PANSTWO IZRAEL I JEGO GLOWNY WROG

Mamy nowy konflikt na Bliskim Wschodzie, dokladnie miedzy Izraelem a Palestynczykami (i Hamasem) w strefie Gazy. Byc moze dla wielu jest to zaskakujace, ale najwiekszym wrogiem panstwa Izrael nie sa Arabowie, ani tez Iran, ale sami ortodoksyjni Zydzi, ktorzy najpierw byli przeciwni utworzeniu panstwa Izrael, a pozniej, az do teraz, domagali sie, i nadal domagaja, jego unicestwienia. Ortodoksyjni Zydzi okreslaja sie mianem Ludu Izraela, ktory istnieje ponad 2000 lat. Wedlug nich, Lud Izraela, ma swoja szczegolna i zasadnicza nature, ktorej zrodlem jest Tora. Twierdza oni, ze bez Tory, Lud Izraela nie istnieje, a ktokolwiek zaprzecza naukom Tory, nie jest juz czlonkiem Ludu Izraela. Syjonizm, ktory istnieje dopiero panad sto lat, jest wedlug nich zaprzeczeniem Tory, bo stara sie zastapic duchowe pojecie Ludu Izraela materialistycznym i ziemskim pojeciem narodu, i posiadaniem instytucji panstwa i armi. W doktrynie Syjonizmu jest wyraznie zaznaczona zmiana natury i charakteru Ludu Izraela i zastapienie jej materialistycznym pojeciem narodu. Ortodoksyjni Zydzi uwazaja panstwo Izrael i jego armie za nieszczescie Ludu Izraela, kiedy Syjonisci, tworcy panstwa Izrael, stoja na przeciwnym biegunie, bo samo panstwo Izrael i jego armia sa wedlug nich zbawieniem Ludu Izraela. Sam Lud Izraela jest przeciwny panstwu izraelskiemu z czterech powodow:
1) Tzw. Panstwo Izrael jest diametralnie sprzeczne z natura Ludu Izraela. Lud Izraela mogl miec swoje panstwo tylko ponad 2000 lat temu, kiedy Izrael cieszyl sie blogoslawienstwem Stworcy, i w przyszlosci, kiedy chwala Stworcy zostanie przywrocona Izraelowi i calemu swiatu, i caly swiat bedzie mu sluzyl. Instytucja panstwa ziemskiego jest przeciwna naukom Tory i nie moze zastapic duchowego zbawienia zbawieniem ktore oferuje materialistyczne panstwo.
2) Tora zabrania zakonczenia wygnania Zydow poprzez utworzenia swieckiego panstwa Izrael, nawet jezeli to panstwo przestrzega innych zasad Tory, jako ze powstanie z wygnania jest zabronione i Zydzi musza pozostac pod rzadami innych narodow swiata jak jest to opisane w ksiedze VAYOEL MOSHE. Jezeli Zydzi narusza ten zakaz, Bog spusci na nich sroga kare.
3) Wszystkie czyny syjonistow sa sprzeczne z Wiara i Tora. Fundamentem Wiary i Tory Izraela jest to ze Tora zostala objawiona z niebios, i wedlug niej jest nagroda dla tych ktorzy jej przestrzegaja, i kara dla tych ktorzy naruszaja jej nakazy. Wszyscy czlonkowie Ludu Izraela musza przestrzegac Tore, i ci ktorzy ja naruszaja, przestaja byc czescia kongregacji Ludu Izraela.
4) Oprocz tego ze Syjonisci sami nie przestrzegaja nakazow Tory, to jeszcze robia wszystko co w ich mocy by inni nie przestrzegali tejze Tory, a ich twierdzenia of wolnosci religi sa klamstwem jako ze Syjonisci walcza z Wiara Izraela.
Tak wiec w przekonaniu Zydow ortodoksyjnych, panstwo Izrael jest wystepkiem przeciwko Torze i Bogu, i powinno zostac unicestwione. Zydzi ortodoksyjni twierdza, ze Panstwo Izrael jest prowokacja tak jak byly nia akty Syjonistow w czasie II wojny swiatowej. Strona wydawana przez organizacje Zydow ortodoksyjnych, pod nazwa Neturei Karta International/Jews Against Zionism ( www.nkusa.org/AboutUs/Zionism/opposition/cfm )   twierdzi ze Syjonisci prowokuja anty-semityzm a pozniej przedstawiaja siebie jako zbawcow. Powyzsza strona podaje wypowiedzi Syjonistow w czasie II wojny swiatowej, kiedy nazisci domagali sie okupu za wypuszczenie Zydow. Jeden z przywodcow syjonistycznych, Greenbaum, odpowiedzial "jedna krowa w Palestynie jest warta wiecej niz wszyscy Zydzi w Polsce", a inny, Weitzman stwierdzil: "Najwazniejsza czesc Zydow jest juz na ziemi Izraela, a ci ktorzy zostali, sa niewazni".
W czasie kiedy panstwo Izrael zorganizowalo w styczniu w obozie w Oswiecimiu ceremonie upamietniajaca wyzwolenie obozu, w Berlinie spotkali sie rabini ktorzy protestowali fakt zorganizowania ceremoni w Oswiecimiu przez 69 politykow z Izraela. Rabinowie w Berlinie okreslili jako odrazajace to ze ceremonie w Oswiecimiu zorganizowali przedstawiciele panstwa Izrael ktorego zalozyciele odmowili ratowania Zydow kiedy Holocaust byl przeprowadzany przez nazistow niemieckich. Interesujace, prawda?

