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The
Genocide of a Nation…With Full Support of the United States Government
We,
in the United States, pride ourselves with the knowledge that we are a
civilized society. We feel
that we are humane, compassionate and care for those less fortunate than
ourselves. In his final press
conference, Outgoing-President George W Bush told us that America is
compassionate. I am here to
say that that notion could not be farther from the truth.
Bush said that if we don’t believe it we should ask China or
Africa or India about the compassion of America.
What about the Palestinians? Should
we ask them? Rep
Nancy Pelosi along with her hoard of bi-partisan co-sponsors, pushed
through H Res 34, Israel’s Right to Defend Itself.
Did any of these Representatives ask we-the-people if it was okay
for the United States to take sides in this conflict, because I thought
they represented us! It appears they represent Israel, though…yet we pay their
salaries… Shouldn’t The Gaza Strip have the same right to defend
itself? In
his comments about this egregious piece of legislation, Rep Ron Paul told
Congress that they have a moral obligation to both Israel and the Arab
Nations, because “we provide help and funding for both,” yet as a
country, the House has chosen to support Israel…again.
During
Bush’s press conference, when asked about peace between Israel and Gaza,
Bush says that he is for a “sustainable ceasefire.”
He goes on to define a “sustainable ceasefire” as “Hamas
stop(s) shooting missiles into Israel.”
What if Israel stops shooting missiles into the Gaza Strip?
A
very observant journalist asked about how other countries around the world
view the United States. Bush goes on to say that he does not feel the
entire world views the US as immoral, and that, if we wanted to, we could
become popular by blaming everything going on in the Middle East on
Israel. Israel has broken the
past several ceasefire agreements, so who should be blamed for that?
According
to an article by Global Research, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak had
the Israel Defense Force start preparation for this latest slaughter in
The Gaza Strip six month before its December 27th beginning, preparation
that, incidentally, was started during a ceasefire.
The article also says “…Operation
‘Cast Lead’ is a carefully planned undertaking, which is part of a
broader military-intelligence agenda first formulated by the government of
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in 2001.”
Wait, 2001? It goes on
to say that the operation “is intended, quite deliberately, to trigger
civilian casualties.” And
Israel is not to blame for this? The
“sustainable ceasefire” has to be at the disarmament of Hamas, but not
Israel? And, by the way,
since when does the United States get to decide who can be “armed” and
who can’t? I may have
missed this in Civics class! According to secret documents obtained by Reuters, the Pentagon is seeking the services of a merchant ship to transport 325 20-foot containers of “ammunition” from Greece to Israel by the end of January. The manifest says only that the shipment contains such hazardous substances as explosive materials and detonators. Pentagon
spokesperson Air Force Lt Col Patrick Ryder confirmed the shipment and
said it was not in support of the Israel-Gaza conflict, yet a London
senior military analyst stated that the timing was “irregular.”
A shipping broker in London stated that a 3000-plus ton “in one
go” ammunition shipment is pretty rare. The Pentagon recently made a
December delivery of 989 20-foot containers to Israel, as well, but Hamas
needs to disarm? Rep. Paul reminded
House members of the US involvement in the creation of Al Qaeda, as well
as its indirect involvement in creating Hamas.
And Hamas is to blame? He
also reminded the House that the US pushed for Democratic elections in the
Palestinian State, and they followed the process, electing the Israel/US
created Hamas, and now they (the Palestinians) must be killed for it.
Paul, of course, was making a point, not advocating the actual
deed, but the rest of the House, with the apparent exception of Paul,
Kucinich and three others, is advocating the actual deed through blind
support of Israel. During
the first days of the attack, Former Presidential Candidate Cynthia
McKinney was aboard a private boat attempting to deliver medical supplies
to the war-torn Gaza Strip when an Israel Patrol vessel rammed the private
boat. McKinney said the
purpose was one of peace and that the boat was clearly not engaging in
terrorist activities, yet the Israeli’s rammed them. She said that this paled in comparison to what the
Palestinians were going through and reminded the CNN audience that this
was also not the first time Israelis attacked a friendly American boat.
