SpankyMcFarland

I can answer any question you ask. But you have to ask it. Instead of answering my arguments and facts, which you seem unable to do, you resort to screams of racism. And I thought that was only the tactic of woke leftist crybabies? AIPAC and its affiliates are massively funding the opponents of Israel’s critics, including Jews like Andy Levin who was defeated this way. That’s is what I allege. Do you deny it? https://theintercept.com/2022/08/02/michigan-primary-andy-levin-results-aipac/

On holidays out of the country, I’m afraid.

And I hope you all enjoyed Diwali yesterday.

Let’s not forget these were normal young people stuck in a nightmare not of their making. Here’s a song from the Great War to the tune of What a Friend I Have in Jesus: When this bloody war is over, No more soldiering for me, When I get my civvy clothes on, Oh, how happy I shall be. No more church parades on Sunday, No more begging for a pass. You can tell the sergeant-major, To stick it up his bleeding …

Firstly, my statements regarding the spending activities of one group of organizations were not libel because they were based on fact which I demonstrated with links. Secondly, they were certainly not a blood libel. To accuse me of a blood libel is utterly false.

Start again. What did I say exactly that you object to - quote my words - and then explain why you think it is a ‘blood libel’? See below about the use of the slang word Benjamin for hundred dollar bills. I have bolded the relevant text for you: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/c-note.asp#:~:text="C-note" is used,front of the %24100 banknote. I don’t think you understand why Omar got into trouble for her remark. You’re looking at the wrong part of the sentence.

What do you mean?

I don’t think Eisenhower’s testimony can be lightly dismissed by anybody: In another public statement the man who later became President of the United States was blunt: “It wasn’t necessary to hit them with that awful thing.” And this is quite the opener too. A crucial element was the imminent arrival of the Soviet Army in Japan: https://www.wagingpeace.org/the-decision-to-bomb-hiroshima/

How do I respond to all this? Firstly, I have never sought to minimize the suffering of Hindus during Partition and certainly bear them no ill will. I married one, for crying out loud. Secondly, of course, this catastrophe dwarfs what is happening in Gaza. My casual reading suggests that considerable confusion persists as to how many of each religion died or were displaced but if you can provide reputable links I’d be happy to learn from them.

Hold on, I didn’t say that it was all about money. Omar said that. I said that a lot of money was spent trying to defeat her in a Democratic primary. Clearly, elections aren’t all about money because she won last time out. But money matters a lot.

Well, I’m not well studied on the subject - indeed the book being reviewed claims what you claim - but I think there’s a fair body of experts who don’t believe it and it really doesn’t make much sense to me, certainly not as a single factor. I can also see why Americans had to believe some good came of incinerating so many civilians.

Did you look at my links? I haven’t examined the primary sources but the people quoted have a certain credibility in this area, e.g. Dwight Eisenhower. Even without their compelling testimony, it seems a little rash to discount the situation that Japan found itself in which was quite like Nazi Germany’s before it surrendered - utterly ruined and facing the imminent possibility of being overrun by Stalin and his hordes. That would bring the thought of compromise to the top of anybody’s agenda.

I’m afraid these are the facts. I’m not calling anybody names, just pointing to a real money trail. BTW hundred dollar bills are called Benjamins because Mr. Franklin’s face appears on them. That figure of speech happens with other dollar denominations too.

There’s still considerable debate about that claim: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v45/n22/andrew-cockburn/big-six-v.-little-boy https://www.raabcollection.com/presidential-autographs/eisenhower-nuclear

In fairness, a lot of Benjamins were spent by AIPAC trying to oust Omar and others like her in 2022 and probably more will be spent next time: https://jewishinsider.com/2022/09/don-samuels-ilhan-omar-united-democracy-project-filing/ It’s not all about the Benjamins but keep an eye on them all the same.

It’s because the Irish government has long supported the Palestinian cause. The conflict became a proxy for the Northern Irish one, with Protestants supporting Israel and Catholics Palestine.

There was slaughter of both Muslims and Hindus. Millions fled because of their religion.

The US should have done better on its eastern coast, maybe its western one too. They have the people. It’s one of the perks of visiting Europe.

Those guys would be better off shaving their heads. I think I see more of that in the UK.

Iran is a regional power rather than a global one. The last thing the mullahs want is a real war that could trigger their overthrow. It’s not going to attack America any time soon.

This was a much better debate than the last one. Cross-talk was minimal so you could actually hear what people were saying. Now I may be a little biased here…but in my lefty opinion Vivek was both ridiculous and undignified, throwing insults hither and yon all night. Describing Zelensky as a Nazi was probably the lowest point but it’s hard to say. He also mentioned the TikTok use of Haley’s daughter (she called him ‘scum’ in return), bizarrely described Biden as “a puppet of the managerial class”, the sort of line you might hear at the weekly meeting of the local Trotskyist collective, and proposed a northern wall to keep all those Canadian criminals out. He comes across as a shock jock looking for bad publicity if he can’t get the good stuff. There’s no question he’s an entertaining speaker but the job still requires a little more dignity than he exhibits. The other two also-rans, Christie and Scott, seemed resigned to their fate and just went through the motions. By contrast, Haley and DeSantis performed well although Haley came across better. She’s more likeable. DeSantis might have benefited from teaching a bit of drama in his youth. His vocal range is restricted and he doesn’t move his body enough. On the content side, there’s no question he’s well-informed. Anyway, they remain the pair behind Trump and are both comfortable in this format. At the moment, I can’t see these debates changing the race significantly, at least until the number of participants is reduced.

Some content is still required and his is California. Which is a problem. Few dream of going there any more.

Who knows what will happen. The Russians have sheer numbers on their side. They’d be better off just hanging on to what they have - their attacks are disasters. The Ukrainians have the advantage of US and European equipment and superior morale but their democratic allies are less tolerant of war than the dictatorship they face. It’s remarkable that we are even talking about a front in Eastern Ukraine rather than a guerilla war in a Russian-occupied country. Shows how far Russia has fallen.

Very generally speaking, Sikhs tend to be high achievers and they have a fondness for careers in the security forces that is no longer widespread. Overall, they are a big plus. The Khalistan thing, though, should have been nipped in the bud. Oddly enough, I don’t think it’s as big an issue here as it was decades ago but India is looking for trouble these days.

Whatever it is, the Palestinian slogan not as explicit as this South African one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubul'_ibhunu