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January 4th, 2012 | 
Author: Santorum Instructs Students On Same-Sex Marriage and Health …
jonathanturley.org1/5/12
When a student asked Santorum asked about health care, the student cited a 2009 Harvard study and noted that he did not “think God appreciates the fact that we have 50 to 100000 uninsured Americans dying due to a lack of healthcare every year.” He should know better to cite an academic study to Santorum …. Many have simply packed up and left the state (which helps keep the unemployment rate statewide low). Those who stay in rural Iowa are often the elderly …
American Power: Santorum Sharpens Aim at Romney
"A lot of blue collar workers have been left behind in America," Mr. Santorum said Thursday in Manchester. Later, at a campaign event in Tilton, he said his family and his friends' families had worked in factories. To a man who …
What disturbs me most about this video is that the students from New England College are unable to follow the simple logic behind Santorum’s questions.
Santorum knows that his anti-g**-marriage stance will cost him votes, but he was at least patient and trying to make our next generation think a little.
But sadly, they were unable to.
Why Is That Important?
Because if our students aren’t either encouraged, or convinced to give up on their simplistic thinking, then America will soon lag behind a great many countries.
Consider perhaps the attitude that most US students have toward Israel.
They believe that Israel is the villain and that Palestinian land has been appropriated when in fact a Palestinian people never existed
People were displaced, both Jews and Arabs, but Israel absorbed the displaced Jews whereas Arab countries never absorbed displaced Arabs.
Both displaced peoples were around the same size; about a million people.
Why do they have that attitude?
Because they were seduced by simplistic propaganda when they could have checked out the facts easily and quickly, but they didn’t and don’t.
Why?
Because their professors are rabid left-wingers, and the students are lazy and want to be spoon-fed!
Every year, campus hate groups such as the Muslim Students Association and Students for Justice in Palestine join a festival of lies called the “Israel Apartheid Week” whose theme is that Israel is an apartheid state, in spite of the fact that Israel has Arab members of the Knesset; that Arab Israelis can and do vote without any restrictions; that Arabs use the same toilets, buses and restaurants etc. as Jewish Israelis.
Happily, and alternative is now being presented and it’s an honest one and not simply a propaganda one.
Please check out: The Wall Of Lies
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Hamas Ditches Damascus | Via Meadia
blogs.the-american-interest.com1/28/12
But now Hamas has options. Turkey and Egypt are getting in closer touch with their inner Islamism. Fatah, corrupt and weak, has lost the aura that came from Arafat's presence at its head. And Assad is a liability.
Peres lauds Erdogan efforts on Shalit – Ynetnews
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Peres lauds Erdogan efforts on Shalit
Ynetnews PM's negotiator: Mission yet to be accomplished Will the Shalit deal help improve the Israel -Turkey relations? President Shimon Peres used his public meeting with Israeli negotiator David Meidan on Wednesday to laud Ankara for its contribution to the … TURKISH PRESS REVIEW ON OCT 13 |
*Update
New information reveals that Shalit went on hunger strike shortly before his release, which caused Hamas to fear that they might lose their ‘secret weapon’, which in turn caused them to compromise their exchange deal.
Shalit apparently reached a point of malnutrition that put him in a life threatening situation.
An intelligence source said that “there were those in Hamas who feared that the extreme conditions under which Shalit was being held would mean they could not offer him the help he needed and he would die on them and so they compromised over the details of the prisoner exchange deal”.
And this would explain why he was so thin when released.
Hamas Desperately Needed A Political Boost
The spotlight has been fully on Mahmoud Abbas following his recent appearance at the United Nations General Assembly and his ongoing meetings around the world with high ranking officials and leaders.
And the so called Arab Spring put Hamas in an embarrassing situation with several countries.
In short, Hamas absolutely needed to present Palestinians in both Gaza and the West Bank with some kind of important political achievement.
Syria, Egypt And Hamas
Hamas is now in the uncomfortable position of having to support both the Syrian masses and the Muslim Brotherhood movement in Egypt because many of those taking part in the uprisings solidly identify with its values, whilst Syria’s ruling regime supports Hamas and acts as its patron.
The Hamas-Fatach Agreement
Hamas’ response to the turmoil in Syria, was to attempt to strengthen its ties with Egypt, and the internal Hamas-Fatah reconciliation agreement was in part a signal to others that it was finally open to compromise
So as soon as Hamas signed the reconciliation deal with Fatah, a path for dialogue with Egyptian intelligence was created and the heads of Egyptian intelligence began to exert heavy pressure on the movement in an attempt to push forward other issues as well.
Egypt And Israel
The terror attacks near to Eilat in August pushed Israel and Egypt closer, and they began discussions on a series of security-related matters.
Egypt wanted to prove that it was still a central player in the post-Mubarak era, and was still able to fulfill the role of the responsible mediator, and its ongoing dialogue with Israel was a factor in promoting the prisoner swap deal.
The Power Struggle Between Hamas And The PA Played Their Part
As far as Hamas is concerned, the Shalit deal will enable it to bring to the Palestinian street a spontaneous wave of joy, because in Palestinian eyes, the prisoners issue is one of the most important matters on the agenda and it enjoys a consensus.
The deal will allow Hamas to show that it too has achieved a national success that will challenge Abbas’ achievements, and the prisoner exchange agreement will be presented on the Palestinian street as a real victory that was a result of Hamas’ armed resistance, in contrast to the diplomatic path being undertaken by Abbas.
Hamas will further argue that although the diplomatic path manages to win international support, it fails to prove itself on the ground, in everyday life, and Hamas was smart in insisting that half of the prisoners that will be released are from the West Bank.
Among the 1,027 Palestinian prisoners set to be released are hundreds of terrorists with blood on their hands, and they will be received on the Palestinian street as heroes, and Abbas, although he welcomed the deal is well aware of the wave of Hamas popularity that is expected to consume the street once the prisoners come home.
Will The Deal Mean More Terror?
Both Israel and Hamas have managed to create a real political achievement, but the big question is whether this wave of support will eventually create more terrorism.
A Reason For Optimism?
The Palestinians know that today, more than ever before, that they now have much to lose, and a person who has much to lose is far less dangerous than somebody that has nothing to lose.
