From the NSP News Service:
The American Civil Liberties Union says the federal government's electronic surveillance of Americans has increased dramatically in recent years, based on documents it obtained from the Department of Justice through federal Freedom of Information Act requests and litigation.
The documents include the attorney general’s 2010 and 2011 reports on the use of “pen register” and “trap-and-trace” surveillance powers, the ACLU said on its blog.
Ed. note: It's utter dung like the excerpt above, and the longer story to be found on msnbc.'s news site, which turns my stomach on the one hand, and on the other hand, makes me damn glad I'm a citizen of another country aside from the United States -- one which does NOT extradite its nationals. My bag is always packed, I'm always more than ready to go, and the NSP will, for certain, come with me.
Friday, September 28, 2012
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Netanyahu Needs a Red Line Drawn on his Head!
From the NSP News Service, courtesy of a number of other reporters and news agencies: Why not go out and buy some cheap red lipstick at a local pharmacy or cosmetics store, and draw a big red line right around Benjamin Netanyahu's head? But draw it low enough to indicate, clearly, what parts of his head are functioning on about 5 brain cells. That spot would be, perhaps, right above his eye-brows. Frankly, Iran probably already has the capability to launch a nuclear strike against Israel -- and all this Netanyahu nonsense does is help to make people (especially gullible Americans and bile-filled U.S. Jews) ready for a massive Middle Eastern Conflagration which will, we fear, see the deaths in combat of many more American troops than Israel itself has in its own army. DO NOT, under any circumstances, buy into this crap! If there is a problem, it is between Israel and its phantom notion of Iran's plans. Whether fictional or real, let it all stay in the Middle East -- particularly between Israel and Iran. Finally, who is to say that Iran will not use whatever nuclear capability is possesses for peaceful purposes? Do powerful Jews now possess prescient foresight? Remember that Jews always must have (or create) a persecutor, an enemy which must be vanquished using the blood of others, in order for the Jewish guilt-myth of eternal suffering -- and hence eternal preferential treatment, down the line -- to be perpetuated. Isn't it just gross? Really gross? --
NEW YORK -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded that a “clear red line” be set to stop Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon, telling the U.N. General Assembly that with a nuclear Iran, no one in the world would be safe.
In a speech at the U.N. Thursday, Netanyahu said that Iran will have enough enriched uranium to build a bomb by next summer. He said his "red line" to stop Iran from gaining nuclear weapons is to stop it from accumulating that uranium -- because it would impossible to know when Iran has achieved the next step: building a detonator to fire a weapon.
At the U.N. podium, the Israeli prime minister showed a cartoon-like picture of a child's version of a bomb -- and drew a red line to illustrate his ultimatum.
(The space below contained some mindless "twitter/facebook" type junk, and has been gleefully erased -- NSP ed.)
He said that he and Israel appreciated President Barack Obama's statement that the U.S. also would not let Iran get a bomb -- and that he is confident that together the U.S. and Israel can chart a path together.
Palestinian leader: We seek 'nonmember' UN status
But he was very tough on Iran, reciting a litany of terrorism by Iranian proxies around the world and saying that given Iran's aggression without nuclear weapons, if it got nuclear weapons, who'd be safe anywhere?
In his speech, he also compared a nuclear-armed Iran with a nuclear-armed al-Qaida -- and said the only way to prevent war is to draw that red line against Iran accumulating enough enriched uranium to create a bomb.
Follow Andrea Mitchell on Twitter
An August report by U.N. inspectors said Iran has stockpiled 91.4 kg (about 200 lbs.) of the 20 percent material.
According to the U.N. nuclear watchdog, around 25 kg (about 55 lbs.) of uranium enriched to a 90 percent purity level would be needed for a single nuclear weapon.
Israel, believed to have the Middle East's only atomic arsenal, sees a nuclear-armed Iran as a threat to its existence and has expressed frustration over the failure of diplomacy and sanctions to rein in Tehran's nuclear activity. Iran says it is enriching uranium only for peaceful energy purposes, not for nuclear bombs.
Obama warned Iran on Tuesday in his speech to the General Assembly that he would do what it takes to prevent Tehran from getting nuclear arms and that "time is not unlimited" for diplomacy to resolve the issue.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said this week he did not take seriously the threat that Israel could launch a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.
-- for NSP News, Karl Wolff III.
"meine Ehre heisst Treue!"
Print this page and use the section below to let your toddler or kindergarten child practice drawing red lines in an oval face with a large nose. There's a lot of room, so perhaps use the rest of the page to help your toddler draw a map of the State of Israel and the State of New Jersey, while asking him or her to recite those famous lines from "Robin Hood, Men in Tights" from the scene between the "Godfather" and "The Sheriff of Nottingham":
Godfather: "But relations between our two families have not been good lately. When did you last invite me over for coffee and cake, or a 'genoulle'."
Sheriff: "Families? What families, Godfather?"
Godfather: "I mean England and New Joisey!"
One could simply substitute "Haifa" and "Paramus," and then try to superimpose the two maps. You'll be shocked!
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NEW YORK -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded that a “clear red line” be set to stop Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon, telling the U.N. General Assembly that with a nuclear Iran, no one in the world would be safe.
In a speech at the U.N. Thursday, Netanyahu said that Iran will have enough enriched uranium to build a bomb by next summer. He said his "red line" to stop Iran from gaining nuclear weapons is to stop it from accumulating that uranium -- because it would impossible to know when Iran has achieved the next step: building a detonator to fire a weapon.
At the U.N. podium, the Israeli prime minister showed a cartoon-like picture of a child's version of a bomb -- and drew a red line to illustrate his ultimatum.
(The space below contained some mindless "twitter/facebook" type junk, and has been gleefully erased -- NSP ed.)
He said that he and Israel appreciated President Barack Obama's statement that the U.S. also would not let Iran get a bomb -- and that he is confident that together the U.S. and Israel can chart a path together.
Palestinian leader: We seek 'nonmember' UN status
But he was very tough on Iran, reciting a litany of terrorism by Iranian proxies around the world and saying that given Iran's aggression without nuclear weapons, if it got nuclear weapons, who'd be safe anywhere?
Richard Drew / AP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel shows an illustration as he describes his concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions during his address to the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012.
