Comments on: When Will Hillary Apply ‘There Is No Military Solution’ to Israel/Palestine http://mondoweiss.net/2007/09/when-will-hilla.html The War of Ideas in the Middle East Sun, 27 May 2012 21:18:24 +0000 hourly 1 By: Christopher Brown http://mondoweiss.net/2007/09/when-will-hilla.html/comment-page-1#comment-69621 Christopher Brown Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2007/09/25/when-will-hilla.html#comment-69621 <p>http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/II26Ak01.html</p> <p> 'Hitler' does New York</p> <p>Despite his demonization by the White House, US media and his Columbia University host, Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad's skillful and manipulative Big Apple blitz has wowed the audience that really matters: the global Muslim "street". For those who listened, unlike the many who simply branded the man as too evil to speak, Ahmadinejad coolly turned American disinformation on its head, to his own advantage. - Pepe Escobar</p> http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/II26Ak01.html

'Hitler' does New York

Despite his demonization by the White House, US media and his Columbia University host, Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad's skillful and manipulative Big Apple blitz has wowed the audience that really matters: the global Muslim "street". For those who listened, unlike the many who simply branded the man as too evil to speak, Ahmadinejad coolly turned American disinformation on its head, to his own advantage. – Pepe Escobar

]]> By: David http://mondoweiss.net/2007/09/when-will-hilla.html/comment-page-1#comment-69622 David Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2007/09/25/when-will-hilla.html#comment-69622 <p>"the Arab hold on Palestine went from more than half, to about half, to 22 percent. And now less than 22 percent"</p> <p>To be precise, the numbers are: 90% pre-partition, 46% under the partition plan, 22% in 1948, and 10% today.</p> "the Arab hold on Palestine went from more than half, to about half, to 22 percent. And now less than 22 percent"

To be precise, the numbers are: 90% pre-partition, 46% under the partition plan, 22% in 1948, and 10% today.

]]> By: ralph kramden http://mondoweiss.net/2007/09/when-will-hilla.html/comment-page-1#comment-69623 ralph kramden Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2007/09/25/when-will-hilla.html#comment-69623 <p>"Israel started the '67 war" is a blatant lie.</p> <p>Israel was defending itself against forcible blockade by Egypt. Nasser had stated:<br /> “We knew that by closing the Gulf of Aqaba it might mean war with Israel… the objective will be to destroy Israel.” Egypt had warned Israel that “either it will die by strangulation in the wake of the Arab military and economic blockade, or it will die by shooting from the Arab forces surrounding it in the south, north and east.” Syria and the other Arab regimes also<br /> declared that their goal was to destroy Israel.</p> "Israel started the '67 war" is a blatant lie.

Israel was defending itself against forcible blockade by Egypt. Nasser had stated:
“We knew that by closing the Gulf of Aqaba it might mean war with Israel… the objective will be to destroy Israel.” Egypt had warned Israel that “either it will die by strangulation in the wake of the Arab military and economic blockade, or it will die by shooting from the Arab forces surrounding it in the south, north and east.” Syria and the other Arab regimes also
declared that their goal was to destroy Israel.

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