From Ynet's coverage of Congressman Rahm Emanuel, the son of an Israeli immigrant, whom many see as Obama's likely chief of staff:
Congressman Rahm Emanuel… has served in
the Israel Defense Forces and even speaks a little Hebrew. ..
When Bill Clinton began his campaign for
presidency, he appointed Rahm Emanuel to direct the campaign's finance
committee. But Emanuel left when the Gulf War broke out, in order to
volunteer in the IDF.
He served in one of Israel's northern bases until the war ended, and
upon his return to the US became Clinton's advisor in the White House
for almost eight years.
From the Almanac of American Politics (2006):
Emanuel benefited from controversy two weeks before the [2002] primary, when a local Polish-American leader supporting [his opponent Nancy] Kaszak charged that Emanuel served in the Israeli army in 1991 during the Gulf War and suggested that he had dual loyalties. The charge was false–Emanuel is a U.S. citizen who volunteered as a civilian at an Israeli supply base–and Kaszak's campaign was thrown off-stride. Emanuel won…
I'm confused. And would like to know more. Like: does he think we're in the same war Israel's in?
Dual Loyalty and Treason
Why doth treason never prosper?
For if it doth, who dare call it treason?
"I'm confused" spake Phil. It must be interesting to be a naive schmuck like Weiss, going through life expecting lollipops and unicorns. It's complicated, no doubt, by the fact that the people Phil likes (not hangs out with mind you, but admires) are Oppressed Palestinians ™, who would prefer to poison lollipops and attach bombs to unicorns . . .
So let's explain. Obama cares not a whit for the Oppressed Palestinians(tm). Possibly even less than I do, and I send an occasional financial contribution to an organization that hunts them!
What Obama wants is to be President, and to be liked. He won't dare do the tiniest thing to upset pro-Israel interests. Look for Rahm and Dennis and Richard and Charles to be making our policy.
what a crock of shit….let a mexican american go off and join a foreign army in the middle of an american war and then try to come back to the states and run for public office, what do you think the press will drum on?
when the snow melts the shit will show.
as ive said before…one day americans will wake up.
Americans are too ignorant, and the Fourth Estate keeps them so. All hail Marketing 101.
A report issued by the Quds Press stated that the IDF troops killed during last October six Palestinian citizens including two children, which increased the number of those killed during this year to 471 victims most of them in the West Bank.
Rahm Emanuel's page on The Zionist Organization of America:
http://zoa.capwiz.com/bio/id/129559
It just means 'more of the same'. And there are some websites far less civilised than this one, saying some harsher things:
http://kennysideshow.blogspot.com/
"The ZOA is the most credible advocate for Israel on the American Jewish scene today."
-The Wall Street Journal
If the ZOA gets its way (excepting expulsion of non-Jews), Israel is finished as a democratic Jewish state.
"During the 1991 Gulf War, Emanuel was a civilian volunteer in Israel, rust-proofing brakes on an army base in northern Israel."
Wikipedia.
Do you fact check before rumoring and accusing of dual-loyalty?
Are you Joe McCarthy? (Yes, an insult).
Criticize his policy proposals if you think you differ.
The left is about to be "had" big time by Obama. Serves them right for letting wolves like Emmanuel and Ross into their side.
Sad that Nader and McKinney have been so ignored this time around…
"Criticize his policy proposals if you think you differ."
Emanuel was somewhat forthright about his foreign policy ideas in his 2006 book, "The Plan: Big Ideas for America," co-authored with Bruce Reed. Here's a sampling:
EMANUEL'S WAR PLAN FOR DEMOCRATS (by John Walsh)
What are Emanuel's views on war and peace? Emanuel has just supplied the answer in the form of a scrawny book co-authored with Bruce Reed, modestly entitled: The Plan: Big Ideas for America. The authors obligingly boil each of the eight parts of "The Plan" down to a single paragraph. The section which embraces all of foreign policy is entitled "A New Strategy to End the War on Terror," a heading revealing in itself since "war on terror" is the way the neocons and the Israeli Lobby currently like to frame the discussion of foreign policy. Here is the book's summary paragraph with my comments in parentheses:
"A NEW STRATEGY TO WIN THE WAR ON TERROR"
("War on Terror," as George Soros points out, is a false metaphor used by those who would drag us into military adventures not in our interest or that of humanity.)
