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Driving to work today, I had an odd epiphany. It occurred to me that there is an odd symmetry between the danger that "liberal" and "conservative" Mormons see in story telling. Read more »
From the Archives: Condorcet, Brigham, and Succession to the Presidency
Condorcet was a French social theorist in the opening decades of the 19th century and is credited with first discovering a paradox of majority voting that bears his name. Here is the paradox: Imagine that you have a group of three people (A,B, and C) who are voting on three different alternatives (X, Y, and Z). A prefers X to Y and Y to Z. B prefers Y to Z and Z to X. C prefers Z to X and X to Y. If X is paired in a vote with Y, then X wins (A and C against... Read more »
Getting it wrong, kinda sorta…
OK, let's ask a relatively simple question: Why do non-Mormon accounts of Mormon theology so often seem grotesque? To avoid derailing the discussion immediately, let me concede that there are non-Mormon folks who "get" Mormon theology, etc. etc. etc. On the other hand, if you are a Mormon and have not seen, heard, or read some non-Mormon describing Mormon theology as a pastiche of ridiculous beliefs about magic underwear, visitors from outer space, and eternal sex in the hereafter you haven't been paying much attention to what your neighbors think about you. Read more »
Artists and Mormonism
Motley Vision has been playing host to an interesting discussion on Mormon aesthetics. The question du jour from the Sunstone Symposium seems to be whether or not one can be a Great Artist (or any kind of Artist) and still be a member of the Church. Two out of three panelists were apparently skeptical. For myself, I suspect that we are operating with a rather parochial definition of Artist, furthermore one that is ill suited to both the theology and demographics of Mormonism. Read more »
On the Value of Doubt
"A faith that has never been doubted is not as valuable or authentic as a faith that has been doubted." Read more »
Constitutive v. Regulative Rules in the Church
Are the rules of Mormonism constitutive or regulative? Read more »
A Publication I Would Like to See (but won't…)
There are two "religious" magazines that I like to read fairly regularly. Neither is Mormon. Read more »
Persecution and the Art of Mormon Writing
This is a post about Mormonism and Leo Strauss. Read more »
The Language of Scripture Alone
I can think of at least three different ways in which one can read the scriptures. Read more »
The Smell of Tobacco in Church
On the whole, I am in favor of the smell of tobacco in church, but it is a tricky question. Read more »
Taking the Book of Mormon Seriously
Over at BCC Taryn has an interesting post on the Book of Mormon and socialism. Her basic claim is that the Book of Mormon endorses socialism. At one level, I think that she is absolutely correct, on another level I think that the claim is vacuous. Read more »
"But for that, Walt. But for that…"
I always find it interesting to hear what people think of as being central and peripheral to Mormon experience. Take sex for example. Read more »
Domesticating Peepstones
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It was a long, hot day filled with furniture assembly and nagging ideological frustrations. Read more »
Priesthood and the Socialization of Males
Statistically speaking, males seem to be responsible for the great majority of human-made suffering. Read more »
How Seriously Should We Take Satan?
How seriously ought we to take Satan? Read more »
Mormon Familial Amoralism?
In 1958 a political scientist published a book on the culture of Southern Italy that may have something to say about one of the potential pit falls of Mormonism. Read more »
The Apparent Inevitability of Literary Criticism
As readers of this blog may know, I have my problems with narrative. Read more »
Nibley and the Scriptorians
Perhaps it is just me, but "scriptorian" seems to be an honorific that has fallen out of favor. Read more »
A Letter to a Friend Going to the Temple for the First Time
By and large, I don't think that we do a particularlly good job preparing members to go to the temple for the first time. As a result, I think that many members — especially converts without close family members who have been to the temple — get worried about what is going to happen, especially if they have heard any of the discussion in the bloggernacle or elsewhere about "issues" with the temple. Here is what I would write to such a person: Read more »
Why I Read History
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Is there any kind of counselors or something that you could report this to, possibly anonymously so maybe they could try and talk to her?
It sounds like her drug abuse is affecting her mental and emotional state and that she also turning herself into a victim instead of realizing that she is the one causing the issues and not everyone else.
