Monday, April 8, 2013
Noah David Simon
#Kerry's claim of #Turkish ‘sensitivity’ astonishes #Israelis
Posted: 07 Apr 2013 07:36 PM PDT
By HERB KEINON
Israeli official tells 'Post' Secretary of state apparently did not read Turkey’s press reaction reports following PM Netanyahu's apology over the 2010 flotilla incident; says reports included gloating.
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Turkish PM Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, April 7, 2013. Photo: Reuters
Israeli officials expressed astonishment on Sunday that US Secretary of State John Kerry praised Turkey for responding “sensitively” and without triumphalism to Israel’s apology for the Mavi Marmara incident.
“They have taken steps to try to prevent any sense of triumphalism,” Kerry said at a press conference on Sunday with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. “It has not come from the government. In fact, there has been limited response by the government itself and I think it’s important for everybody to take note of that.”
“What country is he talking about?” one Israeli official responded. “I’m afraid the State Department did not show the secretary of state the press reports from Turkey following the apology.”
The official said those reports were full of interviews and statements by both Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Davutoglu and other government ministers gloating over the apology, which was for operational errors committed that may have led to a loss of life on the Mavi Marmara in May 2010. Nine Turks were killed when Israel Navy commandos, trying to keep the ship from breaking the blockade of the Gaza Strip, were attacked by those on board.
The Israeli perception that Erdogan was indeed rubbing Jerusalem’s nose in the apology led Economy and Trade Minister Naftali Bennett, a member of the seven-person security cabinet, to write on his Facebook page five days after the apology that “it seems that since the apology, Erdogan is doing everything to make Israel regret it. He is running a personal and vitriolic campaign at the expense of Israeli- Turkish relations.”
Soon after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s apology to Erdogan in a phone call brokered by US President Barack Obama during his visit here, Erdogan, according to the Anadolu news agency, told supporters Israel may have mistakenly thought the Mavi Marmara incident would be forgotten.
The Israeli perception that Erdogan was indeed rubbing Jerusalem’s nose in the apology led Economy and Trade Minister Naftali Bennett, a member of the seven-person security cabinet, to write on his Facebook page five days after the apology that “it seems that since the apology, Erdogan is doing everything to make Israel regret it. He is running a personal and vitriolic campaign at the expense of Israeli- Turkish relations.”
Soon after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s apology to Erdogan in a phone call brokered by US President Barack Obama during his visit here, Erdogan, according to the Anadolu news agency, told supporters Israel may have mistakenly thought the Mavi Marmara incident would be forgotten.
But this time, he was quoted as saying, “the Israelis met with a different understanding and structure. The AK Party government did not remain silent against this illegality, aggressiveness and massacre.”
He went on to add, “The Israeli apology was important in remembering the martyrs of Turkey and those of Palestine.”
Billboards sponsored by the Ankara Municipality appeared within a day of the apology, reading, “Israel apologized to Turkey. Dear prime minister, we are grateful that you let our country experience this pride.”
The words were superimposed over pictures of a confident Erdogan and a tired, gloomy looking Netanyahu.
Fresh in the blush of the apology, Erdogan also announced immediately afterward that he was going to visit Gaza and the West Bank with Turkish relief organizations. He was also quoted by the Hurriyet Daily News as telling parliament that the apology changed the overall equation in the Middle East.
“The point we have arrived at as a result of our consultations with all our brothers in Palestine and peripheral countries is increasing our responsibility with regard to solving the Palestinian question and thus is bringing about a new equation,” he was quoted as saying.
Davutoglu hosted a dinner at his residence for the family members of those killed in the incident, as well as some officials of the radical Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) that was behind the flotilla.
One of IHH’s leaders was investigated by the Turkish government in 2012 for funding al-Qaida, and that same year the NGO was banned by Germany for its connections to Hamas.
“Please make yourselves at home,” said Davutoglu. “This is your home as well. Their blood will not remain on the floor. Nothing is no longer the same,” stated the foreign minister, according to the website of the Turkish paper Sabah.
If all that, and more that appeared in the Turkish press, “was not triumphalism, then I don’t know what is,” one Israeli official said.
Kerry, meanwhile, urged Turkey and Israel to restore full relations, calling this vital to regional stability, but said it was not up to Washington to dictate the conditions of rapprochement.
