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that's 0.12% of the population of people. yay?

this is not a healthcare issue. it's a problem with the system that is in place within their culture and with the government they can have health issues, however, if the health issue can either endanger the health and safety of canadians or if they medical condition might cause excessive demand on the health system, then they are denied. you should try a little harder not to spread misinformation.

what a silly comment to make considering you're trying to compare private american healthcare that cost thousands of dollars that only a wealthy canadian could afford to canadian public healthcare, made for the canadian public. stop embarrassing yourself. just admit that the american healthcare system is an inefficient joke.

this is interesting; build palestinian settlements on palestinian land, before it's annexed and settled by israel. a group of around 250 palestinian activists comprised of people from the surrounding villages have built a settlement on land they say is privately owned by palestinians. ”This is a popular response to Israel’s plan to expand its settlements, especially in this area,” Muhammad Khatib of the Bil’in Popular Committee told +972. they were soon met by israeli police who handed them eviction notices. the activists had prepared a petition in advance and have received a 6 day warrant delaying the eviction. this is not the first time that palestinian activists have done this. on two previous occasions, smaller groups have attempted the same thing and at the end, they were evicted and their posts were demolished.

here is an israeli party that will not win, despite a righteous message and a charismatic leader: instead, here is one of the racist parties that will become part of the coalition that is supposed to lead israel:

for clarity, they should be called the extreme right wing nationalist/religious coalition. here is another explanation of what is to come in israel; if you thought the current government and politics is right wing and hawkish, you haven't seen nothing yet. One outcome of the unusually short election cycle that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu imposed on the Israeli political system – in an attempt to prevent any serious challenge to his position – is the rapid developments and changes we have been witnessing in the last few weeks. I will deal with some of those issues in this round up, but it is important to note first that nothing too major has actually happened: our poll tracker, which was updated this weekend with seven recent polls, still shows Netanyahu’s right-Orthodox bloc with at least five seats above the magic number of 60 – the minimum required to form a coalition. It is a very big lead, especially given the small margin of error that the aggregation of seven polls produces. So what did change? 1. Likud-Beitenu is losing ground. Netanyahu’s joint ticket with Lieberman is now polling under 34 seats (the two parties currently hold 42 seats), which means that the Likud itself can end up with as little as 22-23 members of Kensset, while the rest will belong to Lieberman. This will make life incredibly hard for Netanyahu, especially given the fact that many of those future Knesset members will work together with the hard right. Some observers assume that if the Likud ends up with 33-34 seats or less, the next government won’t hold for more than a year or two. I am not so sure. 2. The settlers are about to register a major triumph, well above their actual power. How did it happen? At least four organized groups of settlers – the most well-known being Moshe Feiglins’s “Jewish Leadership” faction – entered the Likud and were able to register major victories in the party primaries. This forced even the more “mainstream” ministers to move to the right, outside the party’s “moderate” flank. But – and this is the catch – the settlers and their national-religious supporters now seem to be gathering behind Naftali Bennett’s “Jewish Home” party, which has an even more extreme list of right-wing radicals behind him (none of them appearing on the campaign itself, in order not to ruin the all-Israeli appeal Bennett is working on). We can expect anywhere between 20 and 35 very extreme members – the likes of Danon and Feiglin – in the next Knesset, which will certainly be an all-time record. They will operate as a bloc, forcing Netanyahu to create a right-wing government, and to carry out major items on their agenda, such as nominating Moshe Ya’alon as Defense Minister, or other influential nominations to the Supreme Court. 3. For this reason, Labor’s Shelly Yachimovich won’t be invited to the government, and Livni’s price will go down as well. This reality made the two introduce the idea of an anti-Bibi bloc over the weekend. In an effort to get back some of the lefty voters that deserted her, Yachimovich announced on Thursday that she will not join Netanyahu’s coalition and called on other centrist parties to do the same. Livni responded, but former Channel 2 anchorman Yair Lapid announced that he “will not leave the coalition in the hands of the right and the Orthodox.” So, we now know who will be the first “centrist” to fall into Bibi’s hands after the elections. 4. Netanyahu was interviewed on two radio stations on Sunday morning, complaining that other parties have joined hands to oust him (it’s called elections, dude). Bibi is trying to scare back some of the Likud voters that deserted him. If they sense danger, the prime minister believes, those voters will rush home. The so-called “center bloc” (which never stood a chance) could end up turning things around for Bibi. Around the time Bibi was trying to rally the troops again, Avigdor Lieberman toldHaaretz that his party will split from the Likud after the elections. Again, this is an obvious attempt to stop the bleeding. Even more than those of Likud, Lieberman’s voters did not like the joint ticket, and polls suggest that three out of four non-Russian voters have moved to support to other parties. 5. A lot depends on the actual allocation of seats following the elections, but if I had to guess now, I would say that the next government will include the Likud-Beitenu (either as one party or two), Bennett’s Jewish Home, Shas, Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid, and one or two small factions that could end up in the Knesset (Am Shalem or Kadima, though the former might be taboo for Shas). That’s a coalition of 70-74 seats, which is a nice size with a fair chance of lasting a long time. Livni may be invited as well, but I am not sure she will decide to enter, since she won’t have much influence in such a coalition.