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Or if she's huffing, that could do it too. Those who huff seem detached from reality, and really can't put things together anymore. Huffing is EXTREMELY dangerous.
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For Bible study groups, Sunday School, and church events; for home, school, and business; quality tea blend is a heartwarming, uplifting gift for any season of the year.
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Excited to try the other flavors...
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While this great man is many things to many people, I will always remember Blessed John Paul II as the one who inspired me to seek heavenly things, and he did it through the beauty of his ideas. Although he has touched each of us in a unique and special way, I believe that his beatification reminds all of us to look for beauty. It can inspire us to seek heavenly things.
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5/10/2011 (4 years ago)
Published in Christian Saints & Heroes
Keywords: Pope, Blessed, John Paul II, Beatification, Michael Terheyden
KNOXVILLE, TN (Catholic Online) - I never met him, but, like so many others, he deeply touched me. He touched me in many ways, but what stands out most for me is how he touched me through his writing. It was through his books that I best came to know this great man whom we now call Blessed John Paul II. I suppose it was in college that I first realized how beautiful ideas could be. But the demands of a career almost erased this memory from my mind. Then I found his writings, and I felt the fire stir within me once again. There may be more important things that I could say about Blessed John Paul II, but I believe the best tribute that I can give him is to introduce others to the beauty that he rekindled in me.
Describing this beauty is not so easy. In fact, the study of beauty is a specialized branch of philosophy called aesthetics. Consequently, all I care to say about beauty is that based on my understanding and experience, I associate certain qualities with beauty such as order, symmetry, proportion, consistency, unity, harmony, elegance, truth, goodness, and God. In other words, when I find something to be beautiful, whether it is an idea or a work of art or anything at all, I believe that I am experiencing these qualities (and possibly others), though God is much more than a quality; He is the absolute fullness of reality. Moreover, our experience of beauty is important. In part, this is because there seems to be a relationship between beauty and the meaning of things, especially as it pertains to ideas and human existence.
Blessed John Paul II not only rekindled the beauty of ideas in me, but he also showed me where to find this beauty. He showed me to look at the connections between things. Even when we think something is beautiful in itself, we are seeing the connections within it that make it beautiful. Much of what I hear and read leads me to believe that little importance is placed on these connections today, the ravages of subjectivism and relativism, I suspect. For this reason, I will concentrate on these connections throughout the remainder of this article. I will approach them from two perspectives--the ideas of Blessed John Paul II and art. Blessed John Paul II often began with basic human experiences. Then he would examine the connections between them and Divine Revelation. We can see this for ourselves in his writings.
Some of the most beautiful and inspiring insights into human existence that I have ever encountered can be found in Part One of The Theology of the Body under the heading, "Original Unity of Man and Woman." Blessed John Paul II says, as I understand it, that one of the most fundamental realities of human existence is that the theology of the body (in its masculinity and femininity) is bound up with the creation of man in the image of God. As such, it is in and through our bodies that we image the Trinity, which he speculates may be the deepest theological truth of human existence. Perhaps you will be able to appreciate the beauty of these insights if we look at some of the connections Blessed John Paul II makes between the experiences of original solitude and original unity mentioned in the first two chapters of Genesis.
In Genesis 2:20, we read that man names all the animals. Through this process, which he participates in as a body, he learns that he is alone in the visible world. This leads to the experience of original solitude. From this experience man achieves self-awareness and the knowledge of his humanity and that he is a person. This experience also enables him to recognize the humanity of another person, as when Adam first sees Eve and exclaims, "This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh" (Gn 2:23). Thus, at the sight of each other, Adam and Eve are able to recognize an original unity which leads to relationship and the expectation of a communion of persons and overcomes their experience of solitude.
In this way, we also learn what it means to be created in the image of God. Genesis 1:27 says, "God created man in his image, in the divine image he created him; male and female he created them." Blessed John Paul II reasons that an image reflects its model, its prototype; therefore, we image God not so much in the humanity we experience in our solitude, but in our experience of communion. This means that we are the image of the divine communion of persons, the Trinity, and we come to know this beautiful insight by examining the connections between Sacred Scripture and our experience as beings with physical bodies.
