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Israel Survival Updates — 19 February 2011 — UN veto follow-up — Bahrain army murders protesters — UK selling ‘stuff’ to Bahrain and Libya — Plus much more.

Another day, another ‘nudge’ or fifty towards pending genocide.

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Aftermath of The US veto of The UN Security Council resolution condemning Israel.

The story so far……

The United States has vetoed The UN resolution to condemn Israel.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution that would have condemned Israeli settlements as “illegal” and called for an immediate halt to all settlement building.

Then, it comes to light that……

UN Ambassador Susan Rice says The U.S. “regrettably” had to veto the measure.

US ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said Washington had “regrettably” chosen to oppose the resolution, sponsored by some 130 countries, after seeking its compromise measure was rejected.

Of course, we need to hear from the main players in the performance and we get that in a very long single article from The Jerusalem Post.

Palestinian officials express disappointment at US veto ; PM Netanyahu and Foreign Ministry say direct talks are only way to peace.

“The US veto does not serve the peace process and encourages Israel to continue constructing settlements and avoid its commitments in the peace process,” aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Nabil Abu Rudeina said. “The veto will complicate matters in the Middle East.” Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian UN observer, called the US veto unfortunate, saying the Security Council failed to respond to the Israeli-Palestinian “crisis” and send “a clear and firm message to Israel that it must … cease all of its violations and its obstruction of the peace process. We fear…that the message sent today may be one that only encourages further Israeli intransigence and impunity,” he said.

“We seek a solution that will integrate the legitimate Palestinian aspirations with Israeli requirement of security and recognition,” Netanyahu said in a statement. “The US decision makes it clear that the only way to peace is through negotiations. We are ready to vigorously advance negotiations and are interested in beginning the process of achieving secure peace and hope that the Palestinians will join the process.”

Direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians has and will continue to be the only way to resolve the conflict between the two parties, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Yigal Palmor said in a statement similar to Netanyahu’s.  “The distance between Ramallah and Jerusalem is short, and all that is requested of the Palestinians is to return to the negotiating table without preconditions,” Palmor said. “Only in this way, and without appealing to the [United Nations] Security Council, can the peace process advance in favor of both parties, and in the favor of peace and security in the region.”

PM Netanyahu, here’s an unsolicited gift to you and the entire Israeli Knesset:  “Palestinian aspirations” are to kill every Jew on the planet and destroy every vestige of Israel’s existence…… and they’re actually working towards those goals, with assistance too.

……and with a tip ‘o the hat, a fine cigar and a dram of old single malt to Lineholder, we find Hillary Clinton in an interview with ABC’s bestest-evah jihad supporter Christiane Amanpour saying flat out that the Israeli Settlements are ‘Illegitimate’.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Israeli settlements “illegitimate” shortly before the United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning continued Israeli settlement expansion as illegal.

The full Amanpour interview with Clinton — focusing on the uprisings in the Arab world, how the U.S. is redefining its strategic interests there and what she thinks this new Arab People Power means for the U.S. — will air Sunday on “This Week.”

I’m still supposed to stay toned down, remain civil and be respectful or be banned ?

Here’s today’s probably not the last and definitely not least regarding “Palestine”:

Palestinians are going to enjoy a ‘day of rage’ against America.

Now I’m confused.  I thought that was every day, every waking hour and even whilst asleep.

Palestinian leaders called for a “day of rage” Saturday in the streets of West Bank cities after the US vetoed a UN condemnation of Israeli settlements Friday.

Yasser Abed Rabbo, secretary general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), said the Palestinians would take their resolution to the UN General Assembly.

“Our decision today is to go to the General Assembly of the United Nations to adopt a resolution condemning settlements and asserting their illegality before returning to the Security Council to present a proposed condemnation of settlements,” he told AFP.  “The American veto will not prevent us from appealing to international institutions and will not stop our desire for freedom and independence.”

Hey Palestinians, didn’t you get the memo ?  The Obama administration is on your side.

See the articles and statements above if you don’t believe me.

They voted ‘no’ for the most convoluted of reasons available, because it was a yes or no thing and there was no “present” vote allowed.

Y’all have a nice day (of rage), ya hear ?

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Bahrain.

Video and link courtesy of my friends at The Jawa Report.

