What goes through my my mind when I read the news with my morning coffee. …Or for the Simon's Rockers in the group, this is my response journal.
…Why did ordinary people commit atrocities in the Holocaust?
Ordinary people… Who were they? Why did they do it?
‘Just following orders’
Could it happen again?
Where next?
BBC iWonder – Why did ordinary people commit atrocities in the Holocaust?
Sigh….
A former Auschwitz Nazi death camp guard apologises at his trial in Germany to victims, saying he feels “ashamed” of his work at a “criminal organisation”.
“…he should say more for the sake of the young generation today because the historical truth is important”
Auschwitz trial: Ex-guard Reinhold Hanning ‘ashamed’ – BBC News
sigh…
The military found that human error, compounded by equipment failures, led to the attack on a Doctors Without Borders facility in Afghanistan that killed 42 people.
Punishing 16, Pentagon Says Mistakes Led to Hospital Attack in Afghanistan – The New York Times
Ignorance changes nothing in the effects of one’s actions. Ignorance will never change the fact that people died and those people are lost forever. Especially when speaking of the military, ignorance is absolutely no excuse!!!
VIDEO: Mullingar man who went viral returns with an important message on mental health
VIDEO: Mullingar man who went viral returns with an important message on mental health | JOE.ie
awww
At least 14 patients and staff were killed after a hospital in the Syrian city of Aleppo was destroyed in an airstrike, Doctors Without Borders said.
Doctors Without Borders: Airstrike on Aleppo, Syria, Hospital Kills 14 – NBC News
Oh, come on! WTF?!
Within Saudi Arabia’s vision to transform its oil reliant economy and energy industry are some surprising new goals to develop a domestic defense industry. How does this fit in with Saudi Arabia’s strategic vision and military leadership role in the Middle East?
Saudi Arabia’s Surprising New Military Goals – Forbes
hmmm
The Amazon River, known for an array of wonders from pink dolphins to flesh-eating piranhas, has a new treasure for scientists.
Amazon River: Massive coral reef discovered – CNN.com
Whoa, cool!
JOHANNESBURG – Maboneng set to open a skateboarding school.
Love me some Skateistan. Quite simply one of the best NGO’s out there.
Stone-throwing migrants clashed with police at the Moria detention center on the Greek island of Lesbos on Tuesday shortly after the Dutch and Greek migration ministers toured the former army camp.
Clashes break out at migrants camp on Greek island: police
Sigh….
The United States sent two F-22 warplanes to Romania for the first time.
U.S. Sends F-22 Warplanes To Support Romania From Russian Threat
hmmm
In the shadow of Jerusalem’s city walls, archaeologists have found a fortress that spawned a bloody rebellion more than two millennia ago.
Jerusalem Dig Uncovers Ancient Greek Citadel
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Benjamin Netanyahu has told people to “calm down” over the killing of a disarmed Palestinian man in Hebron as protests continue to rage in Israel and the West Bank. Sergeant Elor Azaria, whose name was previously barred from publication in Israel, was charged with manslaughter on Monday after being caught on camera shooting the wounded man dead.
Calm down. WTF is that? As if he would “calm down” if this had happened to an Jewish Israeli…
Is she Jewish? Rabbinate says yes, Israel says no | Israel | Jewish Journal
Poor woman. That is seriously fucked up.
The resolution adopted by 33 countries condemns the Israeli government’s stewardship of Jerusalem.
Israel outraged by UNESCO resolution on Jerusalem sites – AJE News
hmmm
Biden described the Obama administration’s “overwhelming frustration” with Israel, adding that “profound questions” existed about how the country could remain both Jewish and democratic.
…“Both sides have to take responsibility for counterproductive steps that undermine confidence in negotiations.”
…“No matter what legitimate disagreements the Palestinian people have with Israel, there is never justification for terrorism,” Biden said. “No leader should fail to condemn as terrorists those who commit such brutalities.”
Source: US feels ‘overwhelming frustration’ with Israeli government, says Biden | US news | The Guardian
hmm
WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden acknowledged “overwhelming frustration” with Israel’s government on Monday and said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration has led the country in the wrong direction, in an unusually sharp rebuke of America’s closest ally in the Middle East.
There is no will for peace among Palestinian and Israeli political leadership, Biden bemoaned during J Street’s annual gala Monday evening. Painting a dim picture of a conflict that is becoming increasingly intractable, the vice president stressed that the United States would maintain its security support for Israel through an extensive defense aid package delineated in a renewed Memorandum of Understanding.
“I firmly believe that the actions that Israel’s government has taken over the past the past several years — the steady and systematic expansion of settlements, the legalization of outposts, land seizures — they’re moving us and more importantly they’re moving Israel in the wrong direction,” Biden said.
Biden admits to ‘overwhelming frustration’ with Israeli gov’t | The Times of Israel
hmmmm
The sentencing hearing is set for May 3, according to Jbara, who expects the court to hand down a life sentence at the very minimum, as stipulated by the Israeli law, and because of the horrific nature of the crime.
…Jbara said that with this conviction, the court had opened the door for Abu Khdeir family members, who were designated as “victims or terror” under Israeli law, to petition the Israeli interior ministry to demolish the homes of the convicted Israelis, who live in the illegal Israeli settlement Adam, in the occupied West Bank.
He also plans to submit requests to the government to revoke the citizenship of the convicted Israelis, in accordance with Israeli laws.
“This is an important step for the family because we want the Israeli government and justice system to treat the Palestinians who are victims of terror acts committed by Israelis as equal to what Israel considers as Palestinian acts of terrorism towards Israelis,” he added.
Israeli convicted of murdering Palestinian teen – AJE News
hmmm.
baby steps?
The struggle for the heart of Jerusalem and for the sympathy of its visitors is still wide open.
Israel’s attempts to monopolise Jerusalem will fail – Al Jazeera English
hmmmm
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has been called “the punisher,” “Duterte Harry” and, most recently, the “Philippine version of Donald Trump.”
WTF?
Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government delivers its first budget, hoping to spur the fragile economy with government spending.
Trudeau seeks increased spending to boost Canadian economy – BBC News
hmmm
The Tampa Bay Rays face off against the Cuban National Team.
hmmm
Even as the militant group loses ground in Iraq, many Sunnis say they have no hope for peace. One family’s story shows why.
The Hell After ISIS – The Atlantic
Jeezus… the humanity
After six months, she decided to come forward to send a blunt message about her faith.
Woman who led cops to Paris mastermind: ‘It’s important the world knows that I am Muslim.’
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Eleven people tried taking their own lives on Saturday. This is a catastrophe that Canada should have seen coming
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