News You Really Don't Need
With apologies to Ben Franklin, there are other certainties in life aside from death and taxes and Ben may not have said that in the first place. Another surety is news since something is always happening on our planet whether we want to hear about it or not.
There are many happenings the squeamish would prefer not to know about, other events few of us care about, and still more most of us find so mystifying or just so plain dumb that we tend to believe the news accounts just have to be wrong.
In the recently mystifying category are a plethora of stories which, no matter how hard we wish, are true whether we choose to believe them or not.
Take, for example, the Holy Name of Jesus parish in West Palm Beach, Florida, which offered a “prayer request” in last Sunday’s bulletin for the repose of the soul of the mass murderer and architect of 9/11, Osama bin Laden.
More rational critics abounded and parishioner Lois Pizzano spelled out their objections: “I think it’s totally wrong, he doesn’t belong in the Catholic religion. For what he did to Americans, he doesn’t belong anywhere. It’s unconscionable, it’s sacrilegious,” a sentiment with which the pastor, Father Gavin Badway, took issue.
Rev. Badway concedes that many in his congregation are less than happy with the idea of praying for the Butcher of 9/11 but “he says the church has never turned down a prayer request before. He says making the right decision isn’t always easy.” He added that, “Their [parishiners'] hearts are troubled because they’re thinking emotionally about what he has done and he has done a lot of evil. Nevertheless, Jesus tells us, love and forgive.”(http://bit.ly/myxk0Q)
As a fellow Catholic, I have to wonder if Rev. Badway is in complete possession of his senses and whether we are also expected to pray for Judas, Attila, Hitler, and other poor, misunderstood, bloody souls. I also have to wonder whether Badway is just ambitious to move on up the clergy ranks by demonstrating how caring he is or whether he’s gay since homosexuals are said to be very empathetic.
Out there in the secular world, Maryland’s Governor Martin O’Malley is also evidently a sensitive guy. He joined his state to ten others in signing on to the so-called Dream Act, which act has been repudiated, so far, by the U.S. Congress and which is only a dream for illegal invaders of our country and for Democrat politicians who crave their votes . . .
(Read more at http://www.genelalor.com/blog1/?p=4492)
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
The Dirty Old Dude of Abbottabad and His Holy Prophet, Muhammad
The Dirty Old Dude of Abbottabad and His Holy Prophet, Muhammad
The Muslim world has rejected as more filthy propaganda from the Great Satan that their hero who now swims with the fishes was, in fact, a dirty old man.
The treasure trove of computer data removed from Osama bin Laden’s less than sumptuous pad in Abbottabad two weeks ago by our Navy SEALs after President Obama killed him included other goodies besides Al Qaeda terrorist booty. It seems the Lion Sheikh Al-Mujahid, better known as the Butcher of 9/11, had other booty on his terrorist mind and computers, namely a “fairly extensive” trove of pornography.
According to the DailyBeast.com, porn, “Called fuhsha in Arabic, . . . is considered haram, or illegal . . . because it publically exposes a person’s awrah, the Arabic word for the zones forbidden from public eye” although Georgetown University’s Christine Fair points out, “Some of the Muslim societies that are the most repressive toward women . . . also have some of the highest rates of pornography usage in the world:” http://bit.ly/mE1yjf.
Demonstrating a total lack of respect and deference to the deceased, the New York Post, with no input from either the SEALs or our intelligence community, postulated what IOwntheWorld.com disrespectfully characterized as a ”tongue in goat cheek” listing of OBL’s fave porn files. Among them are “Talibuns,” “Debbie Does Abbottabad,” ”Oral Qaeda,” and “Behind the Green Burqa.” (http://bit.ly/mC6yyR)
So reprehensible!
And so we face a creeping, creepy conundrum, If Osama, despite all his admirable attributes, was a closet porn freak or if he dabbled in fuhsha mainly to entice his youngest wife into sareer (bed) and forget he was a perv, is he guilty of haram?
In any event, Muslim fans of the mass murderer the world over were inflamed by the allegation that their guy was a dirty old man instead of being a 24/7 committed, murder mastermind. Of course, it doesn’t take much to inflame that very flammable people who can erupt into flames at the drop of a bomb.
