IRSgate & Smokin’ Hot E-Mails: When Will ‘The People’s’ Nightmare End? Commentary By Adina Kutnicki

There are so many impeachable scandals flying out of Obama Inc’s direction one can be forgiven for failing to keep up. Not only that, but becoming ‘sick and tired’ and just closing ones ears to all the negative news can be very enticing. Besides, tuning out bad news is simply human nature. This blog understands as much. The (mental) weight can seem unbearable. But what doesn’t kill you often makes you stronger, at least that’s the thinking on this end. Soldier on.

Regardless, it is infinitely worse to allow the reprobates ruling Washington to get away with said criminal charges, even those which may very well include murderas otherworldy as it appears. Talk about being dropped on your head…

Besides, being more than familiar with the ‘regular’ tactics of the IRS, as they hound, harass many law abiding citizens for ‘this and that’, imagine their brute force techniques under Obama Inc! Would anyone want to let them get away with upping the ante, knowing full well that IRS enforcement agents will soon be armed with shotguns? So, no wonder the IRS is stonewalling.

Issa Accuses White House, IRS of Stonewalling on Targeting Probe

Tuesday, 30 Jul 2013

By Todd Beamon

Rep. Darrell Issa accused the Obama administration and its new IRS chief on Tuesday of obstructing his panel’s investigation into the agency’s targeting of tea party, conservative and religious groups.If “the IRS continues to hinder the committee’s investigation in any manner, the committee will be forced to consider use of compulsory process,” the California Republican, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, wrote in a letter to Internal Revenue Service Acting Commissioner Daniel Werfel.The letter, which was reported by The Washington Times and CNN, was also signed by Rep. Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican who also sits on the committee.Editor’s Note: Should ObamaCare Be Repealed? Vote in Urgent National Poll The letter, however, did not elaborate on exactly what steps Issa’s panel might take, though he noted that impeding congressional investigators could result in prison terms of up to five years.”Obstructing a congressional investigation is a crime,” Issa and Jordan stressed in the letter.”Despite your promise to cooperate fully with congressional investigations, the actions of the IRS under your leadership have made clear to the committee that the agency has no intention of complying completely or promptly with the committee’s oversight efforts,” the letter said.”The systematic manner in which the IRS has attempted to delay, frustrate, impede, and obstruct the committee’s investigation raises serious concerns about your commitment to full and unfettered congressional oversight,” the document said.The Issa-Jordan letter came on the same day when another House panel, the Ways and Means Committee, released an analysis showing that conservative groups faced more probing questions than did liberal groups seeking the same tax-exempt status.Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp told the Times that conservative groups were asked three times as many questions, and were less than half as likely to get approval from the IRS.Like the oversight committee, Camp said his investigators were also waiting on the IRS to turn over more information.”This is just the tip of the iceberg,” he told the Times. “We have received less than three percent of the documents responsive to the investigation.”Meanwhile, an IRS spokeswoman, Michelle Eldridge, told both the Times and CNN that the agency was “aggressively responding to the numerous data requests we’ve received from Congress.”We are doing everything we can to fully cooperate with the committees, and we strongly disagree with any suggestions to the contrary,” Eldridge said.The letter claimed, for instance, that the IRS has handed over only 12,000 of the more than 64 million pages of documents initially identified as potentially relevant to the investigation into the alleged unfair targeting of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.”This incredibly slow pace of production has been an unnecessary attempt to frustrate the committee’s oversight efforts,” Issa and Jordan said in the letter.Eldridge contended, however, that “while the volume of raw data collected … is quite high, it is a misleading figure to use in order to determine the volume of material the IRS will ultimately produce.””The vast majority of it is completely unrelated to the congressional investigations,” she said.”Once the data is limited to the time period in question, and the issue in question, we expect the final tally of produced documents will be far lower — in the neighborhood of 460,000 documents or fewer.”Eldridge said that 70 of 1,500 or so attorneys in the IRS chief counsel’s office were currently working full time to respond to congressional inquiries into the matter.It is a “time- and labor-intensive review process,” she said.In addition, the Issa-Jordan letter also complained that documents produced by the IRS “contain excessive redactions that go well beyond those necessary to protect confidential taxpayer information.”The letter also asserted that a senior IRS official — Cindy Thomas — had been “affirmatively prevented” from providing congressional investigators with relevant documents in her possession.Additionally, Issa blasted the agency for allegedly trying to “carefully orchestrate the public release” of information contained in a 30-day review of the matter back in June — before providing the information to the committee.

Capitol Hill Republicans have long insisted that after President Barack Obama was first elected, the IRS started unfairly targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.

Democrats, however, argue the IRS improperly scrutinized groups on both the left and right as part of a clumsy attempt to administer vague election-related tax laws.

Now, along comes another ! nail in the IRS’s coffin, and it leads straight back to the Federal Elections Commissionin violation of its own inherent principles: “Members shall be chosen on the basis of their experience, integrity, impartiality, and good judgment and members (other than the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives) shall be individuals who, at the time appointed to the Commission, are not elected or appointed officers or employees in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Federal Government. Such members of the Commission shall not engage in any other business, vocation, or employment. Any individual who is engaging in any other business, vocation, or employment at the time of his or her appointment to the Commission shall terminate or liquidate such activity no later than 90 days after such appointment.”

Breathe…then onto the promised additional ! nail….

E-mails Suggest Collusion Between FEC, IRS to Target Conservative Groups

Embattled Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner and an attorney in the Federal Election Commission’s general counsel’s office appear to have twice colluded to influence the record before the FEC’s vote in the case of a conservative non-profit organization, according to e-mails unearthed by the House Ways and Means Committee and obtained exclusively by National Review Online. The correspondence suggests the discrimination of conservative groups extended beyond the IRS and into the FEC, where an attorney from the agency’s enforcement division in at least one case sought and received tax information about the status of a conservative group, the American Future Fund, before recommending that the commission prosecute it for violations of campaign-finance law. Lerner, the former head of the IRS’s exempt-organizations division, worked at the FEC from 1986 to 1995, and was known for aggressive investigation of conservative groups during her tenure there, too.

“Several months ago . . . I spoke with you about the American Future Fund, a 501(c)(4) organization that had submitted an exemption application the IRS [sic],” the FEC attorney wrote Lerner in February 2009. The FEC, which polices violations of campaign-finance laws, is not exempted under Rule 6103, which prohibits the IRS from sharing confidential taxpayer information, but the e-mail indicates Lerner provided that information nonetheless: “When we spoke last July, you had told us that the American Future Fund had not received an exemption letter from the IRS,” the FEC attorney wrote.

The timing of the correspondence between Lerner and the FEC suggests the FEC attorney sought information from the IRS in order to influence an upcoming vote by the six FEC commissioners. The FEC received a complaint in March 2008 from the Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party alleging that the American Future Fund had violated campaign-finance law by engaging in political advocacy without registering as a political-action committee. The American Future Fund responded to that complaint in June 2008, telling the commission that it had applied for tax exemption in March of that year and was a “501(c)(4) social-welfare organization that was organized to provide Americans with a conservative and free-market viewpoint and mechanism to communicate and advocate on the issues that most interest and concern them.” According to the e-mail correspondence, a month after receiving the American Future Fund’s response, the FEC general counsel’s office — which is prohibited under law from conducting an investigation into an organization before the FEC’s six commissioners have voted to do so — contacted Lerner to investigate the agency’s tax-exempt status.

The FEC general counsel’s office, in its recommendation on the case, apparently didn’t tell the agency’s commissioners about how it had obtained the information about the group’s tax-exempt status. Recommending that the commissioners prosecute the American Future Fund, the general counsel’s office wrote, “According to its response, AFF submitted an application for tax-exempt status to the Internal Revenue Service . . . on March 18, 2008.” The footnote to that sentence reads, “The IRS has not yet issued a determination letter regarding AFF’s application for exempt status. Based on the information from the response and the IRS website, it is likely that the application is still under review.” In fact, an FEC lawyer knew that the organization had yet to obtain tax-exempt status because Lerner provided the confidential information.

The general counsel’s report was issued in September 2008, but it was over five months before the six FEC commissioners voted, in late-February 2009, on whether to prosecute the American Future Fund for violations of campaign-finance laws. (The typical lag time between the submission of a general counsel’s recommendation and a commission vote is about a month, according to a source familiar with the workings of the commission.) As the vote approached, on February 3, 2009, the FEC lawyer went back to Lerner for an update on the status of the American Future Fund’s application. “Could you please tell me whether the IRS has since issued an exemption letter to the American Future Fund? Also if the IRS has granted American Future Fund’s exemption, would it be possible for you to send me the publicly available information and documents related to American Future Fund?”

Despite the recommendations of the general counsel’s office, the six FEC commissioners split on whether to pursue the American Future Fund’s case andvoted six-to-zero to close the case.

House Ways and Means Committee chairman Dave Camp and oversight-subcommittee chairman Charles Boustany are calling on the IRS, in the wake of these revelations, to provide all communications between the agency and the FEC between 2008 and 2012. “The American public is entitled to know whether the IRS is inappropriately sharing their confidential tax information with other agencies,” Camp and Boustany write in a letter they will send to acting IRS administrator Danny Werfel on Wednesday.

The FEC enforcement attorney also inquired about the tax-exempt status of another conservative organization, the American Issues Project. “I was also wondering if you could tell me whether the IRS had issued an exemption letter to a group called the American Issues Project? The group also appears to be the successor of two other organizations, Citizens for the Republic and Avenger, Inc.” Also sought were “any information and documents that would be publicly available in relation to the American Issues Project, Citizens for the Republic, or Avenger, Inc.”

Lerner was placed on paid administrative leave in late May after she revealed the IRS had inappropriately targeted conservative groups. The IRS has yet to respond to requests from lawmakers about her current employment status with the agency.

NOT done yet with the trail of bombshells….

So, isn’t it past time to round up the whole gang, as well as their surrogates, thus, placing them before a People’s Court and be done with it?

August 2013 WORLDWIDE Terror Alert & The Closing Of Embassies: Not Happening In A Vacuum…Commentary By Adina Kutnicki

Those who continue to insist that much of the mayhem raging across the Islamic world is simply ‘spontaneous combustion’ might as well go back to sleep. Lights out..night…night. Indeed, the onset of the so called ‘Arab Spring” had more than a little nudging from Barack HUSSEIN OBAMA, and others as well. Yes, while Islamists are prone to explosive/barbaric behavior, and it doesn’t take much to get them riled up (no convincing required on this end), this is not the whole story. NOT by a long shot.

But one must first look beyond the high art of rhetoric flying out of Washington & assorted western capitals to really understand what is going on beneath the surface. In effect, what is hidden from the public is much more dangerous than what is being stated. 

Even more so, while the following has been going on for decades, there are damn good reasons why they are exploding – at warp speed – as this is being written. The leader of the free world is operating on behalf of the leadership of Wahabbi Islam, the House of Saud. Though other POTUS’s were similarly aligned, it was not to this extent. Even Bush’s hand holding with the Saudi King paled in comparison, as disturbing as that was.

At the same time, Euro banksters and their political leadership have economic interests in stirring the Islamic pot. As previously stated, little stirring is required from the get go! So, the question is two-fold: What are the above players up to? And, where is this worldwide conflagration headed? 

Unmasking the embassy threat

hagmann080313

Image courtesy of Canada Free Press

By Douglas J. Hagmann

3 August 2013:  There is one thing certain about the publicized threat to our embassies; it is not what it is presented to be. To accept the official explanation of a nebulous threat from al Qaeda as the reason for closing our embassies across the Middle East and North Africa is being dangerously naive and simplistic. This is much more serious than what we are being told, but not for the reasons we are being given.

We are seeing the consequences of a long running “Cold War” on two major fronts of political conflict that could escalate into military engagement with proxy nations of world super powers. The world, and life as we know it, could change in an instant should we awaken one morning to the news of bombs flying across the Middle East. That is a very real possibility, as we are now in a heightened proxy war environment. We are standing in a thick forest of dry tinder, and the smallest of sparks could ignite a conflagration the likes of which we have never before seen.

How we arrived here

“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” This quote attributed to Winston Churchill is applicable to our current situation as it is a consequence of our policies and actions in the Middle East and north Africa.

First, it is important to understand that the so-called Arab Spring did not start on December 18, 2010 as a spontaneous revolutionary wave of demonstrations by people to rid themselves from the shackles of governmental oppression. It was planned many years ago by the globalist power brokers, with the latest incarnations perhaps sketched out in the bowels of a Saudi mansion or an estate owned by a cabal of central bankers, partly to change the geopolitical power structure of the Middle East, and partly as a “jobs program” for the military-industrial complex.

This was confirmed by a 1300 word e-mail dated June 8, 2008, sent by former British Ambassador to Libya Sir Vincent Fean to Tony Blair, just shy of a year after Blair stepped down as prime minister. The e-mail consisted of a briefing on the state of relations between Great Britain and Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in advance of a visit by Blair to see Gaddafi.His June 10, 2008 visit with Gaddafi would be one of six made by Blair after leaving office and just three years before Gaddafi was deposed by the U.S. and UK led interests and ultimately murdered.

Exactly what was the purpose of this meeting as well as the others made by Tony Blair on behalf of the Crown? According to the confidential information obtained by The Telegraph, it was about a prisoner transfer agreement that would be signed once Libya agreed to purchase an air defense system to the tune of about £400 million. The prisoner? Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi. Who would provide the air defense system? MBDA, a missile developer and manufacturer with operations in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United States. They provide products and services for over 90 militaries worldwide. They are a world leader in missiles and missile systems, and employ about 10,000 people in France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany and the United States, and produced about 3,000 missiles and missile systems last year alone.

It is not merely the military-industrial jobs program alone, however. According to the confidential memo, a key objective of Great Britain was to force Libya to invest its £80? billion sovereign wealth fund through the City of London. Additionally, the Department for International Development was also eyeing another Libyan wealth fund worth £130 million “to pay for various schemes in Sierra Leone and other poverty-stricken countries.”

Concurrent with the machinations of the UK, former French minister for Foreign Affairs Roland Dumas shed additional light on plans relating to Libya and Syria in an interview with the French TV station LCP:

“I’m going to tell you something. I was in England two years before the violence in Syria on other business. I met with top British officials, who confessed to me that they were preparing something in Syria. This was in Britain not in America. Britain was organizing an invasion of rebels into Syria. They even asked me, although I was no longer minister for foreign affairs, if I would like to participate. Naturally, I refused, I said I’m French, that doesn’t interest me.” [emphasis by this author]

Dumas added: “The only thing I know [about French Leaders] is that they have gone crazy. President Sarkozy hosted Gaddafi a few months ago at the Élysée Palace, with a red carpet and all the grandiose honors. Two months later, Sarkozy is leading a crusader war, at the head of NATO, which has become a pawn serving international politics. This has been going on for a long time.” He further stated that “I regret to see my country, to which I belong with spirit, blood, and life, leading an instrument such as NATO to come and destroy an entire people and attack its leaders.” [emphasis by this author]

Due to the role of Mr. Dumas in the French government, he could not reveal France’s role in the British plan as he would be exposing himself to prosecution for revealing state secrets, thus explaining his statement “I’m French, that doesn’t interest me.”

It should be clear that the Arab Spring, including the NATO action taken against Gaddafi’s Libya followed by the rebels attacks against Assad, is part of a globalist agenda rather than a spontaneous uprising that has become the official historical narrative for the naive.

