Shining
Remember Stephen King's book The Shining? Remember the film version with Jack Nicholson? If not, click here.
Now, take a look at the following to see how the movie trailer could be altered in order to communicate a different message:
To watch the video, click on the center arrow, then the play-arrow on the lower left.
[Direct link here]
To change the original intent, all it takes is a little editing.
[Hat-tip to Seth, who found the above at this site]
posted by Always On Watch @ 8/07/2006 07:38:00 PM
75 comments
75 Comments:
ROFLMAO!!!!!!
Stanley Kubrick is rolling in his grave.
Mr. Beamish,
I knew you'd enjoy this one. :)
It definitely demonstrates how easy it would be for politically motivated media to doctor "events", and as we've seen of late, this seems to be an ongoing practice.
Thanks for the H/T, AOW.
Seth,
You sent me the link a while back, and I got behind with my posts.
As a Stephen King fan, I found this little video particularly appropriate in light of the recent fraud on the part of that Reuters reporter.
I wouldn't mind if someone made a less spooky version of the Shining. I DO mind if "news" people make a scarier, and FALSE version of the news.
OH yes, the magic of editing. Gotta love it. You'd be surprised how many movies this actually happens with! So many times we hear actors saying they thought the movie was going to turn out totally different. It's all in the editing. :)
Mike,
I wouldn't mind if someone made a less spooky version of the Shining. I DO mind if "news" people make a scarier, and FALSE version of the news.
And that was my subtle point!
Esther,
I've heard that about movies. But to take The Shining and turn it into a love story? Well, that's a bit too much editing.
Eyes,
Great find in view of the faked Lebanese photos!
Yes, and I wanted to make exactly that point with a touch of humor. Of course, there is nothing funny about news-fraud. The link came my way several days before the Reuters story broke. I hoard links to "interesting stuff."
LOL! You can put a happy face on anything if you try hard enough!
Well, you know what they say, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."
Pastorius,
Hehehe. I remember that line well enough from the "spam" on Jack's typewriter.
Brooke,
You can put a happy face on anything if you try hard enough!
And a tragic face as well.
LOL! Absolutely hilarious! Good one AOW.
Ebaumsworld has another hilarious reel on "Titanic II". It's worth seeing.
HEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeres JohnnY!
I LOVE IT. LOL. I wonder if they would alter The Stand??? Heh.
It does show how easy it would be to alter the news though, and that isn't something to love. GOOD post AOW!!
It's obvious Reuters, CNN, CBS News, New York Times and Time Magazine (remember the OJ picture?) Have all learned their lessons well. I used to believe it was just journalistic naïveté but now it grows ever clear that there is a specific agenda.
Ducky, it most likely does happen on both sides but lately the documented cases of journalistic fraud has come from the left. Since when the freedom of the press turn into freedom to lie?
Dicky said: "Still there's this bottom line. The idea that the Eastern Mediterranean had to be polluted, that the Christian Lebanese economy had to be destroyed for the next decade or so, that 900,000 persons had to be rendered homeless, that a whole country had to be pounded into rubble because some Lebanese Shiites voted for Hizbullah in the last election, putting 12 in parliament, is obscene. "
What an amazing level of delusion! It cannot be healthy.
Here we are discussing the danger of how "news" gets twisted and we find the perfect example in the comment above. The real "bottom line" here is that NONE of the above would be taking place if it were not for the Iranian backed aggression by Hezbollah, violating the UN blue line, crossing into Israel killing soldiers and kidnapping others and following it up with an unprecendented rocket barrage against civilians.
Delusion is dangerous and Dicky shows how warped thinking can become when you swallow the garbage coming out of the lamestream media.
And... how about a few examples to make your case that both sides do it when it comes to faking news??? Easy to make a statement like that, but without even ONE example, your comment is worthless.
