U.S.-Israel rift undermining some long-standing taboos

Salon by Glenn Greenwald | Mar. 16, 2010 (Opinion)

he rather extraordinary dust-up between the U.S. and Israel has, among other benefits, shined a light on two of the most taboo yet self-evidently true propositions: (1) our joined-at-the-hip relationship with Israel is a significant cause of anti-American sentiment in the Muslim world, fuels attacks on Americans, and entails a very high price for the U.S. on multiple levels; and (2) many American neoconservatives have their political beliefs shaped by ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Israel, U.S. Military, Foreign Policy, Lobbying, Obama Administration, Palestinian Authority
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Mar 15, 2010 - 8:03 AM PDT
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Mar 16, 2010 - 5:29 AM PDT
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Mar. 16, 2010
Kaizar posted this story.
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 by Patricia Blochowiak - Mar. 19, 2010
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 by Randy Morrow - Mar. 17, 2010
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William Hughes-Games
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 by William Hughes-Games - Mar. 21, 2010

A poor attempt at slight of hand.

Just a thought. Could the American deaths in Iraq have anything to do with America conducting an illegal war there or with the fact that Haliburton lost the peace by stealing all the money that was set aside to restore the infrastructure of Iraq, completely loosing America all the Mana they had from expelling Sadam. One more attempt to get the American people to look elsewhere than at the real cause. Go see the Green Zone.

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 by James Canning - Mar. 16, 2010

Fine piece by Greenwald. The Israeli tail wags the American dog because so many foolish US politicians are in the pocket of Aipac et al.

Israel's insane effort to keep most of the West Bank permanently is a direct threat to US national security. Israel poses a far greater danger to US interests in the Middle East, than Iran.

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