice of the second round of witnesses, which can then include Messrs Emerson and Spenser... or Ayaan Hirsi Ali and that apostate son of a Hamas leader now living in California. The bench for this kind of thing is very, very deep in the U.S., and Congressman King is not going after Islam per se, but after those advocating the jihad of the sword, which hopefully means those Muslim Brotherhood groups CAIR, the Muslim Student Association, ISNA... or for contrast he can interview some Ahmadiyyas or one of the several groups of Muslims and former Muslims speaking out against the jihadis.
King caves.
We'll see. Let's wish him the best. A few prayers wouldn't hurt. A good pointed question or two, or even better, some inadvertent honesty from witnesses could do wonders.
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This is a test of President Obama's will to stand by the weak and oppressed in the Middle East and beyond.
The weak standing by the weak. 2012 is too far away.
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This will also be a test of the left.
They love Hezbollah for being anti US and anti Israel. They love the UN for being tranzi, socialistic and dominated by 2nd and 3rd world kleptocracies and 1st world wimpocracies. What happens when a UN tribunal indicts some Hezbollah types.
One tact is 'those were rouge Hezbies'. This would work except that it appears Hezb won't play along and instead will declare (actually they've already declared) the UN a zionist tool (as funny as that sounds).
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[Asharq al-Aswat] By Tariq Alhomayed
The first lesson that any lifeguard learns is not to let a drowning man cling to them and drag them under, and the first lesson that anybody dealing with the Lebanese scene must learn is that you must not march to their beat, but rather raise your engagement with them to the state level.
Forgive me, Mr. Alhomayed, but there is no one there at the state level with whom to engage. It's like negotiating with "Palestine".
Prince Saud al-Faisal announced that the Saudi monarch had given up on mediation with Syria with regards to the Special Tribunal for Leb, and following this it was asked in Beirut "Is Soddy Arabia angry with Hariri?" My [Lebanese] brothers, please pay attention! Prince Saud al-Faisal said that King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz had spoken with Syrian President Bashar "Pencilneck" al-Assad ... hereditary dictator of Syria ... , head-of-state to head-of-state, and when there was no forthcoming commitment to what had been agreed upon, he gave up on this agreement. However, The infamous However... the Lebanese then said "Yes...but does this confirm that Soddy Arabia has given up on Leb?" Yesterday, Prince Saud al-Faisal responded to this, answering that it confirms that Soddy Arabia has "only [given up] with regards to the issue of mediation." However tomorrow the Lebanese will ask, "why did you withdraw from your withdrawal?" This is a vicious circle that will continue in this way; the Lebanese hole drowns everybody who tries to enter it. The issue does not stop here, for during the 2006 war, when Soddy Arabia issued a statement about the [military] adventurists, the Lebanese asked "who wrote this speech?" and the answer was "what's the difference? Everybody is loyal to King Abdullah." This, of course, was a statement that was followed by even more analysis [from the Lebanese].
The whole issue is one of wrangling, for the Lebanese only hear what they want to hear, otherwise how can we explain their disregard of the statement issued by the Turkish Foreign Minister [Ahmet Davutoglu]. The Turkish foreign minister, accompanied by his Qatari counterpart, issued a statement [on Thursday], announcing the end of their mediation efforts in Leb. This came after the Saudi Foreign Minister [Prince Saudi al-Faisal] announced that King Abdullah had given up on mediating the Lebanese problems. Davutoglu's statement was clear, he said that his country would be halting its mediation efforts because the Lebanese parties were not responding...this was a very unambiguous statement, but we did not hear any [Lebanese] response to this.
In order to understand the problems [in Leb], we must consider one simple thing whose symbolism is clear, and that is that when [Hezbullies chief] Hassan Nasrallah met with the Iran's diminutive President [Mahmoud Short Round Ahmadinejad] in Leb during his last visit, this meeting took place at the Iranian embassy. Ahmadinejad was not taken blindfolded to meet with Nasrallah [at a secret location], and this is because Ahmadinejad was dealing with a subordinate or an employee. The same applies to many others when they visit Damascus, for the Damascus leadership does not come to them [in Leb]. However when the Saudi monarch visited Leb, he went and visited Hariri, rather than having Hariri come to him at the Soddy Arabian embassy, and that is a big difference!
In comparison, we have all heard the complaints made, for example, by Arab League Secretary-General Jerry Lewis doppelgänger Amr Moussa ... who has been head of the vaporous Arab League since about the time Jerry and Dean split up ... , about the journey he was taken on in order to meet with Hassan Nasrallah. We also do not know the manner in which the Turkish and Qatari foreign ministers met with Nasrallah a few days ago.
Therefore, what we mean to say here is that states cannot lower themselves to the level of sect or militia leaders, meeting with them in caves or rooftops. Tell me...is it rational for the Saudi Foreign Ministry to deal with the fickle Walid Wally Jumblat ... who's been on every side in Leb at least four times... t? The changeable nature of Mr. Jumblatt means that it would be better for the Saudi Weather Service to deal with him, for his changes in position go beyond even the weather changes in our region!
Therefore we say, there is no need for further clarification, now is the time to deal with Leb with the logic of a state, and if the Lebanese do not respond, they are the ones who will pay the price; their situation is getting progressively worse, and this will not only affect them but their neighbors, because there is no question that this fire will spread to others.
In other words, find out what local hegemon Syria and Hizb'allah's puppet master Iran have decided, yes? The Lebanese will continue their pointless wrangling until they know what they're dealing with.
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