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  Muslims are not the only terrorists

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  david goldman's hongkong based (and web published) media journal, the asia,times describes what may be the world's longest running terrorist insurrection in india.

  their latest success was an attack on india's state security forces, in which they killed 26 members of the security force.. you can read the at's attempt to analyse the origins and causes of the naxalite (they are also called maoists) rebellions at: http://www.atimes.com/indias-maoist-violence-must-resolved-dialogue/.

  the hindustan times has a table detailing the dead in this rebellion.. finally, i saw nothing about the latest attack (april) in the aussie media.

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  Bungi Bill

  Smiddy,

  You are quite correct there, of course.
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  Muslims are not the only terrorists

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  david goldman's hongkong based (and web published) media journal, the asia,times describes what may be the world's longest running terrorist insurrection in india.

  their latest success was an attack on india's state security forces, in which they killed 26 members of the security force.. you can read the at's attempt to analyse the origins and causes of the naxalite (they are also called maoists) rebellions at: http://www.atimes.com/indias-maoist-violence-must-resolved-dialogue/.

  the hindustan times has a table detailing the dead in this rebellion.. finally, i saw nothing about the latest attack (april) in the aussie media.

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  Bungi Bill

  Landy,

  You are right on the money there. Who cannot ever forget "The Necklace" (i.e. an old car tyre that was filled with petrol / gasoline, hanged around the victim's neck then set alight). Standard ANC way of dealing with police informers and the like, but handed out with hardly a protest from our media.

  PS: In the whole Left/ Right Liberal/Conservative or whatever debate, there is only one I category that I identify myself with and that is "Left Right Out"!

  Also, it is indeed a sad world if you cannot state a few home truths.
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  Muslims are not the only terrorists

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  david goldman's hongkong based (and web published) media journal, the asia,times describes what may be the world's longest running terrorist insurrection in india.

  their latest success was an attack on india's state security forces, in which they killed 26 members of the security force.. you can read the at's attempt to analyse the origins and causes of the naxalite (they are also called maoists) rebellions at: http://www.atimes.com/indias-maoist-violence-must-resolved-dialogue/.

  the hindustan times has a table detailing the dead in this rebellion.. finally, i saw nothing about the latest attack (april) in the aussie media.

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  Bungi Bill

  Anybody who disbelieves that the Republic of Ireland did not successfully use terrorism in the Irish War of Independence (1919 - 1921) really does need to do some serious research into the matter. Furthermore, they would not have to look very hard, either! The result of this first campaign by the IRA was the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921, which removed 26 counties of Ireland from British Rule.

  That terrorist campaign took place 50 years before the Provisional IRA's failed attempt (1969-1998) to unite the six counties of Ulster with the Irish Republic.

  As with Ireland, also with Israel, the evidence is very easy to find regarding its use of terrorism. Most recently, the American Jewish academic, Richard Falk, described the foundation of Israel as the "most successful terrorist campaign in history." Another informative read is Bruce Hoffman's Israel: The Original Terrorist State.

  On the 1st October 1948, the newly appointed UN Commissioner to Palestine, Ralph Bunche, was presented with a report which listed all known acts of Jewish terrorism that had occurred over the previous four years. These began on the 6th November 1944, with the assassination of the British Resident Minister in the Middle East, Lord Moyne. These ended on the 17th September 1948, with the assassination of Ralph Bunche's predecessor, the United Nations Mediator for Palestine, Count Folke Bernadotte. There was a total of 259 incidents of terrorism on that list.

  It is generally agreed that the "Jewish Insurrection", as it is sometimes referred to as, had the effect of making "the cost of occupation too high" for a nearly bankrupt Britain. That led to a British evacuation of the territory in May of 1948, thus leaving the problem to the United Nations.

  You certainly do not have to be a Major in History to uncover this information!
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  Jerusalem's destruction.....

  by Unstuck in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hello all - so me and stuckinarut2 are at the state library proving to ourselves that wt has it all wrong re: 607. i've read at length jwfacts, jwsurvey and crisis of conscience that all go into the subject and i've just downloaded gentile times reconsidered.. while it is fabulous to have someone else compile all the research and evidence for you, it is quite another to see it in print for yourself - and so, here we are.. while we wait for our array of books i couldn't help but share with you how the state library has catalogued jewish history - 586 bc to 70 ad.

  no mention of 607 as a key date as far as the library's catalogue is concerned!!

  evidence before we have our books!!.

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  Bungi Bill

  David_Jay,

  Further interesting stuff - and of a depth that is a little uncommon these days!
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  Muslims are not the only terrorists

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  david goldman's hongkong based (and web published) media journal, the asia,times describes what may be the world's longest running terrorist insurrection in india.

  their latest success was an attack on india's state security forces, in which they killed 26 members of the security force.. you can read the at's attempt to analyse the origins and causes of the naxalite (they are also called maoists) rebellions at: http://www.atimes.com/indias-maoist-violence-must-resolved-dialogue/.

  the hindustan times has a table detailing the dead in this rebellion.. finally, i saw nothing about the latest attack (april) in the aussie media.

