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Mike "I sold the US" Bloomberg

2009-03-28T07:35:00.000-07:00

Shame on you Mike Bloomberg. Your "price" was paid a long time ago, but can't you at least PRETEND to care for those murdered on September 11th? Or maybe even our troops that are still out there? Why bother calling anything by it's name anyway? Then let's just call you, 'the whore who sold America.' You ungrateful, unpatriotic, communist. There is a special place in hell for you.

"I would like to see it stay the Freedom Tower, but it's their building, and they don't need me dumping on it. If they could rent the whole thing by changing the name, I guess they're going to do that, and they probably, from a responsible point of view, should. From a patriotic point of view, is it going to make any difference?"
"one of the things is, we call things what we want to call them. So, Avenue of the Americas is a good example, for it's Sixth Avenue to most people. Very few people use Avenue of the Americas. If they name this One World Trade Center, people will still call it the Freedom Tower."

The whole article is here

Deadly Blast of Hypocrisy

2008-07-27T21:18:00.000-07:00

At least 15 people have been killed and 154 wounded in two explosions in the Turkish city of Istanbul, in what officials say was a terrorist attack.
The first blast occurred in a rubbish bin in the busy Gungoren residential area. The second, larger explosion occurred as crowds gathered.
So far there has been no indication of who was responsible for the blasts.

President Abdullah Gul (that's him in the photo above)said the attack showed "the ruthlessness of terrorism and its goal to engage in savagery".

CHEEKY GRAPEFRUIT: President Gul is sadly devoid of any internal reviewing system by which his own words should be used to describe the very regime under which he terrorises his own people into remaining stagnant vis-a-vis article 301. I wonder, did you attend Hrant Dink's funeral? The perpetrators were treated like heros Mr. Gul. You reap what you sow. Too bad it's your people that you punish.

After the explosions, there were scenes of panic, with people covered in blood as they tried to run from the scene. TV footage showed many victims lying on the street and being carried to ambulances in blankets.

Hidden in bins

Initial reports suggested it may have been a gas leak, but Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler later said he was "certain that this is a terror attack" aimed at causing maximum casualties.
"Terrorists are trying to destabilise the country"
Murat Mercan, AK Party
Cheeky Grapefruit: Truer words have never been spoken by a Turkish politician. I am saddened to see what has happened. I am sorry for the loss of life and trauma caused by this blast. However, the Turkish government, the sole source of terrorism in it's own country still maintaining an ILLEGAL blockade with neighboring Christian Armenia and openly destroying Kurdish settlements in northern Iraq (the part that was picking up a little luster). Abdulla, I suggest you take on working with your neighbors instead of slaughtering them. It's a crazy enough idea that it might just work. Furthermore, I love how the investigation is not over but the initial reports of gas leaks have been replaced with speculation of terrorist attacks.

As always, the full article was not written here. You can find it here instead.

Made in China: Genocide ad Nauseum

2008-03-27T07:26:00.000-07:00

As China continues its policy of violence against peaceful Tibetan demonstrators, I recoil at the fact that the World Olympics are only a few months away from their official launch, taking place this year, in Beijing, China. With recent major newspaper headlines, calling the Spiritual Leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama, “helpless” in stopping the Chinese from attacking the protesters, as a US citizen, I wonder about the perversely selective foreign policy of the United States concerning the subject of genocide. As usual, conflicting reports about the numbers of casualties have appeared, citing a difference of 86 deaths, depending on who’s reporting. On March 20th 2008, the Chinese finally admitted to shooting protesters and their numbers show that 13 people have been killed. The Tibetan figures show that 99 people have been killed (including those in Lhasa), most of whom are monks, demanding the return of their land from the Chinese. These figures exclude the scores of arrests.

At first blush, the current situation in Tibet does not qualify as genocide, because technically a few protesters have been killed in voicing their opinions. There is no apparent systematic approach to annihilating the Tibetans as a whole. But that’s why human beings have the gift of reason. Reason allows us to look at things in context and when we do, we see a long-standing history of genocide being committed by the Chinese against the Tibetans. Why China was even selected as a contender for hosting the Olympics is beyond any honest reason. Imagine Turkey winning a human rights award (not for violations but for progress in the name of...). This is tantamount to China representing the best our world has to offer. I am saddened to think that in this day and age, when everything and everyone seems to be for sale, China might actually be the best our world has to offer.

