tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post8091264139217435087..comments2023-11-02T08:52:30.787-04:00Comments on Connecticut Bob: Himes signs letter to end Gaza blockadeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-24246738950259185402010-02-10T03:43:04.230-05:002010-02-10T03:43:04.230-05:00I really miss snow and thunderstorms when I'm ...I really miss snow and thunderstorms when I'm overseas. Enjoy.vagabondbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335179461403449587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-49324727711774512592010-02-09T08:37:20.754-05:002010-02-09T08:37:20.754-05:00Thanks VB! I hope to write a longer post based on...Thanks VB! I hope to write a longer post based on that link sometime soon. But right now we're gearing up for a winter storm that's going to drop about a foot of snow here on the Connecticut shore, so I need to stock up.CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-77191337921875996842010-02-07T04:22:01.667-05:002010-02-07T04:22:01.667-05:00The idea I mentioned came from an interview with M...The idea I mentioned came from an interview with Mohamed ElBaradei (remember the weapons inspector who said Iraq had no weapons of destruction & was completely ignored) in an interview with Foreign Policy. I think there was another aired here in Egypt on an Arabic speaking channel.<br /><br />Here's the quote:<br /><br />"FP: Does that mean you would stop the construction of this vagabondbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335179461403449587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-64827600424267550382010-02-06T15:50:08.055-05:002010-02-06T15:50:08.055-05:00Fixed.
Yeah, this topic always gets a lot of disc...Fixed.<br /><br />Yeah, this topic always gets a lot of discussion here.CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-17454669982800095242010-02-06T15:11:55.587-05:002010-02-06T15:11:55.587-05:00Please spell my name right, by the way. Thanks!Please spell my name right, by the way. Thanks!Jonathan Kantrowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13919729222396777240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-71255224336195980192010-02-06T15:08:14.394-05:002010-02-06T15:08:14.394-05:00Wow - you get all the comments on my post - at lea...Wow - you get all the comments on my post - at least nobody has called me anti-Semitic!Jonathan Kantrowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13919729222396777240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-41576684028431888242010-02-06T12:58:41.734-05:002010-02-06T12:58:41.734-05:00VB, how would you like to do a guest post on the s...VB, how would you like to do a guest post on the socio-political situation in Cairo and the surrounding region? It sounds like you have some deep insights that would be good to share, especially because so much of our opinion is often based on slanted MSM stories. Think about it?<br /><br />And as I've mentioned before, I really enjoy your blog. I'll make an effort to visit more often.CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-58241764497240508962010-02-06T11:14:11.844-05:002010-02-06T11:14:11.844-05:00There's an idea that's been tossed around ...There's an idea that's been tossed around and in the news here in Egypt. The thought is to open a trade free zone on the border with Gaza so that the people who live there can come into Egypt, buy goods at a decent rate, and return home. Not sure how this is going to go over, but it's an alternative to the tunnel bombings (by Egypt), and riots going on at the border here.vagabondbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335179461403449587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-60769517378985719442010-02-05T11:33:37.559-05:002010-02-05T11:33:37.559-05:00As long as one side calls for the destruction of t...As long as one side calls for the destruction of the other, and refuses to recognize it's right to exist, how can anything get done? <br /><br />Hamas,hezbollah, iran etc. will never accept Israel. <br /><br />The palestinians puppet masters need the palestinian people to suffer to incite hatred against Israel. <br /><br />I do agree about the settlements though, they are counter productive.Nopartisannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-50543662192799686512010-02-05T09:28:03.580-05:002010-02-05T09:28:03.580-05:00ok...Here we go:
Point #1: Israel will never agre...ok...Here we go:<br /><br />Point #<b>1</b>: Israel will <i>never</i> agree to the pre-1967 borders, as it would require giving up Jerusalem; plus, it leaves her more vulnerable than the status quo;<br /><br />Point #<b>2</b>: There will always be nut cases...on <i>both</i> sides, who will blame the other side for injuries sustained. On the Palestinian side, these nuts will continue lobbing West Haven Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07712427655275435591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-39431472988279453202010-02-05T08:30:17.578-05:002010-02-05T08:30:17.578-05:00"Reason and fairness"? Arabs recognize I..."Reason and fairness"? Arabs recognize Israel, stop supplying hamas and hezbollah with weapons instead of food and peaceful aid to palestinians. Israel then pulls back to pre '67 borders. Diplomatic relations are established and a palestinian state is created. Hamas, Hezbollah and those in the islamic world who adher to a 6th century mindset will NEVER allow it.Nopartisannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-63398010261514132702010-02-05T08:22:36.047-05:002010-02-05T08:22:36.047-05:00"Reason and fairness"????
Isn't tha..."Reason and fairness"????<br /><br />Isn't that kinda like "fair and balanced"?West Haven Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07712427655275435591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-83352975385933632162010-02-05T07:42:35.388-05:002010-02-05T07:42:35.388-05:00Actually it has gone on for about 60 years. It can...Actually it has gone on for about 60 years. It can end tomorrow if the avowed enemies of Israel, drop their weapons, recognize Israel and pitch in and help the palestinians with REAL aid, not weapons and propaganda. <br /><br />It really is that easy. If the arab states stopped giving weapons to hamas, hezbollah and others, they would not be able to attack Israel.<br /><br />But if for a second Nopartisannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-2423942512985038602010-02-05T07:20:27.191-05:002010-02-05T07:20:27.191-05:00Those are some pretty bizarre comments up there, B...Those are some pretty bizarre comments up there, Bob. Except for #1 anyway.<br /><br />So now let me put in my own two cents worth:<br /><br />Time for the US to stop sending aid to Isreal. We need the money here, so turn off the spigot now.<br /><br />Time for the Israelis to end their brutal apartheid tactics. And sick acts like cutting down olive trees or pumping their sewage into Palestinian lakezoarianhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dSHl3C9kgYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-49667164362149172602010-02-04T19:35:30.023-05:002010-02-04T19:35:30.023-05:00LOL!
Yeah, I'm going to wait and see if any...LOL! <br /><br />Yeah, I'm going to wait and see if anyone else joins in the discussion. <br /><br />And then I'll be there, standing off to the side, with a gallon of gasoline handy. And a fan.CT Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334232414964958641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-28376290310585482142010-02-04T19:20:49.164-05:002010-02-04T19:20:49.164-05:00WARNING, CT Bob:
This argument could go on for, l...WARNING, CT Bob:<br /><br />This argument could go on for, like, 1,000 years.<br /><br />And the "a-s" tag will get thrown around well before then....<br /><br />as reason and fairness make their disappearence.saveyourselfNOWbob!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-15403353575665314482010-02-04T15:49:30.935-05:002010-02-04T15:49:30.935-05:00Perhaps a real way to lasting peace would be for t...Perhaps a real way to lasting peace would be for the arab countries to say Israel has a right to exist.<br /><br /> Perhaps they would scale back their armies and spend more on their peoples needs including aid for the palestinians.<br /><br />The situation in gaza was created by one group alone that would be hamas. Israel warned time and again for them to stop the rocket attacks. Why didn't Nopartisannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-54309971150039519872010-02-04T14:52:39.006-05:002010-02-04T14:52:39.006-05:00And who elected hamas as the governing party in ga...And who elected hamas as the governing party in gaza? Who allows hamas to continue to provoke with rocket firings? That would be .......?Nopartisannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26427738.post-37566695793734235932010-02-04T12:51:58.469-05:002010-02-04T12:51:58.469-05:00Agreed 1,000 percent.Agreed 1,000 percent.iBlogWestHartfordhttp://iblogwesthartford.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com