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Wednesday, 6 February 2008

Interview with man who discovered second suicide bomber

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Two murder bombers carry out attack against Israeli civilians

Two suicide bombers carry out attack against Israeli civilians

Palestinian suicide terrorists carried out an attack against Israeli civilians shopping at a mall in the southern Israeli town of Dimona. In the attack, one Israeli civilian was killed and 38 wounded.

This morning, two Palestinian suicide terrorists carried out an attack against Israeli civilians shopping at a mall in the southern Israeli town of Dimona. One Israeli was killed, 38 were wounded - one critically, and two moderately.

Both terrorists were killed in the attack - the first detonated himself in the initial explosion, and the second was killed by an alert police officer as he was about to detonate his suicide bomb against the rescuers who were rushing to help the wounded.

The bombers deliberately chose to detonate themselves in a semi-enclosed crowed shopping area in order to kill and maim as many civilians as possible. The foreign media has reported that a Hamas statement from Gaza praised the attack, calling it an "heroic act".

In response to the attack, the Israel Foreign Ministry spokesman stated:

"In their terror attack today, the Palestinian terrorist organizations have shown once again, who they are and what they stand for.

Just like the Kassam rocket fire on Sderot and the sniper fire on Israeli fields bordering Gaza, today's attack deliberately targeted innocent civilians.

Worse yet, the terrorists' plan was to detonate a second suicide bomb against the rescue workers and ambulances rushing to assist the victims at the scene of the initial bombing. Imagine the carnage that would have been created if not for the heroic act of an off-duty policeman who identified and neutralized the second terrorist before he detonated himself.

Plain and simple: The terrorists' goal is to kill as many Israeli civilians as they can, wherever and whenever they can - in their homes, schools and shopping centers.

Israel will continue to fight this murderous terrorism, and will act in keeping with its right, and its duty, to protect the lives of its citizens."

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Palestinian Terrorist Is Shot Dead in Dimona Israel

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Palestinian Terrorist Is Shot Dead in Dimona Israel

A Palestinian murder bomber blew himself up Monday in this desert town called Dimona, killing an Israeli woman and wounding 11 people in the first suicide attack inside Israel in a year.

The video shows Israeli Police killing a second attacker after a doctor found a suicide vest while treating him for wounds suffered in the blast.

It would not be the first time that 'human rights groups' have attacked Israel security forces for neutralising a bomber for fear of a explosion. It seems if it's not caught clearly on video then, those sympathetic to Palestinian terrorist can't wait to cry foul. It will be interesting to see how many 'activist' cry foul this time with such clear evidence.

It is a signature method of some terrorist groups including Al Quaida to deploy a second suicide bomber that detonates their bomb whilst emergency personnel are trying to help the wounded. The violence of this attack, and its intended second explosion reveals the true ruthlessness of Hamas.

Remember, this is not an accident, there is no miscalculation, the targets are innocent civilians, and Hamas is responsible.

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Wednesday, 30 January 2008

A Small Concession

With the endless procession of peace talks where Israel seems to be blackmailed by violence into conceding land for peace, one has to wonder why the same path is followed when similar concessions with the Palestinians have only produced more violence.

If the Palestinians are genuinely wanting a homeland and concessions to be made, the real question to be posed is why is Jordan, Egypt, Syria and Lebanon not being asked to make these same concessions as well? Doesn't this speak of the real intent of the 'peace process'?

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Tuesday, 29 January 2008

El Guardian slips up and allows a balanced article.

'Cave Delivery'

Frankly I find myself reading the Guardian now days as a kind of conglomerate of loony left conspiracy theories, the articles in the Guardian are becoming more and more anti Israel.

I like to study issues from both perspectives and this includes those from the extremities of both sides. I usually read Al Jazeera or IRNA to get the 'terrible Zionists' point of view, but hey why waste you time with poorly translated sentences when the Guardian publishes all the 'Anti Israel' pov's one could ever hope to muster.

The commenters who leave their thoughts after a typical Guardian inflammatory anti Israel article are to say the least absolute fruit cakes.

What shocks oneself is when your reading something that is on the Guardian site yet doesn't follow the 'Jews are evil doers', 'all Israelis are cold blooded killers', 'the Poor Palestinians only want a chance' (at killing another Jew..[ed]) protocol.