China continues its white (and red) genocide against Tibet. The Tibetan government in exile is forced to conduct its business from Dharamsala, India. I wonder if they too, like the Armenians look over the guarded border and exclaim, “my what beautiful mountains we have!” The BBC reported that Condoleeza Rice has urged China to show restraint and enter into a dialogue with the Dalai Lama. I don’t know if she was laughing while saying it or if she was busy patting Chinese President, Hu Jintao, on the back. I should like to see the foreign policy of the United States reverberate the message of our own Declaration of Independence, “that all men are created equal,” and by that all men should be afforded the same right of protection when being savaged by a ruthless neighbour intent on their annihilation, not just select Bosnian Muslims because they are the cause du jour.

Our job at the Armenian Genocide Museum & Institute (AGMI) in Yerevan, Armenia is not to cast blame nor demand retribution; there are other organisations that cover those areas. Our job is to show the course of events. To document what happened in such a clear way, that the mere sight of this atrocity shocks the observer into intelligent action, ensuring this barbarism is never repeated. We are, at best the “groundskeepers” for our ancestors and act as a time capsule for those to come. There is no heroism in being the first genocide of the twentieth century. Much like there is no pomp behind being the first nation-state to accept Christianity as a national religion. Many say it, few practice the teachings diligently. That is why we acknowledge not only our own genocide but also the others that came before and those that have sadly, come after. We are the repository of facts.

These events in Tibet are as relevant today as our own genocide was while it was happening. Darfur, Sudan, still ongoing. What precept of goodwill and peace will the Chinese be functioning under during the Olympics? Perhaps they will change their ways. I hope they do. In the meantime, two more Tibetans were killed.

Joint Commission of Genocide Deniers and Liers

2007-11-10T19:46:00.000-08:00

In reference to a full page ad the Turkish Consulate took out in the New York Times, April 2007 requesting a Joint Commission of historians to "discuss" the validity of the Armenian genocide

Dear Sirs,

I am writing you in protest of your distasteful acts of tomfoolery
that you sanctioned by paying for an ad in the New York Times that
supports the notion of a joint Turkish-Armenian Commission to debate
and discuss the historical facts of 1915-1918. I assert that 92 years
of denial have rendered your government impotent in being able to deal
with a reality that even the Ottoman Government at the time deemed
horrific and sentenced in absentia the perpetrators of the Armenian
Genocide.

The entire world, even the European Union (which you so lustfully seek
to join) has acknowledged the Genocide of 1.5 million Armenians at the
hands of the Ottoman Turkish government. Your input on the matter is
irrelevant. However, I find that your having to pay for a contrarian
view, detracts from the little Turkey has going for it in this era of
enlightenment and transparency. If you are so determined to decipher
for yourself what occurred during that time, I suggest you revisit your
concept of rededicating AKHTAMAR and actually put a cross on it this
time. Although you may be convinced of what is so in your world, I
suggest you start a commission on joining the rest of the world and
our reality of the basic fact that you continue to blockade a leading
democracy and maintain your position of isolationism for future
generations of Turks. The task of making amends is a tedious one for
you, understandably. I suggest writing a letter of apology to every
Armenian family, for every single, rape, murder and looting your
government committed in first Genocide of the 20th century. It would
also be nice to see you change back the names of the towns, starting
with the one my grandfather came from Dikranagert.

San Francisco Weakly

2007-11-10T15:55:00.000-08:00

In reaction to a really offensive op-ed piece published in the SF Weekly blog... http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2007/10/sfs_needs_to_kill_its_armenian.php

Mr. Wachs:

Unfortunately, you have been misguided into believing that your
constitutional rights as an American citizen extend themselves to
allow your incompetency and lack of education to proliferate, in
print, an ignorant opinion, hoping to convince others you found the
loophole in a subject matter that up until 1 month ago you didn't even
know existed. Just because you have an opinion does not mean you
should persist in replicating it.

Aside from the blatant disregard for humanity you vomited, let me
address the incorrect statement you made that "there is no current
genocide against the Armenians."
Turkey and Azerbaijan currently have an illegal blockade against
Armenia and Nagorno-Karbakh and have had this blockade in place since
1990 when Azerbaijan went on the war path and massacred Armenians
(again) in the Azerbaijani cities of Sumgait and Baku. In fact, the
Azeri government set up hoards of violent prisoners and mujahadeens
(you know the sort from Afghanistan) to pillage and plunder what was
once a thriving and peaceful Armenian population. Emboldened by
Turkey's support (which the US supports), Azerbaijan continues its war
mongering even today where a fragile cease-fire exists and is
constantly being compromised by misinformation and xenophobia in
Azerbaijan and Turkey.

