tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post2721592217102960312..comments2024-03-27T13:28:18.163-04:00Comments on Balter's Blog: Obama's silence on Gaza is complicity with war crimesMichael Balterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08311614050647338141noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-91175701358892273442009-03-05T12:08:00.000-05:002009-03-05T12:08:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-65468689684490406112009-01-06T18:55:00.000-05:002009-01-06T18:55:00.000-05:00Thanks for those comments Michael.Thanks for those comments Michael.terrythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17327062321100035888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-40390361598541475372009-01-06T07:06:00.000-05:002009-01-06T07:06:00.000-05:00This documentary is related to the "conspiracy the...This documentary is related to the "conspiracy theories": <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N294FMDok98" REL="nofollow">The Israel Lobby (Marije Meerman, VPRO Backlight 2007)</A><BR/><BR/>And this short excerpt was also interesting to me: <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhS6B9U13aY" REL="nofollow">Kay Griggs on US-Israel</A><BR/><BR/>What Kay Griggs says may be too conspiracy minded for some though...sadunkalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05237465910243455615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-84277796774413356652009-01-06T06:15:00.000-05:002009-01-06T06:15:00.000-05:00terryt, I think your question why so many governme...terryt, I think your question why so many governments, especially the US and Europe, is difficult to answer because the situation has changed over the years. The Soviet Union was the first nation to recognize Israel after it declared independence in 1948, but most others quickly fell into line clearly in part due to guilt over the Holocaust. Eventually Israel became a proxy for US policy in the Middle East, which it still is to some extent although that has not worked very well in recent years as we all know (after the 1973 war and the so-called energy crisis, the US and Europe began to take the Arab nations more seriously.)<BR/><BR/>What we have now may be a combination of force of habit and currying favor with Jewish voters, certainly in the US, who although small in numbers are critical to winning elections. But given the extent of Jewish opposition to Israeli policies these days, which is considerable, that factor may be changing soon.Michael Balterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08311614050647338141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-51133301705202994392009-01-05T16:23:00.000-05:002009-01-05T16:23:00.000-05:00Here's a bit of the Hard Talk interview. It's not...Here's a bit of the Hard Talk interview. It's not the bit where the interviewer pushes her into conceding it would be a reasonable idea to talk to people the USA regards as terrorists, although she tries to dodge the particular issue of Hamas. <BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2ziykixN-Mterrythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17327062321100035888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-44438306146820373932009-01-05T16:14:00.000-05:002009-01-05T16:14:00.000-05:00Richard. I'll try to find the BBC 'Hard Talk' int...Richard. I'll try to find the BBC 'Hard Talk' interview in the Net. I'm pretty sure I looked once before and couldn't find it though. Perhaps Michael can help. <BR/><BR/>Regarding your partial answers to my questions, one still remains. WHY are most governments so supportive of whatever Israel does?terrythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17327062321100035888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-71268230014251621732009-01-05T10:25:00.000-05:002009-01-05T10:25:00.000-05:00"In Germany, they came first for the Communists, A..."In Germany, they came first for the Communists, <BR/>And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist; <BR/>And then they came for the trade unionists, <BR/>And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist; <BR/>And then they came for the Jews, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew; <BR/>And then . . . they came for me . . . <BR/>And by that time there was no one left to speak up." <BR/><BR/>Martin Niemoller<BR/><BR/>You've got a word processor. Just change the labels.Richard Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726482358889849398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-83957543485995066092009-01-05T07:19:00.000-05:002009-01-05T07:19:00.000-05:00Terryt Para 1 - YesPara 2 - Interesting news to me...Terryt <BR/><BR/>Para 1 - Yes<BR/><BR/>Para 2 - Interesting news to me, but par for the course.<BR/><BR/>Obama will be perfectly useless on the Middle East, but may get some publicity for something - like Clinton (Part 1).<BR/><BR/>Whatever progress is made will be firmly stopped by Clinton (Par t2)Richard Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726482358889849398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-22024473387294084672009-01-05T07:14:00.000-05:002009-01-05T07:14:00.000-05:00Re the New York Times - you Americans haven't got ...Re the New York Times - you Americans haven't got a single newspaper or TV station that hasn't been bought.<BR/><BR/>Try any provincial newspaper in France or Spain (not just the big ones like Le Monde or El Pais) and you'll find a surprising sophistication and attention to real detail.Richard Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726482358889849398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-7527812881975014072009-01-04T17:42:00.000-05:002009-01-04T17:42:00.000-05:00Does anyone have any idea as to why Western govern...Does anyone have any idea as to why Western governments, especially that of the USA, are so reluctant to criticise Israel in any way? Are the conspiracy theorists correct in claiming it's because powerful Jewish interests control the money supply? <BR/><BR/>I knew the Palestinians were still in trouble, even if Obama won the Presidency, after I'd heard that Samantha Power had been sacked after the BBC interview. Her sacking had nothing whatsoever to do with her comments regarding Mrs. Clinton, but everything to do with the fact she argued for dialogue with Hamas, and with the Iranian leaders.terrythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17327062321100035888noreply@blogger.com