"We need to use all the roots of American power to make our country safe. (He begins by playing on fear.) America must lead the world's fight against the spread of evil and totalitarianism, but we must stop trying to win that battle on our own. (Messianic imperialism.) We should reform and strengthen multilateral institutions for the twenty-first century, not walk away from them. We need to fortify the military's "thin green line" around the world by adding to the U.S. Special Forces and the Marines, and by expanding the U.S. army by 100,000 more troops. (An even bigger military for the world's most powerful armed forces, a very militaristic view of the way to handle the conflicts among nations. What uses does Emanuel have in mind for those troops?) We should give our troops a new GI Bill to come home to. (More material incentives to induce the financially strapped to sign up as cannon fodder.) Finally we must protect our homeland and civil liberties by creating a new domestic counterterrorism force like Britain's MI5. (A new domestic spying operation is an obvious threat to our civil liberties; MI5 holds secret files on one in 160 adults in Britain along with files on 53,000 organizations.)
There it is straight from the horse's mouth.(2)
How does Emanuel, the man who has screened and chosen the 2006 Democratic candidates for Congress, feel specifically about the war on Iraq, the number one issue on voters' minds. Emanuel and Reed do not so much as mention Iraq in their book except in terms of the "war on terror." Nor does Emanuel mention Iraq on his web site as among the important issues facing us, quite amazing omission and one shared by Chuck Schumer who is his equivalent of the Senate side, chairing the DSCC (Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee). However a very recent profile in Fortune (9/25/2006), "Rahm Emanuel, Pitbull Politician," by Washington Bureau chief Nina Easton notes: "On Iraq, Emanuel has steered clear of the withdraw-now crowd, preferring to criticize Bush for military failures since the 2003 invasion. 'The war never had to turn out this way,' he told me at one of his campaign stops. In January 2005, when asked by Meet the Press's Tim Russert whether he would have voted to authorize the war-'knowing that there are no weapons of mass destruction'-Emanuel answered yes. (He didn't take office until after the vote.) 'I still believe that getting rid of Saddam Hussein was the right thing to do, okay?' he added."(3)
When Jack Murtha made his proposal for withdrawal from Iraq, Emanuel quickly declared that "Jack Murtha went out and spoke for Jack Murtha." As for Iraq policy, Emanuel added: "At the right time, we will have a position." That was November, 2005. In June, 2006, it was obviously time, and Emanuel finally revealed his policy in a statement on the floor of the House during debate over Iraq, thus: "The debate today is about whether the American people want to stay the course with an administration and a Congress that has walked away from its obligations or pursue a real strategy for success in the war on terror. We cannot achieve the end of victory and continue to sit and watch, stand pat, stay put, status quo and that is the Republican policy. Democrats are determined to take the fight to the enemy." The refrain is familiar; more troops are the means and victory in Iraq is the goal.
The war on Iraq benefited Israel by laying waste a country seen to be one of its major adversaries. Emanuel's commitment to Israel (4) and his Congressional service to it are not in doubt. The most recent evidence was his attack on the U.S. puppet Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri al Maliki, because Maliki had labeled Israel's attack on Lebanon as an act of "aggression." Emanuel called on Maliki to cancel his address to Congress; and he was joined by his close friend and DSCC counterpart, Sen. Chuck Schumer, who asked; "Which side is he (Maliki) on when it comes to the war on terror?" In terms of retired Senator Fritz Holling's statement that Congress is Israeli occupied territory, Rahm Emanuel must be considered one of the occupying troops. And he certainly is a major cog in the Israel Lobby as defined by Mearsheimer and Walt. Nor is the idea that the Lobby exists and has tremendous influence on Middle East policy any longer a taboo in the minds of the general populace. According to a poll just carried out by Zogby International for CNI (5), 39% of the American public "agree" or "somewhat agree" that "the work of the Israel lobby on Congress and the Bush administration has been a key factor for going to war in Iraq and now confronting Iran." A similar number, 40%, "strongly disagreed" or "somewhat disagreed" with this position. Some 20% of the public were not sure.
But in some respects, Emanuel is a mysterious fellow, as evidenced by his biography, which is readily available on Wikipedia and in the piece in Fortune (3). But there are a few things missing or not fully explained. First, as is often pointed out, Emanuel's physician father was an Israeli émigré; but, according to Leon Hadar, he also worked during the 1940s with the notorious Irgun, which was labeled as a terrorist organization by the British authorities.(6) Perhaps Rahm's current interest in terrorism was first kindled at his father's Irgun knee.
