When is a sports center not just a sports center? Well, for one thing, when it's named for a terrorist. From the Washington Times, :
In one instance, about $410,000 in American aid helped finance the new Salah Khalaf Recreation and Sports Center in the West Bank city of Nablus.The center, officially opened May 29, is named for the man considered the spiritual godfather of the Palestinian Black September faction responsible for the 1972 massacre at the Munich Summer Olympics.
The effort by U.S. lawmakers was triggered by a report in Palestinian Media Watch that U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) money was being funneled to Palestinian organizations even though they have refused to sign a pledge saying they would not work with officially designated terrorist groups such as Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade.
In addition, Palestinian municipalities and universities have accepted substantial U.S. aid, freeing up other funds for anti-Israel and anti-U.S. protests or to honor terrorist "martyrs."
So U.S. aid is paying for anti-U.S. protests. No wonder the jihadists are so confident of ultimate victory.
Oh this is such an easy one...NO more aid to arab lands that support terrorism...if they want our aid dollars they must earn them by taking steps to rid their countries of islamic extremism...they can think of it as kind of a "work for welfare" program.
This sure is easy...not another dime to Jordan, Egypt, et. al. I do so enjoy hearing from Jordon's king how much the muslim middle easterners hate us. Of course, they love American money, clothes, cars, products, etc. The money we send to these thugs is better spent on our own.
I wonder if Heinz-Kerry donated to this, as well...
TeRAYsa? That saucy, sexy, cheeky chick of 65 who is "sorry I ever left Africa".
What a blight on the White House that would be.
It's stomach-churning, truly.
I have to agree. Not one red cent for ANY Muslim country. Indonesia, Pakistan, Saudi, not one! In fact, withdraw all companies, executives and whatnot from those same places, export them elsewhere...let the Jihadists exlpain THEN, how we're eveil after we're gone...'course then it'll be our "evil" solar/wind/biodesal/cold fusion that is the root of all their problems.
And hell no, I wouldn't export even a fraction of that tech to them...
President Reagan clearly stated, repetitively, that government is the problem. Only intellectuals, a la Orwell, would think funding our enemies makes sense. Only the State Department could think we can jolly these Islamic subhumans into being sweet and kind. Score another coup for Grover Norquist and the Islamic fifth column who are playing these agencies like a Wurlitzer.
Among the little Jihads that together make up the one Big Jihad, the relentless Jihad by Arab Muslims (partly aided by those "Palestinian" Christian Arabs who identify with, and promote, the Muslim Jihad -- some out of a desire to curry favor with the Muslims among whom they live, and whose goodwill they need, others because their felt "Arabness" necessarily includes a large, sometimes overwhelming, element of Islam even for the non-Muslim Arab), the longest-running in recent history is that against Israel. To fund in any way those who enthusiastically engage in this Jihad, which has taken on a symbolic importance (therefore any further concessions by Israel, or its ultimate disappearance, would encourage Jihadists everywhere; a refusal by Israel to engage in further retreat, and a willingness by an implacable United States to stiffen Israel's spine and back it to the hilt (for the Israelis, who are foolish at negotiations, and constantly making concessions that are idiotic -- witness how they handed back all of the Sinai, when they might have kept all, or much, or some of it, or handed it back, but in a 50-year period during which Egypt would have had to be on good behavior, time enough perhaps to change a generation or two of Egyptians) would do much to dampen the Jihadist ardor and the belief that ultimately they are on the path to victory world-wide). It is maddening to have American taxpayers funding the P.A. and those who would, if they could, do them great harm. For even if their malevolence, based on Islamic tenets, is currently focused on Israel, it extends -- as extend it must -- to all Infidels, everywhere, whatever the sly assurances to the contrary.
Subject: WWW III - While we snooze
: WW III
You have to read the catalogue of events in this brief piece.
Then, ask yourself how anyone can take the position that all we have to do is bring our troops home from Iraq, sit back, re-set the snooze alarm, go back to sleep, and no one will ever bother us again.
