A couple years back David Bloom went to a Hudson Institute confab on the Middle East. Craziness. Here’s his report at WW3, and here’s an excerpt:
WW3 REPORT noted the irony that much of the anti-occupation rhetoric employed by [Frank] Gaffney, [Eliot] Engel and others against Syria was very similar to that used by activists against the Israeli occupation and colonization of Palestinian territories. Pro-Israel hawk Gaffney opened his remarks by saying: "It is certainly true that we are dealing at the moment with one of the last colonial outrages of the residue of the twentieth century. The colonial power, of course, being Syria. The colony, unwilling, as is usually the case, Lebanon….
Gaffney echoed remarks made previously by President Bush that regime change in Iraq would lead to comprehensive Middle East peace, because Saddam Hussein would no longer be giving money to the families of suicide bombers. He scooted out of the room before questions could be asked, so WW3 REPORT put the following question to Meyrav Wurmser."President Bush identified Iraqi and Syrian support for suicide bombers as being a cause for such attacks. Do you think the continuing Israeli repression of Palestinians, the active colonization and theft of their occupied lands may also be driving these desperate people to desperate acts?" Wurmser appeared agitated. "I’m declining to answer the question, I’m not going to answer the question. No comment," she replied.
