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

To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (10393)	3/18/2006 7:22:20 AM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22250

Gus > let's not forget the sinking of the British liner RMS Lusitania -- very likely a 9/11-like setup to psych up US opinion into supporting the US war participation Sure, but preceded by the Zimmerman telegram which was "intercepted" by Britain. amazon.com >>The average person thinks that it was the sinking of the Lusitania that brought the United States into World War I. Not so! In this slim volume that reads like a whodunnit, Barbara Tuchman reveals the little known secret of The Zimmerman Telegram. Basically, Germany wanted to keep the U.S. and its industrial might out of the European conflict by convincing Mexico and Japan to attack the U.S. Germany even promised Mexico it would get back Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona! What the Germans didn't know is that as soon as war was declared, the first thing the British did was cut Germany's transatlantic cable. All telegrams or telephone calls to North America had to travel over Britain's cable. And the British intercepted every telegram out of Germany. Even though the Zimmerman telegram was sent in code, it was broken. But the shrewd British held onto it, not revealing its contents until it was absolutely necessary, and in such a way that they didn't have to reveal that they were intercepting German messages! Brilliant! When the New York Times published the telegram in 1917, it was but a short time until pacifist Woodrow Wilson got a declaration of war from Congress, and the U.S. began sending troops "over there."<< pittstate.edu >>For Your Excellency's personal information and to be handed on to the Imperial Minister in Mexico We intend to begin unrestricted submarine warfare on the first of February. We shall endeavor in spite of this to keep the United States neutral. In the event of this not succeeding, we make Mexico a proposal of an alliance on the following basis: Make war together, make peace together, generous financial support, and an understanding on our part that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. The settlement detail is left to you. You will inform the President [of Mexico] of the above most secretly as soon as the outbreak of war with the United States is certain and add the suggestion that he should, on his own initiative, invite Japan to immediate adherence and at the same time mediate between Japan and ourselves. Please call the President's attention to the fact that the unrestricted employment of our submarines now offers the prospect of compelling England to make peace within a few months. Acknowledge receipt. << But the trump card was Judge Brandeis who it is alleged talked President Wilson into the war. judicial-inc.biz >>Brandeis parents were wealthy Prague Jews that left Europe in a hurry, one step in front of John Law. With their wealth he attends Harvard, becomes well heeled and connected lawyer, and is appointed to the court by Woodrow Wilson. He talks Wilson into WW1, was influential in the Balfour agreement, and an avid Zionist.<<