Benghazi exposed

It was shortly after the September 11, 2012 attack in Benghazi that I wrote in explicit detail the actual reason for that attack. Thanks to a highly placed source in the intelligence venue, readers learned the truth ten months before the corporate media finally acknowledged that the compound in Benghazi was the operations center for a large CIA weapons smuggling operation where Libya was being used as a weapons storage depot to arm the anti-Assad “rebels.”

The attack at Benghazi was described by this administration and the Clinton State Department as a spontaneous protest over an internet video, although that narrative was proven to be a lie. It was a lie they continued to stick with to hide the fact that the U.S., in conjunction with other NATO allies, were actually doing the work of Saudi Arabia. But why – who benefits? To understand the answer to that question, we must look at what Saudi Arabia is and how the Saudi royals came to power. Much like the U.S., the nation of Saudi Arabia itself is a captured operation, established by a cabal of globalists for the sake of oil. It would be helpful to understand the role Aramco and other oil interests played in the establishment of the Saudi power structure.

As the Obama regime continued forward to advance this Saudi-globalist agenda, Russia’s Putin warned the U.S. that the insanity of destabilizing Syria was not in their best interests, and certainly not in ours. When the warnings were not heeded, proxy groups for Russia, Syria and Iran, in the form of Ansar al Sharia and AQIM launched a deadly assault on the CIA operations center in Benghazi.

The continued pressure of possibly exposing the true nature of the activities in Benghazi, from the illegal arms trafficking in violation of international law to the attack itself, became a serious annoyance to the globalist planners and the Obama subjects to the Saudi royals. The assistance to the anti-Assad rebels was interrupted, albeit temporarily, by this exposure. Consequently, the plans for Syria did not go off as intended, and the timetable had to be extended. Now the anti-Assad rebels are “on the ropes,” and they are being beaten with every passing day, having lost much of the covert assistance of the CIA.

This is the reason the true account of Benghazi has yet to be told to the American people, and the reason that the official accounts are continually being pushed in place of the truth.

Today

If you have understood how we arrived here by the short summary provided, then you will see that we are standing on the brink of not just a regional war, but a global war. Those in power do not want you to know their plans until there is nothing anyone can do to stop them.

It is vital to understand that the embassy closures are a signal of the rapidly escalated intervention in the region by the US. It is a modern day equivalent to the Bay of Pigs, except Barack Hussein Obama is no John F. Kennedy. Those old enough might recall that the CIA trained and inserted a group of “freedom fighters” into Cuba to oust Castro. Exactly like the rebels in Syria, those fighters could never overthrow Castro without direct U.S. military intervention and assistance. The situation is exactly the same in Syria today.

The difference is that Kennedy saw the plan for exactly what it was – a globalist plan not to defeat communism, but to engage us in a larger war to the benefit of the globalists and the military-industrial complex. He refused to take the bait and in so doing, bought the world time by avoiding World War III.

Unlike Kennedy who became his own man while in office, Obama continues the globalist agenda by supporting the CIA trained and backed anti-Assad rebels, and is now leading us to the brink of World War III.

To say that the threat to our embassies is from some nebulous threat by al Qaeda is like saying that the group at the Bay of Pigs were just a bunch of Cuban locals. Nothing that we are being told even remotely approaches the truth, yet few seem to grasp the seriousness of what is unfolding before our very eyes.

Our involvement in the Middle East and North Africa is so large that it would be difficult not to telegraph our actions in advance. Therefore, is it possible that the unspecified al Qaeda threat is actually a cover story for some anticipated action in the region?

We are watching brinkmanship at multiple levels on a global chess board. We have done much to destabilize whatever relative peace might have existed in the Middle East through our actions at the hands of our globalist power brokers. Russia, Iran, Syria and China are not amused, and are not looking the other way. The time clock for the anti-Assad rebels is quickly running out. This administration and every elected official who has signed on to do the work of the Saudis and their handlers have painted us into a corner from which there is little hope for escape. We cannot trust anything we are being told, and nothing we are being told even remotely approaches the truth.

We are seeing the beginnings of the transformation from a cold war to a hot war at the nation-state level. We are about to see a trigger event, after which nothing will be the same.

Much has been written at this site to lead us from there to here. But some prefer to play deaf, dumb and blind, even as confidential emails (hackers have been instrumental in outing much of these worldwide designs, as such, is it any wonder they are being sought as ‘security threats’…but to whose security?) detail some of what is going on behind the global scenes.

The motto herein is as always: If Obama Inc’s lips are moving they are lying. Tragically, those who operate on behalf of the people too often work against them. 

Further muddying the waters, examine the following analysis from DEBKAfile Intelligence. Almost always on target.

Stay alert! But do realize the message sent to Islamic supremacists when a super power scurries hither and yon (but don’t worry, the Islamist-in-Chief didn’t miss his golf game …and surely not his nookie time), thus, closing its embassies worldwide. This is not a sign of prudence, but of retreat, demonstrating that a terror outfit can dictate to the USA when and where it must dance to their jihadi tune. US hyper- muscle…nowhere to be found…even among the castrated, dhimmified Generals

AL QAEDA TO OBAMA
“CLOSE YOUR  DAMN EMBASSIES, BOY”
IT’S OFFICIAL
WE SURRENDER TO
AL QAEDA!
Everyone who voted for President Obama should be absolutely
ashamed and disgusted that you sold your American patriotism
for 30 pieces of progressive socialism.
For the first time in the history of our (formerly) great country,
a two-bit, piece of shit terrorist organization, Al Qaeda, has forced the world’s only super power to abandon over twenty locations of
sovereign US territory out of fear for Muslim jihadis!
Do you Obama voters understand the
breadth and depth of what that means?
Do you Obama voters even care that America has now officially been defeated by a small, but highly committed group of Muslim warriors?
Do you Generals who worship at the altar of Obama, sacrificing your self-respect and abandoning your oath to this nation understand
that AQ has defeated your great military?
You Generals are so focused on your pensions and Board seats you don’t realize
that your hi-tech-whiz-bang toys are useless when you no longer have
the will to fight to win.
Do all you “progressive” University professors realize that your years of indoctrination
have finally paid off and now your hated America has received her just deserts?
IT IS A DISASTROUS DEVELOPMENT WHEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
HAS TO RETREAT IN THE FACE OF TERROR.
As we at The United West have been screaming for years, in order to
defeat the enemy you must understand the enemy. By design, this President and his Administration, including key Generals and Flag officers have refused to
fulfill their professional obligation to understand the threat doctrine of Islam.
Conversely the enemy, which includes but is not limited to Al Qaeda,
fully understands their enemy, America, and has forced us to run and hide
like a third world banana republic.
The actions of the President and many current military leaders are actions
that have betrayed all those who proudly volunteered to put on the
American uniform to fight and die. Moreover, Obama has betrayed
every American who wants to fight and defeat the enemy.
Ironically, the traitorous actions of the President have NOT betrayed
all who voted for him as they were fully aware of his efforts to
appease Islamic terrorism.
Obama and these voters hoped that the jihadis would change and
worship Obama just as his Generals now worship the President.
Wake up America!
In 2008 we told you Obama’s appeasement leads to defeat!
In 2009 we told you Obama’s apology to Muslims in Cairo leads to defeat!
In 2012 we told you Obama’s appeasement leads to defeat!

Once again, terror hunter, Tom Trento takes no prisoners. IF only the likes of such a patriot was at the helm!

Confronting Israel’s PRECARIOUS Future: An (Inquisitr.com) Interview With Dr. Martin Sherman: Part One

Confronting Israel’s Precarious Future: An Interview With Dr. Martin Sherman: Part One 

http://www.inquisitr.com/881038/confronting-israels-precarious-future-an-interview-with-dr-martin-sherman-part-one/ – video embedded

Dr. Martin Sherman, founder and CEO of the Israel Institute for Strategic Studies, is one of Israel’s foremost strategic policy analysts and a strong supporter of an independent Jewish state with an undivided capital in Jerusalem.

After watching Israeli leaders blunder through one policy mistake after the other and make concession after concession to Israel’s mortal enemies, Dr.Sherman is convinced that the Israeli government needs a major change of attitude. He expressed his concerns with this subtle but scathing critique of Israeli policy:

“For all those who genuinely desire a cessation to the violence and bloodshed, a fundamental reassessment of the validity of the conventional wisdom adopted so far is sorely needed.”

Israel is a nation in crisis, confronted by a world that is becoming increasingly hostile to the very concept of a Jewish state. The good people of our world hoped and prayed that the human race gained a measure of wisdom after the shame of the Holocaust, but sadly, we are facing the ugly realization that Jew hate is beginning to make a frightening comeback in the 21st century and much of that hatred is wrapped in an unreasoning desire to destroy the nation of Israel.

There was a time when Israel had the blessings of the free nations of the world, but today many of those same nations manage only tepid support for the Jewish State, while their diplomats and leaders mumble in private that re-establishing Israel in 1948 was the worst mistake of the 20th century. They bemoan the plight of the Palestinians, revive ancient blood libels that caused the slaughter of countless Jews and blame Israel for the world’s problems, while ignoring centuries of persecution and murder of the Jewish people and decades of terror attacks against Israel.

World leaders like Sarkozy and Obama insult Israel’s Prime Minister behind his back and refuse to hold President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority or the homicidal Hamas terrorists in Gaza responsible for their complete unwillingness to recognize Israel as the nation of the Jewish people and begin honest peace negotiations. The West needs Arab oil more than they need Israel and now that the crimes of Adolph Hitler and 1900 years of Jewish suffering are once again fading from the collective memory of humanity, Israel is largely on her own.

As Israel struggles to maintain her legitimacy in the face of constant hostility, Dr. Martin Sherman is one of the few public figures willing to speak about the Jewish state without pulling punches or hiding his opinions behind a clever facade of political mumbo jumbo. Dr. Sherman has only one goal and that is the survival of Israel.

Join us now as The Inquisitr presents Part One of our revealing interview with Dr. Martin Sherman.

Wolff Bachner: Dr. Sherman, it is a pleasure to welcome you to The Inquisitr.

Why is Israel held to an unattainable and highly biased standard of behavior, while so many other nations get a free pass to butcher their citizens by the thousands and invade neighboring countries?

The recent mantra among Europeans and liberal Americans is “I don’t hate Jews, but I hate Israel’.” Do you feel the criticism of Israel is based on legitimate political issues or is the constant bashing of Israel a new form of Jew hate?

Dr. Sherman: Let me answer your questions in two parts:

(a) On the one hand – yes! Definitely, I do think it is starkly obvious that Israel is being held to deplorable double-standards that indisputably reflect the existence of widespread Judeophobia.

(b) On the other hand, I am convinced that, to a considerable degree, it has been Israel’s action (or inaction) in responding to this loathsome phenomenon that has allowed it to grow and to reach disturbing dimensions we see today.

With regard to the first part on my answer:

There is little doubt in my mind that while legitimate criticism can be leveled at Israel, and that not all such criticism can be dismissed as “anti-Semitism” or “Judeophobia” (the term I feel is more accurate), the enduring and unmistakable application of iniquitous double standards to whatever the Jewish state does—or does not do—make anti-Semitism/Judeophobia an increasingly plausible explanation.

This is something I have tried to underscore in the past— for example, challenging the rationale as to why, the military operations conducted by the IDF in Gaza on the one hand, and actions of NATO forces in say Kosovo on the other should be judged by disparate criteria—see here and here.

After all, in Kosovo, high-altitude (some would say, indiscriminate) bombing by NATO, including the use of cluster bombs, inflicted hundreds of civilian Serbian casualties in hospitals, old age homes, market-places, passenger trains on bridges, buses cut in half while crossing ravines, and convoys of refugees fleeing the fighting. Moreover, it should be remembered that all this took place in a military campaign during which not a single civilian in any NATO nation was ever threatened by Serbian action—which contrasts starkly with the situation in Israel, where Israeli citizens are threatened continually from Gaza.

Indeed, very similar queries could be raised as to NATO operations in Afghanistan where military action was undertaken in response to a single terror attack on a single NATO member. Although reliable figures are difficult to come by, estimates of civilian deaths caused directly by NATO military action since 2001 are in the range of 12,000-15,000, with additional indirect fatalities estimated at up to 20,000. (Significantly, relative to its population size, the number of fatalities incurred by the US in the 9/11 attack, which were the justification of the Afghanistan operation, would be equivalent to the fatalities Israel incurred in only two of the almost 200 suicide bomber attacks it suffered during the last Intifada. In fact, the official Ministry of Foreign Affairs estimate of 1190 fatalities in Israel due to Palestinian terror between 2000 and 2005 alone would be equivalent to over 50,000 (!!) in the US.)

Regrettably, this application of these grossly discriminatory double standards is not something confined to Israel’s non-Jewish detractors. Many of Israel’s most damaging critics on this score are Jewish.

I once challenged Peter Beinart (Temple Beth Am Los Angeles June 21, 2010) to explain the blatant double standards in the way he assesses Israel’s behavior. His rather glib – and unoriginal – response was to claim that while Israel was “far morally superior to North Korea, Syria, Libya and Iran”, these were not relevant criteria he would expect from a Jewish state, and that he should not have to “compromise [his expectations from Israel] just because North Korea is worse”.

Of course this is a response that must be summarily dismissed. For it is not only in comparison to the tyrannies in Tehran and Tripoli and the dictatorships in Damascus and the DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) that Israel is being held to double standards.

For as I pointed out previously, widely divergent criteria are used to judge the actions of Israel and those of the leading democratic countries that comprise NATO as the cases of the Balkans and Afghanistan clearly indicate.

So to summarize the first part of my answer: Yes, part of the biased bile directed against Israel can most credibly be ascribed to Judeophobic impulses that conflate anti-Israel sentiments with anti-Jewish ones.

However, moving onto the second part of my answer:

While some of the animosity towards Israel can certainly be attributed to visceral hate of Jews and all things Jewish this is only part of the story. Much of the anti-Israel sentiment prevalent in the international arena is a product of incompetence and impotence of Israel’s public diplomacy and the vigor (or lack thereof ) in how it presents its case to the world.

The failure of Israel to defend its image—never mind, advance—its image abroad has given its detractors virtually free hand in attacking it and in undermining its international legitimacy. This has the inevitable result of allowing the animosity towards Israel to grow unchecked, leaving its supporters abandoned without adequate arguments to defend it – or themselves – against the unfounded defamation and slander.

This diplomatic debacle is in fact a grave dereliction of duty by the Jewish state and its official organs. For it has not only made it far more difficult to publicly support, defend and identify with Israel and Zionism. It has made it considerably more dangerous.

Indeed, Israel’s anemic efforts to explain its policies and the constraints and imperatives that mold it –reflected, among other things, by the miserly budgets it allots its public diplomacy–are putting Jewish communities across the world increasingly at risk. For through their association with Israel, they have become surrogate targets for the anger the distorted portrayal of the country has aroused among numerous sectors across the globe.

This situation was rather caustically, but aptly, diagnosed by the very eloquent British columnist Melanie Philips, a staunch supporter of Israel, who in a brilliant but scathing interview on Israeli TV, scolded: “Israel has made itself defenseless…Israel has vacated the battlefield of ideas…”

So to summarize the second part of my answer: While there is undoubtedly a kernel of chronic Judeophobia that goes into forging anti-Israel sentiment in international forums, Israel has not only done little to curb this deplorable malaise, but has actually facilitated much of its rapid spread by eschewing a robust and assertive defense of its rights, and of the policies necessary to defend those rights.

