When Israeli game theorist Robert J. Aumann received the 2005 Nobel Prize in economic science, he conceded from Jerusalem, "the entire school of thought that we have developed here in Israel" has turned "Israel into the leading authority in this field." A professor at the Center for the Study of Rationality at Hebrew University, Aumann's Nobel lecture, titled "War and Peace," expounded on the rationality of war.

With a well-modeled provocation, a target's anticipated reaction can even become a weapon in the aggressor's arsenal. In response to the provocation of 9-11, how difficult was it to foresee that the U.S. would deploy its military to avenge that attack? With U.S. intelligence "fixed" by well-placed insiders around a predetermined goal, how difficult was it to anticipate that the reaction to 9-11 could be redirected to wage war in Iraq?

The emotional component of a provocation plays a key role in game theory warfare. With the nationally televised mass murder of 3,000 people, a state of shock, grief and outrage made it easier for Americans to believe that a known Evil Doer in Iraq was responsible-regardless of the facts. .......... MORE:  http://palestinethinktank.com/2009/12/09/jeff-gates-americas-terrorist-ally-a-closer-look-at-israels-role-in-terrorism/ ......... Only one nation had the means, motive, opportunity and stable nation state intelligence required to take the U.S. to war in the Middle East while making it appear that Islam-not Israel-is the problem. When a long-deceived American public-especially the U.S. military-grasps the common source of this devastating duplicity, the response will shift the geopolitical landscape. The facts suggest that "sympathy for Israel" is not among the probable reactions.

If Barack Obama continues to cater to these extremists, this Nobel peace laureate can rightly be blamed when the next attack features the usual orgy of evidence pointing to a pre-staged Evil Doer. Should another mass murder occur, that incident may well be traceable to the U.S.-Israeli relationship and to the failure of our policy-makers to protect America-and world peace-from this enemy within.

* Jeff Gates is a widely acclaimed author, attorney, merchant banker, educator and consultant to governments worldwide; served for seven years as counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance. He is the author of Guilt by Association, Democracy At Risk and The Ownership Solution. See his website Criminal State
Jeff Gates is is a widely acclaimed author, attorney, merchant banker, educator and consultant to governments worldwide; served for seven years as counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance. He is the author of Guilt by Association, Democracy At Risk and The Ownership Solution. See his website Criminal State - By Jeff Gates ....  http://palestinethinktank.com/2009/12/09/jeff-gates-americas-terrorist-ally-a-closer-look-at-israels-role-in-terrorism/

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Freedom Flotilla Two Appeals for Funding and Participants ...  http://www.savegaza.eu/eng/index.php?id=465 ........ London, UK: Preparation is already well underway for an even larger “Freedom Flotilla Two” to be launched in the coming weeks. In order to provide the maximum amount of humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza, the European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza is today launching an appeal for funding and participants to join the flotilla.

Donations can be made directly to:

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Name: Save Gaza
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People wishing to participate in the “Freedom Flotilla Two” should click here:  http://www.savegaza.eu/eng/index.php?view=26

Members of the media wishing to travel on the flotilla should contact:

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Email:  info@savegaza.eu

Dr. Arafat Shoukri
European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza
Mobile: +44 (0)7908200559
Tel: +44 (0)2086218000
Email:  arafat@savegaza.eu

Notes:
1. The European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza (ECESG) is an umbrella group of 34 European human rights and humanitarian organisations who have come together to collectively pressure the international community and Israel to end the siege on Gaza’s civilian population.
2. The “Freedom Flotilla” comprised boats from the European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza (ECESG), Free Gaza Movement (FG), Insani Yardim Vakfi (IHH), Ship to Gaza Greece, Ship to Gaza Sweden, and the International Committee to Lift the Siege on Gaza
 http://www.savegaza.eu/eng/index.php?id=465
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Palestinian Mothers: U.S. Interest vs The Jewish State ......  http://palestinian.ning.com/profiles/blogs/us-interest-vs-the-jewish
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Pictures: ....... America's Terrorist Ally ... Israel's Role in Terrorism by Latuff  http://palestinethinktank.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Remember_September_11_by_Latuff2-500x463.jpg ......... Palestine Think Tank by Ben Heine  http://palestinethinktank.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/palestine_think_tank_by_benheine.jpg