LRB · John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt · The Israel Lobby
"
For the past several decades, and especially since the Six-Day War in
1967, the centrepiece of US Middle Eastern policy has been its
relationship with Israel. The combination of unwavering support for
Israel and the related effort to spread ‘democracy’ throughout the
region has inflamed Arab and Islamic opinion and jeopardised not only US
security but that of much of the rest of the world. This situation has
no equal in American political history. Why has the US been willing to
set aside its own security and that of many of its allies in order to
advance the interests of another state? One might assume that the bond
between the two countries was based on shared strategic interests or
compelling moral imperatives, but neither explanation can account for
the remarkable level of material and diplomatic support that the US
provides.
Instead, the thrust of US policy in the region derives almost
entirely from domestic politics, and especially the activities of the
‘Israel Lobby’. Other special-interest groups have managed to skew
foreign policy, but no lobby has managed to divert it as far from what
the national interest would suggest, while simultaneously convincing
Americans that US interests and those of the other country – in this
case, Israel – are essentially identical."
3.08.2015
***** · John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt · The Israel Lobby...... "For the past several decades, and especially since the Six-Day War in 1967, the centrepiece of US Middle Eastern policy has been its relationship with Israel. The combination of unwavering support for Israel and the related effort to spread ‘democracy’ throughout the region has inflamed Arab and Islamic opinion and jeopardised not only US security but that of much of the rest of the world. This situation has no equal in American political history. Why has the US been willing to set aside its own security and that of many of its allies in order to advance the interests of another state? One might assume that the bond between the two countries was based on shared strategic interests or compelling moral imperatives, but neither explanation can account for the remarkable level of material and diplomatic support that the US provides. Instead, the thrust of US policy in the region derives almost entirely from domestic politics, and especially the activities of the ‘Israel Lobby’. Other special-interest groups have managed to skew foreign policy, but no lobby has managed to divert it as far from what the national interest would suggest, while simultaneously convincing Americans that US interests and those of the other country – in this case, Israel – are essentially identical."
Former Mossad Chief: Netanyahu Lied to Congress
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/former-mossad-chief-netanyahu-lied-to-congress
Netanyahu govt more 'frightening' than all Israel enemies, ex-Mossad chief tells crowds
http://rt.com/news/238745-ani-netanyahu-rally-israel/
Statement from UC faculty on divestment from Israel
http://www.dailycal.org/2015/03/06/statement-uc-faculty-divestment-israel/
SPDF Day 6: I think a trip to the ER may be necessary.
SPDF Day 6: I think a trip to the ER may be necessary. This is the third day I'm too sick to get out of bed. This is a first. I've done a dozen or so severe hunger strikes and never anything like this sickness. Three hours ago I all but passes out with nausia when in the bathroom. Now I am sitting up and feeling a bit better. Maybe my body is stabilizing. We'll see. I think my blood chem must be all messed up and maybe the ER could stabilize that. I need to hang around at least until Congress gets back next Mon.
PS: That's odd, it seems I never posted of the ER visit. Blood work was fine, they judged me dehydrated and gave me two liters of saline. Maybe made me feel a little better. They wanted to give me a liter of glucose but to their credit they respected my wishes on the Death Fast.
PS: That's odd, it seems I never posted of the ER visit. Blood work was fine, they judged me dehydrated and gave me two liters of saline. Maybe made me feel a little better. They wanted to give me a liter of glucose but to their credit they respected my wishes on the Death Fast.
3.07.2015
Americans are turning away from organized religion in record numbers
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/03/americans-are-turning-away-from-organized-religion-in-record-numbers/
Obama Says He Didn’t Know Hillary Clinton Was Using Private Email Address
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/03/08/education/charter-school-hailed-by-bush-ended-in-ruin.html?referrer=
Tens of thousands in Tel Aviv demand the ouster of Satanyahu..... An estimated 60,000 Israelis participated in a rally calling to oust Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister. Read more here: http://bit.ly/anti-bibi A former Mossad chief and an ex-general both used "apartheid" in their speeches as an example of where the country is headed.