Follow Andrea Mitchell on Twitter
An August report by U.N. inspectors said Iran has stockpiled 91.4 kg (about 200 lbs.) of the 20 percent material.
According to the U.N. nuclear watchdog, around 25 kg (about 55 lbs.) of uranium enriched to a 90 percent purity level would be needed for a single nuclear weapon.
Israel, believed to have the Middle East's only atomic arsenal, sees a nuclear-armed Iran as a threat to its existence and has expressed frustration over the failure of diplomacy and sanctions to rein in Tehran's nuclear activity. Iran says it is enriching uranium only for peaceful energy purposes, not for nuclear bombs.
Obama warned Iran on Tuesday in his speech to the General Assembly that he would do what it takes to prevent Tehran from getting nuclear arms and that "time is not unlimited" for diplomacy to resolve the issue.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said this week he did not take seriously the threat that Israel could launch a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.
-- for NSP News, Karl Wolff III.
"meine Ehre heisst Treue!"
Print this page and use the section below to let your toddler or kindergarten child practice drawing red lines in an oval face with a large nose. There's a lot of room, so perhaps use the rest of the page to help your toddler draw a map of the State of Israel and the State of New Jersey, while asking him or her to recite those famous lines from "Robin Hood, Men in Tights" from the scene between the "Godfather" and "The Sheriff of Nottingham":
Godfather: "But relations between our two families have not been good lately. When did you last invite me over for coffee and cake, or a 'genoulle'."
Sheriff: "Families? What families, Godfather?"
Godfather: "I mean England and New Joisey!"
One could simply substitute "Haifa" and "Paramus," and then try to superimpose the two maps. You'll be shocked!
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More Disgusting Jewish Religious Rites!
09/26/2012 26.09.2012 FROM NSP NEWS SERVICE AS EXCERPTED FROM "DER SPIEGEL." PLEASE SEE BELOW!
Legal Clarity Berlin Presents Draft Law Allowing Circumcision
By Ralf Neukirch
DPA
Germany's Justice Ministry has formulated a draft law that would allow circumcisions.
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Germany's Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger has formulated two brief paragraphs in an attempt to solve a problem that had earned Germany global critique: She introduced a draft law on Tuesday that would ensure that circumcision remains unpunishable. The law would require parental consent and would require that the procedure "be performed according to the standards of medical practice," according to the Justice Ministry draft, which SPIEGEL ONLINE has seen. Circumcision would remain prohibited in cases where the procedure might endanger the child's well-being.
Legal clarity became necessary following the verdict last June by a regional court in Cologne which found that circumcision for religious reasons was an indictable offense. It was a ruling which resulted in international condemnation from religious groups and sharp words from Germany's Jewish and Muslim communities -- and triggered an intense debate in Germany. German parliament passed a resolution in July calling for the Justice Ministry to draft a law to ensure that the circumcision of boys remains possible when performed by a medical professional.
The proposal from the Justice Ministry would also allow mohel -- those who perform circumcisions in the Jewish tradition -- to carry out the procedure. "In the first six months following the birth of a child, those designated by a religious community to carry out circumcisions, even if they are not doctors, may do so should they be especially trained and competent to perform a circumcision," the draft reads.
'Respect and Appreciation'
Despite the language specifically pertaining to religious circumcision, the draft law would also allow parents to consent to circumcision for health reasons. It does not require the use of anesthetic, saying merely that the phrase "according to the standards of medical practice" also covers the "necessary and effective treatment of pain in individual cases."
The Justice Ministry plans to present the draft law to a group of experts for discussion on Friday.
Dieter Graumann, president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, commented on Tuesday that the draft addresses many of the concerns German Jews had about the Cologne court ruling. "The Justice Ministry deserves our respect and appreciation for presenting such an intelligent draft," he said in a statement. Graumann added that the draft is a good basis for further discussion, saying that some minor adjustments will have to be made. "Now," he said, "it is time to focus on convincing opponents of circumcision."
--NSP NEWS SERVICE COMMENTS THAT: This circumcision nonsense just illustrates the utterly disgusting concerns that top the list of "Jewish Issues" in Germany and in other countries. Ach, was Scheiss! Make a really big deal out of nothing -- that's a Jew specialty -- AND if parents of any child wish to have a male baby circumcised, well, just have the doc's do it. But to have some religious figure, whether trained or not, literally suck a severed foreskin off a baby's penis? If you don't think that practice is utterly disgusting, you'd better rethink the whole issue!
-- Wolff.
The proposal from the Justice Ministry would also allow mohel -- those who perform circumcisions in the Jewish tradition -- to carry out the procedure. "In the first six months following the birth of a child, those designated by a religious community to carry out circumcisions, even if they are not doctors, may do so should they be especially trained and competent to perform a circumcision," the draft reads.
'Respect and Appreciation'
Despite the language specifically pertaining to religious circumcision, the draft law would also allow parents to consent to circumcision for health reasons. It does not require the use of anesthetic, saying merely that the phrase "according to the standards of medical practice" also covers the "necessary and effective treatment of pain in individual cases."
The Justice Ministry plans to present the draft law to a group of experts for discussion on Friday.
Dieter Graumann, president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, commented on Tuesday that the draft addresses many of the concerns German Jews had about the Cologne court ruling. "The Justice Ministry deserves our respect and appreciation for presenting such an intelligent draft," he said in a statement. Graumann added that the draft is a good basis for further discussion, saying that some minor adjustments will have to be made. "Now," he said, "it is time to focus on convincing opponents of circumcision."
--NSP NEWS SERVICE COMMENTS THAT: This circumcision nonsense just illustrates the utterly disgusting concerns that top the list of "Jewish Issues" in Germany and in other countries. Ach, was Scheiss! Make a really big deal out of nothing -- that's a Jew specialty -- AND if parents of any child wish to have a male baby circumcised, well, just have the doc's do it. But to have some religious figure, whether trained or not, literally suck a severed foreskin off a baby's penis? If you don't think that practice is utterly disgusting, you'd better rethink the whole issue!
-- Wolff.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
In the Jungle!
From NSP News: Now, isn't this latest fashion flap the height of stupidity. So what if the outfit -- ugly as it may be -- strikes some idiots as "racist" or "offensive?" If you don't like it, then don't buy it! Oh, for heaven's sake!
