Another sign of the burgeoning discourse: ‘Wired’ has a piece up about Flame, the “state-run” malware that is infecting computers in Iran and across the Middle East. The piece fingers Israel as a likely source of the software, but only mentions Israel twice. Not so the commenters. There are about 300 comments on the post, and judging from the first 100, almost every one is about Israel, with most of the commenters pretty angry about Israel’s conduct. Their attitudes reflect the new Israeli brand, rogue state. Some excerpts:
So talking about a state’s external politics makes one an anti-Semite these days? Just…. WOW!
Ah, yes, the old ‘anti–Semite’ card. How much longer you reckon that’ll keep working for you?
“born” is hardly the word I’d use to describe how Israel was created. Here is a hint look up the King David hotel and you’ll read about how Israel was “born” by the use of terror.
Now as for Israel being rational I suppose you call using Tanks, Gunships and basically military might to hold a people in camps. On top of which there are the settlements which is all about Land grab and hardly points to any other strategy than assimilation which must then include a plan for the Arabs to leave for elsewhere.Self defense????????? you call Killing Millions of children and women and
Peaceful people a self defense?? what are the numbers of the arabic people die because of Israel ?And [Israel] is unfortunately descending into religious fundamentalist madness the scourge of reason and liberty wherever it raises its ugly head.
Hang on, Eduardo, what’s your home address? i’ll come forcefully kick your door down, take over your house, if you try and kick me out, i’ll seriously physically harm you, because as you pointed out, right to self defence!!
Wired is caught in the trap of wanting to be with it while having owners/managers who feel compelled to keep their silence (consent) on occupation and ethnic cleansing as does the rest our media.
The interesting thing about this — as well as similar examples all over the internet — is that it conclusively demonstrates the disconnection between the US media and the opinions of real people. Clearly, the establishment media is in the bag for the zionists, and people are increasingly just not buying it. I would imagine that would make for a real intersting story that will never be written given the reality of the US media.
Thanks Phil.
And our MSM is consumed with what they are calling “massacres” in Syria. Every news outlet…images of those killed, repeating the number killed, repeat over and over again that it is a “massacre” Yet these same outlets seldom if ever aired images of dead in Iraq, dead in the Gaza and certainly do not mention numbers of children dead, injured etc. Amazing to watch how quickly those gruesome images come out of Syria and make it onto Rachel Maddows, etc. Direct link. The whole world is witness to these huge contradictions. Guessing the U.S. and Israel do not want to competetion the “massacre” arena.
This morning on MSNBC’s Morning Joe they were repeating their Syria “massacre” rant… Dan Senor, David Ignatius, Carl Bernstein were going on and on about what the U.S. should do in regard to the “massacre” in Syria. As if they think anyone believes they are all of a sudden these humanitarian individuals concerned about human rights. Hear any squeaks out of this crew when it came to deaths in Iraq, in the Gaza? Such pathetic hypocrites. Dr. Brzezinski ripped up the idea of military action in Syria, the idea that the U.S. has to make Russia behave in regard to Syria(Bernstein was really pushing this). Dr. B wiped up the floor with their inflammatory rhetoric. Amazing to watch and listen to the immoral (U.S. and talking heads) demanding that the immoral (Assad)be moral. That really flies out there on the world stage. Someone called Carl Bernstein a “neocon”…
Hey everyone- Shopafada is here
Buy Ahava and support YESHA
http://www.judaicawebstore.com/emails/email-2012-05-30.htm
I think the Yair Emanuel stuff is nice though. He’s probably going to be a casualty of YESHA eventually.
Phil and Mondoweiss folks there has been a huge discussion, debate argument going on over at Chris Hayes Up program about Chris’s focus on the use of the word “hero” in relationship to our Vets. It was a great Sunday program. I thought Chris and Liliana (from the Nation) were spot on. You should watch the whole hour on the topic. But clearly Chris has received some static. I did think the timing was rather shaky. Day before Memorial day. But important conversation/argument going on
http://upwithchrishayes.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/28/11924150-statement-from-chris-hayes?threadId=3429639&commentId=66592458#c66592458