Furthermore, you stated that Turkey is valuable NATO ally. I assert
that if it were an ally it would not threaten to invade the most
prosperous portion of Iraq simply because it does not want to deal
with it's past. How does that work? You don't call what we did
genocide and we don't invade Iraq? What sort of an ally is that? There
are plenty of other allies that the US can count on because thus far
Turkey has not proven herself. Need I remind you that they opposed US
entry into Iraq and did not allow US forces to go through Incerlik at
the start of the war. We do not rely on Turkey to keep things running
smoothly in Iraq. We rely on our holy troops to put their lives on the
line so that cretins like yourself can have a soft cushion on which to
sit and write the tripe that you (and the editors at the San Francisco
Weekly) seem to believe is fit for publication.

All those who commit genocide, do so with impunity. Much like the
Ottoman Government who committed a genocide against the Armenians and
the Turkish government today continues to provide a disservice to its
citizens by keeping them in the dark, creating generations of
ignorance and emboldening others to follow suit.

Mr. Wachs, the Holocaust occurred as a direct result of the Ottoman
Government not being punished for its actions. Today the Janjaweed are
committing the same crimes in Darfur because your ignorance validates
their actions. I suggest you read up on your history a bit and write
another op-ed-this time apologizing for your inability to think and
your lack of compassion for anything sacred. I invite you to come
visit the genocide museum in Armenia. We don't have T-shirts for sale
at the museum store, but we do have books, and by the sound of things,
you could use a little brushing up.

This Woman PWNED Turkey and Azerbaijan

2007-11-04T06:11:00.001-08:00

Sirapri, a 102 year old survivor of the Armenian Genocide, was present at the House vote on House Resolution 106. Despite underhanded techniques used by the Bush Administration and the Turkish lobby, the vote was in favor of calling what happened to the Armenian in 1915-1923 genocide.

According to the Turkish Government, this woman and 6million other Armenians, are in a "conspiracy" to blame them for something they never did. Of course, there is no one other than Turkey, Azerbaijan and President Bush who is aware of this conspiracy.

You evil lady, Sirarpi. How dare you hold the world hostage with your mind control powers? I bet that's not a hearing aid in your left ear, it's an encrypted connection to THE CONSPIRATORS.

And to show everyone how well they can play in the sand yard with everyone else, Turkey has invaded Northern Iraq, because it's SUCH a great ally in NATO and they are SO trustworthy and 92 years of denial has left them in SUCH great psychological shape that the minute Sirarpi here shows up, they point their guns that the Kurds ( who participated in the Genocide BTW-Karma is a bitch) and threaten to kill them all under the guise of PKK.
So how does this work? You don't call what we did genocide and we don't invade Northern Iraq?
Don't make me have Sirarpi bitch-slap you, Erdogan.

Muslim countries, Turkey and Azerbaijan continue to enforce an illegal blockade of Christian Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. Turkey also continue to illegally hold 3/4 of the Armenian lands they stole in 1915. Azerbaijian continues its war mongering. Terrorism is alive and well in the Caucasus.

Turkey Up in Arms Over House Resolution Against Armenian ‘Genocide'

2007-10-17T21:05:00.000-07:00

Turkey was so alarmed by a proposed House resolution calling the mass slaughter of Armenians by Turks during World War I a "genocide" that it dispatched its foreign minister to persuade American Jewish leaders to lobby against it.

Cheeky Grapefruit: Ummm I don't know how to cut this to you, Turkey, but THE JEWISH HOLOCAUST occurred as a direct result of your government not being punished for its actions in 1915...so if there is any convincing to do, you better look inward. Shame on anyone that denies Genocide.

here is the link http://www.nysun.com/article/49061

HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ADOPTS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION

2007-10-17T21:02:00.000-07:00

WASHINGTON, DC – With a vote of 27 to 21, the influential panel of the U.S. House of Representatives took a major step toward ending U.S. complicity in Turkey’s denial of the Armenian Genocide, adopting H.Res.106, the Armenian Genocide Resolution, despite an intense campaign of threats and intimidation by the Turkish government and its lobbyists in Washington, DC, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

The Committee decision opens the way for full house consideration of the measure.

“The Foreign Affairs Committee’s adoption today of the Armenian Genocide Resolution represents a meaningful step toward reclaiming our right - as Americans - to speak openly and honestly about the first genocide of the 20th Century, free from the gag-rule that Turkey has, for far too long, sought to impose on our nation’s elected officials,” said Aram Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA. “As Americans, we must always remain free to speak openly about human rights and should never outsource our nation's foreign policy - or our morality - to another nation.”

