The U.S., Britain, France, & every other notable European Nation has declared war-Multiple Times-over the incursion into Another Nation's Sovereign Land. Not to mention the persecution of that land's people. somehow though, certain lands seem to not qualify. Almost daily news stories pop up about the fighting between the Palestinians & Israelis. And for those paying attention, the story usually includes a large death toll for the Palestinian side-followed by a statement declaring Israel's "right to defend itself." Somehow though, conventional wisdom escapes this equation. Why would the small land of Palestine be attacking Israel? Could it be because that land once belonged to the Palestinians? Exactly! In the aftermath of World War II, The Allied Powers and The U.N. got together & decided that they needed to send the Jewish people-whom had been rejected & persecuted in EVERY European Nation for centuries at that point. Arbitrarily selected, the then state of Palestine was re-mapped & re-named as The Nation/State of Israel (much like Africa was renamed & divided up in 1884). Several wars were sparked off as Egypt, Syria & others sought to right this wrong. Unfortunately for them, the new nation of Israel would not only prevail-but snatch significant pieces of land along the way. Most other nations eventually gained some of that land back-but for The Palestinians this was not the case. And in "defending" their land, Israel has been absolutely ruthless. Assassinations, Air Strikes, Bulldozing entire villages, mass imprisonment & more... This year, as it does every few years, the fighting began again. Same scenario as always. Palestinians fire inferior grade rockets into Israeli air space-AND HIT ALMOST NOTHING-Israel unleashes a massive military campaign & kills thousands (women & children included) blaming Palestine the entire time. unlike the other times though, the aggression didn't stop once the fighting stopped. Forever emboldened by the Silent Super-Power Nations, Israel this weekend announced that they would be confiscating approximately 1,000 acres of West Bank land that had previously been returned to The Palestinians before. No justification. No Outrage. No Sanctions. Instead the top news stations in America talk about naked pictures of celebrities hacked out of the cloud. What else would we expect from this fast decaying world of ours???
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On this day in History, April 13th 1873, a large-scale race riot took place that would change the course of American History, Government, Politics, and Race Relations. THE COLFAX MASSACRE took place in colfax, Louisiana on Easter Sunday of 1973, when the KKK, WHITE LEAGUE, and groups of both Former UNION & CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS attacked The Grant Parish Courthouse-which was controlled & protected by the local Black Citizens of Colfax. At issue was tension over The Reconstruction-Era gains of former slaves, a disputed Gubernatorial Election, the rights to vote, Stand as EQUALS with those that once held them in Bondage, and live Freely under the 14th & 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, and resentment against the Federal government. As a result, White Southern Democrats formed their own "Shadow Government" & Army geared toward maintaining control over their Land and Government. Violence against both Blacks & White Republicans quickly had become the norm; and it all culminated to a fever pitch on Easter Sunday 1873. The nearly All-Black Militia was armed; but were outnumbered and caught off guard by their more heavily armed attackers. More than 100 Black People were murdered that day-approximately half of them were killed AFTER THEY HAD SURRENDERED!!! Only three of the offenders were arrested, once Federal Troops had come in to TEMPORARILY Restore Order. Each of their convictions were overturned by The Supreme Court (United States v. Cruikshank 1876). within a very short amount of time, all political power and control of the city's bases of power would return to the hands of racist Southern Democrats (I know, sounds weird today right?); and the overall vision of the courts & Legislatures would be to severely limit the federal government's role in protecting the newly-emancipated Black Citizens from racial Violence & Intimidation. While there were many other incidents of this nature, most historians agree that The Colfax Massacre was ranks as the single most violent episode of Racial Violence in U.S.History. Certainly no other incident carries the same negative ramifications in regard to the position of Law & the protection of one's Supposedly "INALIENABLE RIGHTS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION." many of these same battles are being fought Today (under the disguise of Voter Rights Laws, Stand Your Ground, Redistricting, and the School to Prison Pipeline). Like then, we cannot depend on the government to help. And sadly, WE AREN'T EVEN PAYING ATTENTION. WE MUST WAKE UP NOW, OR WE MAY NEVER HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE TO MOVE FORWARD INTO A BRIGHTER EXISTENCE. For some, our purpose is to be in Servitude. For many, we are a THREAT. And they will stop at nothing to protect what they have deemed to be theirs only. Death, Malnutrition, A Lack of Adequate Medical Care, Fear & Hysteria. Imagine what it feels like to be in or near Syria. But Americans daily can only muster up enough brain power to discuss Beyonce's latest video, Housewives of Atlanta, Lil Boosie maybe getting out of jail, & other totally irrelevant aspects of life. As of now, there's no official death count; but at 100,000 citizens have died; and millions are stuck in refugee camps-fearing snipers & chemical warfare-as I type this post. Another two million have fled Syria since this conflict began. At the root here is is violent struggle, led by multiple opposition groups, to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Hafez