James that is a classic Arab piece of propaganda there are many similar stories ...... they are spread based on raw hatred of Jews
From Boston Globe
WITH ALLIES LIKE THESE . . .
Jeff Jacoby
16 October 2001
Of the five countries described below, can you identify the one(s)
excluded from the US-led coalition in the war on terrorism?
Country A is free and democratic, a steadfast ally of the United
States. Its citizens know what it means to be victimized by terrorism,
and they were deeply shaken by the Sept. 11 atrocities. Thousands of
them lined up to donate blood for wounded Americans, as rescue
teams volunteered to fly to New York. Country A has formidable
military and intelligence capabilities, which it instantly made
available to American officials.
Country B, a military dictatorship, has been the leading supporter of
Afghanistan´s Taliban regime. In a recent report on world terrorism,
the State Department admonished Country B for "providing the
Taliban with materiel, fuel, funding, technical assistance, and
military advisers." Islamist terrorists operate openly in Country B.
Many of them are armed by the government, which refers to them as
"freedom fighters."
Country C is a theocratic monarchy that enforces the same extreme
brand of Islam favored by the Taliban. Perhaps for that reason, it was
one of the very few countries to extend diplomatic ties to the Taliban
before Sept. 11. Osama bin Laden recruits heavily from Country C
and was behind the terrorist attacks that killed 23 US servicemen
there. Those attacks were never properly investigated, because the
monarchy refused to let the FBI examine evidence or question the
suspects.
Country D, a major Arab power, is also a major recipient of US
foreign aid. Nevertheless, the people of Country D were joyful over
last month´s slaughter of Americans. As one wire service reported:
"Students, taxi drivers, and shopkeepers crowded round television
sets stacked up in store windows... celebrating a string of elaborate
attacks on New York and Washington. ´Bull´s-eye!´ commented two
taxi drivers.... ´Mabruk! Mabruk! [Congratulations!]´ shouted a
crowd..."
Country E has long been on the State Department´s list of states that
sponsor terrorism. In April 2001, Secretary of State Colin Powell
described it as "the primary state sponsor of terrorism." Country E
has actively incubated terrorist attacks on Americans, and calls for
anti-American violence are a staple of the government´s rhetoric.
If you follow the news, you will recognize Countries A through E as
Israel, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Iran. Of the four, the only
one *not* invited to join Washington´s anti-terror front is Israel - the
loyal American ally, the regional military power and the nation with
more experience than any other in fighting Islamist terror. Less than a
week after the September 11 massacres, Powell told the Arabic
television network Al-Jazeera, according to The New York Times,
"that he saw no role for Israel in any military response to last week´s
attack."
Incredibly, the United States seems to be going out of its way to give
the back of its hand to the only nation in the Middle East and South
Asia that shares its democratic values, while extending an olive
branch to nations that harbor, foment or celebrate terrorism. On
September 27, the State Department spokesman actually announced
that terrorism against Americans and terrorism against Israelis are
"essentially ... two different things." In one case, he said, "there are
violent people trying to destroy societies," while in the other, "there
are ... political issues that need to be resolved in the Middle East."
So terrorists who butcher innocents in the World Trade Center are
evil, but terrorists who butcher innocents in a Jerusalem pizzeria or
Tel Aviv discotheque must be indulged because they have "issues." Is
that really what Washington believes?
Apparently so. Neither Hamas nor Hezbollah, two of the bloodiest
terror groups on earth, was included in President Bush´s executive
order freezing terrorist assets. "This isn´t a Hezbollah moment," a US
official told reporters. "It´s an Osama bin Laden moment." If the
United States cannot say unambiguously that organizations it has
labeled terrorist for years are targets in the war on terrorism, what
kind of war on terrorism is it?
It is one thing to acknowledge that geography compels us to make an
arrangement with Pakistan, or to decide that the Arab world will be
more forthcoming if Israel´s role is muted. It is something quite
different to imagine that governments that nurture and protect
terrorists can be induced to help us crush terrorists.
Pakistan is an unabashed sponsor of radical Muslim terrorists in
Kashmir. Iran and Syria are the leading backers of Hamas, Islamic
Jihad and Hezbollah. Saudi Arabia is a key source of funds for
fanatic Islamists, including Al Quaeda. Yasser Arafat - whom the
Bush administration decided to reward last week with a declaration
in support of Palestinian statehood - is one of the most notorious
terrorists of modern times. If these are the partners we are relying on
in our war to rid the world of terror, that war is as good as lost.
When Bush addressed Congress on September 20, his words rang
with clarity and truth, "From this day forward, any nation that
continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the
United States as a hostile regime." That must be our guiding
principle, for if the war against terrorism means anything, it means
abolishing the regimes that keep terrorism alive. If we choose instead
to embrace those regimes - to "fight" terror by winking at terror - we
will have squandered our moral authority.
And 7,000 victims will have died in vain. |