Janusz Andrzejewski jest adwokatem praktykujacym w metropoli nowojorskiej, i piszacym na prawne i inne wazne tematy spoleczne. Mozesz skontaktowac sie z nim telefonicznie (212) 634-4250 albo przez e-mail: janusz@januszandrzejewski.com

WOJNA LEWACTWA Z KONSERWATYZMEM I TANIE CHWYTY MARKETINGOWE POLSKICH PORTALI INTERNETOWYCH

Jestem zmeczony juz wchodzac na jakikolwiek polski portal internetowy, badz otwierajac polskie gazety i czasopisma. No bo coz tam w dzialach wiadomosci z Polski i polskiej polityki znalezc mozna, oprocz zaangazowanych atakow lewakow na konserwatystow, a konserwatystow na lewakow? Lewakow straszacych Kaczynskim i Macierewiczem i wyolbrzymiajacych problemy kosciola katolickiego i jego grzechy, a konserwatystow weszacych konspiracje Putina, masoneri, zydowstwa, i skupiajacych sie na niebezpieczenstwach ideologi "gender". Poszczegolne gazety i czasopisma przescigaja sie w zaangazowanym dziennikarstwie, ktore dziennikarstwem juz nie jest, kiedy ci pseudo dziennikarze zajmuja sie tworzeniem wiadomosci (tak jak to robi z jednej strony "Gazeta Wyborcza" czy portal "gazeta.pl a z drugiej "Gazeta Polska i niezalezna.pl.) badz dostarczaniem obrazu Polski i swiata pod swoje kopyto. Majac do czynienia z wojujacym pseudo dziennikarstwem, zrezygnowalem juz dawno z kupowania polskojezycznych gazet i czasopism, bo nie zamierzam sponorowac "robienia wiadomosci" zamiast ich rzetelnego dostarczania. Zreszta, swoj obraz swiata i wiadomosci czerpie z angielskich, amerykanskich, hiszpanskich czy francuskich gazet ale czytam od czasu do czasu wiadomosci z Polski na nieodplatnych polskich portalach internetowych, ktore szablonowo, jeden za drugim, oferuja durne tytuly nastawione na wciagniecie czytelnika do klikniecia na denna nazwe artykulu typu: "Jest decyzja Tuska w sprawie tasm" albo "Kaczynski juz wie co zrobi", czy tez "Lewandowski podjal decyzje w sprawie decyzji". Panowie, klikniecia kliknieciami, ale prosze o wiecej solidnosci dziennikarskiej albo kreatywnosci marketingowej. Przyjrzyjcie sie prosze BBC i jej portalowi internetowemu, czy tez wydaniom internetowym brytyjskich gazet "Guardian" czy "Telegraph", hiszpanskiemu "El Pais" czy "El Mundo" badz francuskiemu "Le Monde" czy "Le Figaro". Ich wydania internetowe sa nieodplatne, takze potrzebuja klikniec, ale zadna z tych renomowanych gazet nie znizy sie w swoich wydaniach internetowych do tworzenia durnych tytulow majacych wciagac czytelnikow do klikniecia w psedo-tajemniczy i intelektualnie denny tytul. Prosze okazac wiecej szacunku, nie tylko czytelnikowi, ale i sobie...

