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Western world must wake up
Eitan Haber
Published: 22.04.13, 10:27
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1. Israels military budget more than twice high as Iranian
EU   (04.22.13)
why not do the Job alone? The USA is too small to rescue the whole world..
2. All the world is realizing how disgusting are moooslums.
Moshe ,   Usa   (04.22.13)
Those who are not afraid are now speaking out about it. Times are changing.
3. The reason...
Amichai ,   Huntsville, US   (04.22.13)
Want to know why we (the US) doesn't crush Islamic terrorism? Because it's Islamic! Political correctness & the leftist agenda are the cancer that's eating the civilized world from inside. If the world would call Islam what it is, a geopolitical ideology bent on world domination. But as long as the world allows Islam to wrap itself in the cloak of religion, then the "civilized" Western societies will coddle it & tolerate its extremists beliefs. In one simple phrase the US position can be understood - "white guilt". G-d forbid that anyone say that we're racists! We'd rather let our innocents be blown up than to be accused of waging a war on "brown people". Just accuse the US of intolerance and we'll put up with anything.
4. Eitan Haber well thought but the U.S. in fact is insolvent
EU   (04.22.13)
They have a total of 16,8 Trillion US Dollar debt and their households another 60 Trillion and every year their debt raise. Only of the government arround 1,5 Trillion each year! In general they must hardly cut their spendings and raise tax or the next debt bubble will blow one day, there is no much room for dominate the second world..
5. Boston bombing could have been prevented
Barbara ,   Haifa Israel   (04.22.13)
As far as I understood the info in media, FBI or Homeland had info about the brothers a couple of years ago, kept tabs on them (knew they visited home which is Muslim / Islamic community with jihads and Al-Quada insurgents) and did nothing.
6. Rockin' n' Rappin'
ASTRONAUT ,   SC, USA   (04.22.13)
We got a "rock star" for a "president" and we got "rap stars" who mosey on down to Cuba for a sit down with the commies; we got a "basketball star" who gives fist bumps to a Korean dictator . . . for Americans life is good. Islamic jihad? No prob! Just don't take away our wide screen TV's, NFL, and beer.
7. I do believe the Iranian who professed having a future-tel-
tom ,   tel aviv   (04.22.13)
ling apparatus: they must know that USA is a corpse, that haven't begun to smell yet and thus can allow themselves (and all Islamic forces in the world) to pee right in the faces of the so called Western World. The West has been won/led astray by mindless leftist, highly educated brotherhood of ignoramuses with Che posters on their bedroom ceilings!
8. Amichai # 3 you are right....
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (04.22.13)
however leftists can be racist when it's good people like Clarence Thomas and they can be sexist when it's people like Sarah Palin. It's hard to stand up to Islam when we have a Muslim in the White House and the people are dumb enough to vote for a man with absolutely no experience. It doesn't help that the public believes everything that the media spits out. At this rate we will not be a world power much longer.
9. Western finances islamist terror
Ivan ,   Haifa   (04.22.13)
In Lybia, Syria, etc.
10. #3.Amichai: you stated the truth!
Tom W ,   USA   (04.22.13)
The U.S. is in the grip of the radical, revolutionary left and due to demographic changes this portends an irreversible, tragic future for us. Unfortunately Britain and a number of EU countries follow suit under the leadership of EU president, former Maoist-Communist Barroso. Americans are intimidated and frightened, afraid to say anything un-PC lest they will suffer retribution by the militant left. They may loose their job, labeled as "racist" "fascist" and in the end they will be eliminated from the public sphere. The West is lost to the leftist-Islamist alliance and to the mayhem that will ensue. On side note it's surprising that your astute narrative and observation is printed here: the Israeli press too can be stifled by the long arm of the international Marxist/Islamists alliance.
11. I said a week ago, that I was waiting for Haber to say some-
tom ,   tel aviv   (04.22.13)
thing worth commenting upon.... Surprise, surprise! Man's grown a pair of brains....
12. The United States will Never get it
Tova ,   Canada   (04.22.13)
Obama will bring the US down. Their support for Israel will decline rapidly - it has already begun.
13. Ideological wars
Farid H. ,   Germany / Morocco   (04.22.13)
You can only beat an ideology with an effective, more popular counter-ideology. If we want to succeed in the war against Islamism, we need to come up with an ideology that appeals more to actual and potential Islamists. What's that new ideology? We don't know (yet), and THAT's where brains comes into play. Raw (military) power alone won't cut it, I'm afraid. In fact, it only makes matters worse.