As an aside, about four hundred years ago, a philosopher by the name of René Descartes theorized that the mind (or soul) and the body were separate, a sort of mind-body dualism. Consequently, we began to think about ourselves as a composite of two separate entities, and this has had a profound influence on our modern ideas about human nature, morality and society. Blessed John Paul II helped heal the divide by reasserting the Christian vision, reuniting the soul and the body in his theology on the body. In time, this reunification will dramatically change our ideas about ourselves and the world. I cannot imagine what such ideas will be like, but I expect they will be breathtaking and that the Church will be at the forefront of their development.
Art offers us a another perspective of the connections between things. In this case, the various points between objects within the work of art. For those who are visually oriented, the video included above should be helpful. It is an art-instruction video and an advertisement for a particular art school. I am not endorsing the school. I am using the video because I think it is delightful and an excellent example of how beauty is related to the connections between things. The video is divided into two parts: the first part talks about substance and three dimensionality in art, and it sets the stage for part two. In the second part, the instructor analyzes what appears to be a childlike drawing of apples, and he shows us how the apples are connected to each other. What we learn is that this is a true work of art and a sophisticated design, despite having the appearance of a simplistic line drawing.
I have tried to show you the beauty that Blessed John Paul II rekindled in me by using examples from his writings and from art. While this great man is many things to many people, I will always remember Blessed John Paul II as the one who inspired me to seek heavenly things, and he did it through the beauty of his ideas. Although he has touched each of us in a unique and special way, I believe that his beatification reminds all of us that our experience of beauty is important and to look for beauty in the connections between things, especially ideas. In this way, perhaps beauty can help us evaluate the ideas that confront us today, help us find richer meaning in our lives and inspire us to seek heavenly things.
Michael Terheyden was born into a Catholic family, but that is not why he is a Catholic. He is a Catholic because he believes that truth is real, that it is beautiful and good, and that the fullness of truth is in the Catholic Church. However, he knows that God's grace operating throughout his life is the main reason he is a Catholic. He is greatly blessed to share his faith and his life with his beautiful wife, Dorothy. They have four grown children and three grandchildren.
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|Firmly packed brown sugar
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|3 Tablespoon, melted
|All purpose flour
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Baking powder
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Grated orange peel
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Finely chopped walnuts
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|Finely chopped pitted dates
|2 Cup (32 tbs)
|Powdered sugar
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In a medium sized bowl, beat eggs until foamy; then beat in sugar, vanilla, and butter.
Stir in flour, baking powder, salt, and orange peel; then mix in nuts and fruit.
Spread batter evenly in a 9 inch square baking dish.
Shield each corner with a 2 inch triangle of foil.
Microwave on MEDIUM (50%) for 6 minutes, rotating dish 1/4 turn after 3 minutes.
Microwave on HIGH (100%) for 4 to 6 minutes, removing foil shields after 2 minutes.
Cookies should spring back when lightly pressed in center; moist spots, when touched, should come off on your finger and cookies underneath should be dry.
Cover with wax paper and let stand for 15 minutes.
Cut into 1 by 2 inch bars while still warm.
Let cool in dish, then dust each bar with powdered sugar.
