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Israel's invasion of Lebanon is a prelude to a US attack on Iran Our men were viciously attacked 41 years ago and the perpetrators got away with it. Neocon Watch page | Palestine page Latest news on Palestine | Latest news on Neocon front Old Palestine News blog | Old Neocon Watch Blog 11-05-08 - Americans wholeheartedly and categorically rejected the policies of the Bush administration in an election of historical purportions - the vote heard around the world. Let's hope Obama keeps the neocons and their disastrous policies at bay. And fellow Republicans, Obama IS the better choice rather than McCain whose administration would have likely mirrored that of Bush. 11-02-08 - James Bamford has a new book out that has Israel's amen corner all in a tizzy. Hmmm. Very interesting. 11-01-08 - Vote Palin/McCain if you want more of the same Bush administration (neocon) policy. Israel and Iran09/07/08 - There are those that defend Israel's stance that Iran must not have nukes, and should therefore be attacked by the US since they are allegedly building a nuclear weapons program. For one reason, these folks claim, it's because Iran has threatened to 'wipe Israel off the map' and thus may use these alleged nuclear weapons on Israel. First off, there is no evidence that Iran at present possesses nuclear weapons (paragraph 3). And when presented with the fact that Israel itself has nukes and unlike Iran, has refused to sign on to the nuclear nonproliferation treaty, the Israel-defenders then claim that Israel does not threaten to wipe anyone off the map. Let us assume for a moment that Iran in fact has threatened to wipe Israel off the map, which is a matter of contention. That is correct, Israel does not ~threaten~ to wipe anyone off the map - Israel JUST DOES IT. If one looks at a map from a hundred plus years ago (1870 to be exact), there was no Israel. In its place was a nation-state or region (or whatever you want to call it - the Israel-defenders will bog you down with the semantics of this) called Palestine. Where is it now? Why is it gone? In its place, there is now a nation called Israel. How did it come to be? What happened to all the people that were living there at the time? Between 1947-1948, Jewish forces seized the land and expelled 700K+ Palestinian Arabs from the areas. The Arab villages were then bulldozed, and renamed. The Arab refugees, despite UN resolution 194 (section 11), were never allowed to return to their homes/villages, nor were they compensated thereof. Palestine was wiped off the map in 1948 when Israel declared nationhood in its place, leaving a few remaining territories that Egypt and Jordan managed to get a grip on back then (Israel in 1967 then grabbed these territories in the Six Day War and has been building more Israeli settlements therein ever since). The newest maps of Israel prove without a shadow of a doubt that not only are the surrounding Arab nations not even remotely 'pushing the Jews into the sea', or realistically threatening to (another myth) - but that Israel itself has pushed the remaining Palestinians further and further into ever-shrinking enclaves. Exhibit B is the damage Israel inflicted during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war whereby Israel destroyed Lebanon's civilian infrastructure, nearly taking down the country, as a response to the abduction of two IDF soldiers by Hezbollah. The carnage was so grave it prompted this response from Pat Buchanan at the very end of this you tube video on MSNBC's Chris Matthews show, and it also prompted neocon Michael Savage to severely chastise Israel - and that's saying something. For, Savage's true nature is slowly being revealed as a stoolie for the neocons (Israel's amen corner). Israel, fired off thousands of cluster bombs into Lebanese civilian areas three days prior to a ceasefire which they knew was coming. They have since refused to provide the UN with maps pinpointing the areas (paragraph 7) into which they fired. People are still dying from the million cluster bomblets that were rained down upon agricultural areas and neighborhoods. Why did Israel refuse to provide the maps? Because it would likely prove without a doubt that they deliberately fired into civilian areas. That doesn't begin to describe the damage to roads, bridges, schools and civilian life that Israel inflicted upon Lebanon during that conflict. So, when the Israel-firsters come at you with some of these myths, and there are many, and I have some pretty good responses to most of them, let the facts be known. Israel wiped Palestine off the map, and, for all intents and purposes, damn near wiped Lebanon off the map in 2006. This is a nation in violation of more UN resolutions than Iraq under Saddam Hussein ever was (blatant hypocrisy), and one that continues to violate several UN resolutions almost daily by continuing to build civilian housing in occupied Palestinian territory, and overflying Lebanon in violation of the ceasefire. Now don't get me wrong, I have no love for Iran. Frankly, I don't give a damn. My concern is for the ONLY COUNTRY I'VE GOT - America, and the fact that Israel and its minions here in the US want to drag my nation into war with Iran. Such a move is not in the best interests of America, a fact that Gates, Mullen and others at the Pentagon already know. Frankly, I don't give a damn about Israel either or any threats she faces. My country isn't doing so hot right now, and any policy that benefits another nation to the detriment of this one is not something I'll ever support. I pledge allegiance to America and no other. And I won't apologize for it. My country - and the interests of the majority therein - must come first. Several years ago, when I started this website, I only had a few prominent folks on my side (Pat Buchanan as one example) - who thought what I thought (on foreign