Luxury Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana debuted their new spring collection this past weekend for 2013 during Milan Fashion Week, but the theme of some of the items—particularly the earrings—have created some controversy. 
Dolce & Gabbana sent models down the runway wearing Blackamoor-inspired earrings, and it left some people asking a few questions about whether they were appropriate or not.
“The earrings are reminiscent of Blackamoor statues that can be found in Italy, but more recognizably to non-Italians, Aunt Jemima dolls,” says UK’s The Guardian in a story about the earrings. “That's the same Aunt Jemima that, initially conceived as part of a minstrel show, became an image that romanticized slavery and plantation life. There's no denying they're offensive."
-- Oh, right, they're offensive? Cheesis K. Reist! I remember, when I was in elementary school on rural northeastern Long Island in the early 1960's, my friends and I used to buy a candy called "tar babies." They were small pieces of delicious blackish molasses, shaped like babies. Nobody made a stink. And we would sing in class, during music lessons, that good old little diddy "Eenie, meenie, miny, moe, catch a nigger by the toe. . . . " That includes the few "nigra" kids in my class. So, big deal!
Oh, but for the good old days. . . .
-- for Dr. Jacques Pluss, Karl Wolff III
"meine Ehre heisst Treue!"
Dolce & Gabbana Black Figurine Earrings And Dress: Are They Racist?
Luxury Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana debuted their new spring collection this past weekend for 2013 during Milan Fashion Week, but the theme of some of the items—particularly the earrings—have created some controversy. Dolce & Gabbana sent models down the runway wearing Blackamoor-inspired earrings, and it left some people asking a few questions about whether they were appropriate or not.
“The earrings are reminiscent of Blackamoor statues that can be found in Italy, but more recognizably to non-Italians, Aunt Jemima dolls,” says UK’s The Guardian in a story about the earrings. “That's the same Aunt Jemima that, initially conceived as part of a minstrel show, became an image that romanticized slavery and plantation life. There's no denying they're offensive."
-- Oh, right, they're offensive? Cheesis K. Reist! I remember, when I was in elementary school on rural northeastern Long Island in the early 1960's, my friends and I used to buy a candy called "tar babies." They were small pieces of delicious blackish molasses, shaped like babies. Nobody made a stink. And we would sing in class, during music lessons, that good old little diddy "Eenie, meenie, miny, moe, catch a nigger by the toe. . . . " That includes the few "nigra" kids in my class. So, big deal!
Oh, but for the good old days. . . .
-- for Dr. Jacques Pluss, Karl Wolff III
"meine Ehre heisst Treue!"
You'd Better Atone!
We here at rightvoicevaria wish all you good geyiddling Jews a fine day of atonement. And, boy, do you all have so many things to atone for! You can start with your own sub-human, syphilitic natures. From now on, we will refer to you, as much as possible, as "canned goods," in honor of the Third Reich hero who coined that term for you, SS--Obergruppenfuhrer Reinhard Heydrich!
-- "meine Ehre heisst Treue!"
Karl Wolff III.
-- "meine Ehre heisst Treue!"
Karl Wolff III.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Let Them Blast Israel Into the Sea!
From NSP News, September 25, 2012: Note the article below! The United States must not allow itself to be drawn into this conflict. No American blood should be shed for the sake of the "Jewish Entity" in the Middle East. Get American troops out of the entire area ASAP, and let Israel fend for itself! Its meddlesome presence will not be missed.
The U.S. Fifth fleet is based in Bahrain and the U.S. has a heavy military presence in Afghanistan.
The Iranian warning appears an attempt to reinforce the potential wider consequences of an attack by Israel. The message is not only intended for Washington, but to its Gulf Arab allies that are fearful of a regional conflict that could disrupt oil shipment and cripple business hubs in places such as Dubai and Qatar's capital Doha.
NSP News from AP Wire, September 25, 2012.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A senior commander in Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard warned that Iran will target U.S. bases in the region in the event of war with Israel, raising the prospect of a broader conflict that would force other countries to get involved, Iranian state television reported Sunday.
The comments by Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, who heads the Guard's aerospace division, came amid tension over Iran's nuclear program and Israel's suggestion that it might unilaterally strike Iranian nuclear facilities to scuttle what the United States and its allies believe are efforts to build a bomb. Tehran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.
Hajizadeh said no Israeli attack can happen without the support of its most important ally, the United States, making all U.S. military bases a legitimate target.
"For this reason, we will enter a confrontation with both parties and will definitely be at war with American bases should a war break out," Hajizadeh said in remarks that were posted on the website of Iran's state Al-Alam TV. U.S. facilities in Bahrain, Qatar and Afghanistan would be targeted, he said.
"There will be no neutral country in the region," Hajizadeh said. "To us, these bases are equal to U.S. soil."The U.S. Fifth fleet is based in Bahrain and the U.S. has a heavy military presence in Afghanistan.
The Iranian warning appears an attempt to reinforce the potential wider consequences of an attack by Israel. The message is not only intended for Washington, but to its Gulf Arab allies that are fearful of a regional conflict that could disrupt oil shipment and cripple business hubs in places such as Dubai and Qatar's capital Doha.
It also comes during a major show of naval power in the Gulf by U.S.-led forces taking part in military exercises, including mine-sweeping drills. The U.S. Navy claims the maneuvers are not directly aimed at Iran, but the West and its regional allies have made clear they would react against attempts by Tehran to carry out threats to try to close critical Gulf oil shipping lanes in retaliation for tighter sanctions.
Despite Israeli hints of a military strike, Iran's military commanders believe Israel is unlikely to take unilateral action against Iran. The Guard's top commander, Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, said last week that Iran believes the United States won't attack Iran because its military bases in the Middle East are within the range of Iran's missiles.
Iran has also warned that oil shipments through the strategic Strait of Hormuz will be in jeopardy if a war breaks out between Iran and the United States. Iranian officials had previously threatened to close the waterway, the route for a fifth of the world's oil, if there is war.
