March 01, 2007

"An Israeli website uses child's words to teach Iranians about the Holocaust -- and it's working:"

The website was designed to convince the people of Iran that the Holocaust happened. By the museum's estimation, it is working.

In the two weeks after its Jan. 27 launch, more than 10,000 people logged on in Iran and hundreds of e-mails flooded in, thanking the museum for providing information that some Iranians found difficult, if not impossible, to access in their country.

Palestinian Schools Cause Children to Devote Lives to Hatred

This is the evil result of raising children to hate:

A recent poll of Palestinian children shows a direct correlation between the PA curriculum and Palestinian children's opinions. PMW's newest report on Palestinian Authority schoolbooks warns that because of the PA curriculum, which repeatedly and utterly rejects Israel's right to exist, "The well-meaning (Palestinian) student is left with no logical justification or religious option to accept Israel as a neighbor ..."

At a Washington news conference to release the new report, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton likewise concluded that these PA schoolbooks are "...deeply disturbing, particularly for the denial of Israel's existence..."

The results that PMW and Sen. Clinton have warned about can be seen in a new poll released by Near East Consulting, a Palestinian research institute, which asked Palestinians, "Does Israel have the right to exist?"

Among young people ages 18 -25, those who have been most influenced by PA education, an overwhelming number - between 84% - 93% -- denied Israel's right to exist. [http://www.neareastconsulting.com/] This was higher than the overall figure of 75% who denied Israel's right to exist. It should be noted that PA teachings denying Israel's right to exist are endemic throughout PA society and media, including among Fatah leaders, which would account for the high levels of denial of Israel's legitimacy throughout PA society.

Hillary Clinton is again to be commended for drawing attention to this key to what is driving Palestinians to seek death and war over building the health, success, and prosperity of their own people. 

What’s Getting “Wasted” is McCain’s Good Name

My opposition to McCain is becoming a loathing, given this latest comment of his.  Our troops are on a mission - a good, noble, mission, to kill terrorists and bring freedom and Democracy to the Mid East. All of our enemies in Iraq are on the run. And for McCain to say that the lives our troops have bravely given in this cause are "wasted" is despicable. What's getting wasted is McCain's good name, and he himself is the one who's doing so much harm to it.

Iraq Troops, Police, Defend Village Attacked by Al Qaeda, and Win

Contrary to what cartoonist Garry Trudeau is trying to convince everyone of this week in Doonesbury, Iraqi troops fought well and had a big win yesterday against al Qaeda:

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Eighty militants were killed and 50 were captured in fighting between Iraqi security forces and militants in Anbar province, the violent area west of Baghdad, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said Thursday.

Iraqi police and soldiers, along with tribal leaders, battled al Qaeda in Iraq fighters in the Amriyat al-Falluja village, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.

A police official in the area, Ahmed al-Falluji, told Reuters news agency that 70 militants died in the fighting, and said three police officers also were killed.

The fighting started Wednesday afternoon when dozens of militants attacked the village, about 12 miles (19 kilometers) south of Falluja, where local tribes have taken an anti-al Qaeda stance.

Reuters said residents fled the village when the attack began and asked Iraqi security forces for help. Fighting lasted through Wednesday evening.