Schwarzenegger and Shriver Part Ways

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver at Inauguration

The California divorce rate is reported to be about 75%.  Most likely it is even higher in Los Angeles.  There is too much money and too much glamour.  Look at the people who live here.  Lindsey Lohan, Paris Hilton, Mel Gibson, and Charlie Sheen are just four of the many “stars” who have no use for a normal life.  Turn on “Dancing with the Stars” and look at the audience.  It is filled with famous entertainment faces that are looking for the next excitement.  Real love is not part of their purpose.  That attitude trickles down to us mere mortals.  Fortunately my wife is a star so I am still dancing.

Bin Laden’s Big Mistake

One thing made Osama bin Laden public enemy #1.

One thing made him a target for America’s hit squad.

One thing – and only one thing – made his assassination justified and praised by world leaders. He didn’t just kill Jews. Had he limited his terrorism to Jews only, he would not have been targeted. 

The same world leaders, who today take great pride in his death, would have celebrated his life. He would not have been killed by President Obama; he would have dined with him. He would have been invited to the United Nations. He would have been a featured speaker on the world speaking tour. He would have won the Noble peace prize. 

Think I’m crazy? Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the President of Iran. His resume includes a lot more than just politics. It has been proven that he personally ordered the attacks against the Jewish community of Argentina where hundreds of Jews were killed. He has stated – time and again – that he wants to destroy Israel. He wants to kill the 6,000,000 Jews (interesting number) who live and he is feverishly working to build a bomb that will do just that. 

Has he been targeted? Is this animal on any one’s “hit list”? Actually, just the opposite is true. He recently spoke in the UN. He was a guest speaker at Columbia University. Why? Because he is only interested in killing Jews. 

Khaled Mashaal is the leader of Hamas. Hamas is the sworn enemy of Israel. It has killed over 1,500 Jews in the last 10 years. It has fired over 5,000 missiles into Israel, aiming for Jewish homes and hoping to kill Jewish children. Has he been targeted? Is this beast on any one’s “hit list”? Actually, just the opposite is true. Russian President Vladimir Putin recently invited Mashaal to Moscow. Former USA President Jimmy Carter has embraced Mashaal and considers him a partner for peace. Why? Because he is only interested in killing Jews. 

Yassir Arafat was the founder and leader of the PLO. He has more innocent blood on his hands than Osama bin Laden. Yet, this murderer was invited numerous times to dine with President Bill and First Lady Hillary Clinton in the White House. He spoke in the UN. He was accepted around the world as a leader and spoke in over 30 countries. He won the Noble Peace Prize. Why? Because he was only interested in killing Jews. 

Although I can go on, I will give just one final example: Adolph Hitler.  The world knew about concentration camps as early as 1933. 

The world knew about Kristellnacht back in November of 1938. Yet, the entire world called this monster; Herr Hitler.  They gave his respect. They recognized him as a leader. All that changed when Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. From that point on he became an enemy. Why? Because until that day he was interested in killing Jews only.  Osama bin Laden violated the golden rule: In addition to killing just Jews, he also killed non-Jews. That is why he was targeted and for no other reason! 

The message to Jews – and the State of Israel – is very clear. Learn to defend yourself. Learn to take revenge yourself. The world will not help you with Iran or Hamas. Ahmadinejad and Mashaal will not make the same mistake as Bin Laden and will continue to be accepted and embraced by the world. Understand this, accept this and deal with this. “We have no one on which to rely, other than our Father in Heaven”. May today’s Jewish leaders – and the brave warriors of the IDF – engrave this on their hearts. And may they – very soon – do to these terrorists exactly what was done to Bin Laden.

For the Sake of Safety

Two Muslim religious leaders say they were removed from a commercial airliner in Memphis on Friday and were told it was because the pilot refused to fly with them aboard.

Masudur Rahman, who is also an adjunct instructor of Arabic at the University of Memphis, said by telephone from the terminal at Memphis International Airport that he and another imam had already been allowed to board their Delta Connection flight to Charlotte, N.C., before they were asked to de-board.

It was reported that airline officials at Memphis tried to resolve the situation, but the pilot refused even after a 30 minute discussion.  One man was dressed in traditional Indian clothing and his traveling companion was dressed in Arab garb, including traditional headgear.

In January 2010 a teenage airplane passenger using a Jewish prayer object caused a misunderstanding that led the captain to divert a Kentucky-bound plane to Philadelphia and prompted a visit from a bomb squad.

I too would have been fearful of people dressed in a manner that is not customary in America.  Is it racisim or fear of the unknown?  Should we have the right to doubt someone’s intentions?

For the sake of safety I believe the pilots were correct in both instances.

America Needs a New Leader

While everyone is celebrating the capture and death of Osama bin Laden, no one is watching the stove.  The water isn’t boiling over.  The pot is burning. I mean the economy.  Weekly Initial Job Claims increased by 43,000 people. Total initial claims were 474,000 people and have not been this high since the week of August 28, 2010.  (May 6, 2010: Unemployment rose from 8.8% to 9.0%).  Home values in Los Angeles have continued to drop to ever lower levels. The Median price is now $325,000.  That is more than 2% below last years March number.  In 2007 the median home price was $560,000.

So I ask, what laws have been passed or what actions has the government taken to reverse the trend?  NONE.  The recent reduction in new job claims cannot be attributed to any government activity.  Commodity prices have been driven up by speculators but there is no justification for the price increases.  World demand doesn’t spike in just a few days or weeks.

Neither political party has a clue on ways to revive the economy.  They know they have no ideas.  Thus they march out diversions.  It’s the budget issues, Planned Parenthood, the national debt, Medicare, or anything else that will divert your attention.

We need leaders with new ideas.  Sadly none are on the horizon.