Israel believes that any attack on Iran would likely unleash retaliation in the form of Iranian missiles as well as rocket attacks by Iranian proxies Hezbollah and Hamas on its northern and southern borders.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says international diplomatic efforts and economic sanctions against Iran have failed to deter its nuclear ambitions, and he has urged President Barack Obama to declare "red lines" that would trigger an American attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, coupling his appeals with veiled threats of an Israeli attack.
Obama has rejected these calls, saying diplomacy and U.S.-led sanctions must be given more time and that Iran will never be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons. American officials have pressed Israel not to attack Iran unilaterally, a move that could set off regional mayhem just ahead of the November election.
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is currently in New York to attend the annual U.N. General Assembly and could seek to use his speech and meetings later this week to highlight the possible risks — including sharply higher oil prices — if military action is taken.
NSP News from AP Wire, September 25, 2012.
In Memoriam: John Stephen Bucalo, Esq., 1926 -- 1989.
In memoriam, Mr. John Stephen Bucalo, Esq., December 26, 1926 -- September 24, 1989, taken from us too soon after a valiant struggle against cancer.
John Bucalo was one of Dr. Jacques Pluss's mentors. He was a criminal defense attorney, a King's County, New York (Brooklyn) Assistant District Attorney (1956-1958), an independent real estate broker, and an automobile dealer. He ran on the Conservative Party ticket for the U.S. Congress a number of times in the 1960's. He was President of the Stony Brook, NY, Civic Association from 1961 -- 1965.
Most significantly, he was a member of the National Rifle Assocation, The John Birch Society, and the Conservative Party of America.
He was a U.S. Navy V-5 Naval Pilot Veteran of World War 2, and he saw action in the Pacific Theater, specifically in the Battle of Midway.
He was married to Virginia Sullivan Bucalo (1926 -- 1986), and is survived by a son and two daughters, and by a nephew, Jacques Pluss, Ph.D.
"May Perpetual Light Shine Upon Him" -- from the Episcopalian Book of Common Prayer.
-- Wolff.
John Bucalo was one of Dr. Jacques Pluss's mentors. He was a criminal defense attorney, a King's County, New York (Brooklyn) Assistant District Attorney (1956-1958), an independent real estate broker, and an automobile dealer. He ran on the Conservative Party ticket for the U.S. Congress a number of times in the 1960's. He was President of the Stony Brook, NY, Civic Association from 1961 -- 1965.
Most significantly, he was a member of the National Rifle Assocation, The John Birch Society, and the Conservative Party of America.
He was a U.S. Navy V-5 Naval Pilot Veteran of World War 2, and he saw action in the Pacific Theater, specifically in the Battle of Midway.
He was married to Virginia Sullivan Bucalo (1926 -- 1986), and is survived by a son and two daughters, and by a nephew, Jacques Pluss, Ph.D.
"May Perpetual Light Shine Upon Him" -- from the Episcopalian Book of Common Prayer.
-- Wolff.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Who is REALLY behind all of this?
From National Socialist Party News Service (NSP News): Who do you think is really behind this "animosity?" Israel has a great deal to gain from deteriorating U.S. -- Arab/Muslim world relations and sentiments. When you read any "news," always try to catch the "subtext" between or underneath the lines. Be vigilant and wary, folks -- for your own good if not for expressing a political "viewpoint!" --
The outrage and violence over a crude film ridiculing the Prophet Mohammad points to a chasm between Western free speech and individualism and the sensitivities of some Muslims over what they see as a campaign of humiliation.
There seems no shortage of forces on both sides to fan the flames. The tumult over the video had not even subsided when a French magazine this week printed a new cartoon showing the prophet naked.
"It's ridiculous," Zainab Al-Suwaij, executive director of the America Islamic Congress, said of the violence that on Friday killed 15 in Pakistan alone as what were supposed to be peaceful protests turned violent.
"Yes, this video is offensive but it is clearly a grotesque over reaction that in part is being whipped up by radical Islamists in the region for their own ends. But it does show you the depth of misunderstanding between the cultures."
The war on terrorism, U.S. drone strikes, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the Guantanamo Bay prison simply continue, in many Muslims' perceptions, centuries of Western meddling, hypocrisy and broken promises.
Meanwhile, many Americans see those regions as an inexplicable source of terrorism, hostage-taking, hatred and chaos. In Europe, those same concerns have become intertwined with other battles over immigration and multiculturalism.
Still, the "Arab Spring" appears not to have made as many friends for America as Americans might have hoped.
"What you're seeing now is that (regional governments) are much more worried about their own domestic population - which means being seen as too close to the U.S. is suddenly ... a liability," says Jon Alterman, a former State Department official and now Middle East specialist at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies.
The current U.S. administration is not the first to discover democracy does not always directly translate into the sort of governments it would like to see.
In 2006, the election victory of Islamist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip was seen helping prompt the Bush White House to abandon a post-911 push towards for democratic change, sending it back towards Mubarak-type autocrats.
Rachel Kleinfeld, CEO and co-founder of the Truman National Security Project, a body often cited by the Obama campaign on foreign policy, said the new political leadership often had less flexibility than the dictators before them.
Whoever wins the White House in November will face a string of challenges across the region.
-- Karl Wolff III for Dr. J. Pluss and NSP News.
WASHINGTON (Reuters)- For those who believe in a clash of civilizations between the Islamic world and Western democracy, the last few weeks must seem like final confirmation of their theory.
Even those who reject the term as loaded and simplistic speak sadly of a perhaps catastrophic failure of understanding between Americans in particular and many Muslims.The outrage and violence over a crude film ridiculing the Prophet Mohammad points to a chasm between Western free speech and individualism and the sensitivities of some Muslims over what they see as a campaign of humiliation.
There seems no shortage of forces on both sides to fan the flames. The tumult over the video had not even subsided when a French magazine this week printed a new cartoon showing the prophet naked.
"It's ridiculous," Zainab Al-Suwaij, executive director of the America Islamic Congress, said of the violence that on Friday killed 15 in Pakistan alone as what were supposed to be peaceful protests turned violent.
"Yes, this video is offensive but it is clearly a grotesque over reaction that in part is being whipped up by radical Islamists in the region for their own ends. But it does show you the depth of misunderstanding between the cultures."