Wolff Bachner: As one of Israel’s foremost strategic policy analysts, what do you think Israel should do to fight the constant de-legitimization she is facing from the Palestinians, the United Nations, the European Union and the Obama Administration?

Is there any point in Israel remaining in the United Nations?

Dr. Sherman: While I would certainly agree as to the virulent anti-Israel animus that pervades the UN and many of its associated institutions and organizations such as the absurd UNHRC (UNHuman Rights Council), Israel’s beleaguerment at the UN and elsewhere such as the EU cannot be seen as disconnected to what I began to discuss in answer to your previous question – Israel’s abysmal performance in its public diplomacy efforts.

I think the question should be reversed. Rather than asking what the point is in Israel remaining in the UN, one might ask what would be gained by leaving it?

Indeed, such a measure likely comprises no more than a somewhat hollow declarative gesture of defiance with little material benefits accruing in its wake.

Such a move would hardly reduce Israel’s isolation, moderate the criticism of it and its policy, or prevent punitive action being taken against it. Indeed, quite the opposite might be true. It might be portrayed as a victory for Israel’s enemies in succeeding in driving it out of the fold of the “community of nations” and turning it into a pariah state.

So, I believe that withdrawal from the UN would in fact constitute a strategic surrender and an admission by Israel that the Truth cannot triumph over Falsehood. Rather than cut and run Israel should stand its ground and fight back—with far greater vigor and resources than has been the case until now.

Remember, the UN has comprised an important podium for Israeli leaders to put their case. Benjamin Netanyahu has delivered several impressive addresses – which of course did not convince the UN delegates present, but because of the venue, received massive international coverage.

We should also not forget that Israel has had some victories at the UN – The Obama-administration’s reluctant veto of the anti-settlement resolution in Feb. 2011. Likewise, the Palestinians failed to muster sufficient support in the Security Council for its unilateral bid for statehood in Nov. of the same year.

Then there is the issue of membership in the numerous UN affiliated specialist organizations which engage in a variety of important activities ranging from maritime safety and planning and development of international air transport, through the protection of intellectual property and the promotion of tourism, to the coordination of postal policies, and meteorological, climatological, hydrological and geophysical research.

All of these provide useful frameworks for Israeli experts, beneficial cooperation, information and networking, which could be jeopardized by abandoning the UN.

Moreover, Israel has seen hostile initiatives thwarted in these agencies, for example a Qatari initiative to relocate the headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the triennial conference from Montreal to Dohar (the Qatari capital), reportedly in an attempt to embarrass Canada for the pro-Israel policies of its Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, were convincingly foiled.

Recently, even the EU berated the biased bile of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) special rapporteur Richard Falk, denouncing as inaccurate and biased a report against Israel which he delivered to the body in Geneva earlier this month (June). It issued a strong statement, lamenting that:

“The EU continues to regret the unbalanced mandate of the Special Rapporteur and is also concerned that parts of the report include political considerations. In the past, the EU emphasized that future reports should be based on a more factual and legal analysis, and we regret to see no genuine progress in that direction.”

In addition, The United States Ambassador to the UNHRC Eileen Donahoe called for Falk’s resignation.

So while I would not wish in any way to understate the gravity of Israel’s international position, there are several rays of light that not only should not be disregarded but should be considered indicators that much can be done with sufficient resolve, resources and resourcefulness.

In conclusion, I would caution that the choice of optimal responses toward the pervasive hostility wards Israel in various international forums, including the UN, should not be assessed on the basis of the current state of affairs which in large measure is the consequences of Israel’s own actions (or lack thereof) and its anemic and apologetic defense of itself and its policies. Rather than abandoning international arenas, the conclusion should be that Israel requires a far more robust performance in presenting its case and its constraints in those arenas—not because such a performance will convert the participants to become pro-Israel, but to use the podiums they provide to reach a wider external audience, who otherwise will not be exposed to Israel’s side of events.

Wolff Bachner: Since Israel evicted the Jordanian Army from Jerusalem and re-united the city in 1967, Jerusalem has been the official capital of Israel, yet not one single nation is willing to locate their Embassy in Jerusalem.

Should all nations with an Embassy in Tel Aviv be required to move their Embassy to Jerusalem? How should Israel deal with any nation that refuses to locate their Embassy in Jerusalem?

Dr. Sherman: Jerusalem of course has great emotive, historical and symbolic significance for the Jewish people, and thus often discussed as if it were a separate issue from the other territorial issues in dispute. This is of course understandable from emotional and faith-based viewpoint, but tends to “tunnel vision” politically and strategically.

For it is not possible to ensure the future development and security of the city without securing its environs. It is thus impossible to decouple the issue of Jerusalem from the wider territorial context.

Ironically, one of the first people to articulate this was none other than the arch-Oslowian architect, Shimon Peres. In a programmatic book entitled “Tomorrow is now”, published in 1977, he urged Israel:

“to create a continuous stretch of new settlements; to bolster Jerusalem and the surrounding hills, from the north, from the east, and from the south and from the west, by means of the establishment of townships, suburbs and villages – Ma’ale Edumin, Ofra, Gilo, Bet-El, Givon, and IDF camps and Nahal [IDF] outposts – to ensure that the capital and its flanks are secured, and underpinned by urban and rural settlements. These settlements will be connected to the coastal plain and Jordan Valley by new lateral axis roads.”

If Israel were more robust in pressing its territorial claims to the entire area of Judea and Samaria its retention of a united Jerusalem would be a natural corollary. Sadly, Israel’s anemic ambivalent stance on the former undermines its positions on the latter.

However, Jerusalem has not always been totally shunned by the international diplomatic community. Up until the passing of UNSC resolution 478 in 1980, condemning Israel’s attempted annexation of East Jerusalem, 13 countries Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El-Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, the Netherlands, Panama, Uruguay and Venezuela had their embassies in Jerusalem,. Costa Rica and El Salvador moved theirs back to Jerusalem in 1984. Costa Rica moved its embassy back to Tel Aviv in 2006 followed by El Salvador a few weeks later.

Senior diplomats from Costa Rica with whom I spoke, expressed a little disappointment and surprise at the Israeli attitude towards them, and hinted that Israel had not been overly resolute in trying to dissuade them to relocate their diplomatic missions to Tel Aviv.

Moreover, the US legislature has also repeatedly called for the recognition of an undivided Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and relocation of the American Embassy to the city.

Numerous resolutions have been passed including those sponsored or co-sponsored by Vice President Joe Biden have called for both the unity of the city under Israeli rule and for the transfer of its embassy to Jerusalem.

For example, Resolution S.CON.RES.113 (June 18, 1992) co-sponsored by Sen. Joseph R Biden Jr. (D-Delaware) declares:

“Whereas in 1990, the US Senate and House of Representatives overwhelmingly declared that Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, “must remain an undivided city”… therefore, be it – Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring) That the Congress… strongly believes that Jerusalem must remain an undivided city in which the religious rights of every ethnic and religious group are protected as they have been by Israel during the past twenty-five years; and calls upon the President and the Secretary of State to issue an unequivocal statement in support of these principles.”

Likewise, Section. 212 of the “Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003,” relating to “United States policy with respect to Jerusalem as the capital of Israel,” sponsored by Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Delaware), cosponsor of the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Act stipulates that:

“Congress maintains its commitment to relocating the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and urges the President, pursuant to the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995… to immediately begin the process of relocating the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem…. None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be available for the publication of any official government document which lists countries and their capital cities unless the publication identifies Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. [My emphasis]“

Significantly the cited Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 was also cosponsored by Joe Biden. In it, it specifically states:

“The Congress makes the following findings: … Each sovereign nation, under international law and custom, may designate its own capital. … STATEMENT OF THE POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES.- (1) Jerusalem should remain an undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic and religious group are protected; (2) Jerusalem should be recognized as the capital of the State of Israel; and (3) the United States Embassy in Israel should be established in Jerusalem no later than May 31, 1999.”

Regrettably, Israel has done little to mobilize pressure for the implementation of these resolutions and has chosen to allow pro-Arab pressures to determine US policy on this issue.

Paradoxically, the recent decision of the EU to impose sanctions on all Israeli activities beyond the pre-1967 lines has underscored the weakness of the Israeli Jerusalem policy.

For by implication, even the EU, who has never been suspected of an overly warm attitude towards Israel, acknowledges the legitimacy of Israeli presence in West Jerusalem lying within those lines. Therefore, even if one is willing to accept that the fate of East Jerusalem should be decided in a future peace agreement, there seems no reason to resign ourselves to the refusal of foreign nations to locate their embassies in the western part of the city—which allegedly they see as an undiluted part of the Israel—whatever the outcome of any envisaged peace pact.

In conclusion, although it is probably realistic to expect Israel to be able to coerce foreign countries to relocate their embassies to Jerusalem, I feel Israel has been far too reticent in pressing its claims both for recognition of a united Jerusalem as the nation’s capital and as the site for foreign embassies. But even given the lack of foreign recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the eastern portions of the city, there is no excuse for not insisting that countries who conduct diplomatic relations with it locate their embassies in its declared capital.

Wolff Bachner: In a recent Interview I conducted for The Inquisitr with your colleagueAdina Kutnicki, she made the following statement about the importance of an undivided Jerusalem to the Jewish people:

“As to Jerusalem, the heart and soul of Zion, whither it goes, so too does the fate of Israel, as well as the Jewish people. It is inconceivable that Israel would survive without Jerusalem intact, and dare I suggest, there would be little reason left for its existence, sans an intact eternal capital.”

What legal or moral justification does the State of Israel have to claim sovereignty over the entire city of Jerusalem?

Do you think a future Israeli leader may disregard the wishes of the people of Israel and make a unilateral decision to divide Jerusalem?

Dr. Sherman: As I stated previously, Jerusalem has unique significance historically, spiritually and symbolically for Israel and the Jewish people which provide them with claims far stronger than those that can be made by any other party.

In my view any thought of re-division of the city is inconceivable and unjustifiable by any criterion.

In the contemporary context of course the moral justification of Israel sovereignty over the entire city is clear. After all, this was achieved by victory in a defensive war, prior to which Jews were not only barred from the eastern parts of the city. but many Jewish sites under the previous Jordanian regime were destroyed and defiled, in stark contrast to the scrupulous preservation of religious freedom and access to religious sites under Israeli administration.

With regard to the legal aspect, I believe the question of political legitimacy is far more important than the formal legality. There are a plethora of competing and conflicting legal opinions regarding the status of Jerusalem, each reflecting, and rooted in a given political perspective.

Israel needs to adopt a clear unequivocal political position on Jerusalem, unambiguously laying out moral and historical foundations for the legitimacy of its unique, and unassailable claim to the entire city, and conveying its resolute refusal to negotiate any division of sovereignty over it. Once this is done the appropriate legal opinion to reflect this will be found and the “legalistics” of the situation will fall into place.

However, as I mentioned earlier, I believe it is an error to look at Jerusalem in separation from the larger area of Judea and Samaria. After all, we should remember that the idea of dividing Jerusalem is invariably raised as part of a wider policy involving withdrawing from other areas. It is therefore crucial to discredit the idea of territorial withdrawal in general, to forestall pressures for the division of Jerusalem.

You ask: “Do you think a future Israeli leader may disregard the wishes of the people of Israel and make a unilateral decision to divide Jerusalem?”

While perhaps no leader would make a unilateral decision to divide Jerusalem (outside the framework of a negotiated accord), I have no doubt that there would be leaders who would certainly be prepared to divide it as part of a “negotiated settlement”. Indeed, Ehud Olmert explicitly declared his willingness to do so. Given the recent capitulations by Netanyahu, I am far from confident that he will not also eventually agree to a division of the city under US and international pressure, backed—indeed even spurred on by vocal domestic Left-wing elements.

Sadly, with Netanyahu’s capitulation to Kerry’s latest pressures, experience, has (once again) proven that the People of Israel can no longer rely on the Government of Israel to preserve the long-term national and strategic interests of the country.

The crucial question now is whether the nation will be able to produce the kind of leadership with the appropriate political will, the intellectual depth and the ideological commitment necessary to successfully address the daunting challenges that must be met in the rapidly approaching future.

Wolff Bachner: The United Nations has strict guidelines for the establishment of a nation, including the formation of a single government with effective control over the territory in question, clearly defined borders, the ability to provide all necessary public institutions and services, adequate critical infrastructure including power, water and transportation, a self sufficient economy that is not entirely dependent on foreign aid and acceptance of the Universal Declaration of Human rights.

Wouldn’t the creation of a Palestinian state that fails to meet all the basic requirements for statehood only increase the suffering of the Palestinians?

Dr. Sherman: The entire Palestinian claim for statehood is based on a fallacious and fraudulent narrative, openly admitted to be deliberately deceptive and duplicitous by the Palestinians themselves, which makes its acceptance by Israel–and its allies, alleged or otherwise—staggeringly inexplicable. Indeed, it was none other than Prof Amnon Rubinstein, Israel Prize laureate for Law and who served as Minister of Education for the far-Left Meretz Party who stated:

“Of all the Palestinian lies there is no lie greater or more crushing than that which calls for the establishment of a separate Palestinian state in the West Bank… Not since the time of Dr. Goebbels [Nazi Gemany’s propaganda minister ] has there been a case in which continual repetition of a lie has born such great fruits….” From “Palestinian Lies”, in Ha’aretz, July 1976.

In an article titled “UN-nation; un-nation; non-nation; anti-nation” (Sept. 16, 2011), I likened the move to establish a Palestinian state to an attempt at “political alchemy ” – i.e. an endeavor to conjure up a substantive political construct out of mere political myth; an attempt to produce a nation when the elements of nationhood do not exist; an effort to construct a state when the constructs of statehood are absent. In the article I elaborate on the myths that underlie the Palestinian narrative and hence the mendacious claim for statehood that arises from it:

The Myth of Palestinian Peoplehood:

Senior Palestinian leaders have openly admitted—consistently and continually—that Palestinians are not a distinctly separate people identifiably different from others in the Arab world. For example on March 14, 1977, Farouk Kadoumi, head of the PLO Political Department, told Newsweek: “… Jordanians and Palestinians are considered by the PLO as one people”.

This statement parallels almost exactly the position expressed two weeks later by the former head of the PLO’s Military Department and Executive Council member Zuheir Muhsin who declared: There are no differences between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. We are all part of one nation. (Dutch daily, Trouw, March 31, 1977).

It was Jordan’s King Hussein who underscored that the emergence of collective Palestinian identity was merely a ploy to counter Jewish claims to territory considered “Arab”. At the Arab League meeting in Amman in November 1987, he stated:”The appearance of the Palestinian national personality comes as an answer to Israel’s claim that Palestine is Jewish.”

This, of course, necessarily implies that the “Palestinian personality” is devoid of an independent existence, a fictional derivative, fabricated only to counteract Jewish territorial claims. Indeed, without Jewish claims there would be no Palestinian personality.

The Myth of Palestinian Nationhood:

But not only do the Palestinians admit that they are not an identifiably discrete sociological entity i.e. a people,they also concede that as a political unit, i.e. a nation, their demands/aspirations are neither genuine nor permanent.

