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Monday, August 11, 2014

UN Threatens Israel… Official Responds, “See if I Care!”

August 7, 2014

Hamas, an officially known and recognized terrorist group, has been ceaselessly attacking Israel, indiscriminately launching rockets into civilian areas, while themselves hiding their rockets and supplies amongst Palestinian civilian areas.
There are numerous accounts of Hamas launching rockets from residential areas, schools, playgrounds, and hospitals. Of course, when Israel responds and fires back, innocent Palestinians are caught in the cross fire. This has resulted in international condemnation against Israel for killing innocents, but surprisingly not against Hamas for hiding amongst innocents. Israel is undeterred in their actions against Hamas though.
The United Nations knows full well what Hamas is doing. They are aware that Hamas has hidden stashes of rockets in UN schools. They even returned some rockets they found in a school, back to Hamas!

Yet, the UN blames Israel almost entirely for the recent conflict, and decided to open an official inquiry into whether Israel has committed war crimes, prompting a blistering response from Israel’s Justice Minister, Tzipi Livni. ( H/T WZ)
The tweet was written in Hebrew, and has been loosely translated into English.
“I have [four] words to say about the decision of the UN human rights council – see if I care!
We will keep on making decisions for the safety of Israeli citizens according to our moral compass, the IDF will fight the terror and keep on doing the most to avoid harming innocents, and you [written plural] will keep on encourage the terror – because that is exactly what your decision is doing.”
Good for the Israeli Justice Minister. Israel is within their rights to defend themselves against the terrorist attacks by Hamas. Hamas is a group dedicated to the global jihad, which aims to impose their radical Islamic tyranny across the globe, and they have sworn to kill or subjugate every Jew and Christian that stands in their way.
The UN is making a wrong move here, looking into charging Israel with war crimes. Of course the deaths of civilians are horrific, and steps must be taken to minimize those. Israel has taken those kinds of steps, above and beyond what any other country would do in a war, yet they are still blamed for all of the atrocities that occur.
The UN needs to reexamine the situation, and place the blame for the death of innocents where it belongs, squarely on the shoulders of Hamas.
In the meantime, if the UN continues to single out Israel, then that is just the latest in a number of reasons why the United States should reevaluate their membership in the UN. It is time for the US to defund the UN, withdraw their membership, and kick the UN off of our shores, back to Europe, where their anti-Semitic attitude is for some reason still acceptable.

Devastated' track promoter issues statement on Stewart/Ward incident

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Canandaigua Motorsports Park was the site of an incident in which Tony Stewart struck and killed 20-year-old Kevin Ward Jr. during a sprint car race on Saturday night.

The promoter of Canandaigua Motorsports Park, the track at which 20-year-old Kevin Ward Jr. lost his life Saturday night, has issued a statement concerning the incident on the track's Facebook page.
On Saturday night, three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart struck and killed Ward, after the local racer climbed from his car and approached Stewart's vehicle on the track.Ward was pronounced dead on arrival at the local hospital.
Stewart did not participate in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International, and does not face charges at this time. However, Ontario County (N.Y.) Sheriff Phillip C. Povero has stated "all options remain open" in the case.
In his statement, track promoter Jeremie Corcoran extended his condolences to the Ward family, thanked his track medical staff and addressed some of the "hateful comments" found on the track's Facebook page Sunday morning.
"I am extremely devastated from the tragic incident that occurred at Canandaigua Motorsports Park on Saturday night as I know are many, many, others.
"First and foremost I offer my sincerest and deepest condolences to the Ward family. Kevin Ward Jr. was a spirited competitor and loved by so many. This is a tremendous loss to this family and the racing family as well. I have spoken to the family and they spent prayer time at the track Sunday in the early morning hours. Godspeed #13!
"To all the fans that witnessed this incident I have you in my thoughts. This has been difficult to process and it surely is not what you come to the races for. I do ask that you hold on to your integrity and have compassion for everyone that was involved in this. I understand that we all can have opinions and have the right to express them, I just ask that you think about all the lives that have been affected over this before you speak out. So many people are affected. So many are hurting. No one deserves more pain or blame. We need unity to support all that are hurting and the sport of racing we care so much about. That is the only way for us to heal and move forward.
"To all my staff that responded to this terrible tragedy I thank you for your professionalism and dedication. Our Medical Staff did everything they could and I know you are all hurting. All the Safety and Track Officials that scrambled to secure the track and keep everyone focused and calm I thank you. To all my friends that have called/texted me I thank you for your encouragement and support.
"I have made the decision to cancel our upcoming "Whacko Wednesday" event on Wednesday August 13th at Canandaigua Motorsports Park to give my family, staff, fans, and racing teams time to grieve and process all that has occurred. I will let everyone know about next weekend as soon as I can.
"Lastly, I had to have our Facebook Page taken down early Sunday morning due to insensitive and hateful comments. I plead with you to be respectful so we can keep this page active for you to keep informed."
Sincerely,
Jeremie Corcoran and Family.