Remember the USS Liberty? (Because
I guarantee you the survivors remember it well!!!) Recently,
Rep. Dennis Kucinich spoke out about the tragedy in Gaza. He told the
House that some fifty percent of Gaza inhabitants are under the age of
fourteen. That is younger
than my youngest daughter. Some
of his words will live on in my memory for the rest of my life.
“We cannot avert our eyes without staining our soul.”
He is right! We call
ourselves a nation created by God, and Israel is quick to claim they are
“God’s chosen.” This travesty against the Palestinians is not godly at all.
It is heinous and barbaric. Kucinich
went on to say that “this is a humanitarian crisis of the highest
magnitude.” He also
confirmed that Israel is using aircraft and weapons supplied by the US
which “imposes a moral obligation for this congress to speak out.”
He is right…again. The
current death toll reported by one outlet as of January 14th,
2009, is 13 Israeli casualties, 3 civilian and 1010 Palestinian
casualties. Of that, 311 are
children and 100 are women. For those concerned, that means 31% of the
casualties are children and 10% are women, but how many civilian men?
It didn’t say that. I
have read several places on the Internet that say Hamas has brought this
on the Palestinian people themselves.
Really? Just the other
day it was reported that several schools in the Gaza Strip were targeted
by Israeli attacks. So Israel
has the right to target schools, and hospitals, clinics and refugee
settlements? Why would they
attack a school or hospital or clinic, or refugee settlement?
What has that got to do with Hamas? What
is going on in the Gaza Strip is genocide, pure and simple.
In all the barrage of rockets and missiles and whatever else Israel
could shove down Palestine’s throat, “Israeli death squads,”
according to another article, started moving through a Palestinian village
separating the men from the women and children and then slaughtering the
men, including young adults and teen-aged boys, shooting them in the back.
Paul, Kucinich and McKinney have stated that the US has basically
supplied the weapons that Israel is using to kill Palestinians…at least
41% civilian women and children. Again
I ask, why would our government supply arms to Israel, yet ask Palestine
to disarm? This doesn’t
make sense! Where
does President Elect Obama stand on the situation he is about to inherit?
He has said that he does support Israel’s right to defend itself,
and I am not saying that they shouldn’t, but if we afford Israel the
right to defend itself then we must afford the Palestinians the same
rights. After all, this
attack was planned in 2001, and was being prepared for during a ceasefire.
Israel broke this ceasefire…And, given the casualty rates that
have been reported, Israel is killing far too many “women and
children.” What country is
proud of collateral damage to the tune of 41% women and children? McKinney
has a plea for President-Elect Obama.
She is asking him to please “say something…about the
humanitarian crisis that is being experienced right now by the people of
Gaza.” It
is apparent by the vote on H Res 34 that this country is sorely lacking
integrity. The United States
has just sworn in a new Congress, one that is supposed to bring about
positive change. Yes, I
remember, Obama’s campaign slogan, “Change We Can Believe in.” But didn’t some of the newly elected Representatives tout
change, as well? Yet, one of
the first pieces of legislation they pass, and quite handily, I must say,
is the support of Israel…there is no change in that!
It
is time we took a page from Rep Paul’s playbook, which, by the way, is
not a new idea, and stood down with regard to other governments.
Have we learned nothing about the blowback, as Paul recently
pointed out, which is certainly not worth it?
The United States must stand down…stay out of the affairs of
other country’s. Let them
rule themselves. Let them
work out there differences, the only exception being of a TRUE
threat against the United States. Since
when did the United States become the police of the world? Is that a roll we really want?
I don’t think we do…the cost is just too high!
H
Res 34: Recognizing
Israel's right to defend itself against attacks from Gaza Bush’s
Final Press Conference is available on YouTube in parts or in its
entirety. The text of the conference can be seen here: Video:
Ron Paul - Israel Created Hamas to weaken Arafat ’s Fatah 2008–2009
Israel–Gaza conflict - Video: Cynthia McKinney: The Gaza Strip Relief Boat Attacked By
Israeli Military The
Invasion of The Gaza Strip: "Operation Cast Lead", Part of a
Broader Israeli Military-Intelligence Agenda US
plans massive arms delivery to Israel The
Obama Factor in Israel's Gaza War Israel
accused of using white phosphorus in Gaza - 11 Jan 09 Kucinich:
50 Percent of the Population of Gaza Under 14 Years of Age! USS
Liberty Memorial Website
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