This interview is really sick To morally equivicate Hezbollah and Israel is sickening in the extreme...Here's the part I have the biggest problem with:

THOMAS RICKS, REPORTER, "THE WASHINGTON POST": I think it will be. But I think civilian casualties are also part of the battlefield play for both sides here. One of the things that is going on, according to some military analysts, is that Israel purposely has left pockets of Hezbollah rockets in Lebanon, because as long as they're being rocketed, they can continue to have a sort of moral equivalency in their operations in Lebanon.(emphasis mine)

-- notice the "some military analysts" quote. It's a nice anonymous source that we are supposed to take as uncontestable fact...also, did this yahoo miss the fact that Israel has a lot of video of Israeli bombs destroying launchers and rockets? What do they think the UAV's hovering up above are filming? Does this guy really think the Israelis are just wasting ammo? That's just crazy 'cause the bombs they're using - they're expensive!!!

here's Powerline's take

here's the analysis by Ace of Spades.

and This is the full transcript where the interview was transcribed. (just in case people tell you the WAPO reporter's quote was taken out of context!)

Islamic Crisis

I caught an interview of Walid Shoebat on Hannity and Colmes last night and was interested enough to try to learn more about him. As I was going through his site, I came across this interview he did on CNN.

I thought my eyes were open to the danger of Islamic Facism. I'm kind of a paranoid guy who imagines a lot of worst case scenarios...I'm a bit of an alarmist, this I will admit. Sadly, I think I underestimated the breadth and scope of the current situation. If Mr Shoebat is to be believed (and I do believe him) and every Palestinian child is put through this controlled indoctrination program, and all of the Madrasas are just like this, then there are hundreds of thousands of highly trained, extremely disciplined soldiers all over the world simply waiting to be activated. This army may only enjoy support from a paltry 1% of Muslims world wide, but that 1% of 1.5 million is still 1.5 million people actively helping, organizing, supplying, and funding them. The entire infrastructure of oil rich nations like Iran and Syria support these militants and help to promulgate the ideology that spawns them.

How do you educate an entire region of the world after they have spent generations being indoctrinated with anti-semitic propaganda like this? If that sample is indicitive of the material children are being fed, it's no wonder the Palestinians don't want peace. This skewed history mated with Wahabist Islam has conceived an evil bastard with no other purpose but to kill Israelis, Americans and anyone else who gets in the way of its spread.

Senator Wayne Allard's response

Well this is probably a form letter, but at least he sent me something. Platitudes are nice and all, but I would really like to see some action!

August 3, 2006


Dear Sean:

Thank you for your recent letter concerning our nation's energy policy and
use of renewable and alternative energy sources. I appreciate that you
have taken the time to write.

Like you, I believe that we should try to increase our use of renewable
energy sources. Solar, geothermal, biomass, hydro and wind power are
attractive energy sources for the future and I believe we should continue
to support the research, perfect the technology and expand their use.

As you may know, today 58% of all of our nation's oil is imported. These
imports account for 36% of the U.S. trade deficit. The investments we
make in renewable technology will enhance fuel choice, increase domestic
production, reduce our trade deficit and insulate the U.S. from oil price
shocks and threats from rogue nations. I am also a strong proponent of
using alternative fuels such as propane, natural gas, ethanol and
methanol; they are clean fuels and are largely free of the pollutants
regulated by the Clean Air Act.

You may be interested to know about some of my efforts on behalf of
renewable energy. I am a founding member and currently the Co-Chair of
the Senate Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus. With 36
Senators, the Caucus seeks to bring together industry representatives, the
Administration and Congressional interests to discuss and promote the use,
research and development of renewable energy and energy efficiency.

I believe renewable energy and energy-efficient technologies help offset
fuel imports, create numerous employment opportunities, develop our
domestic economy and enhance and create export opportunities. In
addition, renewable energy and energy-efficient technologies provide
clean, inexhaustible energy for millions of consumers.

Maintaining our liberty, our freedoms, and our way of life is dependant on
ensuring our safety. I will continue to be very supportive of renewable
energy use as one of many energy resources that we can rely on. For more
information regarding this and other important issues, please feel free to
visit my website at . I look forward to hearing
from you in the future.

Sincerely,
A
Wayne Allard
United States Senator