![]() ![]() |
![]() |
| |
|
Bush Keeps Israel Close, Saudi Arabia CloserPosted on Jul 31, 2007
Go figure: From the White House comes the news that self-styled anti-terrorism crusader George Bush wants to sell $20 billion in high-tech military equipment to Saudi Arabia, the source of most of the financing, and 15 of the 19 hijackers, for the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks on the United States. The justification can’t be that this is yet another boondoggle for the military-industrial complex—the big winner in the war on terror—so we are told instead that the Sunni-dominated Saudi kingdom needs this weaponry to withstand a future challenge from those dastardly Shiite fellows in Iran.
White House officials told The New York Times that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates intend to use the occasion of their joint visit to Saudi Arabia “to press the Saudis to do more to help Iraq’s Shiite-dominated government.” Huh? Why in the world would the Sunnis, who control Saudi Arabia and are frightened to their bones of Shiites throughout the Gulf, be party to consolidating Shiite power in Iraq? To complete the circle of madness, White House officials tell reporters that the hope of the latest arms sale program is that the Saudis will be so thrilled with their new weapons that they will stop funding the Sunni insurgents who are currently killing Americans. The absurdity of this position is that it makes the Saudis the big winners in the war on terror and yet expects them to cut out behavior that has played so effectively to the kingdom’s advantage. The nation which was most directly responsible for spawning the original al-Qaida attacks on the U.S., and which has since helped finance the violence in Iraq, is now being rewarded with a long-sought weapons modernization package. Thus, a new generation of deadly toys finds its way into the volatile Mideast. Embarrassing facts undermining Bush’s insistence that Iraq is the key battleground in the war on terror are that al-Qaida, which was not allowed a presence in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, is now said by Bush to be behind the insurgency and that half of the foreign suicide bombers have been Saudi nationals. Why would the Saudis now move to stem the flow of terrorists across their border when Bush is rewarding them so handsomely for their past support of terrorism? After all, this administration has never demanded an accounting from the Saudis for the kingdom’s support of the Taliban government when it was coddling Saudi terrorist financer bin Laden. Nor has Bush’s camp ordered any serious examination of just how 15 Saudi “soldiers” were recruited, and provided with legitimate Saudi passports and American visas, to commit the mayhem for which the Iraqi people have been so severely punished. While the $20-billion weapons package will no doubt be supported vigorously by lobbyists for a defense industry that stands to make a financial killing from the deal, it is expected to meet opposition in Congress, particularly from those who fear the impact of this new weaponry on the security of Israel. No problem—“senior officials” in the White House assured The New York Times that the Saudi arms package would be balanced with a $30.4-billion military aid package for Israel. Then, of course, some large amount of military “aid,” to the tune of $13 billion, will also have to be extended to Egypt to keep the dictator in Cairo on board.
What a deal! The Saudis pony up billions in cash, American taxpayers come up with an amount more than twice as high to keep the Israelis and Egyptians happy, and U.S. war profiteers, Bush’s most reliable core constituency group, make out like bandits. Hey, it’s only money, and the only real cost might be to folks who get caught in the line of fire of those weapons in wars to come for generations. But not to worry, most of them don’t vote in U.S. elections anyway.
Previous item: Republicans Defend Big Tobacco From Sick Children Next item: A Call to Service Elsewhere: . CommentsAre you a Truthdig member yet? Login now, or register with Truthdig.
Comment Pages:
1
»
By Inherit The Wind, August 6, 2007 at 4:40 am # First, who CARES? Who cares if Muslim nations have the sense that ….”today Jews rule the world by proxy. They get others to fight and die for them.”? This is standard fare/rhetoric for most Muslim nations, in so far as it’s TRUE, and has been (at least for THEM) for a real long time now. (at least since 1948) So, this is not a surprising thing to hear in a Muslim country, and because it DOES have some truth to it, (I mean, how long have we been fighting Israel’s wars and supplying it weapons, from right here in the USofA?) So, this statement alone, is NOT a declaration of anti-Semitism. It’s just a statement of fact. Zionists would indeed control the world if they could, and others do in fact fight Israel’s wars by proxy. So, even if he said it HERE, why would there be a big deal? You say he should be impeached? Why? Are you a Malaysian Jew? Cyrena, do you even READ or REMEMBER what you post? This is a FASCINATING post by you because: A) You admit that YOU know that “Zionism” is really a code-word for all Jews (just like “crime and welfare” is the neo-nazi code-word for Blacks). This is standard fare/rhetoric for most Muslim nations, in so far as it’s TRUE..” B)You then mimic the age-old anti-Semitic slur that Jews want and intend to rule the world--"It’s just a statement of fact. Zionists would indeed control the world if they could,"--remember, you acknowledged that “Zionists” is just a code-word for Jews. C) You then add the additional anti-Semitic slur that Jews are fundamentally cowards: “others do in fact fight Israel’s wars by proxy.” Yet somehow, Israel has been in, what? 5,6, 7? wars for HER VERY SURVIVAL and won… D) You then EXCUSE the rampant growing anti-Semitism in the world with “So, even if he said it HERE, why would there be a big deal?” If ANY world leader, in an international forum, said the same thing about ANY OTHER nation or ethnic group he/she would be pilloried for days and weeks by other leaders and the press. Just what the FUCK does Israel have to do with Malaysia? Just how the FUCK is Israel doing anything to hurt or help Malaysia? So, Cyrena, you have, despite your pretense of being disinterested and non-partisan, made it clear that your views and sympathies are perfectly in-line with the rabid views of extreme anti-semites from the Moslem world (those bastions of freedom and democracy)to the likes of NeoCrud, SgtSchultz and, especially, DogShit (minus the hellfire and brimstone and declaring himself a prophet). How long are you all going to pretend you aren’t for simply slaughtering every Jew in the world on the pretext that that will, somehow, magically “fix” everything? It is the ONLY logical inference possible from all your diatribes.