Stabbed In The Back: Hillary Clinton Just Threw Obama Under The Bus Big Time

Although she served as its secretary of state, likely 2016 presidential contender Hillary Clinton has...

B. Christopher Agee — August 11, 2014

Although she served as its secretary of state, likely 2016 presidential contender Hillary Clinton has some tough words for how the Obama administration dropped the ball in handling a brewing crisis in Iraq and surrounding regions.
The uprising of Islamic militants in recent months has led to countless deaths of Kurds and other minorities in Iraq and Syria, a problem Clinton said was exacerbated by the U.S. government’s failure to act on behalf of Syrian rebels.

“The failure to help build up a credible fighting force of the people who were the originators of the protests against Assad – there were Islamists, there were secularists, there was everything in the middle – the failure to do that left a big vacuum,” she said, “which the jihadists have now filled.”
She addressed the issue during a comprehensive interview with The Atlantic, maintaining that she favored a more active role during her years at the State Department. Clinton also criticized Obama’s trite rhetoric regarding his administration’s foreign policy ideals.

“Great nations need organizing principles,” she maintained, “and ‘Don’t do stupid stuff’ is not an organizing principle.”

Looking to the future, she noted that if the current trajectory continues, the Islamic terrorism destroying Iraq and Syria will likely spread to other regions – including America.
“One of the reasons why I worry about what’s happening in the Middle East right now is because of the breakout capacity of jihadist groups that can affect Europe, can affect the United States,” she said. “Jihadist groups are governing territory. They will never stay there, though. They are driven to expand.”
A common goal among these radicals is the destruction of the West, she explained.

“How do we try to contain that?” Clinton asked. “I’m thinking a lot about containment, deterrence, and defeat.”

Her firm stance extended to the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinian terrorists in neighboring Gaza. She expressed support for the Jewish nation’s retaliation to relentless missile attacks from the Hamas-sponsored militants in recent weeks.
“Israel was attacked by rockets from Gaza,” she said. “Israel has a right to defend itself. The steps Hamas has taken to embed rockets and command-and-control facilities and tunnel entrances in civilian areas, this makes a response by Israel difficult.”
Clinton lamented the fact that, with violence affecting numerous regions of the world, so many are focused on the perceived overreaction of Israeli forces to the threat posed by Palestinian aggressors.

“There are a number of factors going into it,” she said. “You can’t ever discount anti-Semitism, especially with what’s going on in Europe today. There are more demonstrations against Israel by an exponential amount than there are against Russia seizing part of Ukraine and shooting down a civilian airliner. So there’s something else at work here than what you see on TV.”
As with her comments regarding Iraq, Clinton’s response to the Israeli crisis stands in contrast to the stated position of the Obama administration. Interviewer Jeffrey Goldberg noted that insiders have already predicted Clinton will embark on “a more forceful attempt to highlight her differences with the (unpopular) president she ran against, and then went on to serve.”
Following his interview with the early Democrat favorite to replace Obama, he said that he “got the sense that this effort is already underway.”
Among other foreign policy issues covered in the interview was Iran’s insistence that it has a right to pursue nuclear enrichment that could ultimately result in weapons of mass destruction.
“I’ve always been in the camp that held that they did not have a right to enrichment,” she asserted. “Contrary to their claim, there is no such thing as a right to enrich. This is absolutely unfounded.”

Robin Williams Commits Suicide

Robin Williams

Commits Suicide

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breaking news

Robin Williams has committed suicide.

The comedian killed himself in Tiburon, in Northern California.

According to the Marin County Sheriff's Office ... authorities found William's body inside his home. They say he was found unresponsive.

He was unconscious and not breathing and the coroner suspects suicide due to asphyxia.

Williams was last seen alive at his house at 10 PM Sunday night.

Robin went back to rehab last month to focus on his sobriety. We're told alcohol was an issue.

Williams struggled with cocaine and alcohol abuse in the early '80s but was sober for 20 years.

Robin's wife, Susan Schneider, says, "This morning, I lost my husband and my best friend, while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings. I am utterly heartbroken."

Williams was 63.

Iraqi Militants Execute 500: Some Buried Alive Evidence emerges jihadists have been burying women and children alive as Kurdish troops retake two towns following US airstrikes.

Iraqi Militants Execute 500: Some Buried Alive

Evidence emerges jihadists have been burying women and children alive as Kurdish troops retake two towns following US airstrikes.

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Displaced people, who fled from the violence in the province of Nineveh, arrive at Sulaimaniya province

Video: Iraqi Civilians Killed By Militants

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Iraq militants have executed at least 500 Yazidi people, dumping their victims in mass graves across the north of the country, an official has said.

There is "striking evidence" that Islamic State fighters, formerly known as ISIS, have buried some of their victims, including women and children, alive as they continue their bloody advance across Iraq, according to the human rights minister.
The militants have driven as many as 150,000 Yazidis from their homes into the Sinjar mountains, where they are cut off from food and water and struggling to survive. Hundreds are already reported to have died.

