[Peace-discuss] Obama supports Israel's collective punishment of Gaza

[Morton K. Brussel]

Yes, John, I'm with Carl on this one. I have no faith in Obama.  
Perhaps unlike Carl, however, I think he's better on some issues than  
Bush. Obama's advisors, many from the Clinton administration such as  
Brzezinski, Lake and Ross, do not lend confidence that he would make  
a significant change in America's imperial or corporate policies, but  
there are a few such as Lawrence Korb, who are better on such issues.  
On domestic issues not involving corporate interests, he'd probably  
be a big improvement over the current crop. But he's so vague, taken  
up with his own rhetoric, that one can't be sure of anything that  
he'd do.

Does that suffice?

Mort


On Jan 25, 2008, at 8:06 PM, John W. wrote:

> At 06:59 PM 1/25/2008, you wrote:
>
>> He's not the only one. All these adjectives apply:
>>
>> revolting, repulsive, repellent, repugnant, disgusting, offensive,  
>> objectionable, vile, foul, abhorrent, loathsome, nauseating,  
>> sickening, hateful, detestable, execrable, abominable, monstrous,  
>> appalling, reprehensible, deplorable, insufferable, intolerable,  
>> despicable, contemptible, unspeakable, atrocious, awful, terrible,  
>> dreadful, frightful, obnoxious, unsavory, unpalatable, unpleasant,  
>> disagreeable, nasty, noisome, distasteful; informal ghastly,  
>> horrible, horrid, gross, godawful; beastly.
>>
>> --mkb
>
> I see you have access to a thesaurus, Mort.  :-)  Are you applying  
> all of these adjectives to Obama?  Do you agree with Carl, then, on  
> his assessment of Obama?  If so, is your opinion based only on this  
> issue of Israel/Palestine, or does it reflect other considerations?
>
> John Wason
>
>
>
>> On Jan 25, 2008, at 5:39 PM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
>>
>>> [As if there weren't already more than enough reasons already to  
>>> reject the odious Obama, consider the letter he sent to Zalmay  
>>> Khalilzad, the U.S. ambassador to the UN, on the Security  
>>> Council's meeting regarding the situation in Gaza.  As he asked,  
>>> he US blocked the council from issuing a statement.--CGE]
>>>
>>>
>>>     Dear Ambassador Khalilzad,
>>>
>>>     I understand that today the U.N. Security Council met  
>>> regarding the situation in Gaza, and that a resolution or  
>>> statement could be forthcoming from the Council in short order.
>>>
>>>     I urge you to ensure that the Security Council issue no  
>>> statement and pass no resolution on this matter that does not  
>>> fully condemn the rocket assault Hamas has been conducting on  
>>> civilians in Southern Israel for over two years.
>>>
>>>     All of us are concerned about the impact of closed border  
>>> crossings on Palestinian families. However, we have to understand  
>>> why Israel is forced to do this. Gaza is governed by Hamas, which  
>>> is a terrorist organization sworn to Israel’s destruction, and  
>>> Israeli civilians are being bombarded by rockets on an almost  
>>> daily basis. That is unacceptable and Israel has a right to  
>>> respond while seeking to minimize any impact on civilians.
>>>
>>>     The Security Council should clearly and unequivocally condemn  
>>> the rocket attacks against Israel, and should make clear that  
>>> Israel has the right to defend itself against such actions. If it  
>>> cannot bring itself to make these common sense points, I urge you  
>>> to ensure that it does not speak at all.
>>>
>>>     Sincerely,
>>>
>>>     Barack Obama
>>>     United States Senator

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