By howardb86, August 5, 2007 at 5:25 am # In contrast to the false charge of racism in Israel. anti-Semitism—a poisonous form of racism directed specifically against the Jewish people—is rampant in most all Islamic societies. Not only is anti-Semitism commonplace in Muslim nations, but it is propagated shamelessly by their leaders, in state-sponsored media, and by Muslim clergy. For example, former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed declared in a 2003 speech to the Organization of Islamic Conference that, “today Jews rule the world by proxy. They get others to fight and die for them.” Imagine if an American president had made a similarly sweeping and bigoted statement about blacks, Latinos or any other race—what a justifiable uproar, perhaps even an impeachment, would ensue. Yet there was no condemnation by the Muslim world of Mr. Mohamed’s comments. Rather, virtually all of the conference’s Muslim leaders actually voiced their approval. In response to a terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia in May 2004, Crown Prince Abdullah declared that “Zionism is behind [these] terrorist actions in the kingdom.” (Zionism is the code word often used by Islamic anti-Semites for Jews.) U.S. Congressman Tom Lantos called the Prince’s assertion “an outrage . . . blatant hypocrisy,” but Islamic leaders were silent. In fact, millions of Muslims still insist that Zionists were behind the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
By Inherit The Wind, August 5, 2007 at 4:36 am # #92155 by Inherit The Wind on 8/04 at 8:06 am • ….”And there’s no REAL proof the Holocaust ever happened.”… Well ITW, YOU said it, not me. I’ve never had any doubts about the Holocaust, and you’re the only one who consistently posts this shit on this forum. You’re off your meds again. You can’t detect biting sarcasm and I’M the one off the meds???????? You know damn well I know the Holocaust is probably THE best documented crime in human history. Here’s what NaziCrud posts: I’m not imagining the vicious neo-nazi anti-semitism here. I’m not the one who needs psychotropic drugs.
By Inherit The Wind, August 4, 2007 at 8:06 am # Non Credo on 8/04 at 5:24 am from #92128 by cyrena on 8/04 at 5:13 am: “Moreover, there is no evidence of ‘Islamic states routinely attacking Israel and/or neighboring Islamic States.’ That starts sounding like ideological propaganda.” Thanks, Cyrena, for making this point. Non Credo on 8/04 at 5:24 am from #92128 by cyrena on 8/04 at 5:13 am: “Moreover, there is no evidence of ‘Islamic states routinely attacking Israel and/or neighboring Islamic States.’ That starts sounding like ideological propaganda.” Thanks, Cyrena, for making this point. ***** Yeah, Cyrena makes her imbecilic “points” as usual. Does she use ANY source other than Palestinian propaganda sites? ANYTHING to prove DogShit’s contention that Jews are the Devil’s spawn.
