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POPS'Iranian terror network in S. America I'm telling ya'; they're moving in, moving out and gaining some serious control and influence. All the while those in Washington focus on pushing a horrible Health Care Bill on us, throw billions at busted businesses, useless pork programs, foreign aid and down the empty hole called the UN.
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POPSBuns and Guns At the "Buns and Guns" fast food restaurant, deep in Beirut's Hezbollah-dominated southern suburbs, the chefs wear military helmets, the food is wrapped in camouflage paper, and the motto is "a sandwich can kill you".The restaurant opened three weeks ago, with a military theme that is drawing in a sector of Lebanese proud of Hezbollah's battlefield successes.
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POPS30 things to do with a winter squash Ran out of room – click through for Lamb and butternut squash tagine; Moro's pumpkin pisto; Little pumpkin and pecan tarts; Pumpkin soup with chermoula; Roast butternut pumpkin; Honey-glazed pumpkin wedges; Roasted pumpkin crostini with pancetta; Roast pumpkin, goat cheese and walnuts; Pumpkin risotto; Pasta with pumpkin and chestnuts; and Spiced Pumpkin Cake. Yum!
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POPSIsrael Says It Seized Iranian Arms Shipment for Hezbollah Israel says it seized Iranian arms shipment for Hezbollah November 4 By David Buimovitch (AFP) " 15 hours ago ASHDOD, Israel " Israel said on Wednesday that commandos had intercepted a ship carrying "hundreds of tonnes" of arms from Iran to Hezbollah in a raid dozens of miles off its coast but both Iran and Syria denied the cargo was headed to the Lebanese militia. "We found dozens of containers, with hundreds of tonnes of arms bound for Hezbollah from Iran," Israeli deputy naval commander Rani Ben Yehuda told reporters. The shipment was among the largest ever seized by Israel, dwarfing the 50 tonnes of weapons found aboard the Karine A seized in 2002 on its way to Gaza, which dealt a major blow to relations between the Palestinians and Washington. At the Mediterranean port of Ashdod, soldiers pulled hundreds of olive-green ammunition crates from shipping containers, many of them concealed by sacks of cement.
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POPSWho Knew? Middle East Conflict Starts World Record Food Fight
I have tongue in cheek to get that last bit of hummus - grin. And here I thought the source of the conflict was over land and past wars. Who knew that you could probably settle conflict in the Middle East by promoting a reality TV show called Food Fight 2010. I can see it now: the Somalis, Sudanese, Ethiopeans fight over who makes the best tef-based bread or add the Kenyans and who makes the best bright coffee! But the ultimate game may be a toss up - sorry salad lovers - between who has the best: 1. Zatar. 2. Noodle 3. Bar-b-que sauce (We Americanss think we invented it but you know people bar-b-que all over the world. Really. Our version probably comes to us from Nigeria and Ghana - Get your red hot Suya sauce! Wars are serious and should be ended and I can't think of a better way to do it than to leave it to the world voting online for the best hummus. And actually, I like the cheese that the Spanish make from sheep's milk better than feta _ OMG! Did I really admi
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POPSOct. 23,1983 Lebanese Terrorists Bomb the Marine Barracks in Beirut
. . with Syria. Although the United States had mounted two previous successful peacekeeping operations in Lebanon in 1958 and earlier in 1982 (to facilitate the evacuation of P.L.O. forces from Beirut that had been defeated by Israel), the ignominious end of the MNF intervention brought disastrous consequences. The failure of the peacekeeping mission led to renewed fighting between Lebanese factions and the ascendancy of Hezbollah, backed by Iran and Syria. Moreover, the Marine barracks bombing, which was the deadliest terrorist attack against Americans before the 9/11 attacks, later inspired Osama bin Laden, who viewed the United States as a “paper tiger” because of its rapid withdrawal of peacekeeping forces from Lebanon and Somalia after suffering casualties. Al Qaeda members were later dispatched to Hezbollah training camps in Lebanon, according to the 9/11 Commission Report (p. 68). Posted October 23rd, 2009 in American Leadership.
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POPSStratfor: Hezbollah Gets Punk'd There were three men on board, one of whom said they represented EDL and that the purpose of their visit was to upgrade electricity meter switches in the neighborhood... The explosion occurred three hours after the presumably fake EDL van had left the building... ...Hezbollah uses numerous basements in the south Litani area as weapons depots in violation of U.N. Resolution 1701, which ended the 33-day military campaign by Israel against Hezbollah forces in Lebanon in July 2006 and called for Hezbollah’s disarmament. UNIFIL lacks the capability to enforce the resolution, and the Lebanese army lacks both the capability and the will to confront Hezbollah over this explosive issue... ...Hezbollah’s rearmament is naturally a concern for Israel, but the Israeli intelligence apparatus has ways to derail Hezbollah’s plans, and blowing up a munitions depot is not beyond its means.