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  Bungi Bill

  I know that this is a little aside from the OP, but still rates a mention.

  There are a number of modern countries that would not exist were it not for terrorism.

  These include the Republic of Ireland, Israel and Cyprus; all of whom achieved independence after waging a terrorist campaign against the colonial power, the British Empire. Algeria, too, was granted independence after fighting its colonial occupier, France, to a complete standstill during a protracted campaign that included terrorist tactics.

  Ironic now that these same countries can project a "Mr Good Guy" image when it comes to such matters as terrorism! (Particularly in the case of Israel),
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  Why is the white race so different?

  by Crazyguy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what i'm saying is the white race is the only one that has a verity of eye and hair colors , so what gives?

  is it that this race was influenced genetically by a group of pre humans that didn't mix with other races?

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  Bungi Bill

  That there are differences between the world's major racial groups should come as no surprise when you consider the differences that occur even within one racial group; or often, even within the same country.

  For example, when we first arrived in Papua New Guinea (where the expatriate community of 25,000 was dwarfed by the local population of over 5 million), all Papua New Guineans looked the same. However, before very long, one got to be able to identify by their appearance which part of the country a person came from. (The capital city, Port Moresby, contained people from all over the country, with the customary land owners - the Motu people, being quite marginalised).

  These regional differences include hair colour; one whole tribal group - the Tolai people of East New Britain - are often blond haired, as are their neighbours across the channel in New Ireland (Only the nose gives the Tolais away. Theirs is a typical flat, broad, Melanesian nose - while the people of New Ireland have a straight, almost aquiline nose). Amongst other Papua New Guineans, red hair is by no means uncommon. And before some smart-@$$ suggests that this all came about because "Granny went out with sailors", blond-haired people were already resident in Papua New Guinea when the first sailors arrived there.

  Other physical differences include size and shape, from the sturdily built people of Enga Province to the pygmy-like Watut peoples of Morobe. These differences aren't all physical, either. People also vary considerably in nature . Those, however, could fill a book, and I won't start now! Then there is the tremendous variety of languages spoken in that country. By the last count that I heard , these number at least 806.

  So as to whether there are greater variations within the white races than any others, I am not at all sure.
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  Jerusalem's destruction.....

  by Unstuck in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hello all - so me and stuckinarut2 are at the state library proving to ourselves that wt has it all wrong re: 607. i've read at length jwfacts, jwsurvey and crisis of conscience that all go into the subject and i've just downloaded gentile times reconsidered.. while it is fabulous to have someone else compile all the research and evidence for you, it is quite another to see it in print for yourself - and so, here we are.. while we wait for our array of books i couldn't help but share with you how the state library has catalogued jewish history - 586 bc to 70 ad.

  no mention of 607 as a key date as far as the library's catalogue is concerned!!

  evidence before we have our books!!.

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  Bungi Bill

  David_Jay,

  Thanks for sharing with us your inputs on these matters, to say the least, these are very interesting:

  - particularly to those of us who only ever heard the WTS (read Crazy Fred Franz) version of things!
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  Which Watchtower publications did you keep?

  by Schnufti in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i'm currently cleaning up our bookcase and need to decide what goes into the trash.

  i'll keep the watchtower books that are not available online anymore (e.g.

  the brown "reasoning" book).

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  Bungi Bill

  Not one.

  Glad to rid myself of every last one, and man alive, did that feel bloody good!
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  Muslims are not the only terrorists

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  david goldman's hongkong based (and web published) media journal, the asia,times describes what may be the world's longest running terrorist insurrection in india.

  their latest success was an attack on india's state security forces, in which they killed 26 members of the security force.. you can read the at's attempt to analyse the origins and causes of the naxalite (they are also called maoists) rebellions at: http://www.atimes.com/indias-maoist-violence-must-resolved-dialogue/.

  the hindustan times has a table detailing the dead in this rebellion.. finally, i saw nothing about the latest attack (april) in the aussie media.

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  Bungi Bill

  Yet another long-running conflict that never receives a mention in our media.

  How to keep yourself informed?
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  What was it like being a JW in the 1960's and 1970's

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this is obviously a question for the older generation.

  i'm really curious what it was like to be a witness in the 60's and 70's?.

  was the society as strict as it is today?.

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  Bungi Bill

  Up until the early 1970s, the WTS used to set specific goals for "Regular Publishers" , which included 10 hours per month, 12 magazines , so many "back calls" (now "return visits"), and at least one bible study. Those failing to meet these goals were classed as "Irregular Publishers", and would have received some "encouragement" in the form of a cattle prod!