Wolfy

[Gerry Storm]

Mike,
Other than making a very good case for hanging Wolfie, Perle, et al for
treason the article doesn't reveal all that much that wasn't known to many
of us already--with one exception, the China connection. Our most carefully
guarded techno secrets are being passed to China via Israel, thanks to the
Neo cabal. I don't understand how this (like Iran Contra) profits Israel,
maybe they do it for money, maybe it's part of a secret tri-lateral trade
pact with the US, a convenient way to pass the buck. How does this profit
the US? I can tell you that my first loyalty is to the US and I truly
believe that our current Israel policy is dragging us down, it's an
albatross around our necks.

I understand your loyalty to Israel given your heritage. You are much better
informed about goings-on there than I. If I were in your shoes I would
likely behave similarly. But the Israel that you defend is on the ropes, not
because of outward threats so much as internal strife. A secular revolution
in Iran would be very timely, but would not solve the Palestinian question.
A US led invasion of Iran would be catastrophic.

Yesterday I heard a good story on NPR, an interview with a Jewish woman who
had moved from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, the contrasts between the two cities
and their respective natives, an extremely wide gap. We both know that
Israel is in deep trouble domestically because of the burgeoning Orthodox
and Arab populations. In another 20 years (or less) the old Israel of the
50's and 60's will be history unless some unforeseen events take place.
Democracy is a strange animal, it never rests and the changes it makes
possible are often maddening to the true believers.

I just returned from a long walk through the jungle to check out some plants
I planted upstream in the spring, very tiring. First I had to wade through
about 50' of bog created by a flooding irrigation ditch. My way was blocked
by dense plant life, often over my head and so thick I had to build up
momentum and crash through it blindly to avoid getting stuck. I visualized
the obstruction as Karl Rove and refused to let it stop me although I was
tempted to turn back several times. The plants?  Only one survived but it is
a nice one, worth the trip.

Do you listen to Glenn Gould? Goldberg Variations? My current musical
obsession...magnificent!
G


----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Eisenstadt" <michaele@HotPOP.com>
To: <austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: Wolfy


> Gerry wrote:
>
> Whoo Ewie,
> You seem to have quieted the ideologues.
> So much for the creditability of Mssrs Ford and Eisenstadt on this
subject.
>
> Gerry,
>
> I was ashamed of going on and on on this subject. I was glad to
> hear from Ewie. I read the article he linked to, I alway enjoy
> reading Cockburn but this was written by someone else. It
> didnt claim anything so surprising that I thought I should run
> my mouth some more.
>
> Seriously, Gerry, what did I overlook in this article?
> I am quieted out of excessively hearing the sound of
> my own voice.
>
> By the way, this morning's Ha'aretz reported that the
> 3d stage of the lifting rocket failed and a new Israeli
> spy satellite fell into the sea. Ha'aretz said the
> satellite is mostly for surveilling Iran. Apparently they
> take the possibility of Iranian home-built nuclear
> warheads on North Korea designed rockets coming
> their way very seriously.
>
> I think I have some sense of how the Israelis reason
> (I have been following the scene there very closely all
> my life). I think they reason that when push comes to
> shove they will have to pull their own chestnuts out
> of the fire. When push comes to shove, Uncle Sammy
> ain't gonna do the job for them. This was true in 1967
> which war they won with FRENCH jets. US did not start
> arming Israel until after '67. In 1981 they took out the
> Osiris reactor in Baghdad. All on their own. And were
> roundly condemned for doing so. Those horrid Israelis!
>
> In 1973, the Soviet Union had armed Egypt and Syria
> to the teeth with the latest surface to air rockets to
> shoot down Israeli planes and anti-tank rockets to
> destroy Israeli tanks. The 1973 war was a close call and
> if it were not for the massive American airlift resupply,
> they may have lost that one. This was during the Cold
> War. The US was happy to have Israel beat the Arabs
> with American built weaponry and give the Soviet
> Union a bloody nose.
>
> By the way, by 1973 Israel had nuclear bombs,
> bombers and rockets. Guess where they were
> targeted on? I'll bet YOU don't know. I didn't know
> either till I read it somewhere later on and it
> surprised me.
>
> Nowadays, there is no Soviet Union arsenal in
> the hands of the Arabs. If the Israeli military is
> not focused on Iran right now, they should be
> fired and replaced. Iran (=the present government
> of Iran - mullahs) hate the existence of Israel and
> if they ever have the weapons and feel jihadi and
> suicidal, they might just press the button.
>
> If Israeli intelligence doesnt focus real hard on
> this possibility, they are guilty of malfeasance of
> office. If they determine that there actually are
> nuclear rockets pointed their way in place in
> Iran, I wouldn't be surprised if they go ahead
> and take them out. But Uncle Sammy aint gonna
> do it for them. That they know. That's why they
> are bent on lofting THEIR spy satellite.
>
> In this context, I can well imagine that the Israeli
> embassy/Mossad office in Washington, DC wants
> to know what the Bushies are up to vis-a-vis Iran.
> If they didn't make an effort to know, they should
> be fired.
>
> As for Israel (=the present government of Israel)
> calling up Bush on the phone and telling Bush
> what to do or not do, dream on.
>
> Mike
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