Category Archives: Europe

It’s Boom Time In Syria

It was quite common in many Middle Eastern media outlets to hail those blowing themselves up as heroes of liberation. A suicide bomber who entered an Israel restaurant and killed innocent folk was viewed as a martyr. A suicide bomber who blew up his car in Baghdad and killed dozens of innocent Muslims was simply giving all he could in the cause of getting rid of evil folk. During the past few weeks, suicide bombers began operating in Syria. A bomber blew up his car in a military compound killing seven and wounding over a hundred.

Suicide bombing invariably results in death of the innocent. Today, your enemy was an Israel Jew, tomorrow your enemy is a Muslim. Murder of the innocent is murder regardless of how it is explained away. Assad murders the innocent with weapons of war, murdering supporters of Assad only means innocent people who are in the wrong place at the wrong time will die.

G8 Ain’t Happy Time For Many

There will be another meeting of G8 leaders who will gather in Chicago in order to discuss the state of world economies. Protesters will gather in the near vicinity of these illustrious heads of states, but it is doubtful if their words or sounds will ever reach the ears of those with power. One young protester summed up feelings of his group: “All we want to do is work, to her able to support ourselves. But, thanks to the rich being greedy, we can’t even do that.”

First, let us clear up some confusion.  Those who are rich are wealthy because they are wealthy. Protesters seek to transform a billionaire into someone who has to survive on a few hundred million. God has ordained that those with money are his favorite children. Just ask them. Let me make clear to those protesting, please check out the garbage area of hotels and you will find ample food for an evening’s mail.

Jews Then, Jews Now!

It is now over a hundred years since my grandfather in Russia was beaten up and  his shop wrecked in the aftermath of stories concerning how Jews killed Christian girls in order to use their blood for Passover matzos. It is nearly a hundred years since there were cries in America to halt influx of east European Jews whose criminal  activities and organized prostitution posed a threat to decent Christian folk. Ah, Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel, Mickey Cohen, and dozens of hard working Jewish criminals wandered the streets of America.

Fast forward to Israel, 2012, where Haim Mula, who does not like those African immigrants decided to heave Molotov cocktails at their homes. Israel, 2012, where Interior Minister Eli Yishai argued the need to clear out prisons of petty criminals in order to place in jail some of the 50,000 African gangsters. “The security of Israel citizens is really undermined as a result of these infiltrators and their behavior.”

Yes, then Jews were the infiltrators, then Jews were the criminals, Jews were the ones   responsible for prostitution and rape. Today, the children of those Jews now want to arrest people who are doing exactly what Jews did a hundred years ago. That was then, now is now.

Rock And Hard Place

Spain in 2012 typifies the old expression concerning being caught between a rock and a hard place. Unemployment is over 25% and for those under 30 it is much higher. The government is cutting, cutting, relying on austerity and concerned if anyone will even loan a dollar to the government. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy warned there is a “serious  risk that investors will not lend us money or they  will do so at an astronomical rate.” So, what to do?

The answer is clear to Angela Merkel, to David Cameron to Mitt Romney, to the Republican party– just cut government expenditures, lower taxes on the wealthy, and let a few people reduce calorie intake in order to end obesity and end rising debt. Of course, there is absolutely no evidence this approach will work, but it certainly looks great to the “job creators”of the modern world.

Somehow, it is still a bit unclear which type of jobs they are creating and for whom are those jobs? In the meantime, cut out the food.

Germans Baffled By US Opposing Healthcare!!

Most Europeans are baffled by the controversy in America concerning national health care. Republicans claim national health care insurance is an example of Socialism or Communism. It originally was introduced into Germany in the NINETEENTH CENTURY by arch CONSERVATIVE Otto von  Bismarck in order to challenge Socialism. Europeans understand that health insurance MUST include healthy as well as sick people or the insurance system would  collapse, that is a basic concept of all insurance plans.

German businessmen are completely confused why American businessmen do not support national health insurance. In Europe, businessmen can produce cars without worrying about the large cost paid by American businessmen for worker health care. Americans now rank about 15th in life expectancy and more children die young than in  20 other nations.

Cynthia Barcomi, a German cafe owner put it this way: “The national healthcare system is an incredibly important thing for everybody, for the entire society and for the health of society.” Conservatives insist they are religious. Do any of them believe Jesus would have opposed health care for the poor??

Israel Blasts Jew Haters In EU!

