Media Monitors Network (MMN)

"...the spin of many in the mainstream US media seems to echo the racist attitudes of Israeli leaders claiming need for democracy and curbing "terrorism". No talk of bringing democracy to Israel which discriminates based on religion (see Israel's basic laws) or of curbing Israeli terrorism, war crimes, and crimes against humanity."

Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-CT) is an ultra-Iraqi War Hawk, who pushed for the USA Patriot Act, the Homeland Security Law and the Intelligence Agencies Reform Act. The latter will set up a national ID scheme. In the realm of “deep politics,” Lieberman is an “Israel Firster” and he is embedded within the Zionist Movement. As an influential member of the U.S. Senate, his Israel First ethos poses a genuine threat to the Republic to and our liberties.

"There are many questions to be asked and answered, and they must be asked and answered if we are to turn directions and end the war on freedom created by a now, nearly defeated new world order that had hoped to eliminate truth, justice, God, and freedom from the human experience."

"It is far too easy for people to get stuck in the rut. Too comfortable with the daily routine of our life to be bothered with the extra one dollar charge on the phone bill, the rising cost of fuel or the high priced dinner that taste like dirty socks. We have become conformist; comfortable with our complacency."

"In this year, preparations for Turkey's entry into the EU will continue and Israel may be expected to join Europe too in a new "European Neighborhood Policy". This entails an Israeli acceptance of the EU's central role in the Quartet negotiating the roadmap. It is unlikely that Israel will agree to such conditions and the European invitation may remain on the shelves."

"I told them: Zionism means a Jewish state in all of Eretz Israel, without Arabs. This is a historic process. Zionism always knew how to realize at every phase what could be realized at that stage. It understood the limitations of power and took at every point what it could take, without giving up its determination to achieve the rest in due course."

"Given this negligible progress against the backdrop of multiple level interaction between Pakistan and India, the prognosis for 2005 on the dispute settlement front does not appear promising."

"The EU cannot bring to an end Israel’s violations or ensure its compliance with humanitarian law simply by issuing statements, declarations and démarches. In support of the peace process, the EU could bring pressure to bear by withdrawing preferential trade from Israel until it abides by its obligations under international law."

"Is there a solution to racism? I believe: there is. Knowledge is power and should be used to educate people about the harm racism does and the factors that contribute it. Cultural personality has to grow or be revived. The agents and forces of racism, wherever they come from, need to be exposed, and their untenable positions confronted and defeated."

"In the media frame, it doesn’t seem to matter that almost all the notable Americans invited on the networks to talk about their faith in God are supportive of bankrolling the carnage in Iraq. This is nothing new. For a long time, high-profile talk about belief in God has been a useful fog for agendas that enrich weapons manufacturers while helping the wealthy get wealthier and further impoverishing the already poor."

"Regardless of who wins or the margin of victory, Palestinians should do their best to escape the plague of cynicism and embrace democracy for what it offers."

"The question should not be "can Israel be both Jewish and democratic?," the question should be "how can Israel be both Jewish and democratic?"

"They can find support for their viewpoint from Darwinism which shows that nature operates on the basis of: the survival of the fittest and elimination of the weakest. If nature functions in this manner why should human society also not function in this manner by adhering to such natural laws?"

"Hamas and all other opposition groups and factions claim that they are defending Palestinian rights from Israeli occupation policies, but their defensive acts are causing more damage and suffering and provide Israel with excuses to use massive force against the civilian population."

"The absence of reasoned debate and intellectual discussion on the show makes it more like a boxing match with Al Kassem as the referee who in addition to this role act as a provocateur in order to milk more intensity and excitement."

"If the 1930s taught us nothing else, it is that appeasement toward a colonial oppressor merely emboldens it to take more land and kill more people. Nevertheless, Abbas is eager to play Neville Chamberlain to Sharon’s Adolf Hitler."

"There is a well orchestrtated and meticulous media campaign intended to deceive the US public into continuing funding of Israeli apartheid and ethnic cleansing of the native Palestinians."

"What is more troubling with modern Turkey (since 1909) is that its secularist fundamentalist leadership has had been directly linked with Freemasonry. The leaders of the Turkish Masonic lodges are subordinate to those of Tel Aviv and France and Italy, taking directive from them. There lies the explanation for Turkey’s roles vis-à-vis the Palestine-Israel conflict and the Arab/Muslim world."

"Iraqis may very well be experiencing now what Americans will experience within this decade, perhaps long after American troops are pulled out of Iraq."

"Our system of justice is based on the premise that individuals with legal capacity can make their own decisions and agreements even if these may not be the “correct” choice according to the majority. Should we not allow Muslim women to sign marriage contracts, separation agreements or settle any disputes without independent legal advice (ILA) while everyone else can exercise this choice?"