Starting last week with a few relatively small embassy protests and a militant attack in Libya that killed the U.S. ambassador and three others, violence has since spread to more than a dozen countries across the Middle East and Asia.
Despite the focus on religion, few doubt there are other drivers of confrontation.The war on terrorism, U.S. drone strikes, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the Guantanamo Bay prison simply continue, in many Muslims' perceptions, centuries of Western meddling, hypocrisy and broken promises.
Meanwhile, many Americans see those regions as an inexplicable source of terrorism, hostage-taking, hatred and chaos. In Europe, those same concerns have become intertwined with other battles over immigration and multiculturalism.
"It has always been a difficult relationship and in the last decades it has become even more delicate," said Akbar Ahmed, chair of Islamic studies at American University in Washington. "Even a seemingly minor matter can upset the balance. ... What is needed is more sensitivity and understanding on both sides, but that is difficult to produce."
Not all the news from the region indicates an unbridgeable gap. Many Libyans, especially young ones, came out to mourn Ambassador Chris Stevens after his death and make clear that militants who killed him did not speak for them. Thousands of Libyans marched in Benghazi on Friday to protest the Islamist militias that Washington blames for the attack.
SPREADING DEMOCRACY AND MAKING FRIENDSStill, the "Arab Spring" appears not to have made as many friends for America as Americans might have hoped.
The very countries in which Washington helped facilitate popular-backed regime change last year - Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and Yemen - are seeing some of the greatest anti-West backlash.
The young pro-democracy activists who leapt to the fore in 2011, Washington now believes, have relatively little clout. That leaves U.S. and European officials having to deal with groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood.
There is concern that regional governments such as Egypt might now be playing a "double game", saying one thing to the U.S. while indulging in more anti-Western rhetoric at home.
It may be something Washington must get used to."What you're seeing now is that (regional governments) are much more worried about their own domestic population - which means being seen as too close to the U.S. is suddenly ... a liability," says Jon Alterman, a former State Department official and now Middle East specialist at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies.
The current U.S. administration is not the first to discover democracy does not always directly translate into the sort of governments it would like to see.
In 2006, the election victory of Islamist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip was seen helping prompt the Bush White House to abandon a post-911 push towards for democratic change, sending it back towards Mubarak-type autocrats.
Rachel Kleinfeld, CEO and co-founder of the Truman National Security Project, a body often cited by the Obama campaign on foreign policy, said the new political leadership often had less flexibility than the dictators before them.
"Is that difficult for the U.S.? Yes, of course. But it would be a mistake to simply look at what is happening and decide we should go back to supporting autocrats," she said.
The popular image of the United States in the Middle East stands in stark contrast to the way Americans view themselves.
Western talk of democracy and human rights is often seen hollow, with Washington and Europe only abandoning autocratic leaders when their fate was already sealed and continuing to back governments such as Bahrain still accused of repression.
"The simple truth is that the American people are never going to understand the region because they never ask the right question - which is what it feels like to be on the receiving end of American power," says Rosemary Hollis, a professor of Middle Eastern studies at London's City University.
MINEFIELD AHEADWhoever wins the White House in November will face a string of challenges across the region.
As it faces down Iran over its nuclear program, while backing rebels in Syria and governments in the Gulf, Washington risks being drawn ever deeper into the historic Sunni-Shi'ite sectarian divide within Islam.
Already having to face up to its dwindling influence over Iraq, it must broker its exit from Afghanistan and try to keep nuclear armed Pakistan from chaos.
Then, there are relations with its two key regional allies, Israel and Saudi Arabia, both troublesome in different ways.
Israel is threatening military action against Iran over its nuclear program, and U.S. officials fear Americans would feel the consequences if Israel does attack.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains deadlocked, and Obama's rival for the presidency, Republican Mitt Romney, indicated in comments earlier this year and made public this month that he sees little chance of any change there.
Saudi Arabia might be a key oil producer and occasionally invaluable ally, but analysts say some rich Saudis, if not the government itself, have long funded and fueled Islamist and Salifist extremism and perhaps also Sunni-Shi'ite tension.
Said Sadek, professor of politics at the American University in Cairo, said people in the Middle East still prefer Obama to the alternative. "He is seen as the only president to ever really reach out to the Middle East. But (it) is a difficult place," he said. "The countries that have gone through revolutions were always going to be unstable. ... You could have perhaps 5 to 15 years of instability."
While many Americans would like nothing more than to turn their backs on the region, Obama made clear this week he does not see that as an option: "The one thing we can't do is withdraw from the region," he said. "The United States continues to be the one indispensable nation."
(Editing by Warren Strobel and Claudia Parsons; Desking by Jackie Frank)
-- Karl Wolff III for Dr. J. Pluss and NSP News.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
The Meddling Jew! Is this any Surprise?!
Note the article from the Associated Press, September 22, 2012. Damn, but doesn't this "meddling" turn your stomach? I sure hope that this does not lead, in the long-run, to the spilling of any U.S. Troops' blood! If I were you, I would NOT advise any American young people to volunteer for the U.S. armed forces at this time, and it is a true shame that I believe I have to give such advice.
Netanyahu, convinced that Iran is close to developing nuclear weapons, says Tehran must be stopped. Claiming international diplomatic efforts and economic sanctions have failed, Netanyahu says the threat of force must be seriously considered. He has urged Obama to declare "red lines" that would trigger an American attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, coupling his appeals with veiled threats of a unilateral Israeli attack on Iran.
Obama has rejected these calls, saying diplomacy and U.S.-led sanctions must be given more time and that Iran will never be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons. At the same time, American officials have pressed Israel not to attack unilaterally, a move that could set off regional mayhem just ahead of the November election.
Netanyahu has not backed down. In a message directed at the White House, he recently said: "Those in the international community who refuse to put red lines before Iran don't have a moral right to place a red light before Israel."
Israeli leaders have relied on broad bipartisan support in the U.S. for decades, but Netanyahu has had a rocky relationship with Obama, underscored by public differences over Iran. These agreements, coupled with his longstanding friendship with Romney, have created a perception that Netanyahu backs the Republicans.
"Whether or not it is true that he is actively taking sides . I don't know," said Alon Pinkas, Israel's former consul-general in New York. "But the pattern of behavior clearly suggests this perception is founded in reality."