In case you missed it, World War III began in November 1979... that alarm has been ringing for years.
U.S. Navy Captain Ouimette is the Executive Officer at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida. Here is a copy of the speech he gave last month. It is an accurate account of why we are in so much trouble today and why this action is so necessary.
AMERICA NEEDS TO WAKE UP!
That's what we think we heard on the 11th of September 2001 (When more than 3,000 Americans were killed -AD) and maybe it was, but I think it should have been "Get Out of Bed!" In fact, I think the alarm clock has been buzzing since 1979 and we have continued to hit the snooze button and roll over for a few more minutes of peaceful sleep since then.
It was a cool fall day in November 1979 in a country going through a religious and political upheaval when a group of Iranian students attacked and seized the American Embassy in Tehran. This seizure was an outright attack on American soil; it was an attack that held the world's most powerful country hostage and paralyzed a Presidency. The attack on this sovereign U. S. embassy set the stage for events to follow for the next 23 years.
America was still reeling from the aftermath of the Vietnam experience and had a serious threat from the Soviet Union when then, President Carter, had to do something. He chose to conduct a clandestine raid in the desert.
The ill-fated mission ended in ruin, but stood as a symbol of America's inability to deal with terrorism.
America's military had been decimated and downsized/right sized since the end of the Vietnam War. A poorly trained, poorly equipped and poorly organized military was called on to execute a complex mission that was doomed from the start.
Shortly after the Tehran experience, Americans began to be kidnapped and killed throughout the Middle East. America could do little to protect her citizens living and working abroad. The attacks against US soil continued.
In April of 1983 a large vehicle packed with high explosives was driven into the US Embassy compound in Beirut. When it explodes, it kills 63 people. The alarm went off again and America hit the Snooze Button once more.
Then just six short months later a large truck heavily laden down with over 2500 pounds of TNT smashed through the main gate of the US Marine Corps headquarters in Beirut and 241 US servicemen are killed. America mourns her dead and hit the Snooze Button once more.
Two months later in December 1983, another truck loaded with explosives is driven into the US Embassy in Kuwait, and America continues her slumber.
The following year, in September 1984, another van was driven into the gates of the US Embassy in Beirut and America slept.
Soon the terrorism spreads to Europe. In April 1985 a bomb explodes in a restaurant frequented by US soldiers in Madrid.
Then in August a Volkswagen loaded with explosives is driven into the main gate of the US Air Force Base at Rhein-Main, 22 are killed and the snooze alarm is buzzing louder and louder as US interests are continually attacked.
Fifty-nine days later a cruise ship, the Achille Lauro is hijacked and we watched as an American in a wheelchair is singled out of the passenger list and executed.
The terrorists then shift their tactics to bombing civilian airliners when they bomb TWA Flight 840 in April of 1986 that killed 4 and the most tragic bombing, Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988, killing 259.
Clinton treated these terrorist acts as crimes; in fact we are still trying to bring these people to trial. These are acts of war.
The wake up alarm is getting louder and louder. The terrorists decide to bring the fight to America. In January 1993, two CIA agents are shot and killed as they enter CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
The following month, February 1993, a group of terrorists are arrested after a rented van packed with explosives is driven into the underground parking garage of the World Trade Center in New York City. Six people are killed and over 1000 are injured. Still this is a crime and not an act of war?
The Snooze alarm is depressed again.
Then in November 1995 a car bomb explodes at a US military complex in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia killing seven service men and women.
A few months later in June of 1996, another truck bomb explodes only 35 yards from the US military compound in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. It destroys the Khobar Towers, a US Air Force barracks, killing 19 and injuring over 500. The terrorists are getting braver and smarter as they see that America does not respond decisively.
They move to coordinate their attacks in a simultaneous attack on two US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. These attacks were planned with precision. They kill 224. America responds with cruise missile attacks and goes back to sleep.
The USS Cole was docked in the port of Aden, Yemen for refueling on 12 October 2000, when a small craft pulled along side the ship and exploded killing 17 US Navy Sailors. Attacking a US War Ship is an act of war, but we sent the FBI to investigate the crime and went back to sleep.
