Robert Otto's Bizarro World!

Just a little of this and a little of that as we say good-bye to 2007.

Hamas has a childrens website which encourages kids to follow the example of terrorist suicide bombers.

An online forum tied to the website posted a photo of a little girl in a combat vest and the headband of the terrorist Al-Qassam Brigades. The caption reads, "have you seen the new child martyr who will soon shake Israel to the core?"

Al-Aqsa TV, which is run by these same entertainment loving dudes in the Hamas Party, have a weekly children's program called "Tomorrows Pioneers."
The main character in the show is a Mickey Mouse look-alike named Farfur.
So in one of the shows the mangy mouse is beaten to death while the teen hostess explains that "Farfur was martyred while defending his land." "He died at the hands of the killers of children."
Farfur the mouse has now been replaced by Nahoul the Bee, who's main message is that "we all can be sacrificed for the sake of the homeland."
..... BEE-GONE you BONEHEADS!

Singer Cheryl Crow has an idea on one way to fight climate change. Writing on her website she says "I propose a limitation be put on how many squares of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting."
No s--t Cheryl?

Paul McCartney's ex-wife Heather Mills has her own thoughts on preserving the environment by cutting down on cow's milk. "There are many other kinds of milk available" says old Heather. "Why don't we try drinking rat's milk and dog's milk."
Question: how do you go about milking a rat?
Maybe we should ask the wives of some of our esteemed politicians.

When asked why she thought that some Americans could not locate the U.S. on a world map, Caitlin Upton, Miss South Carolina Teen USA had this insightful reply .......

..."I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some people out there in our nation don't have maps, and, uh, I believe that our education like such as in South Africa and, oh, Iraq everywhere like, such as, and I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., er, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future for our children."
..What can I say...the girl would make a great presidential speech writer!

There is nothing more bizarre than war. Colman McCarthy said, "Warmaking doesn't stop warmaking. If it did our problems would have stopped millenia ago." As we say goodbye to 2007 - say hello to 2008 and a World which is at War.

Here's who's fighting as I write this blog:

Algeria Afghanistan Angola Burma China Columbia Congo (Zaire) Georgia
India Indonesia Iraq Israel Ivory Coast Korea Laos Moldova Nambia
Nepal Nigeria Pakistan Palestine Peru Philippines Russia Somalia Spain
Sri Lanka Sudan Thailand Turkey Uganda United States Uzbekistan Yemen

Why have Russian Nuclear Engineers and Experts suddenly left Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Plant?

On October 1, the Khorramshar News Agency reported that the entire staff of Russian nuclear engineers and experts employed in building the nuclear reactor at Bushehr suddenly, and without warning, left the facility on September 28 to fly back to Russia.

Could it be that Moscow or Tehran have been tipped-off about an imminent attack by Israel or the US on the plant and so the Russians were taken out of harms way?

Or could it be that Moscow has learned about an imminent Iranian pre-emptive strike against Israel and/or US targets in Iraq and the Persian Gulf region?

At this point these two scenarios are only speculation on my part. But the fact that the entire Russian crew was whisked away so quickly, and without an apparent explanation, from the nuclear facility would strongly suggest that Moscow has assessed a potential danger to its people.

This one bears close watching!

The Drums of War in the Middle East - No:1

1. The Daily Telegraph in London is reporting that the U.S. Airforce is working with military leaders from Persian Gulf States to train and prepare Arab air forces for a possible war with Iran.
Pentagon officials have helped set-up a warfare center in the United Arab Emirates where Gulf Nations are training their fighter pilots and America has large-scale bases. The center is modeled on the USAF warfare center at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.

2. Israel Radio reported that on Monday Iran threatened to attack some 170 American targets in the Middle East and around the world if it's attacked by Israel or the U.S.

3. According to Reuters, Israel confirmed on Tuesday that its airforce carried out a strike inside Syrian territory on Sept 6/07. However Israeli military censors continue to censor all other details.
Diplomats in Damascus say that at least 4 Israeli warplanes crossed deep into Syria during last month's operation.
Syria and Israel are formally at war. Peace talks collapsed in 2000 over the scope of an Israeli pullout from the Golan Heights.

4. The Times of London reported Tuesday that Russia has sent technicians to upgrade Syria's air defense system after Israeli electronic warfare systems allowed Israeli warplanes to attack a target in Syria last month.

5. According to foreign media reports, the Israeli airstrike apparently targeted a North Korea-built nuclear facility in northeastern Syria. Syria and North Korea have both vehemently denied any nuclear co-operation.

Mahoud; they're Ramping-up for War ... but then that's what You Want ...isn't it?

A senior Bush administration official told Fox news that "everyone in town" was discussing the costs and benefits of a military assault on Iran within the next 8 to 10 months.

Fox also reported that one foreign diplomat has stated that the Bush Administration "has just about had it with Iran."

It has also been reported that U.S. officials believe that finding a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear ambitions has failed and they have advised Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that a military intervention of some sort is necessary.

China is obstructing the diplomatic process at the UN Security Council and the Russian Bear is dancing right along, albeit in the shadow of the Chinese ... oh my, what a great surprise!

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will no longer support further sanctions against Iran by the United Nations Security Council. But apparently Germany would "privately welcome while publicly protesting" a U.S. bombing campaign against Iran's nuclear facilities ... a gutless, two-faced move on the part of "za Fahderland."

Meanwhile the Pentagon has formulated a plan for a "three-day blitz" to annihilate the entire Iranian military, targeting 1,200 sites using rapid and overwhelming force.

In late August, President Bush stepped-up his rhetoric saying that Tehran had put the Middle East "under the shadow of a nuclear holocaust."

In my opinion this is exactly what Mahoud Ahmadinejad wants! I'll tell you why in an upcoming blog. Look for ... "All that Ahmadinejad wants is to Change the World!"