Paul Johnson Beheading
Donny: How come you don’t roll on Saturday Walter?
Walter Sobchak: I’m Shomer Shabbos.
Donny: What’s that Walter?
Walter Sobchak: Saturday, Donny, is Shabbos, the Jewish day of rest. That means that I don’t work, I don’t drive a car, I don’t f***in’ ride in a car, I don’t handle money, I don’t turn on the oven, and I sure as sh*t don’t f**king roll! Shomer shabbos!
So goes one of my favorite dialogues from my favorite all-time movie, The Big Lebowski. I can particularly relate to it, since I, myself, am Shomer Shabbos. Which means that I should add the line “And I don’t blog on Shabbos.” As a consequences of this, I am late on big stories when they occur on Shabbos, as is the case with the beheading of Paul Marshall Johnson. So anything I might add to this subject is prone to ‘being old.’
Nevertheless, I cannot remain silent in the face of such an atrocity, especially since many people are still blaming these brutal actions on the US and Israel. When are these people going to learn that terrorists are murdering people because they are not Muslims but rather “infidels”? It could not be any clearer.
The kidnappers of 49-year-old Mr Johnson, who carried out their threat to execute him despite a last-minute plea from his tearful wife, issued a statement on an Islamic militant website saying that “the infidel got his fair treatment”.
You want the root cause of terrorism, and you needn’t look any further than the cancerous ideology of Islamic fundamentalism. And like cancer, it needs to be cut out.
What we are seeing in the world are the direct results of appeasing terrorism. Had Israel been allowed to fight PLO Arab terrorism with all of its might, and had Yasser Afatrat not been given “respectability”, then I am sure terrorism would not be what it is today. Sure, it might exist. But it would not be as malignant. The terrorist network would certainly not be as established, and terrorists would understand that their actions have consequences. Instead, terrorists understand that any actions against them have consequences. They understand that anti-terror efforts by the likes of the US and Israel are met with resistance by the likes of Europe, as well as resistance by left-wing elements in these countries. And an enemy lacking unity is weak.
Ok, so there has been some good news. But we need a more unified front against terror. The terrorists should be the ones fearing for their lives, not us.
Update: If you have come here to see pictures of the beheading, you won’t find any here. And quite frankly, I find it disgusting that people would even want to view them. I think Michele articulates it well.
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An Australian immigrant to Israel, Aussie Dave has been blogging since early 2003.Filed Under: Uncategorized
Cannot ignore either the KGB in financing, equipping and advising the PLO as part of its `Cold War’ strategy : for a cold war, it was hot enough, even if by `proxy’ regional wars.
When Shimon peres terrorise the palestinians like your prime minister the butcher it is not terrorism ? It is Idealogy & oil war stupid. And israel is the eye & ear of the interest of America
in middle east.As long as America is powerfull you will survive with the fear as you are now.
Maybe nostradamos himler & fuhrer know something that we only managed to know now?
The sad thing is that what you just said would not really make any more sense, even if you knew how to spell and construct sentences in English.
Consider yourself banned. There is no room on here for people like you who spread hate.
Remember that Israelis were the terrorists before the formation of Israel? In order to create a Greater Israel, the Palestinians must be bombed, killed and their houses removed? When will the US government protect the weak?
From: The Protectors of the Weak
Hi,
Im German. I think Israelis must stop being greedy. Greedy for more land. You must treat people as equal. Don’t be arrogant. Hitler II might be coming after all of you. Beware!
Achtung
May the God of Israel have mercy on the Jewish brothers and sisters, namely Arabs. You have a heart filled with hate for those whom God has blessed. You choose to look with envy and hate rather than blessing and you will be judged as you judge. You need to understand that you are but small pinions in this world’s scheme of events and little of what you do or say matters and this relates directly to your attitude, change it and there is hope your race will survive.
May the God of Israel have mercy on the Jewish brothers and sisters, namely Arabs. You have a heart filled with hate for those whom God has blessed. You choose to look with envy and hate rather than blessing and you will be judged as you judge. You need to understand that you are but small pinions in this world’s scheme of events and little of what you do or say matters and this relates directly to your attitude, change it and there is hope your race will survive.
The bottom line is that these people are scum. The leader is a coward that uses the weak minded to promote his agenda. Quit talking about it and quit reporting it and it will stop.
Why can’t we all just get along?
Isn’t this earth large enough for ALL of us to live on? Pray to whomever you want and live your life in Peace. If someone doesn’t share your beliefs then who cares?
Get a life.
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