The "bottom line" is that you would have to dig pretty hard to find even ONE comparable case of obvious fraud. You can bet on one thing from the lamestream media: the skepticism and fact checking that SHOULD be taking place regarding the input of "news" that validates their leftist agenda would be working overtime on any news that supports an alternative reality.
Ducky, I would say that BOTH are the story.
However, the photo story is such a slap in the face of the average Joe that it will get more attention.
There are few things more deplorable than being lied to... And to do it so badly is an insult to our intelligence.
MR Sucky Ducky, is definitely feeling testy today. How combative you have become!!
I will repeat reality for your tiny comprehension.
The MSM called it a kidnapping trying to minimise the actions of HOMICIDAL MANIACS!!!
I and many others called it an act of war added to many other ACTS OF WAR in the last 6 years fully justifying a much more severe response than Israel has so far given.
I love how you propagandists concentrate on the 2 LIVE soldiers also. As if it isn't such a big deal because they ARE alive (we hope).
What about the EIGHT (8) soldiers KILLED in the operation capturing the TWO (2) soldiers??!?!?!?!
They don't mean anything?? Not to mention the equipment destroyed.
You have a really warped sense of reality I must say Little Che Sucky!!
Now, I will address the rest of your TWISTED charges.
Israel has NOT caused any damage to the economy, ecology, or civilians of Lebanon not associated with Hizbulla for more than the 6 years since they withdrew their defensive force from southern Lebanon.
Now, I am sure Little Che Sucky wants us to believe that this is a war of aggression, repression, and occupation.
Sorry Little Che Sucky, if Hizbullah had stopped attacking before the 8 dead and 2 captured in a cross-border Act of War, none of this damage would have happened.
Place the blame squarely where it belongs. On the heads of Hizbulla, their collaborators, those too afraid to oppose the murdering shits, and their Propaganda water carriers like LITTLE CHE SUCKY DUCKLING!!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
You Little MORONIC Piece of LEFTIE Propaganda!!!
I sent this strait to my wife... good stuff there AOW.
Duck,
What surprises me is your apparent faith that it isn't done by both sides...
I counted on you to point that out. In fact, when I left the swimming pool a few minutes ago, I just knew you'd clarify that point.
...your lack of familiarity with editing techniques to realize the extent of what a pro can do (believe me, the dimbulb at Reuters was no pro).
You're the videographer, not I.
Crusader,
I used to believe it was just journalistic naïveté but now it grows ever clear that there is a specific agenda.
Ducky, it most likely does happen on both sides but lately the documented cases of journalistic fraud has come from the left. Since when the freedom of the press turn into freedom to lie?
The lying is specifically for the purposes of deception and to promote a specific agenda. Now, has the press always been biased? Probably so. But the impact of visual images--as opposed to the printed word--has greater impact.
I haven't been all the way through today's print edition of the WaPo, but so far I haven't noticed any obvious retraction of the photo. Did the WaPo run that exact photo? I'm not sure, but I do notice that the WaPo sometimes uses AP photos for the front-page photo and elsewhere inside the newspaper.
Upon arriving home, I've had a quick look at the table of contents in both Time Magazine and Newsweek, both of which arrived in this afternoon's snail mail. I don't see any obvious references to the photo(s) by Hajj.
Elsewhere this morning, I read that he's taken and/or submitted some 900 photos. Are any of those doctored in a more skillful manner?
G,
You've sent this to your wife? Is she a Stephen King fan?
Duck,
How many of you folks remember the P-shopped photo of Kerry at a rally with Jane Fonda.
I wasn't on the web much then, but I have a vague recollection of the photo to which you refer. Wasn't it quickly exposed as a cut-and-paste job? Or was it a satire? Did it appear on the front page of major newspapers as news?
Hezbollah fighter tells Israel he trained in Iran.
The above link from Yahoo! News was left by another commenter (Free Cyprus) at the top article here at AOW.
Excerpt:
Mon Aug 7, 2:35 PM ET
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Hizbollah fighter captured by Israel has told interrogators he received training in Iran and arrived there on a flight from Syria, a tape of the interrogation released by the Israeli army showed on Monday.
