Afghan Student Sentenced to Death for Downloading Paper Against Islam
January 22, 2008 by OpinionHead
Filed under Opinions and Attitudes
Did I read that right? Isn’t Afghanistan one of the good guys now? The only thing this guy did, was download and print a paper from the Internet that humiliated Islam? It seems to me that these actions by the court do more to humiliate Islam that any paper could, no matter what it said! Here is another twist, it was written by an Iraqi!
“We completely condemn this trial,” Samandar said. “It goes against the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press.”
Well, I sure hope they get this straight, doesn’t make them look too free if you ask me!
(View the article I read at Fox News)
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Another New Section: OpinionHead News!
January 19, 2008 by OpinionHead
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One week ago I decided to start OpinionHead.com, and now we have the main OpinionHead Blog finished, the OpinionHead Forums are also up and running and the newest section OpinionHead News has also been created! No, the content part isn’t finished yet, but the hard part of modifying the template is.
The content is going to be about News, anything and everything that I can find, all organized into sections, ready to be bookmarked! I don’t know about you, but I spend a lot of time going from one place to another trying to find out whats going on in the world. If you are into the News, this section of the site is for you!
Why would you want more than one source for your News? Simple, to see just how biased the media actually is! We all have our opinions, and rightly so, but why is it that opinions are like butt-holes, everybody has one, and they all stink! Maybe I can explain what I believe is the reason for this. We develop our opinions from what we believe to be true, nobody has an opinion that they don’t believe, so why doesn’t everybody have the same opinion? We develop our opinions from our environment, our friends, our family, our bosses, and what we hear, see, or read in the news!
If there were only one source for our news, we would all get to where we believed the same thing, that is why dictators close down as many TV, radio, and news sources as they can, and leave but one, the one that pushes the dictators own views, and opinionsl
Just look at Hugo Chavez what did he do? Why is it, that when the U.S. first freed Iraq, we helped get the local radio broadcasters up and running, and even set up a pro-U.S. station. Here is one site that can help exlpain it.
The troops even hand out radios in both Iraq and Afghanistan, so that the local people can hear what is happening and don’t have to rely solely on word of mouth, passed from one person to another, we all know how accurate that is.
Anyway, back to my point, having a biased source for your news, leads us to also be biased! Didn’t you notice that when Bill Clinton was President, it didn’t matter what he did, he was the darling of the news, but why? That I can’t tell you, but what I do know is that that much bias in the news is just wrong! Didn’t you ever hear the term Clinton News Network (CNN)? The media has become ever more liberal in our wonderfully free country. Today most of the TV stations only show the news that promotes their opinions, and those are mostly “Progressive” and not very “Conservative”, why? Again, I don’t know, but I do have my OPINION!
So, if the TV stations and newspapers are all leaniing to the left, what keeps those on the right informed, and equally as biased? Radio talk shows that are successful, tend to be of the conservative viewpoint, why? Again, all I have is my opinion.
What is the goal of this site you might ask? I believe, that if enough information is available, and can be seen in one place, the individual reading it can decide for themselves. If you see the same story, written with opposing viewpoints, maybe the truth is somewhere in the middle? That is my view on this, and is the reason that I am putting the OpinionHead News section together.
Anyone else that shares this belief, and wants to get involved may do so. All of those that believe that “their” view is correct, regardless of which side, left, right or middle is also welcome to help, that is what it is all about! So, keep checking out the site, you will see the changes, and if you want to get involved, just go to the Contact Us page and fill out the form, help me out here, I am just one person, I need you!
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Another example of why Freedom isn’t Free!
January 14, 2008 by OpinionHead
Filed under Opinions and Attitudes
Below is an excerpt from an article at CNN, this is just another example of what is going on in the world, and why the war on terror is so important. We must remain vigilant, always on guard, and go get the terrorists with an ever growing show of force! Come on world, wake up and smell the burning bodies! Stop ignoring this, if we don’t, this could happen in a city where you or I live!
(CNN) — At least five people and a suicide bomber were killed in a Monday attack on a luxury hotel in Kabul, while six others were wounded, officials said.U.S. soldier chats with Afghan security man near Serena Hotel.The dead included an U.S. citizen and a Norwegian newspaper reporter, Carsten Thomassen, 38. He died in the hospital of wounds from the blast, said Thomassen’s newspaper, Dagbladets.U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said the attack targeted Norway’s foreign minister, Jonas Gahr Stoere, who was uninjured in the attack.”I’m again very much surprised by this terrorist attack,” Ban said.Initially, Zemari Bashary, a spokesman for Afghanistan Interior Ministry, said the blast from the suicide bomber caused the casualties, but a witness disputed that report. (Read More at CNN)
(OpinionHead) The above article is an example of what is going on in the world today, these extremists just don’t care about anything but death and destruction!