Voting in support of the measure were Representatives Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Howard Berman (D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), William Delahunt (D-MA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (D-SM*), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), Gene Green (D-TX), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Ron Klein (D-FL), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Edward Royce (R-CA), Linda Sanchez (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Diane Watson (D-CA), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), and David Wu (D-OR),

Voting against the measure Gresham Barrett (R-SC), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boozman (R-AR), Dan Burton (R-IN), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Luis Fortuno (R-PR), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Bob Inglis (R-SC), Connie Mack (R-FL), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Brad Miller (D-NC), Mike Pence (R-IN), Ted Poe (R-TX), Illeana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), David Scott (D-GA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Thomas Tancredo (R-CO), John Tanner (D-TN), and Robert Wexler (D-FL). Representatives Ron Paul (R-TX) and Joe Wilson (R-SC) did not vote.

“We want to thank Chairman Lantos, who scheduled this measure for consideration by the Foreign Affairs Committee and voted for its passage, Adam Schiff and George Radanovich, the lead authors of this legislation, Brad Sherman and Ed Royce, who spearheaded the panel’s adoption of the legislation, Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Frank Pallone and Joe Knollenberg, who generated the broad-based bipartisan support for H.Res.106 and Armenian American Congresswoman Anna Eshoo – all of who have worked tirelessly as the resolution moves toward passage by the full House of Representatives.”

Introduced on January 30th by Rep. Adam Schiff along with Representative George Radanovich (R-CA), Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), the Armenian Genocide resolution calls upon the President to ensure that the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States record relating to the Armenian Genocide. The resolution is cosponsored by 226 Members of Congress from 39 states. A similar resolution in the Senate (S.Res.106), introduced by Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) currently has 32 cosponsors, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (D-NY).

Over the past nine months, Armenian Americans and human rights advocates have joined with Members of Congress in educating their colleagues about the Armenian Genocide and the importance of proper recognition of this crime against humanity. The ANCA has mounted several national grassroots initiatives including the highly successful “Click for Justice” and “Call for Justice” campaigns as well as the “End the Cycle of Genocide” Advocacy Days, cosponsored with the Genocide Intervention Network.

Loreal launches new hair colour for men called: Regain your Jihaddist Youth

2007-09-07T21:37:00.000-07:00

">Osama, Osama, Osama... why? Did you not see what Pavarotti looked like all these years (God rest his soul)? We can tell you are dying your locks and it doesn't look natural. But then again, you are an abomination...carry on.

Abe Foxman, I hope you wore a condom when you got in bed with Turkey

2007-09-07T21:02:00.000-07:00

ABE FOXMAN IS A LIAR AND MUST RESIGN. Photo depicts Armenian women from Trabizond region. They were all murdered during the Armenian Genocide under the Ottoman Turks. Photo courtesy of the Armenian Genocide Museum & Institute (AGMI) Yerevan, Armenia

EXCLUSIVE: ABS HAMZA

2006-03-16T19:54:00.000-08:00

By Stephen Moyes
14 March 2006
The Mirror (UK)
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16810777&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=abs-hamza--name_page.html

HOOK-HANDED terrorist Abu Hamza has shed so much weight in jail he is boasting about his "six-pack".
The once bloated preacher of hate has suddenly become totally fanatical - about keeping his body in shape.
He is obsessed with toning his abs and pecs in a strict exercise regime behind bars.
Vain Hamza, 47, is a shadow of his former self after losing more than THREE STONE through jogging, workouts and dieting.
Even close relatives admit they barely recognised him on a recent visit to Belmarsh Prison in London.
Mohammed Kamel Mostafa - Hamza's eldest child by first wife Valerie - said: "I couldn't believe it when I saw him.

"He has lost weight by not eating so much halal meat and surviving on prison food. He was grumbling about the food but we laughed when he said he would soon have a six-pack.
"He is keeping fit and exercising a lot. He seems to like jogging and is doing as much as he can. He suffers from low blood pressure and needs to keep trim to stay healthy."
Hamza is serving seven years after being found guilty last month of incitement to murder and race-hate offences.
But his son revealed the cleric is showing no remorse. Mostafa, 24, of Wembley, North London, said: "He is not repentant because he does not believe he has done anything wrong."
Rapper Mostafa, who launched the group Lionz of da Dezert last year and is now aiming for solo success, said the lyrics of his songs have been twisted to suggest he is spreading words of hate like his father.
He said: "I've been accused of praising terror groups Hezbollah and Hamas. The reality is that I sing, 'Peace to Hamas and Hezbollah' - asking them to reject war and violence."
Mostafa claims he was tortured during three years in a Yemen jail after being found guilty of plotting to blow up British and US targets - charges he vehemently denies.
He says he rejects his dad's extremist views, but can't escape his shadow.
He adds: "As soon as people know I'm Abu's son they start waving a mock hook in my face, asking me about Osama bin Laden and treating me like the anti-Christ.
"I was brought up to show my father total respect. It's the way of our religion. But it does not mean I agree with everything he does or says.
"I'm a peace-loving British youngster. You can't choose your dad."