During questioning the man also confessed to taking part in the cross-border raid on July 12 in which two Israeli soldiers were captured, the incident which sparked the current conflict.
"We trained in Iran," the man, who gave his name as Mahmoud Ali Suleiman, told the interrogator. "We went from Beirut in civilian cars... to the airport in Damascus."
Suleiman, who gave his age as 22, said between 40 and 50 people went with him for the training, which involved instruction in the use of anti-tank weapons. He didn't say when the training took place or how long it lasted....
Truth?
Brooke,
There are few things more deplorable than being lied to... And to do it so badly is an insult to our intelligence.
Brava! Great comment!
Anonymous,
I see that you and Duck are having a little, uh, discussion. Carry on! I have to leave for work in a few minutes.
Duck,
an attempt to throw the coverage of the Israeli invasion into doubt
What???
Duck
Fair enough.
it has changed the focus of some discussions
Maybe. But I don't see anything wrong with checking on the veracity of reports.
I seem to recall that the body count at Qana was inflated.
Off to work now. I'm late!
missure Che Sucky Ducky,
Yes, isn't it amazing Haaretz has any good coverage based on their standing on the same side as the New York Times??
Warren mentioned something I didn't know today in his latest post.
Apparently during the 6 Day War Israel did not trumpet their wins and total dominance of the battlefield. They later claimed this was purposeful so that the LEFTIES (they didn't use that term) would not have a hissie fit and demand cease fires and an end to hostilities before they were ready to stop.
As long as the UN and other Leftie water carriers thought things weren't going too bad for the Arabs they wouldn't ratchet up the rhetoric and diplomatic pressure!!!
HindSight shows it worked beautifully.
Watching the reports from both sides of where Israel ground forces have been and are. The number of men called up and when. Reports of casualties, physical destruction, and troop locations, all lead me to believe that, unlike the 6 Day War Israel isn't totally dominant, but, they are making steady progress with low casualties on their own side and a minimum of 5 to 1 casualties on the Hizbully side.
With estimates of an active force of 2000 to start, Hizbully will soon be in crisis without trained replacements. As they do not have time to train more replacements, they will have to bring in outside terrorist trained bodies that will not fit well into their tight structure.
Whether this slow but steady strategy is because Olmert and others are LEFTY, it is being done so the defeat of Hizbully isn't as obvious so they can continue for a longer period and make sure of the destruction of facilities, supplies, and personnel, or the military just think it really is the best way I don't know.
Whichever, it is working very well with low civilian casualties.
You, of course will scream about how many civilian casualties there are. I would refer you to the number of civilian casualties that have occurred in Iraq in the same period where the US was not involved!! Call it what you will. Muslims are slaughtering Muslims faster than Israel has since the 6 Day War!!!
Muslims are using themselves as cannon fodder against each other!!
We don't have these kinds of statistics for Lebanon yet, so, let's look at a good review of Iraq through mid 2005:
http://www.logictimes.com/civilian.htm
And more on casualties:
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RS22441.pdf#search='iraqi%20civilian%20casualty%20statistics'
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Ya know, if they quit killing each other they MIGHT be able to eradicate Israel like they keep preaching!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
So tell me Little Che Sucky, why do you give any support to people who have collaborated with a murderous cult that is attempting to convert, subdue, or kill, everyone else in the world????
Actions have consequences. When you collaborate with homicidal maniacs you tend to get caught up in violence they cause that might kill you.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
You Little Sucky MORON!!!
Oh, and one other shot across the SS Little Suckies bow:
you said:
"... (it's still beirut being bombed) ..."
I say, how do you know?? There is no evidence of aircraft, bomb casings, bodies, rockets, artillery fire, explosive damage...
This could have originally been a picture of a suicide bombing or a simple FIRE!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
You sorry little Che MORON!!!