I don’t think I could find anybody, except them, that would disagree with me that we have got to eliminate these terrorists! This radical ideology must be dealt with.
This is where I may find some disagreement, how do we remedy this? In my opinion, there are two things that must happen, then the third can happen, and only in this order will it work.
First, we go after the enemy, where they are, and start giving them the opportunity to meet those 72 virgins! Thus preventing them from coming here!
We’re not going to forget the fact that they kill without regard for the rules of war. They don’t value innocent life like we do. In America, we say everybody is precious, everybody counts. Everybody is equal in the eyes of the Almighty.
That’s not the way the enemy thinks. They don’t value innocent life. They’re nothing but a bunch of cold-blooded killers, and that’s the way we’re going to treat them.
George W. Bush President Rallies Troops at Fort Hood
Second, we obviously can’t harm the extremist economically, they live in caves and rubble now, so, we re-educate them. How do we reeducate them? By doing the first item until they are all gone! No, I don’t mean kill the people, but that ideology, Maybe, once they see we won’t quit until they are all gone, the extremists will be more, tolerant, accepting the fact that others in the world have a right to live, and that maybe they were wrong?
Third, now that they have an understanding that death gets them just that, and nothing else, maybe they will stop blowing stuff up, and the negotiation, diplomacy if you will, can begin. Only this time, it will be the “former” extremists begging to talk! As it is now, there is nothing to discuss, they just want us dead! I believe that once the general population in the problem areas get enough, they will push out the extremists themselves, as they have been in Iraq.
With this new understanding of how the world works, maybe we can rid the planet of these extremists!
Lets go back in time a bit, maybe you will remember this quote from March 31, 2003:
After our nation was attacked on September the 11th, 2001, America made a decision: We will not wait for our enemies to strike before we act against them. We’re not going to permit terrorists and terror states to plot and plan and grow in strength while we do nothing.
George W. Bush President Updates America on Operations Liberty Shield and Iraqi Freedom
Yes, it was a long time ago, but it should still be fresh on our minds, and if you heard The State of The Union Address, January 20th 2004, you may remember this: (Proof that kicking butt works!)
Because of American leadership and resolve, the world is changing for the better. Last month, the leader of Libya voluntarily pledged to disclose and dismantle all of his regime’s weapons of mass destruction programs, including a uranium enrichment project for nuclear weapons. Colonel Qadhafi correctly judged that his country would be better off and far more secure without weapons of mass murder.
George W. Bush State of te Union Address
Even then, there were those “on our side” that just don’t understand what is actually happening in the world, that was addressed in the same speech:
I know that some people question if America is really in a war at all. They view terrorism more as a crime, a problem to be solved mainly with law enforcement and indictments. After the World Trade Center was first attacked in 1993, some of the guilty were indicted and tried and convicted, and sent to prison. But the matter was not settled. The terrorists were still training and plotting in other nations, and drawing up more ambitious plans. After the chaos and carnage of September the 11th, it is not enough to serve our enemies with legal papers. The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States, and war is what they got.
George W. Bush State of te Union Address
Those of you that feel our President is a “WarMonger“, need to realize what it is all about, freedom! Any Vets out there will tell you, “Freedom isn’t Free”, so, regardless of who you are, this quote may help you understand. This is from the speech the President gave when he was sworn in, January 20, 2005.
Today, America speaks anew to the peoples of the world:
All who live in tyranny and hopelessness can know: the United States will not ignore your oppression, or excuse your oppressors. When you stand for your liberty, we will stand with you.
Democratic reformers facing repression, prison, or exile can know: America sees you for who you are: the future leaders of your free country.
The rulers of outlaw regimes can know that we still believe as Abraham Lincoln did: “Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves; and, under the rule of a just God, cannot long retain it.”
The leaders of governments with long habits of control need to know: To serve your people you must learn to trust them. Start on this journey of progress and justice, and America will walk at your side.
And all the allies of the United States can know: we honor your friendship, we rely on your counsel, and we depend on your help. Division among free nations is a primary goal of freedom’s enemies. The concerted effort of free nations to promote democracy is a prelude to our enemies’ defeat.
George W. Bush President Sworn-In to Second Term
Now you see my point of view on “The War on Terror“, yes war is ugly and people die, but, had the Vets of the past not defended our freedom, I would not have the freedom to write this!
How long will it take? Well, the Cold War lasted from 1947-1991, and that was easy compared to what we are dealing with now! Anybody that thinks we can just bring the troops home now is nuts!
If you want to see where all of these quotes from the president came from, visit The White House
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