Comments on: CNN Shocker: Khalidi Accused Israel of ‘Occupying Palestinian Territories’

By: CHA

CHA — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

“And among other things, Israel was described there as the perpetrator of terrorism instead of the victim. What we don't know, what we don't know is how Barack Obama responded to these slurs on a country that he now professes to support, and the reason is the newspaper that has the tape, the Los Angeles Times, refuses to release it.”

By: pipistro

pipistro — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

Occupying what? As far as – some say – most US citizens don't even know how to find Palestinian Territories on a map (let alone history), the Israel lobby and their buddies among neocons and warmongers don't even need to rely on the ludicrous CNN's propaganda. Too bad they're the same people going to elect who's virtually the most powerful man on earth.

By: anon

anon — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

Like the neocon Bushies have said without blinking an eye, WE make our own reality and you guys can only write about it afterward, while we have moved on.

By: D.

D. — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

This is a risky move for the Zionists. It will soon be impossible for anyone on the left to even pretend that support for Israel is anything other than reactionary. It looks like the Zionist strategy is to sacrifice whatever remaining outposts they occupy among the Left (the Thomas Friedmans, Richard Cohens, etc.) and retreat to a new base among the "national greatness" brownshirts.

Might just be desperation, but it hasn't been wise to bet against these guys in the past.

By: once more

once more — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

for good measure

McCain Funded Work Of Palestinian His Campaign Hopes To Tie To Obama
(^)
During the 1990s, while he served as chairman (^) of the International Republican Institute (IRI), McCain distributed several grants to the Palestinian research center co-founded by Khalidi, including one worth half a million dollars.

A 1998 tax filing for the McCain-led group shows a $448,873 grant to Khalidi's Center for Palestine Research and Studies for work in the West Bank. (See grant number 5180, "West Bank: CPRS" on page 14 of this PDF (^).)

The relationship extends back as far as 1993, when John McCain joined IRI as chairman in January. Foreign Affairs noted in September of that year that IRI had helped fund several extensive studies in Palestine run by Khalidi's group, including over 30 public opinion polls and a study of "sociopolitical attitudes."

Here (^)

By: higginslads

higginslads — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

"It looks like the Zionist strategy is to sacrifice whatever remaining outposts they occupy among the Left (the Thomas Friedmans, Richard Cohens, etc.) and retreat to a new base among the "national greatness" brownshirts."

I agree, the whole thing seems to be moving to the right. For example, for years and years Noam Chomksy (correctly) pointed out how the two parties in America were virtually identical, and urged people to look for alternatives. The last two elections, however, Chomsky has gone from anarchist to urging a vote for the Democratic candidate for president. I suspect that Chomsky (who, if he isn't an official agent for Mossad or some Zionist entity, is at a minimum an "agent of the cause") feels that with the public slowly beginning to learn about Zionism and its agenda, that it's best to get those pesky "radicals" who he appeals to to get behind the mainstream candidate, thus ensuring the Zionist agenda will be carried out.

Interestingly, to this point the right has had more truthful information about Israel and Zionism than has the left, although it's starting to seep into the left as well. If both sides could come together, we'd have more strength in opposing the Zionist agenda that is carried out by both mainstream parties.

By: higginslads

higginslads — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

By: Joachim Martillo

Joachim Martillo — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

Palin: LA Times Tows Cows
Did she really say it?

I hope someone taped it.

By: Richard Witty

Richard Witty — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

The Khalidi brouhaha (only in Phil's tether), did not make front page news in the New York Times, nor the Washington Post, nowhere.

Phil is trying to sell papers.

By: D.

D. — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

(Richard moves into defensive mode.)