«(...) 3. Third Important Lesson – “Remember Those Who Serve”
The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied the coins in it.
nem a morte nem a vida, nem os anjos nem os principados, nem o presente nem o futuro, nem as potestades, nem a altura, nem o abismo, nem qualquer outra criatura
«(...) 3. Third Important Lesson – “Remember Those Who Serve”
The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied the coins in it.
«(...) Ainda a cidade não havia caído e já a França, a amiga de todas as tiranias, de Saddam e Khomeiny a Mao, reconhecera o governo do Kampuchea Democrático. Um padre francês, François Ponchaud, testemunha presencial da tragédia, lavrou então extenso relatório que ninguém quis aceitar como fonte credível e imparcial. A obra, que guardo entre outras dezenas que fui comprando e anotando ao longo dos anos, tinha por título Camboja: Ano Zero e foi editada em finais de 1976, entre o desprezo dos liberais, a fúria dos intelectuais e o silêncio cúmplice da Igreja. Ora, relendo a obra, está lá tudo o que acontecera, o que podia acontecer e o que de facto veio a acontecer sob o regime genocida de Pol Pot. Noam Chomsky afirmou então que o testemunho do Padre Ponchaud não passava de cabala contra o socialismo. Só não acreditou quem se deixara cegar por décadas de propaganda comunista. Se Trostky aplicara o "comunismo de guerra", se a Espanha se enchera de valas comuns, se sobre todo o Leste europeu se abatera a mais sinistra forma de governação pelo medo de que havia memória, se Mao trucidara milhões, por que razão Pol Pot não faria o mesmo ? (...) Depois disto, só pode permanecer comunista quem perdeu aquela elementar dignidade que nos separa da animalidade.»
«(...)Terrorism
Here is our anti-terrorism policy.
Believe all that and you can lie back and enjoy the age of Obama. (...)»
«(...) Meanwhile, as Palestinian detainees are being tortured to death in Palestinian Authority jails, Palestinian prisoners (including convicted terrorists) in custody in Israel are studying for Israeli university degrees (at Israeli taxpayers’ expense) and also given cable TV, IPods and dental treatment – but international human rights groups instead criticize the treatment of prisoners in Israel, whose deputy foreign minister and former ambassador to Washington Danny Ayalon narrowly escaped being arrested in Britain for “war crimes” yesterday.
«Dusty sacks filled with cans of Coca-Cola (...), [t]housands of motorcycles (...), flat-screen televisions, microwaves, air-conditioners, generators and ovens, (...) cars smuggled in parts, (...) live animals, motorcycles, potato chips, Coca-Cola and clothing for women and children. But the most lucrative import is fuel (...).»Melanie Phillips questiona:
«(...) And what else apart from live animals, motorcycles, potato chips, flat-screen televisions, microwaves, air-conditioners, generators and ovens is coming in through those tunnels? We can all guess.»
«The world may be in economic turmoil, America might be fighting two wars miles from home and Barack Obama may have suffered the steepest fall in presidential approval ratings in 50 years, but that clearly does not mean that Bo has to lead a, er, dog's life too. Turning one, he was feted at a birthday party earlier this month in the White House's Rose Garden that included the cake. The details of his party emerged yesterday in a television interview given by Michelle Obama via satellite link with Jay Leno, the chat show host."We had a really sweet celebration," admitted Mrs Obama. "He got a doghouse cake made out of veal stuff (...).»Via American Thinker Blog.
«ISLAMIC law has been officially adopted in Britain, with sharia courts given powers to rule on Muslim civil cases. The government has quietly sanctioned the powers for sharia judges to rule on cases ranging from divorce and financial disputes to those involving domestic violence. Rulings issued by a network of five sharia courts are enforceable with the full power of the judicial system, through the county courts or High Court. Previously, the rulings of sharia courts in Britain could not be enforced, and depended on voluntary compliance among Muslims. (...) There are concerns that women who agree to go to tribunal courts are getting worse deals because Islamic law favours men. Siddiqi said that in a recent inheritance dispute handled by the court in Nuneaton, the estate of a Midlands man was divided between three daughters and two sons. The judges on the panel gave the sons twice as much as the daughters, in accordance with sharia. Had the family gone to a normal British court, the daughters would have got equal amounts. In the six cases of domestic violence, Siddiqi said the judges ordered the husbands to take anger management classes and mentoring from community elders. There was no further punishment. In each case, the women subsequently withdrew the complaints they had lodged with the police and the police stopped their investigations. (...)»Via Gates of Vienna. Addendum: "Omnis Ciuitas contra se diuisa non stabit."
«(...) Hamas political leader Khaled Meshal declared that "Jerusalem's fate will be decided with jihad (holy war) and resistance, and not negotiations." (...)»Via Jihad Watch.
«(...) The group [Hamas] (...) called on Palestinians to rise up against Israel, for Arabs and Muslims worldwide to punish Israel. "The real battle begins again," declared spokesman Fawzi Barhoum. In the West Bank, the Palestinian Authority condemned the Israeli operation. "Jerusalem is a red line that Israel should not cross," said Nabil Abu Rdeneh, spokesman for PA President Mahmoud Abbas. (...)»Entretanto, um membro árabe do parlamento israelita (!?) queixou-se de ter esperado 50 minutos para entrar na mesquita. Via Jihad Watch.
«(...) Não por acaso aparecem agora notícias que visam desacreditar o Colégio Militar, instituição que deveria servir de exemplo para todas as escolas da Nação. O barulho que fazem em torno de uma banalidade típica de todas as escolas e que deve ser combatida constantemente pelos responsáveis, o abuso dos menores pelos maiores, é simplesmente uma pequena parte de uma campanha intensa para destruir as forças armadas portuguesas e acabar com a soberania do país.