it seems that since the "911" incident perfectly good people who communicate over the net get instant back off signs put up against the location they live in " israel " there are those of us that are not terrorists or crimminals that live here and just have an ordinary life - i was born in the u.s. and choose to live in israel - it doesnt mean that im a bad person.
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Honestly, in my mind Israel is connected with Christianity and a couple of nice people whom I know from there, also of course rumors of the funny little greediness u have and a really special way to make business :)
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I agree 100%.\n\nI was living just outside Philadelphia when 9/11 happened.  I had several friends and family members in NYC - one of which we lost (a 30 year old brother in law who was giving a speech on the top floor of the building at a conference).  It was only a stroke of luck that kept my own husband out of NYC that day.\n\nAt that point we got a glimpse of the kind of horror that the civilians in the middle east have been suffering - explosions in restaurants, schools, hospitals, temples - it is mind numbing.  I caught my heart in my throat for weeks after 9/11 everytime I heard an airplane or helicopter over head (we lived near and Air Force base).  I have little children of my own - and my heart goes out to the families that must live through the violence.\n\nWhat is so upsetting to me about the war in Iraq is that it feels unnecessary to me.  We stormed into Afghanistan, hot on the heels of those who had done us wrong and liberated a community that had been terrorized by the Taliban for years.  We had reacted to tragedy decisively and with class - in myopinion - helping others along the way.  It felt great to be American.\n\nThen this stuff with Iraq -  I mean, lots of people say that Saddam Hussein is a terrible man, and that maybe.  But we don't really have a right to bomb the crap out of another country (out of another group of people) just because their leader doesn't do things as we do, do we?  The war on Terror had become a horror.  I watched, dumbfounded, as we bombed the living daylight out of that civilization.\n\nIf we feel that we have a right to bomb other because we disagree with their leaders, then we are being repaid in kind when they bomb us because they don't agree with ours.
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You have heard people from both sides say that if a terrorist attacked the United States then whoever dies deserved it.  This is because there are stupid people on both sides.  Anyone anywhere with any political affiliation has some moron thinking that they deserve to die; that's just how things are.  Humans are far from perfect.
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I have no clue.  There is a mix of people on the net and some feel that since they are behind a computer screen they can be anything that they want. Just like my space.  I'm not saying everyone on the net is a bad person but it is too hard to weed out the good from the bad.  my opinion is take everything everyone says lightly and don't trust anyone. They don't know you and you don't know them so who cares what they think.
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because we always support the passive underdog...israel is not calling for the extermination of arabs..is it..???..if the arabs would go about their business without bothering israel or supporting terrorists that want to annihilate it, they might be able to get along better with us...why all this WE have to get along with THEM..?? getting along is a 2 way street
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The guy is saying facts that was mentioned briefly in the media after the two attaks guys.\nim not sure about the WTC attack,but im sure about the egyptian one,israel did warn its people from going to Sinai specialy right before the attacks hapened,and its unusual for them to do so cause israeles r used to go to egypt and SINAI regulary with no warnings,cause EGYPT is not a place where people blow themselves up,its a very safe country that had very few attacks in it like a lot of other countries like england and spain for ex,and tourists go to egypt all the time and enjoy themselves there with no safety problems at all.\nabout the 9/11 part,i think why not,israel is the only government who benefited from the 9/11 attaks, \n1-it made the west turn on muslims all over the world and regard them as terorists,and of course gave israel more powerfull position,and weakened the muslims political position in front of the world\n2-it gave the usa a reason to start a war on all israel enemies (IRAQ first,and now IRAN and SYRIA),so israel had someone to fight for them,and die for them against its enemis(a huge favor).\n3-it gave israel an excuse to kill and assasin palestinians muslims under the name of WOT\nyes ,i dont disregard the option of israel knowing what will hapen before 9/11 and not saying cause it gave israel benefits they wouldnt ever dream of
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umm... lets see... the holiday just ended, people are still recovering from the suicide bombing in tel aviv, the new government was sworn in, israel is trying to decide how to respond to the outrageous bombing... \nthings are pretty much the same- the arabs are being barbaric and hypocritical, the world is blind to the arabs evil and the total lack of justice...\nthat pretty much sums up whats going on around here- yes, i live in israel!!
