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Japanese kidnapped in Iraq a hoax?
by Martin Hinds Wednesday April 14, 2004 at 05:06 AM

Waiting to see.

On Thursday, 3 Japanese - Noriaki Imai, 18, Soichiro Koriyama, 32, and Nahoko Takato, 34 - were allegedly kidnapped in Iraq by insurgents.

Video footage broadcast by Al-Jazeera showed the Japanese with a threat that the three would be burnt alive unless Japan withdrew its non-combatant troops from Iraq by 9 p.m. Tokyo time Sunday. On Friday, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi stood firm and said Japan wouldn't withdraw its troops in the face of terrorist threats.

The deadline has passed and the three Japanese are reportedly still alive. In addition, there are now a scatter of reports that the three will be released.

If they are released, it has been a bizarre counter-productive waste of time on the part of kidnappers:
(i) They kidnap and threat.
(ii) The Japanese refuse to budge.
(iii) They release the the three, further emboldening the position of the Japanese government in keeping the troops there.

Clearly, if Japan refuses to withdraw troops, the kidnappers should execute the three, release a video- tape of the gruesome killing (Daniel Pearl style), and sit back and watch the Japanese population scream for the PM's resignation.

That would be the logical strategy. Unless, the kidnapping is a hoax.

Each of the three Japanese are fervent anti-war protestors who are actively against Japanese troop deployment in Iraq. Their interests reflect exactly those of the alleged kidnappers.

Hopefully the three are released and return safe and sound to their familes and friends.

But let's wait and see if my suspicions are unfounded.


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Hmmm
by Matt Ca. Wednesday April 14, 2004 at 10:03 AM

Unfortunately, I think that these are acts of desperation and frustration on the part of the Iraqi population. Same as the suicide bombings. They probably dont even know what they will do in the end.

Either way the fate of the three Japanese will be better (quicker) than those in Camp X-ray. I hope the Japanese government sees sense and gets the fuck out of there.

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The other option
by Nazihunter Wednesday April 14, 2004 at 10:03 AM

You missed a fourth option:

The Japanese people join the Americans and the Israelis for finally seeing what animals these people are, and decides how they need to be dealt with.

Militant Islam declared war on the west 20 years ago. It's high time moderate Islam and the western world finally declared war on Militant Islam.

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To Matt C
by Nazihunter Wednesday April 14, 2004 at 10:11 AM

Matt,

I disagree with you on two points:

1) These murdering bastards are NOT representative of the Iraqi people any more than other Militant Islamics like Hamas or Al-Queda are representative of all Muslims.

2) Desperation does not justify barbarity. There is a reason why desperate Aboriginals, Tibetans, etc. don't murder innocents or children. The difference is Militant Islam.


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"what animals these people are"
by Matt ca. Wednesday April 14, 2004 at 10:25 AM

So you think Muslims are not human. Kinda like the NAZIs thought about the Jews.

Who declared war on who anyway? I dont see any Iraqis in Japan or the US or anywhere else for that matter.

First the US installs its CIA agent as president of Iraq, then uses them to fight Iran, then attacks them because saddam thought the US would support him invading Kuaite, then they starve and bomb the fuck out of Iraq for 12 years (killing MILLIONS of Iraqis) and finally invade and occupy Iraq. And YOU THINK THEY DECLARED WAR?

At least the Iraqis give the Japanese a chance to live. The US just drops random bombs on people it cant even see die.

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No theyre not representative of the Iraqi people.
by MAtt Ca Wednesday April 14, 2004 at 10:30 AM

No theyre not representative of the Iraqi people. Theyre just desperate individuals who act out of frustration and anger because they see no other hope.

"There is a reason why desperate Aboriginals, Tibetans, etc. don't murder innocents or children. The difference is Militant Islam. "

Actually they do.

Look at the violence rates on any Aboriginal community.

The Lamas were known for skinning people alive when they were in power (Im not defending the Chinese either, but the fact is the Lammas were pretty evil).

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C'mon Matt
by Nazihunter Wednesday April 14, 2004 at 12:35 PM

You can't seriously compare Aboriginal violence with Militant Islamic violence.

Or would you have us believe that throwing bricks at coppers is the same as strapping explosives to a thirteen year old boy and sending him off to KILL innocent civilians.

For that matter, there is very little legitimate violence/uprising/resistance/protest anywhere in the world that is as bloody or murderous as the Militant Islamic flavour of the same.

You also shouldn't confuse protest for deliberate attempts to destroy you. You cannot appease people whose sole agenda is your destruction - they will never be happy until you are gone. If someone says they are going to kill you, why give them the benefit of the doubt?