Others, principally those who don’t know which side of the War on Terror they are on, among whom is Wired’s Spencer Abraham, suggest the CIA planted the salacious stash: http://yhoo.it/ioeXw5.
That doesn’t make a whole lot of sense considering the effect such a planting would certainly have on those fiery Muslims.
If the other curious conspiratorial suggestion–that it was all a scam designed to effect our enemy’s disenchantment with OBL by exposing how he spent his free time in his hovel–had any validity, that’s even dumber since it would take a helluva lot more than dirty pictures to dissuade Islamists from loving him or to alter their dedication to destroying the West.
I, however, am willing to give Osama the benefit of a doubt, not with regard to the fact he sucks and should be eaten by trash fish then by sharks and regurgitated or that he was evidently as much interested, or more, in naked Westerners showing and utilizing their private parts. I will afford him that benefit since he was merely following comparable tradition set by his “Holy Prophet,” Mohammad, Muhammad, or plain ol’ Mo, as I like to call him.
Mo or Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullāh was a real trip in his day almost 15 centuries ago. Founder of of Islam, messenger and prophet of his god, Allah, last law-bearer in a series of Muslims, last prophet of Islam as taught by the Qur’an, aka the Holy Koran, Mo was also a statesman, of sorts, a warrior, conqueror, orator, philosopher, reformer, and many other great things, or says Wikipedia.
That “free encyclopedia” doesn’t say much about Mo’s being a merciless, bloody murderer of his opponents and of any innocents who stood in his way.
Mo was fortunate enough to have Allah speak to him directly to reveal his truths and is probably best known to Americans as the inspiration, in conjunction with Allah, for Mohammed Atta plunging an airliner into the World Trade Center . . .
(Read more at http://www.genelalor.com/blog1/?p=4467)
The Muslim world has rejected as more filthy propaganda from the Great Satan that their hero who now swims with the fishes was, in fact, a dirty old man.
The treasure trove of computer data removed from Osama bin Laden’s less than sumptuous pad in Abbottabad two weeks ago by our Navy SEALs after President Obama killed him included other goodies besides Al Qaeda terrorist booty. It seems the Lion Sheikh Al-Mujahid, better known as the Butcher of 9/11, had other booty on his terrorist mind and computers, namely a “fairly extensive” trove of pornography.
According to the DailyBeast.com, porn, “Called fuhsha in Arabic, . . . is considered haram, or illegal . . . because it publically exposes a person’s awrah, the Arabic word for the zones forbidden from public eye” although Georgetown University’s Christine Fair points out, “Some of the Muslim societies that are the most repressive toward women . . . also have some of the highest rates of pornography usage in the world:” http://bit.ly/mE1yjf.
Demonstrating a total lack of respect and deference to the deceased, the New York Post, with no input from either the SEALs or our intelligence community, postulated what IOwntheWorld.com disrespectfully characterized as a ”tongue in goat cheek” listing of OBL’s fave porn files. Among them are “Talibuns,” “Debbie Does Abbottabad,” ”Oral Qaeda,” and “Behind the Green Burqa.” (http://bit.ly/mC6yyR)
So reprehensible!
And so we face a creeping, creepy conundrum, If Osama, despite all his admirable attributes, was a closet porn freak or if he dabbled in fuhsha mainly to entice his youngest wife into sareer (bed) and forget he was a perv, is he guilty of haram?
In any event, Muslim fans of the mass murderer the world over were inflamed by the allegation that their guy was a dirty old man instead of being a 24/7 committed, murder mastermind. Of course, it doesn’t take much to inflame that very flammable people who can erupt into flames at the drop of a bomb.
Others, principally those who don’t know which side of the War on Terror they are on, among whom is Wired’s Spencer Abraham, suggest the CIA planted the salacious stash: http://yhoo.it/ioeXw5.
That doesn’t make a whole lot of sense considering the effect such a planting would certainly have on those fiery Muslims.