Janusz Andrzejewski jest adwokatem praktykujacym w metropoli nowojorskiej i piszacym na tematy prawne i inne wazne tematy spoleczne. Mozesz skontaktowac sie z nim telefonicznie (212) 634-4250 albo przez e-mail: janusz@januszandrzejewski.com

WORLD CUP 2014: GERMANY DESERVEDLY BASKS IN CHAMPIONS GLORY, AGAIN

Germany won the world cup in football (or soccer, if you prefer the American English terminology) again, after having taken the twenty-four year sabbatical from the duties of reigning world champion. I still remember Euro 2000, at which Germany was unable to win even one single match in the group stage. But the Germans are not about falling into despair or counting just for heavens' help while dealing with any crisis. The German Football Association immediately came up with a program of reform, which consequently was followed and brought consecutive semifinals (or more) at major football tournaments (world cups and European Championships) starting with World Cup 2006 (2002 World Cup final was rather an accident than a product of the reform). And now, after fourteen years of hard and methodical work, they reached the pinnacle, thanks to creative thinking of people responsible for coming up with the visionary program of developing young players, stemming from various ethnic groups of nowadays Germany. It is no longer the Die Mannschaft of old, as built by Sepp Herberger and Helmut Schoen, with boring and methodical football allowing to grind the wins out thanks to the Teutonic "never die" attitude. It is no longer the brilliant technically and tactically new Germany of early years under Jogi Loew (and Jurgen Klinsmann in 2006), going eventually soft, and being beaten by Italy (like in semifinals of World Cup 2006 and Euro 2012) or by Spain (final of Euro 2008 and semifinal of World Cup 2010). This Germany, at World Cup 2014, was able to finally bridge the quick passing game (called here and there "quickie-taka"), characterized by high level of technical and tactical skills, with the old "never die" attitude, recovered in the matches against Ghana, USA, Algeria and France. And then, they put it all together against the weak Brazil, and we had to witness the "Mineirazo" (from the name of the stadium in Bello Horizonte which will be known as the place of the biggest collapse in the history of football) pushing away the Maracanazo into the ancient history annals, and itself entering the folklore of the modern world football. Argentina played very smart football in the final, attempting to liquidate all pockets of space between the lines of midfield and defense, yet eventually they were worn out in the overtime, and unable to hold tight spaces any longer, having in addition one day less for recovery than the Germans. Without having Di Maria, who could accelerate and create holes in German defense, it was only up to Messi to try to make the runs at German defense. And Messi did try to do so on his tired legs, and scared Hummels immensely on occasions by decelerating and accelerating, yet it was not to be. Germany had too many assets at their disposal, their bench was full of players who were not only equal to those who started the match, but even better in certain aspects (like Andre Schurrle or Mario Goetze). Argentina, did not have such riches at their disposal, and their coach Alejandro Sabella brought on not fully fit Aguero for tiring Lavezzi - otherwise having a good game - and colorless Palacios, for unlucky Higuain, the man who let Argentina down with his infamous miss. It seems, Messi has not surpassed Maradona yet in the pantheon of the greats, and the time is running out for him. But Messi, if he plays economically, might have another two world cups in him, although, Argentina (responsible for providing Messi's supporting cast) seems to have entered now the barren years, after the five world titles they collected in under 20 tournaments (from 1995 to 2007), thanks to program instituted in the 1990-s by Jose Pekerman. But Pekerman is gone, now coaching the brilliant Colombia, and Argentina stopped producing the great players they were known for between 1995 and 2008 (when they won under 23 Olympic final in Beijing). This Argentina was the oldest team in World Cup 2014, and unless there is a new wave of players coming in, they might have to wait for another generation to lead them to a world cup final.

