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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 (14246)	1/24/2007 7:11:25 PM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 22250

Crimson > The lies about Iran get even more outrageous. How low can they go? There is no depth to which the Zionist (both Jewish and "Christian") warmongers will not sink. It stands to reason that it is so -- Israel can never make peace and can "exist" only in war. As I mention repeatedly, true democracy with the loss of Jewish exclusivity and privilege is a greater threat to the "existence" of Israel than all the Palestinian suicide bombers and all Iran's so-called atom bombs. Therefore Zionists are committed to encourage war whenever and wherever they can -- and between anyone and everyone. But they are in trouble because there aren't many "takers" left after the US.

To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (14246)	1/25/2007 5:02:50 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Respond to of 22250

Re: Romney emphasized that Iran could not be compared to the former Soviet threat, because the Islamic Republic was following a suicidal path. "For all of the Soviets' deep flaws, they were never suicidal. Soviet commitment to national survival was never in question. That assumption cannot be made to an irrational regime (Iran) that celebrates martyrdom,".... He who wants to kill his dog first claims it's turned "irrational": Message 20361735

To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (14246)	1/25/2007 1:58:34 PM
From: sea_urchin	Respond to of 22250

Israel's image hits nadir -- No great honor being an Israeli at Davos this year, but we deserve it ynetnews.com >>My advice to those planning to attend the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting at the prestigious Swiss ski resort of Davos is, I beg you, stay away if you haven't yet boarded the plane. Please don't come, because it's no great honor being an Israeli this year at Davos. In fact, it’s humiliating. Israel is no longer viewed as a thriving, high tech superpower or even as a brutal occupation power. It is viewed in a completely different light: It's seen as a declining and dysfunctional country whose president is about to face charges of rape, whose prime minister will be interrogated on suspicion of advancing his associates' interests, whose finance minister will be ousted from his post due to an affair involving finances and non-profit organizations, whose army chief already resigned due to the failures of the war, and whose defense minister will soon be forced to follow suit. This is the sate of affairs in Israel in the winter of 2007 as seen by the world's surprised economic, political and academic elites, arriving in Davos for four days of sessions focusing on the fate of humanity. Israel's image is at an all-time low. On Wednesday, when the conference's participants arrive at the local congress center to attend lectures, sessions, workshops and symposiums, they will be carrying European newspapers on whose front pages Israel will prominently star. And what kind of Israel emanates from these pages? The picture they will get is of a country of rapists and corruption at high levels, a country that is falling into moral decline. 'What happened to you Israelis?' Reports of the indictment against the president open every news broadcast in Europe, and the presenters sound as though they find it difficult to read the text in front of them: The State of Israel and sex scandals at the top? Jews and rape? Jews and corruption. A dark shadow has fallen on Israel's image worldwide. Until we remove it, these honorable people will hesitate to shake our hands, identify with us and invest in Israel. They are already hesitating. Our long term friends, veterans of the Davos conferences, are pulling me aside and asking me in an embarrassing whisper: "What's happened to you Israelis? How did you get this way? Are you a country full of rapists and corrupt people?" The International Monetary Funds' rosy reviews and the positive quotes forced out of some polite and stammering international CEO, or some Arab-Muslim statesman who didn't understand the question, will be of no avail. The bitter and embarrassing truth of the matter is that Israel's image in Davos – a prism of the world's elite – has reached its nadir. * It's very unpleasant being an Israeli at Davos 2007; it's unpleasant but we deserve it. << * And these are the "good" days.