Jews, Arabs, an Tuvans: it is better to be free of besotting, conflicting religions that to be subject to it, and you may not have a choice.

The Russian Republic of Tuva has no standing army; no image of its small police force appears on Google; it has no wealth lusted after by any nation;  its religions seek no converts and no one seeks to convert its people; it is at peace.

 This 2013 story -- pretty interesting -- is the latest and most awful news story of violence in Tuva.    Would that Gazans could say he same.

In case of murder of the Tuva athlete Chechen oola Mongush new person involved: the former deputy of parliament of Tuva is detained Investigators of the Tuva SK suspect the former deputy of the Supreme Hural of "Parliament" of Tuva Roman Mongush of murder of athlete Chechen oola Mongush which body was found in forest area on June 18.

"Indications of the man raised doubts as the victim perfectly knew wrestling and self-defense receptions (It was the master of sports of the International class on free-style wrestling, from 14 years was engaged in wrestling - a comment of Sibnovosti). Thanks to competently held investigative and operational search events the new proofs testifying to commission of crime by a group of persons" were got - is spoken in the message.
Now on suspicion in murder of the athlete one more person involved Roman Mongush, the former deputy of the Supreme Hural of the Republic of Tuva is detained, transfers the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation on RT.
Both suspects are detained now. 

Let's remind, on June 9 40-year-old Chechen ool Mongush entered into a judiciary board on tournament on national wrestling Huresh. After competitions home didn't return.
On this fact of SU of SKR across Tuva brought criminal case according to p.1 Art. 105 of the criminal code of Russian Federation (murder). On June 18 on suspicion in murder of the athlete the 23-year-old inhabitant of the village Seserlig of the Pius-Hemsky region of Tuva, working as a tabunshchik was detained. It gave evidences that between it and the athlete who, according to him, was in an alcohol intoxication, there was a conflict; as a result the suspect strangled Mongush a switch then took out a body to the wood.

 

Here's the champion wrestler who was strangled to death by a whip, and the village he came from:

Here are some current images of Tuva:

Cursed is the land 

besotted by conflicting religions: 

 especially if  the religions each traces its origin

 to the murderous, mad Prophet Abraham.

Here are images from Gaza posted in the last 24 hours:

What is it about the madness engendered by being attacked

that Israeli and Gazans don't understand?

9/ll -- proportionately a tiny injury to the U.S. body politic -- whipped Americans into a murderous frenzy from which they are only now recovering.  Should anyone expect better from Gazans or Israeli?

Here is an article posted by The Guardian yesterday:

The people of Gaza are facing the bloody consequences of Israel's dramatic escalation of the 10-day conflict and Hamas's intransigence in the face of mounting calls for a ceasefire. As Israel pressed ahead with a ground offensive in Gaza on Saturday morning, the death toll of Palestinians rose above 300, many of them children.

Here is an article posted by Liberté Algérie yesterday:

Plus belliqueux que jamais, plus provocant qu’il ne l’a été jusqu’ici, Benyamin Netanyahu multiplie ostensiblement les préparatifs pour une opération terrestre de grande envergure contre les deux millions de Palestiniens emmurés dans l’enclave de Gaza, soumis depuis sept jours à des frappes incessantes et de plus en plus meurtrières. [Google translation:  More belligerent than ever, more challenging than it has been so far, Benjamin Netanyahu multiplies ostensibly preparations for a ground operation against the large two million Palestinians in the walled enclave of Gaza, subjected for seven days to incessant strikes and increasingly deadly.

Jeremiah 8:11

"Therefore I will give their wives to others, Their fields to new owners; Because from the least even to the greatest Everyone is greedy for gain; From the prophet even to the priest Everyone practices deceit. 11"They heal the brokenness of the daughter of My people superficially, Saying, 'Peace, peace,' But there is no peace. 12"Were they ashamed because of the abomination they had done? They certainly were not ashamed, And they did not know how to blush; Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; At the time of their punishment they shall be brought down," Says the LORD.…

Chant by Cambodians in the Pol Pot Killing Fields, friends and relatives murdered on all sides of them:

Hatred never ceases by hatred,

but by love alone is healed;

This is a great and eternal law. 

America is a warrior country.  A founding Father:

Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace-- but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!

Many a Palestinian and many an Israeli seem, from here, to share Patrick Henry's passionate preference for death to submission.


 I want from me the Cambodian chant, if ever I am attacked; and I don't expect, yet, to be able to deliver it.  Hard lesson to learn, even on a far-off Island in the Middle of the Pacific Ocean.

I will know why we human animals, alone amongst all the animals in the world, slaughter one another with a passion unsurpassed.  

Elephants don't do it; whales don't do it, panthers don't do it. Mice, overcrowded, don't do it.

 Do we kill unstintingly only because we can?  Only because we know we'll produce more of us than we kill?  Because of our great passion for producing more and more of us?   

 I will know why we do what we do by my 90th birthday.  If you know already, please tell.