Posted on 01/23/2003 2:37:59 PM PST by dennisw
I will tell you why. Because she says what is in the heart of every American; of every human being who loves humanity, but she says it with so much more force and eloquence and magnificence than any one of us ever could.
About 25 years ago in her salad days
"Do you know what I do each time he says it on TV? Im there alone, and I watch it and say, Shut up! Shut up, Bush! But he doesnt listen to me.
A woman after me own heart. ;)
Honest and refreshing.
I found what I believe is a complete copy at http://italian.about.com/library/fallaci/blfallaci01.htm, for anyone who wants to read it.
I was just flippping through the pages to see how large it was, and the following passage jumped out at me:
And finally we have Science, for Gods sake. A science that has understood a lot of diseases and that cures them. I am still alive, for now, thanks to our science. Not Mohammeds. A science that has invented marvellous machines. The train, the car, the airplane, the spaceships with which weve gone to the Moon and Mars and soon will go who knows where. A science that has changed the face of this planet with electricity, the radio, the telephone, the TV, and by the way: is it true that the gurus of the left dont want to say what I have just said?!? God, what pricks! They will never change.
Ah, I see now that it's either the introduction to her book, or the original essay which she later expanded into the book.
The book is 168 pages long, so it obviously has far more material. I'll have to go pick up a copy, the online essay/introduction was excellent.
We Americans must become fiery! ... It would terrify them.
Nonsense.
I was once told that the Germans feared the American soldiers more than our allies.
The British would sing, marching into battle.
The French would shout.
The Americans would just trudge along, pissed off at everyone for having to be there...
"Damned mud, damned food, damned officers."
Trudge, trudge, trudge.
"Damned rain, damned gear, damned officers."
Trudge, trudge, trudge.
"Damned Germans," BANG ", "damned mud."
Trudge, trudge, trudge.
"Do you know what I do each time he says it on TV? Im there alone, and I watch it and say, Shut up! Shut up, Bush! But he doesnt listen to me.
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A woman after me own heart. ;)
ME TOO, DEARIE.
Are you saying you can read it on the internet or order the book on the internet? If you can read it on the internet could you post a link to it? Thanks Spunky
#82 Amy 1/23/2003 04:20PM PST As for the Likud scandal, it's a scandal, and that's the point. It's out in the open, it's being vigorously pursued by the Israeli press, and those involved will be severely punished, and their political careers will be over. Now let's look at the terminally corrupt and tyrannical regimes in the rest of the Middle East, shall we, and perform some real moral comparisons. Let's talk about Assad and Saddam slaughtering their own citizens with bombs and poison gas. Let's talk about the Saudis exporting their hate-filled ideology and chopping off people's hands, feet and heads. Let's talk about the mullahs' secret police in Iran. Let's talk about threatening death to women who dare to walk out of their homes by themselves, drive a car, go to school or have a job. Let's talk about Palestinian child abuse - raising their children to hate, to seek death, to murder. Let's talk about the official Egyptian media, which spreads blood libels and lies about worldwide Jewish conspiracies, publishes caricatures of Jews worthy of the worst Nazi excesses and broadcasts the Protocols as if they were the truth. And let's talk about Egyptian persecution of anyone who criticizes the government. Let's talk about Hamas and Islamic Jihad, which will not be satisfied with any Israeli pullbacks, will not be satisfied with a Palestinian state alongside Israel, will not be satisfied with autonomy over Arab Jerusalem - will never be satisfied until all of "Palestine" is Judenrein and Israel destroyed. Let's talk about Hezb'Allah, which continues to shell Israeli territory from the safety provided by the Syrians on the concocted pretext that the Israelis are occupying Lebanese territory (despite the U.N.'s finding that the Israelis are not setting foot on one inch of Lebanese soil). Let's talk about how much blood Arafat has on his hands. Let's talk about Arabs disemboweling and literally tearing apart two Israelis who blundered somewhere they didn't intend to go. Let's talk about the Palestinian intimidation of the press which tries to bear witness to Palestinian celebrations of the deaths of innocents. Let's talk about the corruption of Arafat and his cronies, who skim millions off the aid that the idiot Europeans shell out every month instead of seeing to the needs of their own people. Let's talk about the Israeli policy of demolishing homes instead of carpetbombing the rats' nests of terrorists in Gaza and the West Bank. Let's talk about the Palestinian destruction of Joseph's Tomb and the Jordanians' wanton destruction of Jewish synagogues and graveyards, using tombstones to pave streets and line latrines. Let's talk about antisemitic attacks taking place all over the world (There was a long article in today's Ha'aretz about antisemitic incidents and vandalism of Holocaust memorials and cemeteries, when there are a grand total of 5,000 Jews in Greece). Oh, but the antisemites like Justa Goy don't want to discuss that stuff of course. In fact, Israel is necessary in order to protect Jews from people just like him. Too bad for Justa Goy that the glorious period of Hitlerism is over - JG was born too late to join in the fun. What a pity! People like Justa Goy are offended and incensed when Jews dare to defend themselves. How dare those hook-nosed bastards kill anybody, even people who have dedicated their lives to killing Jews. To quote my idol Oriana, "Fuck you!" |
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