The one consistent message of the Israel government of Benjamin Netanyahu is that any presentation of  what transpires in Israel is condemned  as examples of Jew haters seeking to destroy his nation. Once again, the European Union urged Israel to focus on peace instead of taking actions whose end result will be conflict and hatred. The goal of the EU, as well as those who seek peace and prosperity for Israelis is the presence of “two nations, side by side,” working together for peace.

Instead of peace, the EU seeks acceleration of settlement construction, evictions and demolitions  and evictions of Palestinians. Instead of peace there is constant violence–not by Palestinians under the Palestinian Authority, but settlers who “threaten to  make a two state solution impossible.”

Netanyahu once again denounces such presentation of reality as biased against Jews and not in accordance with “realities on the ground.” As one who has been termed a “self hating Jew” because I seek peace for ALL in the Middle East, the Israel government has met the enemy, and he is them!

Libya Redeux

The campaign to drive Muammar Gaddafi from power required attacks on his military forces as well as destroying military facilities. NATO forces carried out 9,600 strikes upon 5,900 targets which eventually allowed rebel forces to defeat the Gaddafi army. These bombings were made against many urban targets which raised the likelihood that innocent civilians might die. The Human Rights Watch estimates at least 72 innocent people died. There are now demands from Libyans for punishment of NATO pilots who carried out these raids.

War is hell. Carrying out 9,600 missions which result in 72 civilian deaths is a miracle, not a sign of savage behavior. Gaddafi placed many of his military facilities within urban areas which made it impossible to wipe them out without some deaths to civilians. Gaddafi is gone. Libya is in chaos as the victors fight over spoils of war. The only criminals from the rebellion are among those who now run the nation–for their own benefit and power!

DSK Victim, Not Attacker!

The sad tale of Dominique Strauss-Kahn continues and it was simply a matter of time before a conspiracy was uncovered that proves poor DSK was set up by French intelligence in order to head him off from defeating Nicolas Sarkozy int he run for president of France. Edward Jay Epstein in a new book, “Three Days In May” seeks to prove that French intelligence was behind the “so called rape” of hotel maid Nafissatou Diallo in New York City. French intelligence was simply waiting for the moment to swing into action and catch DSK with his penis in his hand.

Let me get this straight. Epstein admits DSK had just flown into New York City from a sex party in Washington D.C. and checked into a hotel. For some strange reason French intelligence knew if they sent an ordinary looking woman into his room, sex would ensue. I forgot a key point. An executive at the hotel knew someone in French intelligence.

To foil this plot all DSK had to do was keep his penis in hand and go to lunch with his daughter. How could French intelligence get him to hump a maid in a hotel? The bottom line is that DSK keeps his penis ready at hand and ready to swing into action. The best laid conspiracy plan would have gone nowhere if DSK had simply  not taken out his penis.

Homegrown Greek Nazis!

It is unfortunate that Greek schools have not taught their children what happened during the terrible days of World War II. Thousands of Greeks were murdered by Nazi occupiers and vast areas laid to waste during fighting. Alas, that was then, today is now in Greece. The country is suffering from “austerity” measures that destroy jobs, lead to loss of savings and cause many to turn towards Fascist ideas. It is as though Greeks seek a new Mussolini or Hitler to save them from the ravages of foreigners who take away their wealth.

These days in many neighborhoods of Athens, vigilante groups of young men with shaved heads roam the streets assaulting foreign immigrants. Panayiotis Roumeliotis,  a resident, was shocked to witness a group of thugs belonging to Golden Dawn, take over a bus and beat up any who appeared to be foreigners from Africa. “They were beating people with a Greek flag.” The young men left   with arms in the air giving a Nazi salute.

The police arrived and when he expressed anger at what happened, the police referrred to these thugs as “good boys” and inquired, “Why did they do something to you?” No, this time the fasistakia beat up a foreigner, who knows who they next will assault?

Ukraine Has Become A Lost Nation

President Viktor Yanukovych has become the latest petty tyrant on the block who refuses to accept basic human rights in his nation. After defeating former President Yula Tymonshenko, the Viktor decided to introduce a new concept in political change. Charge your opponent of violating the law by supporting a law that you don’t like. He placed Ms. Tymoshenko on trial charging that she signed into law a law that was wrong.

Gee, if we followed that concept, George Bush would be doing a forty year sentence right now. Polish leader Jaroslaw Kaczynki is calling for canceling the football championship which was to be held in Kiev and sending it to Warsaw. He charged Yanukovych with “flagrant human rights violations in the Ukraine.”

Heck, Angela Merkel and even Vladimir Putin agree on this one. BOYCOTT UKRAINE should be the new slogan.