If the other curious conspiratorial suggestion–that it was all a scam designed to effect our enemy’s disenchantment with OBL by exposing how he spent his free time in his hovel–had any validity, that’s even dumber since it would take a helluva lot more than dirty pictures to dissuade Islamists from loving him or to alter their dedication to destroying the West.
I, however, am willing to give Osama the benefit of a doubt, not with regard to the fact he sucks and should be eaten by trash fish then by sharks and regurgitated or that he was evidently as much interested, or more, in naked Westerners showing and utilizing their private parts. I will afford him that benefit since he was merely following comparable tradition set by his “Holy Prophet,” Mohammad, Muhammad, or plain ol’ Mo, as I like to call him.
Mo or Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullāh was a real trip in his day almost 15 centuries ago. Founder of of Islam, messenger and prophet of his god, Allah, last law-bearer in a series of Muslims, last prophet of Islam as taught by the Qur’an, aka the Holy Koran, Mo was also a statesman, of sorts, a warrior, conqueror, orator, philosopher, reformer, and many other great things, or says Wikipedia.
That “free encyclopedia” doesn’t say much about Mo’s being a merciless, bloody murderer of his opponents and of any innocents who stood in his way.
Mo was fortunate enough to have Allah speak to him directly to reveal his truths and is probably best known to Americans as the inspiration, in conjunction with Allah, for Mohammed Atta plunging an airliner into the World Trade Center . . .
(Read more at http://www.genelalor.com/blog1/?p=4467)
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Celebrating a Death?
Celebrating a Death?
While the vast majority of Americans are intensely proud of Navy SEAL Team 6 for its successful mission last Sunday and happy, if not universally ecstatic, over its results, Europeans have been largely mute over the mission’s success or demonstrably angry over American impertinence in what they consider a violation of the air space and territorial integrity of a sovereign state and which many contend involved a summary execution of an un-armed man.
There’s no question that Team 6 did indeed infringe on Pakistan’s national boundaries, which boundaries are more porous than America’s southern border, and that nation itself is less a nation than it is a sanctuary for terrorist enemies of the United States–and of Europe.
Whether Osama bin Laden was in fact un-armed or had an AK47 or other weapon in easy reach is still unclear, and irrelevant. What is known is that he was a declared, vicious enemy and his compound was a virtual fortress with high walls topped by barbed wire and that he had armed guards protecting him.
It’s easy to second guess what the SEALs should have done in the heat, the fog, of battle, to Monday-morning-quarterback a perilous military operation since none of us were there, on-site, with those brave men. All volunteers in the service of their country, they were risking their lives to execute a mission deemed critical to America’s–and Europe’s–interests and safety.
Europeans, however, feel free to do just that, to judge the propriety of the assault and to condemn Osama’s killing. . .
(Read more at http://www.genelalor.com/blog1/?p=4338)
While the vast majority of Americans are intensely proud of Navy SEAL Team 6 for its successful mission last Sunday and happy, if not universally ecstatic, over its results, Europeans have been largely mute over the mission’s success or demonstrably angry over American impertinence in what they consider a violation of the air space and territorial integrity of a sovereign state and which many contend involved a summary execution of an un-armed man.
There’s no question that Team 6 did indeed infringe on Pakistan’s national boundaries, which boundaries are more porous than America’s southern border, and that nation itself is less a nation than it is a sanctuary for terrorist enemies of the United States–and of Europe.
Whether Osama bin Laden was in fact un-armed or had an AK47 or other weapon in easy reach is still unclear, and irrelevant. What is known is that he was a declared, vicious enemy and his compound was a virtual fortress with high walls topped by barbed wire and that he had armed guards protecting him.
It’s easy to second guess what the SEALs should have done in the heat, the fog, of battle, to Monday-morning-quarterback a perilous military operation since none of us were there, on-site, with those brave men. All volunteers in the service of their country, they were risking their lives to execute a mission deemed critical to America’s–and Europe’s–interests and safety.
Europeans, however, feel free to do just that, to judge the propriety of the assault and to condemn Osama’s killing. . .