Thus previously mentioned Zuheir Muhsin candidly confesses:

“It is only for political reasons that we carefully under-line our Palestinian identity, because it is in the interest of the Arabs to encourage a separate Palestinian identity. Yes, the existence of a separate Palestinian identity serves only tactical purposes.The founding of a Palestinian state is a new tool in the continuing battle against Israel [sic].”

Doesn’t get much more explicit than that!

Indeed the Palestinians not only affirm that their national demands are bogus, but that they are also only a temporary instrumental ruse. In the current National Covenant they declare:

“The Palestinian people are a part of the Arab Nation…[and] believe in Arab unity…however, they must, at the present stage of their struggle, safeguard their Palestinian identity and develop their consciousness of that identity…”

So how are we to avoid concluding that at a later stage there will be no need to preserve their identity or develop consciousness thereof? How are we to avoid concluding that Palestinian identity is merely a short-term ruse to achieve a political goal of annulling the “illegal 1947 partition of Palestine” (i.e. Israel).

Indeed, what other nation explicitly proclaim that the need for their identity is merely a temporary hoax to further other goals. The Greeks? The Italians? The Japanese?

Indeed as the late King Hussein once declared:

“The appearance of the Palestinian national personality comes as an answer to Israel’s claim that Palestine is Jewish”.

Nothing more.

The Myth of Palestinian Homeland:

Article 16 of the original version of the Palestinian National Covenant sets out the desire of the people of Palestine “who look forward to…restoring the legitimate situation to Palestine, establishing peace and security in its territory, and enabling its people to exercise national sovereignty..”

However, since the Covenant was adopted in 1964, well before Israel “occupied” a square inch of the “West Bank” or Gaza, the question is precisely what is meant by “its territory” in which the Palestinians were “looking forward… to exercise national sovereignty”. Indeed in Article 24, they state specifically what this territory did not include, and where they were not seeking to exercise “national sovereignty”. In it they explicitly proclaim that they do not desire to “exercise any territorial sovereignty over the West Bank in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, [or] on the Gaza Strip…”

From this we learn two stunning facts!

Not only did the Palestinians not claim the “West Bank” and Gaza as part of their homeland but they also specifically excluded them from it.!!

Moreover, they explicitly acknowledged—and accepted—that the “West Bank” belonged to another sovereign entity, the Hashemite Kingdom!

There is thus not the slightest resemblance – indeed not even one square inch of overlap—between the territory envisaged/claimed by the Palestinians as their “homeland” when they first formulated their national aspirations and the “homeland” allegedly envisaged/claimed today.

Indeed the two visions of “homeland” territories are mutually exclusive!

Accordingly, it would seem that geographical contours of Jewish rule is far more central in defining the location of the Palestinian “homeland” than any “collective historical memory”. For the Palestinians only incorporated the “West Bank” (and Gaza) in their territorial claims when it came under Israeli control—clearly vindicating the view that the concept “Palestinian-ness” is a fabricated construct, merely conjured up, as admitted above by King Hussein, to further the Arab quest to repudiate “Jewishness”.

The Myth of Palestinian Statelessness:

One of the major themes that is played upon to invoke great sympathy for the Palestinian cause—and corresponding wrath at Israel—is that they are a “stateless” people. But this condition of “stateless” is not a result of Israeli malfeasance but of Arab malevolence.

For the Palestinians are stateless because the Arabs have either stripped them of citizenship they already had, or precluded them from acquiring citizenship they desired.

In the “West Bank” for example, up until 1988, all Palestinians—including the refugees—held Jordanian citizenship. This was then annulled by King Hussein, when he relinquished his claim to this territory. This abrupt and brusque measure was described by Anis F. Kassim, a prominent Palestinian legal expert, in the following terms:”…more than 1.5 million Palestinians went to bed on 31 July 1988 as Jordanian citizens, and woke up on 1 August 1988 as stateless persons”.

But Palestinians have also been prohibited from acquiring citizenship of their countries of residence in the Arab world, where they have lived for over half a century. The Arab League has instructed its members to deny citizenship to Palestinian Arabs resident within their frontiers “to avoid dissolution of their identity and protect their right to return to their homeland”. Thus Arab League spokesman Hisham Youssef conceded in an 2004-interview to the Los Angeles Times that Palestinians in the Arab world live”in very bad conditions,” but reiterated that this official policy is meant “to preserve their Palestinian identity” which apparently is incapable of independent existence without external coercion. With breathtaking arrogance and callousness, he went on to assert that

“If every Palestinian who sought refuge in a certain country was integrated and accommodated into that country, there won’t be any reason for them to return to Palestine”.

Precisely!

Clearly then the “state of stateless” for millions of Palestinians is a direct consequence of Arab malice and can only be obviated by addressing that malice.

The Palestinians as a non-nation…and an anti-nation:

One could hardly find more resounding renunciation of Palestinian nationhood than the one provided by former Arab MK Azmi Bishara, who fled Israel to avoid investigation on alleged acts treason during the 2007 Lebanon War. On a 1994 Channel 2 program he astounded his Israeli co-participants with the following assertion:

“Well, I don’t think there is a Palestinian nation at all. I think there is an Arab nation. I always thought so…I do not think there is a Palestinian nation. I think it’s a colonialist invention – Palestinian nation. When were there any Palestinians? Where did it come from?”

Indeed, when? Indeed, where?

But not only do the Palestinian lack the fundamental elements to qualify them as a “nation”, they in fact exhibit qualities that make them the antithesis of a “nation”. For their efforts as a collective are being channeled far less towards an endeavor to achieve national sovereignty for themselves, and far more towards an endeavor to annul the national sovereignty of others.

In this regard the Palestinians could not only be dubbed a non-nation but an anti-nation.

The Troubling After Thought:

In the light of all these readily available facts, the troubling question Israeli citizens must ask themselves—and their leaders—is why they have been totally ignored in the formulation of Israel’s foreign policy. Why has Israel been so inarticulate and impotent in presenting its case and feeble in rebuffing the diplomatic assault against it?

This is a grave dereliction of duty that has put the nation of Israel in a position of mortal peril.

Biography of Dr. Martin Sherman:

Dr. Martin Sherman was born in South Africa and has lived in Israel since 1971. He served for seven years in operational capacities in the Israeli Defense Establishment and he was a Ministerial Adviser to Yitzhak Shamir’s government.

Dr. Sherman lectured for 20 years at Tel Aviv University in Political Science, International Relations and Strategic Studies. He holds several university degrees: a B.Sc. (Physics and Geology), an MBA (Finance), and a PhD in political science and international relations. He was the first academic director of the internationally renowned Herzliya Conference and is the author of two books and numerous articles and policy papers on a wide range of political, diplomatic and security issues.

To read more of Dr. Sherman’s important articles, be sure to visit the Israel Institute for Strategic Studies and http://www.martinsherman.net. Dr. Sherman’s regular Friday column in The Jerusalem Post, aptly titled “Into the Fray,” may be accessed here.

Wolff Bachner would like to thank Adina Kutnicki for her editorial assistance and inspiration on this project. 

BENGHAZIGATE’s CRIMINAL Cover Up: Hiding Witnesses, Changing Identities & Repeatedly Polygraphing CIA Survivors…Commentary By Adina Kutnicki

Criminals engage in cover ups all the time. The more heinous the crime, the more elaborate the tracks. Yet, many times they are caught as a result of their backpedaling. This will (eventually) be the case with Obama Inc., as this gangster-like regime attempts classic subterfuge, knowing full well that the lying media has their backs. Yes, they do, but not the alternative one. 

From the onset, this site has featured Benghazigate as an impeachable offense, but certainly not the only one. Far from it. Dear heavens, what has become of the gateway to freedom, at least when compared to many other nations? Hardly perfect, but certainly better than most – until now.

So, when this site posited that it was the Pyromaniac-in-Chief’s ‘missing time’ which required ‘outing’, it was precisely to explain why Obama Inc. was moving mountains to keep survivor’s mouths shut! Can anyone imagine the domestic ramifications, let alone worldwide reverberations, for it to become widely known – via major media outlets, that is, if they conduct their due diligence – that the leader of the free world was engaging in ‘risky monkey business’, as Benghazi exploded and Americans were slaughtered in Libya? This blogger feels in need of a shower, just reporting on it, but gay sex, alcohol and illegal substances were on the menu! H E L L O…political earthquake time.

The above explosion is in conjunction with the real reason for the overthrow of Qadaffi; to facilitate the largest weapons smuggling operation in U.S. history, albeit without the advice and consent of Congress. Yes, even CNN is confirming said gun running conclusions…nice of them to jump on board! In fact, Syria’s Brotherhood Mafia was the immediate intended beneficiary, but not the only one. After all, there are many Brothers to take care of. This was reported herein back in November 2012 (and fully explained within the attached links), a full 9 months ago, and 2 months after the regime’s mouthpieces started weaving their (video) tales. Mind you, for being an ‘obedient spinner’, Susan Rice was amply rewarded, as the Liar-in-Chief’s National Security Adviser! Does it get any more twisted? It is as if Al Capone is running the free world and handing out rewards to his enforcers, not unlike in the Sicilian Mafia via the capo di tutti capi, the “boss of all bosses”. Pinkie swears.

 Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) was on with Greta Van Susteren Thursday to discuss the Obama scandals.

This came after Jake Tapper at CNN broke the news that there were “dozens” of CIA operatives on the ground in Benghazi on 9-11 when the consulate came under attack and the agency is going to great lengths to make sure whatever it was doing, remains a secret.

Gowdy told Greta the Obama Administration is hiding the survivors, dispersing them around the country, AND changing their names.

“Including changing names, creating aliases. Stop and think what things are most calculated to get at the truth? Talk to people with first-hand knowledge. What creates the appearance and perhaps the reality of a cover-up? Not letting us talk with people who have the most amount of information, dispersing them around the country and changing their names.”

And, at the same time Obama is hiding the survivors around the country he’s calling Benghazi a ‘phony’ scandal.

While all these criminal acts are coming to the fore via alternative media, doesn’t it become easier to internalize the ‘whys and wherefores’ of those who keep ‘dropping like flies’?

Patriots, let us agree on one thing: This regime, with Barack HUSSEIN Obama in the vanguard, must be led into jail cells. Think of it thusly: akin to a two-fer. For if ‘Obama Gotta Go’, so too must Hill, and her dreams of becoming the next POTUS will go up in smoke! Btw, Humala, Hill’s Deputy COS and wifey of deviant Weiner – wanna be Mayor of NYC – will surely be dragged in.

Faster…faster…nowhere to run, nowhere to hide!

The NSA: Caught, Dead To Rights…Commentary By Adina Kutnicki

From the get go, be rest assured, this blog makes no pretense in pretending to understand anything which necessitates computer-based expertise. Such a claim would be more than a hoot…can even hear some nearest and dearest emitting quite a few chuckles, as this is being written. Indeed, this science/math based specialty is best left in the capable hands of software/hardware engineers – you know who you are – as they sift through all the highly technical mumbo jumbo aspects of the NSA. It is the most advanced, illegal (domestically-speaking) spying system in the world. Most intrinsically, outside efforts (hack-wise or not…whatever it takes…beating NSA’s spies at their own game, as they dare pry, EN MASSE, into the privacy of Americans) to uncover the manifest abuses conducted under the purview of Obama Inc. may very well save the greatest Constitutional Republic in the world. Get cracking. Cat and mouse.

Nevertheless, the expertise herein absolutely lies in geo-politics, Islamic jihad and the Mid East, including its politics, religion and culture. And it doesn’t take a computer scientist to wade through the non-technical muck, in turn, internalizing what constitutes unfettered spying. This is for sure.

To be exact, when one is immersed in the dogged pursuit of those who dare to mess with liberty and freedom – chiefly, creatures belonging to the red/green alliance – anything smacking of squelching said freedoms, well, it doesn’t go unnoticed or non- pursued.

In this regard, in tandem with all the explosive scandals due to Obama Inc., including NSAgateas well as IRSgate, Benghazigate, DOJgate, Fast & Furious, etc, the notion that any move a U.S. citizen makes is open to monitoring, well, few Americans are okay with living in a police statejust ask the Catalanos (Michele Catalano, a long time blogger at PJ Media and elsewhere…holy smokes) and countless others, whose homes were invaded, all for the ‘crime’ of internet searches! In fact, being that this blogger’s searches covers a gambit of hot range issues…burning up the long distance telephone wires in the process…can’t imagine how dangerous it would be to still live in the U.S. And this (very disturbing) sentiment is coming from someone who lives within missile range of Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas and many other jihadi terrorist groups! No kidding.

Most egregiously, the exception to their blanket spying is the Muslim American community, and their ‘hands off’ policy is evinced herein – Homeland Insecurity: The White House assures that tracking our every phone call and keystroke is to stop terrorists, and yet it won’t snoop in mosques, where the terrorists are.

That’s right, the government’s sweeping surveillance of our most private communications excludes the jihad factories where homegrown terrorists are radicalized.

Since October 2011, mosques have been off-limits to FBI agents. No more surveillance or undercover string operations without high-level approval from a special oversight body at the Justice Department dubbed the Sensitive Operations Review Committee.

Who makes up this body, and how do they decide requests? Nobody knows; the names of the chairman, members and staff are kept secret.

We do know the panel was set up under pressure from Islamist groups who complained about FBI stings at mosques. Just months before the panel’s formation, the Council on American-Islamic Relations teamed up with the ACLU to sue the FBI for allegedly violating the civil rights of Muslims in Los Angeles by hiring an undercover agent to infiltrate and monitor mosques there.”

IF Obama and gang truly believe that domestic spying on ALL Americans, yet excluding those who are the gravest threat – Muslim Americans – is going to pass muster, well, it is doubtful that patriots will continue to stand still.

XKeyscore: NSA tool collects ‘nearly everything a user does on the internet’

• XKeyscore gives ‘widest-reaching’ collection of online data
• NSA analysts require no prior authorization for searches
• Sweeps up emails, social media activity and browsing history
• NSA’s XKeyscore program – read one of the presentations

XKeyscore map
One presentation claims the XKeyscore program covers ‘nearly everything a typical user does on the internet’

A top secret National Security Agency program allows analysts to search with no prior authorization through vast databases containing emails, online chats and the browsing histories of millions of individuals, according to documents provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden.

The NSA boasts in training materials that the program, called XKeyscore, is its “widest-reaching” system for developing intelligence from theinternet.

The latest revelations will add to the intense public and congressional debate around the extent of NSA surveillance programs. They come as senior intelligence officials testify to the Senate judiciary committee on Wednesday, releasing classified documents in response to the Guardian’s earlier stories on bulk collection of phone records and Fisasurveillance court oversight.

The files shed light on one of Snowden’s most controversial statements, made in his first video interview published by the Guardian on June 10.

“I, sitting at my desk,” said Snowden, could “wiretap anyone, from you or your accountant, to a federal judge or even the president, if I had a personal email”.

US officials vehemently denied this specific claim. Mike Rogers, the Republican chairman of the House intelligence committee, said of Snowden’s assertion: “He’s lying. It’s impossible for him to do what he was saying he could do.”

But training materials for XKeyscore detail how analysts can use it and other systems to mine enormous agency databases by filling in a simple on-screen form giving only a broad justification for the search. The request is not reviewed by a court or any NSA personnel before it is processed.