Second, during the 1991 Gulf War, Emanuel was a civilian volunteer in Israel, "rust-proofing brakes on an army base in northern Israel." (Wikipedia, New Republic). This is peculiar on two counts. Here the U.S. goes to war with Iraq, but Emanuel, a U.S. citizen, volunteers not for his country, but for Israel. Moreover, here is a well-connected Illinois political figure with a father who had been in the Irgun, but he is assigned to "rust-proof brakes" on "an army base." Maybe.
Third, immediately upon his return from his desert sojourn, Emanuel at once became a major figure in the Clinton campaign "who wowed the team from the start, opening a spigot on needed campaign funds."(3) How did he do that after being isolated overseas, and with no experience in national politics? Fourth, after leaving the Clinton White House, he decided that he needed some accumulated wealth and "security" if he were to stay in politics. So he went to work for Bruce Wasserstein, a major Democratic donor and Wall Street financier.
Notes:
(2) Emanuel and Reed also refer approvingly to Peter Beinart, the neocon warrior theoretician for the Democrats, warehoused at Marty Peretz's The New Republic, thus: "In his recent book, The Good Fight, Peter Beinart, explains why a tough new national security policy is as essential to the future of of progressive politics as a united front against totalitarianism and communism was to the New Deal and the Great Society." (This chapter of The Plan is titled: "Who Sunk My Battleship." Needless to say, the battleship in question is not the USS Liberty.) Emanuel and Reed also like Anne-Marie Slaughter's proposal for "a new division of labor in which the United Nations takes on economic and social assistance and an expanded (!) NATO takes over the burden of collective security." In other words the UN can do the charity work while the US-dominated NATO is policeman to the world. Quite a vision. And their call for more troops is shared by the Republican neocons, with William Kristol's Weekly Standard calling for 250,000 more for the army this past week.
(3)link to money.cnn.com
http://www.counterpunch.org/walsh10242006.html
"When Jack Murtha made his proposal for withdrawal from Iraq, Emanuel quickly declared that 'Jack Murtha went out and spoke for Jack Murtha.'"
Actually, Murtha's plan was to "realign" the troops, which is Democratic code for keeping the same militaristic policies in place, albeit a little less conspicuously than previously.
Anyway, it doesn't in any way affect the case against Emanuel and his militaristic foreign policy proposals intended to use American lives and money to further Zionist/Israeli objectives.
Isn't counterpunch a communist website?
What's a communist in this day and age?
One thing for sure, Counterpunch doesn't accept the usual bromides.
"Isn't counterpunch a communist website?"
No, it isn't. Rather than trying to label it, why not read what the writer has to say?
Another pro-israeli hardliner and we all thought Obama was for peace. God forbid we ever have an Arab as a chief of staff or CIA director or a deputy secretary of defense. It's always the same, another hardcore pro-israeli, israel first, death to all arabs kinda guy. Let me guess, his parents are from Israel and he is a staunch supporter of the Iraq war? Having Rahm as COS is like having a Klingon warrior broker a peace deal between the Klingons and the Federation. Why can't we have a native american or some asian dude as the chief of staff? Somebody without a 5000 year hatred of a specific kind of people who coincidentally we always seem to be at war with… He probably carries a checklist of middle east countries who hate israel and now that he has the presidents ear, he can send in the warplanes, not on behalf of the american people but of his motherland. give me a break. get rid of this guy, put in a pacifist. peace.
Better get a dictionary , you don't have to have duel citizenship to have dueling loyalties , in fact by definition of his act , he DOES have duel loyalties, by fighting for ISRAEL .
He chose to fight for zionism , instead of fighting for the country he lives in, albeit it was a massacre in the desert .
Better get a dictionary , you don't have to have duel citizenship to have dueling loyalties , in fact by definition of his act , he DOES have duel loyalties, by fighting for ISRAEL .
He chose to fight for zionism , instead of fighting for the country he lives in, albeit it was a massacre in the desert .
All AIPAC members have dual loyalties and their actions only serve to confirm where these loyalies lie
Rahm Emanuel has dual citizenship which means he is loyal to Israel and the ?Us. I think his loyalty lies with Israel and his family (FATHER WAS A TERRORIST WITH IRGUN THAT KILLED INNOCENT PALESTINIANS) When asked by Russert in an interview, if he would still support the Iraq invasion now that he knew that there were no WMDs. His answer was yes!!!!Obama made a very bad choice in selecting him as chief of staff!!
Emanuel is not a dual citizen, that has been disproven some time ago. In any event, many Americans may have the right to citizenship somewhere else due to their birth, but no one questions their loyalty to America.