Kerry said it was imperative for Israel to honor its commitment to pay compensation to the families of those killed on the Mavi Marmara, and for both countries to return their ambassadors.
“With respect to the Israel- Turkey track, it is not for the United States to be setting conditions or terms,” Kerry told reporters alongside Davutoglu.
“We would like to see this relationship that is important to stability in the Middle East, critical to the peace process itself – we would like to see this relationship get back on track in its full measure,” he said.
To do so, said Kerry, “it is imperative that the compensation component of the agreement be fulfilled, that the ambassadors be returned and that full relationship be embraced, but it’s not up to us to discuss the timing.”
One thing that Kerry did not mention was Ankara’s boast afterward that Israel had agreed to lift the blockade of Gaza.
Israel made no such pledge.
An Israeli delegation is expected to arrive in Turkey this week to begin discussing the details of the compensation agreement. Neither country has said, however, when their ambassadors would go back, though the Turkish press speculated this could occur as early as the end of June.
Reuters contributed to this report.
via docstalk.blogspot.com
This is a must read . . .
Putin’s Speech on Feb. 04, 2013
Fat chance, but this is one time our elected leaders should pay attention to the advice of Vladimir Putin....how scary is that?
On February 4th, 2013, Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, addressed the Duma, (Russian Parliament), and gave a speech about the tensions with minorities in Russia:
"In Russia live Russians. Any minority, from anywhere, if it wants to live in Russia, to work and eat in Russia, should speak Russian, and should respect the Russian laws. If they prefer Sharia Law, then we advise them to go to those places where that's the state law. Russia does not need minorities. Minorities need Russia, and we will not grant them special privileges, or try to change our laws to fit their desires, no matter how loud they yell 'discrimination'. We better learn from the suicides of America, England, Holland and France, if we are to survive as a nation. The Russian customs and traditions are not compatible with the lack of culture or the primitive ways of most minorities. When this honorable legislative body thinks of creating new laws, it should have in mind the national interest first, observing that the minorities are not Russians.
The politicians in the Duma gave Putin a standing ovation for five minutes.
If you keep this to yourself, you are part of the problem.
Interesting bit of Trivia.............
A little trivia to see how much history you know (can guess at). Be honest, it's kinda fun and revealing.
If you don't know the answer make your best guess.
Answer all the questions before looking at the answers.
Who said it?
1) "We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good."
A. Karl Marx
B. Adolph Hitler
C. Joseph Stalin
D. None of the above
2) "It's time for a new beginning, for an end to government of the few, by the few, and for the few...... And to replace it with shared responsibility for shared prosperity."
A. Lenin
B. Mussolini
C. Idi Amin
D. None of the Above
3) "(We) .....can't just let business as usual go on, and that means something has to be taken away from some people."
A. Nikita Khrushev
B. Josef Goebbels
C. Boris Yeltsin
D. None of the above
4) "We have to build a political consensus and that requires people to give up a little bit of their own ... in order to create this common ground."
A. Mao Tse Dung
B. Hugo Chavez
C. Kim Jong Il
D. None of the above
5) "I certainly think the free-market has failed."
A. Karl Marx
B. Lenin
C. Molotov
D. None of the above
6) "I think it's time to send a clear message to what has become the most profitable sector in (the) entire economy that they are being watched."
A. Pinochet
B. Milosevic
C. Saddam Hussein
D. None of the above
Scroll down for answers
Answers
(1) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/29/2004
(2) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 5/29/2007
(3) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/4/2007
(4) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/4/2007
(5) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/4/2007
(6) D. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 9/2/2005
Be concerned, be very concerned. And this was before she hit her head!
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama sing out of the same book... and its not a religious hymnal
Guns Save Lives
[Video] Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy Results to Name Calling, Calls NRA “Clowns at Circus”
700+ Teachers Attend Massive Gun Training Course in Texas to Protect Students
RINO Alert: McCain “doesn’t understand” Proposed GOP Gun Filibuster
[Video] Father Ends Crime Spree by Shooting Armed Robber Outside Burger King
[Video] 15 Year Old Girl Who Gave Pro Gun Testimony to Maryland Legislature Interviewed by Fox News
[Video] How a Liberal Writer Learned to Love and Collect Guns
[Video] Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy Results to Name Calling, Calls NRA “Clowns at Circus”
Posted: 07 Apr 2013 06:12 PM PDT
I guess when your argument has absolutely no merit you have to resort to petty name calling. When asked if Connecticut’s extremely strict new gun control laws were going to be tougher on criminals or law abiding citizens the governor quickly gave a vague answer then launched into a petty attack on the NRA. Keep [...]
