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When will it stop !...the muslim questions

For the last 30 days or so there has been little blogs about muslims and terror.

When will people look back at history to see why we are where we are, and who is really at fault ? Oil. That is what the modern Middle Eastern geopolitics have usually been about. Given the vast energy resources that form the backbone of western economies, influence and involvement in the Middle East has been of paramount importance for the former and current imperial and super powers, including France, Britain, USA and the former Soviet Union.

Prior to the discovery of oil, the region had been a hotbed for religious conflict and wars over other rich resources and land. The declining Ottoman Empire paved way for the rising European imperial and colonial powers interested in securing various territories and controlling access to Asia. In more recent times, interest in the region has been due to the energy resources there.

As a result, for centuries, western populations have been acclimatized to a type of propaganda and vilification of the Arab and other people of the Middle East, and of Islam in general. This was especially so during the European colonial times, as so vividly examined by Edward Said, in his well-respected book, Orientalism. This negative stereotyping has served to provide justifications for involvement and to ensure stability for the national interests of the powers that want to be involved in the region.

This cultural stereotyping and racism has occurred in the modern times too. Often, especially in the 1980s, war films depicting an Arab or Islamic group as the bad guys were common place, sometimes reflecting prevailing turmoils at the time. Even in the 1990s, those ideas continued, where the bad guy was often a despotic Arab from one of the rogue states and as a result of the terrorist attacks against the US in September 11, 2001 and the resulting War on terror, such imagery is likely to continue. Over such a long time then, such boundaries of discourse about the Middle East have already been framed. To overstep those boundaries is to be labeled anti-Semitic, neo-Nazi, anti-West or some other equally negative label. For most journalists in the mainstream then, self-censorship is often the course, sometimes unknowingly.

To maintain superiority, control and influence over the region, the West has placed corrupt Arab leaders into positions of power and supported the overthrow of those that are not seen as favorable. This has also served to keep their populations at bay, in return for militarization, power and personal wealth of the elite. Sometimes this has been done in the name of fighting communism. The common theme underlying it though has been the struggle to control access to important resources such as oil.

The Middle East is the most militarized region in the world and most arms sales head there. A suppressed people that sees US influence as a major root cause of the current problems in the Middle East has led to a rise in Islamic militancy, acts of terrorism and anti-west sentiment, anti-US in particular. When looking at some of the actions of the US, it can often be seen why this is unfortunately so.
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The white helmets..who are they really

The white helmets have been strewn across the media over the past few years, saving children in war torn Syria, they claim to be the Syrian civil defense force on their websites, when in fact they are not.

The filming of them by a professional cameraa team, has sparked a lot of controversy. Two members of the controversial White Helmets organization that operates in Syria have been barred from attending the Academy Awards, the producer of a documentary featuring the NGO said. The film has been nominated for an Oscar.

“They’ve been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize,” she said. “These people are the bravest humanitarians on the planet, and the idea that they could not be able to come with us and enjoy that success is just abhorrent.”

The travel ban for seven predominantly Muslim countries imposed by US President Donald Trump last week also affected acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, whose film The Salesman is nominated in the Foreign Language category, and Syrian woman Hala Kamil, the subject of Watani: My Homeland, another nomination for the short documentary award.

This is not the first time Saleh has been banned from entering the United States. In April 2016, he had to return to Istanbul after discovering that his visa had been cancelled by the US. This prevented him from receiving an award in Washington at a gala party supported by White Helmets sponsor USAID.

The White Helmets, who also call themselves the Syrian Civil Defense, have been touted as a non-political aid organization focused on saving lives in war-torn Syria. The Oscar-nominated documentary depicts them in line with that narrative.

Critics say it is a foreign-funded propaganda vehicle closely aligned with Islamist militant groups opposing the Syrian government. Members of the group have been accused of stealing vehicles, rescue equipment, and its very name from the government-run Syrian Civil Defense, an organization with a decades-long record of rescue operations in Syria.

‘When cameras are gone they leave people under rubble’ – Aleppo residents on Western-backed White Helmets say.

https://www.rt.com/news/370344-white-helmets-aleppo-residents/


See the truth behind these untrained men, who dont even know the basics of first aid ! Western backed propaganda to prove the atrocities in Aleppo by Assad...bullshit !
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have you noticed

that on the bottom of your page you see Cs members and the blogs they started..anyone seen these bloggers have not been on CS for years !!!!
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Kevinism...the not so rare teenage disease..