What did Emanuel do in Israel? He helped de-rust brakes. He provided civil defense support for a country that was, with no provocation whatsoever, being bombed by Saddam Hussein. Israel didn't strike back in that war, a remarkable exercise of restraint.
Is this dual loyalty? Only if you think, say, that a bunch of European MPs engaged in a publicity stunt by sailing into Gaza to give token aid and preen before the cameras is "dual loyalty."
Emanuel is a great choice for Chief of Staff. And on the Mideast Conflict issue, it's worth noting that he was one of the supporters of the Oslo Accords, and in fact helped arrange the famous Rose Garden ceremony. The fact that he doesn't spew venom and bile out at Israel every day doesn't mean he's not pro-peace.
Emanuel is not a dual citizen, that has been disproven some time ago. In any event, many Americans may have the right to citizenship somewhere else due to their birth, but no one questions their loyalty to America.
What did Emanuel do in Israel? He helped de-rust brakes. He provided civil defense support for a country that was, with no provocation whatsoever, being bombed by Saddam Hussein. Israel didn't strike back in that war, a remarkable exercise of restraint.
Is this dual loyalty? Only if you think, say, that a bunch of European MPs engaged in a publicity stunt by sailing into Gaza to give token aid and preen before the cameras is "dual loyalty."
Emanuel is a great choice for Chief of Staff. And on the Mideast Conflict issue, it's worth noting that he was one of the supporters of the Oslo Accords, and in fact helped arrange the famous Rose Garden ceremony. The fact that he doesn't spew venom and bile out at Israel every day doesn't mean he's not pro-peace.
Why the Chief of Staff mr Emanuel the son of Benjamin M. Emanuel. Did not serv in the USA army.
"Why the Chief of Staff mr Emanuel the son of Benjamin M. Emanuel. Did not serv in the USA army. "
here we go… did OBama serve in the USA army? why Emanuel should?
"Why the Chief of Staff mr Emanuel the son of Benjamin M. Emanuel. Did not serv in the USA army. "
here we go… did OBama serve in the USA army? why Emanuel should?
"Why the Chief of Staff mr Emanuel the son of Benjamin M. Emanuel. Did not serv in the USA army. "
here we go… did OBama serve in the USA army? why Emanuel should?
I wonder what Emmanuel's role with be with Obama's coming civilian military (secret police)? That's what I want to know.
Looks like everyone misses the point.
The quisling lobby chose Emanuel to be chief of staff before the Democratic primary had been decided.
Then the Lobby told Obama after the general election. And so it was.
The lobby chose Emanuel to send a MESSAGE to the Palestinians:
The "honest broker" will always be an Israeli stooge, no matter who or what the face of the American executive–or Congress. You will be no better off four or eight years from now than you are today. There is no point in maintaining any delusion that you will recover an inch of your land, or live in civilized conditions in the West Bank or Gaza–Judea and Samaria, that is. So you can either leave, kill yourselves or starve.
Emanual is just as much an instrument of genocide as was his terrorist father.
But is it any wonder that this should be?
Wer kämpft mit Monstern könnte darauf achten, daß er damit zu einem Monster.
To all of you supporters of the Democratic or Republican parties and the con-trolled Main Stream Media:
WAKE UP!!!
Our federal government has a criminal cabal running it from behind the scenes, we are BANKRUPT to boot. The CFR is the policy making arm of the Federal Reserve System, an unconstitutional private banking cartel that has derailed our monetary system. The CFR has controlled every executive branch since its inception in 1921. But of course you all knew that. Here comes your change. The majority of our Pres elect's cabinet or advisers are CFR members. Do your homework. How about Peter Orszag, Zbigniew Brzezinski (founder of the Trilateral Commission with Rockefeller in 1973), Paul Volker, Rahm Isreal Emanual…All of your beloved Dems and detested Reps are members: Pelosi, Both Clintons, Both Obamas, Dodd, McCain, Bush Sr, Dick Cheney (former director), Angelina Jolie, the list goes on and on and on…. But hey, I guess the change is good…
DON'T DEBATE POLITICS!!!! GET THE TRUTH.
www.trueworldhistory.info
www.jbs.org
www.youtube.com/user/robpatozz
www.endthefed.us
Oh, Dick Witty, McCarthy was right. The socialists = communists have co-opted our government. Get a clue, stock up while you can. Buy Gold, Silver, seeds and brass.