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Ask JTF for Sunday, August 24, 2008.

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Daniel:
The web sites CAMERA (Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America), FLAME (Facts & Logic About the Middle East), and Honest Reporting are extremely critical of the mainstream media and expose how much anti-Israel bias there is and attempts to correct and set the record straight on the biased and inaccurate stories against Israel. Are you familiar with these web sites and do you think these sites go far enough in criticizing the mainstream media and defending Israel?

Daniel

2honest:
Hello Chaim,

what was the role of Jimmy Carter and the American administration during the toppling of the Shah of Iran and the Islamic Revolution in the late 1970s?

Thanks as always,
2honest

Zelhar:
Shalom rav Chaim,

I think that the pharmaceutical and the health industries are examples that some times capitalism don´t achieve the best results. For example the pharma corporations spend more on advertising than on R&D, a complete waste of money that result in higher cost for the consumer.

Moreover because Corporations are only interested in profit they may chose to develop a new treatment to an already treatable disease, or spend their research on AIDS which is preventable, rather than do a research to cure a rare and fatal disease.

I think that the state should contract companies to do R&D and the resulting rights would then belong to the state, who will again contract companies to produce and supply the drugs. Of course they would not be allowed to advertise drugs.

The result is that all the taxpayers will share the burden of the R&D but then if someone has cancer he won´t have to spend 5,000$ on a pill, rather the 00.5$ that is the actual cost to produce it.

What is your opinion ?

Gimatria:
Dear Chaim,
one of my favorite stories that you told many many years ago on the QPTV program involved your antics as a youth, when you entered a museum with a coke can (in reality filled with a potent acid). As I recall, this museum was hosting a soviet art exhibit and you used your lethal beverage to make headlines - one of your many heroic actions done to help free Jews from behind the iron curtain. Was this your plan from the beginning? What repercussions did you face at this young age? Was the Rabbi, Gibor Doreinu, HaRAv Meir Kahane (Zecher tzadik li'vracha) involved? I don't recall the details (I think you told the story in 2001) - I was wondering if you could recount this story for us in your usual vibrant detail - I am sure newer members will find it inspiring, and older listeners like me will revel in the retelling.
Toda Raba, Chaim.
Gilad

Haim_Ben_Shimon_3JFB:
Shalom Dear Chaim,

Mexicans in the kitchen are starting to [censored] me off they think they could do anything and get away with everything. Today i almost got into a fight with one of them because he wet me with a hose claiming that i threw bread at him. what do u think is a right thing to do. Should i report him or something or make some fire in the place so if police come they could arrest this idiot because he is illegal. What is your opinion of Jews owning restaurants who train and hire these idiots. i spoke to some people on top of this and it seems to me that they are afraid to loose the main cooker and that although he is illegal he is worth more for a business than me just a "waiter". i told them that if i get fired because of this reason i will report him and i don't care what damage does it make for the business this is a Jewish place after all there should not be any Mexicans working for any food business, they are disgusting people.
                                                                                                                Todah, Respectfully Chaim

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