Little Che Sucky Ducky:
How many remember that Kerry collaborated with the same group that Fonda collaborated with.
That there are REAL photos putting them at a number of the same rallies along with verbal reports and recountings from both sides over the years.
Yes, photo shopped photos CAN be used to try and distract from the very thing they alledgedly show!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
You sorry little Che Sucky MORON!!!
A little something I just found at Debbie's site:
The FBI alerted state and local authorities Monday to be on the lookout for 11 Egyptian exchange students who arrived in the U.S. last month but never showed up for class.
The men, who range in age from 18 to 22, were scheduled to attend a month-long program in U.S. history and culture, plus English language instruction, at Montana State University along with six other students. The group flew from Cairo and arrived in the U.S. on July 29. All entered the U.S. legally, but officials said the no-shows violated the terms of their visas...
DOctored or staged photos?
Not a big deal at all.
We have to keep in mind that our objectives are pure and our causes just (sarcasm).
Have a look at this beauty:
http://drinkingfromhome.blogspot.com/2006/08/extreme-makeover-beirut-edition.html
missinglink,
that background makes her look HOT in the second pic!!! I would have never guessed!!
(smirk)
Anon,
The MSM reached its peak.
They certainly do Dr Goebbels proud.
Have a look at this scenario:
rubble, dust and ....shiny toys.
Lotsa shiny toys.
Awwwwww... My hemorrhoids are bleeding (please pardon me – I’m getting emotional).
http://www.slublog.com/archives/2006/08/the_passion_of.html
missinglink,
I wonder if Che Sucky or Brown Stain will cut us in on the toy sales??
Stain's been really tight about the Head Coffin franchises!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Anon,
I doubt if we get our equal share in anything but prompt decapitation (after the revolution).
You know what really gives away the fact that the toy photos are staged?
Wrong bloody toys!
Hezbo kiddies don't play with Mickey mouse and such!
AK-47 seems to be the toy of their choice or a nice exploding belt.
But fluffy Mickey?
Puhleeease!
Little Che Sucky,
you should head on over to EIA's place. He's displaying a GREAT set of Photos showing how evil the Israelis are.
Guaranteed to put a smile on your beak/!!
http://israeliaggression.blogspot.com/
So Ducky,
With all the criticism of the current Israeli government's war strategy in your posts above, are you ready to step in to the light and realize that leftists suck as war cheifs?
"why not tell me how the capture of two soliers, a MILITARY operation becomes a "kidnapping"."..ducky
First of all, Hezbollah is not the Lebanese military...it is a terrorist organization occupying Lebanon's southern territory against the wishes of the majority of Lebanese and also against UN resolutions.
Second...after they kidnapped the Israeli soldiers, they demanded a RANSOM. Sounds like kidnapping to me.
Ducky, it was the Democratic Party that smacked down the hardest yesterday. This signals the end of the DP's claim to the middle of the road. It also signals the beginning of its complete detachment from the American voting population. It was a bad move.
"LIEberman" is a good man. Most politicians would have cried that the election was "stolen" after having their website hacked and their campaign workers denied email access on the eve of an election.
He is still in the running as an Independent.
It looks like the Shining is an uplifting movie with a positive message. I will have to check it out.
See you at the next peace rally...
Freedomnow... read my latest post... lol, we are reading this Leiberman thing the same way.
And Ducky:
Lets see, Free Republic the BLOG! or Reuters the NEWS AGENCY?
Are you serious? Shut up with that lame-o comparison.
Right ducky...and I suppose the Israeli soldier captured by Hamas wasn't a kidnapping either.That might be SOP for terrorist organizations but not for the military.
How about this mr. ducky...
Welcome to Washington, (R) Alan Schlesinger!
...I think he had some money on Lamont. LOL!
Little Che Sucky whined:
"My statement is still clear, if you want a war president elect a Dem. if you want to invade grenada elect a Republican."
And what did Kennedy, Johnson, Carter, and Clintoon accomplish in the war category?? Outside of encouraging IslamoNazism of course!!