Janusz Andrzejewski is a New York City based attorney, writing on legal and other community important subjects. You may reach him by telephone (212) 634-4250 or through e-mail: janusz@januszandrzejewski.com

WORLD CUP: SHOULD ARGENTINA BEAT GERMANY, MESSI WOULD SURPASS MARADONA AND PELE

We cannot measure the talent, level of technical skills and individual accolades achieved by the footballers such as Maradona, Pele and Messi. We can try instead to compare the achievements of the teams in which they played, the strengths of the teams against whom they were competing and the quality of the supporting players in their own teams, as well as our stars' impact on their own teams, through decisive plays and goals, through creative vision exhibited. The highest amount of trophies with national team won Pele with Brazil. Yet Pele played in such strong national team of Brazil that one cannot say that he was indispensable to Brazil to win the championship. During the 1958 tournament, when Brazil won the first title, 17 year old Pele wasn't even the Brazil's best player. He had around the best player of the World Cup 1958: Didi, as well as such greats as Vava, Garrincha, Altafini, Zagallo, Nilton Santos and Djalma Santos. In World Cup 1962 Pele was injured, in a second group match against Czechoslovakia, and didn't play further, instead he had to watch Garrincha, the best player of World Cup 1962, to lead Brazil to their second world title. Again, in World Cup 1970 played in Mexico, Brazil was so full of talented players, that one cannot say that it was Pele whose impact was indispensable to the Brazilian third world title. Having around such players as Jairzinho, Tostao, Rivelino, Gerson, Clodoaldo, Carlos Alberto, Brito, Piazza, or Everaldo did not put much pressure on Pele. His task was easy and he did not have to deal with major stress accompanying for example Maradona, or Messi and Neymar in their world cup campaigns. The proof is in that famous Carlos Alberto's goal (after a series of moves and passes between seven Brazilian players) of the final match of World Cup 1970, stamping the Brazil's win over Italy. Pele did not have to dribble through whole defenses of opponents like Maradona did in World Cup 1986 in Mexico (against England, then Belgium). Otherwise, Pele's Brazil did not have as strong opponents as Argentina did in World Cup 1986, which they won, and World Cup 1990, which they lost to Germany on a hugely controversial penalty. Also, Maradona did not have such support as Pele always had. With their clubs, Pele won Libertadores Cup and the Intercontinental Cup, yet again he had stars in his Santos team. Maradona was not so successful with his clubs, yet he had more competition as he left for Europe, after playing in Argentina for a weak club Argentinos Juniors and then for a year at Boca Juniors. Maradona's two years at Barcelona, Spain were not successful either as he only won Copa del Rey, but one has to say that he was injured for long spells of time. Only with Napoli in Serie A he was relatively successful by winning Serie A in 1987 and 1990 and being twice Serie A runner up, and adding to collection UEFA Cup. He managed to do it all in the time when Serie A was at its peak and was the strongest league in the world, and AC Milan was the best team in the world, and Inter and Juventus were not far behind. Maradona on a weekly basis had to play against Van Basten, Gullit, Rijkard, Baresi, Maldini, Donadoni, Matthaus, Klinsmann, Bhreme, Zico, Platini, Cabrini, Rush, Laudrup, Roberto Baggio, Schillaci, It seems that Maradona played in a much tougher environment than Pele, who never was brave enough to take on a challenge of playing in European best leagues, against better defenses of European teams, more sophisticated tactically, and better athletically than those in Pele's native Brazil. Consequently, Maradona until now was the greatest player, with Pele behind, followed by Johan Cruyff , Garrincha and Zinedine Zidane. And here comes Lionel Messi, the player with the ball glued to his feet while running at highest speeds (Pele and Maradona were slow in comparison to Messi and in their dribbling they relied mostly on control of the ball and body moves ) , shattering goal-scoring records, who