The "Free Kurdistan" Flotilla

Sorry for the extended absence, guys. School and Israel activism. You know how it is.

Suffice to say I think all the recent hoo-hah around the Gaza flotillas is utter excrement. It really and truly disturbs me that so many people can watch the video of what went down (assuming they've actually done so) and still fail to see the need for self-defense. Go out and get a new pair of prescription glasses or something. Use binoculars. Geez.

Anyways. The Kurdistan flotilla.

This is definitely something that won't be getting the press coverage it deserves. I guarantee it.

Looks like all the recent Gaza flotillas have inspired a Free Kurdistan movement to emulate them for the people in Kurdistan. I don't know much about the region or its history, except that it's under Turkish control, "occupation". Doubtless many parallels can be drawn between it and the conflict around Israel. Just another example of the double-standards the Jewish state is held to.

And yet I'm sure all the brazen flotilla-bandwagonists won't even give the poor Turkish-oppressed Kurds a second thought. You can forget about international attention.

Hey folks, that's just the kind of world we live in today.

The World Doesn't Revolve Around Gaza...

...it revolves around Africa. In the realm of death tolls, anyway. Next time some ignorant jerkoff pulls out the "there's a holocaust going on in Gaza" card, show them this chart comparing the total death toll of the conflict to the death toll of the genocides in Darfur, Sudan, and the violence in the Congo. It'll shut them up in a hurry.

It also looks like the UN is either suffering a world-class case of denial or has been hijacked by the Islamic states. This draconian resolution criminalizing all criticism of Islam should certainly arouse criticism throughout the international community, but I'm not holding my breath.

I've also been making a lot of posts over at the UC system-wide online newspaper CollegeTimes. If you want to hear more from yours truly, just pop on over and search for articles with my name as the author (that's Tinct, folks).

Welcome to 2009

School's back in session, went to a pro-Israel rally to stand against the MSU today. We had a pretty good showing. Winter break was fun, hanging out with my best friends again was cool, and New Year's was very drunk. I hope all of your New Years were happy and healthier than mine.

The Gaza offensive has pretty much continued on the same track, save for the couple rockets Hezbollah threw at it yesterday. Israel has conditionally agreed to a cease-fire, but I see Hamas violating it again within the next year. What a shocker.

My friends have brought a couple of disturbing media items to my attention. I think it's worth checking out.

"Children of Hamas"

and

"A Gaza Fighter Smiles at Suffering"


Both are very incriminating, and very, very explanatory as to why innocent people are suffering in Gaza right now. Give them a look-see.

The Gaza Offensive

A lot has been going on these past few days. Israel finally retaliated against Hamas for breaking their 6-month truce (technically they broke it long ago, but whatever), and has been pounding them unbelievably hard, as they should. Of course, the entire Arab and anti-Semitic world is screaming bloody murder at Israel to stop, and the sad part is Israel is probably going to give in to international pressure soon.

It's sad that Palestinian civilians are dying. But the fault does not all lie with Israel. This article sums up the fault of Hamas in the matter very well. If you provoke a stronger enemy, you're going to get raped. Hamas broke the truce. They used it as a resting period simply in order to stock up military supplies and build an army to attack Israel again. What Hamas is experiencing now in Gaza is nothing more than what they deserve for provoking a stronger enemy.

I heard Israel confirmed that it will launch a ground offensive on Gaza, but don't take my word on this just yet. My guess is the IDF is risking its own people so as to quiet down all the bitching about the civilian casualties. Of course, they excuse that Hamas uses schoolyards and civilian backywards as launching pads and civilians as human shields.

It's inconceivable how people can condemn a country for acting in self-defense. If rockets from, say, Iran, landed in say, Kentucky, the American people would demand action. There is no reason why Israel is not entitled to defend its citizens as well.

In other news, I'm fighting the flu. Right before New Year's. Damn it.

Still Not Studying

One of my friends brought my attention to an interesting literary journalism piece about how the Israeli Defense Force handles "targeted killing" in Gaza. It's a very interesting- if sadly grim- look at the stress and mental toll it takes on the IDF officials whose job it is to play Grim Reaper for the terrorists in Gaza in order to protect their own citizens. Check it out.