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POPSAnother lost Gospel found When Obama became a man he took Mary Michaela as his wife, and she was beautiful, and her wedding gift was a huge ass that could be seen for miles around their town of Bethlago. And Obama went to a temple and began preaching, and many were amazed that he spoke such sooth, saying 'Rabbi, rabbi, can you turn this water into some Paul-masson Chardonn'ay?' But Obama rebuked them, saying 'Let us not, at this point of time, pay heed to what are, in essence, mere beverages, and, we can now say with some certainty, are foodstuffs that, in time, will not necessarily raise our spiritual awareness for, as we now know, we have come to this moment where we can, in fact, make our views heard. Yes we can!' And grown men wept in amazement at such profound thoughts, though a few of the women of Bethlago muttered such things as 'He soundeth like a 10-year old talking through a pig's bladder', and 'Bring back King David Burning-Bush, at least he was funny'.
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POPSLahore girls Iram and Mahwish Sexy Pictures
Iram and Mehwish are Pakibachiyan.blogspot.com readers from Lahore. They love Punjabi music and spicy foods. Both are working in reputable companies, after their jobs they can be often found in Food Street. Lahore is Pakistan’s true food centre. Lahorites have access not only to a large number of Pakistani dishes and Punjabi specialities, it has fast food restaurants, Western dishes, steak houses, pizzas, Japanese, Chinese, Lebanese, Afghani, Thai cooking and even Indian ‘Thali’ and ‘Dossas.’ They say we are food experts. They love Mughal-style Pakistani curries and Punjabi Barbecue and Karahis. In the curry category, the best choice is available at Village, Shezan Oriental, Bellpepper, Kabana, Paradise, Ziafat etc., where you can get reasonably good quality Curries, Biryanis, Nans etc. Dum Pukht (PC) serves some ‘Westernised’ curries. Most dishes are very expensive and lack the true Mughal curry taste. It seems the dishes are made for foreign customers. For the real
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POPSJoumana Haddad: "Erotik ist der Puls des Lebens" Joumana Haddad ist libanesische Dichterin, Journalistin und Kulturredakteurin der Tageszeitung "An-Nahar" in Beirut. Mit "Jassad" (Arabisch für "Körper") gibt sie das erste erotische Hochglanzmagazin der arabischen Welt heraus. Es erscheint seit Dezember 2008 vier Mal im Jahr. Joumana Haddad hat bisher fünf Gedichtbände geschrieben, die in zahlreiche Sprachen übersetzt werden. Auf Deutsch: "Damit ich abreisen kann" (Lisan-Verlag Basel) und "Liliths Wiederkehr" (Verlag Hans Schiler). Die Autorin spricht sieben Sprachen und hat mehrere Bücher übersetzt. 2006 erhielt sie den "Arab Press Prize". English translation: With her erotic cultural magazine "Jasad" ("Body"), Lebanese poet and journalist Joumana Haddad deliberately breaks taboos in a society that likes to draw a veil over the human body – both literally and figuratively. Qantara.de - "Eroticism is the Pulse of Life"
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POPSHuman trafficking in Lebanon for home workers No, not human trafficking of Lebanese but of women from the Philippines, Madagascar, and other countries. To be nannies, housekeepers, and not what they were promised. Where are the police in Lebanon, the Philippines, Madagascar - counting their bribes it seems.
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POPSSo Where Am I to Live? No room in Gaza, Iraq does not want us, can't start a settlement in West Bank, now we can't rebuild the refugee camp in Lebanon that was destroyed? So, under the sun that shines on everyone regardeless of faith, race, or politics - where shall we live?
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POPSHezbollah Readies for War as UN Can Only Observe Hezbollah, which has the backing of Iran and Syria, is rebuilding its force in the south, undaunted by its loss in Lebanon’s June elections, in which a pro-U.S. coalition won a parliamentary majority. The peacekeepers’ stay in south Lebanon expires on Aug. 31 and the UN Security Council must decide whether to extend it without change or authorize them to impose the weapons ban by force even without the support of the Lebanese army. Free of Hezbollah The 12,000 UN soldiers were sent to Lebanon after a 2006 war with Israel that began when Hezbollah, which the U.S. and Israel consider a terrorist organization, captured two Israeli soldiers in a cross-border raid. After the fighting ended, the Security Council passed a resolution prohibiting “weapons or authority in Lebanon other than that of the Lebanese state.” The peacekeepers were deployed to keep south Lebanon free of Hezbollah’s militia and arms, a role they have to perform with the cooperation of the Lebanese army.
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POPSHilary hopes to bring democracy to Middle East Arab women expressed hopes the chadoor will be replaced by a male blindfold. But one worried Jordanian teenager, Noor Awadi asked, "Will I have to starve myself like the Western girls, or lose my virginity in the backseat of a car?" Others wondered if the elections would be stolen before or after the vote. However, according to the BBC, Israeli government minister, Dan Meridor, said Mrs Clinton's words signaled that the US was becoming resigned to the idea that the area will one day develop democracy. "This is a mistake," said Mr Meridor. "I think it would be more appropriate not to accept the premise that the Middle East will turn democratic but to try to prevent this, otherwise we might have to negotiate in good faith with the Palestinians, and that is not acceptable." Many Arab Governments privately agreed. One Lebanese official asked, "What will we do with our 'Death to America' banners if she does this?"