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Fuck you, nothing-knowers
by hunting the real NAZIS Wednesday April 14, 2004 at 12:42 PM
GreenLeft_discussion-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Read the real news, ie. the truth !!!

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GreenLeft_discussion/message/5670

----- Original Message -----
From: Kaminoko
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 2:22 PM
Subject: Three Japanese Hostages

I guess by now, you have heard of the three Japanese taken hostage by the group called Saraya al-mujahadin and they now threaten to kill if Japan's Koizumi will not declare the pulling out Japanese troops in Iraq.

We condemn Mr Rumsfeld for feeling elated that Japanese nationals are now being victimized by angry Iraqis to justify US, etc. troops in Iraq but we know better to feel indignation for the invasion of Iraq by the US and UK.

We would like to inform our friends in this network that the three Japanese hostages are members of our support group opposing the invasion of Iraq by the US and UK and that they have travelled to Iraq to tell the people there of our concern and our own disgust and indignation over our country's participation in this invasion against the people's will. Noriaki Imai for example is one of our most active member of our youth group opposing the deployment of Japanese soldiers to Iraq.

It is ironic that these active members of the movement for the freedom of Iraq will fall victims of people they have dedicated and committed themselves to fight for and with in their fitht for the freedom of Iraq.

Please pass on this appeal for the release of these members of the International Criminal Tribunal or Afghanistan and Iraq, and movements against Japanese participation in the invasion of Iraq, and movement for Iraq is for the Iraqis, Iraqi oil belongs to the Iraqis not Bush and Company.

Thank you for your kind assistance.

Yuko @tyo.jp
YST Yuko Takei
E-mail Address(es):
ystakei@gol.com

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Product Branding
by RN Wednesday April 14, 2004 at 12:55 PM

I've got a feeling a whole lot of mercenaries will be reborn as peace activists in the near future.

I hope they've got good grasssroots credentials.

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Do you think the email is real "hunting the real NAZIS"?
by Matt Wednesday April 14, 2004 at 01:07 PM

People in Redfern are not currently being blown up or shot. Given how they have reacted to the level of oppression they face now, I suspect that were they to be bombed and blockaded they probably would take hostages or blow themselves up.

Also, you just have to look at the level of domestic violence that goes on in remote communities and you will see what years of opression does to people.

Hopefuly the occupiers will fuck off out of Iraq and the prisoners of war will be freed (unlike the USs POWs who are still being tortured in Guantanamo).

Dont foget that most of the POWs have been released once their captors found out they were not on the US side (eg the christian missionaries and the laundry worker who were released). If what that email says is true the Japanese prisoners stand a good chance.

Solidarity to the Japanese prisoners and the Iraqis.

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The email is real !
by poster of the above email Wednesday April 14, 2004 at 01:34 PM

i happened to get a concerned email by someone i know, who wanted to alert us, that Noriaki is a friend of her close friend, so she was worried. *I* am a regular poster here, but forgive that i can't proove it only via this medium.

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but those mine enemies
by 1 Samuel 18:27 Wednesday April 14, 2004 at 05:56 PM

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You can't seriously compare Aboriginal violence with Militant Islamic violence.

Or would you have us believe that throwing bricks at coppers is the same as strapping explosives to a thirteen year old boy and sending him off to KILL innocent civilians.
=========================

You are abolutely RIGHT "NAZIHUNTER" and friend of nigel:

The behaviour of Arabs has nothing to do with burtal and humiliating treatment by Israel and the United States, and everything to do with their uniquely putrid religion.

THANKS for the clarification!

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To 1 Samuel
by Nazihunter Thursday April 15, 2004 at 12:32 AM

Careful not to misrepresent me.

There IS a difference between Militant Islam (the problem) and Moderate Islam (the solution).

Militant Islam is NOT Islam, but rather a blasphemous perversion and defilement of a respectable mainstream religion, which preaches murderous violence, hatred, and contempt for human life.

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Nigels Pal
by the collaborators Thursday April 15, 2004 at 04:53 AM

No religion is respectable - you stupid fraud.


Stop misrepresenting the REASONS why Arabs are justifiably ANGRY.


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Good for The Goose
by Zionazi Hunter Thursday April 15, 2004 at 05:33 AM

Militant Judaism declared war on the Goyim hundreds of years ago. It's high time moderate Jews and the western world finally declared war on Militant Judaism.


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"Apart from practical consideration, my awareness of the ESSENTIAL NATURE OF JUDAISM resists the idea of a Jewish state with borders, an army, and a measure of temporal power NO MATTER HOW MODEST."