Quack, QUAAAAACK, QUAAACK, quack.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
You Little Che Sucky MORON!!!!
Freedom Now,
It looks like the Shining is an uplifting movie with a positive message.
A real family-film, guaranteed to give the viewers sweet dreams.
About Joe Lieberman....The Dems turned on him. He voted his conscience with regard to the war in Iraq. I guess it's not okay to vote one's conscience if that vote doesn't stem from Bush Derangement Syndrome.
I've always respected Lieberman--for lots of reasons--despite his being a member of the Democratic Party. And I know many, both Dems and Reps, who'd have voted for a Lieberman/Gore ticket, whereas the reverse was a turn-off.
At the last account I had, Lieberman will be making his next run for the Senate as an Independent.
Duck,
OK folks that's it for me. Free pile on Ducky day...
In a masochistic mood today, are you?
BTW, Mike's America stops by here, but not every day.
G,
Reuters the NEWS AGENCY
Reuters slimed themselves. Surely, more than one pair of eyes clears their photos for publication.
American Crusader,
I'm sure you've read about the Hezbollah criminal which Israel refuses to trade for the kidnapped soldiers. Isn't that Hezbollah criminal a child molester?
G,
I'll be over to check your latest posting.
Crusader,
after they kidnapped the Israeli soldiers, they demanded a RANSOM. Sounds like kidnapping to me.
Definitely a kidnapping! And if one gives the kidnappings another name, one has "vetted" Hamas and Hezbollah as respected elements of the government of the respective areas.
Anonymous,
And what did Kennedy, Johnson, Carter, and Clintoon accomplish in the war category?? Outside of encouraging IslamoNazism of course!!
My next post relates to IslamoNazism. Watch for it: "Youth Training, The Koran, and Mein Kampf.
Blogger is scheduled for an outage later today, so I may wait until tomorrow to post what I've got in the queue.
Farmer,
Duck had some money on Lamont? I'd guess so. Hehehe.
Farmer,
Addendum: No wisdom fromt the philosophers?
Duck,
Sorry American Crusader...they asked for a prisoner exchange. Their personnel had been captured by Israel. SOP.
You're elevating H & H to legitimate status?
Missing Link,
You know what really gives away the fact that the toy photos are staged?
Wrong bloody toys!
What an interesting point! I hadn't thought of that aspect.
I see discussion as to whether Hizbully is an accepted or LEGAL group of the government of Lebanon.
I would point out that the Government of Lebanon has allowed representatives of this criminal organisation to hold elected office.
By doing so they are accepting the Legitimacy of Hizbully.
By refusing to endanger themselves by not disarming Hizbully, or requesting assistance from outside the country to disarm Hizbully, they again allow an aura of legality for these criminals as a Military Orgnisation.
I would also point out that if Hizbully is a simple Criminal problem Israel has NO GROUNDS TO RESPOND THE WAY THEY HAVE WITHOUT EXTENSIVE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE LEBANESE GOVERNMENT.
Accept the fact that Hizbully has been a group that has been allowed to become legitimate in Lebanon by popular acclaim and inaction by those who should have taken action against them.
By doing this we can allow Israel free hand to respond to ACTS OF WAR!!!!!
By extension those who assist Hizbully in their ACTS OF WAR also come under question!!!
Unfortunately this is also an argument for leaving the West Bank.
Leave it. Get attacked by a sovereign nation. Destroy those who attack you and LEGALLY annex the land! Something Israel should have done when they took the land from Jordan after the 6 Day War! Something they should go ahead and do to Gaza.
Actually, since Gaza is run by the same people running the West Bank, Israel should go ahead and finish it NOW and expel all those people not willing to live in Palestine in PEACE!!!
Anonymous,
I would point out that the Government of Lebanon has allowed representatives of this criminal organisation to hold elected office.
By doing so they are accepting the Legitimacy of Hizbully....
