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In 1904, a Greek American named Ion Hanford Perdicaris is captured by a Muslim warlord named Ahmed Raisuni, President Theodore Roosevelt sends warships to North Africa with the warning, “Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead.”
120 years later, after 8 months of Americans being held hostage by Hamas, State Dept spokesman Matthew Miller uploaded a video of himself pleading with Islamic terrorists to accept a deal that leaves them in power.
It’s time for Hamas to accept the three-phase proposal @POTUS outlined on Friday and alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian people. pic.twitter.com/Ue0l7AgYjn
— Matthew Miller (@StateDeptSpox) June 5, 2024
Miller, the representative of a world power, pleads with Hamas to accept the deal that gives the terror group almost everything it previously demanded.
What a contrast with Secretary of State John Hay declaring, “This government wants Perdicaris alive or Raisuni dead.”
Roosevelt and Hay were making a larger point, beyond whether Perdicaris even merited American protection, which was that America was a great power and was not to be trifled with.
Consider this video of Miller and decide whether that’s the message being sent today.
Cheryl Barker says
One can almost hear GWB’s voice echoing down the decades about “Islam being one of the world’s great religions,” rather than a vicious cult of psychopaths who revel in death more than life. Keep pleading with the savages, Matthew! Miller even made a video of his whimpering and mewling? Another disgrace for a dying republic!
Domenic Pepe says
On 9/11 George W. Bush declared that ” Islam is a religion of peace.” Which is a blatant outrageous historical falsehood.
Then Bush did everything in his power to aid all Saudi “Royal” family members in the USA to get out of the USA without any investigation of their complicity and actions in helping the depraved Islamic terrorists that attacked America on 9/11.
The Saudi “Royal” family and the other “Royal” Islamic OPEC scum and the Iranian Ayatollahs have been blackmailing America for more than 50 years, and promoting Islamic hatred and violence and terrorism against all non-Moo–Slums. They are the real enemies of American and humanity.
And the elite oligarchical political ruling class in America care nothing of US working and middle class citizens.
Biden and the democrat party care nothing about the American and Israeli hostages being tortured by Hamas.
Biden and his administration are as depraved and psychopathic and murderous and berserk as the Islamic scum.
Jan VI says
Yes, and let’s not forget that Trump’s energy policies made the USA energy independent, until the asses elected/installed the donkeys!
RS says
The USA was indeed a Super Power under Trump. He leveled out the Free trade so that other countries weren’t taking advantage of the U.S. and he also made us energy Independent. America has more oil and shale oil than Saudi Arabia….we were blessed with ultimate resources, and should never have to depend on the foreign countries that hate us.
Algorithmic Analyst says
Wow. What a moronic proposal.
Jeff Bargholz says
Especially considering all the hostages have been dead for a long time. I hate to write that but we all know it’s true.
arnold ahlert says
Ever notice that progressives have become everything they used to hate?
Jeff Bargholz says
“In 1904, a Greek American named Ion Hanford Perdicaris is captured by a Muslim warlord named Ahmed Raisuni, President Theodore Roosevelt sends warships to North Africa with the warning, “Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead.”’
Hollywood sure gave Raisuni a favor when they casted the dashing Sean Connery as him in “The Wind and the Lion.” My mother said that. “Sean Connery was so dashing in that movie.” And she hates everybody except good looking guys.
It’s a really cool movie even though it’s historically inaccurate, to say the least. Sean Connery as Raisuni, Brian Kieth as Theodore Roosevelt, Candace Bergan, Geoffrey Lewis, Steve Kanaley, what a great cast. I strongly recommend it. When the Steve Kanaley character leads the US Marines to free the hostages you’ll cheer as they kill the camel jockeys.
Luonne Dumak says
No more U.S $ going to rebuild Gaza or feed them. Let the Muslim Counties take care of them. Get the mnoey from the 3 HAMAS leaders that have billions of dollars in their bank accounts. 2 live in Gatar and 1 in England.
Steve58 says
Xiden basically wants to reward the terrorists in Gaza for their unspeakable massacre of Jews. He is a despicable man, or should I say Obama is a despicable man. There must be a very painful, costly, price paid for taking Americans hostage. Rewarding Gazans for barbarism is insane.
SPURWING PLOVER says
What kind of Deals are they making with Ham-A**? maybe a few pallets of Cash?
TruthLaser says
A statue of Theodore Roosevelt would be better than Joe Biden as president. However, TR statues are no longer safe in Biden’s America. The relationship between the statue and Biden is analogous to the baby and the ruler in several dozen stories, such as Moses, Oedipus, Jesus, Cyrus, Perseus, Zeus and others. The baby is supposed to be killed to remove a threat to power.
SPURWING PLOVER says
Roosevelt was a Hunter, Solder and Conservationists and established Americas fist Wildlife Refuge(Prlical Island)he would fit in with the new age Eco-Freaks sitting in Trees and Blocking Highways
RS says
The IDF continues to operate in Rafah. So far their troops have discovered a minimum of 84 tunnels from Rafah and Egypt, including the destruction of the terror tunnels. The IDF continues to find bodies of the victims from the October 7 massacre as it navigates through Rafah.
The IDF concluded the GAZA operation and left the Strip, and is preparing for where they will go. next. While the world screamed “genocide”. the IDF was busy handing out leaflets in Northern Gaza urging civilians to leave the safe zone.
Global hypocrisy never takes a break. The POTUS delivered a shameful speech in which he exposed the administration’s total lack of competency when it comes to Israel, Hamas, and Israel’s fight for survival as a nation. Biden’s plan is that Israel retreats and Hamas continues to rule over Gaza indefinitely.
The Israeli hostages are the only bargaining chips Hamas has. The terrorists are aware that the minute all the hostages are released, Israel can complete the job and remedy the situation. All the pressure goes on Israel to give up, while keeping Hamas OPERATIONAL.
When terrorists like Hamas support the plan…..you know its a terrible plan.
CTripps says
Eight months?
What about the 330 million Americans held captive by an illegitmate government in occupied territory here in the US?
Chaya says
Fog of BS. I am not hearing that Israel agreed to this deal. Yes, it was said to BE their deal but then it wasn’t. So pleading with Hamas seems moot.
Plus all that has been found, with one exception, is dead tortured bodies of hostages. BTW, the “Palestinian people” held hostages in their homes and participated in 10/7….so please no more fake sob stories about them.
Martina Vaslovik says
The hostages are all dead and Hamas are laughing up their sleeves at us.