A study in inertia

A, disliked by many, Mickey of Wanganui (or is that Fonganooe?) has been doing a study in inertia this morning. Like most other commentary in the leftie rag that is today's SST. Yes, Mr Plod did something far worse than running a 0800 Dial A Taxi service, it will forever be remembered for the institutional cowardice it displayed this week.

One thing that has surprised me is Raybon has gone nuclear while looking for better work stories. I always thought he was fervently on the other side along with all the other nutters who do not understand that we live in the atmosphere of a rather large reactor.

Liarbour does not believe in greenhouse effects

If you believe that greenhouse gases are a problem ... if you take the issue seriously ... then you should be supportive of nuclear power. New Zealand has a ban on all nuclear power...

As is well known, Liarbour is not supportive of nukes, so greenhouse effect isn't a problem and thus must be bollocks...

Well according to this anyway.

Coming to NZ soon...

When the lights go out permanently and Helen has long stopped chasing hearses, this is who we will be turning to. By that time the taniwhas will have plenty of swimming holes as the Waikato basin will be inundated in power generating dams from the sea to Taihape. We will one day, thank them for continuing to gain expertise while we sat with our heads in the sand.

Living in terror

This quote sums up the current state of play in regards to Israel.

Let me ask you a hypothetical question. What do you think America would do if Canadian soldiers were firing dozens of missiles every day into Buffalo, N.Y.? What do you think our response would be if Mexican troops for two years had launched daily rocket attacks on San Diego — and bragged about it?

I can tell you, our response would look nothing like Israel’s restrained and pinpoint reactions to daily missile attacks from Gaza. We would use whatever means necessary to win the war. There would likely be numerous casualties on our enemy’s side, but we would rightfully hold those who attacked us responsible.

More than 1,300 rockets have been fired into Israel from Gaza since Palestinians were given control two years ago. Israelis, however, have gone to incredible lengths to stop the war against them without harming Palestinian non-combatants. But make no mistake, Israel is at war. The elected Hamas government regularly repeats its official promise to destroy Israel entirely and replace it with an Islamic state. Hamas openly took credit for killing one woman and wounding dozens more last week alone.

The Palestinian strategy is to purposely target and kill Israeli civilians. Then, when Israel goes after those launching the attacks, Palestinians claim to be the victims. If Palestinian civilians aren’t hurt in the Israeli attacks, they stage injuries and deaths. Too often, they garner sympathy and support from a gullible or anti-Semitic media in the international community.

Israelis, themselves, are often incapable of facing the damage they inflict in self-defense. Knowing this, Islamic extremists are using their own populations as human shields.

I’m beginning to wonder how much longer this vicious plot will work though. International sympathy for Palestinians has diminished as the same Islamofascist extremists have brought havoc to Madrid, Bali, Somalia, London and elsewhere. More importantly, Israelis themselves are suffering so badly, they may be on the verge of losing their sympathy for the people who have sworn to kill them.

Imagine what it would be like to live, knowing that a rocket could fall on you or your children at any minute. Half of those who live nearest to Gaza have fled their homes. Those remaining are traumatized by daily warning sirens and explosions.

The irony is that Israel has the military might to easily win the war that is being waged against them today. They haven’t used that might, in the past, out of compassion for Palestinian civilians and because it could trigger a wider regional conflict.

That balance of power is about to change, though. If Iran develops nuclear weapons, the very existence of this tiny nation of Israel will be threatened. The Iranian regime has left little doubt that it intends to see Israel "wiped off the map.” Hamas is using the same language, not coincidentally, and has announced it will begin launching missiles into Israel from the West Bank too.

If the world doesn’t act to stop Iran’s nuclear ambitions, it must be prepared for the consequences of Israel defending itself.

Hat Tip to Half Done for this very sage piece. We see so much happening over there and become inured to it - this piece sums it up and gives a very clear picture of where it is going. Time we took notice.

Jets sold. Yeah Right!

Mr Goff has been for a jolly to the US of A to peddle our case to the State Department and told to bugger off. Hell, they even said sorry to us!

The diplomatic word is that the issue lies internally with the States, but every one knows that the real issue is that as long as NZ does not have combat wing, these planes will never shift. The US has been paid for them and there is no interest on their part but to laugh at us.

On top of that, being an anti nuke peacemonger does not help one little bit - these are military aircraft that should be being used for what they were purchased for - combat.

We have had our bit of anti-nuke fun, the sooner we go nuclear the better. No more issues with power shortages. I look forward to the future day when the wind farms are all stopped due to no wind and and the lights go out. That day will come soon, and then there will some serious discussion on nuclear energy.