XKeyscore, the documents boast, is the NSA’s “widest reaching” system developing intelligence from computer networks – what the agency calls Digital Network Intelligence (DNI). One presentation claims the program covers “nearly everything a typical user does on the internet”, including the content of emails, websites visited and searches, as well as theirmetadata.

Analysts can also use XKeyscore and other NSA systems to obtain ongoing “real-time” interception of an individual’s internet activity.

Under US law, the NSA is required to obtain an individualized Fisawarrant only if the target of their surveillance is a ‘US person’, though no such warrant is required for intercepting the communications of Americans with foreign targets. But XKeyscore provides the technological capability, if not the legal authority, to target even US persons for extensive electronic surveillance without a warrant provided that some identifying information, such as their email or IP address, is known to the analyst.

One training slide illustrates the digital activity constantly being collected by XKeyscore and the analyst’s ability to query the databases at any time.

KS1

The purpose of XKeyscore is to allow analysts to search the metadata as well as the content of emails and other internet activity, such as browser history, even when there is no known email account (a “selector” in NSAparlance) associated with the individual being targeted.

Analysts can also search by name, telephone number, IP address, keywords, the language in which the internet activity was conducted or the type of browser used.

One document notes that this is because “strong selection [search by email address] itself gives us only a very limited capability” because “a large amount of time spent on the web is performing actions that are anonymous.”

The NSA documents assert that by 2008, 300 terrorists had been captured using intelligence from XKeyscore.

Analysts are warned that searching the full database for content will yield too many results to sift through. Instead they are advised to use themetadata also stored in the databases to narrow down what to review.

A slide entitled “plug-ins” in a December 2012 document describes the various fields of information that can be searched. It includes “every email address seen in a session by both username and domain”, “every phone number seen in a session (eg address book entries or signature block)” and user activity – “the webmail and chat activity to include username, buddylist, machine specific cookies etc”.

Email monitoring

In a second Guardian interview in June, Snowden elaborated on his statement about being able to read any individual’s email if he had their email address. He said the claim was based in part on the email search capabilities of XKeyscore, which Snowden says he was authorized to use while working as a Booz Allen contractor for the NSA.

One top-secret document describes how the program “searches within bodies of emails, webpages and documents”, including the “To, From, CC, BCC lines” and the ‘Contact Us’ pages on websites”.

To search for emails, an analyst using XKS enters the individual’s email address into a simple online search form, along with the “justification” for the search and the time period for which the emails are sought.

KS2

KS3edit2

The analyst then selects which of those returned emails they want to read by opening them in NSA reading software.

The system is similar to the way in which NSA analysts generally can intercept the communications of anyone they select, including, as one NSA document put it, “communications that transit the United States and communications that terminate in the United States”.

One document, a top secret 2010 guide describing the training received by NSA analysts for general surveillance under the Fisa Amendments Act of 2008, explains that analysts can begin surveillance on anyone by clicking a few simple pull-down menus designed to provide both legal and targeting justifications. Once options on the pull-down menus are selected, their target is marked for electronic surveillance and the analyst is able to review the content of their communications:

KS4

Chats, browsing history and other internet activity

Beyond emails, the XKeyscore system allows analysts to monitor a virtually unlimited array of other internet activities, including those within social media.

An NSA tool called DNI Presenter, used to read the content of stored emails, also enables an analyst using XKeyscore to read the content of Facebook chats or private messages.

KS55edit

An analyst can monitor such Facebook chats by entering the Facebook user name and a date range into a simple search screen.

KS6

Analysts can search for internet browsing activities using a wide range of information, including search terms entered by the user or the websites viewed.

KS7

As one slide indicates, the ability to search HTTP activity by keyword permits the analyst access to what the NSA calls “nearly everything a typical user does on the internet”.

KS8

The XKeyscore program also allows an analyst to learn the IP addresses of every person who visits any website the analyst specifies.

KS9

The quantity of communications accessible through programs such as XKeyscore is staggeringly large. One NSA report from 2007 estimated that there were 850bn “call events” collected and stored in the NSA databases, and close to 150bn internet records. Each day, the document says, 1-2bn records were added.

William Binney, a former NSA mathematician, said last year that the agency had “assembled on the order of 20tn transactions about US citizens with other US citizens”, an estimate, he said, that “only was involving phone calls and emails”. A 2010 Washington Post article reported that “every day, collection systems at the [NSA] intercept and store 1.7bn emails, phone calls and other type of communications.”

The XKeyscore system is continuously collecting so much internet data that it can be stored only for short periods of time. Content remains on the system for only three to five days, while metadata is stored for 30 days. One document explains: “At some sites, the amount of data we receive per day (20+ terabytes) can only be stored for as little as 24 hours.”

To solve this problem, the NSA has created a multi-tiered system that allows analysts to store “interesting” content in other databases, such as one named Pinwale which can store material for up to five years.

It is the databases of XKeyscore, one document shows, that now contain the greatest amount of communications data collected by the NSA.

KS10

In 2012, there were at least 41 billion total records collected and stored in XKeyscore for a single 30-day period.

KS11

Legal v technical restrictions

While the Fisa Amendments Act of 2008 requires an individualized warrant for the targeting of US persons, NSA analysts are permitted to intercept the communications of such individuals without a warrant if they are in contact with one of the NSA’s foreign targets.

The ACLU’s deputy legal director, Jameel Jaffer, told the Guardian last month that national security officials expressly said that a primary purpose of the new law was to enable them to collect large amounts of Americans’ communications without individualized warrants.

“The government doesn’t need to ‘target’ Americans in order to collect huge volumes of their communications,” said Jaffer. “The government inevitably sweeps up the communications of many Americans” when targeting foreign nationals for surveillance.

An example is provided by one XKeyscore document showing an NSAtarget in Tehran communicating with people in Frankfurt, Amsterdam and New York.

KS12

In recent years, the NSA has attempted to segregate exclusively domestic US communications in separate databases. But even NSA documents acknowledge that such efforts are imperfect, as even purely domestic communications can travel on foreign systems, and NSA tools are sometimes unable to identify the national origins of communications.

Moreover, all communications between Americans and someone on foreign soil are included in the same databases as foreign-to-foreign communications, making them readily searchable without warrants.

Some searches conducted by NSA analysts are periodically reviewed by their supervisors within the NSA. “It’s very rare to be questioned on our searches,” Snowden told the Guardian in June, “and even when we are, it’s usually along the lines of: ‘let’s bulk up the justification’.”

In a letter this week to senator Ron Wyden, director of national intelligence James Clapper acknowledged that NSA analysts have exceeded even legal limits as interpreted by the NSA in domestic surveillance.

Acknowledging what he called “a number of compliance problems”, Clapper attributed them to “human error” or “highly sophisticated technology issues” rather than “bad faith”.

However, Wyden said on the Senate floor on Tuesday: “These violations are more serious than those stated by the intelligence community, and are troubling.”

In a statement to the Guardian, the NSA said: “NSA’s activities are focused and specifically deployed against – and only against – legitimate foreign intelligence targets in response to requirements that our leaders need for information necessary to protect our nation and its interests.

“XKeyscore is used as a part of NSA’s lawful foreign signals intelligence collection system.

“Allegations of widespread, unchecked analyst access to NSA collection data are simply not true. Access to XKeyscore, as well as all of NSA’s analytic tools, is limited to only those personnel who require access for their assigned tasks … In addition, there are multiple technical, manual and supervisory checks and balances within the system to prevent deliberate misuse from occurring.”

“Every search by an NSA analyst is fully auditable, to ensure that they are proper and within the law.

“These types of programs allow us to collect the information that enables us to perform our missions successfully – to defend the nation and to protect US and allied troops abroad.”

Are you dizzy yet? Hope not. After all, despite their spin that FULL frontal spying is mandatory to keep America safe (just ask Boston’s victims if they feel safer, knowing full well that the Chechen bombers WERE monitoredbut only once Russia’s security forces gave U.S. security the heads up…not due to anything the NSA uncovered) we know better. Certainly expect so. 

PM Netanyahu’s ‘Do Or Die Moment’ HAS Arrived: Iran’s Genocidal Program, Too Little Too Late? Commentary By Adina Kutnicki

Some of us – in both our professional and personal lives – are unafraid to state the truth. Basically, we let it all hang out. And while there are certainly repercussions for said frontal approaches, the fact of the matter is that in arenas of grave import (whether dealing with world issues or highly charged personal ones, often necessitating a smack upside the head to wake from self-induced stupors) dancing around the issue is never an option. This is not to suggest that distinct personal matters should not be handled with a deft and delicate touch. They should be. But such is absolutely, incontestably not the case when confronting the following issue, essentially, the gravest threat to humankind – ever.

Yet, while Israel’s leaders have blared the alarms – at various decibels throughout the last decade – the ‘do or die’ moment in time has arrived, and may have even passed. Of course, Jerusalem surely takes into consideration various strategic/political calculations, regarding emitting high pitched shrills vs low ones. We all understand that too many (unknown to the public) nuances are involved in said calibrations. Well and good.

NEVERTHELESS, even as PM Netanyahu babbles about the so called ‘red line’, few understand what it entails. Thankfully, this site has relevant experts to call upon to parse ‘this and that’. NOT only that, but a foremost expert has confirmed directly to these ears: The ‘red line’ has come and gone! Moreover, ‘to attack, or not’ is front and center at Trentovision, a major source for all issues related to Islamic terror and their worldwide ambitions.

In light of the above, juxtapose the two reports below; one from an American think tank (all of a sudden the ‘thinkers’ are sounding their own alarms!), and the other from PM Netanyahu, as recently as 7/14/2013. You decide – if anything – what may be coming down the pike.

Analysts predict Iran able to produce atom bomb by mid-2014

By JPOST.COM STAFF
07/31/2013
   

Iran expected to achieve “critical capability” in producing weapon-grade uranium without being detected, ISIS think tank reports; recommends IAEA increase inspections, but warns measures may not be sufficient.

Uranium-processing site in Isfahan Photo: Reuters
Iran is expected to achieve a “critical capability” to produce sufficient weapon-grade uranium by mid-2014, without being detected, the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) stated on Tuesday. According to the Washington-based think tank, Iran would achieve this capability by implementing its existing plans toinstall thousands more IR-1 centrifuges at its declared Natanz and Fordow centrifuge sites.

“However,” this ISIS warned in their July report, “there is an inherent limitation and dilemma to increasing the rate of inspections, despite their importance.” If the United States and Israel hesitate to strike out of fear of facing international opposition, the ISIS warned, “Iran could have time to make enough weapon-grade uranium for one or more nuclear weapons.” According to the report, breakout times at critical capability would be “so short” that there would not be enough time to organize an international diplomatic or military response. “IAEA inaction or caution could make an international response all but impossible before Iran has produced enough weapon-grade uranium for one or more nuclear weapons,” the ISIS report stated. Click here for full Jpost coverage of the Iranian threat In its recommendations, the ISIS suggested increasing the frequency of inspections and pushing for remote monitoring of the nuclear sites as conditions for progress in negotiations. “The point is that by themselves these measures are not sufficient if Iran reaches critical capability,” the report cautioned. According to the ISIS, there are reasons to conclude the Iran could now be building a new centrifuge plant, “based primarily on Iranian officials’ past statements.” A new plant could produce sufficient weapon-grade uranium relatively quickly if the centrifuges worked well, the ISIS reported. “The immediate priority must be limiting the number and type of Iran’s centrifuges at Natanz, Fordow, or a site not yet finished,” the ISIS stated, calling on the P5+1 negotiators to achieve the suggested conditions and prevent the progression of the Iranian nuclear program.

Bear this in mind: Herb Keinon is a media mouthpiece with all the relevant political access. Extrapolate therein.

Netanyahu: Iran ‘weeks away’ from crossing red line

07/14/2013

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu launched a rhetorical offensive against Iran on Sunday. The move came amid unease that the world might be enticed by a “compromise proposal” that Jerusalem believes Tehran is hatching, and concern that regional turmoil was distracting everyone’s attention from Iran’s nuclear march. Senior Israeli officials said the Iranians were considering a proposal whereby they would agree to a temporary halt of uranium enrichment to 20 percent, and even agree to convert some of that enriched material to a lower grade, in return for a partial lifting of sanctions.

“The Iranians have invested a lot in upgrading centrifuges and have the technological ability to replenish their stockpiles within a few weeks. We will totally oppose this sort of proposal because it does not offer a real solution.” Netanyahu, meanwhile, told an American audience on CBS News’s Face the Nation that regarding the 20% enriched uranium, the Islamic Republic was just 60 kilograms short of crossing his “red line.” He defined this line – beyond which the Iranians should not be allowed to proceed – as being the possession of 250 kg. of 20% enriched uranium, enough fissile material for a nuclear bomb. He said they now had 190 kg., up from about 110 six to eight months ago. Netanyahu said the Iranians were also building “faster centrifuges that would enable them to jump the line at a much faster rate. That is, within a few weeks.” “They’re getting closer,” he said. “They should understand that they’re not going to be allowed to cross it.” Asked when he would make a decision to attack, Netanyahu responded: “I can tell you I won’t wait until it’s too late.” He added that it was “important to understand that we cannot allow it to happen,” and that the Israeli and US clocks on this matter were “ticking at a different pace.” “We’re closer [to Iran] than the United States,” he said. “We’re more vulnerable. And therefore, we’ll have to address this question of how to stop Iran, perhaps before the United States does. But as the prime minister of Israel, I’m determined to do whatever is necessary to defend my country, the one and only Jewish state, from a regime that threatens us with renewed annihilation.”

Netanyahu’s tough rhetoric is widely seen as an attempt to reinsert a sense of urgency regarding Iran, urgency that some in Jerusalem feel has been lost due to the election last month of Hassan Rouhani as Iran’s new president, and also because of the tumultuous events roiling the region. Representatives of the six world powers known as the P5+1 that are negotiating with Iran – the US, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany – are scheduled to meet Tuesday in Brussels to discuss strategy now that Rouhani is about to take over. “I have a sense there’s no sense of urgency,” Netanyahu said. “All the problems that we have [in the region], however important, will be dwarfed by this messianic, apocalyptic, extreme regime that would have atomic bombs. It would make a terrible, catastrophic change for the world and for the United States.” Regarding Rouhani, Netanyahu said the Iranian president-elect had criticized his predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, “for being a wolf in wolf’s clothing. His strategy is, be a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Smile and build a bomb.”

Iran also figured prominently in comments Netanyahu made earlier in the day at the weekly cabinet meeting, saying that a month after Iran’s elections the Islamic Republic continued to “quickly sail forward” toward nuclear capability.

According to Netanyahu, Iran was expanding and improving its uranium enrichment capabilities, and in parallel was developing a plutonium reactor so it would have two tracks to create material for a nuclear weapon. At the same time, he said, Tehran was expanding its ballistic missile capabilities. “We believe that now, more than ever, it is important to stiffen the economic sanctions and present Iran with a credible military option,” he said. “We are determined to stand firm by our demands [on Iran], which must become the demands of the international community,” he went on. “First, to cease all enrichment. Second, to remove from the country all the enriched uranium. And third, to close the illegal nuclear facility at Qom.” Israel’s demands are harsher than those of the international community, which – through the P5+1 – has indicated that Iran must cease enriching uranium to 20% but could keep for civilian purposes some of its stockpiles of uranium that had been enriched to a lesser degree.

