Brazil Sends Food and Foreign Minister to Help Solve Gaza War

16 tons...

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:04:22 +0100

You load sixteen tons, what do you get Another day older and deeper in debt Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store Tennessee Ernie Ford - bo

14 tons is that not a song title

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:45:39 +0100

about how much you have to work to break even inthe coal mines in the US and is that not the same amout the cain workers have to do a day to get bonus would be better to send a empty plane and get the ones out of there that dont want to fight to young to fight the ones left will be in the kill zone as hamas does not care if it kill there own as in the press the jews are killing civilians . OF CORSE no one tells you the reason the people are on the roofs is they were run up there by hamas with a ak47 to stand on the roofs or be killed . people die not because of lick of medical attion but hamas uses the ambulances as troop cariers brasil should just set back and let them fight it out it will come to and end soon then help where ever they can [s][/s] - Forrest Allen Brown

Joao ! My view on Hamas and Israel !

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:31:17 +0100

Overall I am not a pro or against Jews. All religions deserve respect except sects. And I make a difference between religions and churches. And you Joao, as a Brazilian, knows that in Brazil there are many different churches in the same Christian religion. Some of these churches are at least as corrupted as your filthy politicians. On Israel.......THEY ARE 10'000 % right to defend themselves against Hamas rockets and mortars attacks. 100 % of the time, Arabs have been the ones attacking Israel. I am always surprised and irritated that be it in the USA, the EU or elsewhere, and even in my country, that there are streets demonstrations against Israel....and never against the ones who started the conflict. With some cynical symmetries, (as you know me), it is like if during WWII the world would have made street demonstrations against the Europeans countries when they defended themselves (without much success...by the way) against Germany. Or said differently, I really wonder what those idiots participating to these anti Israel demonstrations, would in fact do if Israel started the rockets and mortars attacks. Would they have then made street demonstrations against...HAMAS ????? Doubtful ! Bad faith remains the norm in Arabs & Muslims people. Exactly like in South America : Robbing Hook has good reasons to subsidizes Brazilian farmers and many other industries, developed nations are wrong to subsidize their farmers. Exactly like most emerging nations : they are 100 % right to subsidize their oil consumption, be it locally produced or imported, but the rising prices were due to developed nations where...oil is not subsidized and consumption stable....not even increasing. I am talking about all OPEC nations, including Venezuela, where gas is at US$ 0,20 per gallon ! But also India, China, Russia, Egypt, Indonesia and many other countries where gasoline & natural gas fuel is government subsidized ! Or...every emerging nation is right to defend their citizens & workers, but not the developed nations. As long as emerging nations will have such a mentality, they will simply remain LOSERS... for many generations to come ! You will remain emerging, but never developed ! - ch.c.

Ch.C

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:04:24 +0100

What are your views on this latest conflict ? Some of our regular fellow bloggers have been exchanging their views in the link: http://www.brazzil.com/articles/198-november-2008/10149-brazil-2009-the-year-of-living-dangerously.html Since you did not barge in , I assumed that you were exercising your customary Swiss neutrality (which is a very difficult exercise for you). ;) :D ;D - João da Silva

The plane was loaded with love and care, more than foodstuffs

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:52:37 +0100

or said otherwise......more intentions than acts ! Robbing Hook does exactly the same in Brazil : PROMISES, PROMISES AND MORE PROMISES ! Ohhhh what HE did not say, of course : "after the war, Brazil expects to participate to the infrastructure reconstruction of Gaza, with the same materials quality used in....ECUADOR ! But this time the bill, full price, should be paid by developed nations...of course" To Bo : 14 tons is the same quantity Brazil had "generously" given to Haiti a few months ago after the Hurricanes. Mostly foods not medicines. And in those 14 tons were several thousands liters of......BOTTLED WATER ! Funny.....bottled water...shipped by air....instead of small water purifying systems that could have purified millions and millions liters of water ! And in these 14 tons of aid, of course...no tent...for shelters ! This donation was of course done with...GREAT FANFARE !!! - ch.c.

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Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:04:38 +0100

[quote"The plane was loaded with love and care, more than foodstuffs," said Alzeben, who was the person that called for help from the Brazilian government.][/quote] Wouldn't doubt that. The Jews found military uniforms in one shipment headed to the palestinians and as of yet haven't found out exactly who from, possibly the U.N., maybe Brazil. Afterall, hezbollah and hamas have headquarters just down south of brasilia. And although 14 tons of food and medical supplies may sound like a lot, it isn't. - bo