Albert Einstein
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We teach [the non-Jew wishing to convert] about the history of the Jews, that, no matter what happens, the Jews will never be destroyed, UNLIKE ALL THE OTHER NATIONS of the world which only last for a short time and then they disappear."
- Eliezer C. Abrahamson, Who Is A Jew
=============================


"Only an internal revolution can have the power to heal our people of THEIR MURDEROUS SICKNESS AND THEIR CAUSLESS HATRED... It is bound to bring complete ruin upon us. Only then will the old and young in our land realize how great was our responsibility to those miserable Arab refugees in whose towns we have settled Jews who were brought here from afar; whose homes we have inherited, whose fields we now sow and harvest; the fruits of whose gardens, orchards and vineyards we gather; and in whose cities that we robbed we put up houses of education, charity, and prayer, while we babble and rave about being the 'People of the Book' and the 'Light of the Nations'."
- Martin Buber












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How Nigel's Collaborator Works
by Zion-Nazi Hunter Thursday April 15, 2004 at 05:39 PM

Military-Judaism is NOT Judaism, but rather a BLASPHEMOUS PERVERSION and DEFILEMENT of a respectable mainstream religion, which preaches murderous violence, hatred, and contempt for human life.

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Suicide Bombers for Peace
by Nazis worst Nightmare Thursday April 15, 2004 at 07:03 PM

"Military-Judaism is NOT Judaism, but rather a BLASPHEMOUS PERVERSION and DEFILEMENT"

A Nazi's worst nightmare: A well armed, well trained Jew...
(You miss the good old days...don't you...)

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How Nigel's Collaborator Works
by Zion-Nazi Hunter Thursday April 15, 2004 at 07:31 PM

parodying Nigel's religious-nut friend "Nazihunter" in his own words:

Military-Judaism is NOT Judaism, but rather a BLASPHEMOUS PERVERSION and DEFILEMENT of a respectable mainstream religion, which preaches murderous violence, hatred, and contempt for human life.

methinks you're trying to deflect from the fact that my comment is a parody of nazihunter's rancid, 16th century style of whacky religious fundamentalism

, nightmare kid.

"If the obscurantism of the rabbis triumphs in Israel, it is because Zionist mysticism only has coherence by reference to the religion of Moses. Take away the concepts of a "chosen people" and a "promised land" and the foundation of Zionism crumbles. "

Nathan Wienstock, Zionism Against Israel, (Maspero, 1969, p.315)

"If one possesses the Bible, if one considers oneself to be the people of the Bible, one should also possess the biblical lands, those of the Judges and the Patriarchs, of Jerusalem and of Hebron, of Jericho and others besides."

Moshe Dayan, Jerusalem Post, 10 August 1967

"Eretz Israel will be given back to the people of Israel. In its entirety and for ever."

Menachem Begin, The Revolt: Story of the lrgun, p. 335.

"The Mandate is not our Bible - the Bible is our mandate."

David Ben Gurion, 1937, British Peel Commission.

Do you Remember The Bible, "nazihunter"?

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Useful idiots: Please sign here...
by How dumb can you get? Thursday April 15, 2004 at 08:16 PM

" Zionist mysticism only has coherence by reference to the religion of Moses. Take away the concepts of a "chosen people" and a "promised land" and the foundation of Zionism crumbles. "

What an idiot!!!!
islamic mysticism ...blah blah blah...take away mohamed, and all you have is a bunch of arabs roaming around the desert...balh blah blah ...Islam crumbles

Christian mysticism blah blah blah...take away Jesus....blah blah blah

Buddhist mysticism...balh balh...take away Buddha....etc etc etc...

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Yawn
by Changeling Thursday April 15, 2004 at 10:47 PM
Changeling_au@angelfire.com

"You are abolutely RIGHT "NAZIHUNTER" and friend of nigel"
"Nigels Pal"
"How Nigel's Collaborator Works"

This of course is only in Leon's head. He is generally incapable of putting an argument together, and so resorts to little public dramas like this in order to get attention and cast suspicion on the motives of others, rather than deal with their arguments (or otherwise).

He considers this to be "ethical behaviour"!

Nigel

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the Victim-Blaming Dehumanizers of Zion
by Zion-Nazi Hunter Friday April 16, 2004 at 03:11 AM

Nigels' Pal said:
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The Japanese people JOIN THE AMERICANS AND ISRAELIS for finally seeing WHAT ANIMALS THESE PEOPLE ARE, and decides HOW THEY NEED TO BE DEALT WITH.
====================


Nigel said:
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I've so far found most of Nazihunter's arguments to be LOGICAL AND REASONABLE. Where you see complaining, I see calm and reasonable rebuttals. I see no downgrading of hIr credibility, at least not so far.

