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

[C. G. Estabrook]

This is important for understanding the discussion, such as it is, in 
the US media.  Here's the transcript of the interview:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126155449


Karen Medina wrote:
> Miller is actually saying in this interview that the U.S. is not an
> honest broker, or at least the U.S. is not a respected broker. He
> openly states that the wars are about oil.
> 
> Though I value David Green's opinions and agree with most of what Carl
> is saying, I do think Miller has a few valid points:
> 1) The U.S. Government should be asked to focus tremendous attention
> on stopping the settlements and opening up the borders to Gaza.
> 
> 2) The U.S. is a lousy peace negotiator.
> 
> The part I don't agree with is that Miller implies that we, the U.S.,
> should not aim to bring Israel and Palestine to an agreement [forgive
> the double negative here]. In my opinion, we (the U.S.) need to stop
> supporting Israel. Full stop.
> 
> My academic adviser recently gave me some sage advice: "Even if you
> think this person is half crazy, you still need to read what he has
> published and consider some of his arguments. You can't just disregard
> everything he says."
> 
> -karen medina
> 
> On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 7:05 PM, C. G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu> wrote:
>> 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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