Isn’t this price gouging??
on 10/17/2007 at 10:11 PM
It’s interesting to note that prices on the West Bank of the Jordan are higher than those in the Gaza strip. You’d think it would be easier to smuggle the stuff over the border from either Jordan or Syria than to cross Israeli territory with such contraband. Somehow I don’t think that either Jordan or Syria (surprising) are currently fans of the Palestinians. No kidding Drew - great profit potential there!
You don’t suppose there’s any chance this might make them re-evaluate the murderous nonsense they’ve foisted on Israel and the world in general? Naw, that would require the act of a rational human being. I just don’t think they’re capable of reforming themselves and becoming civilized. Ever since 1948 the Palestinians have been excluded from the rest of Arab society and fed hate from birth. The Arab world figured that by keeping them in refugee camps and not letting them integrate into other societies, they would form a powerful weapon against Israel. Obviously, they succeeded. Where they miscalculated was how irrational and vile the Palestinian society would become. While I may feel some sympathy and sorrow for a people so horribly abused and twisted I also understand that they are now the rabid dogs of the world, unloved by anyone, even their fellow Arabs and Moslems.
P.S. here are related bits from Al Jazeera.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/B7DA2002-BF6B-4EF8-BE79-BBC8167A6FFD.htm
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/44F9F5DB-E632-4754-ACDE-AE87C452C180.htm
Actually Drew, it is people with the no or low moral code (who desire that excessive money profit) who are behind the flow of these weapons to these people. Sort of reminds me of when I watch Black Hawk Down - the entire area is starving to death - but they all have cell phones and guns/ammo? Excuse me if I think it might behoove the entire World (and thus prevent WWIII) if we just let them starve/die of disease since they apparently have chosen to enable that very position for themselves by chosing terrorism/terroristic lifestyle over the basic survival of themselves to have food and medicine. . .and so it is also the same with the Palestian situation.
Of course I also feel that a few choicely placed bombs would hasten the Peace Process greatly and at a much faster rate - which would have a multi-fold effect - less honest, good, non-terroristic Americans/Allies would be killed, more land/food for the Peaceful non-terroristic Peoples of the World and just an all around better karma in the World - gee why are the hippie, dippie anti-war mongers with me on this one?
Wardmama, you’ve read Kim’s essay on Africa? I think you could draw a few parallels.
Sorry now that it is later (and I’ve had nutrition) my writing is not completely coherent and somewhat redundant. And no, I’ve not read Kims essay on Africa? Will go and check it out.
I guess I am just cut from a different cloth - which amazes me - as I grew up so called ‘stinking rich’- which in liberal speak means I love material things and have no compassion. Yet from day one I had an almost obsessive concern about wasting money. My Dad gave us (my brother and I, two left at home as older ones went to college - yes by the time I was in first grade, but that is another long story) the Sears Wish book and told us to mark what we wanted. Now granted my limitations in math (which plague me to this very day) caused the decimal mark to be misplaced, but it so worried me that I told him I didn’t want anything. To this day, I examine (even food purchases) as to whether we really need it or is it a waste. Not to say I’ve made perfect decisions nor ever not made a mistake (financially) - but I certainly would put food above a gun (much to my hubby’s angst)and cell phone. Ever and Always.
But then I would be throwing my body over my children rather than strapping bombs on them - of course by American standards I have over populated the World (4 of my spawn surviving to go into the future) - maybe it is having 12 or more children that makes the expendable idea OK. . .
I just don’t get it - having gone from the lap of luxury to the lap of insolvancy - I still find a roof over our heads and food as the onlypurchases to do first with any money I have. . .I guess that is why I want these worthless sub humans to be nuked until they glow.
come on wardmamma....don’t hold back. tell us how you really feel!
You know there was a woman - Erma Bombeck - who came to power simply by writing truism of the life of a wife and mother with humor. . .she wrote once about the intense emotion of holding a child the medical experts said you’d never have. . .I guess that maybe that (we share the same failed medical prognosis) is at the root of my intense anger at someone who would put a gun, cell phone or hate above the life of their child.
Drew, wow that was a piece and so true - centuries of death and despair has not changed a wit - no matter what education, money, food or medication is sent there.
The attitude - just another dollar, just another Red Cross basket, just another missionary, just another school, just another diplomat - will change the whole situation hasn’t worked, isn’t working and won’t work in certain parts/situations in the World.
Sometime we just have to go in and Kill ‘Em All and Let God Sort ‘Em Out. . .
Rancino - my favorite liberal creep crawled out from under his rock and set me off on Monday - I’ve been dashing off emails to my so-called Representatives and of course Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi to express my disdain for allowing this garbage to continue to go on and on and on. I keep hoping that the 110th Congress does sink to single digit aproval ratings - It will make my milenium!
Drew, these weapons come over the southern boarder from Egypt contolled Sinai. You know, yet more land the Israelis captured during a war and could lawfully keep or annex, but that they gave up “for peace.”
More on the Palistidiot problem? Palistidiots ARE the problem. What stinks is that its probably our foreign aid dollars buying the weapons in the first place.
Those areas would make an awesome MOAB test range. beyond that, I have not a use for them.Great idea Jeremy! We could challenge the Rooskies to a Bomb Off! Can’t you just see W up there at the mic likes its the WWE, talking trash to Putin about his new daisy cutter, doin Yo Mama/Yo Bomb-a jokes on him ... get Vince McMahon to MC the whole thing ... oh, and ringside seats for Assad, Mussarif and Ahmadumjihad.
drew.....u r killin me. what are you drinkin?? [send me a case!]
i think that the stand-by subs that Israel has off-shore if they are “wiped off the face of earth”......... to take out the 3+ most holy sites of the religion of piss might come into play sooner or later, but the mooslims will make that trade, do you think the libs, socialists, and moonbats [all one word] might come around then? or will they continue over the world cliff? what/where in history is there a comparison? f**k Hillary [you not me!]I guess the $12.50 I paid for a box of 45ACP and the $9.00 for the box of 9mm this past weekend wasn’t bad. It just seemed like yesterday I was buying a box of 45 hardball for around 8 dollars. I’m just replenshing my stockpiles because if Demorats gain the White House and Congress, ammo is going to skyrocket. The days of having to fill out forms to buy ammo may be around the corner again.
Rikvid - if the Egyptians control the Sinai crossing, how come the Palestinians were complaining that the Israelis wouldn’t let anything in or out of Gaza just a few months ago? I know that that definitely included the Sinai crossings. Either the Israelis have a control there on top of the the Egyptians or the Egyptians are seriously cooperating with Israel. I just can’t picture the Egyptians helping the Israelis that much.