Eytan Gilboa, an expert on U.S.-Israeli relations at Israel's Bar-Ilan University, said Obama, if re-elected, may seek payback from the Israelis by pressuring Netanyahu to make new concessions to the Palestinians to overcome a deadlock seen as a key failure of the U.S. administration.
Gilboa also said support for Israel is increasingly being seen as a Republican, not bipartisan, issue in America. Recent polls have shown that Republican support for Israel is significantly higher than Democratic support, a reversal from 10 or 15 years ago.
In interviews on American television this week, the Israeli leader vociferously denied he is meddling in Obama's reelection campaign and said he appreciated the importance of American support.
"God, I'm not going to be drawn into the American election," Netanyahu told NBC television. "What's guiding my statements is not the American political calendar, but the Iranian nuclear calendar."
Ari Shavit, a columnist for Israel's liberal Haaretz daily, accused Netanyahu of misreading the American political climate.
"Netanyahu not only argued with Obama, but turned himself into the declared enemy of many of Israel's friends in the United States. He pushed himself into America's extremist right corner - he pushed all of us into it," he wrote.
Obama aides have sought to portray relations with Netanyahu as unshaken. But privately, American officials have grumbled about a perception that Netanyahu is telling Obama what to do.
When Netanyahu travels to New York this week, he likely won't even see Obama. The U.S. president turned down a request for a meeting, citing scheduling issues. A subsequent phone conversation appears to have done little to ease tensions.
Differences between the men run deep.
Soon after Obama and Netanyahu both took office in early 2009, they clashed over Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Under American pressure, Netanyahu reluctantly agreed to slow down settlement construction for nine months in order to restart peace talks with the Palestinians. When the moratorium expired, Netanyahu refused Obama's appeals to extend it, and a fresh round of peace talks quickly collapsed.
In one tense encounter between the two, a frustrated Obama walked out of a White House meeting to eat dinner with his family. In another, Netanyahu appeared to lecture Obama on the pitfalls of peacemaking as they sat in front of reporters in the Oval Office. During that same trip to Washington, Netanyahu was warmly welcomed in a speech to a joint session of Congress, sending a message that the Israeli leader maintained strong support on Capitol Hill.
The U.S.-educated Netanyahu thinks like a Republican on many key issues, whether it be his support for free-market capitalism and disdain for big government, or his security-first approach to foreign policy. Obama's first major foreign policy act, reaching out to the Muslim world in a landmark speech in Cairo while failing to visit neighboring Israel, is still seen as an insult by many Israelis.
"meine Ehre heisst Treue!" -- Wolff.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — It is a taboo for Israeli leaders to give even the slightest hint of favoritism in politics in the United States, Israel's closest ally. So some Israelis are squirming over a perception that their prime minister is siding with Republican Mitt Romney in the U.S. presidential race, in the belief he will take a harder line on archenemy Iran if elected.
With President Barack Obama holding a narrow lead in opinion polls, Benjamin Netanyahu's perceived strategy looks risky to Israelis who fear their alliance with the U.S. could be in trouble if the incumbent wins.
"If our prime minister doesn't get along with their leader, it will hurt our relations," said Shai Hugi, 20, a car rental clerk in Jerusalem. "The United States is Israel's best ally, and it's always good that you have a strong friend behind you."Netanyahu, convinced that Iran is close to developing nuclear weapons, says Tehran must be stopped. Claiming international diplomatic efforts and economic sanctions have failed, Netanyahu says the threat of force must be seriously considered. He has urged Obama to declare "red lines" that would trigger an American attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, coupling his appeals with veiled threats of a unilateral Israeli attack on Iran.
Obama has rejected these calls, saying diplomacy and U.S.-led sanctions must be given more time and that Iran will never be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons. At the same time, American officials have pressed Israel not to attack unilaterally, a move that could set off regional mayhem just ahead of the November election.
Netanyahu has not backed down. In a message directed at the White House, he recently said: "Those in the international community who refuse to put red lines before Iran don't have a moral right to place a red light before Israel."
Israeli leaders have relied on broad bipartisan support in the U.S. for decades, but Netanyahu has had a rocky relationship with Obama, underscored by public differences over Iran. These agreements, coupled with his longstanding friendship with Romney, have created a perception that Netanyahu backs the Republicans.
"Whether or not it is true that he is actively taking sides . I don't know," said Alon Pinkas, Israel's former consul-general in New York. "But the pattern of behavior clearly suggests this perception is founded in reality."
Eytan Gilboa, an expert on U.S.-Israeli relations at Israel's Bar-Ilan University, said Obama, if re-elected, may seek payback from the Israelis by pressuring Netanyahu to make new concessions to the Palestinians to overcome a deadlock seen as a key failure of the U.S. administration.
Gilboa also said support for Israel is increasingly being seen as a Republican, not bipartisan, issue in America. Recent polls have shown that Republican support for Israel is significantly higher than Democratic support, a reversal from 10 or 15 years ago.
In interviews on American television this week, the Israeli leader vociferously denied he is meddling in Obama's reelection campaign and said he appreciated the importance of American support.
"God, I'm not going to be drawn into the American election," Netanyahu told NBC television. "What's guiding my statements is not the American political calendar, but the Iranian nuclear calendar."
Ari Shavit, a columnist for Israel's liberal Haaretz daily, accused Netanyahu of misreading the American political climate.
"Netanyahu not only argued with Obama, but turned himself into the declared enemy of many of Israel's friends in the United States. He pushed himself into America's extremist right corner - he pushed all of us into it," he wrote.
Obama aides have sought to portray relations with Netanyahu as unshaken. But privately, American officials have grumbled about a perception that Netanyahu is telling Obama what to do.
When Netanyahu travels to New York this week, he likely won't even see Obama. The U.S. president turned down a request for a meeting, citing scheduling issues. A subsequent phone conversation appears to have done little to ease tensions.
Differences between the men run deep.
Soon after Obama and Netanyahu both took office in early 2009, they clashed over Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Under American pressure, Netanyahu reluctantly agreed to slow down settlement construction for nine months in order to restart peace talks with the Palestinians. When the moratorium expired, Netanyahu refused Obama's appeals to extend it, and a fresh round of peace talks quickly collapsed.
