Israel Retaliates Against Hamas

Targets include hospitals, elderly care, schools, and charity centers - AKA: "military covers"

Click here for related story [Najib Jobain/Aron Heller: Miami Herald]

Another in our series of guest columns 

We've heard nothing but Israel's version of the Hamas attacks on Israel.  

This is an Arab's viewpoint

Zaid G AbulGhanam

[By:  Zaid G AbulGhanam]

This whole conflict is a joke now.

I'm Arab, and I'll be self-critical before criticizing others,
as I expect from everyone else.

It seems that everyone in Gaza is fighting different fights;
no one is fighting for the same things anymore.


This breakdown of organization and the lingering, lasting effects of Israel controlling Palestinian imports [oil, gas, food, water, medicine, concrete, etc.] has led to this dismantling of the Palestinian society.  I feel for my fellow Arabs, and I wish there were a peaceful solution for them.  However, there isn't, and, although I don't condone Hamas shooting bottle rockets into the city, I equally don't condone Israel targeting charity houses and other civilian infrastructures.

Israel has all the technology, and yet they show little remorse and empathy with the Palestinians.  You can't compare the damage Israel hs caused to what Hamas has done.  Israel will always have more blood on their hands.

Which brings me to the next point:
Didn't Israel learn anything from the Holocaust?
We remember it every year when it is convenient for Israel, and they throw it everyone's face lie we are going to forget about it.

However, am I the only one who sees hypocrisy?

Israel is being built by Zionists for Zionists and favors them over other citizens making those citizens less equal. They are building an empire tat will empower themselves to become the future world leaders.  If we stay complacent and let them continue getting away with present day genocide, then eventually we will all be next.

Stand up for the Palestinians, because if you don't, we will be next!

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An interesting interview with former IDF female soldiers highlights some disturbing issues.

It appears Israel's goal is to seize control over Gaza, ignoring truce requests.

[Our thanks to AbulGhanam for his comments today]

New weapons on order

This is not how a soldier would be using a pistol in combat -- but it looks good       [Peter J. Berardi]

Click here for related story [Matthew Cox - Military.com]

The Department of Defense is soliciting a new firearm.
Reportedly, its previous selections were unsatisfactory as they replaced a perfectly good side-arm which did the job, but wasn't as cool looking as the newer models.
It wasn't broke, but they "fixed" it anyway.

They want a pistol that "... has greater accuracy, lethality, reliability and durability" to replace 200,000 "outdated M9 pistols and thousands of M11 9mm pistols which replaced the .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol dating back to 1911.

Now, these 200,000+ "outdated" pistols will be replaced by a purchase order for more than 400,000 new pistols -- which means there will be more pistols than soldiers when they are delivered.  We're not sure what will become of all the extra pistols, but, given recent history, we can only assume they'll find their way to the Homeland Security folks, of whom there are more than 240,000.

.45 Caliber [M1911]

The Colt .45 Caliber semi-automatic pistol [M1911] was one of the most effective handguns in US/World history.  It was durable, easy to disassemble, clean and reassemble, and it was relatively accurate at distances of up to 30 feet.  Gun buffs and SpecOps folks like them and fine tune them as the weapon of choice for both competition and covert missions.

 It was designed as a reliable delivery weapon firing a low-velocity, high impact round which would lift a charging whacko off his feet, cause his heart to stop, and knock him back a few feet, usually leaving him permanently ineffective for future combat roles.

This pistol was not known for its accuracy other than at the close quarters [10 - 30 feet] for which it was highly respected.

It was replaced by a much more modern looking 9 mm pistol, and its successors, which have been roundly criticized for their ineffectiveness.  So, the search begins anew for an even more expensive, less effective weapon.

What has been traditionally overlooked in these purchase frenzies is the purpose of a sidearm.

Aiming is not an option

The pistol is used almost exclusively for close-in defense just prior to hand-to-hand fighting with knives, bayonets, or empty rifles which are being used as clubs while soldiers shriek hysterically trying to kill each other.  Taking time to aim doesn't end well.

The number of times a soldier will fire a pistol in combat could be counted on the fingers of one hand, minus a thumb, a forefinger, and a pinkie -- if that often.


If you want "accuracy, lethality, reliability and durability" we suggest you go to a firing range, or get an assault rifle.

When it comes time to use your pistol, it's too late to worry about anything other than "lethality" since the whacko who's charging at you will be ramming a bayonet into your chest before you can even aim at him.   The old .45 caliber M1911, when covered with mud and sand, still functioned quite effectively and would continue firing no matter what.

Try that with the Pretty Boy Glocks or Sig Sauers -- the preferred weapon of the Secret Service and the FBI [they look cool and they have big magazines which will fire a bazillion rounds -- unless they jam].

We have to assume that a number of influential Congresspersons have been purchased by arms manufacturers, and that senior Military procurement officers have been offered lucrative positions with the arms manufacturers -- which is usually the case for how the Military acquires new weapons and equipment it doesn't need.

ISIS has SCUD

US SF deployed to Iraq by President obama now number 750

Click here for related story [Josh Lederman, AP]

It appears we have two new developments in the Middle East, both attributable to Mr obama -- who has been lying to the US public as blatantly as if he were an IRS bureaucrat, or even JimmyBob Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence.  How do we know he's lying?
-  His lips are moving
-  We have unquestionable evidence that the facts directly contradict his statements.

The man has lied virtually every time he has opened his mouth.

Here are statements vs facts:

1)  Mr obama suggested he was "considering" sending 300 US "advisors" to Iraq.
     a)  Those 300 Advisors are SF troops who are now on the ground
     b)  Those "300" are now 750 combat troops preparing for combat
     c)  Those 750 troops, with boots fully planted on Iraq soil, are being denied
           hazardous duty pay [a whopping $7.50 per day]
- while Michelle vacations at a million dollars a day!

ISIS parades their SCUD [aka: WMD]

2)  ISIS reportedly has captured a SCUD missile,
      a) The SCUD has a range of up to 700 km.
      b)  This missile is capable of carrying
            a nuclear warhead
      c)  This missile is believed to have been
            captured in Iraq from Sadam's Army
      d)  This missile is a WMD -- which the
            Democrats tell us were never in Iraq.
      e)   A Brookings "expert" has dubbed this
            SCUD as nearly useless.
            [In fact, it IS totally useless unless it is
            armed with a warhead, fueled and fired into population centers.


It is just as useless as the T-55 tanks rolling

T-55 Tank [Dangerous Instrument of War]

through the streets of Raqqa; those tanks ARE useless, unless they begin firing 100mm artillery rounds at US troops.

The leftist wags tell us how ineffective and harmless all these radical extremists are, except that they are not the ones who have to face off against these folks -- and possibly die.

Isn't it strange how these folks who have never had to operate in a combat environment are so anxious to downplay the dangerous part of radicals using heavy weaponry to maim and kill you?