Accept the fact that Hizbully has been a group that has been allowed to become legitimate in Lebanon by popular acclaim and inaction by those who should have taken action against them.
By doing this we can allow Israel free hand to respond to ACTS OF WAR!!!!!
I agree. Furthermore, the idea of any kind of truce (Hudna alert!) with terrorist Hezbollah and Hamas is dangerously ludicrous.
This week, Dr. Walid Phares and Brigitte Gabriel (both Lebanese-born, but not Muslims) have stated that the Lebanese government and even the population of Lebanon are puppets of Hezbollah. They are puppets both overtly and covertly (i.e., tacitly). That complicity makes them fair targets, IMO.
Did you see today's WaPo? Included therein, in the editorial section, is this commentary by Fouad Siniora, reproduced below for your convenience:
End This Tragedy Now
Israel Must Be Made to Respect International Law
By Fouad Siniora
Wednesday, August 9, 2006; A17
BEIRUT
A military solution to Israel's savage war on Lebanon and the Lebanese people is both morally unacceptable and totally unrealistic. We in Lebanon call upon the international community and citizens everywhere to support my country's sovereignty and end this folly now. We also insist that Israel be made to respect international humanitarian law, including the provisions of the Geneva Conventions, which it has repeatedly and willfully violated.
As the world watches, Israel has besieged and ravaged our country, created a humanitarian and environmental disaster, and shattered our infrastructure and economy, putting an intolerable strain on our social and economic systems. Fuel, food and medical equipment are in short supply; homes, factories and warehouses have been destroyed; roads severed, bridges smashed and airports disabled.
The damage to infrastructure alone is running into the billions of dollars, as are the losses to owners of private property, and the long-term direct and indirect costs due to lost revenue in tourism, agriculture and industrial sectors are expected to be many more billions. Lebanon's well-known achievements in 15 years of postwar development have been wiped out in a matter of days by Israel's deadly military might.
For all this carnage and death, and on behalf of all Lebanese, we demand an international inquiry into Israel's criminal actions in Lebanon and insist that Israel pay compensation for its wanton destruction.
Israel seems to think that its attacks will sow discord among the Lebanese. This will never happen. Israel should know that the Lebanese people will remain steadfast and united in the face of this latest Israeli aggression -- its seventh invasion -- just as they were during nearly two decades of brutal occupation. The people's will to resist grows ever stronger with each village demolished and each massacre committed.
On July 25, at the international conference for Lebanon in Rome, I proposed a comprehensive seven-point plan to end the war. It was well received by the conference and got the unanimous and full backing of the Lebanese Council of Ministers, in which Hezbollah is represented, as well as of the speaker of parliament and a majority of parliamentary blocs. Representatives of diverse segments of Lebanese civil society have come out strongly in favor, as has the Islamic-Christian Summit, representing all the religious confessions, ensuring a broad national consensus and preserving our delicate social equilibrium.
The plan, which also received the full support of the 56 member states of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, included an immediate, unconditional and comprehensive cease-fire and called for:
· The release of Lebanese and Israeli prisoners and detainees through the International Committee of the Red Cross.
· The withdrawal of the Israeli army behind the "blue line."
· A commitment from the U.N. Security Council to place the Shebaa Farms and Kfar Shouba Hills areas under U.N. jurisdiction until border delineation and Lebanese sovereignty over them are fully settled. Further, Israel must surrender all maps of remaining land mines in southern Lebanon to the United Nations.
· Extension of the Lebanese government's authority over its territory through its legitimate armed forces, with no weapons or authority other than that of the Lebanese state, as stipulated in the Taif accord. We have indicated that the Lebanese armed forces are ready and able to deploy in southern Lebanon, alongside the U.N. forces there, the moment Israel pulls back to the international border.
· The supplementing of the U.N. international force operating in southern Lebanon and its enhancement in numbers, equipment, mandate and scope of operation, as needed, to undertake urgent humanitarian and relief work and guarantee stability and security in the south so that those who fled their homes can return.