what if a person doesn't want to pick a gender to identify with in order to respond to you and society's demand?

some people are calling obama's nomination of chuck hagel for secretary of defense 'controversial.' if you find this 'controversial,' you might want to reevaluate some things.

good times for nascar, disney, goldman sachs and other corporations: Throughout the months of November and December, a steady stream of corporate CEOs flowed in and out of the White House to discuss the impending fiscal cliff. Many of them, such as Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs, would then publicly come out and talk about how modest increases of tax rates on the wealthy were reasonable in order to deal with the deficit problem. What wasn’t mentioned is what these leaders wanted, which is what’s known as“tax extenders”, or roughly $205B of tax breaks for corporations. link

not that i know of. i did some search and couldn't find any of them repeating the lies about saddam's WMD. however, i did find one of the biggest liars in our world today, bibi, giving a speech about iraq, very similar to the, "end of the world, we must attack now" speech he gave about iran:

don't struggle too much. this is worth repeating: this is worth repeating as well: “I think the Iranian leadership is composed of very rational people,” General Gantz added. link "The regime in Iran is a very rational one," says the former top Israeli spymaster. link Gen. Martin Dempsey: That is a great question, and I'll tell you that I've been confronting that question since I commanded Central Command in 2008. And we are of the opinion that the Iranian regime is a rational actor. link

dogonporch: the iranian regime is not a rational regime. vs top u.s. and israeli officials: “I think the Iranian leadership is composed of very rational people,” General Gantz added. link "The regime in Iran is a very rational one," says the former top Israeli spymaster. link Gen. Martin Dempsey: That is a great question, and I'll tell you that I've been confronting that question since I commanded Central Command in 2008. And we are of the opinion that the Iranian regime is a rational actor. link

typical. see how these people work? 1) one of many war hungry, israeli apologists spreads misinformation by claiming: "iran is irrational and crazy", then we get a chorus of ugly like-minded people following him announcing "that's why we have no choice but to turn them into glass". 2) a post is made, showing that top israeli and american officials believe that "iran is a rational regime". 3) war hungry chicken-hawk israeli apologist tries to deter and derail the truth which goes against the war script, by posting a picture of "neda" to score emotional points like it somehow changes what these top israeli and american officials believe about the iranian regime.