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POPSSympathy For Devils Another episode in the “engagement” chronicles: “Since taking power nine years ago, Syrian strongman Bashar Assad has: turned his country into a safe haven and transit corridor for jihadists en route to Iraq; funneled sophisticated munitions to Hezbollah and probably Hamas; sought to build an illicit nuclear reactor with North Korean help; mostly failed to liberalize Syria’s economy and resisted liberalizing its politics; publicly declared that Israel would never ‘become a legitimate state even if the peace process is implemented’; and ruled while Syrians have been implicated by a U.N. investigator in the 2005 assassination of Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri. So, naturally, President Obama has made Syria a prime target for diplomacy as part of his new Axis of Engagement.”
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POPSRacist Mobs at it in Australia (Again) There were also reports that the group attacked a taxi driven by an Indian Sikh and an Asian shopkeeper. In scenes reminiscent of the Cronulla riots, when 5,000 white Australians congregated in the Sydney beachfront suburb and attacked Lebanese immigrants, groups of men jumped on cars that were stopped at traffic lights and chanted racist slogans to the terrified passengers.
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POPSRobert Baer: Don't Forget Mousavi's Bloody Past "They did not make war. They were simply victims of war, in the honorable attempt to keep the peace." - The Beirut Memorial On Line - Remembering the 299 servicemen, including 220 U.S. Marines who lost their lives in the Beirut barracks bombing.
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POPSYou Cannot Save the World but Now You Know Omar Big numbers are sometimes a reason for avoiding doing anything about a problem you know is wrong. Guess what? That's a lousy excuse - sorry but it's true. As Peter Block says about leadership - everyone is in charge of themselves - you can act, you can say something, you can make a difference.
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POPSGaza is Still Suffering - Can You Hear Them? Not very well can you hear the cries of people in Gaza who are still homeless, whose friends are refused entry or exit. Why? Some may not want to hear; others can't hear because major news outlets are not saying anything because there is not enough blood flowing or or bombs bursting daily to attract viewers/advertisers - sad.
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POPSPalestinian Extremists are Out Beating Iranians in the Streets… Another protester, who spoke as he carried a kitchen knife in one hand and a stone in the other, also cited the presence of Hamas in Teheran. On Monday, he said, "my brother had his ribs beaten in by those Palestinian animals. Taking our people's money is not enough, they are thirsty for our blood too." It was ironic, this man said, that the victorious Ahmadinejad "tells us to pray for the young Palestinians, suffering at the hands of Israel." His hope, he added, was that Israel would "come to its senses" and ruthlessly deal with the Palestinians. When asked if these militia fighters could have been mistaken for Lebanese Shi'ites, sent by Hizbullah, he rejected the idea. "Ask anyone, they will tell you the same thing. They are out beating Iranians in the streets… The more we gave this arrogant race, the more they want… we will not let them push us around in our own country." http://www.weaselzippers.net/blog/
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POPSLive-Tweeting The Revolution Just heard from an eye witness in Tehran: last night 12 people shot to death had been brought to Rasul_Akram hospital, with dozens wounded. i used to use twitter to follow my favorite tech bloggers... good old days :( EVERYONE everywhere set yourLOCATION to TEHRAN! Confuse them.They can't follow everyone! We gather to stand in and in solidarity with the people of Iran. No political factions!!! No flags!! (from any country) TELL YOUR FRIENDS!! I was proud to cast my 1st vote as a US citizen this year, but I am dissapointed at how other govs are acting it was heart warming to see protestors helping iranian police that were injured and hurt. never lose your true cause, integrity,principle! people saying that army is split. people talking of coup. unconfirmed. we need army on our side. ppl (protesters against coup) are on strike, with black clothes today. mourning for what is happening in Iran. Photos by Flickr users iran09 and Hamed Saber
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POPSPresident Obama influencing elections in Middle East Talk about a man with a plan - it seems that Obama is attempting to defeat Hezbolla and other anti-American organizations not with threats or the use of weapons but by disarming people's venom towards the U.S. through diplomacy. By holding himself out as someone who will listen and work with the Arab world, he is completely neutralizing the main rallying cry for these organizations. Should this work (and initial signs show that it may), the consequences are truly world changing.
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POPSCheney and U.S. Ops Behind Bhutto Assassination? This hot article refers to Seymour Hersh of NY Times who has documented Cheney's JSOC operation (previously clipmarked here ). Of course her assassination the CIA blamed on Al Qaeda and Taliban . This could also show the CIA then lied and in fact that it was a False Flag operation, to blame "terrorists". (What's new?) The motive had been proposed by many at the time of Bhutto's assassination. Bin Laden is dead, and the government has been lying about it. (Think of the fake "bin Laden" videos released since, too). This would be absolute proof that the government is deliberate lying to the American people about Bin Laden and the purpose in the continued Af-Pak wars. Let's see if Hersh verifies this report which it attributes to him. This is bigger than torture. Will the MSM cover it?
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