Al-Assad. Asad represents the Ba'ath Party-yep the same Ba'ath Party that Psycho Sadaam Hussein belonged to. And like his deceased Iraqi counterpart, Asad has been accused of all sorts of atrocities against his people. Different from his counterpart however, is that NO ONE WANTS ANOTHER WAR. Thus Asad is able to operate with at least some degree of confidence against the possibility of foreign intervention. Complicating matters even further, no one really can say with confidence that the opposition forces would treat the regular everyday populace any better. Ask Egypt & Libya if they are feeling any better since their so-called revolutions??? So the world watches, in anticipation of another war that will affect the already pitiful economies of Europe & America. Please take some time to learn about the violent conflicts going down in Africa & The Middle East. Know what is going on around you in the world. P.E.A.C.E. Is The President Preparing to Change Course???This past week President Obama took time out to discuss the U.S. Military/CIA program that uses Drones to attack & execute alleged terrorists around the world. While this facet of the so-called counter-terrorism program has had its successful moments, in successfully eliminating hundreds of targets, without putting U.S. Soldiers in harm's way. Critics of the program cite the the thousands of innocent bystanders, including women & children, who have died simply for being in the vicinity of the target. Critics also correctly point out that the number of times that these Drones have been deployed, in the so-called War on Terror, has consistently increased EACH YEAR, since President Obama took Office. From a humanist standpoint, it appears that the CIA/U.S. Military act as Judge, Jury & Executioner in these cases. Let us respectfully note that, to The Roman government, Jesus would have absolutely been considered a terrorist. George Washington, Ben Franklin, etc. would have surely been deemed in the same way to the British Government. It is just too easy to classify an individual, or group that has a different political ideology, as terrorist. According to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, an estimated 240-347 people have been killed by US drone strikes in Yemen since 2002, and approximately 2,541-3,533 have been killed by CIA drones in Pakistan. Amid mounting concern that the policy has harmed US interests overseas, President Obama Thursday announced new restrictions that promise to reduce the frequency in which drones are used. The President also repealed the policy that bans sending foreign detainees back to their home countries, from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This falls in line with the 2008 Presidential Campaign promise to try alleged enemy combatants in U.S. Courts; and close Guantanamo Bay. "Our systematic effort to dismantle terrorist organizations must continue," Obama said. "But this war, like all wars, must end. As one that just does not trust the government to EVER do the right thing, one has to have the common sense to know that these type of political assassinations only create more enemies in the world. I sit and wait, in hopes that this is truly the beginning of a more humane policy-and not just another smokescreen/for a more covert method of treachery against the Middle East, Asia & Africa. Please do the right thing Mr. President. Please... Allow me to set the scene... There's a public push for Gun Control, The U.S Military is winding down its wars in Iraq & Afghanistan, Congress is gearing up for a Budget Debate, and rumors swirl that The White House may be inclined to push for a reduction in military spending. Suddenly, and on cue, The Boogeyman & his cousins are acting a fool again... Dang. Oh, and let me not forget the impact this will have on pending Immigration Legislation. So first there's the Tsarnaev Brother's in Boston, who somehow quickly graduated from random and incompetent criminals to being part of a worldwide Terror Plot. Everything reported in the timeline of the two brothers lives contradicts with the so-called Intel being reported now. Initial reports from the weekend of April 19-20 2013, advised that the Tsarnaev Brothers whereabouts had been unknown until they robbed a local convenience store. Later, it was later confirmed that they did not rob the store; but no explanation was provided as to how the brothers were found. One brother dies, the other is captured, and SUDDENLY a million new stories of ties to a nameless/faceless terror network arise. Ignore again the reports of girlfriends, parties, gym workouts, etc, Right? Could this big of a threat have really eluded Big Brother??? Does this not ring of Lee Harvey Oswald? Another case of a normal citizen somehow being capable of something way beyond that of the average citizen. BUT ALAS, IT APPEARS THAT AMERICANS WEREN'T SCARED ENOUGH, SO... In comes our old friend Mr. WMD. Let's Pause for Dramatics," as I muster the strength to mention Bashir Al-Asad of Syria. Let me spare you the comparisons to Sadaam Hussein and the bogus Intel used to justify invading Iraq; but instead focus more on the strange irony of how suddenly Syria has moved to the forefront of places that the Military Industrial Complex wants to bomb. It’s been too quiet in Iran. The people just couldn't take North Korea's Kim Jong-Un. Muammar al-Gaddafi, Sadaam Hussein, Osama Bin Laden, and everyone close to them are all dead. So in walks Bashir Al Asad... Only time will tell if this is yet another bullshit excuse to go to war, or not; but it sure reminds me of the "Stability in The Region" quotes often heard from the Bush Administration. Just look at the map. Is there any nation left that has an inkling to test the American War Machine? None ever had the capability; but surely just speaking against America could make that nation's leader the next contestant on "Regime Change Row."
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