Cheeky Grapefruit: Folks, you just can't make this stuff up. Apparently, one should stay away from Halal food, if one intends to get fit. I hereby nominate Abu "Abs" Hamza for Governor Schwarzenegger's health/fitness award. Nice going, you one-eyed, hook handed, bastard freak of an Islamist; you are an inspiration to the rest of the Muslim world to stop eating Halal food and start working out.

Please, sir, if you don't mind, kindly step on the accelerator so that we can move forward.

2006-03-03T20:12:00.000-08:00

"Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space." - Douglas Adams

The speed at which the earth spins varies upon your latitudinal location on the planet. If you're standing at the north pole, the speed is almost zero but at the equator, where the circumference of the earth is greatest, the speed is about 1,038 miles per hour (1,670 kph). The mid-latitudes of the U.S. and Europe speed along at 700 to 900 mph (1125 to 1450 kph).

Cheeky Grapefruit: Maybe Islamistan is just spinning too quickly? Maybe that's why they migrate to European countries and then loose their marbles; some freak-time-space continuum thing.

Cheesy but true

2006-03-03T20:05:00.000-08:00

"I would rather have a Bali tan in Bora Bora than a Taliban in Tora Bora."

Thanks, Wolfie

And now, for something completely different

2006-03-03T08:49:00.000-08:00

Roses are reddish
Violets are bluish
If it weren't for Christmas
We'd all be Jewish.

Benny Hill
(1924-1992) English comedian

Ce n'est pas une Mujahidda

2006-03-01T21:55:00.000-08:00

Don't be afraid to see what you see.
Ronald Reagan

What I want for Christmas: My two front teeth

2006-03-01T21:14:00.000-08:00

"If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of an expert saying it can't be done." - Peter Ustinov

Or

"If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of a bleeding heart liberal saying it can't be done, it's not politically correct." -Cheeky Grapefruit

Or

"If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of a Muslim saying allah u akbar." -Cheekier Grapefruit

Islam: Not just another violent poltical ideology

2006-03-01T21:02:00.000-08:00

Muhammad Cartoons Rile Calif. College
By GILLIAN FLACCUSThe Associated PressWednesday, March 1, 2006; 7:54 AM

Organizers of Tuesday night's forum at the University of California, Irvine said they showed the cartoons as part of a larger debate on Islamic extremism.

But several hundred protesters, including members of the Muslim Student Union, argued the event was
the equivalent of hate speech disguised as freedom of expression.

Cheeky Grapefruit: Praise be to Allah... Finally, even the Muslim Student Union has come to its senses and has admited that
Islam is in fact hate speech, disguised as freedom of expression.

Here is the missing sutra: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/01/AR2006030100411.html

Saddam of the Jungle

2006-03-01T04:06:00.000-08:00

Saddam spars with judge in courtroom tirade
Ammar Karim Baghdad, Iraq Feb 13, 2006 02:05

A feisty Saddam Hussein sparred with the judge in his trial on charges of crimes against humanity on Monday after telling the court he had been dragged back before the tribunal against his wishes."Down with the traitor, down with traitors, down with Bush ... long live the ummah [Islamic nation ]... long live the ummah ... long live the ummah..," roared the ousted Iraqi dictator as he arrived under tight security in the Baghdad courtroom."I was forced into the courtroom," Saddam angrily told chief judge Rauf Rasheed Abdel Rahman, whose tough handling of the trial had triggered a boycott by all eight defendants at the last hearing on February 2.

Cheeky Grapefruit: Last I checked the Kurds were still Muslim, so technically they are part of the Ummah. Now here's the part I don't get, Saddam. You poured acid on the Ummah, "long live the Ummah..." Um, not at the rate you were going.

"This is not a court this is a game," Saddam shouted, pounding on a podium in the dock.
Cheeky Grapefruit: "And you're a monkey's uncle, but at the end of the day, it's your hairy butt that has a warm bed and clean sheets." (I know it's hairy because I've seen him in a swimsuit, the bloody photo won't upload, I'll see if I can't fix that).

Abdel Rahman, who took over as chief judge only last month, banged his gavel on several occcasions as he sought to silence Saddam's efforts to discredit the tribunal.The judge warned the former dictator that he would not be permitted to boycott the trial which has frequently descended into chaos since it opened in October."The law states that if the defendants refuse to appear before the court, he will be forced to appear before court, we are implementing the law," Abdel Rahman said.All eight defendants face the death penalty if convicted on charges including murder and torture over the massacre of more than 140 Shi'ites after an attempt on Saddam's life in 1982 in the town of Dujail. They have all pleaded not guilty.

