[whataretheysaying] Mary Madigan: Unreasonable Annapolis

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Posted by Mary Madigan:
Unreasonable Annapolis
http://whataretheysaying.powerblogs.com/posts/1196097000.shtml


   According to the [1]L.A. Times, our 'strong' ally, Saudi Arabia, gave
   its 'crucial' nod to the summit in Annapolis.

   Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal may attend.

   Like his countrymen, our ally [2]refuses to shake hands with a Jew:

     Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal said that while he was going
     to Annapolis, he would not join in any Arab-Israeli handshakes like
     those stage-managed by U.S. officials at past conferences, such as
     the one between Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat in 1993.

     "We are not prepared to take part in a theatrical show, in
     handshakes and meetings that don't express political positions. We
     are going with seriousness and we work on the same seriousness and
     credibility," he said after the meeting.

   According to [3]this Saudi television show, there is another reason
   for the Foreign Minister's reluctance to shake hands.

   Here
   , a Saudi reporter [4]asks the Wahhabi on the street if he/she, as
   "human being", would be willing to shake hands with a Jew. The
   response:

     saudi_shakehands

     Respondent 1:
     saudi_hands
     "Of course I wouldn't be willing to shake hands with a Jew, for
     religious reasons and because of what is happening now in
     Palestine, and for many reasons that don't allow me to shake a
     Jew's hand."

     Respondent 2:
     saudi_hands
     "No. Because the Jews are eternal enemies. The murderous Jews
     violate all agreements. I can't shake hands with someone who I know
     is full of hatred towards me."

     Respondent 3:
     saudi_hands
     "No, the Jew is an enemy. How can I shake my enemy's hand?"

     Interviewer: "Would you refuse to shake hands with a Jew?"

     Respondent 4:
     saudi_hands5
     "Of course, so I wouldn't have to consider amputating my hand
     afterwards."

     Interviewer: 'If a Child Asks You Who 'Who are the Jews,' What
     Would You Answer?'

     Respondent 5:
     saudi_hands6
     "The enemies of Allah and His Prophet."

     Respondent 6:
     saudi_hands7
     "The Jew is the occupier of our lands."

     Respondent 7:
     saudi_hands9
     "The murderers of prophets. Our eternal enemies, of course."

     Respondent 8:
     saudi_hands11
     "Allah's wrath is upon them, as the Koran says. Allah's wrath is
     upon them and they all stray from the path of righteousness. They
     are the filthiest people on the face of this earth because they
     care only about themselves - not the Christians, not the Muslims,
     nor any other religion.

     "The solution is clear, not only to me but to everyone. If only
     [the Muslims] declared Jihad, we would see who stays home. We have
     a few countries⦠There is one country with a population of over
     60-70 million people. If we let them only march, with no weapons
     even, they would completely trample the Jews, they would turn them
     into rotten carcasses under their feet. There is another country
     that donated money, saying, 'I am behind you, I'll support you with
     weapons, just wage [ Jihad ].'

     "But the cowardice inside us, deep within our hearts, was instilled
     by the Arab leaders, may Allah forgive them. They breast-fed us
     with it from the day we were born to this very day it has grown
     with us."

     Which is about what [5]Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said
     prince_talal
     ...after the Saudi-sponsored 9/11 attacks, [6]when he suggested
     that our policies in the Middle East contributed to the attacks.

   These Saudis (or, "human beings") are responsible for the 9/11
   attacks. Saudi Arabia is acknowledged to be the hub of world terror.
   Yet our State Department and our president is begging these 'strong
   allies' to come to Annapolis.

   To say the least, this is not reasonable behavior.

   Why is our government so unreasonable? [7]Father Samir Khalil
   Al-Yasou'i, a Catholic priest in Lebanon, had a theory:

     There's no doubt that among the countries that violate human rights
     the most, one finds China and Saudi Arabia. This is well known. But
     this constitutes cowardice on the part of the Western world. They
     dare not say a word to Saudi Arabia, because they need the Saudi
     oil and money. So they keep quiet. This is cowardice.

   Cowardice isn't a reasonable state of mind. As someone said (Swift?)
   "It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never
   reasoned into."

   This explains our government's actions and this latest peace process.

   Links thanks to [8]Solomonia, and [9]LGF

References

   1. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-arab24nov24,1,1100628.story?coll=la-headlines-world&track=crosspromo
   2. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071123/ap_on_re_mi_ea/arabs_mideast_conference
   3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIgG3qvcUX8
   4. http://www.memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Area=sd&ID=SP79104
   5. http://whataretheysaying.powerblogs.com/posts/1162241658.shtml
   6. http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/10/11/rec.giuliani.prince/index.html
   7. http://www.solomonia.com/blog/archive/2007/11/lebanese-priest-hizbullah-casualties-are/
   8. http://www.solomonia.com/blog/archive/2007/11/lebanese-priest-hizbullah-casualties-are/
   9. http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=28020_Our_Friends_the_Saudis-_Dont_Ask_Us_to_Touch_Any_Jews#comments