Yazidis flee the violence in Iraq — Yazidis flee as the jihadists carve a bloody trail through northern Iraq

The jihadists have also kidnapped 300 women as slaves.
Human rights minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said: "We have striking evidence obtained from Yazidis fleeing Sinjar and some who escaped death, and also crime scene images that show indisputably that the gangs of the Islamic States have executed at least 500 Yazidis after seizing Sinjar.
"Some of the victims, including women and children, were buried alive in scattered mass graves in and around Sinjar."

IRAQ-UNREST-YAZIDIS — Thousands are hiding in the Sinjar mountains but face starvation

Officials earlier said at least 20,000 of those trapped in the mountains had managed to escape into Syria and been escorted by Kurdish fighters back into Iraqi Kurdistan.
Iraqi Kurdish President Massoud Barzani has appealed to the international community for weapons to help them fight the extremists.

Aid is dropped — Humanitarian aid drops from the back of an RAF plane

On Sunday, officials said Kurdish troops have retaken Makhmur and Gwer, the first cities in northern Iraq since US airstrikes targeted militant artillery and equipment.
An RAF plane made the first British aid drop across northern Iraq on Sunday morning, delivering reusable filtration containers, tents and solar lights which can also recharge mobile phones.
It comes after the US launched a fresh round of strikes in an attempt to stop the jihadists' advance across the country, following a warning from Barack Obama that he was ready for a protracted campaign.

British aid is loaded on to an RAF Hercules to be taken to Iraq — Aid parcels are loaded on to the plane

The militants have been sweeping through northern Iraq, beheading and crucifying captives who refuse to be converted to Islam.
During a press conference on Saturday, Mr Obama accepted there would be no quick fix for the rapidly deteriorating situation in the country and vowed to continue strikes for weeks or months if necessary.

America has agreed to supply Kurdish Peshmerger fighters with weapons — Kurdish fighters try to protect the Yazidis

The President, who has ruled out sending in ground troops, and David Cameron discussed the commitment to providing humanitarian relief during a telephone conversation on Saturday.
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond also announced on Saturday that there would be "a continuing drumbeat of airdrop operations" around the Sinjar mountains.
The Government has pledged an emergency £8m aid package to help refugees in Iraq.
The strikes mark the first American offensive in Iraq since Washington pulled out its forces in 2011 after nearly a decade of brutal war.
The EU has said the violence in the north of Iraq could constitute "crimes against humanity".
Foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said in a statement: "We are appalled by the rapid deterioration of the humanitarian situation with hundreds of thousands of civilians, mainly from minorities, fleeing the areas of conflict as a result of persecution and violation of basic human rights."

(UPDATE) #Ferguson, MO -- Live video following violence and riots last night...

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(CNN) -- Protests in Missouri around the death of an unarmed teen turned violent late Sunday.

A gas station was looted, and police called for additional units to back up officers already on the street, said Brian Schellman, spokesman with the St. Louis County Police Department.
Video from the scene showed police in riot gear. No injuries were immediately reported.
"They are sending in more officers to try and get the situation under control," Schellman said.
Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson said that at least 20 police cars were damaged and that the use of tear gas was a high possibility.
A friend and witnesses say Missouri teen Michael Brown was unarmed and had his hands in the air when a Ferguson police officer shot and killed him, but that account is in dispute.
"The genesis of this was a physical confrontation," Jon Belmar, chief of the St. Louis County Police Department, said at a Sunday news conference.
The officer tried to leave his vehicle just before the shooting on Saturday afternoon, but Brown pushed him back into the car, "where he physically assaulted the police officer" and struggled over the officer's weapon, Belmar said.
A shot was fired inside the police car, and Brown was eventually shot about 35 feet away from the vehicle, Belmar said, adding few details because he didn't want to "prejudice" the case.
All shell casings collected at the scene were from the officer's weapon, Belmar said. He further said the medical examiner would issue a ruling on how many times Brown was shot, but "it was more than just a couple."

The account was in stark contrast to those of witnesses who said Brown did nothing to instigate the shooting and appeared to be surrendering when he was killed.

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Some buried alive: 500 executed in Iraq Women, children suffer horrific deaths

Some buried alive: 500 executed in Iraq

Women, children suffer horrific deaths

Published: 18 hours ago (NEWS.SKY) — Iraq militants have executed at least 500 Yazidi people, dumping their victims in mass graves across the north of the country, an official has said.
There is “striking evidence” that Islamic State fighters, formerly known as ISIS, have buried some of their victims, including women and children, alive as they continue their bloody advance across Iraq, according to the human rights minister.
The militants have driven as many as 150,000 Yazidis from their homes into the Sinjar mountains, where they are cut off from food and water and struggling to survive. Hundreds are already reported to have died.

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