· Action by the United Nations on the necessary measures to once again put into effect the 1949 armistice agreement signed by Lebanon and Israel and to ensure adherence to its provisions, as well as to explore possible amendments to or development of those provisions as necessary.
· The commitment of the international community to support Lebanon on all levels, including relief, reconstruction and development needs.
As part of this comprehensive plan, and empowered by strong domestic political support and the unanimous backing of the cabinet, the Lebanese government decided to deploy the Lebanese armed forces in southern Lebanon as the sole domestic military force in the area, alongside U.N. forces there, the moment Israel pulls back to the international border.
Israel responded by slaughtering more civilians in the biblical town of Qana. Such horrible scenes have been repeated daily for nearly four weeks and continue even as I write these words.
The resolution to this war must respect international law and U.N. resolutions, not just those selected by Israel, a state that deserves its reputation as a pariah because of its consistent disdain for and rejection of international law and the wishes of the international community for over half a century.
Lebanon calls, once again, on the United Nations to bring about an immediate cease-fire to relieve the beleaguered people of Lebanon. Only then can the root causes of this war -- Israeli occupation of Lebanese territories and its perennial threat to Lebanon's security, as well as Lebanon's struggle to regain full sovereignty over all its territory -- be addressed.
I believe that a political resolution rooted in international law and based on these seven points will lead to long-term stability. If Israel would realize that the peoples of the Middle East cannot be cowed into submission, that they aspire only to live in freedom and dignity, it could also be a stepping stone to a final solution of the wider Arab-Israeli conflict, which has plagued our region for 60 years.
The 2002 Arab summit in Beirut, which called for a just, comprehensive and lasting peace based on the principle of land for peace, showed the way forward. A political solution cannot, however, be implemented as long as Israel continues to occupy Arab land in Lebanon, Gaza, the West Bank and the Syrian Golan Heights and as long as it wages war on innocent people in Lebanon and Palestine. As Jawaharlal Nehru said, "the only alternative to coexistence is co-destruction."
Enough destruction, dispossession, desperation, displacement and death! Lebanon must be allowed to reclaim its position in this troubled region as a beacon of freedom and democracy where justice and the rule of law prevail, and as a refuge for the oppressed where moderation, tolerance and enlightenment triumph.
The writer is prime minister of Lebanon.
Plenty to discuss in the above!
Lots more on additional photo fraud by Reuters.
What Siniora is doing, essentially, is attempting to persuade the rest of the world to bail him out of a mess he and his country brought, unilaterally, on themselves.
Let's say the "international community" did bail him out and compelled the Israelis to stand down. Does anybody believe that once the smoke cleared, Siniora wouldn't simply allow the status quo to return to normal, with Hezbollah still playing a large role in Lebanese government and still attacking Israel from its base in southern Lebanon?
Israel needs to be permitted to finish this to their satisfaction, no matter how much weeping we hear from the self-victimizing Lebanese.
Don't you worry, Mr. Ducky. I'm going to make sure Bush isn't re-elected in 2008. I can't wait to debate him.
Seth,
I totally agree. That bull pucky about bringing 15,000 Lebanese regulars down to guard the border is such an obvious Trojan Horse that I have a hard time believing even Che Sucky could say it with a straight face!!!
Isn't the excuse for not disarming Hizbully cause there are too many Hizbully supporters in the Lebanese regulars???
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
And LEFTIES swallow this PAP!!
Seth,
the self-victimizing Lebanese
Excellent turn of phrase! Patai's The Arab Mind speaks of that aspect of Arab culture.
Mr. Beamish,
Last winter, one of my husband's friends actually ranted about how Bush must not be re-elected in 2008. And he's not the only one we've heard say that kind of thing. I guess these fellows haven't read the Constitution. Or maybe they didn't get much out of their civics and government courses in school--right here in Fairfax County.