The visibly-annoyed Kurdish judge made clear his patience had run out and cut Saddam off when Iraq's 68-year-old deposed leader asked for another chance.
Cheeky Grapefruit: " I wonder what that must have sounded like... Please, uh, Judge, look I really messed up, I haven't eaten in days, my therapist is on vacation and well, I have this uneasy feeling that the hangman is out to get me, gimmeanotherchance, willya? I'll be good, I PROMISE."

"I've given you enough chances," Abdel Rahman retorted,

amid repeated insults by Saddam, who shouted: "God damn your moustaches," a slur meant to denigrate the judge's manhood.

Cheeky Grapefruit: "Whoa ho ho...listen up grey-beard, when we found you, you were so slovenly and unslighlty that there were creatures growing in your "stache. And yet, somehow, by the grace of God, someone didn't put a bullet in your head and you wound up in court where you complain about crooked moustaches. What shall we do with you, you who are crooked, standing straight?"

Barzan al-Tikriti, Saddam's half-brother and former secret police chief, also frequently interrupted the session as guards were seen pushing him down into his seat in the dock."You are a military judge," a greying Barzan shouted, clad in a long-sleeve white undershirt, who then defiantly left the dock and sat in the centre of the courtroom with his back to the judge.

Cheeky Grapefruit: "Ok, boys, now that's not fair. He is right. Let's bring in Judge Judy SCHEINDLEN. She would be so much more impartial to you al-Tikriti. Good Point."

The chief prosecutor Jaafar al-Mussawi requested Abdel Rahman appoint new lawyers for the defendants, but Saddam fiercely resisted the effort.The Iraqi strongman's chief attorney told reporters earlier on Monday that Saddam and his seven co-defendants had planned to continue skipping the hearings."No international law can force people to attend trials," said Khalil al-Dulaimi, head of Saddam's defence team.
Cheeky Grapefruit: Dude, you are spot on for most of the time, but not this time. try SUBPOENA:
sub·poe·na
noun (plural sub·poe·nas) (plural sub·pe·nas)
legal order demanding evidence: a written legal order summoning a witness or requiring evidence to be submitted to a court or similar deliberative body
transitive verb (past and past participle sub·poe·naed, present participle sub·poe·na·ing, 3rd person present singular sub·poe·nas)
summon somebody or something for evidence: to summon a witness with a written legal order, or require something to be submitted in evidence to a court or other deliberative body
[15th century. < >-sub·poe·naed, , adjective, as in, your client's ass is being subpoenaed.
Microsoft® Encarta® 2006. © 1993-2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

"Unles you change the law and turn it into the law of the jungle."

Cheeky Grapefruit: Whoever smelt it dealt it. Here is the big stink:
http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=264088&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/

Immorality is a one way street, when there is a Muslim standing at the other end.

2006-02-20T10:56:00.000-08:00

Thousands in Istanbul Protest Insulting Cartoons By Ahmet Donmez, Mukremin Albayrak, Istanbul Published: Monday, February 20, 2006

The reactions of Muslims against the offensive drawings of Prophet Mohammed published in the Danish press continue.
On Sunday, the cartoons were condemned in a protest held with the support of 32 non-government organizations.

European countries publishing the drawings of Prophet Mohammed were protested in the demonstration attended by over 50,000 people at Caglayan Square organized under the supervision of the Felicity Party (SP).
SP leader Recai Kutan said an immoral act against a prophet cannot be evaluated within the framework of freedom of speech.
Kutan described defending freedom of press and speech against the escalating reactions was "a reflection of the warped mentality in the West".

"How can immorality be compatible with freedom of press and speech?" he asked. These are the fruits of hatred and animosity dating back to the first Crusade against Muslims, Kutan reckoned.

Cheeky Grapefruit: Damn straight, Kutan! If immorality is the question here, then perhaps you would consider questioning why Turkey is asking for entry into the EU when it is still in denial about commiting the Armenian Genocide in 1915? It's so immoral for Europe to even accept your consideration. I say you should throw yourself out of the contest and stick with what you have: Your land, the stolen Armenian land, and stolen Greek land. Turkey is practically a mini-EU. Bloody, immoral Europeans, let's hope Allah keeps smiting them with the ability to pay your debts. But in the mean time, please return all the monies these immoral Europeans and Americans have funnelled your way. You can do it on your own, I know you can! Channel the power of Attaturk, there is a great clairvoyent in Istanbul who can do this for a price.

The audacity shown against Prophet Mohammed was not only published in Denmark, and Kutan argued that first smaller countries were used to measure the reactions which later lead to a mass demonstration.
The SP leader defended the American logic that "terror equals to -Qaeda and al-Qaeda equals Islam" after the September 11 attacks was the main reason behind these cartoons and encouraged hatred and an aversion to the Islamic world.
Moroccan Justice and Tamniyah Party leader Abdulaziz Omer also participated in Sunday's demonstration in Istanbul. "We say this as Muslims from Jakarta to Istanbul to Rabat; fear not America but Allah, and do whatever your state says."