In one tense encounter between the two, a frustrated Obama walked out of a White House meeting to eat dinner with his family. In another, Netanyahu appeared to lecture Obama on the pitfalls of peacemaking as they sat in front of reporters in the Oval Office. During that same trip to Washington, Netanyahu was warmly welcomed in a speech to a joint session of Congress, sending a message that the Israeli leader maintained strong support on Capitol Hill.
The U.S.-educated Netanyahu thinks like a Republican on many key issues, whether it be his support for free-market capitalism and disdain for big government, or his security-first approach to foreign policy. Obama's first major foreign policy act, reaching out to the Muslim world in a landmark speech in Cairo while failing to visit neighboring Israel, is still seen as an insult by many Israelis.
Netanyahu's inner circle includes Ron Dermer, a former Republican activist in the U.S., and Sheldon Adelson, the American casino billionaire who has contributed tens of millions of dollars to the Republicans.
Netanyahu's friendship with Romney goes back to the 1970s, when they worked together at a Boston investment firm. During the campaign, Romney has accused Obama of throwing Israel "under the bus." And in comments to a closed fundraiser that were captured on videotape, Romney sounded as if he had received many of his talking points directly from Netanyahu as he listed reasons why peace between Israel and the Palestinians isn't possible.
Few believe any damage in relations is irreversible, and officials in both countries say defense ties remain close. Pinkas, the former Israeli diplomat, said the Iranian nuclear program is so critical that the countries will find a way to work together. He suggested that Netanyahu move quickly in the coming months to repair his relationship with Obama, either through a face-to-face meeting or quiet "back channel" discussions.
Netanyahu is required to call new elections in the next year or so. Many analysts believe he will do so much sooner, perhaps by the end of the year. Standing strong in the face of American pressure would play well to his hardline Likud Party.
"Bibi is doing what he should be doing," said Jerusalem bike shop owner Yitzchak Weiss, 66, referring to Netanyahu by his nickname. "I don't think (Obama) will throw us into the sea. America is our strongest ally. He can never erase that."
The radio in Weiss' bike shop was tuned to a local Jerusalem station. As he spoke, a broadcaster announced: "Mitt Romney — let's hope he wins."
"meine Ehre heisst Treue!" -- Wolff.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Dr. Pluss Accepts Party Leadership Position!
Several months ago, Dr. Jacques Anthony Reinhard Heydrich PLUSS was offered the leadership position of a new National Socialist organization, The National Socialist Party. This organization is founded upon the thinking of Adolf Hitler, and also will follow a cultural application of Heinrich Himmler's "SS Creed." It will be international in scope, with an American headquarters located, for now, in New Jersey. It adopts a "postmodern" approach to Natonal Socialism, and is forcefully centerd upon the notion that a World conspiracy of Jewish Plutocracy aims at domination of international politics, investment and economics. This Jewish Conspiracy must be stopped! The organization is overtly and unabashedly "antisemitic," in the commonplace understanding of that term.
This brief post is to announce that DR. PLUSS HAS ACCEPTED leadership of The National Socialist Party, effective September 20, 2012.
More details and information are soon to follow. 1488!
"meine Ehre heisst Treue!"
-- Wolff
This brief post is to announce that DR. PLUSS HAS ACCEPTED leadership of The National Socialist Party, effective September 20, 2012.
More details and information are soon to follow. 1488!
"meine Ehre heisst Treue!"
-- Wolff
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Happy Rosh Hashanah!
To all you good little Sheenies out there, Happy Rosh Hashanah! And while you all are hooting, and dancing, and having a real great New Year's shindig, keep the following in mind, 'kay? :
-- Think back to when your relatives stood, passively, on the edge of the killing pits at Babi Yar and took a "good one" in the back of the head for the attempted salvation of Western civilization!
-- Just imagine some of your parents or grandparents hopping off the transport trains in Sobibor, Treblinka, or some wonderful ghetto stop, as the SS doctors sorted you into different groups, to the marvelous snarling of attack dogs, the cracking of whips, and the sickening thuds of rifle butts coming into contact with skulls! Man, I wish I could'a been there in my snappy black SS--Totenkopf uniform to watch that spectacle! I was born a few decades too late!
-- Look around at your beloved co-religionists and bear in mind that "it might just happen again, somewhere, sometime." Doesn't that just make you want to howl with glee!
-- If you're not in Israel, make plans to get there (and stay) as soon as possible. The rest of us really don't want you, even if we pretend to! Besides, if you all go there, you might just weigh the place down enough that it'll fall into the sea!
-- Recall that you are NOT human beings, but you just look like humans. You carry syphillis, you engage in abhorent practices (like your method of circumcision), by 40 most of your women look like "meatballs" wearing jewels, your men menstruate, and you are all a bunch of "clever hounds" who will turn on anybody (including "your own") for profit or to save your own asses. You represent the penultimate example of selfishness! That's why less than a dozen camp guards could control masses of you with nothing more than a German shepherd and a semi-automatic weapon.
I could go on, but for now: yep, Happy New Year!
Wolff --
-- Think back to when your relatives stood, passively, on the edge of the killing pits at Babi Yar and took a "good one" in the back of the head for the attempted salvation of Western civilization!
-- Just imagine some of your parents or grandparents hopping off the transport trains in Sobibor, Treblinka, or some wonderful ghetto stop, as the SS doctors sorted you into different groups, to the marvelous snarling of attack dogs, the cracking of whips, and the sickening thuds of rifle butts coming into contact with skulls! Man, I wish I could'a been there in my snappy black SS--Totenkopf uniform to watch that spectacle! I was born a few decades too late!
-- Look around at your beloved co-religionists and bear in mind that "it might just happen again, somewhere, sometime." Doesn't that just make you want to howl with glee!
-- If you're not in Israel, make plans to get there (and stay) as soon as possible. The rest of us really don't want you, even if we pretend to! Besides, if you all go there, you might just weigh the place down enough that it'll fall into the sea!
-- Recall that you are NOT human beings, but you just look like humans. You carry syphillis, you engage in abhorent practices (like your method of circumcision), by 40 most of your women look like "meatballs" wearing jewels, your men menstruate, and you are all a bunch of "clever hounds" who will turn on anybody (including "your own") for profit or to save your own asses. You represent the penultimate example of selfishness! That's why less than a dozen camp guards could control masses of you with nothing more than a German shepherd and a semi-automatic weapon.
