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

To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (9776)	1/12/2006 9:49:12 AM
From: sea_urchin	Respond to of 22250

Crimson > the vast majority of Jews will now move to unseat Bush since he has proved such an incompetent fool and has lost all credibility I would say, rather, that if he has lost popularity it's because he has been the victim of circumstance. Unquestionably, he has a number of achievements under his belt and I will list a few -- presiding over the "black op" of 9/11 and its subsequent coverup, the phony anti-terrorist war in Afghanistan, the fictitious WMDs in Iraq and then the invasion leading up to a state of virtual civil war under the disguise of bringing democracy, and the removal of constitutional rights in the US under the cloak of the Patriot Act. Furthermore, his Income Tax regime has benefited those who need it the most, namely the super-rich, and he has also presided over the destruction of socialist welfare and health programs for the poor. He saw to it that New Orleans would be effectively destroyed by Katrina, purged of its blacks and he opened the door for the city to be rebuilt as a Disneyland. But most important of all, under his presidency the Fed has printed more money than the total of all the money that was ever printed before he came into office. And if that wasn't enough to prove his worth, let me mention that he has overseen the loss of more American jobs to Asia and elsewhere than at any time in history. Any way one looks at it that is a very impressive list of achievements on behalf of the Establishment and, indeed, achievements which Hillary, or even Lieberman, would be hard pressed to beat.

To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (9776)	1/12/2006 4:48:33 PM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22250

Crimson > I suspect we will see many more such articles in the months ahead as the Zionist lobby tries to cover its ass so to speak. Not exactly from the Zionist lobby, but Jewish people are now definitely trying to distance themselves from the sordid scene. boston.com >>The worst is that Abramoff is a Jew. Not only a Jew, but an Orthodox Jew -- someone who claims to be committed to strictly observing Jewish law and faithfully adhering to the Torah's ethical standards. But instead of upholding those ethical standards Abramoff trampled on them, and a 'religious" Jew who behaves so corruptly disgraces not only himself but all religious Jews. He brings his faith into contempt. He is guilty of what Jewish tradition calls, with disgust, 'chillul ha-Shem" -- a desecration of God's name. For me -- also an observant Jew -- that is the worst thing of all. Honesty in financial dealings is not optional in Judaism; it is mandatory. The Talmud teaches that when a person is brought to judgment in the world-to-come, the first question the heavenly tribunal puts to him is: 'Did you conduct your business affairs in good faith?" A Jew who takes the values of his religion seriously must be scrupulous in his transactions with others. To be sure, even the saintliest people -- not to mention the rest of us -- sometimes fall short of the values they profess. But Abramoff's criminal deeds and sleazy manner are a lot worse than mere lapses in judgment. One who behaves so unethically and illegally drags more than his own reputation through the mud. He is an embarrassment to his religion and his community, and that comes close to being unforgivable. Far from disguising his Orthodox Jewish identification, Abramoff paraded it publicly, as if that would cleanse his unkosher activities. He produced a violent, expletive-filled movie (1989's 'Red Scorpion"), then turned around and created the Committee for Traditional Jewish Values in Entertainment. He fired off gross and insulting e-mails, but fastidiously rendered 'God" as 'G-d." ('This is a Jewish tradition," he explained to a reporter for The New York Times, 'to not write out God's name in something that might be destroyed.") As the legal stormclouds gathered over his head, he cloaked himself in piety. His 'political activities, like everything in his life, were informed by his religious beliefs," his spokesman told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 'While he did not always meet the standard of his faith, he certainly aspired to do so." For his appearance in the US District Court in Washington last Tuesday, Abramoff made a point of wearing a black fedora -- an element of attire that is de rigeur for men in certain Orthodox Jewish circles. But his show of devoutness was lost on those who looked at that black hat, and the black trench coat he also wore, and saw something considerably more sinister. 'He looks like if he would open that raincoat, he's got half a dozen machine guns inside," Newsweek's Howard Fineman commented on MSNBC. 'He looks," replied Chris Matthews, 'like the guy in 'Godfather II' going after Hyman Roth." Within the Jewish community whose values he so dishonored, there is little sympathy for Abramoff, who is likely to receive a prison sentence of 10 or 11 years. <<