Be forewarned:  This is extremely graphic video footage of people violently dying at the hands of their own government.  View at your own risk.

Bahrain’s army shoots unarmed protesters.

Peaceful protesters were mowed down as they were walking, armed only with the national flag.

Peace-loving at it’s finest.

But everything’s peachy-keen now – overnight, it’s all good – because Bahrain ordered the military off the streets.

Troop removal comes after Shi’ite opposition says they will not carry out talks with Bahrain gov’t until “tanks are off the streets.”

MANAMA, Bahrain —The deputy chief of Bahrain’s armed forces ordered the military to withdraw from the streets of the capital.

Saturday’s decision came after the military opened fire on protesters trying to reach the site that was once the centerpiece of their uprising against the Gulf nation’s rulers.

Please remember, there are Saudi Arabian troops in Bahrain and our own Fifth Fleet is based in the nation.

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U.K.

An article from The Daily Telegraph.

Britain revokes arms licences to Bahrain and Libya.

Britain said on Friday it was revoking more than 50 arms export licences for Bahrain and Libya where security forces have cracked down on protests and several people have been killed.

The revoked licences cover items such as tear gas and ammunition that could be used to suppress demonstrations.

Could be used…… Could be ?!?

Hey UK…… Thanks loads.

Really.

Nice to know you’ve outfitted the enemy of all civilization with ‘goodies’.

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Egypt And The Iranian Naval Vessels.

Yes, no, yes, no, yes, no, yes, no, yes, no……

It’s like a dime-store novel with a billion dollar and quite possibly genocidal ending.

Contradicting whatever went on about nine hours ago in the above link, the Egyptian military has NOT approved transit of 2 Iran ships.

An Egyptian source from the Suez Canal Authority said that the authority did not yet receive the military approval necessary to allow  two Iranian naval vessels to cross the canal north to the Mediterranean, Reuters reported.

The source said that the two ships neither reached the southern entrance of the canal, nor the waiting area. The source added that the approval could be received at any moment.

State-run news agency MENA had said Friday that authorities in Egypt approved the request to let the navy ships cross, after Iranian diplomats offered assurances that the two ships won’t have weapons or nuclear or chemical material.

……”assurances that the two ships won’t have nucl……”

Taqyia:  The legitimate use of lying, misdirection, cheating, subterfuge and more in order to advance Islam.

Hey, I’m just sayin’…… It’s in their book, look it up.

Don’t it just give ya the warm ‘n fuzzies ?

Fills you full of hope for change.

Look up in the sky.  There’s that elusive magic prayer-rug-ridin’ rainbow belching unicorn !

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Libya.

Take this as you will.

Rights group: 84 dead in Libyan protests.

Sorry, but when the basis for reporting on what’s going on there are the organization “Human Rights Watch” and the Libyan state-run media, I’m kind of skittish about posting information as bona-fide absolute fact.

I and many others don’t trust HRW at all and it doesn’t take much to realize their agenda coincides with confirmed-as-involved leftists like Code Pink and the rest of the usual suspects as ‘assistants’ in many things going on and in bed with The Muslim Brotherhood.

As for the Libyan state-run media:  Yeah, right.

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Well, that’s the start of today.

We’ll see what shakes out from under the dirt and out from the corners of Hell.

Kenny Solomon
South Florida

I carry a firearm because instant responders beat first responders every time.
Plus, a cop is too heavy and won’t fit in any of my holsters.
Remember: When seconds count, the police are just minutes away.

COMMENTS

  • http://www.redstate.com/etcartman Kenny Solomon

    “Pirates”………Is that anything like “Gunman” ?

    Associated Press report at Mr. Breitbart’s website:

    The United States government on Saturday said it was assessing possible responses after Somali pirates hijacked a yacht with four Americans on board in the Arabian sea off the coast of Somalia.

    Pirates hijacked the yacht Quest on Friday, two days after a Somali pirate was sentenced to 33 years in prison by a New York court for the 2009 hijacking of the Maersk Alabama. That case ended in a spectacular rescue when Navy sharpshooters killed two pirates holding the ship’s captain, Richard Phillips.

    The Quest is the home of Jean and Scott Adam, a couple who has been sailing around the world since December 2004, according to a website the Adams keep.