achieved in club football everything - neither Maradona, Pele nor Zidane can compare to his achievements with their clubs. Only Alfredo di Stefano, Johan Cruyff and Franz Beckenbauer achieved so much (or perhaps more) with their club teams. Of course, Messi is not finished yet. In World Cup 2006 Argentina was so rich in talent (that it should have won the title except for that tactical mistake of Pekerman who took his playmaker Juan Ramon Riquelme  off the pitch while leading 2:0, allowing Germany to make a comeback and to advance to semifinals) that there was no place for 19-year-old Messi, in World Cup 2010, Messi was quite good, but Argentina was handicapped by the worst coach in history, Diego Maradona himself, and Argentina again was knocked out in quarterfinals by Germany. Now, after club season when Messi was trapped by recurring injuries, he does not run so much with the ball, he is much more economical in his game, plays deeper as the real playmaker of the old times, yet when he is needed, he delivers. He led Argentina unbeaten in qualifications to this world cup. Now, in Brazil, his goals against Bosnia and Iran were decisive, his two goals against Nigeria had a calming effect on the team. The tough game against Switzerland, was iturned around by the Swiss, who strongly knocked at Argentina's goal, yet little Messi made decisive play and assisting pass to Di Maria, who managed to kill the game. In the match against Belgium, the plays around Messi became more and more physical, yet Messi was brilliant in tight spaces, holding the ball, liberating himself at times from swarming around him Belgians, and playing precise 40 yard passes. Decisive was his play, after which Argentinians scored the winning goal: Messi, in Belgian half, in the the middle of the pitch, was swarmed by several Belgians, when he spun away from two defenders and clipped a pass to Di Maria, who quickly passed further to Higuain, and the latter turned and volleyed beautifully home. One of the several passes of brilliance. In the semifinal match against Holland, the team playing with seven defensive players, Messi seemed to be contained (his father said after the match that his legs were stiff and he cannot run anymore). Yet he made a brilliant play in tight space in the right corner area, when he spun away from the Dutch defenders and send beautiful pass across the penalty area to free Maxi Rodriguez who should have converted, yet he ended up with a tame shot, which bounced from the ground, allowing Cillessen to calmly stop it. It was the moment when the decisive goal, resulting from Messi's flash of brilliance, should have been scored. Instead, the game went to penalties, where Messi calmly gave the lead to Argentina, after the first Dutch penalty was saved by Romero. Little Messi delivered again, on dead legs this time. If the Argentinian physiotherapists can somehow prepare those legs for one more match, if those legs can give Argentina another decisive play against the toughest opponent any team in history had to play in a world cup final, little Messi would surpass Diego Maradona as the greatest player in the history of this sport. But make no mistake, their opponent is the favorite of the final, no matter how much sentimental and sympathetic I am to Argentina's and Messi's campaign, nobody in the history of the World Cup had ever had to play such a formidable opponent as Argentina has in Germany, in such a great for Germany time, when they enjoy mental as well as physical advantage coupled with a better schedule of matches, giving them an additional day for recovery before the final. This German team is brilliant tactically, full of players with high individual skills, majority with great physical parameters. These German young men, who before played together for Germany teams under the age of 21, 19 and 17, are guided for a long period of time by the same coach, Joachim Low. In addition, this Mannschaft seemed to have recovered the old German "never die attitude" and the ability to win when it goes tough. If Argentina can somehow turn around the tables, and beat the Germans, Messi indeed would become the greatest of them all. Not that he is not the greatest in my eyes already. Good luck, little genius.