Nazihunter's contributions make a refreshing change from the hate filled rantings of the "Zionists"
===================================================


"Israel's ALLEGED human rights abuses" - nigel

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rantrantrant
by Pissed Parrot Watcher Friday April 16, 2004 at 04:32 AM

Japanese + Iraq does not = Israel & demented ramblings.

C'mon MIM - a liberal spray of Glen 20 and a chux wipe is required.

Clean this crap off the site

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rantrantrant II
by the Military Judaism of Zion Friday April 16, 2004 at 04:54 AM

Japanese + Iraq does not = Militant Islam & demented ramblings about "BLASPHEMOUS PERVERSION" and "DEFILEMENT".

Or does it, drunk?

C'mon MIM - a liberal spray of Glen 20 and a chux wipe is required.

Clean this crap off the site

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Purple Prose
by Aleister Crowley's Aftershave Friday April 16, 2004 at 05:04 AM

With every post you are slowly mutating into Joseph Weintraub.

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the Blasphemous Perversions of "Nazihunter"
by the Military Judaism of Zion Friday April 16, 2004 at 05:10 AM

Japanese + Iraq does not = Militant Islam & demented ramblings about "BLASPHEMOUS PERVERSION" and "DEFILEMENT".

Or does it?

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the Blasphemous Perversions and Defilements of Miltary-Judaism
by mimic the "Zionists" Saturday April 17, 2004 at 07:23 PM

Nigels' Pal said:
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The Japanese people JOIN THE AMERICANS AND ISRAELIS

for finally seeing WHAT ANIMALS THESE PEOPLE ARE,

and decides HOW THEY NEED TO BE DEALT WITH.

====================

Nigel explains:
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I've so far found most of Nazihunter's arguments to be LOGICAL AND REASONABLE. Where you see complaining, I see calm and reasonable rebuttals. I see no downgrading of hIr credibility, at least not so far.

Nazihunter's contributions make a refreshing change from the hate filled rantings of the "Zionists"
===================================================

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the IMC nest of Zion-Happy Frauds
by Zion-Nazi Hunting Tuesday April 20, 2004 at 08:51 AM

read the above comment by Nazihunter, and the sunbsequent appraisal of his "calm and reasonable" activities by nigel.

Then pretend it didn't happen - OK?


Get with the program or fuck off.

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The Convenient and Expedient Beauty of Zion
by join the Israelis Saturday April 24, 2004 at 08:19 PM

The Japanese people JOIN THE AMERICANS AND ISRAELIS

for finally seeing WHAT ANIMALS THESE PEOPLE ARE,

and decides HOW THEY NEED TO BE DEALT WITH.
[!!!]

(see above)

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The Japanese People
by join the Israelis Monday April 26, 2004 at 03:41 PM

"The Mandate is not our Bible - the Bible is our mandate."

David Ben Gurion, 1937, British Peel Commission.

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Join the Israelis!
by 'nazihunter' a hoax? Friday April 30, 2004 at 05:00 PM

Where has our "calm and reasonable" friend gone?

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Join the Israelis!
by The Japanese People Sunday May 02, 2004 at 06:52 PM

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The Japanese people JOIN THE AMERICANS AND ISRAELIS

for finally seeing WHAT ANIMALS THESE PEOPLE ARE,

and decides HOW THEY NEED TO BE DEALT WITH.

====================

Nigel explained:
===================================================
I've so far found most of Nazihunter's arguments to be LOGICAL AND REASONABLE. Where you see complaining, I see calm and reasonable rebuttals. I see no downgrading of hIr credibility, at least not so far.

Nazihunter's contributions make a refreshing change from the hate filled rantings of the "Zionists"
===================================================

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the Japanese people
by join the Israelis Monday May 03, 2004 at 06:58 PM

no cheers for Nigel's "calm and reasonable" comments this time, brian?

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The unAustralian infilTRAITORS of ZionMC
by calm and reasonable in Zion Thursday November 03, 2005 at 09:53 AM

To report nigel and his war-mongering, Arab-hating, violence-inciting terrorist mates, simply call:

1800 123 400

that's 1800 - 123 - 400

call NOW.

trained operators are waiting for your call....

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How ZionMC Works
by like a Lion in Zion Wednesday November 09, 2005 at 06:46 PM

Nigel explained:
===================================================
I've so far found most of Nazihunter's arguments to be LOGICAL AND REASONABLE. Where you see complaining, I see calm and reasonable rebuttals. I see no downgrading of hIr credibility, at least not so far.