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Geographic Range
Beluga whales inhabit the arctic and sub-arctic waters along the coast of Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Norway, and the Soviet Union. About 500 of them inhabit the waters of the St. Lawrence River. (Bonner, 1989)
- Biogeographic Regions
- arctic ocean
- pacific ocean
The habitat of beluga whales includes inlets, fjords, channels, bays, and the shallow waters of the artic seas that are warmed by continuous sunlight. They are also found at the mouths of river during summertime, where they feed, socialize, and deliver their offspring. These waters are usually 8 to 10 degrees celsius. (Paine, 1995)
- Habitat Regions
- saltwater or marine
- Terrestrial Biomes
- icecap
- Aquatic Biomes
- pelagic
- benthic
- coastal
- brackish water
- Other Habitat Features
- estuarine
- Range depth
- 0 to 350 m
- 0.00 to 1148.29 ft
Physical Description
The beluga is also known as the white whale for its milky white skin. It is the only species of whale that is entirely white, although it is born gray and fades gradually with age. These whales lack a dorsal fin, but have a shallow ridge along their back. Their appendages are narrower and pointier than that of the narwhal. Belugas also have a melon-shaped head, which is the center for echolocation. They are 3 to 5 meters and length and weigh an average of 1.6 tons (3500lbs). Fifty percent of their weight is fat, a marked increase relative to other non-arctic whales, whose body is only twenty percent fat. The blubber is 10cm thick in belugas. Belugas are sexually dimorphic, with the males being slightly larger than the females. Females average 1,350 kg and males 1,500 kg in weight. (Paine, 1995)
- Other Physical Features
- endothermic
- homoiothermic
- bilateral symmetry
- Sexual Dimorphism
- male larger
- Average mass
- "1,350-1,500" kg
- lb
- Average mass
- 1.43e+06 g
- 50396.48 oz
- AnAge
- Range length
- 300 to 460 cm
- 118.11 to 181.10 in
- Average length
- 400 cm
- 157.48 in
There is either thought to be spontaneous ovulation with an extremely long gestation period or delayed implantation with a shorter gestation period, but it is unknown. Their development is similar to that of most other mammals. (Lentifer 1988)
The mating system of these whales has not been described.
Belugas tend to mate from late February to early April. The males chase down the females, making all sorts of noises. The male throws down his tail and bends violently, then he throws his head up and down as his melon vibrates to ward off any other males who might attempt to mate with this female.
The male and female swim in harmony and caress each other, until she swims underneath his belly. She puts her belly up against his and they continue to swim in harmony with each other. They mate only with absolute consent. (Paine, 1995)
Gestation lasts about fourteen months. However, it is a possibility that these creatures have delayed implantation. A calf is born during the summer months of May through July. The calf is very well developed and has a grayish coloration. The nursery pod stays around during the delivery and then all of them take off except a young teenage nursemaid. This usually happens near rivers because the water is ten degrees warmer there. This is important for the calf, which does not have as much blubber as a full grown adult. The baby stays in-between the two females as they swim pulling him with the current. The calf is totally dependent on the mother's milk for a year, but lactation lasts 1.5 to 2 years.
It takes 4 to 7 years for females to sexually mature, and it takes 7 to 9 years for males. (Bonner, 1989)
Females reproduce every 2 to 3 years. Females stop reproducing in their early twenties. (Lentifer, 1989) (Bonner, 1989; Lentifer, 1988; Paine, 1995)
- Key Reproductive Features
- iteroparous
- seasonal breeding
- gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate)
- sexual
- fertilization
- viviparous
- delayed implantation
- Breeding interval
- Female belugas generally reproduce once every two to three years.
- Breeding season
- Breeding occurs from late February through early April.
- Range number of offspring
- 1 to 1
- Average number of offspring
- 1
- AnAge
- Average gestation period
- 14 months
- Average gestation period
- 416 days
- AnAge
- Range weaning age
- 12 to 24 months
- Range time to independence
- 12 to 24 months
- Range age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
- 4 to 7 years
- Range age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
- 7 to 9 years
Offspring are precocious, and able to swim along side their mothers from birth. The mother provides protection and guidance for the offspring, as well as milk. A female beluga can lactate for up to two years. (Paine, 1995)
- Parental Investment
- precocial
- female
- female
- provisioning
- female
- female
- provisioning
The life span for females is thought to be about 32 years and that for males about 40 years. Predation and ice entrapment are common causes of premature death. (Lentifer, 1988)
- Range lifespan
Status: wild
- 32 to 40 years
- Range lifespan
- Typical lifespan
Status: wild
- 25 to 30 years
- Typical lifespan
Belugas aggregate in herds of hundreds to thousands. Grouping of different pods is still uncertain, but age and sex seem to play a role in the grouping. Five to ten percent of a beluga's time is spent at the surface of the water. They rarely are seen breeching, although they bounce vertically out of the water about one third of the body length. They swim about 9 to 10 km per hour. Belugas are constantly vocalizing and swimming around, over, and under each other. They also play with objects in the water together or by themselves. These objects are not limited to wood, plants, dead fish, and bubbles that they created. (Paine, 1995)
Home Range
Information on the home range size of these animals is not available.