Janusz Andrzejewski is a New York City attorney, writing on legal and other important community topics, as well as on the subject of sport. You may contact him by telephone (212) 634-4250 or through e-mail: janusz@januszandrzejewski.com

THE OLD MAN FROM TEL AVIV

By J. Andre Jeski

"Life is about hunger. When you lose it, there is not much left but the accelerated process of dying. Some, pass away rapidly, the others... hang on for a while, amongst the living. But no matter how long they remain around, there is no sparkle to be detected in their eyes, no surprises left for them in stock, no uncertainty triggered by the next day's sunrise, by the full moon, by the howling of a stray dog. They are just empty vessels, not marked any longer by any thread of emotion, not touched by the tides of tormenting ocean of passion; they tend to linger in a calm bay, hidden from the winds of desire, from the streams of uncertainty, from the waves of fear coming in the deep of the night. They know it all, they read all the books, saw all the films; life holds no mysteries for them any longer, certainty of death hovers over the paths marked by their steps."
He spoke in a measured way, in my native language, marked by just a touch of a foreign accent. When he finished, his husky voice still lingered in the dry air of the conference room. Then, for a while, he almost froze, looking through the window in front of him, into the New York night, into its blackness penetrated by myriad of lights. Suddenly, he turned back and looked at me, as if he just realized that I am still here, with him, in this room. That mystical aura he had when he spoke, was now gone from the intelligent face. Although an old man, almost seventy, a bit under six foot, he was still quite agile and handsome. The clean and shaved face was rugged though, as if weathered by the winds of life. His eyes were blue, the hair dirty blond and healthy looking. The manner of talking, gesturing and walking was that of a man of action, decisive yet fluent. No sudden movements, no jerky reflexes; he moved through the room like a tall boat on the sea, whose frame was covered by the patina of time, a passing of which left a gently touch just on the surface of the vessel.
He appeared in my office from nowhere, without making any appointment - just walked into the reception area of the office and demanded to see me on a matter of some significance to him. My secretary went to the reception area to speak to him, and then knocked at my office door, behind which  I was about to start my late lunch, surfing at the same time online for news from Champions League round of matches from Europe. You see, I am a European by birth, who on a beautiful summer day, many years ago, right after graduation from a law school, left his beautiful, medieval city in Central Europe, for adventure in the concrete jungle of New York. But now, I was in no mood for any unexpected clients. My secretary looked as if she sensed my reluctance, as if my body language betrayed me, so she quickly added:
"You know, he came in all the way from Williamsburg, Brooklyn...Besides, he is quite old, and very, very polite." Now, I didn't have any choice; clearly, she would have held a grudge against me if I sent him away. And I didn't want my secretary walking around pissed off at me, so I have asked her to walk the old man into the conference room and let him know that I would join him in several minutes. And join him I did. And now, several hours later I was sitting with him, listening to his strange and riveting tale, a bit scared that perhaps the story might be true, on the other hand hoping that it was true. My secretary and the other lawyers, with whom I was sharing the offices with, were long gone, the office cleaners were busy in performing their duties somewhere in the hall in the back, judging by the sound of vacuum cleaners, yet I was still sitting here in silence, pondering what I have heard while the old man was gazing into the night ridden with the flickering bright lights of the greatest city in the world, as New Yorkers proudly like to say.

To be continued (or, perhaps not?) The above story is a creation of fiction, not based on any real story or set of facts, and any resemblance to anybody's life or any resemblance of the characters in the story to any real person(s) is only accidental.

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Janusz Andrzejewski is a New York City based attorney, writing on legal and other important community topics. You may contact him by telephone at (212) 634-4250 or through e-mail: janusz@januszandrzejewski.com