policy) and who wrote it down for all to see. Now, there are so many others speaking out. In particular, several former CIA (see a few paragraphs down). I encourage any and all officials - both in office and out - to come forward and speak out against Israel and its overwhelming influence in the United States by way of its powerful lobby. It may literally save this country. And a big thanks to those that HAVE spoken out. I consider you all right on par with the founding fathers of this nation. It takes a lot of courage to do so. The lobby will try to tear you right down for doing so - its latest victim Philip Giraldi, one of my favorites. Please don't let it deter you. Soldier on. 09/04/08 - Behold the Treason on Capitol Hill 08/16/08 - This week two former CIA officials - Philip Giraldi and Michael Scheuer - described the efforts of Israel's lobby to get America to attack Iran. 07-09-08 Buchanan weighs in on today's Iranian missile test and Israel's desire for us to attack that nation on Joe Scarborough's MSNBC show : 6-19-08 We lost one of the good guys - Capt. Ward Boston. RIP. Israel, the spy who 'loves' us The influence of the Israeli lobby on the US Congress and particularly on the current administration (via the neocons in the office of vice president) has had adverse effects on the American national interest. Our foreign policy is being crafted and pushed forward by a foreign interest. The Israeli lobby deems such claims as the furtherance of 'anti-Semitic canards'. But in the pages of the most respected Jewish news outfits, this influence is admitted and openly discussed. The power of the Israeli lobby is manifest in the lack of action with regard to the case of the USS Liberty. And more recently, the case of Rachel Corrie. No action was taken by the US government with regard to either case. Israel's version of events was accepted as fact. Eyewitnesses, some US (military), were dismissed outright. For years, most Americans, including American politicians, have been cowed into silence and have refrained from criticizing this lobby. However, recently, things are starting to change. Jimmy Carter's book Palestine Peace Not Apartheid, and a report by two well-respected professors, have gained the attention of the lobby who are now seeking to double their efforts to counter these condemnations. I will attempt to make the case that not only does this lobby exist, but that the fruits of its labor has endangered the security of America. Much of this case was made in the paper by Walt and Mearsheimer. They have a book out this September that evidently offers more details on this topic. There is also a book entitled They Dare to Speak Out which was written in the early eighties by former Republican Congressman Paul Findley. George Washington warned of the perils of foreign entanglements in his Farewell Address. He had remarkable foresight. For, we are in that very situation right now. The invasion of Iraq was put forth and the case thereof was propounded by another part of the Israeli lobby: the neoconservatives. These neocons are evidently not done yet. The first incident to research is the case of the USS Liberty. You can buy this DVD from the History Channel. There is also this clip from the BBC's "Dead in the Water" (lower right of the page). This article by the Chicago Tribune of 10-02-07 finally puts to rest the lie that this attack was an accident. In fact, it was Israel's intention to sink that ship, killing all aboard. That our government does nothing in the face of the continual pleas for justice by these sailors is a testament to the power of the Israeli lobby. If I were in government (and elsewhere) and I saw folks that were forsaking the national security of THIS country for that of another, I would leak it to the press, I would come forward, I would not shut up about it. Ask yourself: what would Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, etc, do if in that position? Those that have already come forward have earned the same respect and honor afforded to the latter, as far as I'm concerned. 10/2007 - The Israeli lobby is scattering in all directions lately. It's palpable. We are making a difference. But it takes more than just a few people; there is strength in numbers. If you care about this country, you'll speak up sooner, rather than later. The good guys are winning, but we can't rest or stop now. It is up to us ordinary citizens to act since our government fails or refuses to do so. 'Why me?' Well why not you? Imagine if our 'rebels' took that attitude in 1776 (and if you need to get jazzed, buy that video), we may still be kowtowing to the British crown.... Soldier on. Motivation behind this website: On any given day, any one of the above might outweigh the others. On this day, this is the motivating force - a very powerful piece of imagery. Either you get it or you don't; an entire group of people punished, dehumanized, humiliated, and reduced to paupers - thanks in (large) part to our support of Israel - they couldn't do it without us. For 5+ years now, this is my cause: liberty and justice, and perhaps some hope of the return of dignity to a once self-sufficient and proud people who have been made to pay for the sins of another. |
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A survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor and decorated WWII veteran:
"I've never seen a president - I don't care who he is - stand up to them [the Israelis].
It just boggles your mind. They always get what they want....If the American
people understood what grip those people have on our government, they would rise up in arms.
Our citizens don't have any idea what goes on."
- the late Admiral Thomas Moorer of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(quote from They Dare to Speak Out by former Congressman(R) Paul Findley, p.174 Third Edition)
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