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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?

Originally, this site’s message wasn’t about politics. I created it to have a bit of fun in response to childish ravings in the Islamic world about the Danish Muhammad cartoons. Obviously, it caught someone’s eye and was quickly defaced.

More recently, however, my thoughts seem to have turned toward the negative political actions of governments around the world, and thus the postings on the homepage took a turn from poking fun at the French to random musings about government oppression and corruption.

So, I’m in a bit of a quandry. Do I want to continue on with humor, or do I want to be a politically-charged website with a twist? Any thoughts?

I have purposely put off commenting on this issue before this day–in an extremely close vote, the Senate barred the flag desecration amendment.

Unfortunately, while a minor victory, this is still a melancholy day for me. The majority of the Senate still voted in favor of the amendment which implies that the majority of the Senate is all too willing to throw your basic rights granted by the Constitution to the wind. Therefore, in a move that pains me, I place the US flag here for the world to burn–not as an in-your-face-we-win move, but as a plea to those who might listen and realize that there is much more at stake here than red, white and blue fabric rectangles.

Read more here.

After bombings in the Saudi Arabia capital six years ago, three innocent UK citizens in Saudi Arabia were arrested and tortured until they admitted responsibility. Originally winning the right to sue Saudi officials, they were later denied the right after a Saudi appeal.

“Mr Walker, …, told the Daily Post: “This is devastating. I feel betrayed by the government and let down by the British system.” Read more here.

In a place like East Timor, it’s hard to tell where to place the blame. The residents are looting and the government is pointing fingers. Unfortunately, in order to protect against further human loss, this situation is one that calls for outside intervention.

From this article: “Now there are many unemployed, and many people have come to Dili,” Morut said. “It’s difficult for my husband to get a job. The government just promises but does nothing. They say: ‘We will do this.’ But they don’t.”

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