The Truth about a War the U.S. is going to fail in

I put more faith in the truth of what this ex-marine Captain states in his resignation letter than the MSM or government officials.

A must read for all U.S. citizens.


Matthew Hoh resignation letter

A Rational Humanist

For those interested, I'm what you would call a Rational Humanist. This has become my spiritual choice after years of research and evaluation of various religions. The concept is not new and does not have a strong following at this time. I came across a website that briefly explains what a Rational Humanist perceives and lives by in a society. If this interest you please let me know. I would like to garner dialogue and support for this type of thinking.

The basic tenets of Rational Humanism are as follow:

1. All human beings, irrespective of sex, race, color, religion are equal and have equal natural potential.

2.Cultures of all societies and nations are worthy of respect.

3. All religions are equals and should be respected.

4. All true religions preach the same basic morality and do not differentiate between human beings in any way.

5. The purpose of a true religion is to lay down the basis of moral conduct, a standard for measuring the conduct of all.

6. Conduct is more important than faith; faith without moral conduct is not faith, it is just a show.

7. Freedom is essential but freedom without responsibility and obligation is anarchy.

8. Rights, duties and obligations go together and they are interdependent.

9. Rational Humanism neither denies nor accept God as an Entity; it accepts God as a concept, as a guiding force, a goal for all humanity to keep them united and on right moral path. God personifies all what is good for the mankind as a whole.

10. Basic human values known by different names like Christian Values, Family Values, Sanatana Dharama ( in Hinduism ) are universal to all faiths and cultures and these stand by themselves and require no confirmation from any denomination of faith.

11. Customs and traditions of all cultures are the product of geographic, political, economic and historical forces of that region and should be respected.

12. It is always good for mutual benefits to help the needy people and needy nations however that help should be supplemental to their own efforts.

13. Unity of a nation is paramount for its existence and all social and religious groups should live in harmony with each other; all political, social and economical problems should be solved on that basis and not on the basis of religion or faith.

14. All nations have a right for self-defense and existing boundaries should be respected and disputes on boundaries should be settled amicably.

15. Humanism in itself is good and essential for the survival of mankind. However, there are situations both at individual, social and national levels where humanism has to be tempered with rationality for the sake of lasting survival and happiness of the society as a whole.

Rational Humanist

Best,

Zurdo

Mad World Video

Great videos for our times.

A life of torment we shall reap

A life of torment we shall reap, for voicing opinions far too deep.
Facing the chaos of plans gone awry, we the people are fed constant lies.
With leaders at evils ‘beckon call, humanity maybe facing a coming fall.
So fellow citizens I implore you before it’s too late, get your lives in order post haste.
For words of wisdom we no longer heed but actions of rulers based on selfish greed.

War is a racket it is sad but true, as summarized by Smedley Butler through and through.
Humanity strives for peace but falls short, when profit and power for rulers becomes more import.
The divine looks to souls who want to partake in spiritual awakenings to help resuscitate.
With natures cry for help will humans step up and discard their greed, to save a planet in dire need.

To call ourselves human we must first past a test, that is to live our lives to the very best.
Not to lie, kill, cheat, or steal, to gain the resources of others but to share it like we would our brothers.
Not by deeds alone will we be known but within our hearts our future sown.

Network Movie says it all.

I just watched the movie "Network" and wanted to share a speech given by corporate CEO Ned Beatty. What he states could be closer to the truth than we realize.


Network Movie

An act of War on a Turkish ship

I am deeply saddened by the deaths of those trying to aid the people of Gaza. This is a humanitarion crisis beyond the Ghettos of Warsaw. Evidence indicates an unjust and illegal boarding of a ship based on the laws of the sea. If the U.S. supports this act of war and does not step forward and gets Israel to stop this madness the U.S. will be condemned by the international community as complicit in this massacre. Every U.S. citizen better start realizing the implications of condoning or supporting this act because it could lead to some grave consequences as events unfold. The U.N. and other major institutions have already condemned this act and needs to take steps to bring action against any country that commits this type of massacre period.

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The Legal Position on the Israeli Attack

Posted by craig murray on May 31, 2010 5:30 PM i

I think that anybody with any fairness is bound to admit that the statement William Hague came out with is much better than anything on Israel which New Labour ever came out with, especially this bit:

"This news underlines the need to lift the restrictions on access to Gaza, in line with UNSCR 1860. The closure is unacceptable and counter-productive. There can be no better response from the international community to this tragedy than to achieve urgently a durable resolution to the Gaza crisis.

I call on the Government of Israel to open the crossings to allow unfettered access for aid to Gaza, and address the serious concerns about the deterioration in the humanitarian and economic situation and about the effect on a generation of young Palestinians

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http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=News&id=22300485

But as I told this afternoon's tremendous spontaneous demonstration on Whitehall, fine words are not enough and we must now see the kind of sanctions regime we saw against apartheid South Africa.

A word on the legal position, which is very plain. To attack a foreign flagged vessel in international waters is illegal. It is not piracy, as the Israeli vessels carried a military commission. It is rather an act of illegal warfare.

Because the incident took place on the high seas does not mean however that international law is the only applicable law. The Law of the Sea is quite plain that, when an incident takes place
on a ship on the high seas (outside anybody's territorial waters) the applicable law is that of the flag state of the ship on which the incident occurred. In legal terms, the Turkish ship was Turkish territory.

There are therefore two clear legal possibilities.

Possibility one is that the Israeli commandos were acting on behalf of the government of Israel in killing the activists on the ships. In that case Israel is in a position of war with Turkey, and the act falls under international jurisdiction as a war crime.

Possibility two is that, if the killings were not authorised Israeli military action, they were acts of murder under Turkish jurisdiction. If Israel does not consider itself in a position of war with Turkey, then it must hand over the commandos involved for trial in Turkey under Turkish law.

In brief, if Israel and Turkey are not at war, then it is Turkish law which is applicable to what happened on the ship. It is for Turkey, not Israel, to carry out any inquiry or investigation into events and to initiate any prosecutions. Israel is obliged to hand over indicted personnel for prosecution.