Wednesday February 15, 2012

JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

WilliB's past comments

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WilliBFeb. 07, 2012 - 11:50PM JST

IslandFever:

" Iran does not have a bomb. "

That is nice that you think so. Now tell that to Ahmedinejad and the mullahs.

" Anyway, Iran is a far more important, more advanced, more civilized country than Israel, which is nothing more than a bunch of glorified squatters sitting on stolen land, "

That is what radio Iran would say. And that is why the Iranian leadership has repeatedly declared it is their holy duty to remove that "dirty bacteria" Israel. Now who is civilized... the one who wants to live in peace, or the one who continues to promise genocide on the other?

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WilliBFeb. 07, 2012 - 10:23PM JST

It is a telling headline that proclaims that "Israel`s rethoric" has Obama on edge, but not Iran´s coming nuclear bomb.

So, 12er Shiite zealots with nuclear bombs are OK.... pesky Jews drawing attention to it are not.

Speaks volumes about the current US administration.

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WilliBFeb. 07, 2012 - 01:34PM JST

SuperLib:

" There are 3 possible outcomes: 1) Iran starts to comply and agrees to have a transparent and verifiable civilian nuclear program, 2) Iran continues along the path and develops the bomb, and 3) Israel strike Iran preemptively. Two of those outcomes are disastrous. Only one leads to peace and stability, and the ball is in Iran's court on that one. "

You are right about the 3 possible outcomes. And I agree that 1) is the preferred one, although I doubt it would lead automatically to "peace and stability". But it is absolutely the option we should hope for.

However, hope is not reality. I firmly expect that 2) will happen, and the future of the Middle East and the world is not nice.

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WilliBFeb. 07, 2012 - 12:46PM JST

Ben Jackinoff:

" 'The US has and does support groups that others class as terrorists' For example? You have repeated this enough times that you probably have the answer on the tip of your keyboard. "

OK, not my threat, but let me give you some hints: Mujahedin in Afghanistan, Kosovo Liberation Armee in Kosovo, Freedom fighters in Libya, Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.... shall we go on? The US absolutely has foolishly supported terrorists, for misguided and short-sighted political reasons, and continues to do so.

However, that is not a reason to whitewash the Iranian regime, which is preparing for a new holocaust in Israel. In fact, it is a completely different dimension.

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WilliBFeb. 07, 2012 - 12:25PM JST

MaboDofuSpicy:

To "trans fer money" online, you need to set up certain things.... e.g. make a cr edit card account in order to use Pay Pal etc.; set up bank accounts in different countries to use internet banking, etc etc...

The users of this Western Union ser vice obv iously can not or do not want to do all that.

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WilliBFeb. 07, 2012 - 12:18PM JST

Johannes Weber:

" Might does not supersede right in a civilised world. "

You are assuming that the world of Ahmidinejad and the Iranian mullahs is "civilized" as per per your definition. But is it? read what they say. For Ahmedinejad and Rafsanjani, wiping out Israel and eliminating the the Jews is a divine obligation. Your modern concerns about law, humanism, and all those niceties does not even enter the equation for them.

You are making the mistake of projecting your world-view on others.

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WilliBFeb. 07, 2012 - 12:13PM JST

Bartholomew Harte:

" This has been going on ,centuries let the Arabs & the Jews go at it once & for All!! "

Wrong. The conflict is not "Arab" vs Jews, it is muslim vs. Jews.

Christian Arabs have no beef with the Jews, And Iranians are not Arabs. The hatred against the Jewish state is an islamic issue, not an ethnic one.

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WilliBFeb. 07, 2012 - 11:50AM JST

miyazawa3:

" Introduce him to Sharia law too , with out any delay. "

There is no Shariah punishment for killing infidels, so under your proposal he would go free. Think about what you wish for.

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WilliBFeb. 07, 2012 - 11:04AM JST

Here we go. Many critics were suspicicious of the plastic plane from the start.

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WilliBFeb. 06, 2012 - 07:12PM JST

Hanako looks thin and said. Big, ranging animals like elephants do not belong in zoo.

