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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (4790)	4/21/2004 7:29:34 PM
From: Emile Vidrine	Respond to of 22250

Fury as Dalyell attacks Blair's 'Jewish cabal' By Colin Brown and Chris Hastings Sunday Telegraph, London TAM DALYELL, the Father of the House [Senior member of the British House of Commons in Parliament], sparked outrage last night by accusing the Prime Minister of "being unduly influenced by a cabal of Jewish advisers". In an interview with Vanity Fair, the Left-wing Labour MP named Lord Levy, Tony Blair's personal envoy on the Middle East, Peter Mandelson, whose father was Jewish, and Jack Straw, the Foreign Secretary (far right, with unidentified friend), who has Jewish ancestry, as three of the leading figures who had influenced Mr. Blair's policies on the Middle East. Mr. Dalyell, the MP [Member of Parliament] for Linlithgow, told The Telegraph: "I am fully aware that one is treading on cut glass on this issue and no one wants to be accused of anti-Semitism but, if it is a question of launching an assault on Syria or Iran . . . then one has to be candid." He added: "I am not going to be labelled anti-Semitic. My children worked on a kibbutz. But the time has come for candour." The Prime Minister, Mr. Dalyell claimed, was also indirectly influenced by Jewish people in the Bush administration, including Richard Perle, a Pentagon adviser, Paul Wolfowitz, the deputy defence secretary, and Ari Fleischer, the President's press secretary. "They very much have captured the ear of the President of the United States. I said [to Vanity Fair] I thought that Blair was very sympathetic to them. I cannot understand why," Mr Dalyell said. MR DALYELL'S claim caused fury last night. Mr Mandelson said: "Apart from the fact that I am not actually Jewish, I wear my father's parentage with pride. As for Tam, he is as incorrigible as ever."

To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (4790)	4/21/2004 7:33:14 PM
From: Elmer Flugum	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 22250

Emile, Isra'El attacked the Palestinians again today in Gaza. What was that for? Has Hamas attacked Isra'El in retaliation to the murders of Yassin and Rantizi? If not, what excuse are the Isra'Elis using to justify the naked aggression? Bush, out of frustration with Iraq, gave Sharon a greenlight to do whatever he wants in Palestine. len

To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (4790)	4/22/2004 1:37:58 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 22250

It is rare enough to see people finger the Israeli lobby, but its even rarer to see people correctly analyze the oil factor: <<< ... Their intention is perfectly clear: 1) prevent any nation ever challenging U.S. global hegemony; 2) dominate oil. The aggression against Iraq is not about oil per se, it is about control of oil. Before the Iraq crisis, the U.S. imported about $18 billion of crude oil annually from the Mideast, but spent $31 billion keeping military forces there. Why? Control of Mideast oil gives the U.S. domination over Europe and Japan, which draw most of their oil from the region ... >>> Kudos to Eric Margolis for a brilliant article! Tom