Israel model for Iraq June 28, 2007
Posted by Some Muslim in Iraq War, Israel, USA.add a comment
George Bush must be joking when he says he sees Israel as the model for Iraq.
US President George W Bush has appealed for people to give his strategy in Iraq a chance – holding up Israel as a model for defining success there.
He said America would like to see Iraq function as a democracy while dealing with violence – just as Israel does.
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“In places like Israel, terrorists have taken innocent human life for years in suicide attacks.
“The difference is that Israel is a functioning democracy and it’s not prevented from carrying out its responsibilities. And that’s a good indicator of success that we’re looking for in Iraq.”
Bush is clearly one of those who believes Israel is a democracy, though many would argue otherwise:
http://www.adckazoo.com/news-228.htm
http://www.greenleft.org.au/2002/494/28193
http://www.counterpunch.org/gordon02032004.html
http://www.antiwar.com/hacohen/h022602.html
What is Democracy? Google has various definitions for democracy, including the following from Wikipedia:
The term democracy indicates a form of government where all the state’s decisions are exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of its citizenry through a fair elective process. When these factors are met a government can be classified as such.
Doesn’t sound anything like Israel…
Blaming Iran for Lockerbie? June 28, 2007
Posted by Some Muslim in Iran, News Commentry.add a comment
The BBC reports that the Lockerbie case has been reopened.
Another case of the media trying to sway the public into supporting the government when they choose to attack Iran? Who knows.
It’s unlikely we’ll ever know who was behind the Lockerbie bombing.