WORLD CUP 2014: FOOTBALL ROLLERCOASTER IN ENGLISH MEDIAS

The English media, as well as English football fans, had a rollercoaster kind of a summer this year. Prior to each of the last several World Cups, to which they qualified (1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010), English media and fans loudly and widely claimed there was nobody in the world their golden boys could not beat, so they were proclaiming themselves the world champions (in waiting) and waited impatiently for the start of each of the upcoming tournaments. In 1998 their was no "hand of God" around but the English were "cheated out" again by those canny Argentinians who dared to dismiss their golden boy of the pitch, in 2002 it was that "lucky goal" by Ronaldinho and Seaman taking a momentary nap, in 2006, that winking man from Canary Islands "they taught how to play" got their "great" Rooney off , and title was gone, and in 2010 lack of goal line technology in the 1:4 loss to Germany (I wonder how loudly they complained about the lack of same technology in 1966, when, at the score standing at 1:1, Soviet referee decided to give the proud and fair sons of Albion a helping hand, and created a goal which wasn't, as the ball never crossed the goal line).
Having learned from their previous humiliations, this time around during the 2013/2014 Premier League season nobody dared to repeat any of the "glorious predictions" of the recent world cups. But, as soon as the season was wrapped up, the hope for glory was back. Why not, Liverpool had such young, bright and already "accomplished" players as Sturridge, Sterling, Henderson, Southampton showed off Lallana and Luke Shaw, Manchester United Jones, Smalling, Cleverly, Arsenal Ox-Chameberlain and perennial great hope, Theo Walcott. Just add to this "galaxy of interstellar talent" the "best goalkeeper" in the world in form of young and tall Joe Hart, and "all-time great" Wayne Rooney, known in various places of a certain island as "White Pele". The camp and friendlies started and English "pundits" started to ponder aloud "Sturridge" great chances for sneaking the World Cup 2014 golden boot. Soon, the multiple voices were heard supporting the unheralded young starlets to spring a nice surprise, then, after Sturridge came up with a decent goal in a friendly, the concept of "bright young talent commandeered from the back by the old master Steven Gerrard, taking the world by surprise", was circulated quickly in the headlines. Then, the show took another turn, and everybody pondered Rooney and the position on the pitch he should be gracing the world around with. Eventually, it was the time to play ball, and the English team performances we can cover with silence, accept to note the following: Italy v. England, the first fall down, but soon the train was on the way up, as Urugway was to play the unfit Luis Suarez, who happens to be the most hated man in England, for daring to be the best player in the Premier League, in addition to several cultural and anthropological deficiencies. But, oh my God, Suarez scored twice, and it was a major down - not only he humiliated his detractors, but also kicked out England from the World Cup and finished their glory dreams, the football coming home mantra, etc. Came the third round of group stage matches and very good things for England started to occur, England drew with Costa Rica, a real accomplishment, but the best news came from the Urugway v. Italy match: Luis Suarez has struck again! No, strike it from the record, he has BITTEN again! O thank you God, thank you God, thank you Almighty! The old Eng(er)land was merry again! Oh, how joyous can life be? English media, pundits, fans and population at large was together again (forget the bleak Scots and their independence murmurs). Punish him! Ban Him! Eject him! Remove him from football! Guilty of all accusations, including of the fall (or demise) of British Empire! Be done with the savage! Hospitalize him! Institutionalize him! So much venom coming from quite a merry England. At this juncture nobody remembered about another humiliation of English football. Nobody was willing to finally admit that the English were in the league of Montenegrans, Swedes, the Poles, Norwegians, Hungarians rather than Germans, Dutch, Spaniards, French, or Belgians. So, the World Cup 2014 went on and the English spirits were much higher now, but soon somber moods prevailed, the black clouds were seen again over the horizon, the great armada of harbingers of oncoming evil were brought by the mixed winds from south-west, across the ocean: Germany and Argentina were still around... Oh, why do we have to be punished so heavily? The two most hated in Eng(er)land teams with a chance for glory? But there were still traces of hope left in the pundits voice...Perhaps Brazil would improve, perhaps Van Gaal - in couple of weeks to be OUR MAGICIAN - will vanquish the Argentines and their claims to glory? Glory to Argentina? But it might enhance their claims to Malvinas (what? what did you call it?). Unfortunately, it was time for another turn down on the rollercoaster as Brazil collapsed in front of methodical Germany, and Van Gaal misplaced somewhere his magic wand, and despite help received from the brothers behind the Canal La Manche (again, what did you call it?) he couldn't find it back. Ah well, so we have to watch in the World Cup final the two most hated teams? But, there is good news in it, at least one of them will lose! And let's pray for Messi disappearing from the match, so we wouldn't have to swallow and digest another great from Argentina, not after the Maradona's miracles, hands of God, etc. After all, we do not want to raise on pedestal short footballers... In merry ol' England we prefer the big lads, like Cristiano. That he has no vision and cannot dribble? Who cares, he is big, and he is ours, we schooled him properly in the solid ways of English football. He can jump to all our high and long balls. That he "winked" us out of the glory at the World Cup 2006? We are a forgiving and civilized nation. Bygone is bygone. Messi can't jump to our high balls... Besides, we refuse to put the dwarfs on the pedestal of our sport! Never! That we are politically incorrect? No, not true, we always are! Except, when it pertains to our football. After all, we have invented it, we made the rules and we decide who can be great or not. Yes, Brazilians stole the football from us, but look at them, they were punished severely just recently. It's a lesson to the whole world, hands away of our football. And this World Cup was a success -  we did not have to be humiliated by Germany again, we can come back to our island with the heads held high this time. In several weeks we will be best in the world again, thank you Almighty for the Premier League! And we don't have to suffer Luis Suarez's skills again... We will press FIFA and UEFA to ban him from all matches to be played by Barcelona on English pitches. After all, we invented football and deserve some lenience.

