Now For Your Weekly State Dept Bashing
Now For Your Weekly State Dept Bashing
This is becoming a regular feature. Now that Israel has completed one of the most heart-wrenching and divisive tasks in the history of any democracy - a task that almost brought the country to outright civil war - what are they going to do next? Could the answer be "get pressured by the State Department to make more concessions? I think it could be!
In a first high-level contact between the US administration and Israel after the disengagement, acting Finance Minister Ehud Olmert was invited to a meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, scheduled for Wednesday in Washington.
The agenda hasn't been released yet. What could it be,
I wonder:As Israel struggled Thursday to evacuate the Gush Katif settlements, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said it must take further steps. "Everyone empathizes with what the Israelis are facing," she said in an interview with The New York Times. But, she added, "It cannot be Gaza only."
Secretary Rice's empathy, we're sure, was heartily appreciated. And her timing - pushing for more concessions on one of the most painful and tension-filled days of the disengagement - was surely also well appreciated. Classy.
In other State Department related news, they've apparently decided that the job of American soldiers is to die in order to spread Islamofacism:
Kurdish politicians negotiating a draft constitution have criticised the US ambassador to Iraq for allegedly pushing them to accept too great a role for Islamic law in the US drive to complete the charter on time. Although a Sunni delegate made similar charges, US officials declined to comment publicly while they worked with politicians as today's deadline loomed.
So at least they're shining all over the Middle East.
[Cross-posted at Mere Rhetoric]
Posted by Omri Ceren at August 23, 2005 12:04 PM
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felix quigley
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Is this the same Omri of Mere Rhetoric who I was reading was in support of making the Gaza area Judenfrei, and indeed in supporting Bush Rice Blair Solana cum Sharon in doing just that? What utter opportunism to have the nerve to post the above!
Posted by: felix quigley on August 23, 2005 12:54 PM
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Omri Ceren
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Hi Felix,
Thanks for your feedback. Actually, yes, I did and still do support the Gaza disengagement - precisely because it's obvious that international pressure on Israel is inevitable and so Israel needs to shield itself better diplomatically. Not completely, but better. The Jewish presence in Gaza would have led to a situation where Israel was (a) forced to negotiate over Gaza and leave and (b) give up more concessions (like border control, reparations, etc). So I find State Dept mendacity to be a warrant for my support of disengagement, not the other way around - as I've said before repeatedly.
P.S. thanks for the plug for Mere Rhetoric :-)
Posted by: Omri Ceren on August 23, 2005 02:46 PM
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sk
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Felix, don't bother with Omri. He has his talking points and has no interest in considering other points of view. I've decided to ignore his postings.
Posted by: sk on August 23, 2005 08:56 PM
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Now For Your Weekly State Dept Bashing
This is becoming a regular feature. Now that Israel has completed one of the most heart-wrenching and divisive tasks in the history of any democracy - a task that almost brought the country to outright civil war - what are they going to do next? Could the answer be "get pressured by the State Department to make more concessions? I think it could be!
In other State Department related news, they've apparently decided that the job of American soldiers is to die in order to spread Islamofacism:
So at least they're shining all over the Middle East.[Cross-posted at Mere Rhetoric]
Posted by Omri Ceren at August 23, 2005 12:04 PM