Nazihunter's contributions make a refreshing change from the hate filled rantings of the "Zionists"
===================================================

(see above for context)

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non-chosen ones at Judeo-Nazi media
by Judeo-Nazi Hunter Wednesday November 01, 2006 at 04:05 PM

Nigels' Pal said:
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The Japanese people JOIN THE AMERICANS AND ISRAELIS for finally seeing WHAT ANIMALS THESE PEOPLE ARE, and decides HOW THEY NEED TO BE DEALT WITH.
====================


Nigel said:
===================================================
I've so far found most of Nazihunter's arguments to be LOGICAL AND REASONABLE. Where you see complaining, I see calm and reasonable rebuttals. I see no downgrading of hIr credibility, at least not so far.

Nazihunter's contributions make a refreshing change from the hate filled rantings of the "Zionists"
===================================================

(see above)

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"I really care about Arabs. Honest!" bleats the antisemite
by Changeling Thursday November 02, 2006 at 04:13 AM
Changeling_au_2004@yahoo.com.au 0409 952 382

........
I predict that when Israel is out of the equation in Lebanon, the sanctimonious noises of "concern" one hears about the plight of Lebanese civilians around here will become as silent as they were before the Israeli invasion.


Australia was never attacked by Vietnam, yet Australia played a role in that country's destruction.
Australia was never attacked by East Timor, yet it supported the genocidal Indonesian invasion for decades.
Australia has never had an Iraqi-fired weapon land on its soil, yet off to Iraq Australian soldiers have been sent on more than one occasion.
Australia locks up refugees fleeing the same regimes which it pretends to abhor.
Australia continues its slow cultural genocide against its indigenous inhabitants and has failed to make an honourable treaty.
Australia is an occupied territory.
Australia is not surrounded by states determined to destroy it.
Australians are not regularly blown up by terrorists created and sponsored by Globalist networks operating from territories which Australia has just withdrawn from.
So someone needs to explain - What moral authority does Australia have to be lecturing Israel on anything?

And these evil Israelis - who can we point them to for moral guidance? What similar situation - what other country - can we point them to in order to give a practical example of how they should behave? Russia? The US? Iran? France? Australia? China?

What would any of these countries do if their civilian populations were being regularly attacked? What *should* they do? These questions need to be answered by anyone who chooses to pontificate about Israelis.

I challenge anyone to provide an example of a country in a similar situation to Israel which is behaving differently.
Actually...that's too easy....I'll rephrase.
I challenge anyone to provide an example of a country in a similar situation to Israel which is behaving *better* - which could be used as an example to shame Israel.

At this particular juncture, I can't think of one.
.........

Can you think of one, Leon?
Should be easy for you.
You're an expert on the Arab-Israeli dispute, are you not?

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nigel and the "refreshing" animal-people
by Judeo-Nazi Hunter Thursday November 02, 2006 at 07:14 PM

Nigel's pal said:
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The Japanese people JOIN THE AMERICANS AND ISRAELIS for finally seeing WHAT ANIMALS THESE PEOPLE ARE, and decides HOW THEY NEED TO BE DEALT WITH.
====================

Nigel said:
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I've so far found most of Nazihunter's arguments to be LOGICAL AND REASONABLE.
Where you see complaining, I see calm and reasonable rebuttals. (e.g.: "The Japanese people JOIN THE AMERICANS AND ISRAELIS for finally seeing WHAT ANIMALS THESE PEOPLE ARE, and decides HOW THEY NEED TO BE DEALT WITH") I see no downgrading of hIr (sic) credibility, at least not so far.

Nazihunter's contributions make a refreshing change from the hate filled rantings of the "Zionists"
===================================================
(see above)

........
I predict that when Israel


is out of the equation in Lebanon
, the sanctimonious noises of "concern" one hears about the plight of Lebanese civilians around here will become as silent as they were before the Israeli invasion.
-Nigel (see above)
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http://melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2003/08/51870.php
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1896 - Palestine before Zionism entered The Equation (divX avi ~ 4.5mb).

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Leon and the Refreshing History Wiping People
by Changeling Thursday November 09, 2006 at 08:26 AM
Changeling_au_2004@yahoo.com.au 0409 952 382

That's a nice way of pretending that a few photos is a realistic reflection of the history of Lebanon, and that a cute film from 1896 which doesn't mention dhimmitude somehow proves something, but it doesn't answer the question Leon!

I Repeat!:
Actually...that's too easy....I'll rephrase.
I challenge anyone to provide an example of a country in a similar situation to Israel which is behaving *better* - which could be used as an example to shame Israel.

At this particular juncture, I can't think of one.
.........

Can you think of one, Leon?
Should be easy for you.
You're an expert on the Arab-Israeli dispute, are you not?

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