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Is there no end to the devilish plots designed by the devious Zionists? I ask only after discovering a dastardly plan, so cunning even a cunning graduate from the University of Cunning who majored in the Cunning Protocols of the Elders of Zion would struggle to grasp its cunningness. I refer to Pepsi Cola. You might have thought that this product was a simple lipsmackin' thirstquenchin' acetastin' motivatin' goodbuzzin' cooltalkin' highwalkin' fastlivin' evergivin' coolfizzin innocent drink - but no, it turns, out according to Egyptian Cleric Hazem Abu Ismail, Pepsi is a front for funding the state of Israel! See the video here. Who would have thought it Surely not anyone with even the vaguest grasp of reality. And yet..... Exhibit 1; The name. When you think about it, or least if you think about it the way the esteemed cleric does, it all becomes apparent. Pepsi stands for 'Pay Every Penny Saving Israel'. Speaking on Al Nas TV he explains to the faithful; Do you know what the word "Pepsi" means? Pepsi as in P-E-P-S-I . The first P stands for "Pay." E stands for "Every." The third letter stands for "Penny." A penny means any small coin you receive and don't know what to do with. Pay it to "Saving" I - "Israel." Just in case that wasn't clear enough for us, the learned one continues; "They took the first letter of each word - "Pay Every Penny Saving Israel" - and they formed the word "Pepsi." When you pay , you are saving Israel." It's not as if he's a lone nutter ranting away to an audience of like minded green ink writing loons. No, many people are joined in the fight against this dastardly plot. Indeed across the Arabic world you can find people who believe and propagate this startling revelation. You might think this is the product of sections of societies which have failed to move on, which are closed to the ways of the wider world, which translate so few books into their own language that they are oblivious to how things really work. On the other hand, you might think Pepsi stands for Pay Every Penny Saving Israeli, And that Coke stands for Crush Only Kibbutz Employees.Cheers. blogs.news.sky.com...
Originally posted by Crakeur
the basis of this so called zionist plot is an acronym? seriously? when I was a kid, we joked about adidas standing for all day I dream about sex. adidas must be some sinister corporation who's goal is to turn us all into a bunch of sex minded fiends.
Pepsin is an enzyme that is released by the chief cells in the stomach and that degrades food proteins into peptides.
Originally posted by Bunken Drum
the cleric in question is imo mistaken. However, he is right in that some portion of any money spent on Pepsi, or indeed any US owned franchise, is paid in tax to the US govt. who use some of that tax to fund & arm Israel.
Is it a "Zionist Plot"? I suspect that to some participants, it could well be, but that pales into insignificance besides the real importance of Israel to the USA: by far the most crucial reason to support Israel is the need for an unsinkable base of military operations, as insurance against any potential take over of Middle-Eastern oil.
Originally posted by Bunken Drum
The state of Israel would not exist were it not for US support. If Israel had to buy arms without that 75% of aid to spend on them, they'd have been bankrupt years ago.
It also makes no difference which other countries receive US aid to the basic premise that the USA does indeed support Israel. Thus to that extent, the cleric is right that buying Pepsi does, in a small way, contribute to Israel's survival.
Is the USA selling advanced military aircraft & equipment to Egypt, et al.? No.
Originally posted by Bunken Drum
reply to post by mmiichaelOh? & how many mortal enemies does the predominantly Muslim Egypt, in a predominantly Muslim region, have? How about Israel?
Originally posted by Bunken Drum
how many mortal enemies does the predominantly Muslim Egypt, in a predominantly Muslim region, have? How about Israel?
Lets also be clear tho that the USA supports Egypt as part of the same strategy. The Suez Canal is vital to the oil trade, which is vital to the US$s position as world reserve currency.
Then again, it wouldn't be the 1st time that the USA had supported, even armed, both sides of a conflict, so keeping Israel secure but not so much that they can do without Washington is right in keeping...
Well, that I did not know. In light of the US position over the Suez Crisis tho, it does make perfect sense: both Israel & Egypt fully armed against each other & anyone else, whilst dependant on the USA = a detent favourable to US policy.
tanks used by Egypt (Abrams) are manifactured in US, helicopters used by Egypt (Apachee) are also American. I do not mention F-16
An assertion that ought to demonstrate just how precarious Israel's position is. Or does anybody want to assert that its all 'let by-gones be by-gones' between countries that share a border & were @war within living memory?
Egypt is perhaps Israel's closest partner in the Middle East
What would you call the Palastinians? 1st Nations Israelis? Aboriginal Israelites? Their country is called Palestine, the fact that most of it has been conquered & is now Israel hasn't changed the name of what's left.
. Egypt and Israel have a common problem - the so called Palestinians
I think Egypt has no enemies that could actually occupy such a large country, nor any that would be stupid enough to risk the wrath of the whole world in threatening trade through the Suez Canal.
Do you really think Egypt has no potential enemies?
Well, IDK why exactly, but I could have a guess...
While on the subject, can you explain why after Egypt tried to destroy Israel, lost the Gaza, and Israel tried to return, they declined?
I don't know if any of this has to do with the amount of Pepsi being consumed in the region