Kevinism is a disease that came about during the 90's, before its appearance teenagers use to help around he house, dry up, even clean their dads car.

These days the condition has gotten worse. Since my son turned double figures I could see the change, hair seems greasy, longer, smelly. Then there is the clothes that seem to grow from the bedroom floor.

What's most worrying about this affliction is the tomato ketchup smothered plates that adorn the kitchen worktops, its like Alzheimer's for the young, you can say the same thing every day but they forget. What's amazing is that whilst having this condition, they seem to know the value of money, how to obtain it, by asking via whatsapp, instead of asking face to face.

Do you have Kevinism in your family ? for girls its Karenism, maybe you can share your stories and we can get much needed therapy by sharing..

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Go to your room !

In some countries women are sent to a hut for 7 days when they are on their menstruation, countries like India, Pakistan and Nepal, an accent Hindu tradition, but also muslims in Pakistan do this, mostly in villages away from civilization.

Apparently its a sin to touch books during this period, so they cant go to school, not allowed to consume milk, butter, yoghurt. Food is not handed but flung at them, you can't touch your elders, you are seen as impure.

Now what's so dirty when having a period, as to taking a shit while reading a book ?

Now, as some of you men know, when the painters are in at home, it can be a nightmare we have to endure with the mood swings, so maybe in these ancient times a moody chic needs to be thrown out, this is harsh and I much prefer the lady stays at home, and i go walkabout for a week.

A blogger recently posted a blog about positive and negative, of course if the positive things like, boobs a** and lady caves owned by women, for us men to be pleasured with, when she's on blobby, we have to accept the negatives, a balance so to speak.

From all the abuse I've received over there years, the fact that these women know its coming and dont mean what they say to you, I've never had an apology, only..well you men got it lucky, you dont know what its like.

So next time you women give your man grief, think yourself lucky you aint thrown in the basement, no books, no milk in your tea, you got it lucky...



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Can anyone lend me some money ?

Vietnam war cost $814 billion
Iraq war cost $2 trillion
Afghan wa cost $685 billion


Seems to be a lot out there being burnt..
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What do you ladies think ?

A scenario you are presented with..

You meet a guy on a dating site, you meet him but in that meeting he tells you that his long term partner died two weeks ago, and that he, being in the middle east, un married and living with his partner for 6 years, is arrested and put in jail for 3 days until they figure how his partner died.

She died of a heart attack and he's about to go back to the UK with the body for burial. Now this is not a fairytale story, but true.

What are your thought on this man ?..and if you was that women meeting him for a date what would be your reactions to him.

1) Think he is a complete a** hole ?
2) Feel sorry for him ?
3) Other ?
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The camera, social media, the news and Edward Bernays

In the slaughter, otherwise known as WW1, cameras were so unusual, the propaganda machine would happily show you film of the marching troops waving and saying "hello mum"..but as their sons were dying in the field,there was no filming of their sons crying for their mums.

16 million died, 21 million were wounded.The then Prime minister David lloyd George had a private chat with the editor of the guardian,if people really knew the truth, the war would be stopped tomorrow, and of course they don't know and can't know.

The pioneer of modern propaganda, was an American called Edward Bernays, he invented the term public relations, he wrote, "the intelligent manipulation of the masses an invisible government which is the true ruling power in our country" . He was part of a secretive group called the US public information, set up in 1917 to persuade reluctant Americans to join the war.

The first modern propaganda was set up by this group by scaring the hell out of people by showing posters of the statue of liberty burning with germans planes overhead, planes couldn't even reach America then !

The selling of war has come a long way, but the illusions still work, instead of posters of burning statue of liberty , the burning of the world trade centers were even better, to show we must go to war.

Even though now we all have phones, youtube so many ways to see the other side of wars and lies, we still sit back and allow it to happen, because we can do sod all about it.

The deception of the Iraq war has now been exposed, now they have to concentrate on other people to invade, Iran ?...The persian gulf is the route for the oil to leave Irag and Iran to supply the east, China. To control china, like we have Russia, is to cut off the oil,or lower the price, embargo's.

We cannot risk war with other powers that have nuclear weapons, but we can control shipping routes. If any of you have been to Gibraltar you will understand why we, the Brits, still rule Gibraltar..a vital shipping route.