(Read more at http://www.genelalor.com/blog1/?p=4338)
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Doubting and Handwringing over OBL
Doubting and Handwringing over OBL
The old comedian Jimmy Durante had a stock line, “Everybody wants to get into the act” and now, as Osama bin Laden sleeps with his 72 virgin fishes, it seems everybody wants a piece of the OBL action with many bemoaning the success of America’s elite Navy SEALs.
Reactions from the Muslim world were predictable. Pakistan’s former president Musharraf denounced the American violation of Pakistan’s territorial integrity, as if that country had any true territorial integrity and was anything but a terrorist sanctuary. The government in Islamabad denied any knowledge of the mission, which is probably true since they also had no knowledge that bin Laden was a resident for six years; they called it a “unilateral action,” which is fortunate and all but insured its success.
The Taliban and much of the rest of the Muslim world doubted the 6 foot, 4 inch man who was shot twice and killed in the opulent, million dollar compound and residence then dumped, excuse me, lowered into the Arabian Sea, was actually their hero. They will probably still be doubting Ahmeds even after Osama’s death picture is released; they may contend it is a fake because the Osama they knew and loved had an intact head.
Perhaps the most amusing response came from an unidentified imam at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque who posted an anonymous YouTube threat: “The dogs will not rejoice too much for killing the lions. The dogs will remain dogs and the lion, even if he is dead, will remain a lion. We are a nation of billions, a good nation. We’ll teach you about politics and military ways very soon, with god’s help.”
Big mouth, big nation, and the dead lion sleeps tonight.
The overseas reaction to the successful mission was almost as predictable as the Muslim response.
The UK’s Sky News immediately demanded incontrovertible proof of the identity of the corpse dumped, excuse me, lowered, into the water was indeed the late Osama bin Laden. Germany’s Der Spiegel charged the entire operation was illegal and that, instead of dispatching OBL to the arms of Allah, he should have been captured alive and put on trial before an international tribunal, which would have given him a public platform to spout his venom and instigate his jihadist followers.
At home, the United Nations, not wanting to feel left out, felt compelled to chime in on the issue. . .
(Read more at http://www.genelalor.com/blog1/?p=4314)
The old comedian Jimmy Durante had a stock line, “Everybody wants to get into the act” and now, as Osama bin Laden sleeps with his 72 virgin fishes, it seems everybody wants a piece of the OBL action with many bemoaning the success of America’s elite Navy SEALs.
Reactions from the Muslim world were predictable. Pakistan’s former president Musharraf denounced the American violation of Pakistan’s territorial integrity, as if that country had any true territorial integrity and was anything but a terrorist sanctuary. The government in Islamabad denied any knowledge of the mission, which is probably true since they also had no knowledge that bin Laden was a resident for six years; they called it a “unilateral action,” which is fortunate and all but insured its success.
The Taliban and much of the rest of the Muslim world doubted the 6 foot, 4 inch man who was shot twice and killed in the opulent, million dollar compound and residence then dumped, excuse me, lowered into the Arabian Sea, was actually their hero. They will probably still be doubting Ahmeds even after Osama’s death picture is released; they may contend it is a fake because the Osama they knew and loved had an intact head.
Perhaps the most amusing response came from an unidentified imam at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque who posted an anonymous YouTube threat: “The dogs will not rejoice too much for killing the lions. The dogs will remain dogs and the lion, even if he is dead, will remain a lion. We are a nation of billions, a good nation. We’ll teach you about politics and military ways very soon, with god’s help.”
Big mouth, big nation, and the dead lion sleeps tonight.
The overseas reaction to the successful mission was almost as predictable as the Muslim response.
The UK’s Sky News immediately demanded incontrovertible proof of the identity of the corpse dumped, excuse me, lowered, into the water was indeed the late Osama bin Laden. Germany’s Der Spiegel charged the entire operation was illegal and that, instead of dispatching OBL to the arms of Allah, he should have been captured alive and put on trial before an international tribunal, which would have given him a public platform to spout his venom and instigate his jihadist followers.
At home, the United Nations, not wanting to feel left out, felt compelled to chime in on the issue. . .
(Read more at http://www.genelalor.com/blog1/?p=4314)
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