Communication and Perception
Communication is achieved by using the melon for echolocation. Belugas have a high frequency level of communication. Their voices are so loud that they sound like birds, which is why they were once nicknamed "sea canaries". They are considered to be among the most vocal species of cetaceans. They use their vocalizations for echolocation, mating, and communication. Their voices sound like chirps, whistles, and squawks. Belugas also use body language such as grinding their teeth or splashing around. Some communication undoubtedly occurs when babies are in contact with their mothers. (Bonner, 1989; Paine, 1995)
- Perception Channels
- visual
- tactile
- acoustic
- echolocation
- vibrations
- chemical
Food Habits
Belugas feast on a variety of prey including smelt, flatfish, flounder, sculpins, salmon, and cod. They also feed on invertebrates such as crab, shrimp, clams, worms, octopus, squid, and other bottom dwelling creatures. Since they don't have many big, sharp teeth to grab their prey, they use suction to trap it into their mouths. Consequently, everything must be eaten whole. Prey cannot be too large, therefore, or the beluga will choke on it. (Lentifer, 1988; Paine, 1995)
- Primary Diet
- piscivore
- eats non-insect arthropods
- molluscivore
- Animal Foods
- fish
- mollusks
- aquatic or marine worms
- aquatic crustaceans
The known predators of belugas are killer whales and polar bears. Polar bears will attack belugas in the same way they would attack a seal, which entails lying in wait at breathing holes. Killer whales come around August. Belugas can usually hear killer whales, so this makes it difficult for killer whales to attack them. Also, the conspicuous fin makes it almost impossible for a killer whale to maneuver in ice. Humans used to hunt belugas for their skin and oil, but that is not so common anymore. (Paine, 1995)
- Known Predators
- killer whales (Orcinus orca)
- polar bears (Ursus maritimus)
- humans (Homo sapiens)
Ecosystem Roles
Belugas consume many fish, especially since they travel in herds of between one hundred and a thousand. This undoubtedly causes some regulation of fish populations. Belugas also seem to have a parasite called Pharurus pallasii, thought to infect the hearing organs. However, it is not known if this parasite is harmful to the beluga. (Lentifer, 1988)
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
Belugas were once hunted for food and other items such as oil. These provided humans with a profit. Now, because of their large social groupings, they provide ecotourists with entertainment. (Lentifer, 1988)
- Positive Impacts
- food
- ecotourism
- research and education
- produces fertilizer
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
Belugas hinder fishermen from getting any fish. Much of the hunting of belugas has died down since the seventies. (Lentifer, 1988)
- Negative Impacts
- crop pest
Conservation Status
Currently, beluga populations have been estimated at 60,000 to a 100,000 so there is no need for conservation efforts, although it couldn't hurt.
- IUCN Red List
Critically Endangered
More information
- US Federal List
- No special status
Nancy Shefferly (editor), Animal Diversity Web.
Shavon Williams (author), Humboldt State University, Brian Arbogast (editor), Humboldt State University.
- Arctic Ocean
the body of water between Europe, Asia, and North America which occurs mostly north of the Arctic circle.
- Pacific Ocean
body of water between the southern ocean (above 60 degrees south latitude), Australia, Asia, and the western hemisphere. This is the world's largest ocean, covering about 28% of the world's surface.
- acoustic
uses sound to communicate
- benthic
Referring to an animal that lives on or near the bottom of a body of water. Also an aquatic biome consisting of the ocean bottom below the pelagic and coastal zones. Bottom habitats in the very deepest oceans (below 9000 m) are sometimes referred to as the abyssal zone. see also oceanic vent.
- bilateral symmetry
having body symmetry such that the animal can be divided in one plane into two mirror-image halves. Animals with bilateral symmetry have dorsal and ventral sides, as well as anterior and posterior ends. Synapomorphy of the Bilateria.
- brackish water
areas with salty water, usually in coastal marshes and estuaries.
