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GOP Rep. Bashes 'Xenophobic And Knee-Jerk' Rhetoric On Syrian Refugees
Source: Talking Points Memo
Rep. Steve Russell (R-OK) delivered a speech on the House floor Wednesday tearing into his colleagues' push to restrict Syrian refugees' ability to come to the U.S., arguing that such policies will make the U.S. like the Islamic State.
"While I have focused my comments on actions we should take to eliminate ISIS, one action we should not take is to become like them. America is a lamp that lights the horizon of civilized and free mankind. The Statue of Liberty cannot have a stiff arm. Her arm must continue to keep the torch burning brightly," he said in his floor speech.
"But if we use our passions and our anger, fear, and we use that to snuff our her flame by xenophobic and knee-jerk policy, the enemy wins. We have played into their hands. Period," he continued.
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"America protects her liberty and defends her shores not by punishing those who would be free. She does it by guarding liberty with her life. Americans need to sacrifice and wake up. We must not become them. They win if we give up who we are and even more-so without a fight," Russell said.
Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/steve-russell-syrian-refugee-xenophobic
The last decent Republican in America?
(and I'm sure there are lots of horrid things in this guy's voting record, but credit where credit is due)
EU envoy: Comparing labeling to Holocaust cheapens memory
This is obviously true.I have been shocked to hear claims of anti-Semitism and historic comparisons or analogies to the persecution of Jews in Germany in the 1930s and 40s, Ambassador Lars Faaborg-Andersen said in Jerusalem. In my view, this is a distortion of history and a belittlement of the crimes of the Nazis and of the memory of their victims.
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The EU is opposed to boycotts of Israel products, even if they originate in settlements, the ambassador said. But marking such goods as Made in Israel is incorrect even in the United States, he added. It should also be incorrect from Israels point of view: After all, no Israeli government has ever claimed that the West Bank is part of Israel.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/eu-envoy-comparing-labeling-to-holocaust-cheapens-memory/
This is the second time in the past month wherein the Prime Minister of Israel has needed a lesson on the Holocaust from Europeans. Very bizarre situation.
Israel said to mull downgrading ties with Europeans over labels
The measures against the countries are expected to include reprimanding ambassadors of all 16 countries and limiting their contact with Israeli officials to meetings with low-level staffers, according to a Wednesday report in Hebrew-language daily Yedioth Ahronoth
Jerusalem may also minimize the amount of expertise it shares with Europe on issues like fighting terror and dealing with migrants.
The countries are Britain, France, Denmark, Spain, Ireland, Croatia, Malta, Holland, Sweden, Portugal, Slovenia, Italy, Luxembourg, Austria, Belgium and Finland.
The EU last week published guidelines on labeling Israeli products from the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Golan Heights, drawing harsh condemnation from politicians, including some who said the measure was akin to anti-Semitism.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again lashed out at the decision, calling it heinous a term usually reserved in diplomatic speech for violent crimes or terror attacks.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-mulling-downgrading-ties-with-europeans-over-labeling/
Israel is governed by crazy people.
Chris Christie: U.S. shouldn't let in Syrian orphans
Source: Politico
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie doesnt want any Syrian refugees let into the United States not even if they're orphaned toddlers.
I dont think orphans under 5 are being, you know, should be admitted into the United States at this point. But you know, they have no family here. How are we going to care for these folks? Christie said in an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt Monday.
The fact is, you can come up with a number of different scenarios, Hugh. But in the end, I dont trust this administration to effectively vet the people that theyre asking us to take in. We need to put the safety and security of the American people first, Christie continued.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/chris-christie-syria-orphans-215952
never has a fall from grace been more deserved.
Despicable truthers use photos of four different women to ‘prove’ that Paris attacks were staged
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/11/despicable-truthers-use-photos-of-four-different-women-to-prove-that-paris-attacks-were-staged/Note the names in bold font--some of them may seem familiar to some folks.
According to Before Its News, There are currently numerous explanations being offered for the alleged false flag terrorist attacks orchestrated in Paris on Friday the 13th. Each of them has their own merits and ought to be read very carefully.
As evidence, the website published a collection of photos (seen below) of a woman they claim is a crisis actor crying in Paris who they assert is the same women seen crying following the mass shootings in Aurora, Colorado and Sandy Hook, Connecticut as well as being spotted crying following the terrorist bombing at the Boston Marathon in 2013.
Can it possibly be the same crisis actor yet again?! SOTN posted the top photo because of how staged it looked, and then this photo montage was brought to our attention with the same professional crisis actress, they write before adding, There should be no doubt that the number one reason for the alleged Paris Terror attacks is to completely lock down Paris in order to totally control the upcoming Climate Summit. Thats not to say there arent other very significant purposes operating in the background, especially some quite stealthy geopolitical strategies involving the Middle East.
At the Activist Post, nine reasons are given to question the events in Paris, including questioning developing news reports over how many terrorists were involved and whether they used automatic weapons or shotguns.
According to Brandon Turbeville, the false flag operation was created to increase support for the security state.
Considering the fact that the security had been so heightened both on the heels of the Charlie Hebdo attacks and the anticipation of disorder for the U.N. Conference on Climate Change, how on earth did such a major terror attack slip through the hands of the DGSE? he wrote. After all, France is nothing if not a police state. It is also giving the United States a run for its money in the contest for how much information it is able to nab up on its citizens. No doubt, we will be sold the line of pre-civilized savages outsmarted first-world high end military surveillance states.
According to Paul Craig Roberts, the attack was part of a master plan by the Hollande government to undercut Marine Le Pens racist National Front Party.
Realizing its vulnerability, it is entirely possible that the French Establishment made a decision to protect its hold on power with a false flag attack that would allow the Establishment to close Frances borders and, thereby, deprive Marine Le Pen of her main political issue, he wrote.
Roberts added, Considering the Western Worlds long tradition of false flag orchestrations, the terrorist attacks in Paris could be the most recent manifestation.
Vile, horrible creatures, not a whole lot better than the perps.
Scenes from a Marriage
The worst relationship between a U.S. president and an Israeli prime minister everas autopsied by the people closest to them.
http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/bibi-obama/
Very long piece.
US OK with EU labeling rule for settlement goods
Bibi's charm offensive, not such a triumphhttp://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/us-ok-with-eu-labeling-rule-for-settlement-goods/
The US clarification of its position comes a day after the decision by the EU, which applies to goods produced in Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
We do not believe that labeling the origin of products is equivalent to a boycott, State Department spokesman Mark Toner says. And as you know, we do not consider settlements to be part of Israel. We do not view labeling the origin of products as being from the settlements as a boycott of Israel.
Thank you, Ted Cruz.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ted-cruz-marco-rubio-moderateRubio's campaign manager Terry Sullivan told Bloomberg Politics that calling the freshman senator a moderate was "ridiculous."
It's crazy," Sullivan told Bloomberg. "Absolutely, positively most ridiculous thing I've ever heard in my entire life. Marco Rubio is the conservative's conservative."
This is his version of "severely conservative."
Israel suspends dialogue with EU over product labeling
The double standard with which the union treats Israel is incomprehensible, says a top official at the Foreign Ministry.
Lars Faaborg Andersen, the EU ambassador to Israel, was called for a reprimand at the Foreign Ministry following the decision.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israel-suspends-dialogue-with-eu-over-product-labeling/
Being excused from having to deal with Netanyahu, Danny Danon and Tzipi Hotovely sounds more like a gift than a punishment. Lots of Israelis would take that deal.
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