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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (53180)	7/7/2004 11:11:21 AM
From: aladin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793738

Charles, There are a lot of folks who are neoconservative, but when many of the criticisms of these people only mention names of a particular heritage - it sure starts sounding anti-Semitic. However, I do think its ok to critique Israeli policy without being anti-Semitic. Israel has policies which are at odds with our own national interest. Similarly, it should be possible to oppose Robert Mugabe's corrupt regime without being called a racist. Perhaps we should station a Trident or two in the Indian Ocean. Any nuclear attack by Israel or Iran invokes a previously approved UN sponsored massive response. So both sides disarm. However - many of the anti-Likudites's must realize that Israels nuclear deterrent was developed before Likud was a major party and is a last-ditch deterrent. No Israeli politician that I am aware of has ever pushed the idea of destroying all Arabs. In Iran however, the current ruler has publicly stated that he will nuke Tel Aviv as soon as he has the capability. John

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (53180)	7/7/2004 6:43:50 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793738

But I think people who say that 'neoconservative' is an anti-Semitic slur are being a little sensitive If 'neocon' is being used generally, I agree. But if the neocons mentioned only involve Jewish names like Wolfowitz, Feith, Perle, Krauthammer, with insinuations that this crowd somehow turned their potent Jew-beams on the hapless pliable goyim (to borrow Lilek's phrasing) like Rumsfeld and Cheney to make them support a policy that is in Israel's interest, not the US', then that is a slur at best and anti-Semitic at worst. And we have been seeing quite a few of these insinuations lately, and from prominent persons like Senators too.