August 27, 2004

Abusing 'apartheid' for the Palestinian cause. By GERALD STEINBERG, JPost The 1975 UN resolution equating Zionism with racism was the opening shot in the political war to dismember Israel through what Palestinian leaders refer to as "the South African strategy." The process has continued, most notably in the 2001 Durban conference against racism and in the propaganda campaign that attempts to label Israel's anti-terror barrier as an "apartheid wall." On August 24, Haaretz reported that South African law professor John Dugard, "the special rapporteur for the United Nations on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories," told the UN General Assembly that "there is 'an apartheid regime' in the territories 'worse than the one that existed in South Africa.'" Although the comparison between Israel and the apartheid regime that ruled South Africa is entirely fictitious, the demonization efforts are propelled by repeating and reinforcing this analogy. The attempt to label Israel as an illegitimate "apartheid state" is the embodiment of the new anti-Semitism that seeks to deny the Jewish people the right of equality and self-determination among the nations. [Israpundit] 1:32:02 PM

The Future of Speed. Cable? Fiber? ADSL2+?. With SBC trialing 24Mbps ADSL2+ in Missouri, Verizon offering 30Mbps Fios Fiber in Texas, and Cable providers exploring bandwidth expansion via like Ultra-Wideband, the quest for the next generation of speed should evolve into an interesting battle. .. [Broadbandreports] 1:29:15 PM

Canadian Lawmaker Rejects Apology to U.S. 'Idiots' NewsMax - Carolyn Parrish, the Canadian member of Parliament who detonated a diplomatic dither by ranting about the U.S. "coalition of idiots" and her hatred of "damn American bastards,"refuses to apologize for her latest attack. "Such intemperate language is not consistent with rational conduct. By the way, guess what word the dictionary uses for someone permanently incapable of rational conduct. " - Toronto Star 12:57:23 PM