- carnivore
an animal that mainly eats meat
- chemical
uses smells or other chemicals to communicate
- coastal
the nearshore aquatic habitats near a coast, or shoreline.
- delayed implantation
in mammals, a condition in which a fertilized egg reaches the uterus but delays its implantation in the uterine lining, sometimes for several months.
- echolocation
The process by which an animal locates itself with respect to other animals and objects by emitting sound waves and sensing the pattern of the reflected sound waves.
- ecotourism
humans benefit economically by promoting tourism that focuses on the appreciation of natural areas or animals. Ecotourism implies that there are existing programs that profit from the appreciation of natural areas or animals.
- endothermic
animals that use metabolically generated heat to regulate body temperature independently of ambient temperature. Endothermy is a synapomorphy of the Mammalia, although it may have arisen in a (now extinct) synapsid ancestor; the fossil record does not distinguish these possibilities. Convergent in birds.
- estuarine
an area where a freshwater river meets the ocean and tidal influences result in fluctuations in salinity.
- fertilization
union of egg and spermatozoan
- food
A substance that provides both nutrients and energy to a living thing.
- iteroparous
offspring are produced in more than one group (litters, clutches, etc.) and across multiple seasons (or other periods hospitable to reproduction). Iteroparous animals must, by definition, survive over multiple seasons (or periodic condition changes).
- migratory
makes seasonal movements between breeding and wintering grounds
- molluscivore
eats mollusks, members of Phylum Mollusca
- motile
having the capacity to move from one place to another.
- native range
the area in which the animal is naturally found, the region in which it is endemic.
- nomadic
generally wanders from place to place, usually within a well-defined range.
- pelagic
An aquatic biome consisting of the open ocean, far from land, does not include sea bottom (benthic zone).
- piscivore
an animal that mainly eats fish
- saltwater or marine
mainly lives in oceans, seas, or other bodies of salt water.
- seasonal breeding
breeding is confined to a particular season
- sexual
reproduction that includes combining the genetic contribution of two individuals, a male and a female
- social
associates with others of its species; forms social groups.
- tactile
uses touch to communicate
- vibrations
movements of a hard surface that are produced by animals as signals to others
- visual
uses sight to communicate
- viviparous
reproduction in which fertilization and development take place within the female body and the developing embryo derives nourishment from the female.
- young precocial
young are relatively well-developed when born
Bonner, W. 1989. Whales of the World. New York: Facts on File Publications.
Lentifer, J. 1988. Selected Marine Mammals of Alaska: Species Accounts with Research and Management Recomendations. Washington, D.C.: Marine Mammals Commission.
Paine, S. 1995. The World of the Arctic Whales. San Francisco: Sierra Club.


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Other governments such as India (population: 1.2 billion) would also face the wrath of Afghanistan's pitiful military if they decided to wage war. "Anybody that attacks Pakistan, Afghanistan will stand with Pakistan," insisted Karzai, who clings to power in Kabul largely because of the U.S.-led occupation of the nation. "Afghanistan will never betray its brother."
After news of Karzai's remarks swept through the Western media, a spokesman for the presidential palace claimed the statements were taken out of context. "Pakistani media has misinterpreted it. They only showed the first part when the president says Afghanistan will back Pakistan if there is a war," the official insisted, claiming Karzai was talking about his regime's willingness to accept Pakistani refugees if needed.
The White House announced that once again, the United States would be reevaluating its defense partnership with the Republic of China on Taiwan. The administration decided last month that the arms package it would be selling to Taipei would be sorely reduced; the Pentagon has chosen not to sell Taiwan 66 late-model F-16 aircraft, a deal potentially valued at over $8 billion, after years of debate over whether to supply the free Chinese island with advanced strike aircraft to upgrade its aging air force. Instead, administration and congressional officials said the new arms package will include weapons and equipment to upgrade its existing F-16 jets, worth about $4.2 billion.
The Obama administration turned down the request from both Taipei and congressional Republicans; supporters of the sale say that the new F-16s, produced by Lockheed Martin, are needed to bolster Taiwan's defenses against communist China's growing air power and to produce jobs for the U.S. aerospace industry (a blatant example of Military Keynesianism at play — the belief that government-manufactured and taxpayer-funded defense commodities are somehow a feasible, economically-sound, and constitutional means of creating and sustaining jobs).