I wonder what more propganda we will see as to why we should invade Iran, a means to an end.

Watch this space.
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Deported from their own country

In the middle of the Indian Ocean lies a relatively unknown island by the name of Diego Garcia. It’s home to one of America’s most important military bases—and a history of human rights abuse. The island was confiscated in 1966 from the local population of Chagossians in secret deals between the governments of the U.S. and U.K., resulting in the forced displacement of more than 2,000.

The Chagos Archipelago, whose largest island is Diego Garcia, is a British territory. In the 1960s, it was separated from Mauritius, a former British colony, for military use and turned into a British Indian Ocean Territory. In 1966, the U.S. negotiated a deal with the U.K. to set up military bases on the island. As a result, thousands of Chagossians were displaced and sent to nearby Mauritius or the Seychelles.

Sabrina Jean, chair of the U.K. Chagos Refugees Group, was one of those refugees. She grew up in Mauritius and now resides in London with her elderly father, husband, and three children. A second-generation Chagossian, she longs for the sandy beaches and clear blue waters of her homeland, she says. Jean estimates that nearly 3,000 second- and third-generation Chagossians live in the U.K.

http://www.takepart.com/pivot/truth-and-power?cmpid=shareoverride?cmpid=longtailshare


Now it seems the British are doing the same in the Ascension island.
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Whats so bad about Russia ?

Since WW11 there has been propaganda about communism, why ?...so what if a country wants to be communists. We have no right to push democracy on to anyone, look at Libya and Iraq !

So why is it the US government are the only ones that shout about Russia ?...and the supposed threat they are to us.

Russia is not an aggressor, Russia has never been and colonized countries like that of the Uk, Spain or France, pillaging those countries over the past 5 centuries.

Can some one tell me what threat the Russians are ?...I am beginning to like Trump and his policies towards Russia.
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The guilt of killing for your country..

When I see war on youtube or documentaries i see, mostly, men that are proud to fight for their country, but what is it they are fighting for ?..Do they actually know or are they brain washed to fight.

Young men high on testosterone are flown into countries that they need not be in, I believe and army is to defend your country form being invaded, yet the cannon fodder of your men and women seem happy to go and kill a few whom their masters have said are a risk confused

As these men return to their families, many reflect on what they have done and why.If soldiers felt nothing about taking the life of another human being, that would be indicative of sociopathy.

The transgression that bothered one soldier I read about from Iraq most wasn’t the carnage in the mosque that he and his fellow fighters had done, but another, even more disturbing incident, an accidental killing at a vehicle checkpoint in Iraq. The vague description this guy gave to a local television reporter is horrifying: ‘A vehicle came through that hadn’t been cleared.‘The lieutenant says: “Take them out.” He took them out. They went to the van – it was a bunch of little kids. And he had to take their bodies back to the family.’Instead of killing an armed enemy, he had, through the orders of an officer, killed several children. Accidental killing of civilians in the Iraq War, as in all wars, are much more common than you can imagine. Numbers are so high it wouldn’t benefit the military to keep accurate tabs; rigorous documentation would just fan the public relations nightmare and boost the propaganda value of the deaths for the other side.

He, like many combatants, were able to contain their guilt while still in Iraq. But when he returned home, he brought the Trojan horse with him. It was there, in the calm of these ‘safe’ surroundings, that his guilt and shame overwhelmed him.

Why is it not explained to to these new soldiers, from past soldiers what you can expect ? many returns with PTSD.

And veterans PTSD statistics get revised over time. The findings from the NVVR Study (National Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Study, in Four Volumes) commissioned by the government in the 1980s initially found that for "Vietnam theater veterans" 15% of men had PTSD at the time of the study and 30% of men had PTSD at some point in their life. But a 2003 re-analysis found that "contrary to the initial analysis of the NVVRS data, a large majority of Vietnam Veterans struggled with chronic PTSD symptoms, with four out of five reporting recent symptoms when interviewed 20-25 years after Vietnam.

As of September 2014, there are about 2.7 million American veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars (compared to 2.6 million Vietnam veterans who fought in Vietnam; there are 8.2 million "Vietnam Era Veterans" (personnel who served anywhere during any time of the Vietnam War)
According to RAND, at least 20% of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have PTSD and/or Depression. (Military counselors who have been interviewed state that, in their opinion, the percentage of veterans with PTSD is much higher.

Some 8000 US veteran commit suicide each year !
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