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Obama Overture to Hamas Suggests Inevitability of Terror Group's Dominance Among Palestinians

foxnews.com/

In an apparent policy shift, President Obama on Thursday invited Hamas -- a designated terror organization -- to "play a role" in the future of the Palestinian people.

During his speech to the Muslim world in Cairo on Thursday, the U.S. president bluntly recognized the group, which has called for the destruction of Israel, in a two-sentence passage that was part of a broader discussion about the terms for peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians.

"Hamas does have support among some Palestinians, but they also have to recognize they have responsibilities. To play a role in fulfilling Palestinian aspirations, to unify the Palestinian people, Hamas must put an end to violence, recognize past agreements, recognize Israel's right to exist," Obama said.

The president then called on Israel to end settlement construction and for both sides to embrace a two-state solution. He reiterated that the U.S. bond with Israel is "unbreakable."

Some observers said they were struck by the firm tone Obama took with both sides in addressing the generations-old conflict and particularly with his recognition of Hamas, which may signal to the group that it is seen as an inevitable part of the Palestinian future.

"That is a major shift in Middle East policy and it's not good," said Marc Thiessen, former speechwriter for former President George W. Bush, who sought to isolate Hamas.

"Israel has reached out to the Muslim world by giving Gaza back and they have even talked about a Palestinian state. But all of these entities, Hamas, Hezbollah and others, have said Israel's right to exist should not be guaranteed," said Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia.

The three "responsibilities" Obama mentioned -- an end to violence, recognition of past agreements and of Israel's right to exist -- have been part of U.S. policy toward Hamas for years. But those responsibilities are often stated as conditions for engagement with Hamas -- not for implied Western support of Hamas governance.

Bruce Riedel, a foreign policy fellow with the Brookings Institution and former Middle East adviser to several U.S. presidents, said Obama -- ever the pragmatist -- was merely trying to steer an undeniable force in Palestinian life and politics into the mainstream.

"I think he's challenging them. ... He's saying if you want to lead your people forward, here's what you need to do," he said. "The reality is Hamas now controls Gaza, more than 1 million people. It can't be ignored."

Currently, the Fatah government of Mahmoud Abbas is in charge of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. Hamas controls the Gaza Strip, which Israel vacated in 2005.

Fatah and Hamas broke ties from a coalition government two years ago when Hamas won a majority of votes in parliamentary elections, but could not control key ministries and maintain Western support because of its widespread designation as a terror group.

One Hamas official Mahmoud Ramahi offered qualified praise for the speech.

"I have followed the speech closely. There are many positive points," Ramahi is quoted saying in the Jerusalem Post. "There is a difference between his policy and Bush's policy. I see a change in the U.S. foreign policy discourse."

Other Palestinian leaders also praised the tone Obama took in his address.

"This speech touched me because it's the first time an American president saw the human face of the Palestinians," Mustafa Barghouthi, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, said in a statement.

As for Obama's statements on Israeli settlements and the two-state solution, Riedel said they were tough, but necessary.

"It was about as direct and forceful as you could have gotten... he didn't pull any punches with either side," he said, noting that Obama's also forcefully condemned Holocaust deniers, a message likely aimed at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and those who call for the destruction of Israel. But he said the speech is sure to cause a backlash in Israel.

"The Israelis are not going to like some of what they heard, especially about settlements," he said.

In the days leading up to his address, the president's prior call for Israel to abandon all settlement construction drew criticism in the Jewish state, and had been rebuffed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Netanyahu's issued a statement after the speech praising the U.S. president in broad terms.

"The government of Israel expresses hope that President Obama's important speech will lead to a new period of reconciliation between the Arab and Muslim world, and Israel," the statement said.

"Israel is obligated to peace and will do as much as possible to help expand the circle of peace, while taking into consideration our national interests, the foremost of which is security," it concluded.

But Israeli media reported Thursday that settler leaders were frustrated by Obama's address.

Habayit Hayehudi chairman Daniel Hershkowitz was quoted saying Obama presented a "fabricated history" and ignored those Palestinians who have not renounced terror.

"The government of Israel is not America's lackey. The relations with the Americans are based on friendship and not submission, and therefore Israel must tell Obama that stopping natural growth in the settlements is a red line," he said, according to the Jerusalem Post.

