[Peace-discuss] Chomsky on Gaza, Obama

[C. G. Estabrook]

Of course, *our* government too does not represent its people on the questions 
of Israel and Palestine (or on Middle East war); but its statements are not 
ambiguous and politic.

Morton K. Brussel wrote:
> Those governments do not represent their people on the question of 
> Israel Palestine, as you know, and as polls have shown. And as a result 
> their statements on Israel/Palestine are ambiguous and politic. Most 
> condemed the Gaza attack for example. --mkb
> 
> On Mar 11, 2009, at 10:33 PM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
> 
>> Actually, that's not true. Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Jordan -- 
>> all in some sense Muslim states -- as US clients, are effective allies 
>> of Israel.
>>
>>
>> Morton K. Brussel wrote:
>>> ...practically the whole Muslim world is harshly critical of the U.S.
>>> position wrt Israel. That should logically play a part in separating 
>>> U.S.
>>> (and U.S corporate) interests from Israeli interests.) --mkb
>>> On Mar 11, 2009, at 12:50 AM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
>>>> "...it’s convenient for U.S. analysts to blame the Israel lobby for 
>>>> policies they don’t like. That leaves us 'clean', just misled by a 
>>>> lot of
>>>> bad Jews ... For some reason, many people prefer illusions about 
>>>> [Obama].
>>>> But one cannot charge him with concealing his extremist positions."
>>>> India national magazine Frontline interviews Prof. Chomsky on the 
>>>> post-Gaza
>>>> situation in Palestine-Israel and the region. Shelly Walia  14-27 
>>>> Mar 09 |
>>>> Frontline, Vol. 26 Issue 6 ...
>>
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