Friday, 3rd April 2009
Israel gets up off its knees
11:51pm
Well, well. Two days into the new Netanyahu government, and Israel gets up off its knees. First off, Netanyahu tells Obama ‘Stop Iran or we will’. Then Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman in his maiden speech restores the all-but forgotten notion that people must actually adhere to their agreements. You want two states, he says? Fine. Israel will work towards that – but there is already an agreement on the table, called the Road Map, which sets out the steps that must be followed, one by one, to achieve that end:
...Israel will adhere to every step; so must the Palestinians: We will adhere to it to the letter, exactly as written. Clauses one, two, three, four – dismantling terrorist organizations, establishing an effective government, making a profound constitutional change in the Palestinian authority. We will proceed exactly according
The answer to Obama's hand of friendship
11:21pm.jpg)
As we all know, stupid politics involves defending ourselves militarily against those waging war upon us. Smart politics is reaching out a hand of friendship to our enemies instead, inviting them to unclench their fist. They know it makes sense. Who would not want the goodies that would flow from such a gesture, after all?
This is Ahmadinejad’s response to Obama’s sustained charm offensive towards Iran:
...Thanks to the steadfastness of the Iranian nation, which stands behind the dear leader [Khamenei], this nation continues in its glorious path and is known to the world as a nation that cannot be defeated. Today, thanks to great achievements, the threat to Iran has been lifted, and no power in the world entertains the notion of taking action against the Iranian nation. Even if someone were to entertain this notion and
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