On other issues in his Face the Nation appearance, Netanyahu walked carefully around a direct question posed to him about whether he thought the US should cut off military aid to the new interim government in Egypt. “Look, that’s an internal American decision,” he said. But then he added a caveat: “Our concern is the peace treaty with Egypt. One of the foundations of that peace treaty was the US aid given to Egypt.” He said that Israel and Egypt had maintained formal contacts during the past two years since Hosni Mubarak was deposed, “including now.”

Netanyahu also gave an answer that could be interpreted different ways when he was asked about US reports that Israel, as alleged by anonymous US officials, had been behind the attack last week on Latakia in Syria. The strike targeted Russian-made Yakhont antiship missiles that Israel has in the past warned could fall into Hezbollah’s hands. “Oh God, every time something happens in the Middle East Israel is accused,” Netanyahu said. “I’m not in the habit of saying what we did or we didn’t do. I’ll tell you what my policy is. My policy is to prevent the transfer of dangerous weapons to Hezbollah and other terror groups. And we stand by that policy.”

Most intrinsically, ‘crying wolf’ can only go on for so long. But what is incontestably true is the actual fact that PM Netanyahu’s hitching Jerusalem’s ‘do or die’ action (or lack thereof) to Obama Inc. will end up costing many more Jewish lives. There is no getting around this truth. More than a wet noodle….

And, if anyone thinks that this blog site is emitting hysterical rantings, just listen to the genocidal exhortations from both the past Islamic Hitler & now its present one; a leader which the Islamist-in-Chief is considering a ‘moderating’ force!

UPDATE: As posited, Obama Inc. sent Dempsey to Israel to give Iran’s newest Hitler a ‘chance’ – 

“US military chief likely to gauge Israeli intentions regarding Iran’s nuclear program, and possibly push Jerusalem to refrain from dramatic decisions in near future, in order to give diplomacy with Rouhani a chance.” As such, color this blogger a soothsayer…

Honoring A Loved One’s Birthday – Frank Kutnicki, z”l – Even When No Longer Among The Living…Commentary By Adina Kutnicki

Unfortunately, many lose a loved one (some may suffer multiple losses) at some point in their life. The inescapable cycle of life and death. And depending on whether the loss is sudden as opposed to ‘expected’, or tragically involves ones child, spouse, parent or sibling – the four most central relationships –  the emotions may vary widely. The strength, or lack thereof, of said relationship often becomes a mitigating factor. But there are common reactions to the aforementioned losses, especially when certain ‘trigger’ days roll around.

Specifically, the date of death is huge. In Judaism, we refer to the person’s yahrzheit. It looms ever so prominently in the back of ones consciousness, even if not verbalized. Ones anniversary, if missing a spouse, becomes more than bittersweet. Focusing on what could/should have been…Holidays are no walk in the park. But another prominent date is the loved ones birthday. How can one not think of each ‘birth’ year of said nearest and dearest, reminding us, once again, that our lost one will never reach said milestone? One can’t.

In this regard, there are indeed valuable resources for those of us grappling with such personal pain. And not being one who relies on ‘self help’ books, the fact that a particular book resonated at all speaks for itself. Besides, having lovingly received it from a nearest and dearest, today, in particular, it is appropriate to pass it on to others in need.  I Wasn’t Ready To Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping & Healing After The Sudden Death Of A Loved One by Brooke Noel & Pamela D. Blair, PH.D. is heartfelt, written by experts who have experienced their own trials and tribulations, only to pick themselves up from their pain and pass on some highly valuable insights. As to the birthday: ” The deceased person’s birthday is a time for remembering. You may feel your loss anew each time their birthday comes for many years. Your own birthday may feel different. You may wonder why you are still alive and they are not, and it will be difficult to celebrate your own life for a while….Many people find a sanctuary by creating a ritual with which to celebrate the deceased’s birthday. Perhaps you can surround yourself with other people who were close to the loved one. Perhaps you can take a walk in nature and just think and cry and rant and talk…” Most significantly, the book’s essence is crystal clear: It is not a ‘one size fits all’ process. And that’s a crucial component, though seemingly very obvious.

E. Charles Douville, MD, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, in his review of the book, stated: ” As one who deals with unexpected death, I am so pleased to find a truly valuable reference for those souls who are blindsided by such misery…This book is thoughtful, thorough and intensely meaningful. Up until now, Rabbi Kushner’s reference When Bad Things Happen To Good People has been my mainstay in such circumstances; I will add this book to my recommended list.”

So, today, July 31, is a day etched in stone, not unlike February 20. As such, a message to my beloved husband, Frank Kutnicki, z”l (of blessed memory), the father of our wonderful sons: Your birthday will always remain a part of those who cherished you.  You made everything possible. And for that, plus so much more, your family is forever grateful.

Gone, but not forgotten – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyQ31m0zvNY&list=PLeh4IiCHmJJxS_TRyv8x-oiehHvjb2yxE

The way it was…https://adinakutnicki.com/?attachment_id=15659 …the way it should have been…

The Uncomfortable, Yet Possible (Military) Parallels Between Egypt and America: Where Is The Intersection? What Are The Possibilities? Commentary By Adina Kutnicki

It would have been hard to fathom, only a few years back, the following imponderable, at least in the United States of America. Alas, these are NOT ordinary moments in time. As such, dangerous periods call for far reaching analysis, even if the mere thought makes one acutely uncomfortable. In fact, more than somewhat queasy. We all need to buck up.

Rest assured, if a patriot was at the helm, none of the following would be in the forefront, let alone up for ‘debate’. But it is what it is, and the evidence is piling up in the affirmative, thus, giving one considerable pause to posit: Could there be a military coup in America against the Obama dictatorship? But before your jaw drops, even reading about such a possibility, consider the following as prima facie proofs: 

Back in Aug. 2012, in anticipation of the election, this site warned against re-electing the most anti-American POTUS in U.S. historyYes, I know, a preponderance of fellow Jews re-elected this miscreant, and they too were taken to the wood shed. However, let’s be honest, their paltry numbers, in relation to the overall population, certainly didn’t push him to victory. So, while their behavior is patently bizarre – definitely in need of a collective psychiatric couch – Barack HUSSEIN Obama did not sail to victory on their shoulders. He got there many different ways, some of which were illegal.

That being said, radical revolutionaries travel in packs, as a result, Obama Inc. is stacked with their malfeasance. But what really is their end game? After we pile evidence upon evidence we are led to NO other conclusion, and its essence is incontrovertible: This is a regime gone wild ! What are the alternatives, unthinkable as they would (otherwise) seem?

ARTICLE 23 July 2013
“Could There Be A Military Coup in America Against the Obama Dictatorship”??
  1. military coup (ˈmɪlɪtərɪ kuː)
    Definitions

    noun
    1. a coup organized and carried out by members of the armed forces
    The definition seems simple enough to understand, then why can’t the Obama administration understand that what happened in Egypt was a ‘military coup’?
The answer is they do understand, but are hoping U.S. Military Commanders are not paying attention and listening.
Could a military coup happen in America, during the reign of Dictator Obama?  This would lead to extreme violence in America and I hope it never comes to this, but there are without a doubt U.S. military Generals who are not happy with the Communist run style he is running our government.
Obama is leading our country in the wrong direction.  For those who are keeping up with current times and issues, it is no secret Obama and his flunkies do not like America, and I would go as far as saying Obama hates this beautiful country.
What would it be like if U.S. military leaders decided to oust Dictator Obama.  Many people believe it would take an enormous amount of money, personnel, and time. In reality it would happen just as fast as it did in Egypt.
Are there U.S. Generals who would take this drastic step to save America.  At this time I do not believe there are military leaders who would risk their careers to save America.  I do believe there are U.S. Generals who despise Obama and his anti-American leadership methods.
If martial law were ever declared by Dictator Obama, I believe this would be the turning point in the decision making process of American Generals.  U.S. military leaders have always acted on what is in the best interest of our country.  They would not allow it to be destroyed by self interest mongers such as the Obama administration, the liberal media, and Islamic based terrorist supporters in America.
During a military coup it would take the public opinion of the public to push American Generals forward.  This happened in Egypt.  A military coup would lead to violence in America as we have not seen since the civil war.
Do readers think Dictator Obama and his crew have not thought about the possibility his own military could attempt a coup?  There is little doubt they have.  This is the only reason Obama attempts to placate U.S. military personnel. He needs them on his side if he is to succeed in destroying America.
The big question is, would military leaders in America have enough public support to carry out such an operation?  Publicly most Americans would say no, but I believe behind the scenes at least 50% of the population would.
Islam and their supporting liberals are doing their very best to destroy America.  Will it can? Will U.S. military leaders allow it to happen?
For our children I hope military leaders do not have to engage in a military coup in America.  The only true victims in any war are the children. Dave G.

So, just as Egypt’s military understood that to get rid of Morsi’s Brotherhood Mafia the only way forward was through a coup, it is entirely possible that the same conclusion will result with the U.S. chain of command. Yet, if not for the Brotherhood’s treason committed against Egypt this would hardly, at this volatile point, have come to pass. At the same time, Egypt’s leaders rightfully ignored Obama Inc. as they attempted to keep Morsi in power through threats of this and that.

Concomitantly, America is in very grave peril, and from its leadership too. Indeed, those who are familiar with these pages know full well that wishing doesn’t make it so, therefore, pretending that what is isn’t is a non-starter. Not only that, but magical thinking is NOT a substitute for concrete strategic policy making, certainly not in tiny besieged Israel, nor in the U. S., the (heretofore) greatest democracy in the world. Therefore, though it would be a shock – despite the co-option of many in the Pentagon – others along the chain of command may conclude that they have no other choice, but to grab the reins. It may become the only option to save the nation. But please heed this GRAVE warning from a retired U.S. Army Captain and pass it along, as if your (American) lives depend on it!

Nevertheless, a dark, dark prospect. Bone chilling.

MR. PRESIDENT, For TRANSPARENCY Sake, Isn’t There Something You’d Like To Confess To The American People? Commentary By Adina Kutnicki

Knowing full well that the leftward, appeasing media will never ask the most penetrating/salient questions it is incumbent upon the alternative media to hoist the mantle. To pick up the slack. In response to this daunting mission – and due to the fact that skeletons in any POTUS’s closet can become wildly dangerous to the national interest, utilizing blackmail as a prime tool – it behooves the rest of us to press Barack HUSSEIN Obama’s buttons. Besides, his skeletons are screaming to “come out”! 

Rest assured, if he was a private citizen and bent on the ‘down low’, well, it would hardly be worth any mention at all. What business is it of ours anyway? Don’t we all have our own lives to lead, and shouldn’t  grown ups recognize when not to meddle in another adult’s bedroom proclivities? Of course, the calculus does change, but mainly if one is a scorned spouse or said ‘person of interest’ is lusting after another’s child! But when it comes to the POTUS, whatever his/her name, lack of transparency is NOT optional. It is obligatory.

Yet, as the man-child, aka the POTUS, soils the People’s House, more secrets lay hidden than not. Besides, is this any way to demonstrate ones electoral mantra – one of many unfulfilled ‘promises’ – for a newly transparent leadership? Nope. And the fact of the matter is that re-shaking the ‘down low’ skeletons in the POTUS’s closet has become irksome and tiresome, but the truth needs to be out in the open. Not known to be much of a complainer, or one to eschew hard work, but some of us need vacations too, just like Michele and the girls! Moreover, the Lowlife-in-Chief continues his adventures sucking at the taxpayer trough, and with no relief in sight. Doesn’t he realize that the coffers are bled dry? Insult to injury. But make little mistake, had the ‘fetch it’ media conducted their due diligence before the wayward crew took up residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (turning it into a cross between a Hollyweird nightmare, and with the POTUS’s chief supporters knocking about), this too would have caught their attention: Rev Wright and his ‘guiding’ hands. What the hell is wrong with these people? 

Most significantly, Benghazigate and his ‘missing time’ is more than relevant to the discussion, and its blow back is reverberating on a global scale. It will continue to do so for heaven knows how long. And it is this secret which DIRECTLY led to an AWOL POTUS, at the time Americans were killed in Libya. Cause and effect.

‘Barack Obama hid ‘gay life’ to become president?’  By Dean Chambers What did they know and when did they know it? Remember it was Newsweek magazine, while they were still a print publication last year, that proclaimed Barack Obama our “first gay president.” Obama was believed by many in Chicago to be gay because of his decades of involvement in the gay bar scene in the city. This article in World Net Daily reports, “A prominent member of Chicago’s homosexual community claims Barack Obama’s participation in the “gay” bar and bathhouse scene was so well known that many who were aware of his lifestyle were shocked when he ran for president and finally won the White House.” The article quotes Kevin DuJan, of Hillbuzz.org, as saying, “Nobody who knew Obama in the gay bar scene thought he could possibly be president.” DuJan, who was a gossip columnist in Chicago for years while Obama was a community organizer there, told WND that he know from two different sources that “Obama was personally involved in the gay bar scene.” DuJan also emphasized, that Obama “is not heterosexual and he’s not bisexual He’s homosexual.”

WND also quotes Wayne Madsen, Navy intelligence analyst who worked for the National Security Agency from 1984 to 1988, as saying, “It is common knowledge in the Chicago gay community that Obama actively visited the gay bars and bathhouses in Chicago while he was an Illinois state senator.” Obama served four years as a state senator, after being elected to that position in November of 2004. The artice by Dr. Jerome Corsi has much much more proof of it’s claim that Obama is gay and has been gay for a long time. Read the article and decide for yourself, if you think Obama is gay and hid his homosexuality to remain “politically viable” and run for president. For those who are quick to say that his marriage to Michelle Obama and his two daughters disprove that he’s gay, remember that being gay is a choice one makes and it doesn’t change the fact, that even a gay man still has the ability to father children.

Remember Jim McGreevey, the former governor of New Jersey, who resigned the office in shame. He had been married to two women, had a daughter with each, before he announced in 2005, saying “I am a gay American.” Wikipedia lists his third spouse as a man named Mark O’Donnell. http://www.qstarnews.com/a/articletemplate3.cfm?articlenumber=2691

So, come on Mr. President, be a man and step up. Show the people what TRANSPARENCY really means. Besides, it is no longer necessary to hide behind wifey Michele, beard-like. DOMA has been knocked down, and you have already taken a tentative step forward, demonstrating that you are giddy with delight at the prospect of same sex ‘marriages’. So much so that you called a particular happy couple while aboard Air Force One. It is high time you ‘came out’. Be loud and proud! Walk like a man.This American-Israeli will be the first to wish you mazal tov, even paying for the long distance call. Promise.

Barack HUSSEIN Obama Acts As A Shield For Islamic Regimes: Iranian Freedom Fighters Exposed His Hand…Commentary By Adina Kutnicki

{Watcher of Weasels Award…scroll down to Non-Council Winners}

Many moons ago – at least in the time frame of countless ADD-afflicted westerners – the Islamist-in-Chief was immersed, as usual, in perpetual campaign mode and golf jaunts, all the while Iranian freedom fighters were slaughtered in their streets. Barely 4 years have passed since the leader of the free world ignored their pleas, as Iranians begged for assistance to remove the boot of the mullahs via the so called “twitter revolution. Obama Inc’s national disgrace is amply described within the above Washington Times Editorial.