Bin Laden’s Sea Burial is a Hoax

It hasn’t been two days since the killing of Osama bin Ladin and already the newspapers are reporting conspiracy theories about his death.  It seems that whenever anything consequential happens the theorists offer their own version.  There is even a conspiracy theory website.  http://listverse.com/2007/08/21/top-10-conspiracy-theories/ 

The above site starts with this introduction. 

“Everyone enjoys hearing about a good conspiracy theory and many people enjoy coming up with new ones. You can spend an incredible amount of time reading about theories and wondering if there is any truth to them. This list is the top 10 conspiracy theories.”

  1. 9/11 was Planned by the US Government
  2. UFO Recovered at Roswell
  3. John F. Kennedy’s Assasination
  4. Global Warming is a Fraud
  5. Princess Diana was Murdered by the Royal Family
  6. Jewish World Domination
  7. Apollo Moon Landing Hoax
  8. Pearl Harbor Was Allowed to Happen
  9. The Third Secret of Fatima
  10. The Philadelphia Experiment

Now add to this list the idea that Osama bin Ladin was not killed this past Sunday. Proof is the dumping of his body into the Arabian Sea. No one outside of those involved in the White House plot actually saw his remains. The reason for conducting this hoax is to put the search efforts to rest and improve President Obama’s re-election chances. The complete hoax theory was printed in the Los Angeles Times.

Disposition of a Body

A colleague penned the following comment about the disposal of bin Laden’s “holy body.”  Worth a read. 

On February 21, 2002, a videotape was released titled “The Slaughter of the Spy-Journalist, the Jew Daniel Pearl.”  The video shows Pearl’s decapitated and mutilated body.  On March 10, 2007, Khalid Sheikh Muhammad, reputed to be third in command of Al Qaeda under Osama bin Laden,  confessed (boasted?) to his captors. ” I decapitated with my blessed right hand the head of the American Jew Daniel Pearl, in the city of Karachi, Pakistan.” He repeated that statement during before the military tribunal. Pearl’s body was cut in ten pieces and left to rot in a shallow grave. There was no  cry of
indignation among Pakistani religious authorities about whether Pearl was given a proper burial, although a Muslim philanthropist hated by the extremists, Abdul Sattar Edhi, collected the body parts and arranged to send them to California for burial. In the aftermath of the killing of Osama bin Laden and his burial at sea, there have been complaints by some Muslim religious authorities that, by burying OBL at sea,  American authorities did not give him the respectful burial to which every Muslim is entitled. I also thought of the hundreds of workers at the World Trade Center who were incinerated by OBL and his crew whose bodies could never be buried in individual graves that their families could recognize. There is something viciously asymmetrical in that moral calculus. Those teachers and religious leaders are quick to complain about slights they believe that been done to their own, yet have not a word on behalf of those they consider infidels. In a way, it’s the same thing with their vicious calls for the killing of all Jews (e.g. Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi) and their demands for laws against “Islamophobia” and hate speech against Islam.

 

Rabbi Arnold Stiebel, Ph.D.
Mediation Matters of California
Woodland Hills, CA
arnoldst@aol.com

Osama bin Laden is Dead!

Osama bin Laden was found and killed by United States representatives in a mansion near Islamabad, Pakistan.  This is a historic event.

President Barack Obama announced this fact this evening at 11:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

This is a great day for the United States of America.  Without their significant leader, al-Qaeda will be seriously impaired.  Will they decide to conduct an attack somewhere in the world in retaliation?  I am quite certain that all nations are on alert.

Many loud cheers for America!!

Trump: ‘Our leaders are stupid’

If I was going to create an outrageous candidate for President he just might speak like Donald Trump.  This could be the lead character in a B movie.

By Cristina Silva The Associated Press

LAS VEGAS – Real estate developer and TV showman Donald Trump fueled speculation that he’ll enter the 2012 White House race, assuring a crowd of supporters at a Las Vegas casino that he is seriously weighing a presidential run in a speech laced with the F-word.

The setting Thursday night was fit­ting for the casino mogul whose moni­ker is draped across the gold-tinged Trump International Hotel & Tower just off the Las Vegas Strip. An open bar greeted more than 1,000 people, waiters passed hors d’oeuvres, and a Trump impersonator entertained the crowd.

At one point, a woman in the lavish reception at the Treasure Island casino yelled out that Trump should run for president.

“I think I am going to make you very happy,” the developer said.

But he later said, “There is a real good chance that no matter what hap­pens I won’t win because one of these blood-sucking politicians who’s been bulls—ing people for years will end up still getting elected.”

During a 30-minute stump speech focused mostly on foreign affairs, Trump sprinkled in a number of swear words and insults directed toward glo­bal leaders.

“Our leaders are stupid, they are stupid people,” he said. “It’s just very, very sad.”

Trump also blasted President Barack Obama’s handling of Libya,Iraq,China and Afghanistan, and in one of his many curse-bombs, he lamented the nation’s focus on building schools in war-torn Afghanistan while neglecting education in the United States.

He said he wouldn’t help struggling nations such as South Korea,Iraq or Libya without payment.

“I’m interested in protecting none of them unless they pay,” he said.

When discussing trade, he said he would tell China’s leaders, “Listen you motherf——, we’re going to tax you 25 percent.”

A frequent critic of the federal health care law passed last year, Trump said the Supreme Court should decide the dozens of lawsuits challeng­ing the legislation and urged district courts not to waste their time on it.

Trump has created waves by ques­tioning whether the president was born in the U.S. Obama produced his detailed Hawaii birth certificate Wednesday, and Trump eagerly took credit for the reveal.

Trump’s visit to Nevada came a day after he traveled to New Hampshire, which is set to host the first presiden­tial primary in 2012.