China Censors President Obama? Commies!

Many Americans have praised President Obama's 18-minute Inaugural Address as bold and candid. But the Chinese Communist Party are hater. Apparently, they thought the new American president's words were a little too direct. Maybe because they were.

China Central Television, or CCTV, the main state-run network, broadcast the address live until the point in which Prez amentioned "communism" in a line about the defeat of ideologies considered dangerous to Americans. After the translator said "communism" in Chinese, the audio faded out even as Prez's lips continued to move. I guess someone was just waiting for dude to say something out of line.

CCTV then showed an anchor asking an analyst about the economic challenges that President Obama faces. The analyst was clearly surprised by the sudden question. Really smooth guys.

The "offensive" line in the president's speech was, "Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions." Granted, communism is still active in China, but Prez was referring to the Soviet Union.

Later, Obama went on to say: "To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history, but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist."

Chinese translations of the address published Wednesday by state-run news organizations here and on prominent Web portals omitted that line and the word "communism" in the earlier line. The government, however, allowed the full English text of the address to be published. Well aren't they so kind to allow the bilingual Chinese to see the actual speech. The biligual Chinese, I would assume, are okay or pretend to be okay with the CCP. Still, I think their actions have revealed their own guilty measures.

Hatin *sses.

This is not the first time that the Chinese have censored an American official's remarks. In 2004, FORMER Vice President Dick Cheney visited Beijing and was told that he could speak, live and uncensored, to the Chinese people. However, the broadcast received no advance promotion or even a listing in the news media and was not repeated.

So, I'll give them props for that one.

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Israel & Hamas are Trully Gangster

I've always thought that Israel was one of the G nation-states in the world. After all, they managed to defeat Egypt, Syria and Jordan in 6 days. Those three states were also supported by arms and supplies from Iraq, Saudia Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria by the way. Sooo this one state manage to G most of the Middle East in less than a week... Word?

I'm not sleeping on the Palestinians either, they are the most G stateless-nation in the world. These people have been fighting for their own government, and fighting the Israeli government, for decades. With every new generation, an intifada begins with young Palestinian men and women hoping to achieve a dream their parents and grandparents had. You would think they would just move. Plus, their style (the kuffiyeh) is being copied by people and niggas everywhere.

In case you didn't know, Israel launched an attack against Hamas on December 27 last year, which is possible because you have been sleeping off the Christmas dinner itis. A six-month truce between Hamas and Israel ended on December 19. Hamas blamed Israel for breaching the truce and for not lifting the Gaza Strip blockade, and Israel blamed Hamas for rocket fire directed at southern Israeli towns and communities. Israel's stated objectives in this conflict are to end Palestinian rocket fire and prevent the rearming of Hamas. Hamas demands the cessation of Israeli attacks and an end to the Israeli blockade.

In any case, they have been getting in each other's *ss with no sign of pulling out. Israel is packing the bigger stick though (if you know what I mean. Casualty figures are hard to prove, but officials at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City and the Gazan Ministry of Health said 683 Palestinians had died since the conflict began, including 218 children and 90 women. They said 3,085 had been wounded. Ten Israelis have been killed during the offensive, including three civilians. Most of the seven dead Israeli soldiers were killed in so-called friendly fire.

Israeli soldiers chillin' for 3 hours before they get back in that *ss.

On Wednesday January 7 alone, Israeli shells killed some 40 people at a United Nations school in Gaza. Israel said Hamas militants had fired mortar shells from the school compound prior to Israel’s shelling. No one seemed to be injured however. Hm.

However, according to the New York Times, Israel and Hamas militants paused their fighting briefly on Wednesday, "Israel suspended its military operations in Gaza for three hours on Wednesday to allow humanitarian aid and fuel for power generation to reach Gazans, who used the afternoon break to shop."

Whoa... shop? For glocks and AK's, these mugs are dealing with mortar shells and rockets! I would be trying to get my butt out of the area. I'll swim the damn Meditteranean to head to Egypt. Or dig a hole deep enough to hide in for a few weeks. But nooo, these people are stocking up for the long haul.

Unfortunately the lobsided battle resumed soon afterward, "In the evening, the Israeli Army dropped leaflets warning the citizens of Rafah, next to the border with Egypt, to leave their homes." How polite of them. Israel has been bombing the tunnel networks through which arms and consumer goods are smuggled from Egypt into Gaza. Hamas on the other hand fired 22 rockets into Israel, but no one was wounded.

The Israeli government said it welcomed the efforts of France and Egypt to work out a durable cease-fire. It said it would end its assault if Hamas stopped firing rockets into Israel and ended the smuggling of weapons from Egypt. Hamas is insisting that any new arrangement include the reopening of border crossings for trade with Israel and the reopening of the Rafah crossing into Egypt for people. But Israeli and Hamas officials both denied an assertion by the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, that a cease-fire had been agreed upon.

Let's hope a peaceful resolution is found, there's only so much a G can take... stateless or state(ful).

For more info, visit: Israel Resumes Attack After Pause for Aid Delivery

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