It goes without saying, the Islamist-in-Chief has no interest in freeing the Mid East from the sword of Islam. His embrace of the Muslim Brotherhood Mafia is more than emblematic of said charge. In fact, the polar opposite is the case. Currently, the leader of the free world is agitating (also threatening Egypt’s military) for Morsi’s Mafia to be set free, even though Egypt’s military has evidence of treason against them. Think about what this means in terms of which side America is siding with and the geo-political blow back, its knock-on effects. Besides, each and every intervention (“leading from behind” or full frontal) ends in further disaster, both for the west and towards regional factions seeking freedom.

True to form, here is a devilish sampling of the Pyromaniac-in-Chief’s handiwork:

Regarding the Mid East landscape, the planned empowerment of the Muslim Brotherhood Mafia ala Egypt is resoundingly resonant. Thus, an earthquake in the Arab world’s most populous nation is erupting.  And since the Brotherhood Mafia is a GLOBAL organ the blow back exploded into the heart of Boston’s streets

As such, are the above constructs compatible with a Commander-in-Chief who hearts liberty and freedom, or is he more in line with totalitarian rule emanating from political-theo Islam, the authentic boot of the mullahs and assorted Islamists?

‘TORTURE VICTIM’S SISTER: ISLAMISTS ARE TERRORISTS’

‘We were expecting Mr. Obama to help the Iranian people … but he hasn’t’

  • The sister of a man arrested and tortured to death by the Islamic regime in Iran says the Iranian people love America and Americans and it hurt them when the Obama administration did nothing to help with a sprouting democracy movement there at the outset of his administration.

Nasrin Mohammadi was interviewed by WND about a pending lawsuit against the powers of Iran who jailed her brother, Akbar, for seven years, then killed him.

  • In two videos, she explains how the help sought by the Iranians, repressed under the mullahs of what was ancient Persia, never developed. The pro-democracy movement surged during the time of the Iranian elections, which took place shortly after Obama was elected.

The case in which she is a plaintiff against Iran and its president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is seeking $387 million in damages.

The claim recently was submitted by attorney Larry Klayman of Freedom Watch on behalf of members of the Mohammadi family, including Manouchehr, Reza, Simin and Nasrin.

“Iran is a state sponsor of terror that is performing acts of terrorism on citizens of its own country as well as the United States,” Klayman wrote in a Memorandum on Damages under the Alien Tort Claims Act, the Torture Victim Protection Act and the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act.

He said, “The systematic imprisonment, torture, and extrajudicial killings being performed deserve nothing but the most extreme monetary punishment. Because the award of punitive damages comes from multiple plaintiffs with multiple causes of action an amount of $300 million is appropriate in this instance… The amount is enough to punish the defendants, who continue to imprison, torture, and murder their own citizens and others who they oppose to this day.”

Klayman broke down the claim as $45 million for economic damages, $27 million for pain and suffering, “solatium damages,” which are mental anguish damages, of $15 million, and the $300 million in punitive damages.

“This amount is nothing but a drop in the bucket for the world’s second largest producer of oil and world’s most prolific and dangerous designated terrorist state,” Klayman noted.

He explained, “In cases such as this, the [court] analysis typically results in punitive damages in an amount three times Iran’s annual expenditure on terrorism, or $300,000,000.”

There was testimony submitted just weeks ago on the damages, since the defendants already are in default, having failed to respond to the court action.

The complaint charged Ahmadinejad, the nation’s supreme leader, the Revolutionary Guard, and the Islamic Republic of Iran as a whole brutally tortured and murdered Akbar Mohammadi.

He was the first student leader to call for “regime change” in Iran as part of the so-called Green Revolution, Klayman said.

“Hopefully,” Klayman said, “this trial will serve to wake up Americans and others to the threat of Islamic Iran to the civilized world, in order to have them demand that our government finally support the Iranian freedom movement by abandoning the administration’s policy of appeasement, truly support Israel, and eliminate these neo-Nazi mullahs and their proxies, as the nation was forced to do with Adolf Hitler.”

Testimony in the case was sought from former CIA Director Jim Woolsey, Iran experts Michael Ledeen and Ken Timmerman, and former U.N. Ambassador Alan Keyes.

“President Obama and his administration, rather than supporting freedom fighters like the Mohammadis and working for regime change (which would also eliminate Iran’s nuclear threat), have turned a blind eye to these crimes against humanity and instead, like Neville Chamberlain with Hitler, have sought to appease the Islamic Republic of Iran. Now, justice will finally be done in an American courtroom,” Klayman said.

The second part of Nasrin Mohammadi’s video: (An additional three parts of the series are contained in a report to be published soon).

“He (Akbar) was not just a freedom or political activist,” Nasrin Mohammadi explains. “I miss him today. I was so close to him.”

The goal is to pull back the curtain on the atrocities imposed by the government in Iran, she said.

“I’m proud of him. He lost his life for his nation, for freedom and human rights,” she said. “The regime took him to jail and arrested him. After serving seven years in jail, the regime took him in the dungeon of the jail and tortured him. He was killed under torture. He was chanting viva freedom.”

She said the case will reveal to the world the terrorists in the Islamic regime.

Nasrin Mohammadi relates in her second video how her parents were told by the government to shut her up too, and she eventually left Iran entirely.

“We were expecting Mr. Obama to help the Iranian people. … but he hasn’t,” she said. “Mr. Obama, are you with us or are you with the mullahs? Yes. Mr. Obama is with the mullahs…”

WND reported earlier when Judge Beryl Howell scheduled the trial in the dispute on behalf of the Mohammadi family.

The case originated several years ago on behalf of Akbar and Manouchehr Mohammadi. They were two famous student leaders who were instrumental in kick-starting the freedom movement in Iran.

The students were imprisoned and tortured, and in Akbar’s case, killed by the Islamic regime in Iran. Klayman said the case not only seeks compensation for the atrocities but, more importantly, justice for crimes against humanity.

Howell’s earlier ruling said Ahmadinejad, Ayatollah Sayid Ali Hoseyni Khamenei, the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution and the Islamic Republic of Iran were in default.

Klayman said Iran is a “major threat” to the world peace, and it needs to be put in its place.

“In so doing, not only will the Persian people be freed from bondage and terror, but the nuclear threat will have been largely eliminated, and Israel and the West protected from the horrors of this regime,” he said.

http://www.wnd.com/2013/06/torture-victims-sister-islamists-are-terrorists/

This site will not tolerate any refuge for the so called “Arab Spring”, in reality, an Arab nightmare, and the outrageous spin put out by Obama’s minions and their assorted leftist henchmen. Hence, the following also inserts the nail in the mendacious mantra, yes, Barack HUSSEIN Obama has Israel’s back!  

Indictment sealed.

The POTUS’s Illegal Actions: A 36 Page Compendium…Commentary By Adina Kutnicki

Much time, energy and resources (calling in ‘favors’ isn’t a one way street) has been exerted detailing the unlawful actions of Obama Inc. Predictably, the abusive messages from their minions pour in fast and furious…who can keep up…but this is like water off a duck’s back…And yes, the buck does stop at the POTUS’s door, even though his handmaidens and surrogates are equally culpable.  

Lest readers believe otherwise, there is no “malice aforethought” ( the term is generally applicable to the act of murder and its essence holds that of premeditation, but this is not the case herein, even though THEIR actions are fully pre-planned) in reporting their aggregate of malfeasance. In fact, it is downright depressing and degrading, as any patriot can attest. And just because one is an expatriate doesn’t make it any less compelling and onerous/burdensome.

But without having the goods none of the above would amount to squat. In fact, this blog’s compendium of research is so vast and pervasive it would take two lifetimes to completely do it justice. And yes, there are other topical-worthy matters – personal ones as well – which require this writer’s attention!

Hence, a short compilation will have to suffice. So commence with the latest, but start with this charge sheet: Indeed, in which universe is it legal to prop up community organizing grads at taxpayer expense? And with a regime gone wild, aren’t the abuses at the IRS more than meets the eye, knowing full well that the agency holds the keys to Obamacare, as well as the taxpayer trough? 

But why anyone is still shocked by their treachery is beyond comprehension, unless one is missing a few screws. And one needn’t be the sharpest tool in the shed either. Not at all. After all, there are so many poopy droppings, one can’t help but step in them. Yet to aid the process along, go back to this blog’s beginnings, precisely in August 2012, and the following was front and center: An anti-American POTUS runs an un-American campaign was meant to warn the readers of the disasters afoot, if the Radical-in-Chief managed to grab a second term!

Yet it is within Congress’s mandate/purview to rein them in, even if they are becoming more and more irrelevant – rubber stamp-like. And reports, per se, won’t cut it. Quick, decisive actions are mandatory, if America – as a Constitutional Republic – is to survive.

‘CONGRESSIONAL REPORT LISTS 36 PAGES OF OBAMA’S CRIMES’

AUGUST 17, 2010 BY Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson, Floyd Reports

Congressman Darrell Issa has produced a shocking new report detailing the Obama administration’s extensive use of taxpayer-funded propaganda, which he says breaks federal law. The report created for theHouse Committee on Oversight and Government Reform details how the former Alinskyite community organizer has channeled the resources of the federal government — that is, your money — to create “a sophisticated propaganda and lobbying campaign” made up of “inappropriate and sometimes unlawful public relations and propaganda initiatives.” The highlights include:

  • Using federal arts grants to spread Obama’s legislative message. Last August 10, administration officials held a conference call with National Endowment of the Arts grant recipients. Buffy Wicks, a college radical who worked in Valerie Jarrett‘s Office of Public Engagement, told the invitees,  “we’re going to come at you with some specific ‘asks’ here,” specifically supporting Obama’s initiatives on health care, the environment, or energy. She suggested, “We wanted folks to connect…with federal agencies, with labor unions, progressive groups, face groups [faith groups, perhaps?], women’s groups, you name it.”  Within 48 hours, no fewer than 21 arts organizations released a statement endorsing ObamaCare.
  • The Dept. of Health and Human Services paid MIT economist Jonathan Gruber nearly $400,000 for various jobs. He did not disclose his employment by HHS while writing a string of op-eds, nor while testifying before the Senate in favor of, ObamaCare.
  • The Justice Dept. hired Tracy Russo, the former blogger for John Edwards, to comment on internet articles or bulletin board messages that criticized Barack Obama and his agenda. She did this anonymously or used a pen name.
  • A Dept. of Education officer used the White House email to send his colleagues eight bullet points to “communicate the merits of the President’s proposal with your members and their audiences.”
  • Andy Griffith starred in a Medicare “update” that doubled as a commercial for Obama’s health care legislation. Not only is the PSAl propaganda, it is erroneous. A writer with the nonpartisan FactCheck.org remarked Griffith’s scripted “promise that ‘benefits will remain the same’ is just as fictional as the town of Mayberry.”
  • The White House routinely drove traffic to websites that lobby for Obama’s legislation.

You can read the full report here.(update: it looks like ALL the links are now broken, having checked back 3 months later on 10/16/13, but they were in FULL view July 2013…pray tell, why??) 

It’s not bad enough the president is a megalomaniac who skirts the law to foist his far-Left agenda on the American people — he also uses your money to do it.”

A very capable rendition of what’s what can be found at Anti-Obama “Witch Hunts”…or WHICH Hunts?“. Western Center for Journalism, as usual, let’s it all hang out. NOT only that, but there appears to be a ‘smoking gun’, one which can bring the whole regime to its knees. Its essence is found within the so called Birther kerfuffle, one which is dismissed as crackpot-worthy. Not so fast. Recall, ‘The Teflon-One’ hired a slew of high priced lawyers to shield his documents from outing. Well and good. However, one of THEIR own resident experts, a forensics document examiner !, is jumping on board – the ‘Birther’ wagon. Holy crap.

And while it is heartening to realize that Rep Issa has led the charge sheet, it won’t matter a whit if Obama & gang are not behind bars, not unlike other Federal criminals. For if abusing tax payer funds (the tip of their crimes) in the service of radical, community organizing “ideals” – to make good on his/their promise to “transform” America – is not a criminal act, then what exactly rises to the definition? 

Isn’t it crystal clear from all of the above, plus so much more, that bringing down America is their raison d’etre?

While America Spirals Downward & The West Is On The Precipice, What Tactics Are Used To Deflect The Public From Obama Inc’s Crimes? Commentary By Adina Kutnicki

One would need round the clock surveillance of Obama Inc. (a criminal regime which rivals the worst tin pot dictatorships…no wonder they heart each othereven as the Radical-in-Chief just saluted mass murdering Ho Chi Minh in a press conference, stating that this communist killer was inspired by the Founding Fathers…oh so sickening…what has happened to the late, great USA…this deviant POTUS can also teach a thing or two to the real Mafia Inc) to catch them in their many acts of betrayal.

But like others who flout the rule of law they are not as smart as they think they are, even though this wayward crew is rife with graduates from the once hallowed Ivy League. Instead, they have left enough breadcrumbs to get locked up for life, perhaps two lifetimes, but that would take members of Congress with balls. Nevertheless, if they still want to lay claim to the mantle of the ‘smart set’, this blog highly recommends they return to school for refresher courses. Remedial education is mandated, forthwith. Besides, one is never too old to learn their proper lessons.

And while building more jail cells to house the likes of Obama Inc. would help the flatter than flat job market, surely there are more efficient ways to boost the labor force. But no matter, these are the cards dealt, and those of us who love freedom and its underpinnings will just have to suck it up and charge ahead. Yet, before this can be done, it is imperative to unlock their ‘head fakes’, as the deeper lessons learned are key to liberty’s survival.

So, as Americans (others too) are mesmerized by the reality tv-like sordid saga of Weiner’s sexcapades (a deviant middle aged man…talk about Demsters scraping the bottom of the barrel, but they too have their limits) all is not as it seems. 

On the one hand, the titillating effects of Weiner’s private parts (readers, take mental note of the slang meaning of his last name…you can’t make this stuff up) is grist for the talk show circuit, yet this is SERIOUS business. How exactly? Hint: It has zip to do with Weiner’s inability to keep his pants zipped, but it does involve wifey, Huma Abedin. Pay strict heed to the following: She is part and parcel of the House of Saud and its grand jihad. Moreover, Barack HUSSEIN Obama’s roots are deeply embedded within the Wahhabist kingdom too. But it is not as if Abedin dropped from the sky onto U.S. shores and into Hillary Clinton’s (her real partner) orbit. Not at all. She entered through the same stealth arena detailed in the above commentary, the House of Saud and its grand jihad – the MSA. Becoming a Board Member, exactly like all its infamous Al Qaeda/Brotherhood alumni, she held sway over its recruits. This coy diva shoots for the top and she learned her jihadi lessons well. More pointedly, wayward hubbie is receiving donations from the Brotherhood Mafia’s propaganda arm, Al Jazeera…listen to these tidbits blow by blow, via terror hunter Tom Trento’s Trentovision! Color this hunter and digger shocked – or not…Not only that, ‘Mama Dearest’ (the wanna be Mayor’s mother-in-law) is the Dean of a women’s university in Saudi Arabia and is a TOP Sisterhood operative. Know this, when it comes to discrimination in the misogynist Muslim/Arab world, dispensation is made for jihad, stealth or direct.