Omer also invited the Islamic World to apply sanctions on Europe.

Cheeky Grapefruit: oooooooooooooooh, I can hear the clogs of the Dutch trembling at the mere thought of having to import their fruits from Greece and Spain instead of Turkey. The horror. Oh my. Say it ain't so Mr. Erdogan, please no, no stop, I can't take it anymore. Here is the article: http://www.zaman.com/?bl=national&alt=&amp;amp;trh=20060220&hn=29981

And being door number two...

2006-02-17T11:24:00.000-08:00

Pakistan recalled its ambassador to Denmark for "consultations" about the caricatures, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said.
Mohammed Yousaf Qureshi, prayer leader at the historic Mohabat Khan mosque in the conservative northwestern city of Peshawar, announced the mosque and the Jamia Ashrafia religious school he leads would give a $25,000 reward and a car for killing the cartoonist who drew the prophet caricatures — considered blasphemous by Muslims.

"Whoever has done this despicable and shameful act, he has challenged the honor of Muslims. Whoever will kill this cursed man, he will get $1 million from the association of the jewelers bazaar, 1 million rupees ($16,700) from Masjid Mohabat Khan and 500,000 rupees ($8,350) and a car from Jamia Ashrafia as a reward," Qureshi told about 1,000 people outside the mosque after Friday prayers. This is a unanimous decision of by all imams (prayer leaders) of Islam that whoever insults the prophets deserves to be killed and whoever will take this insulting man to his end, will get this prize."

CheekyGrapefruit: Can I get a microwave if I just call the cartoonist up and insult him? What do I get if I slam the phone receiver on him once he answers?

Pardon me Sir, but your slip is showing

2006-02-14T18:27:00.000-08:00

Taha Yassin Ramadan, former vice-president, shouted: "You kick out our lawyers, you bring in witnesses by force and those that testify against us are anonymous - is there a trial like this anywhere else in the world?"

Alex Trebek: I'm sorry Taha, that is the incorrect question. The proper question is: What does a taste of your own medicine taste like? I know, it looks a lot different when you are watching at home doesn't it? Saddam, you pick the next category.

As the judge pounded his gavel to restore order, Saddam told him to "take that hammer and knock yourself on the head".

Cheeky Grapefruit: "yeeeeehaaaaaa....now swing yer brother and hope you don't get dead, Come on Barzan, help me out here, you know the Tikrit Shuffle."

By the way, speaking of Barzan Ibrahim al Tikriti, that's him (photo above) in his long johns sitting in court (yes, you read that right).

Cheeky Grapefruit: Dude, that's just nasty. In Geneva you frolicked in the three piece suit, what gives? (That's Barzan in Geneva, with the Mrs.)

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/6B35F3E7-C7CD-4F5F-B22A-A9DFD917B501.htm

Vice President Shoots Man, Hilarity Ensues

2006-02-14T13:53:00.000-08:00

Cheeky Grapefruit comment: I still haven't stopped laughing in order to comment.

Saddam on a hunger strike

2006-02-14T13:13:00.000-08:00

Saddam Hussein told the court that he and his co-defendants are on hunger strike
Ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein told the court on Tuesday that he and his co-defendants are on a hunger strike to protest their treatment, BBC reported.
"We have been on a hunger strike for three days," Saddam Hussein declared as the trial resumed for its 12th session since it opened last October.

Here is the complete article: http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=10606

cheeky grapefruit reply: Good job Al Tikriti, keep up the good work! Stay hungry a few more years, make sure you don't have access to any medication, and don't forget to mire yourself in a war where you piss off all your neighbours, say for 10-15 years...while you are at it why don't you spray yourself with acid once in a while AND THEN MAYBE you will begin to experience a reason to protest as a true Iraqi. You managed to bollox up the cradle of civilisation and you are complaining of the way YOU are being treated? Why don't you give up the suit we gave you? That white shirt...I say hand it over in rightous protest, who needs this stuff anyway? In FACT I think you should be afforded the same treatment that your fedayeen guard have shown to so many of your compatriots during your reign over the years.
"String him up by the short and curlies, boys! We have a live one."

NO EUROPE FOR YOU!

2006-02-13T13:45:00.000-08:00

A French consulate in Turkey has been attacked by egg-throwing protesters as the two countries' relations worsened over alleged brutality during the Ottoman Empire.
Turkey is furious that the French National Assembly has passed a law labelling the killing of Armenians in 1915 as genocide.