Red China and the Obama Administration
Experts believe that the primary reason why the Obama administration refused to sell Taiwan the new F-16s is its desire to improve relations with communist China. Rather than viewing China's growth as a threat to American interests, Obama stated on January 19, 2011 (at a White House press conference with Chinese President Hu Jintao), "We welcome China's rise. I absolutely believe that China's peaceful rise is good for the world, and it's good for America," arguing that the country's economic progress benefits the United States and opens the door to greater international stability and humanitarian progress.
Even as the National Transitional Council (NTC) declared Libya "liberated" following the violent death of former strongman Col. Muammar Gadhafi, analysts were warning that civil war might continue to rage on as militia groups and armed factions struggle to seize power. And with real elections tentatively scheduled for 2013 at the earliest, the worst may be yet to come.
Western leaders have been demanding that all of the revolutionary groups unify behind the NTC. But widely divergent interests — including remaining pro-Gadhafi forces and victims of NATO bombings and rebel brutality — would seem to make that a difficult proposition, according to Libyans and outside analysts.
Why is Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leader, determined to prevent Jews from living in the new independent Palestinian state? After all, it would solve the settlement problem if Jews were permitted to become citizens of Palestine. But that would require the new state to be democratic. It would have to honor human rights and would have to permit the Jews to vote. It would have to become as secular and democratic as Turkey, where Jews have lived for centuries.
So, instead of integrating these highly productive Jewish settlements in the West Bank into a new Palestinian state, Abbas wants them all to be dismantled. But because there are over 250,000 Jews living in those settlements, Israel is not willing to dismantle them as they did the Jewish towns in Gaza.
Indeed, the Gaza experience has created intense opposition to any such further removal of Jews from anywhere in the Holy Land. The West Bank is the heartland of the biblical Jewish commonwealth, and Zionist Jews believe that they have every right to settle and live there as they did during the days of the British Mandate.
But this is the kind of impasse that Abbas probably welcomes, because it makes it impossible for him to negotiate a peace agreement with Israel, which is what Hamas and other Islamic extremists want. They want perpetual war against Israel. That is why Abbas is seeking UN sanctioned statehood before signing a peace treaty with Israel, so that the Palestinians can continue waging war against Israel while enjoying the benefits of statehood. Should the UN approve statehood for the Palestinians before there is peace with Israel, they would be making a mockery of everything the UN is supposed to stand for. They would be taking sides in a war against a member state.
President Obama announced with much fanfare in an October 21 address to the nation that "as a candidate for President, I pledged to bring the war in Iraq to a responsible end.... Today, I can report that, as promised, the rest of our troops in Iraq will come home by the end of the year. After nearly nine years, America's war in Iraq will be over."
But Obama's own Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough acknowledged in a press conference the same day that the withdrawal from Iraq was more due to demands from the Iraqi government than from Obama's commitment to keep his campaign promises. "The security agreements negotiated and signed in 2008 by the Bush administration stipulated this date ... as the end of the military presence. So that has been in law now for — or been enforced now for several years. So it's difficult to rebut the proposition that this was a known date." In essence, Obama trumpeted a troop withdrawal that he had little choice but to follow.
Indeed, Obama was most reluctant to follow through on his campaign promise. The National Journal reported October 22 that "as recently as last week, the White House was trying to persuade the Iraqis to allow 2,000-3,000 troops to stay beyond the end of the year. Those efforts had never really gone anywhere; one senior U.S. military official told National Journal last weekend that they were stuck at 'first base' because of Iraqi reluctance to hold substantive talks."
Despite the fact that Libyan strongman Col. Muammar Gadhafi was considered an important U.S. ally in the terror war as recently as 2009, top American lawmakers and Obama administration officials rushed to celebrate his reported violent death at the hands of NATO war planes and Western-backed revolutionaries. Several members of Gadhafi's family, including children and grandchildren, have been killed recently as well.