Janusz Andrzejewski is a New York City based attorney, writing on legal and other important community topics. You may contact him by telephone (212) 634-4250 or by e-mail: janusz@januszandrzejewski.com

SZEF KONGRESU WNIOSL POZEW PRZECIWKO PREZYDENTOWI OBAMIE

Imigranci w USA beda z uwaga sledzic losy pozwu, ktory szef Izby Reprezentantow Kongresu USA (Speaker of the House of Representatives) wniosl wczoraj przeciwko prezydentowi Obamie. Pozew jest kolejnym aktem konfliktu politycznego miedzy prezydentem Obama, przedstawicielem demokratow, i republikanami, ktorzy maja wiekszosc w Izbie Reprezentantow Kongresu USA. Pozew dotyczy tzw. akcji wykonawczej (executive action) ktorej Obama uzyl przy wprowadzeniu w zycie ustawy dotyczacej ubezpieczen zdrowotnych (Affordable Healthcare Act). Wedlug Johna Boehnera prezydent Obama wkracza w kompetencje kongresu, ktory ustanawia prawa; prezydent jako przedstawiciel wladzy wykonawczej moze je tylko wykonywac. Prezydent Obama z koleji od kilku miesiecy twierdzi, ze skoro kongres uchyla sie od wypelniania swoich obowiazkow ustawodawczych, jego obowiazkiem jest wypelnic proznie stworzona przez zaniechanie przez kongres wykonywania swoich obowiazkow. Prezydent ma na mysli projekt ustawy reformujacej prawo imigracyjne, ktory 13 miesiecy zostal uchwalony przez Senat (izba wyzsza kongresu) i skierowany do Izby Reprezentantow (izba nizsza kongresu), gdzie tense projekt utknal jako ze republikanie, naciskani przez swoich wyborcow, nie sa zainteresowani reforma systemu imigracyjnego, przynajmniej do czasu listopadowych wyborow do kongresu. Jak wiemy, ponad tydzien temu prezydent Obama zapowiedzial - po tym jak otrzymal informacje od szefa kongresu ze Izba Reprezentantow nie bedzie glosowac projektu ustawy imigracyjnej przed listopadowymi wybnorami - uzycie akcje wykonawczej do reformy systemu imigracyjnego USA. Jest bardzo prawdopodobne ze pozew Boehnera ewentualnie trafi do Sadu Najwyzszego USA, jako ze dotyczy on zasady separacji wladzy ustawodawczej, wykonawczej i sadowniczej, jednej z najwazniejszych zasad ustrojowych, wedlug Konstytucji USA. Jest prawdopodobne ze pod wplywem pozwu prezydent Obama moze wstrzymac sie z uzywaniem akcji wykonawczej, jednakze bardziej logiczne wydaje sie przyspieszenie reformy imigracyjnej zanim pozew Boehnera dotrze do Sadu Najwyzszego. Tak czy inaczej, stawka jest wysoka dla obydwu wladz: ustawodawczej I wykonawczej. Jeszcze wyzsza, dla prawie 12 milionow imigrantow bez uregulowanego statusu imigracyjnego.

Janusz Andrzejewski, adwokat praktykujacy w metropoli nowojorskiej, pisze na tematy prawne I inne wazne tematy spoleczne. Mozesz skontaktowac sie z nim telefonicznie (212) 634-4250 albo poprzez e-mail: janusz@januszandrzejewski.com