And of course you know the events of 11 September 2001. Most Americans think this was the first attack against US soil or in America. How wrong they are.
America has been under a constant attack since 1979 and we chose to hit the snooze alarm and roll over and go back to sleep.
In the news lately we have seen lots of finger pointing from every high officials in government over what they knew and what they didn't know. But if you've read the papers and paid a little attention I think you can see exactly what they knew. You don't have to be in the FBI or CIA or on the National Security Council to see the pattern that has been developing since 1979.
The President is right on when he says we are engaged in a war. I think we have been in a war for the past 23 years and it will continue until we as a people decide enough is enough.
America needs to "Get out of Bed" and act decisively now. America has been changed forever. We have to be ready to pay the price and make the sacrifice to ensure our way of life continues. We cannot afford to keep hitting the snooze button again and again and roll over and go back to sleep.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Admiral Yamamoto said "...it seems all we have done is awakened a sleeping giant." This is the message we need to disseminate to terrorists around the world.
Support Our Troops and support President Bush for having the courage, political or militarily, to address what so many who preceded him didn't have the backbone to do both Democrat and Republican. This is not a political thing to be hashed over in an election year this is an AMERICAN thing. This is about our Freedom and the Freedom of our children in years to come.
Please forward this to as many people as you can especially to the young people and all those who dozed off in history class and who seem so quick to protest such a necessary military action.
The following email came to me
It was addressed to Keithjoy@aol.com
so I'm confused as to how it got to me @yahoo.com
Anyways
The terrorrists are desperate for money as you can see in the email
Subject: Utilize this for the orphanages
From: iyesa24@post.cz Add to Address Book
To: keithjoy@aol.com
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 13:54:00 +0200 (CEST)
PRAISE ALLAH, THE MOST BENEVOLENT.
I am Mrs Iyesa Ismaila,named person from Kuwait. I am married to
Late Malam Usman Ismaila of blessed memory who worked with Kuwait
embassy in Sudan for nine years before he died in the year
2000.We were married for eleven years without a child. He died
after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his
death we were both very devoted muslims.Since his death I too
have been battling with both cancer and fibroid problems.When my
late husband was alive he deposited the sum of$10.5 Million (Ten
Million Five hundred thousand U.S. Dollars) with an oversea
security company. Presently,this money is still with the Security
Company.
Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next
three months due to cancer problem. Though what disturbs me most
is my stroke sickness. Having known my condition I decided to
donate this fund to either a mosle organisation or devoted muslim
individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to
instruct herein. I want this muslim organisation or individual to
use this money in all sincererity to fund mosques,
orphanages,widows and also propagating the word of ALLAH and to
ensure that the society upholds the views and beliefs of the holy
Quran.
The holy Quran emphasized so much on ALLAH'S benevolence and this
has encouraged me to take this bold step. I took this decision
because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and
my husband relatives are new Christians converts and I don't want
my husband's hard earned money to be misused by people I call
unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money will be
used in an unholy manner. Hence the reason for taking this bold
decision. I know that after death I will be with ALLAH the most
beneficient and the most merciful. I don't need any telephone
communication in this regard because of my health and also the
presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I don't want
them to know about this development. With ALLAH all things are
possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the
contact of the Security Company. I will also issue you a letter
of authority that will prove you as the original-beneficiary of
this fund. I want you and the Muslim community where you reside
to always pray for me. My happiness is that I lived a life of a
true devoted muslim worthy of emulation. Whoever that wants to
serve the ALLAH must serve him in truth and in fairness. Please
always be prayerful all through your life. Any delay in your
reply will give me room in sourcing for a muslim organisation or
a devoted muslim for this same purpose.Until I hear from you, my
dreams will rest squarely on your shoulders. You can as well mail
me through this mailbox: iyesa56@post.cz
May the almighty ALLAH continue to guide and protect you.
Best Regards,
Mrs. Iyesa Ismaila.
long-running internet scam. disregard unless you want to report it to the offending ISP.