By 1drees, August 4, 2007 at 6:35 am # Yes, when a NUKE detonates here, America will NUKE Pakistan to oblivion, where bin laden is hiding. yo Dummies, All you guys can do is chalk out War plans, that is all the Americans can do. you guys are the true Warmongers of this Century, If usa gets nuked it will be due to the hard work of your governement who specialises in creating differences out of nothing ( not nothing, actually LIES) & then going to War over it. Besides maybe you guys cannot notice only the Americans are the ones that use nukes ( Hiroshima & Nagasaki ), only the shameless Americans keep swearing to nuke everyone without any thought of consequences. BTW the Depleted Uranuim showers that your US forces give Iraqi’s every day is appreciated & witnessed by the World, Also the depleted Uranium is a “WMD” as it kills everyone including your soldiers there who were actively involved in enslaving iraqis & stealing their oil. Also the speeches of Obama (ATTAK PAKISTAN) & then Toncredo ( ATTACK SAUDIA) shows the typical American Trigger Happy War psyche, seems All Americans want is to kill everyone else by nuking, Good Going! & then you people want to Claim that you “are” Normal. Actually many people knew that Bush lied about saddam & AQ & what not BUT the people were thinking “ hey now that we are going to be stealing Iraqi gas, hell its going to be cheaper for me” and everyone wanted to go that WAR unfortunatly when Iraqi’s refused to roll over and play dead & the corporations increased the price of gas THEN the greedy Americans started thinking different & some started to get scared. Now Once Again your new leaders are promising you new wars, Congratulations America, seems that your War Based economy will be in Wars perpetually. Bravo America, Way to go!
By Steve, August 4, 2007 at 5:05 am # Non Credo#92122 wrote: “If Bush “hates Israel and hates Jews”, then we can only conclude that the Israeli government “hates Israel and hates Jews.” That’s possible, of course.” It’s not only possible Non Credo, it is true!
By Richard Steven Hack, August 4, 2007 at 4:16 am # What people don’t understand is that the huge arms deals are intended to buy Saudi and Israeli complicity (the latter does not need much in any event) in an attempt to expand the war in the Middle East by attacking Iran. The Saudis are not that worried about Iran’s military capabilities that they need these new armaments. They also don’t care about the supposed Iranian “nuclear weapons program” which they understand does not exist. But they are concerned about the US attacking Iran and throwing the entire Middle East into chaos. So the US tells them, “Okay, here’s what we’ll do. We’ll take Iranian oil off the market by seizing Khuzestan, devastate Iran’s economy by saturation bombing, and your oil will be worth more, plus we’ll give you tons of arms.” For the Israelis, of course, it as even easier. They WANT the US to attack Iran. But the US needs an excuse. So they go to Israel and say, “YOU attack Iran. Then when Iran retaliates against you AND us, we will take over from there. And by the way, here’s another $30 billion in arms so you can take down Syria and Lebanon, too, while we’re busy with Iran.” The coming war in the Middle East is a done deal. These arms deals seal it. It will take place sometime between now and next year’s US elections - probably by spring of next year. Bush intends to “bomb Iraq - and the Republicans problems with Iraq - off the front pages” by widening the war. The neocons and Zionists in the US and Israel intend to go for broke and take out all their enemies - Syria, Lebanon, and Iran - all in one shot. The result will be an unmitigated disaster. Israel will attack Syria, seize Damascus, then cut left and come in on Hizballah’s flank in the Bekaa Vallye. Israel will then be bogged down by the effective Hizballah guerrillas while what is left of Syria’s military uses guerrilla tactics against Israel’s rear. The US, in turn, will find itself bogged down in Iraq as Shia militias in league with Iranian Revolutionary Guards - thousands of whom are allegedly already in Iraq - cut the US supply lines from Kuwait, eliminating our army’s food, water, ammunition and fuel. In an attempt to curb Iranian incursions - allegedly, the real reason of course is to seize the oil - the US will invade Iran in a ground war, attempting to seize the oil fields in Khuzestan, directly across the Iraq border. This will result in the US running into the exact same guerrilla tactics used by Hizballah so effectively against Israel last year. Meanwhile, China, cut off from Iranian oil and gas, will dump the US dollar, disrupting the US economy already devastated by $10-20/gallon gasoline prices due to the Iranian cut off of oil shipments. Then terrorists will start blowing up car bombs in Times Square during rush hour and suicide bombers will blow themselves up on your transit station during your commute. A few of these, and what’s left of the US Constitution will be retired under “emergency legislation” supported equally by Republicans and Democrats. The bottom line: the US and Israel will be bled to death militarily, economically, and geopolitically over the next ten years. It’s a done deal, folks. And there’s nothing you can do to stop it.
By Howard, August 4, 2007 at 3:59 am # Some commentators here have repeated the canard about racism in Israel. In truth, Israel is perhaps the most racially and ethnically diverse and tolerant country in the world. More than half of Israel’s Jewish population consists of people of color--blacks from Ethopia and Yemen, as well as brown-skinned people from Morocco, Iran, Syria, Egypt and Israel itself. In addition, Israel’s populaton includes more than one million Arabs, who enjoy the same civil rights as Jewish Israelis,. In Israel hate speech is banned, and it is against the law to discriminate based on race or religion, |
COMMENT TOOLS:
Hide comments
Show comments
Comment on this article