American troops are once again becoming embroiled in another international conflict, this time in the beleaguered East African nation Uganda. In response to the ongoing conflict there between the Ugandan government and rebels associated with the Lord's Resistance Army, President Barack Obama announced earlier this week that 100 soldiers would support the years-long fight against the Lord's Resistance Army, which is accused of horrific atrocities. The Obama administration said the troops will advise, not engage in combat, unless forced to defend themselves.
In a letter to Congress, President Barack Obama said that the troops will assist local forces in a long-running battle against the Lord's Resistance Army, considered one of Africa's most ruthless rebel groups, and help to hunt down its notorious leader, Joseph Kony. The first of the troops arrived in Uganda on Wednesday, the White House said, and others will be sent to South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Despite Obama's claims of "limited intervention," this latest American meddling in the affairs of another nation represents yet another example of the administration's unconstitutional, internationalist adherence to the principles of "humanitarian intervention," also known as the doctrine of "Responsibility to Protect" (RTP), the same theoretical basis for Obama's intervention in Libya and former President Bill Clinton's intervention in Kosovo.
Since news broke that there was an alleged plot by Iran to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States, Adel A. Al-Jubeir, and destroy a number of embassies, Iran has adamantly denied the accusations. Likewise, skeptics questioned whether the plot could have been staged by Iran, who would have had little to nothing to gain from such an endeavor, and claimed that the plot was uncharacteristic of Iranian terror. Others have asserted that the entire plot was in fact manufactured by American law enforcement agencies as an impetus for war against Iran. Adding yet another layer to this news story, Iran has come out and said that the plot was in fact planned by the French/Iraqi-based Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK), which is actually funded and supported by the United States.
Last week, the United States charged American-Iranian Mansour Arbabsiar, a used car salesman, for his role in an alleged plot to murder Ambassador Adel Al-Jubeir and attack Saudi installations in the U.S. in a plan reportedly plotted earlier this year. According to the Justice Department, Arbabsiar conspired with Gholam Shakuri, a member of Iran's Qods Force — an arm of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Iran immediately denied the accusations, with the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast declaring, "These attitudes, which are based on the age-old and hostile policies of the American-Zionist axis, are a ridiculous show in line with a scenario that aims to divide and that emanates from enemies of the region."
JBS CEO Art Thompson's weekly video news update for October 24-30, 2011.
In June 2006, Hamas terrorists tunneled into Israel from the Gaza strip, surprised an Israeli tank crew, killed two of its soldiers, and took a third soldier, 19-year-old Gilad Shalit, prisoner. It was simply a case of deliberate kipnapping since this was not a combat situation. Shalit was taken back into Gaza and held incommunicado for five years, until Tuesday, October 18, 2011, when he was released in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners. It was Egyptian mediation which made the exchange possible.
Most of the Palestinian prisoners were terrorists guilty of multiple murders of innocent Israelis. Yet, Israel was willing to release them in order to get Gilad Shalit back to his family in Israel. Was this a wise deal or an act of stupidity on the part of Netanyahu's government? Some see it as a sign of Israel's strength that it could agree to such an exchange. They think that it might even bring the parties closer to a peace settlement. What could be a better good-will gesture for peace than releasing all of these prisoners?


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Kobe Bryant On Josh McRoberts, "I've Never Seen A Black Guy Throw An Alley-Oop To A White Guy Before" (Video)
Originally written on That NBA Lottery Pick | Last updated 1/27/12
During a recent Los Angeles Times media session with the Lakers, head coach Mike Brown told a story about Lakers forward Josh McRoberts.
When the team was viewing the below alley-oop slam from Metta World Peace to Josh McRoberts in a film session, Kobe had a rather interesting comment:
Kobe was quoted as saying this:
Lakers Coach Mike Brown said that Bryant turned to the team and said, '"Wow, the game is changing.
"I've never seen a black guy throw an alley-oop to a white guy before.'"Here is the uncut video from the media session:
(Courtesy of LA Times)
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Cleveland F. Wester
Position: RB
Height: 5-8 Weight: 188 lbs.
Born: June 14, 1964
High School: Lake Worth
College: Concordia-Moorhead (MN)
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 1 (12808th overall since 1950)
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