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Realname, I am no longer impressed by the tired charges of anti-Semitism. The straw for me was when Jimmy Carter, a great American and one of the most decent human beings in this country and perhaps the world, was labeled an anti-Semite and viciously smeared by the Israel Lobby simply for documenting the apartheid policies of Israel (implemented using American tax money mind you!) and for exposing that the Israel Lobby stifled debate on foreign policy issues critical to human rights, American interests and security through intimidation of the media and politicians (using the same tactic you are using to silence me by throwing around the anti-Semitism charge at any criticism of Israeli apartheid, the Israel Lobby or the neocons).
As more and more people, inspired by Carter's courage, start to speak out, you will find that using the anti-Semitism charge to protect the neocons will no longer work.
So, please stop playing the vicitim and help me understand with which of the following statements you disagree and why (I doubt though that you will want to discuss facts):
1) Did the neocons play a major role in promoting the Iraq war through spin and false intelligence?
2) Are the neocons closely linked to the Israeli right wing and particularly the Likud party (before answering, please read the Clean Break study AUTHORED by the leading neocons in 2000, which I referred to in my earlier message)?
3) Are the neocons, the Israel Lobby and the Israeli government continuing to promote war in the Middle East (on Iran and Syria)?
Again please stop the BS. The neocons ARE NOT the vicitms (nor are the Jews in general many of whom oppose the war). Young American men and women (and countless Iraqis) are!