"We will call on our members to re-evaluate their ties with France." -Turkish trade group
To see the original article please click the URL
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1126673.stm

Cheeky Grapefruit reply to Turkish trade group: Dear Sirs, please be advised that the area now known as France and the people now known as the French people were writing literature and debating philosophy while you were still swinging from trees that Gengis Khan planted. Your re-evaluation should be directed inward, so as to eliminate the cancer that has taken over your species. In doing so, you should physically retrace your steps and apologise to every Armenian family you meet from Dikranagert to Meghri for every rape, murder and other deliberate attrocity you caused to a nation that had already published illuminated manuscripts when you were still picking ticks off one another. Furthermore, in your re-evaluation I think you should stop accepting funding from the United States in your attempt to "show the French who's boss," and start using money from the Ceyhan pipeline in Azerbaijan to pay retirbution a-la-Nuremberg to the Armenian families. Start with the familes that managed to make it through the Genocide and are still living on their own soil, which you erroniously keep labeling as Turkey. You might be a contender for a European nation yet!

I went to jail for a good cause, so now I don't have to think about what comes out of my mouth when I talk...

2006-02-13T13:30:00.000-08:00

Archbishop Desmond Tutu on the United States: “Don’t be so arrogant, a little modesty would become you. You have become relatively developed, but when you look at how you have evolved, it’s not happened overnight.”

Cheeky Grapefruit reply to Desmond: "Maybe a little modesty would become us, but I don't recall South Africa aiding us in our evolution. Damn straight it didn't happen overnight, but it sure took a shorter time than you all... oh wait, you are still evolving. My bad."

Just think of all the fun we can have once Turkey is actually a part of what they are protesting against...Brilliant! Where do I sign?

2006-02-12T09:59:00.000-08:00

A young Turk holding a Turkish flag shouts anti-European, anti-US and anti-Israel slogans as some 200 Islamists march to the Danish Embassy to denounce the publication of caricatures of Islam's Prophet Muhammad in some European newspapers, in Ankara, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006. (AP / Burhan Ozbilici)

Dear Hillary,

2006-02-12T08:40:00.000-08:00

What is it about power that attracts you so that you would be willing to whore yourself to the American people while your husband galavants shamelessly, just so you can have a go at making sure I don't get my health exam results over the phone anymore. It's really snowing hard outside, would you mind going to my Doctor's office to get my results for me? Please stop sticking your brown nose into my business and find another state to ruin; I hear Louisana has nowhere to go but up. See if your Harlem peeps will support your transition?

Danes are requested to leave Indonesia

2006-02-12T08:31:00.000-08:00

And they are taking all their good-will, charity and Danish Crowns when they leave.
Finally, Allah can begin to have mercy on Indonesia, now that the Danes have stopped messing it up.

Misquoting Reagan is something he would have done anyway...

2006-02-11T20:38:00.000-08:00

My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you today that I’ve signed legislation which outlaws Islam forever. The bombing begins in five minutes.
Ronald Reagan U.S. Republican politician, president. radio test broadcast, Aug. 11, 1984. quoted in “Defense and Russia,” Reagan’s Reign of Error, eds. Mark Green and Gail MacColl (1987).
(please replace the word "Islam" with "Russia" to read the original quote)

My thoughts on Islam...thanks for everything, Gipper

2006-02-11T20:31:00.000-08:00

We are at war with the most dangerous enemy that has ever faced mankind in his long climb from the swamp to the stars, and it has been said if we lose that war, and in so doing lose this way of freedom of ours, history will record with the greatest astonishment that those who had the most to lose did the least to prevent its happening.
-Ronald Reagan U.S. Republican politician, president. television address, Oct. 27, 1964. “A Time for Choosing,” published in Speaking My Mind (1989).

In the United States one is afforded the possibility of the occasion

2006-02-11T20:18:00.000-08:00

Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects. The best public measures are therefore seldom adopted from previous wisdom, but forced by the occasion.
Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), U.S. statesman, writer. Autobiography, ch. 9 (written 1771-1790, publ. 1868).

My alter ego is a pirate

2006-02-11T20:05:00.000-08:00

"Now and then we had a hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates." -Mark Twain

Imagine managment capable of having imagination!

2006-02-11T16:00:00.000-08:00

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
Douglas Adams

Now, before you dive into the deep pool of fickle-minded judgement...

2006-02-07T19:56:00.000-08:00

The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and it would have done somewhat more, if the government had not sometimes got in its way.
Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)

Undoubtedly, a good reason to disregard everything I say...

2006-02-07T19:44:00.000-08:00

I am in the prime of senility.
Benjamin Franklin