700+ Teachers Attend Massive Gun Training Course in Texas to Protect Students
Posted: 07 Apr 2013 03:57 PM PDT
Well over 700 teachers and school administrators attended a gun safety, law, and live fire course in the state of Texas. It is expected many of the educators will go on to get their concealed carry permit. Several school districts in Texas already allow for concealed carry by licensed educators and many other have pending [...]
RINO Alert: McCain “doesn’t understand” Proposed GOP Gun Filibuster
Posted: 07 Apr 2013 03:22 PM PDT
John McCain is moving more and more into RINO territory everyday and proving that the hope for a true conservative party lies with young Republicans and Libertarians. Speaking about the proposed GOP filibuster of the upcoming Democratic Senate gun bill McCain said, “I don’t understand it. The purpose of the United States Senate is to [...]
[Video] Father Ends Crime Spree by Shooting Armed Robber Outside Burger King
Posted: 07 Apr 2013 09:20 AM PDT
A robbery suspect walked into a Flordia Burger King, flashed a gun, and robbed a family who was eating lunch. The father attempted to follow the man, and at some point during the encounter feared for his life. The father drew his concealed handgun and shot the suspect once, hitting him in the leg. The [...]
[Video] 15 Year Old Girl Who Gave Pro Gun Testimony to Maryland Legislature Interviewed by Fox News
Posted: 07 Apr 2013 09:09 AM PDT
If you haven’t seen the great testimony delivered by the 15 year old Maryland resident to her state’s legislature, make sure to check out the original video at the bottom of this post. We were one of the first gun blogs to highlight the video. The video had several thousand views as of April 2nd [...]
[Video] How a Liberal Writer Learned to Love and Collect Guns
Posted: 06 Apr 2013 08:43 PM PDT
The above video features Dan Baum. Baum is a bit of a paradox in the US. He is an avid gun owner/collector. He is also a self professed liberal in other aspects. He was a writer for the New Yorker as well as other liberal publications. Baum has spent a large amount of time meeting [...]
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Will President Obama’s Budget Balance? “No,” Says White House
APRIL 7, 2013 | VIEW ONLINE
Balancing the budget will “boost the economy immediately,” creating more jobs and opportunities for all Americans. But when President Obama unveils his budget on Wednesday – two months late and three weeks after Republicans passed a responsible, balanced budget – will it be balanced? White House advisors say, “no.”
Click here to see a comparison of the Republican budget and what we expect to see from President Obama, and read more below:
MORE FROM THE SPEAKER’S BLOG
We have a lot of questions about President Obama’s budget: Will it balance? Will the president endorse the job-creating Keystone XL energy project? How much debt will he propose handing over to future generations?
Meager deficit reduction, no net cuts: While the Republican plan balances the budget within 10 years, it appears the president’s budget will only reduce the deficit by a meager $600 billion in the next decade with no net spending cuts. The deficit for this year alone is projected to be $845 billion.
Holding savings hostage for more tax hikes: The president’s last offer was significantly skewed in favor of higher taxes – which he got. He shouldn’t hold needed reforms hostage for more tax hikes that will hurt our economy.
For the sake of balance? A White House advisor said the president doesn’t want to “balance the budget for the purpose of simply balancing the budget.” Neither do Republicans. As Speaker Boehner says, “The very point of balancing the budget is to help our economy grow and to create jobs.”
Pressure builds for Keystone energy, jobs: The Democratic-controlled Senate voted in favor of the popular Keystone XL project, which Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE) says would “give our economy a shot in the arm and make energy more affordable – and it won’t cost the taxpayers a dime.”
Why is the president’s budget two months late? Here are some possibilities.
House of Representatives mourns loss of former House historian: “Robert Remini literally wrote the book on the House, bringing to life its stories and personalities in a way that no one had before,” said Speaker Boehner. “He brought the people closer to their House, and left proof that our founders succeeded in making a legislative body that would reflect the will and the spirit of the people.”
Photos from March 2013: From welcoming the Prime Minster of Ireland to Washington, keeping the doors to the U.S. Capitol open for visitors, to passing a balanced budget to help our economy, it was a busy month in the House …
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