I could go on, but for now: yep, Happy New Year!
Wolff --
Friday, September 14, 2012
Dr. Pluss: A Nazi Affirmation via Karl Wolff III.
Dr. Jacques Anthony Reinhard Heydrich PLUSS simply wishes to note and, for his audience, to reaffirm that, in spite of any legal nonsense thrown his way, he has been, is now, and always will be a committed, fervent National Socialist, or if you will, a Nazi. For Dr. Pluss, the thinking of Adolf Hitler represents a prophetic vision which, unchanging and timeless, guides not only his own life, but also provides a clear and concise formula for the salvation of western civlization.
Furthermore, Dr. Pluss asserts his adherence to the Third Reich "SS Creed" as formulated by a prophet nearly as visionary as Hitler himself, that is, Third Reich Reichsfuhrer--SS Heinrich Himmler.
Working until recently under a pseudonym to guarantee his protection, Dr. Pluss was New Jersey State Leader of the (now seemingly defunct) "American National Socialist Party."
"Meine Ehre heisst Treue!"
for Dr. Pluss, Karl Wolff III --
Furthermore, Dr. Pluss asserts his adherence to the Third Reich "SS Creed" as formulated by a prophet nearly as visionary as Hitler himself, that is, Third Reich Reichsfuhrer--SS Heinrich Himmler.
Working until recently under a pseudonym to guarantee his protection, Dr. Pluss was New Jersey State Leader of the (now seemingly defunct) "American National Socialist Party."
"Meine Ehre heisst Treue!"
for Dr. Pluss, Karl Wolff III --
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Wolff's "Progress Report". Dr. Jacques Pluss's Battle of Berlin Volume and "Der Ewige Jude" Novella.
Jacques Pluss continues his research into the fine details of the Battle of Berlin, 1945, and expects to conclude that research some time in 2013. Then, the writing will begin. As is often the case, the Berlin project is taking much longer than expected -- although the work will be set as "historical fiction," Pluss, an author who has had intensive training in historical research, has insisted all along that the Berlin volume must be as historically accurate as possible. Consequently, Pluss has taken time to visit various archives in Germany and Switzerland, still has an immense syllabus of books, articles, and studies to plow through, and has had to acquire at least a working knowledge of (reading) basic Russian -- no easy task. Dr. Pluss plans to include in his book a good deal of action and information from the "Russian perspective," an approach not often used by American writers.
As a break from the Berlin research, Dr. Pluss recently started work on another project, tentatively entitled Der Ewige Jude after the majesterial propaganda film of the same name produced under the supervision of Dr. Josef Goebbels. In his short volume, however, Pluss plans on composing a fictional story about mistaken identities and child thievery in World War 2 Russia. In brief, his story-line centers upon the legal and emotional struggle of two sets of parents, one Russian Christian and the other Polish Jewish, over custody of a presumably Christian toddler at the end of World War 2. Who are the true parents of the little child? Did Jewish parents leave a child with a Russian couple in an attempt to save the child from German occupation forces in the early 1940's? If so -- and that must be proven, above all else -- did that child survive the War, or did it die, leaving the Jewish parents devastated? And did those parents then attempt to "steal" another tiny child, truly Russian in fact, from his/her parents in an attempt to assuage their guilt over abandoning their own kin? This story will make for an intense, emotionally charged detective tale taking place at a time of tremendous upheaval in eastern Europe. At this point, this project is in its infancy and Pluss cannot project any completion date for the short volume.
Both books will be marketed as e-volumes with a short-run of printed volumes for collectors, and will be published by Pluss's own publishing firm, Aargau Books LLC, established in 2004 primarily to publish Pluss's first novel, the lengthy Jumping Fences. An Artfully Crafted Madness (October, 2005) after two commercial publishers expressed interest in that work but insisted that it be greatly shortened or broken down into three separate volumes. Pluss believed the effectiveness of his book would be compromised by such a move, so he established his own publishing firm to publish it the way he wanted. Jumping Fences is still available through Barnes and Noble, Overstock.com, Amazon.com, and, in e-book form, through Google Books. Recently, an individual signed volume of Jumping Fences, already considered "rare," was being advertized by an internet used book dealer for $74.95.
-- Wolff.
As a break from the Berlin research, Dr. Pluss recently started work on another project, tentatively entitled Der Ewige Jude after the majesterial propaganda film of the same name produced under the supervision of Dr. Josef Goebbels. In his short volume, however, Pluss plans on composing a fictional story about mistaken identities and child thievery in World War 2 Russia. In brief, his story-line centers upon the legal and emotional struggle of two sets of parents, one Russian Christian and the other Polish Jewish, over custody of a presumably Christian toddler at the end of World War 2. Who are the true parents of the little child? Did Jewish parents leave a child with a Russian couple in an attempt to save the child from German occupation forces in the early 1940's? If so -- and that must be proven, above all else -- did that child survive the War, or did it die, leaving the Jewish parents devastated? And did those parents then attempt to "steal" another tiny child, truly Russian in fact, from his/her parents in an attempt to assuage their guilt over abandoning their own kin? This story will make for an intense, emotionally charged detective tale taking place at a time of tremendous upheaval in eastern Europe. At this point, this project is in its infancy and Pluss cannot project any completion date for the short volume.
Both books will be marketed as e-volumes with a short-run of printed volumes for collectors, and will be published by Pluss's own publishing firm, Aargau Books LLC, established in 2004 primarily to publish Pluss's first novel, the lengthy Jumping Fences. An Artfully Crafted Madness (October, 2005) after two commercial publishers expressed interest in that work but insisted that it be greatly shortened or broken down into three separate volumes. Pluss believed the effectiveness of his book would be compromised by such a move, so he established his own publishing firm to publish it the way he wanted. Jumping Fences is still available through Barnes and Noble, Overstock.com, Amazon.com, and, in e-book form, through Google Books. Recently, an individual signed volume of Jumping Fences, already considered "rare," was being advertized by an internet used book dealer for $74.95.
-- Wolff.
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