- "Israel, more than any other factor or faction,
including the oil industry and the WASP old guard, is presently controlling
the American political agenda, through its network of influence in the
media, the Congress, the policy think tanks and other centers of power."
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- I'm wondering if it might not be a good idea to reelect
Bush in the coming election, so that we can have the real agenda fully
out in public view, and not cleverly concealed under slick rhetoric.
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- John Kerry, the "enlightened" neolib, fully
supports Ariel Sharon, the West Bank settlements and Israeli assassinations
-- in other words, he is an ultra-right-wing Zionist:
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- Despite the heated nature of the presidential race, Kerry
agreed with Bush on a few points.
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- Kerry said he "completely'' supported Bush's endorsement
of a plan by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to hold on to lands seized
in the 1967 Middle East War, a change to long-standing U.S. policy that
has angered the Palestinians.
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- Asked about Israel's assassination Saturday of Abdel
Aziz Rantisi, leader of the Palestinian militant organization Hamas, Kerry
echoed the White House by expressing support for Israel's efforts to be
secure.
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- Kerry is all for the occupation and subjugation of Iraq
by outside forces -- he just wants a litte more international help in doing
the job for Israel.
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- In the year 2004, any American politician who dares to
disagree with the Israeli government will be destroyed. You can safely
disagree with the American government, or any other government in the world
with the exception of one -- Israel, a nation which assassinates political
opponents on a daily basis.
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- What does this mean? Israel, more than any other factor
or faction, including the oil industry and the WASP old guard, is presently
controlling the American political agenda, through its network of influence
in the media, the Congress, the policy think tanks and other centers of
power.
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- What does Israel want? For the full weight of American
power to be applied against all of its many enemies around the world, including
Arabs, Muslims, Europeans, Russians, Chinese, Roman Catholics, etc. --
the list is endless. Americans, and the world in general, are facing a
long nightmare.
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- Kerry Says Bush Ineffective On Foreign Policy
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- By Mike Glover
- Associated Press Writer
- The Guardian - UK
- 4-18-4
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- MIAMI (AP ) - Democrat John Kerry on Sunday accused President
Bush of being "stunningly ineffective'' at foreign policy and stuck
by his argument that the war against terrorism isn't primarily a military
struggle.
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- Kerry, in a wide-ranging interview on NBC's ``Meet the
Press,'' also stood by his promise to create 10 million jobs and halve
the deficit in his first term if elected, though he conceded that soaring
red ink could squeeze some proposals.
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- The Massachusetts senator and presumptive Democratic
presidential nominee pressed his argument that Bush, the Republican incumbent,
went about the Iraq war in a way that has left the United States and its
troops shouldering too much of the burden. He said he would build an international
alliance to share the responsibility for rebuilding Iraq.
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- "I think this administration has proven, frankly,
stunningly ineffective in diplomacy,'' Kerry said, citing Bush's policy
change on Israel last week. "There were Arab leaders that were taken
by surprise by this announcement.''
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- "I will immediately reach out to other nations in
a very different way from this administration,'' he said. "Within
weeks of being inaugurated I will return to the U.N. and I will rejoin
the community of nations.''
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- Kerry rejected the suggestion that he's been inconsistent
on Iraq because he voted for the congressional resolution that authorized
the use of force, and against $87 billion in additional funding for the
war. A Bush campaign commercial currently on the air criticizes Kerry's
vote against the aid package last year.
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- Kerry noted that Bush himself had threatened to veto
the $87 billion bill if it included money to pay for health care for reservists
and required Iraq to pay back some of the money set aside for its reconstruction.
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- "Think of that. The president threatened to veto
that bill, and yet he is now accusing me for voting no,'' he said.
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- Asked whether he'd vote against another funding bill
for U.S. troops in Iraq, Kerry said: ``It depends entirely on what the
situation is .... I'm not going to say that.''
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- The Democrat and Vietnam War veteran said he supports
the long-term goal of stability in Iraq, but warned that the public's patience
may wear thin.
- "If we are stuck for a long period of time in a
quagmire where young Americans are dying without any sense of that (stability)
being able to be achieved, I think most Americans will decide that's failure,''
Kerry said.
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- Kerry also defended his argument that the fight against
terrorism is more than just a military operation.
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- "You need the best intelligence, the best law enforcement
cooperation in the world,'' he said. "I will not hesitate to use those
forces effectively. I think I could fight a far more effective war on terror.''
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- Steve Schmidt, a spokesman for Bush's re-election campaign,
said Kerry's appearance ``was filled with inaccuracies, attacks and pessimism
toward the future of the country.''
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- "His assertion that the war on terror is not primarily
a military operation shows a starling lack of judgment about the dangers
facing the country,'' Schmidt said.
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- But Kerry campaign officials pointed to a comment by
White House spokesman Scott McClellan, who said "we are fighting the
war on terrorism on many fronts,'' as evidence the administration takes
essentially the same position.
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- Kerry's interview in Miami came as he opened a three-day
campaign swing through Florida, where the disputed 2000 election was decided
in favor of Bush, who won by 537 votes. Kerry also was attending a campaign
rally at the University of Miami followed by a Democratic Party fund-raiser
in Palm Beach.
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- In a nod to local politics and the influential community
of Cuban expatriates, Kerry said he remained opposed to lifting the U.S.
embargo against Cuba, though he favors talks with the country and possibly
encouraging travel.
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- Kerry held to his promise of creating 10 million jobs,
drawing comparisons with former President Clinton. Kerry said Clinton pledged
to create 8 million jobs when he ran in 1992, but ended up creating 11
million
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- "We're now a bigger economy with more people. There's
no reason we can't create 10 million jobs,'' Kerry said. "But you
can't do it with George Bush's failed policy.''
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- Despite the heated nature of the presidential race, Kerry
agreed with Bush on a few points.
-
- Kerry said he "completely'' supported Bush's endorsement
of a plan by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to hold on to lands seized
in the 1967 Middle East War, a change to long-standing U.S. policy that
has angered the Palestinians.
-
- Asked about Israel's assassination Saturday of Abdel
Aziz Rantisi, leader of the Palestinian militant organization Hamas, Kerry
echoed the White House by expressing support for Israel's efforts to be
secure.
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- On other subjects, Kerry said:
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- - He hoped to meet with Ralph Nader, whom Democrats blame
for Al Gore's narrow loss in 2000. Nader is running as an independent this
year and party leaders fear he will pull support from Kerry, throwing the
election to Bush.
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- - He will choose a vice presidential candidate between
now and the Democratic convention in July.
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- - His wife, Teresa Heinz, does not have to release her
income tax returns. Federal law, he said, requires candidates to release
their returns, as he did last week, but that her financial holdings are
detailed in "very, very intrusive'' Senate financial disclosure forms.
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- http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-3991795,00.html
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