Re: The truth leaks out

[Barkley Rosser <rosserjb@xxxxxxx>]

Bill,
     Ah, but the Israelis believed Saddam was a
threat.  They did go knock out the Osirak reactor
at one point.  Also, although Saddam had no link
with anti-US terrorist groups, especially al Qaeda,
he most certainly did house and support very
vigorous anti-Israeli groups, including his famous
payments to the families of dead suicide bombers.
The Israelis and the Kuwaitis are the two nations
who are clearly much happier to see Saddam go,
and they are among the few countries where the
opinion of the US has not simply gone down the
toilet since the war.
Barkley Rosser
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Lear" <rael@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <PEN-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: [PEN-L] The truth leaks out


> On Wednesday, June 4, 2003 at 17:23:22 (-0400) Barkley Rosser writes:
> >     Am back after extended absence, at least for awhile.
>
> Welcome back.
>
> >     He is a true neocon, once a backer of JFK, etc. and I think
> >very focused on the interests of Israel. ...
>
> If one interprets "interests of Israel" as one would interpret the
> "interests of El Salvador" or the "interests of Nicaragua" in the
> context of support for a repressive, degenerate and lawless regime,
> then this is accurate.
>
> >                                    ....  Iraq was no threat to US
> >national security at all, but it certainly was to Israel's or could have
> >been if let out of its box.
>
> That's like saying Mexico could be a threat the the U.S. if it were
> "let out of its box".  The fact is that Iraq posed no threat to
> Israel and that it "could have" posed a threat is irrelevant.
>
>
> Bill
>