Obama's speech also exposed divides among Israel's lawmakers over the settlement and statehood issues. Other politicians welcomed Obama's tough talk, and said it proved Netanyahu represents narrow interests by opposing elements of that roadmap to peace.

Meanwhile, Palestinian news outlet Ma'an News Agency reported that Hamas invited Obama to visit the Gaza Strip in a letter -- which anti-war group CodePink planned to deliver Thursday.

In the letter, Hamas urged Obama to visit the territory to "witness the results of the Israeli war," referring to the offensive launched by Israel in late December in response to a barrage of rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.

"Such a visit will put the United States in a higher position in the view of the entire world in order to solve the conflict," the letter said.

[nChrist]

The whole thing is like a bizarre trip into the Twilight Zone with bloodthirsty criminals being given respect and innocent victims told to take more abuse. If Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is true to his convictions, he will take only so much from the Obama Administration and tell them to go fly a kite. If not, he will do something stupid that will play right into end days scenarios for the Tribulation Period. We do know that the Tribulation Period will happen, and the time may be near. Israel is being isolated, so what would that tell one who studies Bible Prophecy?

We know what's RIGHT, and we also know that RIGHT isn't going to happen until the Second Coming of CHRIST! We can be looking for a FALSE PEACE that will lead right into the worst period of time in the history of mankind. The signs are being shown, and the players are being made READY. It's ironic that NOT one of the sides pays any attention at all to GOD'S WORD and what GOD has PROMISED will happen. It's as if all will merrily dance into horrors that ONLY GOD can stop. All parties will do exactly what's required to START the horrors. As Christians, we can pray for Israel and know what's about to happen.

Love In Christ,
Tom

Ezekiel 7:10-27 ASV   10  Behold, the day, behold, it cometh: thy doom is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.  11  Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness; none of them shall remain, nor of their multitude, nor of their wealth: neither shall there be eminency among them.  12  The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn; for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.  13  For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they be yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof, none shall return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life.  14  They have blown the trumpet, and have made all ready; but none goeth to the battle; for my wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.  15  The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die with the sword: and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.  16  But those of them that escape shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, every one in his iniquity.  17  All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water.  18  They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.  19  They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be as an unclean thing; their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of Jehovah: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels; because it hath been the stumblingblock of their iniquity.  20  As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty; but they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things therein: therefore have I made it unto them as an unclean thing.  21  And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall profane it.  22  My face will I turn also from them, and they shall profane my secret place; and robbers shall enter into it, and profane it.  23  Make the chain; for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.  24  Wherefore I will bring the worst of the nations, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pride of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be profaned.  25  Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.  26  Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumor shall be upon rumor; and they shall seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders.  27  The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.

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Obama is back from France.

Now it's time for another Broadway show.

Then he'll get back to pursuing his socialist agenda.

[Soldier4Christ]

Unfortunately the french didn't want him either.

[Shammu]

Obama is back from France.

Now it's time for another Broadway show.

Then he'll get back to pursuing his socialist agenda.

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[nChrist]

I'm almost sure that Christians won't like his next act. In fact, we can almost be sure that it will be ugly.

[Shammu]

Obama doesn't scares me, I have a better home a waiting.

What bothers me most is that people blindly follow him, even though he has no resume, no past, and no experience to really hang a hat on. It almost seems supernatural to me that so many people would follow this know nothing kook who is hell bent on Socialism, Multiculturalism (which is the primary basis, of several, that brought down Rome and all other nation failures in history) and the highly terrifying One World Socialist Government.

We can ill afford to give up on God now!! We need Him to restore our freedom just as surely as we needed him to help us fight the British Government during the Revolutionary War. Fighting for our freedom, we shot at policemen, public officials, and soldiers so that we could be free from tyranny, oppression, excessive taxation, and despotism.

Obama seems to be bring back all these we fought against originally........... tyranny, oppression, excessive taxation, and despotism we fought against in the Revolutionary War.

We the People  of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

No where in the above preamble does it say, "I Obama". Yet we watch everyday our, liberties, values, and morals being eroded by Obama.

While I'm on the subject, of Obama.....................

Article II, Section 1
5:   No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.

I'm still waiting for Obama's proof..................................

