[Peace-discuss] ...goes marching on
Jenifer Cartwright
jencart13 at yahoo.com
Sun Oct 3 21:53:34 CDT 2010
Sounds like this Dem fund-raiser is working very hard to convince her friends that Obama is NOT turning is back on Israel and favoring the Palestinians, as so many pro-Israel folks are claiming, so they'll loosen those purse strings betw now and Nov 2nd. I very much hope she succeeds.
--- On Sun, 10/3/10, Stuart Levy <slevy at ncsa.uiuc.edu> wrote:
From: Stuart Levy <slevy at ncsa.uiuc.edu>
Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] ...goes marching on
To: "C. G. Estabrook" <galliher at illinois.edu>
Cc: peace-discuss at anti-war.net
Date: Sunday, October 3, 2010, 3:50 PM
I heard once a black poet's comment that his greatest
limitation was an inability to sustain rage.
And right here we see the antidote, with its very own Federal funding:
Long Rage Missiles.
> The Obama administration continues to fund development of ARROW-3,
> Israel’s advanced long-rage, high-altitude system for countering Iranian
> ballistic missiles
More seriously... yes, this is disgusting.
On Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 02:05:12PM -0500, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
> "[For those who like me miss the characteristic business messages from the
> late Martin Lukes in the Financial Times, here's an American analogue -] a
> fund-raising appeal recently sent out by Florida-based Nancy and Mark
> Gilbert, who are big money raisers for the Democratic Party, also active in
> fundraising for Israel:
>
> ‘Dear Friends,
>
> “Under the radar” is not what we’re used to in the Jewish community.
>
> We demand it big and bold and we need it loud and clear. (and- that is A.
> O. K.! )
>
> But- when work is done quietly and not with SCREAMING headlines, we
> sometimes miss it.
>
> Silly us! WAKE UP EVERYONE…. It’s a new (Jewish) year ! And our
> President and his team (and YES, our CONGRESS) have done, are doing and
> WILL continue to do extraordinary work in connection with America’s best
> friend: the State of Israel.
>
> At the Israeli Ambassador’s residence on Monday, the annual Rosh Ha
> Shanah (Jewish New Year for our non-Jewish friends on this email) reception
> guest list included national and international Jewish organization leaders;
> elegantly dressed Foreign Ambassadors and members of the diplomatic corps,
> a host of Rabbis from across the religious spectrum ; famous authors,
> renown professors and magnificently decorated military personnel from
> several countries including at least one U.S. 3-star General (Dayton). We
> were invited because my husband Mark is the National Deputy Finance
> Chairman of the Democratic party, I’m the owner of an Israel tour company
> and have been heavily involved in tourism to Israel for 15 years and
> probably- and most importantly- because our daughter was Ambassador
> Oren’s student at Yale.
>
> Thank You, President Obama!
>
> Ambassador Oren and his wonderful wife Sally warmly received each guest
> -then stood before the assembled crowd in what was the best stump speech
> for President Obama that I have heard from any world leader (and yes,
> Ambassador Oren speaks FOR Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel!). Without a
> note, Ambassador Oren outlined the brilliant accomplishments and strong
> support of Israel demonstrated by the Obama Administration in LESS THAN 2
> YEARS! Oren invoked our President’s name, time and time again: (please
> memorize these bullet points and tell everyone you know!)
>
> President Obama has led the global effort to prevent Iran from obtaining a
> nuclear weapon.
>
> President Obama’s leadership (and coaxing) has produced an international
> coalition that INCLUDES China and Russia who have implemented unprecedented
> sanctions against Iran, which, according to conversations at the Monday
> reception, appear to have caught Iran off-guard
>
> President Obama and his team are spending more time on this issue than
> almost any other issue facing our country today
>
> President Obama and our Congress have provided Israel with every cent (and
> then some) of foreign assistance requested by Israel
>
> President Obama has restored Israel’s QME (qualitative military edge)
> which had been neglected for the last 8 years
>
> President Obama is the FIRST American leader to say – in an Arab country
> (Egypt) that the Arab world must recognize Israel as a JEWISH state and in
> a support of Israel’s legitimacy to affirm the –quote- “unshakeable
> “ bond between the USA & Israel
>
> President Obama & team played a critical role in leading a UNANIMOUS vote
> to include Israel in the OECD (Organization of Economic Cooperation &
> Development). The vote was 31-0 admitting Israel to this prestigious
> organization
>
> President Obama has dispatched leaders of the Joint Chiefs to Israel not
> once, but four times already in his less-than-2-years in office ( before
> that the Joint chiefs had not been in Israel for YEARS (not once during the
> ‘last’ administration)
>
> The Obama administration has integrated US missile technology into
> Israel’s expanding missile shield. NO OTHER AMERICAN PRESIDENT HAS DONE
> THIS.
>
> The Obama administration continues to fund development of ARROW-3,
> Israel’s advanced long-rage, high-altitude system for countering Iranian
> ballistic missiles
>
> President Obama asked Congress for $205 million dollars for Israel’s IRON
> DOME rocket defense system (which will reduce incoming rocket threats from
> Hizbullah in the north and Hamas in the south…) – this request is IN
> ADDITION TO the $3 BILLION budgetary request for Israel’s security
> assistance!
>
> And my personal under-the-radar item; the Obama team’s clever input to
> re-wording the Gaza blockade language which not only garnered international
> support for Israel (and a promise not to condemn Israel if Gd forbid there
> is another flotilla incident) BUT effectively thwarted several pending
> flotillas in Mediterranean and Persian Gulf ports… that simply became the
> boats-to-nowhere!
>
> And last, but surely not least, (and listed in this basic order by Ambass.
> Oren) the Israeli-Palestinian conflict negotiators are sitting as we speak
> at a table together – talking. Who knows what the result will be….but
> talking is the only way to get anywhere. And it is a giant step in a
> positive direction.
> This email is too long already and I hope you have gotten this far, but you
> must realize that the list of bullet points above is extraordinary.
>
> Unprecedented.
>
> And all accomplished by the Obama team and the current congress- in less
> than two years in office.
>
> Looking ahead to 5771, may you and your families be blessed with a
> beautiful year, filled with good health, good times and ….peace.
>
> With warm regards from our house to yours,
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Nancy & Mark Gilbert.’"
>
> http://www.counterpunch.org/cockburn10012010.html
>
>
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