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WilliBFeb. 06, 2012 - 07:09PM JST

anglootaku:

" Apparently there are still jews in Iran, "

Yes, about 5000 or so, out of a population of tens of thousands before Khomeini took over. And they are under strict dhimmi laws, which means that their number can only go down from now on.

But more than in Saudi Arabia, I grant you that...

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WilliBFeb. 06, 2012 - 06:44PM JST

I have semi-vegetarian friends who say they only meat from animals which they killed themselves. Reading about this gross "competitive eating" contest, that rule seems very sensible to me.

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WilliBFeb. 06, 2012 - 06:33PM JST

anglootaku:

" @WilliB They aren't all sunni muslims, there is a lot of Jews, Christians in those countries also you mentioned.." "

Nope, not many Jews and Christians left in any middle Eastern country, thanks the centuries of steady discrimination. (Zero Jews in radical Sharia countries like Saudi Arabia and Gaza.... count them: ZERO).

And getting fewer by the day with every "Arab spring" islamic takeov er (the exodus of the Egypt Copts has already begun).

Nope, the sympathy for Israels possible attack on Iranian nukes is not from microscopic remnants of Jewish and Christian populations in the Sunni muslim word. It is based on the simple fact that Sunni countries don´t want to be dominated by Shiite Iran. (Remember that Sunnis regard Shia as heretics.)

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WilliBFeb. 06, 2012 - 06:26PM JST

Johannes Weber:

" The problem with an attack is that it is against international law, "

Building a nuclear weapon in violation of all the treaties Iran signed is also against international law. And wiping Israel off the map is also against international law, I would think.

Do you think that counts for Ahmedinejad and the mullahs?

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WilliBFeb. 06, 2012 - 06:23PM JST

Does it come with barf bags?

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WilliBFeb. 06, 2012 - 06:15PM JST

Johannes Weber:

" There have been many countries in the world that have been prospering during the cold war, while lots of nuclear weapons were pointed at them (without even having nukes on their own!), while leaders on both sides many times foretold the doom of the other system and how they should be destroyed (rolled back, whatever else). I do not see, how the situation with Iran and Israel is basically different... "

Neither the Soviets nor the Americans believed that destroying the other would be God`s will, and would be the 12th imam out of hiding, meaning it ushers in the end time paradise for the believers.

So to answer your question: Yes, religious fanaticism is a completely different angle in the Iran situation.THis is totally different from the Cold War.

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WilliBFeb. 06, 2012 - 06:12PM JST

LH10:

" check: infowars.com and there might be a false flag...scary "

Yes, "infowars.com" is one giant false flag. Really now. we don´t need to stoop to sensationalist conspiracy sites here.

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WilliBFeb. 06, 2012 - 02:51PM JST

JackP:

" I think America is most likely fully backing Isreal's attack "

Some people in America might, but Barrack Hussein's government most certainly is not. Where do you get that idea from?

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WilliBFeb. 06, 2012 - 02:05PM JST

skipbeat:

" It would be a dumb move on Israel part. Israel's would be attacked by Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. "

Actually, that is not sure at all. Syria, yes of course because Assad is an Iranian client. For the Sunni Arab countries like Eqypt, on the other hand, Israel would act as a useful fool by taking out the Iranian bomb program. Because none of the Sunni Arab countries wantsto live in the shadow of a future Iranian Shiite nuclear superpower.

You were unaware of that?

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WilliBFeb. 06, 2012 - 01:56PM JST

Kabukilover:

" Memories of Iraq's WMD (non-existent) come to mind. "

"Non-existent"?? Saddams nuclear bomb program (the Ozirak reactor) was bombed in order to stop it. (By Israel, in the event).

And Saddams "non-existent" chemical weapons were actually USED... among others against Iranian soldiers during the Iran-Iraq war. Do you want to to tell the Iranians that Saddams poison gas did not exist?

Good grief.

" there is no evidence that they are out to attack anyone soon. "

"soon" is a rubber word. Ahmedinejad and the mullahs have been very clear about their ultimate plans for the "dirty bacteria Israel"... it must be wiped off the face of the earth. Nobody says Iran would use its bomb the day it is available. For a while, it will serve well as a constant threat. But eventually, one of the 12er Shiite zealots in Iran will crack and order the nuking of Israel. Logically, it is just a question of time.

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