The article seemed strangely balanced, or dare I say possibly pro Israeli in a degree. I wheeled back in cognitive horror, could it be? The whole cupboard of Rapid Drooling Anti Semites from the Guardian closet have all suffocated in their own faeces? no..
Seems the Occasional slip up happens and someone who isn't a raving anti Semite gets to voice an opinion.
Its an interesting read by Jonathon Spyer, and you can tell it hits a few nerves because the troglodyte frothy mouthed Guardian regulars are lining up to do what they do best..when they aren't kicking kiddies heads in that is.

I throughly recommend it, and if its been a few hours since a meal I also recommend you read the comments, just so you can assure yourself the quality of The Guardian readership is still as 'high' as ever..

No Change ..written by Jonathon Spyer

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Guardian: No Change

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Thursday, 24 January 2008

I love a sunburnt country...
Even if we're about to get flooded

Flood 1991

Are we about to get flooded
after we have only just moved here?

I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain ranges,
Of drought and flooding rains,
I love her far horizons,
I love her jewel sea,
Her beauty and her terror -
The wide brown land for me.

Part of an Australian poem called My Country
written by Dorothea Mackellar early last century

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The major river that runs past the city we live in now, has a long and well documented history of flooding with flood records dating back to 1859. The highest recorded flood occurred in January 1918 and reached 10.11 metres on the gauge. The most recent major flood occurred in January 1991. The flood was the third highest on record and rose to a height of 9.30 metres on the gauge.

The thing that has us nervous is from our research the expected peak of the flood of 8.5 metres will not place us in any bad situation, especially since the house is on high stilts, but if it raises just another .5 to .8 metre the whole of the downstairs under house storage area will be flooded. As we have only just finished moving, theres still a lot of possesions which are stored under the first floor of the house.
The hard thing is if we were to get just half a cm of flood thru, a lot of our possessions would be destroyed. Do we trust the weather man who earlier said the flood peak early next week would be about 9 meters, has now revised it to 8.5metres. At 8.5 metres we are safe by I estimate 30 -5 0 cms.
To move all the stuff stored underneath will take a lot of work.

Last night we saw pictures of the flood of 19-88 and our house and the block of houses around us sat like a desert island, high and dry.

Tonight I made the mistake of looking at the 1991 flood, it wasn't a pretty sight we could see our house was flooded. The photo above shows the 19-91 flood including our house flooded, which for privacy reasons I haven't indicated.

What would you do? Trust the projected flood heights knowing if they are basically right we will be safe? Or move it all upstairs which requires a herculean effort.

Any one own a dinghy?

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Dorothea Mackellar: My Country

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Canada pulls out of Durban II farce

From AP

OTTAWA (AP) — Canada has withdrawn its support for a U.N. anti-racism conference scheduled to take place in South Africa next year after deeming it to be anti-Israel, a government official said Wednesday.

The so-called Durban II conference "has gone completely off the rails" and Canada wants no part of it, said Jason Kenney, Canada's secretary of state for multiculturalism and Canadian identity.

"We'll attend any conference that is opposed to racism and intolerance, not those that actually promote racism and intolerance," he said.

Kenney said that during the 2001 World Conference Against Racism in Durban, Arab and Muslim countries criticized Israel, prompting Israel and the United States to walk out in protest. But he added that Canada remained to speak up for Israel.

The U.N. declined to comment directly on Canada pulling out of the conference, but U.N. spokeswoman Marie Okabe said "racism is too important an issue for member states not to work out their differences."

Kenney said his government was left with no choice but to abandon the process, expressing displeasure with Libya elected to chair the gathering, Cuba appointed vice-chair, and Iran named to the organizing committee.

"This (Iran) is a country whose government has publicly expressed its desire to eliminate the only Jewish country in the world," he said.

Mr Bagel: Finally some one has turned the light on in Canada. The Canadian government should be commended for taking an active stance against such a blatantly anti Israel conference.

Further Reading:
The Canadian Press:
Canada abandons UN anti-racism conference; Kenney calls it 'circus'

JTA:
Canada to shun Durban conference
CTV.ca:
Canada pulls support for UN anti-racism conference

References:
AP: Canada Abandons UN Racism Conference

Picture Credit:
Jason Kenney from CTV.ca Canada pulls support for UN anti-racism conference