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Just to satisfy a curiousity, I went looking for a Hezbollah (Hezbollian?) Party flag. I was shocked by what I found.

This image, better than any other, shows the mindset of these people:

A description of the flag: The bottom text (”al moqawama al-islamiyah fi luban”) means “The Islamic Resistance Movement in Lebanon”. The upper text (”faina Hizbollah hum alchalibun”) means “Hezbollah will be the victor”. The green text is the name of the group — with the first letter of “Allah” reaching up to grasp an AK-47!

From rediff.com: On July 15, Mridula Dwivedi, a teacher of management studies in Gurgaon first discovered that visiting any blogspot blog — such as, say Mumbai Help — returned the message, ‘Site Blocked!’ Her ISP, Spectranet, confirmed they had blocked some sites based on government directives.

I wonder if they’re blocking my juvenile little place on the web yet?

Oppression abounds.

“You wanted an open war, you will have an open war. You don’t know who you are fighting today. You are fighting the children of Mohammed, ali Hassan and Hussein. You chose the war to fight against people who believe in their pride.” - Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah Terror Gang Big Wig

So it begins…

…and will continue on…

…and on…

…til they’re all dead and rotting…and those of us who’d like to remain out of the conflict (alive, that is) are wrought by our own losses.

Targeting civilians under the pretext of fighting terrorism is unacceptable and unjustified. Israeli practices violate international law. - Aboul Gheit, Egyptian Foreign Minister

I happen to agree.

We call on the powers in the region to seek to bring about a de-escalation of the situation. We cannot confuse cause and effect. The starting point is the capture of the Israeli soldiers.

It is important that the government in Lebanon, which is on a peaceful path, should be strengthened, but it must be made clear that the capture [of the soldiers] cannot be tolerated. The attacks did not start from the Israeli side, but from Hezbollah’s side. - Angela Merkel, German Chancellor

Also very true, although I’m sure from an Israeli or Palestinian standpoint, the attacks started long ago, but that is just a small nitpick.

So, neither side can claim innocence, and neither side wishes to give an inch, what must happen to cause the fighting to stop?

Talking doesn’t work; they immediately start in on the hostilities after they finish with the talks. Death doesn’t work; it just causes more death.

World War III will be held in the Middle East, and it isn’t going to be pretty.

In celebration of such a wonderful revelation, I present to you the first ever dual-flag burning to be held on BurntFlag.com:

So I was doing a bit more thinking on the remains of the Flag Desecration Amendment, and came to another realization or two.

First, it should be named Anti-Flag Desecration Amendment since they are trying to make flag desecration illegal, not legal.

Second, the dictionary definition of desecration:

desecrate

v 1: violate the sacred character of a place or language; “desecrate a cemetary”; “violate the sanctity of the church”; “profane the name of God”

This implies that the creators of the term “flag desecration” believe the flag to be sacred. Inaccurate and misleading, to say the least. I respect what the American flag stands for, but I don’t worship it.

If you’re not from the USA, this blurb may not be applicable to you, but please stick around…perhaps learn a bit about the American psyche. One typical complaint about America is that the people tend to be ill-informed. Judging by the world’s comments directed toward Americans, I’d say being ill-informed is globally chic.

Anyway.

The Fourth of July is a time of celebration. A time to celebrate American freedom, perseverance toward that goal of freedom, and those who have given all to win that freedom. This in mind, I invite you all to burn the US flag here and now, not as a protest, but in a celebration of freedom.

If you’re not from America, try burning your own flag.

Did you quit before doing it or click while looking over your shoulder to make sure nobody was watching?