Anonymous,
bringing 15,000 Lebanese regulars down to guard the border
As if they've been successful so far in controlling what's going on within the borders of Lebanon!
I've noticed the same nonsense spouted on the news and in most msm newspapers. Apparently the powers of self-delusion have no limit.
Missing Link,
I particularly like the posed lion. For me, that's the most obviously posed photo. It appeared on Yahoo!
AOW,
Yes, it is rather majestic stuffed animal.
Looks more like a tiger but...does it change a thing? ;-)
Missing Link,
You're right--it is a tiger. I guess I was thinking of "the lions of jihad."
AOW,
now there's a GOP strategy!!
Let the LEFTIES think Bush IS running!! They will spend so much time and energy attacking him that another non-Bush CONSERVATIVE would sneak right in!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Kinda like the trial balloons the Clintoon ran up before he left office!!
Anonymous,
Let the LEFTIES think Bush IS running!! They will spend so much time and energy attacking him that another non-Bush CONSERVATIVE would sneak right in!!!
Works for me!
BDS (Bush Derangement Syndrome) is working against the Dems. And the Dems are so crazed that they don't see it.
I have to wonder if some of those Connecticut primary-voters regret how they cast their ballots yesterday, in light of the news today about the foiled terror-plot.
I think I prefer the first version.
Cube,
I read The Shining during a blizzard here in the D.C. area. Talk about getting scared out of my wits.
I like Jack Nicholson. He can really play a maniac. His line "Heeeeere's Johnny!" is an excellent catch-phrase for heads-up to a maniac.
AOW,
"Honey, I'm HOOOOME!!"
Was my favorite!!!
Anonymous,
That, too, has become another catch-phrase.
And so has "redrum."
All work and no play makes Beamish a dull boy. All work and no play makes Beamish a dull boy. All work and no play makes Beamish a dull boy. All work and no play makes Beamish a dull boy. (x infinity)
Mr. Beamish,
Somehow I don't see you as "all work." Maybe I've misinterpreted?
I'm enjoying the time that only working 40 hours a week has made available to me lately, at least for the next couple of weeks, then it's back to 60 to 80. Unless someone knows a good lottery number to play or wants to help me knock over some liquor stores, I've got to raise up some cash fast so my online presence will be noticeably slight soon.
Mr. Beamish,
I've got to raise up some cash fast so my online presence will be noticeably slight soon.
Bummer! I go back to the classroom in September. Then my online time will be curtailed.
What a pity to have to work!
I've always managed to squeeze in a few hours a day for blogging. We'll see what happens. I'm eyeballing and campaigning for one job that pays more in 40 hours than the two I have pay in 65 combined. And it's close enough to home to cut the gasoline bill in half.
I may be heartlessly enjoying my 32-ounce porterhouse steaks in front of a widescreen plasma TV showing commercials from panhandlers shilling for fly-covered starving kids in the Marxist parts of Africa soon.
It's just not the same on a console set.
Mr. Beamish,
When my husband and I replaced our television set last year, we looked at those plasma-screen sets. Expensive! But that aside, the living room here in our old pre-WWII house is shaped oddly, so a large screen overwhelms the room. The room is so small that surround-sound isn't of much account, plus my husband is deaf in one ear. So we opted for a widescreen, flat screen. Suits us, and the screen is large enough that we feel as if we're at the drive-in theater.
But some of my clients, most of whom live in beautiful homes, have those huge plasma screens.
And it's close enough to home to cut the gasoline bill in half.
Money in your pocket! My husband and I have very short commutes, and I'm grateful for that.
Duck,
AOW, do you prefer Nicholson's "psychos" to Pacino?
Actually, yes. I loved Jack Nicholson in One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. I know, he wasn't portraying a psycho in that film, but I mention it because that may have been first Jack Nicholson film I saw.
I think it's Nicholson's smile. It lights up the world. When he smiles, I smile--no matter the part he's playing.
But I do enjoy Pacino's portrayal of psychos. He can project pure evil.
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