14. Western civilization is a bankrupted one, striped from any v
Avram Goldsmith ,   Toronto, Canada   (04.22.13)
15. There is only one way to handle evil,
John Prophet   (04.22.13)
send it to hell! It is written.
16. If Americans read all of these anti-US
On the Balcony ,   Akko/NY/Kyiv   (04.22.13)
posts they might begin wondering who their enemies are. Before the U.S. will mobilize to confront the threat of Islam it has tobe completely exposed. Many Americans and Europeans believe that Israel's actions, e.g., occupation and settlements are in large part responsible for world-wide Islamic terrorism. Disengaging from the West Bank and Gaza will not end Islamist terrorism --it will likely embolden it-- and force it to expose itself for what it is..... And THEN you will see the American single-mindedness that the author wants to see.
17. # 13 - Farid H - you are right
Avinoam ,   USA   (04.22.13)
Military power, while not to be shrinked from, is of limited value against those willing to die for their 'faith'. Western materialism alone is not an ideology that can win the war of hearts and minds.
18. Prescription for haber
marc   (04.22.13)
The only thing that will help haber is to go to the gym 5 X a day to practise karate. He needs self worth and self reliance. as for moslem terror, it is in truth a problem of moslem parents losing control of their kids, along with the fact that most moslem countries have rotten leaderships so thekids have little chance of participating and makinig change peacefully. This wailing of haber is conspicuous because it points to him having emotional distress for which he should be treated.There isno going back to oslo which cannot come to fruition as arabs and trust are mutually exclusive now and forever.
19. Judeo-Christian-Islamic War started when Jews took Palestine
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (04.22.13)
20. #13 you are very wrong
israel israeli ,   tel aviv   (04.22.13)
The racial supremacist ideologies of Germany and Japan from the 1940s were beaten by raw military power. The reason that the West is losing to Islamism can be traced to the "useful idiocy" (for the want of a better term) that the Soviet Union planted in the West. Just think of it: an Israeli leader apologizes to the Brotherhood for killing IHH terrorists in self-defence, or a US president calls the jihadist murder of 13 soldiers a work accident. When the West gets rid of Leftism and political correctness, Islamism will be defeated, and everyone, including Muslims, will live a better life.
21. to 18
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i think you and haber are wrong becouse these brothers did not ask the parents for this doing did not aske moslems or any islaam imam or leader and they do not blessed by any human and moslemes are humans and the corruptions in their states are from the western force of money and minds -- at least most of moslemes think that -- and the elder brother did it for himeselfe as he thought he might had better position but could not get it bcouse he is a moslem .. .stop bad propoganda for all of people becouse of doing of one man ..it is all --wrong thought and bad doing
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may you and 13 had some idea about the idiology but here both are wrong --as the brothers decided to escape their crime . but they could not
23. GOOD ARTICLE... MAKES A LOT OF SENSE!
Rafi ,   USA   (04.22.13)
24. #19
Jose Farias ,   Sao Paulo - Brasil   (04.22.13)
I think you look like an WASP who loves Nascar Racing and beer. Isn't it?
25. #24 True but.......
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (04.22.13)
do we really want to give Nascar and beer a bad name?
26. Excellent article
Elisabeth Klein ,   Clarksville, USA   (04.22.13)
Our current president is an Islam sympathizer. He refuses to allow us to believe that Islamist jihadists are a problem. Many of us believe he is helping to pave the way to the End of Days. Many prophecies are coming to pass, and his attitude is only speeding it along. Praying for the peace of Jerusalem.
27. Raptureready.com Article
Elisabeth Klein ,   Clarksville, USA   (04.22.13)
http://raptureready.com/rap16.html
28. # 20 Very true!
Christian ,   Sweden   (04.22.13)
29. So true unfortunately...
The Bride ,   His Kingdom   (04.22.13)
......and very well-said.
30. Neither ideological....
The Bride ,   His Kingdom   (04.22.13)
Political, or Social: it's moral, or better put, a massive decline in biblical morality. When a nation once consecrated to God turns her back on Him & despises His Precepts, He can only warn her for so long until He removes His Hand of protection. The US has thumbed its nose one too many times at God & He's giving us over to our perceived 'higher & more logical' ideals. The war being waged is supernatural & Satan himself is awaiting his last 15 minutes of fame. Israel, repent & turn back to the Lord; the Church will soon be removed & Daniel's 70the Week will begin. No peace until the Prince of Peace comes, & I'm not talking about the false peace treaty that the Antichrist will sign. God creates calm & He creates calamity; He is sovereign. Th Jewish people need to turn back to God & the US needs to humble themselves & beg His forgiveness. Maranatha!
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