August 11, 2014

Remember what day it is at DU:

I don't know what happened out there, but don't let them bait you.

August 10, 2014

Or any CPAC talking points, either! Must be in the shadow Democratic Party platform.

August 10, 2014

Yes, I just had to reply on that, thanks for the link:

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave was written in 1845 shortly after he escaped from his generous master:

I have said my master found religious sanction for his cruelty. As an example, I will state one of many facts going to prove the charge. I have seen him tie up a lame young woman, and whip her with a heavy cow skin upon her naked shoulders, causing the warm red blood to drip; and, in justification of the bloody deed, he would quote this passage of Scripture--"He that knoweth his master's will, and doeth it not, shall be beaten with many stripes."

Master would keep this lacerated young, woman tied up in this horrid situation four or five hours at a time. I have known him to tie her up early in the morning, and whip her before breakfast; leave her, go to his store, return at dinner, and whip her again, cutting her in the places already made raw with his cruel lash.

The secret of master's cruelty toward "Henny" is found in the fact of her being almost helpless. When quite a child, she fell into the fire, and burned herself horribly. Her hands were so burnt, that she never got the use of them. She could do very little but bear heavy burdens. She was to master a bill of expense; and as he was a mean man, she was a constant offence to him.

He seemed desirous of getting the poor girl out of existence. He gave her away once to his sister; but, being a poor gift, she was not disposed to keep her. Finally, my benevolent master, to use his own words, "set her adrift to take care of herself."

Here was a recently-converted man, holding on upon the mother, and at the same time turning out her helpless child, to starve and die! Master Thomas was one of the many pious slaveholders who hold slaves for the very charitable purpose of taking care of them.

Living at the whim or beck and call of another can never be a good thing. The slaves brought here were neither refugees or volunteers. The image above of an older Douglass still shows what his eyes have seen. There is no excuse for slavery, it is the worst form of theft.

August 10, 2014

And Frederick Douglass gave us an example of how far 'kindness' could go:

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave was written in 1845 shortly after he escaped from his generous master:

I have said my master found religious sanction for his cruelty. As an example, I will state one of many facts going to prove the charge. I have seen him tie up a lame young woman, and whip her with a heavy cow skin upon her naked shoulders, causing the warm red blood to drip; and, in justification of the bloody deed, he would quote this passage of Scripture--"He that knoweth his master's will, and doeth it not, shall be beaten with many stripes."

Master would keep this lacerated young, woman tied up in this horrid situation four or five hours at a time. I have known him to tie her up early in the morning, and whip her before breakfast; leave her, go to his store, return at dinner, and whip her again, cutting her in the places already made raw with his cruel lash.

The secret of master's cruelty toward "Henny" is found in the fact of her being almost helpless. When quite a child, she fell into the fire, and burned herself horribly. Her hands were so burnt, that she never got the use of them. She could do very little but bear heavy burdens. She was to master a bill of expense; and as he was a mean man, she was a constant offence to him.

He seemed desirous of getting the poor girl out of existence. He gave her away once to his sister; but, being a poor gift, she was not disposed to keep her. Finally, my benevolent master, to use his own words, "set her adrift to take care of herself."

Here was a recently-converted man, holding on upon the mother, and at the same time turning out her helpless child, to starve and die! Master Thomas was one of the many pious slaveholders who hold slaves for the very charitable purpose of taking care of them.

Living at the whim or beck and call of another can never be a good thing. The slaves brought here were neither refugees or volunteers. The image above of an older Douglass still shows what his eyes have seen. There is no excuse for slavery, it is the worst form of theft.

August 10, 2014

Sheshe... If you smile, they will come... To turn your smile into a frown... So...

August 10, 2014

DW video post Saddam story, despite the date. Kurdistan is nothing like what I expected.

Iraqi Christians in Peril | Faith Matters

Published on Feb 5, 2013

Abbot Gabriel works with Christian refugees in northern Iraq. Joseph Yunis is one of them. He was kidnapped by Islamist terrorists and only released after a ransom of 20,000 dollars was paid. He and his family have now fled from Mosul.

Read more:

http://www.dw.de/program/faith-matters/s-3952-9798

So here it more. I'm getting rather disturbed at the content of these videos. I see no reason to doubt what is going on, but it's different seeing the real people this is happening to and the area they live in. Now things are worse, as ISIS likely won't leave Kurdistan alone, they are on their way to Syria and beyond. And it's not a vacant desert, that's for sure.

August 10, 2014

BREAKING VIDEO for the BOG from an entry posted to the White House Blog:

Helicopter carrying aid reaches Mount Sinjar - LoneWolf Sager

Published on Aug 9, 2014

A glimpse of desperate plight of Yazidis trapped on the mountaintop, besieged by extremists from the Islamic State in Iraq. Kurdish forces and a human rights organization distributed food and water to those in need on Friday.

- LoneWolf & The Three Muskadoggies "Please.... Remember Our Homeless, Hospitalized & Disabled Veterans & Fallen Heroes! Thank You....America!"

Note:

Shows helicopter finding mountain, seems to be firing against ISIS to get there, dropping off aid.

And then, without the load, taking on passengers to escape. They are in shock, terrified, crying. It made me cry, there's a lot of grief in the world today.

It will take time to get this done. American airpower can do this but it will be dangerous. This is the area the Kurds had to flee from ISIS, where the Iraqis were unable to get through with trucks past ISIS forces.

So here it is. Will post more as I find it.

August 10, 2014

I don't know either. And this isn't some kind of 'covert' action. These guys are upfront. From what

I've read. And this reads to me like Saddam Hussein's revenge from the grave on the Middle East. ISIS is Sunni like Saddam was.

He kept down everyone in a modern state, but they had more power. When he was removed from power, the group who seemed to be the most abused, the Shiites, took over Iraq's government and wouldn't share power with the Sunnis, discriminating against them as they had been for years.

They seem to be more radical than Saddam ever was, and he was pretty bad stuff. AFAIK, Saddam also attacked the Kurds so they were eager to leave Iraq and formed their own region. They'd been shoved out of a lot of places for centuries and wanted a homeland. They also made deals with western corporations to exploit their resources and be independent.

ISIS may consider its claim to land and resources in Iraq perfectly natural. But they have extended their vision to that of the old caliphate, the dream of some Muslims. They think they have a good idea, and want to make the world agree with them for world empire of peace. Because everyone will agree, or they will die and be out of the way. It's as fanatical as the Inquisition was.

Went off topic there, maybe, but to me they are very determined. It will take a lot to dissuade them of they idea that they get their way.

August 10, 2014