the repeated comment that iran's government is 'irrational' or 'crazy' is not so well grounded in history or analysis. top officials and generals from israel and united states have repeated that iran is a rational state, yet we have these chicken hawks repeating a false claim in order to gather support for another unnecessary war. “I think the Iranian leadership is composed of very rational people,” General Gantz added. link "The regime in Iran is a very rational one," says the former top Israeli spymaster. link Gen. Martin Dempsey: That is a great question, and I'll tell you that I've been confronting that question since I commanded Central Command in 2008. And we are of the opinion that the Iranian regime is a rational actor. link

that's just a way to slander him. several former ambassoder's to israel, rabbis and a "jewish lobby" have come out to support him. i think this is mostly to do with the neo-cons who saw a republican go against their plans in iraq and his few votes against sanctions on iran. of course, a lot of those neo-cons are israeli-firsters.

if you need someone to talk to, we'll take you in. we're friendly folks. :hugs:

you would think someone with the following resume would receive the backing of republicans: experienced as a senator vietnam war veteran with two purple hearts and vietnamese gallantry cross a lifelong republican a successful businessman but no. why would they turn on this courageous patriot, for the secretary of defense of united states?

don't waste your time with her. she's never interested in being truthful. she's only interested in doing what hasbara bots do: justify israel's actions in any way possible. she's not worth the effort. i can't be bothered to go and dig all the crap that she's been caught lying about but if you ever are curious about how far she will go into denying the obvious, check out her mosque at ground zero thread. i warn you though, it's many pages of people pointing at the obvious and her denying it.

why don't you tell me.

a simplified but an accurate description of the conflict:

this is typical of the hasbara bots; what is required by international law, which is dealing with the refugee issue, dealing with the illegal growing jewish settlements, the annexation of land in the west bank and east jerusalem, the theft of water, the illegal blockade of gaza and the prevention of the creation of a palestinian state has to take a backseat to the latest foot dragging excuse, "recognize israel as a jewish state". look at american woman and her antics. look at her throwing her arms in the air, like israel is a victim of injustice! like the focal point of the problem is the lack of recognition of israel as a jewish state. it's not enough that israel is already created. it's not enough that more land has been allocated to israel since the original partition plan. it's not enough that the PLO has officially recognized israel. it's not enough that the palestinians, in negotiations have accepted compensation and land swap instead of a right of return of the refugees. let's TOTALLY ignore or downplay all the elephants in the room and point at another b.s. reason to drag this ongoing issue, so that israel can continue the status quo.

the original question was about me accepting a 'jewish' state and i answered by saying that israel can call itself whatever it wants after dealing with the palestinian refugee issue which is an obligation they have as according to international law. - then, you said you don't always agree with international law. - so then i questioned your selectiveness and hypocrisy by saying, the same international law that created israel. - you avoided acknowledging your selectiveness, but then, - bonam came in here saying that israel was not created by international law. - so i showed him how he was wrong and then, instead of thanking me for teaching him something, - he decided to avoid acknowledging the obvious and derail the topic by saying "and then what happened?" - then of course, you decide to make a comment to make it sound like you're still part of the discussion and used the same hasbara bot tactics which i mentioned before: 1) either do not respond and wait for fluff posters like peeves, dogonmufit et al, to make a few posts so you can pretend the post never happened, or 2) avoid discussing them and try to change the discussion by talking about something else,

that's because the only response you could give to me when dealing with the israel/palestinian issue is admitting that i am right and you are wrong. it's understandable. move along.

the state of israel was born because international law allowed it to. so it's settled? the state of israel was created by international law. the same international law that american woman doesn't always agree with. it just happens that it's whenever it criticizes the state of israel and its handling of the palestinian situation. how do you feel about international law and what it says about the palestinian refugees who were displaced from what is now israel?

regarding international law and the refugees and their right of return: The General Assembly, Having considered further the situation in Palestine ... Resolves that the refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbors should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or in equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible." -UN General Assembly Resolution 194 (11 December 1948) United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3236 which "reaffirms also the inalienable right of the Palestinians to return to their homes and property from which they have been displaced and uprooted, and calls for their return". Resolution 242 from the UN affirms the necessity for "achieving a just settlement of the refugee problem."