[nChrist]

YES, Brother Bob, what we're watching is almost supernatural, and we know that it isn't from GOD. I actually think that we are watching a preview of ushering in the Tribulation Period. There will be many powers in the world that will be Antichrist and anti-Christian. We're actually watching EVIL take over the world, not just this part of the world. Many parts of the world went first. In terms of DECEPTION, it appears to be incredibly easy to DECEIVE most of the world, and we know what Bible Prophecy tells us about DECEPTION.

Brother Bob and All, I just want to share one more thought right now:  Our HOPE is not of this world - our CITIZENSHIP is in HEAVEN!

Love In Christ,
Tom

Romans 8:38-39 ASV   38  For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,  39  nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Ephesians 3:14-21 ASV   14  For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father,  15  from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,  16  that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;  17  that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,  18  may be strong to apprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,  19  and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God.  20  Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,  21  unto him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus unto all generations for ever and ever. Amen.

[Shammu]

Our HOPE is not of this world - our CITIZENSHIP is in HEAVEN!

Love In Christ,
Tom

AMEN!!

And what a wonderful day it will be when we greet the Lord in person!!

[light2light]

Evan Thomas: Obama is Sorta God!

June 6, 2009

And so the media finally come straight out with their worship of the ONE.

http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2009/06/06/evan-thomas-obama-is-sorta-god/

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[Shammu]

Evan Thomas: Obama is Sorta God!

June 6, 2009

And so the media finally come straight out with their worship of the ONE.

http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2009/06/06/evan-thomas-obama-is-sorta-god/

I firmly believe that Obama is a anti-christ, but not the anti-christ from tribulation. Though later in the tribulation he maybe....... One thing is for sure, I don't know who the anti-christ is for tribulation.

Right at this time, I think the anti-christ doesn't even knows who he is yet. Only God knows for sure who is the anti-christ...........

[nChrist]

It's a sad and ugly day when the world considers someone like Obama to be like a god. I'll use a little "g". Things like this are stomach-wrenching. Obama is an EVIL AND DESTRUCTIVE power, just the type of leader needed for the Tribulation Period.

[nChrist]

By Lou Pritchett



Dear President Obama:

You are the thirteenth President under whom I have lived and unlike any of the others, you truly scare me.

You scare me because after months of exposure, I know nothing about you.

You scare me because I do not know how you paid for your expensive Ivy League education and your upscale lifestyle and housing with no visible signs of support.

You scare me because you did not spend the formative years of youth growing up in America and culturally you are not an American.

You scare me because you have never run a company or met a payroll.

You scare me because you have never had military experience, thus don't understand it at its core.

You scare me because you lack humility and 'class', always blaming others.

You scare me because for over half your life you have aligned yourself with radical extremists who hate America and you refuse to publicly denounce these radicals who wish to see America fail.

You scare me because you are a cheerleader for the 'blame America' crowd and deliver this message abroad.

You scare me because you want to change America to a European style country where the government sector dominates instead of the private sector.

You scare me because you want to replace our health care system with a government controlled one.

You scare me because you prefer 'wind mills' to responsibly capitalizing on our own vast oil, coal and shale reserves.

You scare me because you want to kill the American capitalist goose that lays the golden egg which provides the highest standard of living in the world.

You scare me because you have begun to use 'extortion' tactics against certain banks and corporations.

You scare me because your own political party shrinks from challenging you on your wild and irresponsible spending proposals.

You scare me because you will not openly listen to or even consider opposing points of view from intelligent people.

You scare me because you falsely believe that you are both omnipotent and omniscient.

You scare me because the media gives you a free pass on everything you do.

You scare me because you demonize and want to silence the Limbaughs, Hannitys, O'Relllys and Becks who offer opposing, conservative points of view.

You scare me because you prefer controlling over governing.

Finally, you scare me because if you serve a second term I will probably not feel safe in writing a similar letter in 8 years.

Lou Pritchett


Note: Lou Pritchett is a former vice president of Procter & Gamble whose career at that company spanned 36 years before his retirement in 1989, and he is the author of the 1995 business book, Stop Paddling & Start Rocking the Boat.

Mr. Pritchett confirmed that he was indeed the author of the much-circulated "open letter." “I did write the 'you scare me' letter. I sent it to the NY Times but they never acknowledged or published it. However, it hit the internet and according to the ‘experts’ has had over 500,000 hits.

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He's taken over cars, banks, now tobacco.

He thinks he is "King of the World."

That quote from the movie Titanic, and we know how that story ended.