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Why don't you Israel bashers acknowledge that the Israelis were retaliating for rocket and mortar attacks that were launched from a civilian neighborhood? Blame the coward terrorist who hide amongst civilians, not Israel. And if it were not for U.S. pressure on Israel, they would have overrun all the Palestinian territories already. They don't fool around with their security.
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These people has suffered by the German in WW2 ans in spite of learning from the pain they had, they let others suffer as well. Israel is a terrorist state that managed to get away of everything. The reason is that Israel and the Jewish lobby run the US and US runs the world...no chance for world peace!!\nPOOR PALESTINE!
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No Israel is not always right. They claim to just defend themselves and this is far from the truth. Look at media coverage that is not from the US. The invasion of Lebanon recently Israel invaded that country because two Israeli soldiers were kidnapped. The Israeli soldiers were illegally inside of Lebanon, but they dont mention that in the US. Israeli has kidnapped hundreds of Palestinian leaders, democratically elected leaders and put them in jail for no cause, they crossed into Palestine and took these people from their homes. There are reasons the arab countries hate Israel and it isnt that stupid line they hate the jews. Jews are not Israelis, "Jews" are people who practice Judaism. Israelis are the people who live in Israel.
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People say "because they cant be trusted with them!", which is ridiculous. I dont expect they think we can be trusted with them either! \n\nWe are not the world police!\n\nI am sick and tired of Americas "DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO" attitude. Its incredibly patronising and shows a blatent lack of respect for other nations.....which, by the way, is exactly what spurs the terrorists on in the first place.
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I don't think anyone is blaming illegal immirgrants for 911, I think your confusing their concern for another 911 happening because of our lose borders. \n\nRight now it would be easy for a terrorist to travel past our borders and attack us. We have to tighten our borders to protect ourselves from attack, protect our economy and just to make sure our laws are not being ignored. \n\nIf we were attacked tommorow by a terrorist that crossed our boarders, you would be shouting that we should have known and this was preventable for years. Mentalitys like yours that only focus on hind-sight is the reason we were complacent pre-911, and it is scary to think we are already drifting backwards.
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Without a doubt, 911 was an inside job. \nFor those of you here that scoff? For those of you who belittle facts to suit the comfort of that sand around your heads? I honestly have no idea what to say to you people. We're talking about OUR country here, we're talking about fellow human beings who we're tragically murdered. While you who scoff and were/are content to have your 'facts' spoon-fed to you, the rest of us have to know the real facts.\n\nA few of many educational links below.
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Mate don't get confused: High Tech does NOT equal good service. It all comes down to the communication and good management and the individuals involved. The Americans have so many security services it is hard to keep track. Also they have a history of not talking to each other (aka 9/11).
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Great post!!  Your facts do not lie.  I really don't understand why people are so worked up over this Iraq situation.  As you stated, these are not alarming death tolls.  Our country has chosen to defend ourselves through a terrorist hosting country.  I give great credit to those who put their life down for our country, the 2,839 that were killed could be a very small number compared to the next terroirst attack on the US. THANKS FOR THE STATS!!! Happy Veterans day to all of my co-servers. =)
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I think everyone is being too hard on you quite honestly. It's a good question and I understand the gist of what you are asking. More and more the government is becoming accepting of illegal immigrants. As you may know, this has been in the news alot lately. Illegal immigrants can come from any country including the middle east. I think we should be cracking down on illegal immigrants more...especially after 911 but unfortunately it seems to be going the other way. We seem to be letting more of them in and looking the other way. Why? Illegal Aliens are often times cheap labor for many companies in the USA. \n\nI don't think the main concern is that they may gather information because as many people have pointed out, they can do that on the Internet from anywhere in the world. I think the main concern is that terrorists will come in an act on the threats they've been making as they did on 911. \n\nI'm no expert but that is my take on it and I hope that helped a bit.
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I think this article is largely garbage and is a weak attempt to justify terrorism.\n\nTo say that Hezbollah fighters did not follow Israelis to tel aviv because they just wanted them out of Lebanon is a lie. Hezbollah has several times said they want to conquer all of Israel and when the war in Lebanon started this summer is was Hezbollah that first went into Israeli territory. \n\nAlso if leaving an occupied area stops violence then tell me why have over a thousand rockets been launched from Gaza! There are no more Israeli's in Gaza and Hammas still attacks.\n\n\nI realize the author of this article is trying to condemn radical Islam, but by trying to give reasons for it. Many of which as I pointed out are not true he is actually rationalizing its use.