[Peace-discuss] Aaron David Miller interview / the U.S. as not being the peacemaker in Israel / Palestine

[C. G. Estabrook]

I think we need to do more to expose the propaganda position of the US 
government - vigorously promoted by people like Miller - that the USG is at most 
an "honest broker" in the ME, regarding the warring parties with (even-handed) 
benevolent concern. The object of this propaganda (US & Israeli) is primarily 
the US public.

What he says is "the question" is of course not the question.  The question is, 
Will the USG be forced to stop directing its corrupt Sparta to continue 
oppressing the Palestinians as part of the US policy of dominance of the region? 
  And the only people who can apply that pressure are the US population, who 
have to be propagandized and misled into not noticing what the US and its client 
are doing.

The problem is to make Americans AWARE of what the real policy of the US in the 
ME is, against the lies of the Republicans & Democrats.  --CGE


On 4/21/10 6:16 PM, David Green wrote:
> Miller has been part of the "peace process industry" for years. His
> comments mean nothing and will come to nothing, such as they are.
>
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> *From:* Karen Medina <kmedina67 at gmail.com>
> *To:* Peace-discuss List <Peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
> *Sent:* Wed, April 21, 2010 9:51:32 AM
> *Subject:* [Peace-discuss] Aaron David Miller interview / the U.S. as
> not being the peacemaker in Israel / Palestine
>
> [I heard an interesting interview with Aaron David Miller on NPR this
> morning. He was saying that the U.S. as THE peace maker in the Israel
> / Palestine relationship is not going to work now (for many reasons),
> but what we should be doing is A) help Palestinian institutions and B)
> press the Israelis on the issues of settlement activities, land
> confiscation, and opening up check-points. -karen medina]
>
> Below are snippets of the interview... you can hear the entire
> interview here:
> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126155449
>
> Is Peace Really Possible in the Middle East?
> Morning Edition
> April 21, 2010
>
> Inskeep: "A former U.S. diplomat questions some basic U.S. beliefs
> about finding a peace deal [between Israel and Palestine]. Aaron David
> Miller says that Americans often argue that a peace deal is essential,
> that it can be negotiated, and that only the U.S. can make it happen.
> He says he is no longer a believer in any of this."
>
> Miller: 'Arabs and Israelis have to own their solution. The real
> question is whether or not an American president can compensate for
> the absence of urgency, the absence of leadership, the absence of will
> which is missing in the Arab / Israeli arena today with his own
> leadership, urgency, and will. That's the question.'
>
> Miller: 'If I had my five minutes with the president, I would argue
> "focus on an issue among the four core issues: (1) borders, where the
> gaps are probably narrowest between Israelis and the Palestinians.
> Don't hype this issue. Don't talk about 'resolution of the Arab /
> Israeli conflict, peace in two years.' A) Help build Palestinian
> institutions. B) Talk to the Israelis and press them hard on
> settlement activity, land confiscation, and opening up check-points so
> the Palestinian economy can breathe. You can do a lot, but if you go
> for broke on this one, you put out your own plan, you try get these
> guys together and try to substitute your own sense of urgency for the
> absence of theirs, you're going to fail.'"'
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