Hypno-Monkey

Enemy Civilians are NOT innocent

Seeded on Tue Aug 1, 2006 9:21 AM EDT (CNET News.com)

The Yesha Rabbinical Council announced in response to an IDF attack in Kfar Qanna that "according to Jewish law, during a time of battle and war, there is no such term as 'innocents' of the enemy."

israel, religion, massacre, hezbollah, yesha, qana, qanna

Whose Dream?

Tue Aug 1, 2006 12:59 AM EDT

I came in too late to participate in some of juicier portions of another Newsvine Article but it afforded me a more thorough and objective view of the comment thread unfurling into a fervid cacophony.

Continue reading this entry ...

israel, middle-east, politics, pnac, hezbollah, mmm, clean-break, chocolate-chip-cookies

Israel's Foreign Ministry provides Free Internet Tool to online activists

Seeded on Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:30 AM EDT (mparent7777.livejournal.com)

The following letter was sent by Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to a variety of pro-Israel organisations, so-called 'hasbara'-groups and other supporters of Israel. Dear friends,

technology, israel, internet, propaganda, ministry-of-foreign-affairs

Bush orders humanitarian aid to Lebanon - Yahoo! News

Seeded on Mon Jul 24, 2006 3:12 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Bush has order humanitarian aid packages to Lebanon. I hope I'm wrong, but this seems to have fiasco written all over it.

lebanon, aid, politics, humanitarian, hezbollah

Hezbollah Captures 2 Israeli Soldiers IN LEBANON

Seeded on Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:15 AM EDT (Forbes)

The Israeli soldiers seem to have been captured while in Lebanon, contrary to most media reports which have reported them as "kidnapped." More here.

israel, lebanon, war, kidnap, soldier, world-news, capture, hezbollah

Israeli's celebrate 60th Anniversary of Terror Attack

Seeded on Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:06 PM EDT (The Times)

60 years ago, Zionists killed 92 men, women and children in a terrorist attack on the King David Hotel. The restored building has been adorned with a plaque that credits the Jewish resistance group, Irgun with the act.

israel, terrorism, politics, zionism, netanyahu, king-david-hotel

Democrats join Republicans in Orgy of Power

Seeded on Fri Jul 14, 2006 1:35 PM EDT (mparent7777.livejournal.com)

Key Democrats have issued their unconditional support for Israel in it's efforts to make war with it's neighbors.

israel, politics, democrat, lobby

BAYER gives Europe AIDS

Seeded on Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:51 AM EDT (wakeupfromyourslumber.blogspot.com)

Scarborough interviewee sheds light on FDA approval of Bayer's decision to sell known AIDS-infected medecine for hemophiliacs overseas. Bayer knew of the problem and were troubled by the refusal of the FDA to allow sales of the tainted substance within the US.

fda, aids, pharmaceutical, bayer, world-news

You Define Evil. And Make It Official.

Seeded on Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:29 PM EDT (depravityscale.org)

A team of researchers at The Forensic Panel have created a means of gathering public opinion as regards particularly depraved crimes. The reason for doing so is to create a system of standards by which certain factors in a crime might be consistently regarded as evil.

justice, death-penalty, odd-news, depravity, sentencing-guidlines, forensic-panel

Watada charged for refusal - The Honolulu Advertiser

Seeded on Thu Jul 6, 2006 5:13 PM EDT (The Honolulu Advertiser)

Army 1st Lt. Ehren Watada has refused to follow illegal orders to participate in an illegal war. He has also spoken out in defense of his refusal.

army, military, war-crimes, us-news, refusal, watada, non-compliance, munchkins

Criminal Charges Filed Against George H.W. Bush (Sr.) in Iceland

Seeded on Thu Jul 6, 2006 11:05 AM EDT (williambowles.info)

Well I didn't see this coming... George H.W. Bush is wanted for war crimes in connection to the '89 invasion of Panama and various aspects of the first Gulf War.

politics, war-crimes, iceland, george-h-w-bush

Japanese Power Plant Fueled with Sewage Certified Efficient, Grid-Safe and Ultra-Clean

Seeded on Fri May 19, 2006 11:12 PM EDT (pesn.com)

Wow. I guess that's what can happen when you actually commit yourself to abiding by the Treaties you've signed.

japan, power-plant, world-news, sewage, alternative-energy, fuel-cell

US Buys Guns For Unknown Parties

Seeded on Fri May 12, 2006 10:15 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)

A US sponsored arms deal goes awry when illegal smugglers "lose" the merchandise.

us, iraq, guns, us-news, ak-47, smuggler, arms-deal, lost-guns

US Will Not Support Taiwan's Push For Democratic Freedom

Seeded on Thu May 11, 2006 9:09 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)

America acknowledges "One-China" policy, asserting that Taiwan's hope for independence and democracy will only result in war.

taiwan, china, world-news, us-foreign-policy, robert-zoellick, democratic-revolution

Uranium Binds To DNA, Causes Mutations, Study Shows

Seeded on Wed May 10, 2006 12:52 AM EDT (Northern Arizona University)

Repeated calls for the discontinuance of Depleted Uranium in military operations may finally get the voice of science on their side. And where science goes, politics is only(!) a couple of decades behind...

health, dna, du, depleted-uranium, gulf-war-syndrome, nau

Israeli Nukes Nobody Else's Business

Seeded on Mon May 8, 2006 4:13 PM EDT (National Security Archives)

The National Security Archives have published 30 declassified US Gov't documents regarding the secretive issue of Israel's nuclear program during Nixon's first years in office. It was decided that the US's official stance was ignorance.

israel, politics, nixon, nukes, nuclear-program, us-israel

The RFID Hacking Underground

Seeded on Sun May 7, 2006 9:55 PM EDT (Wired News)

RFID technology is really neat. For that reason, people will use it in as many ridiculous ways as can generate profit. The electric company just replaced the meter on my house with one that can be scanned while driving past my house.

technology, security, rfid, hacking

Saving Private Reality

Fri May 5, 2006 3:57 PM EDT

The sun comes up. You drink coffee. You sit down and, without effort, begin the ritual. You point and click and scan and click and read over and over again.

Continue reading this entry ...

politics, grief, news, culture, 5-stages, five-stages

Europeans 'see need' for power to snoop

Seeded on Wed Apr 12, 2006 8:16 AM EDT (The Washington Times)

If the need for liberty in Europe is not as great as the need for security, then why should the US be any different? The needs of a democratic society, after all, are greater than any so-called rights of a few individuals. Right?

europe, terrorism, spying, world-news, wiretap

Report finds U.S. shooting of Reuters soundman unlawful

Seeded on Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:59 AM EDT (alertnet.org)

What can I say? murder is murder. conspiracy is conspiracy. withholding evidence is...

iraq, reuters, us-news, us-military, hearts-and-minds, waleed-khaled

US Propaganda targets US on Zarqawi

Seeded on Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:36 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

It seems that in this time of Black Ops, Diplomatic Arm-Twisting, Pre-Emptive Policy and Information Warfare it is getting more and more difficult for those in the Military to serve with "Honor." To what extent do we acknowledge or instill a sense of honor in those whose lives

iraq, politics, zarqawi, insurgency, propaganda, us-military