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Oil and Israel

Michael Kinsey (MSNBC) | 30.10.2002 14:22

Apologetics for "the elephant in the room."

 http://www.msnbc.com/news/825517.asp?0dm=N15SO&cp1=1

Oil and Israel. Two unspoken reasons why Bush wants to wage war against Iraq,
by Michael Kinsley, MSNBC (Slate magazine),
October 24, 2002

"So, why exactly is Iraq different from North Korea? Both are founding members of President Bush’s 'axis of evil,' and both deserve that honor. North Korea has now admitted to a nuclear weapons development program on about the same timeline as what we only suspect about Iraq. So, why are we barely complaining in one case and off to war in the other? ... The lack of public discussion about the role of Israel in the thinking of 'President Bush' is easier to understand, but weird nevertheless. It is the proverbial elephant in the room: Everybody
sees it, no one mentions it. The reason is obvious and admirable: Neither supporters nor opponents of a war against Iraq wish to evoke the classic anti-Semitic image of the king’s Jewish advisers whispering poison into his ear and betraying the country to foreign interests. But the consequence of this massive 'Shhhhhhhhh!' is to make a perfectly valid American concern
for a democratic ally in a region of nutty theocracies, rotting monarchies, and worse seem furtive and suspicious." [Apologetic Kinsley is Jewish]

Michael Kinsey (MSNBC)

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racist lie machine

30.10.2002 14:59

This website (Jewish Tribal Review) is a collection of lying racist rubbish promoting the Hitler notion of a global conspiracy of all Jewish people.

Not sure who to believe? Check for yourself; do a search and see the sort of groups who provide links to this site. Hey hey, a bunch of Nazis and white supremacists!

Criticism of the state of Israel is fair enough; but to attack and scapegoat all Jewish people is Nazi crap.

awake

You’re asleep

31.10.2002 14:15

You can’t stand the truth. Bush is a warmongering scum bag and the Israeli government are is also war criminals. ISREAL – GET OUT STAY OUT

HK