    [snip]

    The couple runs a Bible ministry, according to their website, and have been distributing Bibles to schools and churches in remote villages in areas including the Fiji Islands, Alaska, New Zealand, Central America and French Polynesia. They are members of the Marina del Rey Yacht Club in Marina del Rey, California, according to the website.

    I am honestly surprised the headline wasn’t something to the effect of, ‘Typical bitter filthy-rich God-clinging bible-pushers taken to safety by downtrodden Somali misunderstanders who are simply asking for a few dollars in order to house and feed their guests’.

    OK, I’ll say it: Not that I’m blaming the victim, but did Mr. and Mrs. Adams happen to see or hear a news report or two over the past few years about where they were sailing into ? Maybe the other Americans on board could have assisted in that endeavor as well. Perhaps a phone call, text message or even an e-mail from one of the members at The MdRYC may have altered their heading a degree or three.

    As for our humble but lovable administration ‘assessing’ or ‘mulling possible responses’ to the situation, I’ll offer only two words: “Team Seven”.

    The dime-store novel with the billion-dollar genocidal ending is getting more and more surreal by the hour.

  • http://www.redstate.com/etcartman Kenny Solomon

    The New Yorker Magazine is the source.

    Reuters has the report.

    The United States has entered into direct talks with leaders of the Taliban in Afghanistan, but contacts are exploratory and not yet a peace negotiation, according to an article on Saturday in The New Yorker magazine.

    The article, citing people briefed on the talks, said the talks are to assess who in the Taliban leadership, if anyone, might engage in formal peace negotiations and under what conditions. “They’re exploratory, at least as I understand them,” Steve Coll, the article’s author, said in an interview on National Public Radio.

    [snip]

    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a speech on Friday the United States was mounting a “diplomatic surge” to end the war in Afghanistan.

    10…… 9…… 8…… 7………………

  • http://www.redstate.com/etcartman Kenny Solomon

    AP report via The Jerusalem Post.

    ALGIERS, Algeria ? Algerian police thwarted a rally by thousands of pro-democracy supporters Saturday, breaking up the crowd into isolated groups in a bid to keep them from marching.

    Police brandishing clubs, but no firearms, weaved their way through the crowd in central Algiers, banging their shields, tackling some protesters and keeping traffic flowing through the planned march route.

    The gathering, organized by the Coordination for Democratic Change in Algeria, comes a week after a similar protest, which organizers said brought an estimated 10,000 people and up to 26,000 riot police onto the streets of Algiers. Officials put turnout at the previous rally at 1,500.

    Police with no firearms ? That’s like being Uncle Ben without having any rice.

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    I’d like somebody ‘in the know’ to do me and RS a favor. The name of that organization – “Coordination For Democratic Change In Algeria” – Somebody take a look into the OFA, CFAP and ACORN-type sites and see if that name is there, but with ‘America’ in place instead of Algeria. It’s already know some of the same people are involved with the ‘protesters’, so I’m gonna bet this will be a natural thing to find.

    I’d do it, but I’m already spread way too thin ‘working the Israel angle’.

    Thanks.

    KLS

  • http://www.redstate.com/etcartman Kenny Solomon

    Jerusalem Post.

    At least fifteen dead and ‘scores’ wounded.

    Anti-gov’t protests continue for 5th straight day with total death toll reaching 99 since riots started – Gov’t forces wipe out protest encampment Camped down on Internet service.

    Moammar Gadhafi’s forces fired on mourners leaving a funeral for protesters Saturday in the eastern city of Benghazi, killing at least 15 people and wounding scores more as the regime tried to squelch calls for an end to the ruler’s 42-year grip on power.

    Snipers fired on thousands of people gathered in Benghazi, a focal point of the unrest, to mourn 35 protesters who were shot on Friday, a hospital official said.

    A hospital official said 15 people were killed, including one man who was apparently hit in the head with an anti-aircraft missile. The weapons apparently were used to intimidate the population.

    What’s that “gov’t. forces wipe out protest encampment” all about ?

    In a military, riot-quelling, civilian uprising environment, ‘wiping out’ something doesn’t mean grabbing a piece of paper toweling and cleaning a counter top.

    Add the peace-loving element to it all and…… well…… yeah.