Now, onto the sex, lies and diversions…

By Douglas J. Hagmann – Northeast Intelligence Network

24 July 2013:  Are you growing tired of the continuing distractions created by the Obama-Holder regime of racial radicalization regarding the Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman matter? I believe there is one way that this matter could be forever sent to the ever growing black hole of criminal activities perpetrated by this tyrannical regime and media complicity. Perhaps we could ask Mr. Zimmerman to legally change his name to Benjamin Ghazi, or Ben Ghazi, thereby assuring that his name and perhaps the incident itself would never be again spoken by Obama.

I have not computed the print space, air time, or the passion expended by the bobble-headed political pundits pertaining to the Zimmerman case, but I suspect that it far exceeds the coverage of the events leading up to the murder of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012. While Obama and his cabal of cronies continue to use the Holder justice department to stir racial tensions and steamroll states into submission, the focus of the American people is purposely being directed away from the historic beginnings of a third world war that we are about to see unfold.

The events in Benghazi, once exposed for all to see, will reveal that the CIA, Obama’s other “private army,” was involved in one of the largest arms trafficking operations in the Middle East by furnishing arms and training to the anti-Assad terrorists. It is the agenda of the Saudis and the Muslim Brotherhood that Obama has been and continues to export, yet Americans remain largely in the dark about such world changing matters.

Speaking of the Muslim Brotherhood, perhaps Hillary Rodham Clinton aide Huma Abedin, now the new Tammy Wynette of New York state politics, could urge her husband, Anthony “Carlos Danger” Weiner to change his “sexting” handle to something less likely to be picked up by the corporate media. May I suggest Fast ‘n Furious, which just might be more appropriate to his serial disturbance of electrons as images of his private parts stream through the NSA fiber-optic filters, rendering the obligatory government watchers temporarily traumatized.

After all, if it is not picked up by today’s scratch and sniff media, it doesn’t appear to exist.

But while it is doubtful that the wanna be Mayor will last long enough to get on the ticket, meanwhile, the gangsters running Washington are charging forward, distracting the masses through their media surrogates. Yet, where are they heading? Straight towards a World War, which will make the last two pale in comparison. And even though Morsi and his Brotherhood Mafia are on the outs due to Egypt’s military coup (not a bad move on the part of the Generals…never mind) they are creating mayhem all throughout the Mid East, and beyond, with their Al Qaeda brethren. 

It’s way beyond a dangerous worldwide mess, yet the losers, as it stands, will be those who cherish freedom. At the same time, the Islamist-in-Chief is toiling to cement his Brothers into the most important recesses, sooner than later, of the United Sharia States of America!

Al Qaeda Bearing Down On Three Israeli Fronts: PM Netanyahu Dropped The Ball, Barack HUSSEIN Obama-Once Again-AWOL…Commentary By Adina Kutnicki

This site has continually lambasted Jerusalem’s dependence on Washington for its ‘red light/green light’ security imperatives. As a result, four months ago, a featured commentary warned of the bellying up of Al Qaeda to Israel’s borders. Nevertheless, despite any babblings to the contrary, PM Netanyahu has indeed been hewing to the Islamist-in-Chief’s ‘hands off’ policy, particularly in relation to any ‘root canal’ operations threatening its borders.    

So, is it any surprise that DEBKAfile’s intelligence analysts are also blasting PM Netanyahu, for his absolute failure to deal with the Al Qaeda menace encircling Israel’s throat, even though it was evidenced many months ago? Not to mention the fire alarm emanating from PM Netanyahu, just 10 days ago: Netanyahu: Iran ‘weeks away’ from crossing red line! What kind of leader cuts it so close to the trip wire? Rhetorical question.
DEBKAfile Special Report July 24, 2013, 8:45 AM (IDT)
That the Netanyahu government took a wrong turn in its policy of non-intervention in the Syrian conflict was manifested by the warning coming from the IDF’s military intelligence (AMAN) chief Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi Tuesday night, July 23, when he said that Syria had become a global battleground for al Qaeda.

Addressing a passing-out ceremony at the IDF’s Officers’ School, Kochavi warned that the thousands of al Qaeda pouring into Syria from around the world are fighting to create an Islamic state there, just as they are in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen. This peril, he said, is closing in on Israel, Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.
At the UN Security Council in New York, his words were echoed by Robert Serry, UN Coordinator of the Middle East peace process, who said Syria “is increasingly turning into a big global battleground.”
It is important to note that Gen. Kochavi issued his warning shortly after returning home from meetings in
Washington with senior US military and intelligence officers.  He flew to the US on July 17, on the day that hostilities flared between the Israeli and Syrian armies in the southern Golan on a scale which was never released to the public.
That clash marked the bankruptcy of the government and army command’s efforts to stop the tide of violence from reaching Israel’s northern borders by means of a tactic of virtual non-involvement, aside from limited aid to certain Syrian rebel groups, medical care for some of their wounded and certain unreported small-scale operations.

Threats from five separate sources now threaten to swamp those efforts entirely. They are posed by the Syrian army; Hizballah; global jiahdists; armed Syrian rebel militias funded by Saudi Arabia; and Al Qaeda groups bolstered for the first time by the arrival in recent weeks Pakistani Taliban groups of fighters.
Islamist forces are thrusting forward strongly in eastern, northern and western Syria. They murder any non-Islamist rebel chiefs, especial Free Syrian Army commanders, standing in their way and are moving on towards Lebanon and Jordan as well.
What strikes most concern in Jerusalem, are the first signs of a tie-in between al Qaeda in Syria and al Qaeda in Sinai. The intelligence chief’ went to Washington with a report that coordinated terrorist operations against Israel were shaping up for the first time from Syria, Sinai and possibly Lebanon too.

It was suddenly borne in on Israel that its two strikes against Syria’s chemical weapons and the transfer of advanced hardware to Hizballah were wide of the mark. The greatest danger has turned out to be Al Qaeda’s spreading potency. Anyway, chemical warfare has since spread across the Syrian battlefield and Hizballah forces fighting in Syria simply take direct delivery of advanced weapons from the Syrian army, without even trying to transfer them to Lebanon.

The IDF has failed to come to grips with Al Qaeda on the Syrian front no less than the Egyptian army, for different reasons, has succeeded in curbing the jihadist marauders in Sinai.
As the mainstream Syrian rebel movement crumbles, al Qaeda is bolstered by an influx of fighters, weapons and funds from across the Muslim world, including the Persian Gulf. Over the past year, the IDF has had to reconfigure its deployment against Syria – first to contend with the potential of chemical weapons, then Iranian military involvement, followed by Hizballah’s advance towards the Israeli border and now al Qaeda’s inroads.
Gen. Kochavi was not led to expect a sympathetic hearing in Washington for Israel’s concerns.
The Obama administration is up to its neck in its efforts to speed the US military drawdown in Afghanistan and break off contact with the Taliban, whose Pakistani branch has meanwhile turned up in Syria.

The Israeli intelligence chief found Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the US Chiefs of Staff, fully engaged in phrasing an open letter to senators to rebuff their criticism of President Barack Obama’s decision to stay out of the Syrian conflict:
In his letter, he outlined the five options for involvement with price tags:
1. Training, advising and assisting the opposition;
2. Conducting limited strikes;
3. Establishing a no-fly zone;
4. Creating buffer zones inside Syria;
5. Controlling Damascus’s chemical arms.

Gen Dempsey estimated that the first option would cost about $500m a year, while each of the other four actions would require roughly $1bn a month, i.e., $12bn a year.
The US army chief did not elaborate on the long-term cost to the US treasury of non-involvement in operations to keep al Qaeda at bay as it fights to get a stranglehold on Syria, like in Yemen and North African Sahara.
Israel’s Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon and its chief of staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz are struggling with imperatives to cut down on military outlay at the very moment when they need extra funding too keep the Al Qaeda menace away from Israel’s door. Gen. Dempsey has helped them by calculating costs. But that’s as far as it goes. For the fight, Israel is on its own.

IF Jerusalem does not see the Obama regime as a clear and present danger to its interests, then surely they are unfit to lead. In fact, during his first term all the warning signs were neon red, thus, months before the 2012 election, the following clarion call emitted from these pagesAnd not unlike a metastasizing cancer, the past five years (more precisely, since the hellish Oslo Peace/Death Accords…yet the ‘peace’ train is still chugging forward!) have demonstrated a complete breakdown in Israel’s strategic calculus, one in which walking and chewing gum have been a non-starter, even though doing so would have reaped many rewards. But THAT would take statesmen at the helm.

In plain English, in concert with choking off Al Qaeda’s (and assorted jihadi groups under its command…six of one…half a dozen of another) strangehold, Israel’s thrust against Iran’s genocidal program could have been executed in parallel. So, not only are Hezbollah, Al Qaeda, etc freely operating in Syria, as are all of Iran’s proxy arms, but the heretofore ‘red line’ has essentially come and gone.  

Most intrinsically, whatever future actions Jerusalem takes, in relation to the above circle of death, its fallout will be at an exponentially higher cost to Israel’s (held captive to appeasement-oriented leaders) citizens. And herein lies its (strategic) essence.

Terror Hunter, Tom Trento – Once Again – Enters The Fray Via Trento Vision: Is Israel Smart Enough To Attack Iran? Commentary By Adina Kutnicki

Only those living in a cave, or in their own alternate universe, aren’t aware that the nuclear clock is ticking via Iran’s genocidal regime. In this regard, PM Netanyahu’s infamous ‘red line’ has been explored ad infinitum. Contained within the embedded link can be found the gravity of the situation, aka, the ‘matzav’. 

That being said, ‘to strike or not’ has never been about the ability to do so, as Israel possesses the requisite ‘tools’ without any back up needed from the Islamist-in-Chief. But it has always been, and tragically so, the case that Jerusalem’s joined-at-the-hip dependency on Washington has hampered effective action, and not just in the Iranian orbit. True, booms here and there exploded as required, but they were only tactical delays, albeit momentarily (mentally) uplifting. A false sense of security. ‘Permission slips’ are the usual ‘norm’.

Into the fray enters Tom Trento from The United WestSome readers are familiar with the connection herein, but for those who aren’t it is time to jump on board. His info/intel/insights are priceless. Seal Team Six seems to agree too, otherwise they would not have aired on Trentovision.
 
Is Israel smart enough to attack
Iran?
Many people think that a preemptive attack by one country against another is
unacceptable in today’s enlightened world. HA! First of all, we are fighting an enemy,
Jihadi Muslims, who reject the “enlightened” elements of the 21st century and secondly,
we are dealing with actionable threats that can bring about apocalyptic results.
Watch this show as we sift through some very touchy areas related to the
USA and Israel destroying Iran’s nuclear capability.
***
TUNE IN – THURSDAY JULY 18 – 5PM (E)
Join us on Thursday at 5pm eastern, as we talk with Major General Paul Vallely
Billy and Karen Vaughn, parents of SEAL team Six warrior, Aaron,
who was killed in action on August 6, 2011.
This disturbing story of Extortion 17 (call sign of the helicopter that went down)
is a graphic example of how the US government is betraying it’s war fighters
and it’s citizens in prosecuting a convoluted doctrine of modern warfare.
WATCH OUR DAILY SHOW
MON – FRI 5 – 6P, EASTERN TIME
As to the question of pre-emption and its legal legitimacy, look no further than to the world’s expert, Professor Louis Rene Beres (my mentor). Most significantly, Project Daniel was presented to PM Ariel Sharon back in 2003, regarding Israel’s legal right to pre-empting Iran’s genocidal program.
Yes, oftentimes it takes those outside the established leadership to get to the heart of the matter. As a matter of record, if not for alternative media as well as stalwart hunters and diggers, the dangers within – purposefully fueled by Obama Inc. – would be exponentially worse.
In effect, those who are tasked to serve and protect American citizens are doing no such thing. In fact, the citizens need protection from them! But it is not as if it is a bed of roses in Israel either. Hell no. IF not for the leftist machinations from Israel’s civil society elites – who really run the country – its strategic situation would not be in a noose, duly evinced by peering through the enemy’s binoculars!
 

PHASE TWO To ‘Deconstructing The U.S. Economy’: Gold Plunges 66%, Two Days Later JP Morgan’s MAIN Gold Warehouse Catches Fire. Coincidence? What’s Going On? Commentary By Adina Kutnicki

Many of us who have been paying attention, especially those who ‘dig’ for the truth, have been raising alarms over the current financial chicanery (as well as the erupting scandals) exacerbated by Obama Inc., in tandem with worldwide players. In particular, the in-bed manipulation, via politicians and banksters, is coming to a head. However, its effects will absolutely explode under the reign of Obama, and it is not for nothing. 

As leader of the (heretofore) free world, whatever the Radical-in-Chief sets in motion reverberates worldwide. As such, a centerpiece expose’ set this particular blog discussion on course, back in August 2012. Barack HUSSEIN Obama’s Deconstruction Plans: Green-Wise Via The Economy & Disarming The Citizens Via Gun Control was a warning shot. It was followed up, in rapid succession, by Shoring Up The POTUS’s Second Term PlansBoth were the foundations for future commentaries, based upon highly suspicious information leaking out (from trusted investigative contacts) re ‘mama Janet’s’ DHS, duly described herehereherehereherehereand so on, until its cumulative warning evinced at The Killing Of The Dollar & Obama Inc’s Erupting Scandals: Where Is The Nexus?

Most significantly, before reaching the thrust of the fire – literally – pay heed to the following, warned about at Killing The Dollar

Some might be surprised to learn that the fate of America’s economy has already been determined, verified and announced by the Obama White House. Yet, it has received scant attention from the corporate media. In 2011, economist Kyle Bass interviewed a senior member of the Obama administration about its planned solutions for fixing the US economy and trade deficit[i].The economic agenda: In plain sight

Among the questions he asked was about U.S. exports and wages, but the question itself was not nearly as important as the response he received from this senior administration official. In fact, this single, seven word response clarifies everything, explains everything, and leaves little else to discuss: “We’re just going to kill the dollar.”

Now, onto the ‘deconstruction of the economy’ referenced above, and it includes both currencies – the dollar AND gold.

Massive Fire JPMorgan Gold Depot – False Flag? (Video)

Sunday, July 21, 2013

What better way to make sure there is no longer any gold than to ‘destroy the lack of evidence’? A massive fire has struck JPMorgan’s gold depot. Does the FACT that JPMorgan’s gold inventory plunged 66% on Friday have ANYTHING at all to do with this fire? When will American’s learn the bankers have looted us all? At least all of us still doing business with the bankers….something I gave up long ago…

A journalist on scene on Wall Street this evening has just sent us footage of a massive fleet of Firetrucks and ambulances in front of JP Morgan’s former headquarters at 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, with fire-fighters stating they are responding to a COMMERCIAL VAULT FIRE IN THE BASEMENT of JPM’s headquarters at 15 Broad St!
With JPM’s gold inventory plunging 66% Friday to an all-time low of 46,000 ounces, and with reportedly over 502,000 ounces still standing against JPM for the JUNE gold contract, is the long anticipated force-majeure event in progress?

*UPDATE: FDNY tweet confirms fire is in a commercial vault!…herein as well – Liveleak.com reports on massive fire in the basement at JP Morgan gold warehouse on Wall Street.

Make no mistake, gold’s plunge 66%, this past Friday, set the actual fire in motion! Coincidence?  

Due to all of the above a decision was made, in April 2013, to agree to review Bringing Down America: An FBI Informant With The WeathermenThis was not undertaken lightly, with the forethought that it could serve as another lightening rod for those seeking – at all costs – to protect this dangerous regime. Nevertheless, this blog stands by every charge presented at American Thinker.