Chirac practices the politics of scapegoatism and excuses.

China s leaders, in no mood to play the scapegoat, will use surging national pride to bolster their position and strengthen their hand in negotiations.

By constantly pushing for lower interest rates than the ECB can deliver, politicians set the central bank up as a scapegoat for Europe s poor economic performance.

The IMF has long been a whipping boy for both left and right the former because of the Fund s emphasis on fiscal rectitude and economic orthodoxy, and the latter because of its role in bailing out indebted nations. Developing nations grudgingly took its advice, while advanced nations, not needing the money, ignored it.

in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins

In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins

In a world where, for many Israelis and non Israeli Jews, Israel is becoming to the community of nations what Jews once were in the community of peoples a pariah state, if not an eternal scapegoat the memory of the Shoah resounds with a vengeance.

Clearly, a better EU policymaking system needs to be found.

It is always useful to have a scapegoat.

You shall take the ram of consecration, and boil its flesh in a holy place.

They gave their hand that they would put away their wives and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their guilt.

And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place.

And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.

in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

Don't grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace

And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

Finally, faced by a realization of inevitable failure, participants look for a scapegoat.

The ploy is not lost on Mohamed El Dahshan. He writes تذكير تقديم شرف أو العيسوي كبش فداء لا يكفي. المشير و المجلس لازم يرحلوا! TravellerW Reminder Offering Shareef or El Essawi as sacrificial lambs is not enough.

Voroshilov still became the scapegoat for the initial failures in Finland.

Akram Rslan, is another Syrian cartoonist who works in the government run newspaper Fedaa .

He presented the ram of the burnt offering and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

The priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before Yahweh.

And he brought the ram for the burnt offering and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.

And the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD

This woeful situation demands effective action and not more victims and scapegoats.

and Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of Yahweh, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.

Speak to the children of Israel, saying, 'You shall eat no fat, of bull, or sheep, or goat.

He presented the other ram, the ram of consecration and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat.

And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.

The ram air turbine is a specialist form of small turbine that is fitted to some aircraft.

You shall take the breast of Aaron's ram of consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before Yahweh and it shall be your portion.

You shall sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the thigh of the wave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons

And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the LORD and it shall be thy part.

And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons

Had this not been decreed by God in advance , you would have suffered a grievous punishment for what you took ( as booty ) .

Had Allah not pre destined a matter then , O Muslims , a terrible punishment would have come upon you due to the ransom you took from the disbelievers .

Had it not been for a prior prescription from God , there had afflicted you , for what you took , a mighty chastisement .

Were it not that a writ had already gone forth from Allah , there would surely have touched you a mighty torment for that which ye took

Were it not a previous ordainment from Allah , a severe torment would have touched you for what you took .

Were it not for a predetermined decree from God , an awful punishment would have afflicted you for what you have taken .

Had there not been a previous decree from Allah , a stern punishment would have afflicted you for what you have taken .

Had it not been for an ordinance of Allah which had gone before , an awful doom had come upon you on account of what ye took .