http://972mag.com/tens-of-thousands-in-tel-aviv-demand-netanyahus-ouster/103883/
UC Irvine Students Ban American Flag, Say It's Not "Inclusive"
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/Orange-County-University-Students-Vote-to-Ban-American-Flag-295473791.html#
***** nd. SPDF Day 5: bed ridden for the second day.
* nd. SPDF Day 5: bed ridden for the second day. Nausia, back pain, extreme weakness. Stop Palestine death fast.
posted from Bloggeroid
Illegal Settlers call for killing, expelling Palestinians
http://english.palinfo.com/site/pages/details.aspx?itemid=70518
Samantha power to speak at the Barnard commencement......... She took the book on genocide which says that only those hope an immense personal price even slow them down. She then proceeded to make a tidy living doing nothing of the sort, using the Darfur genocide to feather her nest. and now she represents the United States in perpetrating the genocide of the Palestinians. is there a more morally degenerate, reprehensible creature on earth?
http://columbiaspectator.com/spectrum/2015/03/06/get-know-samantha-power-barnards-2015-commencement-speaker#comment-1045888
Gaza's farmers on front lines of perpetual war Farmers along border areas say their situation has worsened since the 2014 Israeli assault on Gaza
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/2015/02/gaza-farmers-front-lines-perpetual-war-150223184305316.html
***** nd. Fish may be small, fish may be huge, but they are all fish. What America and Israel are doing to Palestine is a Holocaust and anyone who says different is Satan's spawn.
* nd. Fish may be small, fish may be huge, but they are all fish. What America and Israel are doing to Palestine is a Holocaust and anyone who says different is Satan's spawn.
posted from Bloggeroid
***** nd. America, you are not Christian. You have never been Christian. you are anti Christian. You slaughtered tens of millions to steal their land for yourselves. You have never made reparations. You in slaved tens of millions to do your work for you. you still deprive their children every time you can get away with it. You have never made reparations. You live by the sword. you have 1000 military bases around the world to oppress the poor and steal their resources. You fund, arm, and protect, the Holocaust of the Palestinians. You were born by the sword, live by the sword, you will die by the sword if you do not repent. Oh? You did not do this you say? Silence, apathy, not doing what is necessary to stop it, is complicity. You are anti Christ.
* nd. America, you are not Christian. You have never been Christian. you are anti Christian. You slaughtered tens of millions to steal their land for yourselves. You have never made reparations. You in slaved tens of millions to do your work for you. you still deprive their children every time you can get away with it. You have never made reparations. You live by the sword. you have 1000 military bases around the world to oppress the poor and steal their resources. You fund, arm, and protect, the Holocaust of the Palestinians. You were born by the sword, live by the sword, you will die by the sword if you do not repent. Oh? You did not do this you say? Silence, apathy, not doing what is necessary to stop it, is complicity. You are anti Christ.
posted from Bloggeroid
A boy stole stuff for his mom, and it paid off for the shopkeeper in the end.
http://www.upworthy.com/a-boy-stole-stuff-for-his-mom-and-it-paid-off-for-the-shopkeeper-in-the-end?c=ufb2
***** must see, must watch.....Path to Gaza | International Activist | Women for Palestine
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iI2J1vgf7do
Black Lives Matter Protesters Interrupt Obama In Selma
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/03/07/3631178/black-lives-matter-protesters-interrupt-obama-selma/
***** nd. Regarding palestinian throwing and any other acts of ressistance: They have the legal and moral right to do this. It is suicide. It is stupidity. Radical nonviolence, massively escalated, headed by death fast here and broad is the only hope.
* Regarding palestinian throwing and any other acts of ressistance: They have the legal and moral right to do this. It is suicide. It is stupidity. Radical nonviolence, massively escalated, headed by death fast here and broad is the only hope.
posted from Bloggeroid
Obama's speech in Selma...... Shut the F up Obama. Until you stand for Palestine no matter what the personal cost you are a hypocrite and you have betrayed America and all of humanity.
http://www.vox.com/2015/3/7/8168085/president-obama-selma-50
Muslim man shot dead while taking pictures of his first snowfall after fleeing to America to escape the horrors of ISIS
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2983772/Muslim-man-gunned-taking-pictures-snowfall-outside-new-home-fleeing-America-escape-horrors-Islamic-State.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailus
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