Speaking of outrage, I thought the "Mission Accomplished" news stunt was pretty outrageous.
robert luis rabello wrote: >Clif Caldwell wrote: > > > >>Wow and to think that I was going to use this list only to figure out >>how to titrate WVO correctly. >>At the risk at attracting perhaps merited flames ...... >>Where is the outrage at the coverage of the war in Iraq ? >> >> > > There's a lot of this kind of discussion in the archives. > > > >>Have you heard one positive story on NPR or anywhere else ? >> >> > > Well, initially the news coverage seemed almost gleeful. The news, >however, has been getting more and more grim. Perhaps the early flush >of military success made some people believe that our mission in Iraq >would be accomplished with little bloodshed. (Did anyone with a >serious knowledge of our capability to project power ever believe we >would have difficulty rolling over the Iraqi army? They made the most >inept defense of a nation I can recall.) Now, however, we're dealing >with the harsh reality of trying to unify a nation long held together >by force. I, for one, never doubted we could defeat the Iraqi army. >I, for one, never believed we could defeat the Iraqi people. > > > >>Where is the outrage at the fine work Michael Moore and numerous others >>are doing at peddling lies ? >> >> > > Lies? Hmm . . . I'll let Todd handle that one. > > > >>Where is the outrage when fine mothers, sisters, sons and fathers who >>are proud of the service their sons and daughters are offering in the >>Armed Services are not given any voice and one heartbroken mother is >>given weeks of press coverage because she is against the war in Irag ? >> >> > > I've found news coverage in the United States astonishingly pro war. > For a long time, it seemed that very few voices were being raised in >opposition, and those of us who DID speak out were being shouted down >by a strong militarist sentiment that seemed pervasive in the United >States. This is another topic we've discussed here many times. > > Having written this, please don't confuse my opposition to the war >with opposition to individual soldiers. > > > > >>And finally a point that may need some attention by the "Men of God" >>judicatory committee on this list : >>Where is the outrage at allowing Muslim clerics right here in America to >>daily call for the UTTER destruction of not only Americans who believe >>that Allah may not be the way, but also any other infidels? >> >> > > You will find a very strong thread of sentiment among most people who >post here that decries "fundamentalism" in any form. However, this is >also an international list, and some of the discussion here has >included an examination of WHY radical Islam has captured the >imagination of so many people. Most of us Americans don't like to >hear some of these things. Though I often find them hard to read, >listening has opened my mind to a perspective that differs radically >from my own. > > Now, if we were behaving as a truly "Christian" nation, the world >would be a very different place, and I believe we would not be >inciting the wrath of so many citizens in other countries. > > > > >>All I'm saying is that I for one feel compelled to be very conscious of >>my own "blind spots" as I am chief among those who can stand only by >>grace ..... >> >> > > Indeed, as we all are. > > > > >>Just a thought to further take this list into a land far away from >>renewable energy sources. >> >> >> > > Some of these issues may seem tangential at first. Close >examination, however, will reveal how energy use, foreign policy, >religious perspective, racism and many other "isms" blend to create >the overall milieu in which the topic of biofuels exist. We who have >been here for any length of time agree by consensus that which is >deserving of discussion and that which is not. It's remarkably self >regulating, for the most part. > > Do you disagree with anything I've posted concerning "men of God" and >the scriptures? Do you not see the relationship between oil reserves >in Venezuela and Mr. Robertson's political posturing? In this thread, >we have the realms of religion and politics blending quite clearly >with an underlying need to access the world's energy supplies; by >force, if necessary. Deal with the energy use issue, and the >compelling "need" to complain about Chavez will go away. > > >robert luis rabello >"The Edge of Justice" >Adventure for Your Mind >http://www.newadventure.ca > >Ranger Supercharger Project Page >http://www.members.shaw.ca/rabello/ > > > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
